13/10/2023 | Session
The Assembly today called on the member States of the Council of Europe “to recognise Vladimir Putin as illegitimate after the end of his current presidential term and to cease all contact with him, except for humanitarian contact and in the pursuit of peace.” The Assembly emphasised that...
12/10/2023 | Session
The price of war will always be much higher than that of preventing it. However, after a gradual decline, the number of armed conflicts in the world started to rise again in 2010. Some "35 conflicts are currently ongoing, and the international order has been put under an existential threat as a...
12/10/2023 | Session
PACE today condemned Russia's ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine, stressing the importance of upholding Council of Europe standards and calling for “a united front to stop the aggression and win a peace which is comprehensive, just and lasting, ensuring that the rule of law prevails over...
11/10/2023 | Session
“The consequences of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continue to dominate the agenda,” said Krišjānis Kariņš, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and Chair of the Committee of Ministers, when addressing the Parliamentary Assembly. “Impunity cannot prevail,” he added. The minister...
29/09/2023 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
The European Conference of Presidents of Parliament concluded in Dublin today with a tribute to the courage of the Ukrainian people and a declaration of “unwavering commitment to stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes”. The two-day parliamentary summit, which brought together some 60 Speakers...
28/09/2023 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
Opening a debate on “Consequences of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and role of national Parliaments in Ukraine’s reconstruction” at the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, reminded attendees about the...
12/09/2023 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights raised concerns over the legitimacy and legality of amendments to the Russian Constitution made in July 2020. These amendments, including removing presidential term limits, have allowed President Vladimir Putin to remain in office until 2036...
11/09/2023 | President
In an address at the Council of Europe Ministers of Justice informal conference ‘On the Path to Justice for Ukraine’ in Riga, Latvia, today, PACE President Tiny Kox emphasised the urgent need for justice and accountability in Ukraine. “It is our obligation to restore the territorial integrity and...
24/08/2023 | President
PACE President Tiny Kox, in a message to mark the 32nd anniversary of the independence of Ukraine, has again pledged the Council of Europe’s unwavering support to Ukraine to regain its national sovereignty and territorial integrity. He condemned Russia’s war of aggression “as a blatant violation...
27/06/2023 | President
PACE President Tiny Kox has hailed the creation of an international Register of Damage for Ukraine as “a first practical step” towards obtaining reparation for the damage caused to the Ukrainian people by Russia’s war of aggression – and urged that it record also loss or damage caused by private...
23/06/2023 | Session
A joint urgent debate on the political consequences of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, was a highlight of the Summer plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe...
22/06/2023 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
On Wednesday 21 June Emanuelis Zingeris (Lithuania, EPP/CD) was appointed as General Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders and Whistleblowers by the Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. “Human rights defenders and...