19/12/2024 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
The Chairperson of the PACE Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced persons, Oleksii Goncharenko (Ukraine, EC/DA), today made the following statement: “As the death toll rises following the devastation caused by Cyclone Chido in the French department of Mayotte on Saturday 14 December, I...
17/12/2024 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
On the occasion of International Migrants Day, dedicated to “Honouring the contributions of migrants and respecting their rights”, the Chair of the PACE Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced persons Oleksii Goncharenko (Ukraine, EC/DA) made the following statement: "International...
08/11/2024 | Election observation
“Democracy is a work in progress. Our populations are facing unprecedented societal challenges bringing about a deep sense of injustice, of insecurity, and of fear. The challenge is to identify how to ensure democratic security so that citizens can feel they can work together to promote access to...
22/10/2024 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
The report presented by Paul Gavan (Ireland, UEL) to the Migration Committee, meeting in Ljubljana on 16-17 October, highlights the importance of a European approach of migration, not limited to Italy alone, despite the substantial number of individuals arriving in Europe through Italy. It...
21/10/2024 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
In-depth discussions on how Council of Europe member states should balance their right to protect their borders while respecting fully their international human rights obligations were the focus of a series of exchanges of view during a meeting of PACE’s Committee on Migration, Refugees and...
17/10/2024 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
On the eve of European Anti-Trafficking Day (18 October 2024), PACE’s Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, meeting in the Slovenian Parliament, made the following declaration: “The committee stresses the importance of resources dedicated to training police officers, legal...
10/10/2024 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
An award-winning documentary film showing the human stories behind migration to European shores was screened for parliamentarians on the margins of the PACE plenary session in Strasbourg as the Assembly debated the fates of missing migrants, refugees and asylum seekers and new proposals to tackle...
10/10/2024 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
According to the Committee on Migration, demographic ageing in Europe and the worrying reduction in the youth and working age population will have profound implications, not only for individuals, but also for governments and business, impacting in particular health and social care systems, labour...
25/09/2024 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
A guide for European parliamentarians and other policymakers on the practical steps they can take to help Belarusians living in exile in Council of Europe member states is published today. “The Luxembourg Solutions”, a 107-page guide in three languages (English, French and Belarusian) prepared by...
29/08/2024 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
On the eve of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances (30 August), Julian Pahlke (Germany, SOC), Rapporteur on “Missing migrants, refugees and asylum seekers: a call to clarify their fate”, called on governments and parliamentarians to legislate and reinforce co-operation...
12/07/2024 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
In line with the priorities set in the Reykjavík Declaration calling for reinforced action against the smuggling of migrants and as the European Committee on Crime Problems is exploring avenues towards reinforced co-operation between member States, a PACE committee has urged a dual approach to...
10/07/2024 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
The Migration Committee has expressed its concern about the phenomenon of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers going missing, “a tragedy largely underestimated and [...] a human rights issue” requiring policy responses across Europe and the world. It expressed its solidarity with the families of...