23/06/2022 | Session
In the framework of its regular periodic reviews of the honouring of membership obligations by Council of Europe member States, the Assembly today debated a report on Malta. The unanimously adopted resolution, based on the report prepared by the Assembly’s co-rapporteurs Bertrand Fournier (France...
23/06/2022 | Session
PACE today expressed its concern that a handful of internet intermediaries de facto control online information flows, giving them huge economic and technological power, as well as the possibility to influence people's private and social lives, and shape their opinions and choices. Internet...
22/06/2022 | Session
Deeply concerned by the rise in hatred and violence against Jewish people in Europe, and particularly by online antisemitism, the Assembly has called on Council of Europe member States to adopt strategies or national action plans to prevent and combat antisemitism, and to allocate sufficient...
22/06/2022 | Session
In an address to the Parliamentary Assembly, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou called for a stronger Council of Europe and greater multilateralism to tackle the many challenges facing Europe today – ranging from the war in Ukraine to climate change and economic and social upheaval...
22/06/2022 | Session
The Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine, as well as the increase in arrivals of asylum seekers and migrants across the Mediterranean Sea, have caused rapidly growing numbers of unaccompanied and separated migrant and refugee children in Europe. Confronted with this worrying situation...
22/06/2022 | Session
PACE today expressed its deep concern about the humanitarian consequences caused by the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, causing the largest population movement since the Second World War. It commended the solidarity of member States in opening their borders on 24 February and the...
22/06/2022 | Session
PACE has set out ways women can be better protected in conflict situations, more involved in peace negotiations, and better represented in rebuilding and healing in post-conflict situations. Approving a resolution based on a report by Yevheniia Kravchuk (Ukraine, ALDE), the Assembly said women...
21/06/2022 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“Rights are never to be taken for granted", said Christophe Lacroix (Belgium, SOC), the Assembly’s General Rapporteur on the rights of LGBTI people, during the meeting which officially launched the PACE Parliamentary Platform for the rights of LGBTI people in Europe. "The objective of this...
21/06/2022 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
In a declaration adopted today, the PACE Migration Committee has expressed serious concern about the new Nationality and Borders Bill put forward by the United Kingdom Government – and passed by Parliament on 27 April 2022 – which would, in effect, “contravene the United Kingdom’s obligations...
21/06/2022 | Session
Opening a high-level panel on “Upholding democratic security in Europe”, PACE President Tiny Kox underlined that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is not only a direct and real threat to peace and stability on the continent but has also severely damaged the mechanisms of multilateral co...
21/06/2022 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights today declassified a follow-up report prepared by Boriss Cilevičs (Latvia, SOC) on the implementation of PACE Resolution 2381 - "Should politicians be prosecuted for statements made in the exercise of their mandate?". According to the...
21/06/2022 | Session
PACE today expressed its deep concern about the large and growing number of political prisoners in the Russian Federation and the systematic repression by the current authorities against all opponents, condemning the introduction of several restrictive laws. The resolution, unanimously adopted on...