22/04/2026 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting today in Strasbourg in plenary session, emphasised the need to “include free and informed consent in national legislation on preventing and combating sexual violence”.The question of consent in sexual relations has long been...
22/04/2026 | Session
Denis Bećirović warns Parliamentary Assembly that constitutional order of Bosnia and Herzegovina is being undermined Addressing the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, the Chairperson of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denis Bećirović, has hailed the strong...
22/04/2026 | Session
PACE is calling for universal ratification and full implementation of the Istanbul Convention, nearly 12 years after the landmark treaty to protect women against domestic violence entered into force, warning that organised disinformation campaigns and insufficient resources are undermining its...
22/04/2026 | Session
Presenting his 2025 Annual Activity Report to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe today, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, warned that Europe, and the rest of the world, is no longer merely in an "era of change" but is experiencing a profound...
22/04/2026 | Elections
The Parliamentary Assembly, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe – members of the Council for Democratic Elections – will hold a joint debate on the status and rights of domestic and international election observers and their...
22/04/2026 | Women@PACE
The Women@PACE group and the Parliamentary Network for a Healthy Environment held a joint meeting focusing on the links between environmental challenges, public health and gender equality. Opening the event, Aurora Floridia, Chairperson of the Environment Network and member of the Women@PACE...
22/04/2026 | Prizes
The 2026 Europe Prize has been awarded by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to the city of Reggio Emilia in Italy. The Prize is awarded each year to the city that has been most active in promoting the European ideal. Reggio Emilia is a city of 171,000 inhabitants located...
22/04/2026 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has condemned the adoption by the Israeli Knesset of a law extending the death penalty in Israel in a way that “has clear discriminatory effects against Palestinians” and urged Israel to repeal or invalidate it, and refrain from...
22/04/2026 | Session
All those responsible for the death of Sergei Magnitsky, as well as the beneficiaries of the fraud he uncovered should be held accountable, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) said today. Mr Magnitsky, a Russian tax adviser and auditor, uncovered a US$230 million fraud...
21/04/2026 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The President of the Council of Europe’s parliamentary body hails ‘a historic milestone’ partly driven by rule-changes The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which brings together parliamentarians from the Council’s 46 member states, contains an equal number of women and men...
21/04/2026 | Session
“Violence has no place in democracy,” the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) said today, as parliamentarians warned that rising violence and hate speech against politicians pose a direct threat to democratic life and pluralism. Debating the issue in plenary, the Assembly...
21/04/2026 | Session
During its Presidency, the Republic of Moldova has sought to strengthen the Council of Europe’s capacity to adapt to new realities in an increasingly uncertain world: “It must not only react to crises, but act ahead of them,” Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Mihai Popșoi told...