16/04/2026 | Elections
A 13-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), headed by Chris Said (Malta, EPP/CD), will travel to Bulgaria from 17 to 20 April to observe the early parliamentary elections, alongside observers from the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human...
14/04/2026 | Monitoring
Following a visit to Tirana from 30 March to 1 April 2026, the co-rapporteurs of PACE for post-monitoring dialogue with Albania, Ionut Stroe (Romania, EPP/CD) and Pawel Jabłoński (Poland, ECPA), have welcomed the constructive discussions with the authorities and all other stakeholders about the...
14/04/2026 | Elections
On 17 April 2026, Yunus Emre (Türkiye, SOC), Chairperson of the ad hoc Committee for the observation of the early elections to the Assembly of Kosovo* (28 December 2025) and Georgios Stamatis (Greece, EPP/CD), Vice-Chairperson, will pay a technical post-electoral visit to Priština to gather...
13/04/2026 | Elections
The 12 April parliamentary elections saw active citizen engagement, with record voter turnout and genuine choice, but there was no level playing field, with the ruling party benefitting from systemic advantages that blurred the line between state and party, international observers said in a...
10/04/2026 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Saskia Kluit (Netherlands, SOC), PACE rapporteur on “Analysis and guidelines for a sustainable and socially fair energy transition”, made the following statement today: “War in the Middle East is sending shock waves across the energy sector in Europe and worldwide. Large swathes of national...
08/04/2026 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Statement by Joseph O’Reilly (Ireland, EPP/CD), PACE General Rapporteur on the situation of women and children in the Palestinian territories: “As the situation in many parts of the Middle East places more and more civilians, particularly women and children, in an extremely vulnerable situation...
08/04/2026 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Lord Michael German (United Kingdom, ALDE), the General Rapporteur on Asylum and Migration of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), has raised the alarm over the position adopted at the end of March by the European Parliament, which would allow for the detention of migrant...
08/04/2026 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Sandra Zampa (Italy, SOC), Chairperson of the PACE Committee on Migration, International Protection and Economic Co‑operation, made the following statement today: “On Easter night, tragedy once again struck in the Mediterranean. A vessel carrying migrants capsized, claiming the lives of at least...
08/04/2026 | Elections
A 30-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), headed by Pablo Hispán (Spain, EPP/CD), will travel to Hungary from 10 to 13 April to observe the parliamentary elections, alongside observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the Office for Democratic...
07/04/2026 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
On the eve of International Romani Day (8 April), Georgios Stamatis (Greece, EPP/CD), General Rapporteur on Roma and Travellers, made the following statement: "On International Romani Day and throughout the “Opre Roma!” month, we celebrate the rich heritage, resilience and contributions of Roma...
01/04/2026 | Elections
A cross-party delegation of observers from PACE, visiting Budapest on 30 and 31 March ahead of the 12 April parliamentary elections, held talks with representatives of the authorities, the election administration, political parties, civil society, the media and the diplomatic community. The...
01/04/2026 | Secretary General of the Assembly
PACE Secretary General Despina Chatzivassiliou has highlighted growing trust between Ukrainian partners and the Council of Europe after nearly four years of high-level dialogue between them – and underlined the Assembly’s continued support as the country looks to reinforce its democratic...