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Rules Committee adopts report on the decision-making process concerning credentials and voting

03/06/2019 | Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs

The Rules Committee welcomes the Committee of Ministers' support for the Assembly's proposal to set up a joint reaction procedure in situations where a member State violates its statutory obligations.

Andorra delegation comes top for voting at PACE

12/04/2019 | Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs

Parliamentarians from Andorra, Liechtenstein, Sweden and Norway voted most often in plenary debates of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) during 2018, according to statistics.

As EU mulls a ‘democracy-monitoring’ mechanism, Council of Europe should step up political co-ordination...

21/03/2019 | Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs

The Council of Europe should step up political co-ordination with the EU while retaining its “primacy” in assessing both EU and non-EU states’ respect for common fundamental values, PACE’s Rules Committee said.

Committee proposes to amend provisions of the Assembly's Rules of Procedure

21/03/2019 | Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs

The Rules Committe proposed that PACE amend various provisions of its Rules, to accommodate the changes in parliamentary practice, drawing on discussions in the Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau on the role and mission of PACE.

Rules Committee clarifies the list of possible 'sanctions' in the event of a challenge to credentials

10/12/2018 | Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs

In the event of a challenge to the credentials of a national delegation, the Parliamentary Assembly may not question the right of Assembly members to take part in the election of senior Council of Europe officials.

Rules Committee proposes to strengthen PACE's decision-making process on credentials and voting

20/09/2018 | Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs

The Committee on Rules of Procedure proposes to amend some of the Assembly's Rules on challenges to the credentials of national delegations, including as regards the majorities required.

PACE committee to weigh proposals related to Assembly rules on ‘participation rights’ of national delegations

03/09/2018 | Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs

The Rules Committee has appointed Petra De Sutter to prepare a report covering “proposals relating to the challenge or reconsideration of credentials and to representation and participation rights of national delegations”.

Budgetary crisis at the Council of Europe: Rules Committee outlines impact on the work of the Assembly

09/03/2018 | Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs

The committee has proposed to the PACE to remove Turkish from PACE’s list of working languages. According to the committee, “the draconian reduction” of the Assembly’s budget for 2018 and 2019 “calls for drastic measures”.

Liechtenstein delegation comes top for voting at PACE

01/03/2018 | Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs

Parliamentarians from Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Sweden and Andorra voted most often in plenary debates of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly during 2017, according to statistics made public.

A new Council of Europe summit to revitalise democracy, the rule of law and human rights in Europe

21/09/2017 | Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs

The Committee on Rules of Procedure welcomed the prospect of a future CoE Summit of Heads of State or Government in order to revitalise democracy, the rule of law and human rights, values which today are severely “under pressure”.

Andorran delegation again comes top for voting at PACE

05/07/2017 | Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs

Parliamentarians from Andorra, Switzerland and Sweden voted most often in plenary debates of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly during 2016, according to statistics made public today.

Committee proposes procedure allowing for the dismissal of Assembly members holding high elective office

08/06/2017 | Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs

The Committee on Rules of Procedure today made public a draft resolution on the “Recognition and implementation of the principle of accountability in the Parliamentary Assembly”, adopted at its meeting in Paris on 2 June.