29/01/2026 | Session
Any decisions concerning the future status of Greenland, or its relations within the Kingdom of Denmark, may be taken “only by the people of Greenland and the people of Denmark”, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has said. Approving a resolution on the case of Greenland...
29/01/2026 | Session
Faced with instability in the broader Middle East and serious human rights violations in both the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Syrian Arab Republic disproportionately affecting minority communities, PACE said that the lasting peace and stability in the region “could only be achieved through...
29/01/2026 | President
The first meeting of a new platform for dialogue between the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and Russian democratic forces took place in Strasbourg today, on the margins of the Assembly’s winter plenary session. The new Platform, which was created last October, will enable...
29/01/2026 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting in plenary session in Strasbourg, today called on member states to adopt legislation to “prohibit conversion practices, providing for criminal sanctions and based on a clear and comprehensive definition of the proscribed...
29/01/2026 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Eerik-Niiles Kross (Estonia, ALDE), Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, and Titus Corlăţean (Romania, SOC), PACE's rapporteur on accountability for the Russian Federation's war of aggression against Ukraine, have issued the following joint statement: 'We condemn the...
28/01/2026 | Elections
Addressing PACE on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Armenia’s accession to the Council of Europe, Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Armenia, reiterated Armenia’s choice for peace and co-operation, spoke about the reforms implemented over the past years, and stressed that...
28/01/2026 | Session
The Assembly has reaffirmed that the effective participation of young people is “vital for the renewal, resilience and legitimacy of democratic institutions” and stressed that Europe’s future depends on societies “in which young people are recognised as equal partners in shaping political, social...
28/01/2026 | Session
The Assembly has approved the credentials of both the Austrian and Polish parliamentary delegations, which were each separately challenged on procedural grounds on the opening day of the winter plenary session in Strasbourg. Each year in January, the Assembly approves the credentials of all its...
28/01/2026 | Session
Opening a current affairs debate on “Ensuring accountability, humanitarian protection and respect for international law in Gaza and the West Bank after the ceasefire”, Saskia Kluit (Netherlands, SOC) called for accountability for the crimes committed against Palestinians and Israelis, for...
28/01/2026 | Session
Speaking at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister of Moldova Mihai Popșoi highlighted the achievements of the Committee of Ministers and the priorities of the Moldovan Presidency, under the motto “For a Europe of peace and...
28/01/2026 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly today emphasised that learning and practising democracy should be “a core political priority in the education system” in order to help young people gain trust in democracy and engage in democratic citizenship. By adopting a resolution based on the report by Luz Martínez...
28/01/2026 | Session
PACE has unanimously said it is against a new draft protocol on the involuntary placement and involuntary treatment of persons in mental healthcare services, pointing out it would “make it more difficult to abolish coercive practices” in such settings. The Assembly had been asked by the...