10/12/2025 | European Convention on Human Rights
PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos, addressing an informal meeting of Council of Europe ministers in Strasbourg, has welcomed the beginning of a discussion about the European Convention on Human Rights and migration – but called for it to be rooted “not in fear, but in our commitment to the...
09/12/2025 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The parliamentary conference on the cost-of-living crisis and the role of the European Social Charter took place on Friday, 5 December 2025 at the Assemblée Nationale in Paris. The event was organised by the PACE Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development in cooperation with...
08/12/2025 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
The General Rapporteur on media freedom and safety of journalists of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Valentina Grippo (Italy, ALDE), made the following statement today: “I am deeply concerned by the seven-year prison sentence handed down to French journalist Christophe...
08/12/2025 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
A PACE committee 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 must give its...
05/12/2025 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
According to the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media, which met in Paris on 1 December, “learning and practising democracy must 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...
04/12/2025 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The General Rapporteur for political prisoners of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Azadeh Rojhan (Sweden, SOC), made the following statement regarding the arrest of Ali Karimli, the Chairman of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, on charges of actions aimed at seizing...
04/12/2025 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary of the United Kingdom David Lammy has underscored the British Government’s commitment to the European Convention on Human Rights during an exchange of views on 1 December with the Legal Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council...
03/12/2025 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“Throughout Europe, persons with disabilities continue to face persistent barriers and higher risks of poverty. They encounter discrimination and limitations to their participation in all areas of life. The inclusion of persons with disabilities is both a condition for social progress and a human...
03/12/2025 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
The Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media 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...
03/12/2025 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, meeting today in Paris, expressed concern that conversion practices persist across Council of Europe member states, often covertly.The report by Kate Osborne (United Kingdom, SOC), adopted unanimously by the committee, emphasises that these...
02/12/2025 | Prizes
The 2026 Council of Europe Museum Prize has been awarded to the Young V&A in the United Kingdom. The museum was selected by the Culture Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting today in Paris. The Young V&A is a branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the...
01/12/2025 | Election observation
Kyrgyzstan’s early parliamentary elections were efficiently run but the restrictive campaign environment stifled candidate and voter engagement, and while the fundamental freedoms are protected by the constitution, they are increasingly limited in practice and recent changes to the legal...