29/11/2019 | Standing Committee
Approving a report by Constantinos Efstathiou, PACE has urged European governments to overhaul teaching so that children are better equipped to handle the new digital environment.
29/11/2019 | Standing Committee
PACE has welcomed recent steps taken by Interpol to end the abuse of Red Notices and Wanted Persons Diffusions, but says more needs to be done to improve transparency and accountability.
29/11/2019 | Standing Committee
The new media environment facilitates access to multiple sources of information but exposes users to the threat of information disorder, the Parliamentary Assembly, meeting in Strasbourg at Standing Committee level, said today.
29/11/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Pieter Omtzigt, rapporteur on ‘the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and the rule of law in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges’, today issued a statement taking stock of recent events in Malta.
28/11/2019 | President
“Thanks to the support of members and many ambassadors, we have been able to make progress in raising awareness of the fight against sexism, harassment and violence against women,” Liliane Maury Pasquier said.
27/11/2019 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Following a joint IPU-PACE study carried out in 2018 on “Sexism, harassment and violence against women in parliaments in Europe” the Committee on Equality has produced an information brochure.
25/11/2019 | President
"We still have a long way to go to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals contained in the UN’s 2030 Agenda," said PACE President speaking at the opening of the 25th Lisbon Forum.
22/11/2019 | President
On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Council of Europe leaders note the success of Istanbul Convention, but warn of challenges ahead.
18/11/2019 | President
"Today, on the occasion of the European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, we call on all parliaments to do more to protect children from sexual violence".
18/11/2019 | President
Half the world’s children are victims of violence in some form. In Europe, a quarter of them live in poverty. These figures are as unacceptable as they are alarming,” said Liliane Maury Pasquier, opening the conference.
18/11/2019 | Election observation
Fundamental freedoms were disregarded and the integrity of the election process was not adequately safeguarded in the elections, even as the number of registered candidates increased, international observers said.
15/11/2019 | Standing Committee
The Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly will meet in Strasbourg on Friday 29 November, on the occasion of the Georgian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers (November 2019-May 2020).