07/10/2019 | Monitoring
The monitoring co-rapporteurs for Turkey, Nigel Evans and Thomas Hammarberg, have welcomed the release of former HDP deputy Sirri Süreyya Önder, following a decision of the Constitutional Court.
04/10/2019 | Session
PACE called for concerted action by both sending and receiving countries to “alleviate the negative impact of labour migration on the countries of origin, while doing everything needed to preserve the positive aspects”.
04/10/2019 | Session
In order to improve the protection and preservation of Jewish heritage sites, PACE has proposed a number of guidelines to member States concerning strategy and policy design.
04/10/2019 | Political Affairs and Democracy
PACE rapporteur Deborah Bergamini has stressed the need for setting up national and international regulatory frameworks to ensure democratic governance of AI and prevent its misuse.
04/10/2019 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe held this afternoon a free debate on current issues not included in the session agenda. Ten parliamentarians took the floor.
03/10/2019 | Session
While welcoming the commitment of NGOs to carrying out sea rescues, the Parliamentary Assembly has insisted that “it is the duty of States not to let people drown in the Mediterranean”.
03/10/2019 | Session
"Today, as we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Council of Europe, we have the opportunity to give a new political impetus to our organisation", said the PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier.
03/10/2019 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Liliane Maury Pasquier today underlined the essential role of parliamentarians in promoting the Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs, which entered into force in March 2018.
03/10/2019 | Session
It is estimated that 200 million people will be displaced globally by 2050 because of climate change. And the human mobility and displacement due to this degradation require a better response, the Assembly said.
03/10/2019 | Session
Following a debate on obstetrical and gynaecological violence, PACE has called on national parliaments to discuss the protection of patients' rights in order to contribute to public debate and the lifting of taboos.
03/10/2019 | Session
PACE held a current affairs debate on ‘Democratic rights violations and suppression of peaceful protests in the Russian Federation against the background of elections to the Moscow City Council’.
03/10/2019 | Session
Given the polarised context in the Republic of Moldova, the Parliamentary Assembly has welcomed the peaceful transition of power and “the resilience and restraint” demonstrated by the Moldovan people.