18/07/2019 | Monitoring
Egidijus Vareikis and Maryvonne Blondin, co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of obligations and commitments by the Republic of Moldova, will make a fact-finding visit to the country from 21 to 23 July.
16/07/2019 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
A high-level panel organised by the Social Affairs Committee at the UN in New York, has highlighted the urgent need to protect children who face sexual abuse from those in their “circle of trust”.
16/07/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Titus Corlăţean, General Rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, has strongly condemned the death sentence recently issued in the Hamas-run Gaza strip (Palestinian Authority).
12/07/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Pieter Omtzigt, PACE Rapporteur on Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination, has welcomed the Maltese Government’s undertaking to carry out a public inquiry into the background to the murder of the prominent journalist.
11/07/2019 | President
PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier has reacted to the publication of two independent inquiries into bullying and harassment in the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
10/07/2019 | President
"Parliamentarians must adopt a clear legal framework to sanction abuses and promote equality education," said Liliane Maury Pasquier, speaking at an event in Geneva on violence against women in politics.
09/07/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The Legal Affairs Committee has given its backing to a new set of principles aimed at ensuring national Ombudsman’s offices across Europe remain independent, objective, transparent, fair and impartial.
08/07/2019 | President
“National parliaments are important relays for ensuring the inclusiveness of the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030,” said PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier.
05/07/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The committee has proposed that Council of Europe member States, which are also members of the EU, transpose into their national legislation the European Parliament's directive aimed at “guaranteeing a high level of protection” to whistleblowers.
03/07/2019 | Prizes
A three-strong team of students from the Strate Design School in Sèvres (France) has won the PACE's competition to design a new trophy for the Europe Prize, which honours towns and cities for their commitment to the European ideal.
03/07/2019 | President
Liliane Maury Pasquier has expressed regret at the Ukrainian Parliament’s decision to withdraw its invitation to the Assembly to observe the 21 July early parliamentary elections.
03/07/2019 | Election observation
Following the Verkhovna Rada's decision to withdraw its invitation to PACE to observe the early parliamentary elections in Ukraine, the pre-electoral delegation decided to cease its activity prematurely.