02/07/2019 | Monitoring
Stefan Schennach, co-rapporteur for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, will make a fact-finding visit to the country from 4 to 6 July, to further assess the honouring of its obligations and commitments to the Council of Europe.
02/07/2019 | Monitoring
PACE monitors Dzhema Grozdanova and Alfred Heer have expressed their concern at the death of Ukrainian investigative journalist Vadym Komarov, and called for an effective investigation into his murder.
01/07/2019 | Monitoring
“We deeply regret that the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina was unable to present the credentials of its delegation to PACE”, said Tiny Kox and Serhiy Sobolev, co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
28/06/2019 | Session
In the context of the election of a Vice-President of the Assembly in respect of the Russian Federation, the Assembly decided on 25 June to hold a vote by secret ballot on the election of the candidate proposed, Leonid Slutskiy.
28/06/2019 | Session
PACE expressed concern at the pushback policies and practice, which are in clear violation of the rights of asylum-seekers and refugees, including the right to asylum and the right to protection against refoulement.
28/06/2019 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) held on Friday 28 June a free debate on current issues not included in the Summer session 2019 agenda. Ten parliamentarians took the floor.
28/06/2019 | Election observation
A five-member PACE delegation will make a pre-electoral visit to Ukraine on 2-3 July to assess the election campaign and political climate prior to the early parliamentary elections on 21 July.
28/06/2019 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly has urged the international community to "seize the current opportunity to find lasting peace” in Syria, and back a UN-led proposal to set up a Constitutional Committee.
27/06/2019 | Session
The Assembly expressed its concern about the “serious threats” faced by migrant children on their way to Europe and important gaps in the policies and procedures, which limit the legal opportunities for migration in Europe
27/06/2019 | Session
PACE has called on member States to make the fight against violence against children a “national priority” and, has encouraged parliaments to step up their involvement in the target 16.2 of the Sustainable Development Goals.
27/06/2019 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly today elected Anja Seibert-Fohr as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Germany. Her term of office of nine years shall commence as from 1 January 2020.
27/06/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The Committee on Legal Affairs stressed the fundamental importance of international cooperation in the field of criminal law : "States must react by cooperating with each other efficiently to uphold the rule of law".