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 | 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.
02/10/2019 | Session
“There is an urgent need to establish common norms governing the functioning of Ombudsman institutions, and in particular ways in which their independence should be ensured,” PACE said, adopting a resolution today.
02/10/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Following a resolution from the Parliamentary Assembly a year ago, rapporteur Pieter Omtzigt has urged Russia to return the wreckage of the Polish Presidential plane to Poland without further delay.
02/10/2019 | Session
Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić pledged to use her full powers to ensure human rights standards were respected throughout the Council of Europe region.
02/10/2019 | Session
Despite complexities in the economic, financial and regulatory environment of the Development Bank's activity, the Assembly has hailed its success in managing risk and its support for social projects.
02/10/2019 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) today elected Ana Maria Guerra Martins as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Portugal.
02/10/2019 | Session
PACE has commended the authorities of North Macedonia for the progress made since 2013 as part of its post-monitoring dialogue with the country - and set out a list of five areas it will further assess in its next report.