02/10/2019 | Session
PACE has proposed a set of measures concerning the recognition of the status of victims of terrorism, specific support at national and international level, as well as co-operation with civil society.
01/10/2019 | Session
Council of Europe member States should pass powerful laws to protect whistleblowers, drawing inspiration from a forthcoming EU Directive in this area, the Assembly has said.
01/10/2019 | Session
In his address to the Assembly today, the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to the “70 years of battles and conquests that are all part of the Council of Europe’s wealth of experience”.
01/10/2019 | Session
On the occasion of the ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Council of Europe, the President recalled the origin of the organisation, "born at the end of two world wars that have been a frightful human and moral tragedy".
01/10/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Meeting today in Strasbourg, the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, deeply concerned regarding the detrimental effects Climate Change, adopted the following statement:
30/09/2019 | Session
PACE today elected, at the opening of its Autumn 2019 Session, Antonio Gutiérrez Limones as a new Vice-President of the Assembly in respect of Spain.
30/09/2019 | Session
In her opening address, the President made a fervent plea for maintaining order in what she described as “our common home” and for “constructive dialogue, even in the gravest crisis situations”.
30/09/2019 | Session
This seventh Prize has been awarded jointly to imprisoned Uyghur intellectual Ilham Tohti from China and the Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR). The prize was presented at a special ceremony today in Strasbourg.
30/09/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The public inquiry into the murder of assassinated journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia recently announced by the Maltese authorities “clearly does not meet the Assembly’s expectations” as currently constituted.
30/09/2019 | Session
The Palais de l'Europe in Strasbourg was illuminated in pink tonight – in a special initiative to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The building will stay illuminated throughout the week of the PACE session.
30/09/2019 | Session
Amélie de Montchalin, France’s Secretary of State in charge of European Affairs, addressed the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe today on behalf of the French Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers.
30/09/2019 | Session
The progress report which covers the activities and decisions of the Parliamentary Assembly’s subsidiary bodies since the last session was presented today in plenary.