02/05/2019 | Election observation
A PACE delegation, led by Marie-Christine Dalloz, will travel to North Macedonia to observe the 2nd round of the presidential election, alongside observers from the OSCE-PA and the OSCE-ODIHR.
30/04/2019 | President
Speaking at the ceremony to mark Georgia’s 20 years as a member of the Council of Europe, Liliane Maury Pasquier congratulated the country for having progressed far along the path of democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
30/04/2019 | President
Liliane Maury Pasquier expressed deep concern at the decree of the Russian Federation offering citizenship and passports under simplified procedures to residents in the areas of the Donbass.
29/04/2019 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Declaring clean air as “a basic human right”, PACE's Social Affairs Committee has urged states to reverse policies which favour or tolerate diesel vehicles, declaring them “a disaster from a public health perspective”.
28/04/2019 | President
My thoughts are with the victims of the gun shooting yesterday at a synagogue in Poway, San Diego in Calinfornia in the USA, an observer State of the Council of Europe, declared Liliane Maury Pasquier.
25/04/2019 | President
Liliane Maury Pasquier will visit Georgia for a working visit, during which she will meet the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Parliament and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
22/04/2019 | Prizes
The deadline for submission of nominations for the 2019 Václav Havel Prize is 30 April. The Prize aims to reward "outstanding civil society action in defending human rights in Europe and beyond".
22/04/2019 | Election observation
“The Ukrainian people demonstrated very clearly their commitment to securing change through the democratic process,” said Angela Smith, head of the delegation from the PACE.
22/04/2019 | Election observation
“Yesterday’s election was well organised and voters who participated in the election were able to make their choice freely,” said Marie-Christine Dalloz, head of the delegation from the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly.
18/04/2019 | President
“International and interparliamentary cooperation is more necessary than ever to counter international terrorism, violent extremism and radicalisation,” PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier said in her address.
16/04/2019 | Election observation
A 16-member PACE delegation, led by Angela Smith, will travel to Ukraine to observe the 2nd round of the presidential election, alongside observers from the OSCE-PA, the EP, and the OSCE-ODIHR.
16/04/2019 | Election observation
An 8-member delegation of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), led by Marie-Christine Dalloz (France, EPP/CD), will travel to North Macedonia to observe the conduct of the presidential election, alongside observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the OSCE Office for...