24/05/2019 | Standing Committee
“The Council of Europe represents an irreplaceable forum for its 47 member states to maintain ongoing political dialogue,” said the Vice-President of the French National Assembly at the opening of the Standing Committee meeting.
24/05/2019 | Standing Committee
Declaring clean air as “a basic human right”, PACE’s Standing Committee has urged states to reverse policies which favour or tolerate diesel vehicles, declaring them “a disaster from a public health perspective”.
24/05/2019 | Standing Committee
The Standing Committee has proposed that the CoE and the European Commission reflect on the creation of a tool to recognise the competences developed by young people participating in arts and culture.
21/05/2019 | Monitoring
“Political stakeholders must refrain from actions and statements that could be perceived as exerting pressure on the judiciary,” said the co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Armenia.
17/05/2019 | President
In her speech to the Committee of Ministers, PACE President called for a spirit of fraternity and cooperation "so that together we can make our Organisation even more united, stronger and more effective in fulfilling our mission".
17/05/2019 | Monitoring
The Monitoring Committee has proposed that the Assembly continue a post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria, noting that while the overall progress is not questioned, a number of outstanding concerns still exist.
16/05/2019 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
"Today, more than ever, let us stand up for justice and protection for all,” said Violeta Tomić, Rapporteur on the rights of LGBTI people, on the eve of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.
16/05/2019 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty and the Chairperson of the Political Affairs Committee, denounced the judgment of the Supreme Court of Belarus confirming the death sentence of Aliaksandr Asipovich.
16/05/2019 | President
“In the face of current challenges, we can and must recall the basic principles that form the foundations of what has become our ‘Common European Home,” said Liliane Maury Pasquier during a ceremony in Helsinki.
15/05/2019 | Standing Committee
The Council of Europe Standing Committee is meeting in Paris under the French Chairmanship of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers. Today's meeting is streamed live.
14/05/2019 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
In a Declaration adopted in Vienna today, the Committee on Social Affairs calls on the government of Brunei to put in place an immediate moratorium on the implementation of the Sharia Penal Code with respect to children.
14/05/2019 | Monitoring
The PACE Monitoring Committee will hold a seminar on 16 May in the Parliament in London on “Media freedom and the functioning of the democratic institutions”, which is open to the public.