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PACE committee calls for an end to coercive practices in mental health

13/05/2019 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development has urged Council of Europe member States to “immediately start transition to the abolition of coercive practices in mental health settings”.

Stepping up action to combat violence against children within the UN 2030 Agenda

13/05/2019 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

The committee encouraged governments and parliaments to step up their involvement in the implementation and monitoring of target 16.2 of the Sustainable Development Goals, to end all forms of violence against children.

PACE President will participate in the annual meeting of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers

10/05/2019 | President

Liliane Maury Pasquier will address the annual meeting of the Committee of Ministers in Helsinki on 17 May, during which the Foreign Ministers will be invited to take key decisions for the future of the Organisation.

Second round of North Macedonia’s presidential election 'calm and well run but legal gaps remain unaddressed'

06/05/2019 | Elections

“The voting was well organised and voters were able to make their choice freely. But an election is not limited to voting day and some recurrent problems remain unaddressed", said Marie-Christine Dalloz.

70th Anniversary of the Council of Europe

05/05/2019 | President

Joint statement by Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland, President of the Parliamentary Assembly Liliane Maury Pasquier and Chairman of the Committee of Ministers Timo Soini:

Lord George Foulkes: ‘I pay tribute to those courageous journalists who do their job despite the risks and...

03/05/2019 | Culture, Science, Education and Media

On World Press Freedom Day, Lord George Foulkes, rapporteur on media freedom and the safety of journalists, has recalled the fundamental role of journalists and the media in democratic societies.

PACE to observe the 2nd round of the presidential election in North Macedonia

02/05/2019 | Elections

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.

PACE President congratulates Georgia on 20 years of solid progress

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.

President deeply concerned by Russia’s decision to offer Russian citizenship to Donbass residents

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.

Declaring clean air a basic human right, committee slams diesel as a ‘public health disaster’

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”.

After Christchurch and Sri Lanka, a religious community is again attacked in San Diego

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.

Working visit by the President to Georgia

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.