11/10/2018 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly reaffirmed the key role of decentralisation in ensuring better responsiveness of public services to local needs and strengthening confidence in public authorities.
11/10/2018 | Session
Stressing that the right to family life applies to everyone, including refugees and migrants, the Assembly called on member States to develop common guidelines to implement the right to family reunification.
10/10/2018 | Session
“The Committee of Ministers is determined to pursue a constructive dialogue and close co-operation with the Assembly. It is by joining forces that we will be able to address current challenges,” said Marija Pejčinović Burić today.
10/10/2018 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
On the occasion of the 16th World Day against the Death Penalty, the Committee on Legal Affairs reaffirms its commitment to fighting for the universal abolition of capital punishment.
10/10/2018 | Session
PACE has urged member states to fight radicalisation by putting an end to any foreign funding of Islam which is proved to be used for the purpose of “national political expansion into other States under the guise of Islam”.
10/10/2018 | Session
The Assembly has called for the elimination of all unjustified differences in treatment in the field of private and family life based on grounds of sexual orientation. States should “work vigorously” to combat prejudice.
10/10/2018 | Session
PACE today recalled the obligation of member States to “co-operate fully and in good faith” with human rights monitoring mechanisms, including those of the Council of Europe and the United Nations.
10/10/2018 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly today held a current affairs debate on “The future of the Council of Europe”, opened by Ioanneta Kavvadia (Greece, UEL). 23 speakers took the floor in the debate.
10/10/2018 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
PACE’s Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights has again urged Russia to release all Ukrainian citizens detained on its territory or in Crimea on “politically motivated or fabricated charges”.
09/10/2018 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Unanimously adopting a draft resolution, based on a report prepared by Miren Edurne Gorrotxategui (Spain, UEL), the Committee on Equality called for the official recognition of sign languages.
09/10/2018 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Rapporteur on the health needs of adolescents in Europe, Baroness Doreen Massey, has urged governments to take urgent action to deal with a growing mental health crisis among the young.
09/10/2018 | Session
Addressing the Assembly, Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui has paid tribute to the Council of Europe for the precious support it has given to Tunisia during its period of democratic transition.