22/09/2018 | President
Liliane Maury Pasquier, President of the Parliamentary Assembly, has welcomed the decision of the Turkish Supreme Court of Cassation to release newly re-elected MP Enis Berberoglu, from the main opposition party.
21/09/2018 | News
PACE's Network on Diaspora Policies is organising a regional conference in Kyiv on 24 September, focusing on the role of diaspora associations and their synergies with public authorities as a platform for co-operation.
21/09/2018 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Although the majority of refugees arriving in Europe clearly flee violence and extremism in their countries of origin and are hoping for secure life, there is a real danger of radicalisation on the way, the committee stressed.
21/09/2018 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
“The right to family life applies to everyone, including refugees and migrants,” said the Committee, which called on member States to “develop common guidelines” to implement the right to family reunification.
21/09/2018 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“Sign languages are used by millions of deaf people throughout the world and contribute to creating communication bridges between deaf and hearing people,” said Mrs Gorrotxategui on the eve of the International Day of Sign Languages.
20/09/2018 | President
In her opening speech to the Second Eurasian Women’s Forum in St Petersburg, PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier has welcomed the Forum’s “strategic vision” and its “vision for the future”.
20/09/2018 | Election observation
PACE delegation led by Andrej Hunko felt that the general environment was appropriate for democratic elections. However, following discussions, it considered it necessary to stress that there still was room for improvement.
20/09/2018 | Monitoring
The signing of the agreement to solve the name issue in “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” has raised “immense hopes” of achieving Euro-Atlantic integration, according to the co-rapporteurs.
20/09/2018 | Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs
The Committee on Rules of Procedure proposes to amend some of the Assembly's Rules on challenges to the credentials of national delegations, including as regards the majorities required.
19/09/2018 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Declaring it “crucial and urgent” that European States overcome the discrimination experienced by both adults and children in rainbow families, a committee has called for the elimination of all unjustified differences in treatment.
19/09/2018 | Parliamentary support
A conference on preventing and combating violence against women, focusing on the role of parliaments in Southern Mediterranean countries in promoting legislative advances and international standards, will be held in Paris on 20 September.
19/09/2018 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
A PACE committee has spelled out a series of steps governments should take to improve the safety of nuclear power stations in Europe – and minimise the risk of accidents or terror attacks.