01/06/2018 | Standing Committee
Michele Nicoletti warmly welcomed the priorities Croatia has set for its Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, saying that “these correspond fully to the priorities of the Parliamentary Assembly”.
01/06/2018 | Standing Committee
“By joining the Council of Europe, Croatia clearly demonstrated it belonged to the circle of European countries sharing the highest democratic standards,” today said the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament.
01/06/2018 | Standing Committee
Marija Pejčinović Burić expressed commitment to have “an active and leading role” in the protection and promotion of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, during the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers.
01/06/2018 | Standing Committee
Women, people with an immigration background, minorities, young people, LGBTI people and persons with disabilities remain under-represented in politics, according to the Standing Committee.
01/06/2018 | Standing Committee
Following the conclusions of the report by Liam Byrne, the Standing Committee, meeting today in Zagreb, has called on member States to create "alternative narratives" to terrorist propaganda and violent extremism.
01/06/2018 | Standing Committee
The Standing Committee has asked member States to adapt their legal frameworks to guarantee accessibility and reasonable accommodation to all prisoners with disabilities, whether these are physical, sensory, intellectual or psycho-social.
31/05/2018 | Election observation
A pre-electoral delegation visited Ankara to assess the election campaign and the preparations for the early presidential and parliamentary elections to be held on 24 June, while Turkey is under a state of emergency.
31/05/2018 | Monitoring
The Parliamentary Assembly Monitoring Committee made public an information note by rapporteur Eerik-Niils Kross (Estonia, ALDE) on the latest situation in Ukraine, following his recent visit to the country.
31/05/2018 | Monitoring
Monitors Kerstin Lundgren (Sweden, ALDE) and Titus Corlaţean (Romania, SOC) have strongly condemned the recognition by the Syrian authorities of the Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
30/05/2018 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Yves Cruchten, rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, and Andrea Rigoni former rapporteur on the situation in Belarus,have strongly condemned two recent executions which reportedly took place in secret in mid-May.
30/05/2018 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Yves Cruchten, rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, and Andrea Rigoni former rapporteur on the situation in Belarus,have strongly condemned two recent executions which reportedly took place in secret in mid-May.
28/05/2018 | Monitoring
The monitoring co-rapporteurs for Armenia, Giuseppe Galati and Yuliya Lovochkina, have congratulated all political forces, and above all the Armenian people, on the restraint and political maturity displayed during the recent protest.