25/04/2018 | Session
According to the PACE, the Council of Europe should contribute to the establishment of unified State structures in Libya, which alone can put an end to the widespread and daily violations of human rights and humanitarian law.
24/04/2018 | Monitoring
The Monitoring Committee expresses its deepest concern at the announcement, on 18 April 2018, of the holding of early presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey on 24 June 2018, one and a half years ahead of schedule.
24/04/2018 | Session
Nikola Dimitrov, Foreign Minister of “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, has told parliamentarians in Strasbourg of a “new positive momentum” in his country as it emerges from political crisis and seeks EU membership.
24/04/2018 | Session
The 2018 Europe Prize – awarded each year by the Parliamentary Assembly to the town most active in promoting the European ideal – has been awarded to Ivano-Frankivsk in Ukraine.
24/04/2018 | Session
States may take preventive measures to protect the interests of society in time of war or other public emergency threatening the life of the nation that exceed what is normally permitted under the European Convention on Human Rights, in accordance with the rules on derogations set out in its...
24/04/2018 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly today elected Ivana Jelić as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Montenegro. Ms Jelić is elected a judge for a term of office of nine years.
24/04/2018 | Transparency and Integrity
The Committee on Rules of Procedure has unanimously adopted a draft resolution and recommendation on the follow-up to the report of the Independent Investigation Body on the allegations of corruption within the Assembly.
24/04/2018 | Session
PACE has issued a strong call for national measures to cut global warming emissions through the Paris climate change agreement – and for Council of Europe countries to take the lead.
24/04/2018 | Session
The Assembly has urged European countries to co-operate more closely to stop Daesh and other terrorist groups from accessing funding. It urged states to carry out cross-border law enforcement operations and share intelligence.
24/04/2018 | News
Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland replied to questions from members of the Parliamentary Assembly in a question and answer session during the Assembly’s Spring part-session.
24/04/2018 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“Women, persons with an immigration background, national minorities, young people, LGBTI people and persons with disabilities are not sufficiently represented in politics,” said the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination.
24/04/2018 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
The committee has spelled out a series of steps member States can take to stop the illegal trafficking or – worse – the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage objects, including in architecturally sensitive combat zones.