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Urgent debate on allegations of corruption within the Assembly

23/04/2018 | Transparency and Integrity

Adopting its final agenda this morning, the Assembly decided to hold an urgent debate on the follow-up to the report of the Independent Investigation Body on the allegations of corruption within the Parliamentary Assembly.

'PACE is not a battlefield', says PACE President calling for conflict prevention and settlement through law

23/04/2018 | Session

“Our Assembly is not a battlefield to confront national agendas. On the contrary, it is a place where bridges between peoples and governments are built and where parliamentarians defend the common good".

PACE reviews the work of its subsidiary bodies since last session

23/04/2018 | Session

The debate on the progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly, presented by Liliane Maury Pasquier today, has covered the following themes:

Monitors react to developments in Yerevan

23/04/2018 | Monitoring

“We welcome the courageous decision of Prime Minister Sargsyan to resign from his post in order to defuse the mounting tensions in the country", have reacted the monitoring corapporteurs of Armenia.

PACE to monitor investigation into the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia

23/04/2018 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

PACE is to prepare a report on the topic “Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination and the rule of law, in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges”, following a motion for a resolution signed by 114 members.

Free debate on current issues

23/04/2018 | Session

Some 23 members of the Parliamentary Assembly spoke today in the so-called “free debate”, which allows parliamentarians to speak on current issues not already included on the session agenda.

The Independent External Investigation Body and PACE President met the press

22/04/2018 | Transparency and Integrity

The members of the Independent External Investigation Body and the Parliamentary Assembly President today met the press at the end of the Bureau meeting. The video recording of this press conference is now available.

Allegations of corruption: Independent External Investigation Body publishes its report

22/04/2018 | Transparency and Integrity

The Independent External Investigation Body looking into allegations of corruption in PACE today presented its report to the Bureau of the Assembly. At the end of the meeting, the Bureau made the report public.

Allegations of corruption in PACE: Independent External Investigation Body publishes its report

22/04/2018 | Transparency and Integrity

The Independent External Investigation Body looking into allegations of corruption in PACE today presented its report to the Bureau of the Assembly. At the end of the meeting, the Bureau made the report public.

Press release of the Independent External Investigation Body

22/04/2018 | Transparency and Integrity

The Independent External Investigation Body looking into allegations of corruption in PACE today presented its report to the Bureau of the Assembly. At the end of the meeting, the Investigation Body published a press release.

Actions by the Bureau in response to the report of the investigation body

22/04/2018 | Transparency and Integrity

In response to the report of the investigation body, the PACE Bureau decided to invite the PACE members whose behavior has been found as unethical to suspend all their activities within the Assembly with immediate effect.

Allegations of corruption in PACE: publication of the Independent External Investigation Body report

20/04/2018 | Transparency and Integrity

The Independent External Investigation Body looking into allegations of corruption in PACE will present, on Sunday 22 April, its report to the Bureau of the Assembly (in camera). This report will be made public on the PACE website.