22/02/2018 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Two PACE rapporteurs, Sevinj Fataliyeva and Dora Bakoyannis, have reacted strongly to the humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Syria’s Eastern Goutha, on the day the UN Security Council meets to discuss the situation.
15/02/2018 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
PACE’s new “Parliamentary Network on Diaspora Policies”, holding its first meeting in Rabat on 8 February, looked at how to integrate migrants in ways that were most likely to stop young people from being attracted to terror.
15/02/2018 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“After meeting different game-players of the political reform process in Morocco, my impression is that reforms are on track and developing at various speeds,” said Bodgan Klich at the end of a fact-finding mission to Rabat.
14/02/2018 | Standing Committee
The Standing Committee will meet in Paris on 16 March. After an opening address by President Nicoletti, the parliamentarians will hold an exchange of views with the President of the European Court of Human Rights, Guido Raimondi.
08/02/2018 | President
“Closer and stronger co-operation between PACE and the OECD is essential to strengthen the democratic resilience of our society,” said Michele Nicoletti, at the end of a bilateral meeting with Angel Gurría.
07/02/2018 | President
Michele Nicoletti will participate in the 6th Parliamentary Days of the OECD in Paris on 8 February. He will attend, in particular, the discussion on “Multilateralism – Bridging the divides”.
02/02/2018 | Monitoring
Marianne Mikko and Nigel Evans, co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Turkey, and Egidijus Vareikis, rapporteur on protecting human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States, call for the release of Taner Kılıç.
31/01/2018 | Monitoring
Ahead of the third hearing of Taner Kilic on 31 January, co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Turkey reiterated their call for the immediate and unconditional release of the Chair of Amnesty International Turkey.
30/01/2018 | Parliamentary support
The first regional seminar of the Parliamentary Network on Diaspora Policies, launched in Lisbon in September 2017, will be organised by the PACE, in Rabat on 8 February, at the invitation of the Moroccan Parliament.
26/01/2018 | Monitoring
“Over the last decade Georgia has made considerable and consistent progress in honouring its accession commitments and membership obligations,” said co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Georgia.
26/01/2018 | Session
In adopting a resolution today, based on a report by Volker Ullrich, PACE recommended to introduce, in the international organisations, “reasonable alternative means of legally protecting” the rights of staff.
26/01/2018 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) held this morning a free debate on current issues not included in the session agenda. Twenty parliamentarians took the floor.