23/01/2018 | Session
“The Danish Chairmanship intends to work closely with both the Assembly and the Secretary General at a time when our Organisation is facing several major challenges,” said Anders Samuelsen.
23/01/2018 | Session
“The Danish Chairmanship intends to work closely with both the Assembly and the Secretary General at a time when our Organisation is facing several major challenges,” said Anders Samuelsen.
23/01/2018 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly today elected María Elósegui Ichaso as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Spain. Ms Elósegui Ichaso has obtained an absolute majority of votes cast.
23/01/2018 | Session
None of the candidates having obtained an absolute majority of the votes cast, a second round of voting will be held on Wednesday 24 January from 10 am to 1 pm and from 3.30 to 5 pm, where a relative majority will be required.
23/01/2018 | Session
The Parliamnetary Assembly considers that introducing a citizenship, or basic income, defined as “universal, individual, unconditional and sufficient to ensure living in dignity", would relieve poverty.
23/01/2018 | Session
The Assembly is alarmed by the humanitarian situation which is a consequence of the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine, which is taking place in certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
23/01/2018 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Yves Cruchten, General Rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty and Andrea Rigoni, rapporteur on the situation in Belarus, have denounced two death sentences handed down by the Minsk City Court.
23/01/2018 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Yves Cruchten, General Rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty and Andrea Rigoni, rapporteur on the situation in Belarus, have denounced two death sentences handed down by the Minsk City Court.
23/01/2018 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Council of Europe member states are being urged to exercise “utmost caution” before derogating from – or setting aside – parts of the European Convention on Human Rights. Such derogations are possible under the Convention “in time of war or other public emergency threatening the life of the...
22/01/2018 | Session
Adopting its agenda, the Assembly decided to hold an urgent debate on the Israeli–Palestinian peace process and the role of the Council of Europe, and a current affairs debate on the Turkish military intervention in Syria.
22/01/2018 | Session
At the opening of its Winter plenary Session today, the Parliamentary Assembly elected its Vice-Presidents. The seats for the Vice-Presidents in respect of Italy and the Russian Federation remain vacant.
22/01/2018 | Session
Liliane Maury Pasquier has been unanimously elected President of the Socialist Group of the PACE, succeeding Michele Nicoletti, who was elected President of the Assembly.