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Libya: the Council of Europe could play a role in setting up unified state structures

12/03/2018 | Political Affairs and Democracy

The Council of Europe should contribute to the efforts of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya to set up unified state structures in the country, said the committee approving a report by Attila Korodi.

PACE President remembers the victims of terrorism

11/03/2018 | President

On the occasion of the European Day for Remembrance of the Victims of Terrorism, Michele Nicoletti has paid tribute to the victims and survivors of terrorist attacks, and sent a message of solidarity and support.

Budgetary crisis at the Council of Europe: Rules Committee outlines impact on the work of the Assembly

09/03/2018 | Rules, Ethics and Immunities

The committee has proposed to the PACE to remove Turkish from PACE’s list of working languages. According to the committee, “the draconian reduction” of the Assembly’s budget for 2018 and 2019 “calls for drastic measures”.

8 March: 'I too can make equality happen'

08/03/2018 | Equality and Non-Discrimination

As Women’s Day is celebrated around the world, the Committee on Equality acknowledges the progress achieved towards greater equality between women and men while taking stock of the challenges that lie ahead.

Belarus: rapporteurs strongly condemn the execution of Kiryl Kazachok in October 2017

08/03/2018 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Yves Cruchten, General Rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, and Andrea Rigoni, former rapporteur on the situation in Belarus, have strongly condemned the execution of Kiryl Kazachok.

Liechtenstein delegation comes top for voting at PACE

01/03/2018 | Rules, Ethics and Immunities

Parliamentarians from Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Sweden and Andorra voted most often in plenary debates of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly during 2017, according to statistics made public.

Co-rapporteurs express deep concern at the death of a Georgian citizen in South Ossetia (Georgia)

26/02/2018 | Monitoring

Georgia monitoring co-rapporteurs Kerstin Lundgren and Titus Corlăţean have expressed their deep concern at, and condemned, the death of a Georgian citizen while being detained by the de facto authorities in Tskhinvali.

President condemns murder of investigative journalist in the Slovak Republic

26/02/2018 | President

PACE President Michele Nicoletti has condemned the murders of Slovak investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his partner, Martina Kušnírová, whose bodies were found at their home near Bratislava with gunshot wounds.

Conference on private and family life for LGBTI people

23/02/2018 | Equality and Non-Discrimination

The Danish Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, the Danish Parliament and PACE will hold a conference on private and family life for LGBTI people. The keynote speech will be delivered by Ireland’s Minister for Children.

Rapporteurs call on all conflict parties to put an end to the humanitarian tragedy in Syria

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.

Kyiv event focuses on civil service reform for Ukraine’s parliament

22/02/2018 | Parliamentary support

The creation of a politically neutral and professional civil service for Ukraine’s parliament was the main topic at a public discussion in Kyiv on 22 February focusing on reform of the parliament’s administration.

Diasporas are key to tackling radicalisation

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.