09/04/2018 | Monitoring
Co-rapporteurs have welcomed Moldova’s continuing commitment to European values, but urged the authorities to continue reforms and create conditions conducive to free and fair elections.
06/04/2018 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“Empowering Roma and Traveller women is crucial to achieving equality of opportunities, for all Roma and Travellers in European societies,” said Gabriela Heinrich, ahead of Roma Day (8 April 2018).
06/04/2018 | Parliamentary support
A seminar on the misuse of administrative resources during electoral processes will take place on 10-11 April in Tirana. It is organised by the PACE, the Venice Commission and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities.
05/04/2018 | Monitoring
Marianne Mikko and Nigel Evans, PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Turkey, have expressed serious concern over the deterioration of the situation in Turkey ahead of the forthcoming 2019 elections.
04/04/2018 | Elections
A 33-member PACE delegation, led by Viorel Riceard Badea, will observe the early Presidential election in Azerbaijan on 11 April,alongside observers from the OSCE-PA and the OSCE-ODIHR.
29/03/2018 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Yves Cruchten, who is preparing a report for the Parliamentary Assembly on preventing inappropriate restrictions on NGO activities in Europe, is to make a fact-finding visit to Turkey on 5-6 April.
29/03/2018 | President
“We must spare no efforts to eradicate corruption from our political systems and develop a ‘morality of governance’ that merits the respect of our citizens,” said Michele Nicoletti.
29/03/2018 | Monitoring
Egidijus Vareikis and Maryvonne Blondin, co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of the Moldova, are to visit the country from 3 to 5 April to prepare their assessment of how far it is honouring its Council of Europe obligations and commitments.
28/03/2018 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
“Mechanisms for decentralisation need to be further developed and translated into relevant legislation, by promoting a culture of dialogue between central authorities and local authorities,” said Luís Leite Ramos.
27/03/2018 | Monitoring
Co-rapporteurs Marianne Mikko and Nigel Evans will be making a fact-finding visit to Turkey from 28 to 30 March to assess the honouring of the country’s obligations and commitments to the Council of Europe.
27/03/2018 | President
“We must deploy all our efforts to fulfill our main responsibility, which is to preserve European unity,” said Michele Nicoletti, paying tribute the Congress’ initiatives aimed at bringing people together.
23/03/2018 | President
Michele Nicoletti condemned “in the strongest possible terms” this morning’s terrorist attacks in Trèbes. “I want to send a message of sympathy to families of the victims and to the French people and the French authorities".