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.
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 | President
Michele Nicoletti (Italy, SOC) was today elected President of the PACE. Taking over from Stella Kyriakides (Cyprus, EPP/CD), he is the 31st President of the Assembly since 1949 and the second Italian to hold this office.
22/01/2018 | Session
The credentials of the new Andorran delegation to PACE have been challenged on the grounds that it does not contain at least one Representative who is a member of “the under-represented sex”, as required by the Rules.
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.