03/10/2025 | Session
Debates on an "Urgent call to put an end to the devastating humanitarian catastrophe and the killing of journalists in Gaza" as well as on the need to step up efforts to liberate Ukrainian journalists held in captivity by Russia were on the agenda of the autumn session of the Parliamentary...
03/10/2025 | Session
According to PACE, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in migration management must balance efficiency gains with protection of human rights “at all stages of the migration journey”. In adopting a resolution based on the report by Petri Honkonen (Finland, ALDE), PACE proposed a set of...
03/10/2025 | Session
PACE this afternoon held a “free debate” on current issues not included in the session agenda. Members can speak on any issue which falls within the Assembly’s mandate. Thirteen parliamentarians took the floor.
03/10/2025 | Session
The Assembly is amending its Rules of Procedure on waiving the immunity of its members, and will update its Guidelines on this topic, to better reflect the central importance of free movement for parliamentarians in carrying out their work. “National parliaments should facilitate travel by PACE...
02/10/2025 | Session
PACE has decided to create a Platform for Dialogue between the Assembly and Russian democratic forces in exile. Participants in the platform – whose composition has yet to be decided, based on a set of criteria – would be able to hold two-way exchanges with the Assembly on issues of common...
02/10/2025 | Session
During an urgent debate held today in Strasbourg, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting in plenary session, once more called for “an urgent end to the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza, which worsens day by day”, and paid particular attention to the protection of...
02/10/2025 | Session
It is imperative that Council of Europe member states “do everything in their power to strengthen their deterrence, preparedness and resilience capabilities against the threat posed by Russia” if Europe is to have a peaceful future, PACE has warned. Unanimously approving a resolution based on a...
02/10/2025 | Session
Against a context of democratic backsliding and erosion of public trust in institutions, the Parliamentary Assembly considers that political parties “are an essential motor for democratic renewal”, and has called them to reconnect with citizens. According to the resolution adopted by PACE, based...
02/10/2025 | Session
Welcoming the finalisation of the draft Council of Europe Convention on the Co-production of Audiovisual Works in the form of Series, the PACE today said it “commends its ambition to promote cross-border collaboration and cultural diversity”. However, unanimously adopting an opinion based on the...
02/10/2025 | Session
Against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions and budgetary constraints, and in the face of worsening inequalities in access to healthcare, PACE today emphasised the importance of promoting universal health coverage (UHC), based on the principle of “leaving no one behind”, a central political...
01/10/2025 | Session
At the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, Maltese Deputy Prime Minister Ian Borg highlighted the Committee of Ministers’ achievements and the priorities of the Maltese Presidency. Towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine In his address, Minister Borg spoke of the Special Tribunal on...
01/10/2025 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“It is essential that women who are victims of violence in Latvia can benefit from the protection and support mechanisms of the Istanbul Convention,” said the Chairperson of PACE's Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, Catia Polidori (Italy, EPP/CD). “Members of Parliament sent a strong...