10/04/2019 | Session
The Assembly expressed its concern at the upsurge in hate speech which incites xenophobia, racial hatred, antisemitism, islamophobia and intolerance, and which targets in particular minorities, immigrants, women and LGBTI persons.
10/04/2019 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly has called for a series of measures to stop hate speech or acts of hate in sport – including requiring all players and athletes to formally commit to abstain from such acts.
10/04/2019 | Session
PACE has proposed a “joint reaction procedure” involving both of the Council of Europe’s statutory bodies, and the Secretary General, in cases where a member State violates its statutory obligations.
09/04/2019 | Session
PACE today called on national parliaments and local authorities to become actively involved in the implementation and monitoring of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
09/04/2019 | Session
PACE has decided to strengthen dialogue with the United Nations, focusing on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and on the complementarity between the Council of Europe and the UN.
09/04/2019 | Session
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland answered the parliamentarians’ questions during a question and answer exercise as part of the Parliamentary Assembly’s spring session.
09/04/2019 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly today elected Lorraine Schembri Orland as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Malta. Ms Lorraine Schembri Orland obtained an absolute majority of votes cast.
09/04/2019 | Session
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly today elected Saadet Yüksel as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Turkey. Ms Yüksel obtained an absolute majority of votes cast.
09/04/2019 | Session
The Assembly called for a series of measures aimed at stopping sexism and sexual harassment in politics. These recommendations are addressed to national parliaments, but also to political parties and governments.
09/04/2019 | Session
PACE has suggested the Council of Europe should retain “primacy” when it comes to assessing EU member states’ compliance with common fundamental values, while stepping up its “political co-ordination” with the EU.
08/04/2019 | Session
Adopting its agenda at the opening of the 2019 Spring Session, the Assembly decided to hold an urgent debate on the theme “Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future”.
08/04/2019 | Session
The President called on PACE members to meet the expectations of “millions of Europeans who are reaping the tangible benefits of closer union between the peoples and nations of Europe."