24/11/2017 | Transparency and Integrity
The Bureau of the PACE has decided to extend the terms of reference of the Independent External Investigation Body to look into allegations of corruption made against certain members and/or former members of the Assembly.
24/11/2017 | Standing Committee
Following the proposal of Emanuelis Zingeris on behalf of the Group of the European People's Party, the PACE Standing Committee today held a current affairs debate on "Democracy hacked: how to respond?".
24/11/2017 | President
“I’m appalled by the loss of life of so many innocent people following the bomb attack targeting a mosque in Egypt's North Sinai province. We must stand firm against the threat of terrorism,” said PACE President Stella Kyriakides.
24/11/2017 | Standing Committee
In order to address developments in information technologies, there is an urgent need to modernise the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, the Assembly said.
24/11/2017 | Standing Committee
The Assembly today called on European governments to make the enforcement of parental responsibility decisions abroad “simpler, speedier and less costly”.
24/11/2017 | Standing Committee
The parliamentarians said that the development of a child-sensitive, holistic model of age assessment would enable European states to meet the needs of unaccompanied and separated children.
23/11/2017 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
A seminar on the Albanian legislation with regard to the fight against intolerance, discrimination and hatred, organised by PACE, the Parliament of Albania and the No Hate Alliance, took place in Tirana on 24 November.
22/11/2017 | President
"Sexual harassment, rape and domestic abuse of women are the relics of a society based on unequal power relations between women and men. It is high time for shame and fear to switch sides,” Stella Kyriakides said today.
20/11/2017 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
"Today is Universal Children’s Day, a day on which we celebrate the UN Convention which reminds us that children are first and foremost children, irrespective of the national, ethnic or any other status,” said Doris Fiala.
20/11/2017 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Petra De Sutter (Belgium, SOC) called upon the Greek Government to hear the repeated call of the NGOs and respond with a plan for this winter to relieve the Greek islands of Samos, Lesbos and Chios.
17/11/2017 | President
Stella Kyriakides has issued a call for stronger action to protect children from sexual exploitation online – highlighting a new set of guidelines, due next year, that Council of Europe member States will be asked to abide by.
17/11/2017 | Secretary General of the Assembly
After Copenhagen and Warsaw, a meeting held in Strasbourg on 16-17 November brought together representatives of Council of Europe, OSCE and NATO PA's, the EP and OSCE/ODIHR to discuss election observation.