29/06/2017 | Prizes
The deadline for the submission of nominations for the 2017 Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize has been extended. The new deadline has been set at 30 June 2017, instead of the original deadline of 30 April.
29/06/2017 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
With the right support, young people can bring “a new culture of integrity” to all levels of society, Parliamentary Assembly's Culture Committee has said, approving a draft report by Eleonora Cimbro.
28/06/2017 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
At its meeting held on 1 June in Baku, the Committee on Social Affairs appointed Luís Leite Ramos for a second mandate as General Rapporteur on Local and Regional Authorities of the PACE.
28/06/2017 | Session
“More than ever, European cities and local governments can play a crucial role in the protection of the rights of refugees and migrants, and their integration,” said the Mayor of Athens Georgios Kaminis, addressing the Assembly.
28/06/2017 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination appointed Piet De Bruyn as the new PACE General rapporteur on the rights of LGBTI people at its meeting in Strasbourg on 27 June 2017.
28/06/2017 | Session
“Migration will be a top global challenge for decades to come. We must face it with more solidarity and more commitment than we have had before,” said Morgan Johansson, Minister for Justice of Sweden.
28/06/2017 | Session
"No comprehensive humanitarian and political response has yet been given to the challenges raised by the large-scale migratory and refugee flows into Europe", an Assembly resolution adopted today underlines.
28/06/2017 | Session
More than a year since the adoption of the EU-Turkey Statement, the implemented measures have delivered some tangible results with regard to the challenges underlying the refugee and migration crisis, PACE said today.
28/06/2017 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has called for an end to “negative rhetoric” about migrants, pointing out that with the right policies migration can be very beneficial to Europe.
27/06/2017 | Session
The PACE has decided to amend its Rules of Procedure and to institute a procedure to bring into play the institutional accountability of holders of elective offices within the Assembly and “to dismiss them during their term of office”.
27/06/2017 | Session
Montenegro’s Prime Minister Duško Marković has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to implementing Council of Europe standards and recommendations, and outlined work carried out so far on combating corruption, among others.
27/06/2017 | Session
“Our priority line of action, in the framework of our chairmanship, will focus on the protection of rights of persons belonging to vulnerable or disadvantaged groups”, said Lubomír Zaorálek,addressing the Assembly today.