24/05/2017 | Election observation
A PACE delegation, headed by Paolo Corsini, will make a pre-electoral visit to Albania on 1-2 June to assess the election campaign and the political climate prior to the parliamentary elections on 25 June.
24/05/2017 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Bernd Fabritius and Raphael Comte today expressed their concern at the apparent lack of an effective domestic remedy for persons who have been dismissed from their jobs, arrested or detained by the Turkish authorities.
23/05/2017 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“It is with great sadness and shock that we learn of last night’s terrible attack in Manchester,” said Mogens Jensen, Chair of the Parliamentary Assembly Political Affairs Committee.
23/05/2017 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
Illegal trafficking has been closely linked with terrorism and organised crime. After drugs and weapons, cultural property is the third most lucrative source of funding for illegal activities, John Bold, UK heritage expert said.
22/05/2017 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
“Football is a common good, and since it belongs to everybody it is our responsibility to have a better representation of all stakeholders in the decision-making process,” Anne Brasseur said at the opening of a hearing in Paris.
19/05/2017 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
“Europe is at a crossroad, and we must not lose sight of the common good in favour of short-term political gains or narrowly defined national interests,” said Stella Kyriakides, at the 127th Session of the Committee of Ministers in Nicosia.
19/05/2017 | Monitoring
The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, Stefan Schennach and Cezar Florin Preda, have expressed concerns over the court order for Leyla and Arif Yunus to appear before the Baku Court of Appeals in person on 31 May.
18/05/2017 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“I wish to congratulate the activists of the Tell the Truth opposition movement for their perseverance and their engagement in the political life of Belarus”, said Andrea Rigoni, rapporteur on the situation in Belarus.
18/05/2017 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
At its meeting in Belgrade, the Legal Affairs Committee deplored the “delays in implementing the Court’s judgments, the lack of political will to implement judgments on the part of certain States Parties and all attempts made to undermine the Court’s authority and the Convention-based human...
18/05/2017 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The committee strongly condemns sexual violence and harassment of women in public space, pointing out that this was a problem affecting all countries. “But such violence is not unavoidable,” said Françoise Hetto-Gaasch.
16/05/2017 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“Homophobic and transphobic violence deprive LGBTI people of their rights, violate their human dignity and condemn them to a life of fear,” declared Jonas Gunnarsson, on the eve of the Day against Homophobia and Transphobia.
16/05/2017 | Monitoring
Meeting in Helsinki, the committee organised a seminar on “The international legal order in a changing world: challenges for the monitoring procedure of the Parliamentary Assembly” on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its creation.