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 | Session
The Assembly today expressed its concern at the magnitude of the phenomenon of sexual violence and harassment of women in the public space. The parliamentarians called for “an end to impunity”.
29/06/2017 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)today held a current affairs debate on “Europe’s common fight against terrorism: successes and failures”, opened by Talip Küçükcan.
29/06/2017 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The mayors of seven municipalities were today presented with the 2017 European Diploma, honouring their work to promote the European ideal, at a ceremony at the Council of Europe headquarters in Strasbourg.
29/06/2017 | Session
PACE has denounced a series of methods used to exert political influence over journalists – ranging from physical threats and detention through to intimidation and harassment of editors and journalists.
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 | 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.