08/06/2017 | Session
Europe and migration will be one of the central themes of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly's summer plenary session, to be held in Strasbourg from 26 to 30 June.
08/06/2017 | Parliamentary support
Within the framework of the Partnership for Good Governance (PGG)*, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will organise a second regional seminar for the six partnership countries on the role of national parliaments in implementing the standards of the European Convention on...
08/06/2017 | Monitoring
Stefan Schennach and Cezar Florin Preda, co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, will make a fact-finding visit to the country from 12 to 14 June 2017.
08/06/2017 | Rules, Ethics and Immunities
The Committee on Rules of Procedure today made public a draft resolution on the “Recognition and implementation of the principle of accountability in the Parliamentary Assembly”, adopted at its meeting in Paris on 2 June.
08/06/2017 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
"I am deeply concerned at the arrest of Taner Kiliç, a lawyer and head of Amnesty International in Turkey, suspected of belonging to the Gülen movement," said rapporteur Yves Pozzo Di Borgo (France, EPP/CD).
06/06/2017 | Monitoring
Boriss Cilevics and Kerstin Lundgren expressed their concerns regarding the alleged abduction and unlawful transfer to Azerbaijan of Azerbaijani journalist Afqan Muxtarli, and urged the Georgian authorities to investigate these allegations.
04/06/2017 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“I strongly condemn the terrorist attack yesterday night in the British capital, killing seven people and injuring forty-eight," said Mogens Jensen, Chairperson of the Assembly's Committee on Political Affairs.
02/06/2017 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
More than a year since the adoption of the EU-Turkey Statement, the implemented measures have delivered some tangible results with regard to the migration crisis. While the situation in Greece has improved, some concerns still persist.
02/06/2017 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
European states should acknowledge that immigration into Europe is both instrumental for renewed dynamic and modernisation of societies and for Europe’s survival, the committee said.
02/06/2017 | Monitoring
Ending a visit to Skopje, co-rapporteurs for post-monitoring dialogue with “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, welcomed the formation of a new government, which, they hope, will put an end to the political crisis.
02/06/2017 | Elections
The pre-electoral delegation welcomed that parliamentary elections on 25 June will be held with the participation of the main opposition parties, thus providing voters with a meaningful variety of choices.
01/06/2017 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe have pledged to do all they can to promote laws protecting children from cyber-bullying and harmful online content or abuse.