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Europe and migration to take centre-stage at the Summer Session

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.

Second regional seminar for parliamentarians on European Convention on Human Rights held in Budapest

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...

PACE monitoring co-rapporteurs to visit Azerbaijan

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.

Committee proposes procedure allowing for the dismissal of Assembly members holding high elective office

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.

Arrest of Taner Kiliç: PACE rapporteur expresses deep concern

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).

Co-rapporteurs urge Georgian authorities to fully investigate abduction of Afqan Muxtarli

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.

The Chairperson of the Political Committee condemns the London attack

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.

Migration crisis in the Mediterranean: tangible improvements but additional efforts are needed

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.

Immigration is both instrumental for modernisation of societies and for Europe’s survival

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.

Skopje: co-rapporteurs welcome new government and express hopes for sustainable and inclusive reforms

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.

Albania: pre-electoral delegation welcomes that voters will have a variety of choices, remains concerned...

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.

Childrens’ day: pledge to push for laws to protect children online

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.