07/04/2017 | President
“I would like to express my shock and sadness at today’s heinous attack in Stockholm, and strongly condemn those who carried this out,” Parliamentary Assembly President Pedro Agramunt said.
06/04/2017 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“Discrimination against and exclusion of Roma and Travellers must give way once and for all to recognition and inclusion” said Milena Santerini, Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance.
06/04/2017 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Strasbourg, 06.04.2017 - Raphaël Comte (Switzerland, ALDE), who is preparing a report for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on “State of emergency: proportionality issues concerning derogations under Article 15 of the European Convention on Human Rights”, is to make a...
06/04/2017 | President
“The interaction between majority and opposition in parliament is the litmus test of the good functioning of a democracy,” said Pedro Agramunt, at the opening of an international conference, organised in Bucharest by the Venice Commission.
05/04/2017 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“Alarming reports have been received from Chechnya concerning systematic abductions, torture and murders of individuals based on their sexual orientation,” said PACE rapporteurs.
05/04/2017 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Following a fact-finding visit to Tunis, George Loucaides welcomed the progress made by Tunisia in its political transition and the extent of the co-operation between the Tunisian authorities and Council of Europe bodies.
04/04/2017 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Egidijus Vareikis, rapporteur on "The humanitarian consequences of the war in Ukraine", will make a fact-finding visit to Kyiv and the Donbas from 5 to 7 April, as part of the preparation of his report.
03/04/2017 | Monitoring
At the end of their visit to Tbilisi, the co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Georgia, Boriss Cilevics and Kerstin Lundgren, welcomed the consistent progress made by the country in the honouring of its accession commitments.
03/04/2017 | Election observation
On the invitation of the Serbian authorities, a multiparty delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, led by Ingebjørg Godskesen, observed the Presidential election in Serbia on 2 April 2017.
03/04/2017 | Election observation
Despite legal and technical reforms to reduce electoral irregularities, the elections were tainted by credible information about vote-buying and pressure on voters, Assembly observers said.
03/04/2017 | President
PACE President Pedro Agramunt has strongly condemned the terrorist attack carried out today on the St Petersburg metro, said to have caused at least 10 deaths with dozens reportedly wounded.
31/03/2017 | President
Speaking at the end of his official visit to Malta (29-30 March), Pedro Agramunt, praised Malta's commitment to the Council of Europe’s values and standards and for being a strong voice for the human rights of the most vulnerable