21/01/2019 | Session
For the PACE President, speaking 70 years after the Council of Europe was set up, promoting peace and reconciliation, which has been crucial to the success of “the largest pan-European organisation”, remains central to her mission.
21/01/2019 | Session
PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier warmly welcomed the fact that “the proportion of women in many national delegations of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly is higher than in national parliaments”.
21/01/2019 | Session
Gender equality at the Assembly, changes to the rules on electing judges of the Strasbourg Court, PACE members’ declarations of interest, and election observations were among the topics covered in the progress report.
21/01/2019 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe held this afternoon a free debate on current issues not included in the session agenda. Twenty parliamentarians took the floor.
14/01/2019 | Session
On the occasion of the Winter Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg (21-25 January 2019), the President of Finland will deliver a speech.
12/10/2018 | Session
the Assembly has considered it essential that appropriate safeguards are needed in order to ensure that member States enjoy the potential benefits that trial waiver systems may offer, whilst minimising the threat to human rights.
12/10/2018 | Session
PACE has called on Russia to “hand over the wreckage of the Polish Air Force Tu-154 to the competent Polish authorities without further delay”, in a manner that “avoids any further deterioration” of potential evidence.
11/10/2018 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly has spelled out a series of steps governments should take to improve the safety of nuclear power stations in Europe – and minimise the risk of accidents or terror attacks.
11/10/2018 | Session
"It is through synergy that we will succeed to strengthen democracy in Europe and to counter temptations to recentralize that are nothing more than a step backwards", said Gudrun Mosler-Törnström, President of the Congress.
11/10/2018 | Session
Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland replied to questions from members of the Parliamentary Assembly in a question and answer session during the Assembly’s Autumn session.
11/10/2018 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly reaffirmed the key role of decentralisation in ensuring better responsiveness of public services to local needs and strengthening confidence in public authorities.
11/10/2018 | Session
Stressing that the right to family life applies to everyone, including refugees and migrants, the Assembly called on member States to develop common guidelines to implement the right to family reunification.