09/10/2025 | Elections
“With election integrity facing pressure in many countries, the Council for Democratic Elections can combine the Venice Commission's expertise and the Assembly and Congress's experience to address electoral opportunities and vulnerabilities from multiple angles, from standard-setting to...
09/10/2025 | President
“Democracy must be learned, lived and renewed with each generation, and the Parliamentary Assembly has made this renewal part of its daily work,” said PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos at an event on 8 October, on the sidelines of the 10th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible...
08/10/2025 | President
“Our parliaments are not just places where laws are made — they are where democracy breathes. They give voice to disagreement, ensure transparency, and uphold the bond of trust between citizens and the state,” said PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos, addressing the Maltese Parliament on 6...
07/10/2025 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“Today marks two years since the horrific attacks of 7 October 2023, when Hamas brutally killed more than 1,200 innocent people in Israeli towns and communities and abducted 251 others. We remember those who were murdered and those who are still held captive in inhumane conditions,” said Dora...
03/10/2025 | Session
Debates on an "Urgent call to put an end to the devastating humanitarian catastrophe and the killing of journalists in Gaza" as well as on the need to step up efforts to liberate Ukrainian journalists held in captivity by Russia were on the agenda of the autumn session of the Parliamentary...
03/10/2025 | Session
“Sexual violence against men and boys is a reality but also a hidden phenomenon,” PACE underlined today, stressing that it must be prevented and combated, “giving priority to the needs of all survivors”. Adopting a resolution based on the report by Edmunds Cepurītis (Latvia, SOC), the Assembly...
03/10/2025 | Session
PACE has urged the Georgian authorities to immediately reverse the country’s “breakdown of democracy”, pointing out that the very existence of democracy in the country is now in question. In a resolution based on a report by Edite Estrela (Portugal, SOC), the Assembly condemned the “ongoing and...
03/10/2025 | Session
PACE has warned that the right to adequate housing remains a “broken promise” for more than a billion people worldwide, insisting that housing must be treated as a human right, not as a commodity. Ensuring access to a safe, affordable and sustainable home, the Assembly underlined, is a...
03/10/2025 | Session
According to PACE, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in migration management must balance efficiency gains with protection of human rights “at all stages of the migration journey”. In adopting a resolution based on the report by Petri Honkonen (Finland, ALDE), PACE proposed a set of...
03/10/2025 | Session
PACE this afternoon held a “free debate” on current issues not included in the session agenda. Members can speak on any issue which falls within the Assembly’s mandate. Thirteen parliamentarians took the floor.
03/10/2025 | Session
The Assembly is amending its Rules of Procedure on waiving the immunity of its members, and will update its Guidelines on this topic, to better reflect the central importance of free movement for parliamentarians in carrying out their work. “National parliaments should facilitate travel by PACE...
02/10/2025 | Session
Against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions and budgetary constraints, and in the face of worsening inequalities in access to healthcare, PACE today emphasised the importance of promoting universal health coverage (UHC), based on the principle of “leaving no one behind”, a central political...