23/03/2017 | President
PACE President Pedro Agramunt will take part in the 46th Plenary Session of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States (IPA-CIS) in Saint Petersburg on 27 March.
22/03/2017 | Election observation
A 15-member delegation led by Marie-Christine Dalloz will travel to Bulgaria from 24 to 27 March to observe the conduct of the parliamentary elections, alongside observers from the OSCE Office for ODIHR.
22/03/2017 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
The pervasiveness of new technologies is blurring the boundaries between human and machine, and it is difficult for law-makers to adapt to the speed at which science evolves and to draw up the regulations, the committee said.
22/03/2017 | President
“I strongly deplore today’s serious terrorist incident at Westminster, the home of British democracy, which comes exactly a year after the Brussels attacks,” said PACE President Pedro Agramunt.
20/03/2017 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Committee on Equality and Non-discrimination renewed its commitment to combating racism and hatred in all their forms.
20/03/2017 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Many refugee and asylum-seeker women and girls have been exposed to gender-based violence. However, their protection has not been considered a priority in the management of the refugee crisis, today said the committee.
17/03/2017 | Session
The functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey is scheduled to be debated during the spring plenary session (24 to 28 April). Other highlight on the agenda is the debate on the situation of human rights in the North Caucasus.
17/03/2017 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Andrea Rigoni, rapporteur on the situation in Belarus, will make a fact-finding visit to Minsk on 23-24 March. He is due to meet notably the President of the Republic and the Speakers of both Chambers of the National Assembly.
17/03/2017 | President
Pedro Agramunt congratulated Montenegro on the progress made in the implementation of the country’s obligations and commitments to the Council of Europe during the ten years of membership in the Organisation.
16/03/2017 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
It is the political and moral responsibility of all European countries to contribute financially to dealing with the current refugee and migrant crisis, in line with the means at their disposal, said the Committee on Migration.
11/03/2017 | President
“Today we have the opportunity to pay our respects to victims of terrorism wherever they are from, whatever their nationality, whatever their creed", said Pedro Agramunt on the Day of Remembrance of victims of terrorism.
10/03/2017 | Standing Committee
On the eve of the commemoration of the Atocha terrorist attacks, the Standing Committee, meeting in Madrid, paid tribute to the victims, once again supporting the #NoHateNoFear initiative.