12/12/2016 | Election observation
The parliamentary elections of 11 December in "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" were competitive, and an essential step in resolving two years of deep political crisis, international election observers said.
12/12/2016 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
Mogens Jensen welcomed "a testimony of the current crisis in international sports, which gives evidence of the systematic violation of anti-doping rules by Russian sports organisations."
11/12/2016 | President
Two blasts reportedly killed at least 38 people and wounded many more just hours near the Besiktas football stadium in Istanbul. "Our thoughts are with the victims, families and the Turkish people," the President stressed.
09/12/2016 | President
Speaking at the end of his visit to New York, Pedro Agramunt assured the UN SG-elect, Antonio Guterres, of the Council of Europe’s and the Assembly’s support in the implementation of the ambitious UN global agenda.
09/12/2016 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
PACE rapporteur Tineke Strik today responded to the European Commission’s recommendation that in three months from now, European countries should resume transferring asylum seekers to Greece under the Dublin regulation.
09/12/2016 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
The 2017 Council of Europe Museum Prize has been awarded to Mémorial ACTe (MACTe), Caribbean Centre of Expressions and Memory of the Slave Trade and Slavery, Guadeloupe (France).
09/12/2016 | President
“This year, Human Rights Day calls on everyone to stand up for someone's rights. I would therefore like to, once again, pay a particular tribute to Nadia Murad, who became a human rights activist,” President Pedro Agramunt stressed.
08/12/2016 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
Investigative journalism is a “public asset” and a “key weapon in tackling corruption”, said the Committee on Culture in a draft resolution adopted unanimously, on the basis of a report by Gülsün Bilgehan.
08/12/2016 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
The committee has called on parliaments to discuss online media and journalism and to promulgate general standards for the protection of fundamental freedoms and rights of Internet users, journalists and online media.
08/12/2016 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
The committee today highlighted the large number of cases of threats and attacks against journalists and media outlets reported to the Council of Europe through the Platform it set up in 2015 to promote the protection of journalism.
07/12/2016 | Election observation
A PACE delegation led by Stefan Schennach will be in “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” from 9 to 12 December to observe the conduct of the early parliamentary elections
07/12/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
After a three-day visit to Cairo, Jordi Xuclà, rapporteur on the political transition in Egypt declared that he had observed the will of the Egyptian Parliament and government to strengthen cooperation with the Council of Europe.