07/12/2016 | Elections
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 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
A rapid solution to Gaza's humanitarian crisis is essential to ensuring stability in the Middle East. Council of Europe member States, Israel and the Palestinian authorities should mobilise all efforts to alleviate the population.
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.
06/12/2016 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“While some types of ‘neo-racism’ based on supposedly cultural grounds do exist in Europe, traditional racism based on skin colour has never disappeared from our societies”, said Milena Santerini at the opening of a hearing in Paris.
06/12/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Michele Nicoletti, rapporteur on corruption, stressed, during a workshop gathering academic experts and practitioners in Venice, that education and full-scale mobilisation of society are essential to step up the fight against corruption.
06/12/2016 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The committee called on member States to join forces against cyber-discrimination and hate speech through the adoption of effective legislative measures, education programs and more cooperation from Internet intermediaries.
06/12/2016 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The committee called on member states to protect the rights of families belonging to religious minorities by taking practical steps, to “affirm the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion for all individuals”.
05/12/2016 | President
On 7 December next in New York, PACE President Pedro Agramunt will be meeting António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary General designate, who will be taking up his duties on 1 January 2017.
02/12/2016 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
"We cannot yet define our decision-making systems as fully inclusive since they continue to leave aside persons with disabilities most of the time,” said Elena Centemero, for the Day of Persons with Disabilities.
01/12/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The committee expressed its concern with regard to the “lower significance and changing role of trade unions” which “could further increase currently widening social and economic inequalities”.
01/12/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The Network of contact parliamentarians to stop sexual violence against children stressed the need to provide positive education empowering children against sexual violence, including in the digital environment.
30/11/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The committee reminded member States to pay very close attention to safeguarding environmental, democratic, and human rights imperatives in Europe, when drafting the “new generation trade agreements”.