29/09/2016 | Election observation
A pre-electoral delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) visited Chisinau to assess the election campaign and the preparations for the Presidential election to be held on 30 October 2016.
29/09/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
PACE rapporteur Sevinj Fataliyeva has called on European governments to step up their action to protect and support children concerned by the armed conflict in Syria, in particular in Aleppo.
28/09/2016 | President
Speaking at the end of an official visit to Iceland (26-27 September), PACE President Pedro Agramunt praised the Icelandic authorities for the extent of their fulfillment of Council of Europe standards.
28/09/2016 | President
“The world has lost a man of dialogue, of principle and of conviction. Israel has lost one of its prominent figures. Our Assembly has lost a friend,” declared PACE President Pedro Agramunt, following the death of Shimon Peres.
28/09/2016 | President
Pedro Agramunt will make an official visit to Serbia on 3-4 October, during which he is due to meet notably the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and the Speaker of the National Assembly.
27/09/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
A survivor of the terror attack on Utøya island has told PACE parliamentarians at a #NoHateNoFear event in Iceland of his experience – and how it inspired him to work to counter extremism.
27/09/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Icelandic leaders welcomed the Political Affairs Committee to Reykjavik, speaking out strongly in favour of the Council of Europe’s core principles as the most effective way to counter hate-speech, extremism and terrorism.
27/09/2016 | Election observation
The Bureau of the PACE, upon the invitation of the Azerbaijani authorities, decided to send an ad hoc committee to conduct an assessment mission of the 26 September Constitutional referendum in Azerbaijan.
23/09/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Pedro Agramunt will make an official visit to Iceland on 26 and 27 September. In Reykjavik, he is due to meet the President of Iceland and the Speaker of Parliament, as well as the Foreign and Finance Ministers.
23/09/2016 | Parliamentary support
A seminar for staff of national parliaments, aimed at improving their knowledge of the European Convention on Human Rights and in particular regarding the execution of judgments of the Court, will be held in Strasbourg on 26-27 September.
22/09/2016 | Election observation
A delegation, led by Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter, will carry out a mission to Chisinau on 27-28 September, to assess the election campaign and political climate prior to the presidential election on 30 October.
22/09/2016 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Migration Committee called on European governments to improve the protection of unaccompanied migrant minors and to avoid them going missing. Accelerated asylum application procedures should be implemented.