22/09/2016 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
With the world’s lowest fertility and most ageing population, the countries of the Council of Europe need to develop “migration policies oriented towards the future, that attract qualified migrants”, the committee said.
21/09/2016 | Monitoring
The Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly, will organise a joint hearing with the Albanian Parliament on Friday 23 September (morning), on “Interreligious Dialogue and Tolerance”.
21/09/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
PACE committee recommends that the Council of Europe's ministerial body considers the desirability and feasibility of “drawing up European guidelines to safeguard children’s rights in relation to surrogacy arrangements”.
21/09/2016 | Election observation
Following the invitation of Jordan’s Independent Electoral Commission, PACE observed, for the first time, the early elections to the Jordanian House of Representatives which took place on 20 September.
21/09/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The committee is concerned by the scope of tax avoidance and evasion, as illustrated by the “Panama Papers” scandal, which exposed how shadow companies and secret accounts are used to hide taxable income and assets in tax havens”.
20/09/2016 | Election observation
PACE is to send a seven-member “assessment mission”, headed by Aleksandar Nikoloski, to the 26 September referendum on amendments to the Constitution of Azerbaijan, following an invitation from the authorities.
16/09/2016 | News
The Speaker of Serbia’s National Assembly Maja Gojković, addressing the Conference of Presidents of Parliament, has said it is the duty of parliamentarians to help “bring the benefits of Council of Europe mechanisms to our citizens”.
16/09/2016 | News
Eiki Nestor, President of the Estonian Riigikogu, has paid tribute to the role of the Council of Europe in establishing a rights culture in Europe, and urged his fellow Speakers to uphold Council values in difficult times for the continent.
16/09/2016 | Election observation
A 12-member, cross-party delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, headed by René Rouquet, is to observe the early parliamentary elections in Jordan on 20 September.
16/09/2016 | News
“There are three elements, among others, which put our democratic systems under threat: poverty, corruption and hatred", said Anne Brasseur, member of the Parliamentary Alliance and Ambassador of the No Hate Speech Movement.
16/09/2016 | News
"In most countries, politicians, journalists and human rights activists become targets of hate speech, insults and threats," said today the Bundestag President, speaking at the Conference of Presidents of Parliament.
16/09/2016 | News
Pedro Agramunt has closed the Conference of Presidents of Parliament by making an appeal to parliaments across the continent to show “leadership and vision” in tackling the current challenges faced by Europe.