09/09/2016 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
The Presidents and Speakers of parliament from the 47 Council of Europe member states and many partner, observer and neighbouring countries, along with the Presidents of other international assemblies, met in Strasbourg on 15 and 16 September 2016 for a European parliamentary summit, held every...
09/09/2016 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination believes that prevention must lie “at the heart of all efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation” and must involve all the players concerned.
09/09/2016 | Election observation
A PACE delegation led by Emanuelis Zingeris will carry out a pre-electoral mission to Georgia on 13-14 September, to assess the election campaign and political climate prior to the parliamentary elections on 8 October.
09/09/2016 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination of the Parliamentary Assembly, believes that academic achievement and access to employment are key factors for the social integration of Roma and Travellers.
08/09/2016 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The committee reaffirmed its full support for the International Criminal Court (ICC), the first ever permanent independent judicial body able to try people accused of the most serious crimes.
07/09/2016 | President
Speaking at the end of a two-day working visit to Moscow on 5 and 6 September, Pedro Agramunt stressed that the non-participation of Russian parliamentarians in PACE "benefits neither Russia nor the Assembly".
06/09/2016 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Both in Crimea and in the conflict zone in the Donbas region, serious human rights violations have occurred and are still occurring, Marieluise Beck said when presenting her report today to the committee.
05/09/2016 | Election observation
A delegation led by Gisela Wurm will travel to Belarus from 9 to 12 September to observe the conduct of the parliamentary elections on 11 September, alongside observers from the PA and ODIHR of the OSCE.
02/09/2016 | President
'The failure of the attempted coup d’Etat was a victory for democracy and all democratic means must be used to ensure there is no repeat of such a coup in the future,’ said Pedro Agramunt ending his visit to Ankara.
01/09/2016 | President
After his high level official visit to the Czech Republic, Pedro Agramunt commented that the spirit of Václav Havel was essential in today’s Europe as we face many challenges, including the migration and refugee crisis.
01/09/2016 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
A seminar on the fight against racism, hatred and intolerance in France will be held at the Senate in Paris on Thursday 8 September, as part of the activities of the PACE No Hate Parliamentary Alliance.
31/08/2016 | President
The President of the Parliamentary Assembly, Pedro Agramunt, is to make a working visit to Moscow on 6-7 September 2016 accompanied by the leaders of the Assembly’s five political groups.