04/11/2016 | President
I am extremely concerned about today’s detention of Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag, co-chairs of HDP – the third political force in Turkey’s Parliament – reportedly, together with 12 other members of parliament, said Pedro Agramunt.
03/11/2016 | Elections
A 9-member delegation of the PACE, led by Joseph O’Reilly, is travelling to Bulgaria from 4 to 7 November to observe the presidential election.
02/11/2016 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
We, parliamentarians, have to do our utmost in order to end impunity for crimes against journalists, said Volodymyr Ariev, General Rapporteur on Media Freedom and Safety of Journalists.
02/11/2016 | Monitoring
Following their visit to Albania,the co-rapporteurs Andrej Hunko and Joseph O'Reilly, applauded the adoption of the constitutional amendments paving the way for a thorough and comprehensive reform of the judiciary.
31/10/2016 | Elections
The 30 Oct. parliamentary run-offs in Georgia were competitive and administered in a manner that respected the rights of candidates and voters, despite lacking a legal framework for the 2nd round and complaints related to 1st round results.
31/10/2016 | Elections
The presidential election provided ample opportunity for voters to express their preference, but the campaign was marred by widespread abuse of state resources, biased media coverage and a lack of transparency in campaign finance.
28/10/2016 | President
Pedro Agramunt will make an official visit to the Principality of Monaco on 3-4 November. He will meet, in particular, the President of the National Council and the Government Counsellor, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.
28/10/2016 | Monitoring
Co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Serbia, Maria Guzenina and Samad Seyidov, welcomed the steps taken by the authorities to strengthen the independence and efficiency of the judiciary, in line with Resolution 1858 (2012).
26/10/2016 | Monitoring
Andrej Hunko and Joseph O'Reilly, PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of obligations and commitments by Albania, started today a fact-finding visit in the country which will end on 28 October.
26/10/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The committee is organising a parliamentary “capacity-building” seminar based on the 2015 conclusions of the European Committee of Social Rights and aimed at promoting the European Social Charter, on 28 October in Paris.
25/10/2016 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“It is time to end shame, secrecy and unwanted medical interventions on intersex children,” said rapporteurs Jonas Gunnarsson (Sweden, SOC) and Piet De Bruyn (Belgium, NR), on the day of Intersex Awareness Day.
25/10/2016 | Monitoring
Samad Seyidov and Maria Guzenina,co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Serbia, will make a fact-finding visit to Belgrade, to monitor the implementation of the resolution on the honouring of obligations and commitments.