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President calls for parliamentary dialogue and co-operation between all 47 member states

30/06/2016 | President

“We must work in synergy to address the common challenges with which we are confronted, in particular the refugee crisis and combating international terrorism,” said Pedro Agramunt during his visit to Moscow.

PACE President to participate in PABSEC Plenary session in Moscow

29/06/2016 | President

Pedro Agramunt is participating in the 47th Plenary Session of the General Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) in Moscow. On this occasion, he will hold several high-level meetings.

PACE President to make official visit to Georgia

29/06/2016 | President

Pedro Agramunt will make an official visit to Georgia on 30 June-1 July, during which he is due to meet the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Parliament and the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

PACE President condemns Istanbul airport terrorist attack

29/06/2016 | President

Following the "heinous" attack at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Pedro Agramunt today reaffirmed PACE’s solidarity with the Turkish authorities and extended his condolences to the victims’ families.

Pedro Agramunt: PACE and PABSEC share similar objectives and common standards

29/06/2016 | President

“PACE and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Co-operation have many things in common,” said Pedro Agramunt, addressing PABSEC at its plenary session in Moscow today.

Reaffirming the role of the Assembly as a pan-European forum for inter-parliamentary dialogue and co-operation

24/06/2016 | Bureau

In a declaration adopted today, the PACE Bureau reaffirms the Assembly’s role as a pan-European forum for political dialogue among democratically elected members of parliament from the Organisation’s 47 member states.

PACE reviews the work of its subsidiary bodies since last session

24/06/2016 | Session

PACE Standing Committee meeting in Tallinn and the different election observation missions were major themes during the debate on the progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee.

Brexit: ‘something of the European ideal has been lost today’

24/06/2016 | President

“Something of the European ideal has been lost today following the UK’s vote for Brexit,” said PACE President Pedro Agramunt, speaking on the last day of the Assembly’s plenary session in Strasbourg.

Monitoring visit by co-rapporteurs to the Republic of Moldova

24/06/2016 | Monitoring

alentina Leskaj and Ögmundur Jonásson, PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of obligations and commitments by the Republic of Moldova, will make a fact-finding visit to the country on 27-29 June 2016.

26 June: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

24/06/2016 | President

26 June marks the Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. This is a day for governments and parliaments throughout the world to reflect on the devastating impact of illicit drug markets on the health and human rights.

PACE spells out principles for upholding parliamentarians’ immunity

24/06/2016 | Session

PACE has called for a system of parliamentary immunity which would prevent politically motivated criminal proceedings, and has spelled out a series of principles which should underlie such immunity.

Parliamentarians list steps to protect migrants from violence

24/06/2016 | Session

PACE has spelled out a series of steps to protect migrants from violence – whether physical violence, labour exploitation, trafficking, sexual harassment, discrimination or hate speech.