22/06/2016 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
On 22 June, the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination and the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons held a joint hearing on discrimination and violence against refugee women.
22/06/2016 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
On 22 June, the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination and the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons held a joint hearing on discrimination and violence against refugee women.
21/06/2016 | Session
“The best results can only be achieved by working hand in hand with the Assembly”, today said Marina Kaljurand, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Estonia and Chairman of the Committee of Ministers.
21/06/2016 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The committee regrets that “against a deteriorated security situation, there has been no progress in the implementation of the political aspects of Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements”.
21/06/2016 | Session
Considering that “Europe’s panicked response to the refugee crisis is crushing Greece between two brutal realities”, PACE concluded that “the first victims of the situation in Greece are the refugees and migrants”.
21/06/2016 | Session
The Assembly today elected Tim Eicke as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of the United Kingdom. His term of office of nine years shall commence as from 7 September 2016.
21/06/2016 | Session
PACE today expressed its concern about the over-sexualisation of children and called on member states to draft effective legislation and frame policies to prevent the over-sexualisation of children.
21/06/2016 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly has called on Europe’s governments to open all positions in the armed forces to women – and to show “zero tolerance” to gender-based violence in the military.
20/06/2016 | Session
The Assembly today launched a #NoHateNoFear initative to counter terrorism. Parliamentarians stood up to say NO to hate and fear and committed themselves to follow up on this initiative in their parliaments.
20/06/2016 | Session
"I firmly believe that our common interests in protecting human rights, democracy and the rule of law, are stronger than the issues that divide us," the PACE President Pedro Agramunt said today at the opening of the June session.
20/06/2016 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
In a statement, the committee called upon member States to show more solidarity and humanity in dealing with refugees and to ensure adequate reception facilities and access to an effective asylum procedure.
20/06/2016 | Session
Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland replied to questions from members of the Parliamentary Assembly in a question and answer session during the Assembly’s summer part-session.