13/06/2016 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“The targeting of a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, this weekend in a mass shooting is a horrific act of hate and of terror,” said Jonas Gunnarsson, General rapporteur on the rights of LGBT people.
13/06/2016 | Session
Addresses by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas are among the highlights of the summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly taking place in Strasbourg on 20-24 June 2016.
13/06/2016 | President
Pedro Agramunt expressed his shock at and condemnation of the Orlando terror attack that left 50 people dead and more than 50 wounded. He expressed his solidarity with the American people, the victims and with the LGBT community.
13/06/2016 | Monitoring
The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Azerbaijan by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Stefan Schennach and Cezar Florin Preda, are to make a fact-finding visit to Baku from 15 to 17 June 2016.
10/06/2016 | Monitoring
PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egidijus Vareikis and Sir Roger Gale, are to make a fact-finding visit to the country from 13 to 17 June, holding meetings in Sarajevo, Mostar and Banja Luka.
10/06/2016 | Monitoring
PACE's co-rapporteurs for post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria have welcomed the Ministry of Justice's intention to send the second package of amendments to the Judicial Act to the Venice Commission for opinion.
08/06/2016 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
A seminar, in the framework of the Parliamentary Campaign to End Immigration Detention of Children, will take place on 16 June in Bern, on “Promoting alternatives to the immigration detention of children in Switzerland”.
08/06/2016 | President
Speaking today at the end the end of his visit to Turkey, PACE President Pedro Agramunt reiterated his full support to Turkey, in the face of the many challenges the country is facing.
07/06/2016 | President
Pedro Agramunt, currently visiting Turkey, strongly condemned the attack near Beyazit Square, in Istanbul. He expressed solidarity with the Turkish people and authorities and adressed his condolences to the families of the victims.
07/06/2016 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
"Too many restrictions on NGOs carrying out activities in public policy affairs have been imposed in certain Council of Europe member States, mostly by preventing them from receiving funding from abroad", said Yves Cruchten.
03/06/2016 | Monitoring
Frank Schwabe and Zsolt Németh, co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria, will make a fact-finding visit to Sofia on 8 and 9 June 2016.
03/06/2016 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The Committee on Social Affairs is seeking to mobilise parliaments, governments, media, families and professionals in the advertising, education and child-minding sectors against the over-sexualisation of children.