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
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) held this afternoon a free debate on current issues not included in the session agenda. Seventeen Assembly members took the floor.
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.
19/06/2016 | President
On the occasion of the World Refugee Day, PACE President Pedro Agramunt calls on all Europeans to stand up and show their solidarity and support for the more than 50 million refugees worldwide.
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.