18/05/2016 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
As the target of an estimated 25 000 to 30 000 lobbyists, the EU institutions need to do more to ensure transparency and openness, Natasa Vučković has said in a report adopted in Rome today.
18/05/2016 | Rules, Ethics and Immunities
“Parliamentary responsibility is a fundamental concept for the smooth functioning of any representative democracy,” Michele Nicoletti said, introducing a joint seminar on parliamentary accountability today in Rome.
18/05/2016 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Speaking at a seminar in Rome, Paul Mahoney, Judge of the European Court of Human Rights with respect to the United Kingdom mentioned the utility of parliamentary action in ensuring respect for ECHR norms.
18/05/2016 | Rules, Ethics and Immunities
Speaking at a seminar in Rome, Paul Mahoney, Judge of the European Court of Human Rights with respect to the United Kingdom mentioned the utility of parliamentary action in ensuring respect for ECHR norms.
17/05/2016 | President
Pedro Agramunt will take part in the 44th Plenary Session of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States (IPA CIS) in Saint Petersburg on 19 and 20 May. He will also hold several bilateral meetings.
17/05/2016 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
While genuine progress has been made in combating discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, for many LGBT people, heinous attacks, prejudice and discrimination are still part of their everyday life.
17/05/2016 | Rules, Ethics and Immunities
The PACE rapporteur on parliamentary immunity has expressed concern that 14 out of the 47 member states do not have any system of inviolability to protect parliamentarians against politically-motivated pressure.
17/05/2016 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
In a meeting in Rome, Michele Nicoletti referred to the need for a positive relationship between national parliaments and the Council of Europe to extend the scope of human rights protection and secure the independence of the judiciary.
17/05/2016 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The committee expressed concern that administrative detention has been abused to punish political opponents, obtain confessions in the absence of a lawyer, or for stifling peaceful protest.
17/05/2016 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The Assembly's Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination has deplored the fact that gender-based harassment and assaults against women are still frequent within the armed forces.
14/05/2016 | President
At the end of his official visit to Ukraine, PACE President Pedro Agramunt welcomed the strong commitment of the Ukrainian authorities and of the newly-appointed government to move towards European values and standards.
12/05/2016 | Rules, Ethics and Immunities
The Committees on Legal Affairs and Rules of Procedure of the Parliamentary Assembly will meet on 17 and 18 May 2016 at the Palazzo Montecitorio in Rome, at the invitation of the Italian delegation to PACE.