21/04/2016 | Session
“Over the past two years, Italy has made a number of reforms with a view to enhancing women’s political participation and ensuring a better gender balance in the institutions,” today said Maria Elena Boschi.
21/04/2016 | Session
PACE calls on member states to adopt sanctions against individuals involved in the kidnapping, unlawful detention, unfair trial and conviction of Nadyia Savchenko, unless she is released without further delay.
20/04/2016 | Session
The Assembly expressed its concern at the attacks against members of the Jewish community in Europe, and called on member states to consider the fight against antisemitism as a priority.
20/04/2016 | Session
Recalling the importance of respecting the values embodied by the Council of Europe, the Austrian President Heinz Fischer stressed that these fundamental values may not be sacrificed in the fight against terrorism.
20/04/2016 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly has encouraged the members of its Palestinian partner for democracy delegation to “step up efforts” to speed up reform and to address human rights and rule of law concerns.
20/04/2016 | Session
"Spain is and will remain a reliable and predictable member of the Council of Europe", Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Garcia-Margallo said today, addressing the Parliamentary Assembly.
20/04/2016 | Session
“Governments and political leaders should refrain from using xenophobic rhetoric linking migrants to security risks, thereby making the integration of the few migrants staying in the country even more problematic,” said Mr Mitov.
20/04/2016 | Session
Expressing concern about the de facto erosion of intellectual property rights in the digital era, the Parliamentary Assembly today recalled that intellectual property rights are protected human rights.
20/04/2016 | Session
The EU-Turkey Agreement “raises several serious human rights issues” the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has said, following a joint debate during its plenary session.
19/04/2016 | Elections
A 18-member delegation of the PACE, led by Volodymyr Ariev, will travel to Serbia from 22 to 25 April to observe the conduct of the early parliamentary elections, alongside observers from the OSCE-ODIHR.
19/04/2016 | Session
“Turkey is an inseparable part of Europe,” Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said today. He stressed Turkey saw the Council of Europe as one of its main partners in bringing about future reforms.
19/04/2016 | Session
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly today elected Marko Bošnjak as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Slovenia. Mr Bošnjak has obtained an absolute majority of votes cast.