04/12/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The Committee on Migration will hold a conference on the theme “A comprehensive humanitarian and political response to the migration and refugee crisis in Europe” in Paris on 16 December 2015.
04/12/2015 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
The Council of Europe Museum Prize for 2016 has been awarded to the European Solidarity Centre in Gdańsk (Poland). The museum was selected from a shortlist of three candidates by the committee at a meeting today in Paris.
04/12/2015 | President
Anne Brasseur will be making an official visit to Morocco on 8-9 December. She is due to meet, notably, the Speakers of the Chamber of Representatives and the Chamber of Councillors and the Head of Government.
04/12/2015 | President
"Football is a game that should be played with dirty boots not dirty money," said Parliamentary Assembly President Anne Brasseur commenting on the most recent wave of arrests of FIFA officials.
03/12/2015 | News
“Terrorism has struck defenceless people, and human rights are first and foremost something that embody people’s actual lives before being the abstract principles of our system. People do not have rights, they are human rights in themselves, and any affront to or violence against a person...
03/12/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Lord Prescott, former Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on Environment and Energy, will take part in a meeting organised by the IPU and the French Parliament in Paris, on the occasion of the UN Conference on Climate Change.
03/12/2015 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
In adopting a report by Jacques Legendre, the committee welcomed the development by the Council of Europe of a European Framework of Competences for a culture of democracy and intercultural dialogue.
03/12/2015 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
Adopting a report by Gvozden Srecko Flego, the committee called on the member States to enhance their education systems in order to “ensure access to quality education for all and regular class attendance".
02/12/2015 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Too often, persons with disabilities face difficulties in accessing employment, education or participating in public life, said Gülsün Bilgehan, on the eve of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
02/12/2015 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Following her visit to Norway, Maryvonne Blondin provided information, in the context of the preparation of her report on protecting women against violence in the armed forces, as part of a hearing today in Paris.
01/12/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Axel E. Fischer and Jean-Claude Frécon presented the Trophy of the PACE Europe Prize to Fredrik Nelander, Mayor of Vara, in the presence of local authorities, associations and population.
01/12/2015 | President
Anne Brasseur will visit a reception centre for refugees and asylum seekers in Vienna on 4 December. She will also participate in a workshop on Democracy, organised by the Austrian Parliament