10/09/2025 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
Young people across Europe are “among the most active defenders and imaginative builders” of democracy, human rights the rule of law, according to PACE’s Culture Committee, and they should be treated “not with repression or indifference, but with recognition, protection and support”. Approving a...
10/09/2025 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Statement by the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), issued today: “Joining concerns expressed by the President of the Assembly, the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of...
10/09/2025 | Monitoring
The Monitoring Committee, meeting on 9 September in Paris, proposed to close the post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria and to follow the developments in the country in the framework of its periodic reviews. It welcomed the fact that Bulgaria had overcome the political crisis and instability...
08/09/2025 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
“Young people must be able to participate in public life freely and without fear of reprisal,” said Yevheniia Kravchuk (Ukraine, ALDE), Rapporteur on Youth movements for democracy and Chairperson of the sub-committee on youth and the society of the future, welcoming today’s decision to release...
05/09/2025 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions and budgetary constraints, and in the face of worsening inequalities in access to healthcare, the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development today emphasised the importance of promoting universal health coverage (UHC), based on the...
05/09/2025 | Elections
“The upcoming parliamentary elections will be decisive for Moldova’s future and for Europe as a whole. In a polarised society and a tense geopolitical climate, the process must remain inclusive and fair for all citizens, at home and abroad,” said Chris Said (Malta, EPP/CD), Head of the PACE pre...
05/09/2025 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development notes with grave concern that Europe has entered an era in which climate-related disasters are becoming structural: persistent droughts, unprecedented wildfires, and heatwaves that strike the most vulnerable and already...
05/09/2025 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The Committee on social affairs, health and sustainable development has expressed s its profound sorrow over the tragic accident on the Elevador da Glória in Lisbon, which claimed the lives of 16 people (including foreign nationals) and left many others injured. "We extend our deepest condolences...
05/09/2025 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
“The right to adequate housing is a universal human right and a cornerstone of social justice, human development and democratic stability,” underlined the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development. Yet this right “remains a broken promise” for more than 1.3 million people...
05/09/2025 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
“The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is also a war against truth, in which free media and journalists are treated as enemies by the aggressor state,” said the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media. Adopting the draft resolution, based on the report by Yevheniia Kravchuk...
02/09/2025 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
“I express my deep concern at reports of the disappearance in Turkey of Anatol Kotau, a respected figure in the international sports community and a long-standing advocate for the rights of Belarusian athletes,” today said Mogens Jensen (Denmark, SOC), general rapporteur on governance and ethics...
29/08/2025 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“The most destructive Russian bombing of Kyiv since the start of the war of aggression against Ukraine took place overnight on 28 August: sources report 23 deaths, including four children, and dozens more wounded,” today stated Piero Fassino (Italy, SOC), rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly...