15/12/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
International co-operation and intelligence sharing are essential if the activities of organised criminal groups related to migration are to be combated effectively, according to the Migration Committee.
14/12/2015 | President
“The year may be reaching an end but the human rights challenges and our responsibility to speak out about them continue”, Anne Brasseur said, in the Bureau meeting in London today.
11/12/2015 | President
Anne Brasseur will have meetings in London on 14-15 December with the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Minister of State for Europe, and the Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice.
10/12/2015 | President
At the end of her official visit, PACE President welcomed Morocco's commitment to an efficient, stable and constructive partnership with the Council of Europe. "Our values and standards are central to this partnership", she said.
10/12/2015 | President
“On Human Rights Day, political leaders and parliamentarians should take a step back from the political turmoil and look at the world through the prism of human rights", Assembly President said.
10/12/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Parliaments should focus on what they do best: promote national climate laws and get them recognised in the global agreement”, said Lord Prescott, in Paris during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21).
10/12/2015 | Rules, Ethics and Immunities
Following the challenge of credentials of the new United Kingdom delegation to the Assembly on procedural grounds, the Rules Committee, concluded that the credentials should be ratified.
09/12/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The Assembly organised a balloon launch today on the forecourt of the Council of Europe building, to mark the first European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, set on 18 November.
09/12/2015 | President
“I am glad that Leyla Yunus has finally been released. This is a welcome humanitarian gesture and a relief for all Leyla's friends and family", Parliamentary Assembly President Anne Brasseur declared today.
08/12/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Adopting a report on the protection and role of human rights defenders, the Legal Affairs Committee has expressed deep concern about increased reprisals against them in certain Council of Europe member states.
08/12/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The committee expressed concern about the scale of the phenomenon of foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq and its potential threat to international security. As regards responses, a security-oriented, repressive approach is not enough.
08/12/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The situation of civil society has deteriorated dramatically in certain Council of Europe member states, according to a report by Yves Cruchten adopted today in Paris by the Legal Affairs Committee.