27/01/2016 | Session
PACE has given its backing to the creation of “hotspots” to process asylum applications outside Europe – in order to identify people needing international protection before they undertake dangerous sea journeys.
27/01/2016 | Session
The member States need sufficient legal instruments to combat terrorism efficiently but there is a risk that "counterterrorism measures may introduce disproportionate restrictions or sap democratic control".
26/01/2016 | Session
According to the Assembly, the lack of regular maintenance work for over 20 years on the Sarsang reservoir, located in one of the areas of Azerbaijan occupied by Armenia, “poses a danger to the whole border region”.
26/01/2016 | Session
PACE today narrowly voted not to adopt a resolution on “Escalation of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh and the other occupied territories of Azerbaijan”, based on a report by British former PACE member Robert Walter.
26/01/2016 | Session
“Bulgaria has become a pillar of stability and an important factor in the Balkans, working to deepen regional cooperation,” today said Rosen Plevneliev, President of Bulgaria, addressing the Assembly.
26/01/2016 | Session
The Council of Europe’s Secretary General has asked parliamentarians to go home and be louder than ever in defending Europe’s human rights architecture. Speaking about the many challenges facing Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland said the European Convention on Human Rights is a shared vocabulary, the set...
26/01/2016 | Session
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) today elected Georgios A. Serghides as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Cyprus. Mr Serghides has obtained an absolute majority of votes cast.
26/01/2016 | Session
PACE granted the Jordanian Parliament Partner for Democracy Status, the fourth time that this status has been granted since being introduced in 2009. This status provides an appropriate framework for the continuation of the reform process.
25/01/2016 | President
At the end of the last PACE Bureau meeting under her Presidency, Anne Brasseur called on all Parliamentary Assembly members to stay united in front of the major challenges Europe is faced with.
25/01/2016 | Session
Europe's migration and refugee crisis and international terrorism will take centre-stage at the Winter Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Strasbourg, 25-29 January 2016).
25/01/2016 | Session
At the opening of its Winter plenary Session today, the Parliamentary Assembly elected its Vice-Presidents. The seats for the Vice-Presidents in respect of the Russian Federation and Spain remain vacant.
25/01/2016 | Session
The Council of Europe has an important role to play in assisting our countries in the fight against terrorism, through the arsenal of its legal instruments, while respecting the rule of law and fundamental freedoms, said Daniel Mitov.