19/11/2015 | Parliamentary support
A seminar, organised in co-operation with the PACE Committee on Rules of Procedure, will take place on 10-11 December 2015 on the theme: “Funding of political parties and electoral campaigns: legislation and control mechanisms”.
18/11/2015 | President
The goal of this Day is to raise awareness about sexual abuse and encourage an open dialogue in order to help prevent abuse, said PACE President Anne Brasseur today.
18/11/2015 | President
The issue of mass surveillance of citizens has received much attention, especially after the revelations made by Edward Snowden, with a growing tension between the concern for safety and the protection of freedoms, said Anne Brasseur.
17/11/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The newly established European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse will be presented at a press conference at 11 am on Wednesday 18 November in Nicosia.
16/11/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Tineke Strik has expressed her appreciation for the efforts of state authorities, international organisations and NGOs in providing basic protection to the unprecedented numbers of people crossing the Western Balkans.
14/11/2015 | President
"I am deeply shocked and appalled by the barbaric terrorist attacks perpetrated last night in Paris. On behalf of the Assembly, I extend my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims," said Anne Brasseur.
13/11/2015 | President
“I welcome the release of Arif Yunus on humanitarian grounds and hope that more prisoners will be released soon and especially those whose health condition is a matter of serious concern,” Anne Brasseur declared today.
13/11/2015 | Monitoring
Terry Leyden and Ionut Marian Stroe, PACE co-rapporteurs for the post-monitoring dialogue with Montenegro, will make a fact-finding visit to the country from 17 to 20 November 2015.
13/11/2015 | Parliamentary support
A capacity building seminar on Council of Europe Initiatives for Democracy, Rule of Law and Human Rights will be held in Strasbourg on 16 and 17 November.
12/11/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Meeting with President Poroshenko, the rapporteur on the political consequences of the crisis in Ukraine, Krystýna Zelienkovà, urged the country to continue on its European path.
12/11/2015 | Monitoring
Andrej Hunko, monitoring rapporteur for Albania, has expressed his surprise at the draft amendments to the criminal code regarding “Defamation towards senior officials or elected officials.”
10/11/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Krystýna Zelienkovà (Czech Republic, ALDE), Parliamentary Assembly rapporteur on the political consequences of the crisis in Ukraine, is to hold talks with President Poroshenko in Kyiv tomorrow.