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PACE rapporteur to meet President Poroshenko in Kyiv

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.

President calls for probes to ‘root out corruption’ in all major sport federations

09/11/2015 | President

After the FIFA fiasco, I am appalled by the scandal at the IAAF, the world body for athletics,” said PACE President Anne Brasseur today, following revelations being published today in a report by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

The Council of Europe Plaque of Honour awarded to Terrassa (Spain)

09/11/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Terrassa (Spain) will receive the Plaque of Honour of the PACE on Tuesday 10 November 2015. Jordi Xuclà (Spain, ALDE) will present this distinction to reward the European efforts of this city.

Rapporteur to ‘trace route’ recently taken by refugees and migrants through Western Balkans

06/11/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation

Tineke Strik is to see at first hand the situation of refugees and migrants crossing Europe during a three-day visit taking in three national frontiers and countries (“the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, Serbia and Slovenia).

PACE President Anne Brasseur visits Brussels

06/11/2015 | President

Anne Brasseur will be in Brussels from 8-10 November to participate in the first meeting of the European Commission's High-level Group on Grassroots Sport. She will also meet Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.

Georgia monitors deeply concerned by court decision allowing change of management at Rustavi 2

06/11/2015 | Monitoring

"This decision in effect allows for a change of editorial policy at Rustavi 2, while the appeals process is on-going. This unduly impacts the pluralism of the media environment in Georgia," the co-rapporteurs said.

Impact of measures to improve women's political representation: rapporteur to make visit to Sweden

06/11/2015 | Equality and Non-Discrimination

Elena Centemero will travel to Sweden on 10-11 November for a fact-finding visit in the context of the preparation of her report on “Assessing the impact of measures to improve women's political representation”.

Committee calls on Armenia to withdraw from Nagorno-Karabakh as part of the Minsk process

04/11/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy

In a draft resolution approved today, PACE's Political Affairs Committee calls for "the withdrawal of Armenian armed forces and other irregular armed forces from Nagorno-Karabakh" in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Process.

PACE rapporteur concerned by reports of upsurge in violence in Ukraine

04/11/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy

The PACE rapporteur on the political consequences of the crisis in Ukraine, Kristyna Zelienková (Czech Republic, ALDE), said today that she was alarmed by reports of an upsurge in violence.

Albania: call for the continuation of reforms

03/11/2015 | Monitoring

The co-rapporteurs welcomed the expressed political determination of the majority and the opposition to continue their co-operation to implement the 2014 agreement, which was of crucial importance for the political stability of the country.

Statement by PACE Election Observation Mission on the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan on 1 November 2015

02/11/2015 | Election observation

The PACE Election Observation Mission said that the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan were held in accordance with the Election Code of the country, which provides a legal framework for the democratic conduct of elections.

Turkey: voters offered a variety of choices, but process hindered by incidents of violence

02/11/2015 | Election observation

Elections offered voters a variety of choices, but the challenging security environment, and incidents of violence hindered contestants’ ability to campaign freely, the observers said.