28/09/2015 | Session
After nearly two years at the head of the PACE, President Anne Brasseur, paints a mixed picture of progress in terms of human rights in Europe in her opening speech at the Autumn plenary session.
28/09/2015 | Session
“Fair and respectful treatment for refugees is not only a moral, but a legal obligation of member States as well,” said Igor Crnadak, Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina, addressing the Assembly today.
28/09/2015 | Session
Thorbjørn Jagland replied to the questions put to him by members of the Parliamentary Assembly during a questions and replies session held in the context of the autumn session of the Assembly.
25/09/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The town of Palanga will receive the PACE Flag of Honour on Saturday, 26 September. Arturas Skardžius, Member of the Parliamentary Assembly will present this distinction to reward the European efforts of this city.
23/09/2015 | Election observation
A PACE pre-electoral delegation visited Baku on 21 and 22 September 2015 to assess the pre-election process and the preparations for the parliamentary elections to be held in Azerbaijan on 1 November 2015.
23/09/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The town of Rossdorf (Germany) will receive the Flag of Honour of the PACE on Saturday, 26 September 2015. Victor Ruffy, PACE honorary member will present this distinction to reward the European efforts of this city.
22/09/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
A delegation of parliamentarians, led by the Chairperson of the PACE Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize, Axel E. Fischer, will present the Europe Prize to the Mayor of Dresden, the Prize-winner for 2015, on 24 September.
21/09/2015 | Parliamentary support
A first regional seminar on the role of national parliaments in implementing the standards of the European Convention of Human Rights took place in Tbilisi (Georgia) on 21 and 22 September.
18/09/2015 | Election observation
A five-member PACE delegation, led by Jordi Xuclà (Spain, ALDE), will carry out a pre-electoral visit to Baku on 21-22 September, to assess the electoral framework and campaign prior to the parliamentary elections.
18/09/2015 | President
“In the course of my discussion with Pope Francis, I expressed my conviction that our absolute priority must be to deal with Europe’s migration crisis", PACE President Anne Brasseur said today.
17/09/2015 | President
PACE President met with EP President, as well as Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, along with political leaders from the two parliaments.
15/09/2015 | President
Anne Brasseur will have an audience with Pope Francis on 18 September. Discussions will focus on the refugee crisis, the issue of intercultural dialogue and its religious dimension and the No Hate Parliamentary Alliance.