15/09/2015 | President
Anne Brasseur and Martin Schulz will meet tomorrow to discuss some of the main challenges affecting Europe and in particular the asylum crisis, the conflict in Ukraine and relations with Russia, as well as developments in Turkey.
14/09/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Robert Walter will carry out a fact-finding visit on 15-16 September, to the area of the line of contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh region from the side under control of the Azeri authorities.
14/09/2015 | President
"Solidarity and inclusiveness are cornerstones of democracy, particularly in the present context, when some politicians choose the easy way of populism by blaming minorities," said Anne Brasseur.
11/09/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The town of Wisła will receive the PACE Flag of Honour, on Friday 11 September. Klaus Bühler, Honorary Member of the Parliamentary Assembly will present this distinction to reward the European efforts of this city.
11/09/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Sopot will receive the Plaque of Honour of the PACE on Sunday 13 September. Johanna Schicker, former Member of the Parliamentary Assembly will present this distinction to reward the European efforts of this city.
11/09/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Josette Durrieu will make a fact-finding visit to Jordan from 13-16 September, in preparation of her report on the request for partner for democracy status with PACE, submitted by the Jordanian Parliament.
11/09/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Governments should oblige pharmaceutical companies to ensure “absolute transparency regarding the real costs of research and development”, particularly in relation to the public research portion, the committee says.
11/09/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Michele Nicoletti and Tineke Strik welcomed the latest proposals to reform EU asylum policy, whilst calling on Monday’s meeting of the EU justice and home affairs council to prioritise protection of migrants' human rights.
11/09/2015 | Monitoring
The co-rapporteurs for Ukraine, Jean-Claude Mignon and Jordi Xucla urged the Ukrainian authorities to make every efforts to ensure that the upcoming local elections in the country are as inclusive and pluralistic as possible.
10/09/2015 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
In adopting a draft resolution unanimously on equality and shared parental responsibility, the members said that the role of fathers vis-à-vis their children needs to be better recognised and properly valued.
09/09/2015 | President
"This spiral of violence must stop and I call on all actors to take a step back," said PACE President Anne Brasseur gravely concerned about the recent terrorist attacks in Turkey.
09/09/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The present refugee crisis has demonstrated the inadequacy of the current political and institutional instruments including the Dublin Regulation on which the asylum policies of the European Union are based.