29/10/2015 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
PACE rapporteur Maria Edera Spadoni will travel to Finland from 3 to 5 November for a fact-finding visit in the context of the preparation of her report on Systematic collection of data on violence against women.
28/10/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
“We have seen at first hand the dreadful situation of the many refugees arriving in Kos, which will only get worse as winter approaches and the weather deteriorates”, said Doris Fiala who chaired the delegation which visited Kos.
28/10/2015 | President
In the context of the forthcoming Turkish elections at the weekend, I am concerned about the clampdown against two private television channels, Kanaltürk and Bugün,” Anne Brasseur said today.
28/10/2015 | President
We cannot continue to let the front-line countries struggle alone with migrant arrivals simply because of their geographical position,” Anne Brasseur stressed in a speech to the Nordic Council in Reykjavik today.
26/10/2015 | Elections
A delegation, led by Andreas Gross, will travel to Turkey from 30 October to 2 November to observe the conduct of the early parliamentary elections, alongside observers from the OSCE-PA and the OSCE-ODIHR.
26/10/2015 | Elections
A 30-member cross-party delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly, headed by Jordi Xuclà, is to observe Azerbaijan’s parliamentary elections on 1 November 2015.
26/10/2015 | Elections
Ukraine's local elections "generally respected the democratic process, but additional efforts are needed to enhance public confidence," concluded international observers, including members of PACE.
26/10/2015 | President
In her address to the “Play the Game Conference”, Anne Brasseur called on the support from the sport sector for the “No Hate Parliamentary Alliance” to adopt firm and proactive public positions against racism, hatred and intolerance.
23/10/2015 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“We must stop treating transgender people as if they are diseased,” said the General Rapporteur on the rights of LGBT people Jonas Gunnarsson (Sweden, SOC), on the eve of the Day of Action for Trans Depathologisation.
22/10/2015 | President
Anne Brasseur will be paying a working visit to Denmark (25-26 October) and Iceland (27-28 October). In Aarhus, the PACE President will deliver a speech at the opening of the “Play the Game” conference.
22/10/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
A five-member delegation headed by Doris Fiala, is to visit reception facilities for refugees and migrants on the Greek island of Kos from 24 to 25 October. It will speak with recently arrived refugees and migrants.
22/10/2015 | President
PACE President extended sincere condolences to the family of Louis Jung, former French senator and President of the Assembly, and paid tribute to a fervent champion of the European project and Council of Europe values.