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Dresden: Europe Prize to be presented during ceremony

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.

First regional seminar for parliamentarians on ECHR held in Tbilisi

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.

PACE delegation makes pre-electoral visit to Azerbaijan

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.

'In the face of indifference and rejection, we must move towards a globalisation of solidarity'

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.

Asylum: common solutions to common challenges with common humanity

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.

Pope Francis receives PACE President at private audience

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.

PACE-EP Presidents to discuss the asylum crisis, the conflict in Ukraine and relations with Russia...

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.

Visit by a rapporteur to the area of the line of contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh region

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.

Anne Brasseur: “Democracy is not a luxury, it is a necessity”

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.

Presentation of the Council of Europe Flag of Honour to the town of Wisła

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.

The Council of Europe Plaque of Honour awarded to The town of Sopot (Poland)

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.

Request by Jordanian Parliament for partner for democracy status : rapporteur to visit Amman

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.