01/10/2015 | Monitoring
Belgium is 'honouring its obligations to the Council of Europe overall', and has made welcome efforts to build a political consensus on a more efficient federal state and greater autonomy for federal entities.
30/09/2015 | Session
EU countries should avoid “a narrow emphasis on border control and security” and instead embrace a “holistic, rights-based and effective” approach involving countries of transit and origin, PACE has urged.
30/09/2015 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly called on the OECD and its member states to halt rising inequality and promote inclusive growth and a more equal distribution of income, wealth and well-being.
30/09/2015 | Session
We have set a number of priorities regarding our continuation on the path towards European integration, economic development and the rule of law, said the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
30/09/2015 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Adopting unanimously a report on tackling violence against women, the committee stressed that all violence against women is a form of discrimination and a gross violation of human rights.
30/09/2015 | Session
PACE has deplored “the lack of political will” of certain States to fully and rapidly implement judgments of the Court, and has urged the 47’s ministerial body to “take firmer measures” with States that do not comply.
29/09/2015 | Monitoring
The Monitoring Committee of the PACE welcomes the progress of constitutional reform in Armenia, which has been conducted in close co-operation with the Venice Commission.
29/09/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Sevinj Fataliyeva, General Rapporteur on Children of the PACE, has called on European governments to offer “a helping hand to children” in the current refugee crisis.
29/09/2015 | Session
His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Luxembourg has called on governments, given the scale of the refugee and migrant crisis, to “find common solutions to tackle the root causes of the problems.”
29/09/2015 | Session
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) today elected Alena Poláčková as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of the Slovak Republic for a term of office of nine years.
29/09/2015 | Secretary General of the Assembly
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) yesterday re-elected Wojciech Sawicki to the post of Secretary General of the Assembly for a five-year term starting on 1 February 2016.
29/09/2015 | Session
The EU’s Dublin system, which determines which country is responsible for treating asylum applications, is ineffective and should be reformed to ensure “equitable burden sharing” among member States, according to PACE.