23/09/2015 | Elections
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 | Elections
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.
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 | 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.