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Improving electoral processes in the Eastern Partnership countries

10/06/2015 | Election observation

Elections are the expression and cornerstone of democracy and they remain a necessary but not sufficient condition for democracy to thrive”, concluded the participants attending the conference on implementation of the right to free elections.

Improving electoral processes in the Eastern Partnership countries

10/06/2015 | Parliamentary support

Elections are the expression and cornerstone of democracy and they remain a necessary but not sufficient condition for democracy to thrive”, concluded the participants attending the conference on implementation of the right to free elections.

‘Meeting new migration and asylum challenges’: PACE rapporteur visits Morocco

09/06/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation

Tineke Strik, rapporteur on “Countries of transit: meeting new migration and asylum challenges” on behalf of PACE Migration Committee, will make a fact-finding visit to Morocco from 9 to 10 June.

Parliamentary elections in Turkey

08/06/2015 | Election observation

The Turkish elections were characterised by high participation and a wide choice among strong and active parties, but the 10 per cent threshold limited political pluralism, international election observers say.

Co-rapporteurs make monitoring visit to Armenia

08/06/2015 | Monitoring

Axel Fischer and Alan Meale co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for the monitoring of Armenia, will make a fact-finding visit to Yerevan from 9 to 12 June 2015.

Anne Brasseur calls for calm following Turkish electoral rally explosions

06/06/2015 | President

Anne Brasseur, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), has joined the appeals for calm following yesterday's explosions at a rally of the HDP party in Diyarbakir.

PACE to observe the parliamentary elections in Turkey

05/06/2015 | Election observation

A 29-member delegation led by Tiny Kox is in Turkey from 5 to 8 June to observe the conduct of the parliamentary elections, alongside observers from the OSCE-PA and the OSCE-ODIHR.

New laws in Hungary: some outstanding issues but ‘special examination’ should end

05/06/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy

Two years after concerns were raised about new laws in Hungary, the committee has welcomed the measures taken by the authorities and urged continued dialogue with the Council of Europe.

Bulgaria: rapporteur sees progress, urges ongoing reform

05/06/2015 | Monitoring

At the end of his fact-finding visit to Sofia (2-5 June), Frano Matušic, rapporteur on post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria, welcomed the improved political climate after the October 2014 general elections.

Four years after the “Arab Spring”

05/06/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy

Participants at a discussion about the current political challenges and opportunities in the Mediterranean Region, held in Rome today, stressed the need for a Libyan-led political process.

Media responsibility and ethics in a changing media environment

04/06/2015 | Culture, Science, Education and Media

“Self-regulation by the media is a means of reducing influence by the State and other sectors of society over media content,” said Volodymyr Ariev when presenting his report on to the Committee.

Action against large-scale cyber terrorism

04/06/2015 | Culture, Science, Education and Media

Alarmed by the number and magnitude of criminal attacks perpetrated in cyberspace, the committee adopted a report on increasing co-operation against cyber terrorism and other large-scale attacks on computer systems.