21/05/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The committee called for appropriate measures to address the continuous downgrading of employment and working conditions, and the reduction of the quality of public services.
21/05/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
For child protection mechanisms to be effective, they need to respond to topical events and address abuse in different contexts (institutions, family), said members of One in Five network.
19/05/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The first regional seminar on social rights in Eastern Partnership countries focusing on the European Social Charter took place in Chisinau on 18 May. Members of the committees dealing with social rights shared experiences.
19/05/2015 | Parliamentary support
The first regional seminar on social rights in Eastern Partnership countries focusing on the European Social Charter took place in Chisinau on 18 May. Members of the committees dealing with social rights shared experiences.
19/05/2015 | President
Addressing the Session of the Committee of Ministers in Brussels, PACE's President commented on the worrying increase of intolerance and hate speech. "Hate and intolerance are undermining our democracies,” she said.
19/05/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Corruption among judges undermines the foundations of the rule of law, severely impedes the protection of human rights and, according to the committee, reduces public trust in the integrity of the judiciary in some member States.
19/05/2015 | Monitoring
On their return from a fact-finding visit to Chisinau and Comrat, Lise Christoffersen and Piotr Wach expressed their expectations and hopes relating to the honouring of obligations and commitments by the Republic of Moldova.
19/05/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
PACE rapporteur Irakli Chikovani will be visiting Rome on 20 May, in the context of the preparation of his report on the involvement of organised crime in migrants’ smuggling and exploitation.
18/05/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
A first regional seminar on social rights in Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries will focus on the European Social Charter. They will discuss present problems, possible solutions and examples of good practice in this area.
18/05/2015 | Monitoring
Mailis Reps and Jean-Claude Mignon are visiting Ukraine to assess recent developments and the political environment, constitutional reform and reform of law enforcement structures, as well as the situation in the regions.
15/05/2015 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
"Young LGBT people must never be made to feel afraid to express their sexual orientation and gender identity", Jonas Gunnarsson said on the eve of the International Day against Homophobia.
15/05/2015 | Standing Committee
The Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly is to meet in Sarajevo on 22 May, ahead of Bosnia and Herzegovina's six-month chairmanship of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers.