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Fighting corruption: towards a code of conduct for parliamentarians

02/06/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy

On 4 June the Italian Chamber of Deputies and the Committee on Political Affairs will hold a seminar in Rome to discuss national and international experience in codes of conduct for parliamentarians.

Parliamentary conference: implementation of the right to free elections in Eastern Partnership countries

02/06/2015 | Parliamentary support

A conference on the “Implementation of the right to free elections in Eastern Partnership countries”, to be held in Paris on 4-5 June, will address the challenge of applying election legislation and Council of Europe standards.

Parliamentary conference: implementation of the right to free elections in Eastern Partnership countries

02/06/2015 | Election observation

A conference on the “Implementation of the right to free elections in Eastern Partnership countries”, to be held in Paris on 4-5 June, will address the challenge of applying election legislation and Council of Europe standards.

Committee proposes not to annul Russian credentials ‘at this time’

01/06/2015 | Monitoring

The Monitoring Committee deeply regrets Russia's "manifest lack of progress" in meeting Assembly demands over the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the illegal annexation of Crimea, but urges re-established dialogue.

Preventing and combating racism, xenophobia and intolerance should be a priority for member States

01/06/2015 | Equality and Non-Discrimination

The Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination of the Parliamentary Assembly has condemned the alarming rise in racism, xenophobia and intolerance in Europe, at its meeting in Paris.

PACE committee makes recommendations to Azerbaijan

01/06/2015 | Monitoring

The committee has made a series of recommendations to the authorities of Azerbaijan as part of its ongoing monitoring of the country – including steps to reinforce democratic checks and balances in the system.

Post-monitoring rapporteur returns to Bulgaria for high-level meetings

01/06/2015 | Monitoring

Frano Matušić, PACE’s rapporteur for post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria, is in Sofia on 2-5 June for high-level meetings with members of the government, opposition and judiciary.

Russia's new law on 'undesirable' foreign NGOs endangers the right of free expression, say PACE co-rapporteurs

29/05/2015 | Monitoring

“We express our concerns regarding the new legislation on ‘undesirable’ foreign organisations in Russia which endangers the right of free expression of the political opposition, the media and civil society,” said the co-rapporteurs.

Anne Brasseur: ‘To be credible, FIFA must lance the boil and overhaul its governance’

28/05/2015 | President

“Following the arrests of leading FIFA officials, football’s global body is once again shaken by a scandal. It is imperative that FIFA continue to reform the governance of this organisation,” said Anne Brasseur.

General rapporteur congratulates Nebraska on the abolition of the death penalty

28/05/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Marietta Karamanli, PACE General rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, welcomed the decision taken yesterday by the US state of Nebraska to abolish the death penalty.

President concerned by Russia's new law on 'undesirable' NGOs

24/05/2015 | President

I am deeply concerned by Russia's new law on 'undesirable' non-governmental organisations, which has just been signed into law by President Putin," said PACE President Anne Brasseur.

A rapporteur to make fact-finding visit to Romania and Montenegro on critically ill detainees in Europe

22/05/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

PACE rapporteur Andreas Gross will travel successively to Romania and to Montenegro for a fact-finding visit, in the context of the preparation of his report on “The fate of critically ill detainees in Europe”.