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Tunis: PACE President at the international march against terrorism

29/03/2015 | President

Anne Brasseur took part in the international march against terrorism in Tunis alongside the Tunisian President, French President, Italian Prime Minister and many other international political leaders.

PACE President on official visit to Italy

27/03/2015 | President

Anne Brasseur will undertake an official visit to Italy from 30 March to 2 April 2015. Talks are scheduled in Rome with the Presidents of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, as well as the Minister of Justice.

Implementing the European Convention on Human Rights: a shared responsibility

26/03/2015 | President

Speaking at the opening of a high-level conference on the “Implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights: our shared responsibility” in Brussels today, PACE President Anne Brasseur reaffirmed the key role of the Parliamentary Assembly and its members to ensure that European Convention...

Transparency of functioning and accountability of national parliaments

25/03/2015 | Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs

A regional seminar, organised in co-operation with the Parliamentary Project Support Division, will take place on 26-27 March in Istanbul, on the theme: "Elected bodies: transparency of functioning and accountability".

PACE President extends her condolences to the German and Spanish peoples

25/03/2015 | President

In a letter to the Speakers of the Spanish and German Parliaments, the PACE President extended her condolences to the people of both countries, following yesterday’s plane crash flying from Barcelona to Düsseldorf.

Fact-finding visit to Turkey on countries of transit: meeting new migration and asylum challenges

24/03/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation

Tineke Strik will conduct a fact finding visit to Ankara and Istanbul on 25-26 March in preparation for a report on the issue of 'countries of transit: meeting new migration and asylum challenges'.

PACE co-rapporteurs condemn the treaty Russia-the self-proclaimed ‘Republic of South Ossetia’

24/03/2015 | Session

According to Michael Aastrup Jensen and Boriss Cilevics this agreement "violates international law and is another example of the creeping annexation of the Georgian region of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation".

Co-rapporteurs condemn the treaty between Russia and the self-proclaimed ‘Republic of South Ossetia’

24/03/2015 | Monitoring

According to Michael Aastrup Jensen and Boriss Cilevics, the agreement violates international law and is “another example of the creeping annexation of the Georgian region of South Ossetia by the Russian Federation”.

Towards a new European Social Model

24/03/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

"Economic growth should not be the only recipe towards more equality and well-being for all," said Maria de Belém Roseira pointing out that a new shared vision of the European social model can only be collective.

Doris Fiala appointed General rapporteur on Ending Immigration Detention of Children Campaign

24/03/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation

At its meeting in Paris on 23 March, the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons appointed Doris Fiala (Switzerland, ALDE) as General rapporteur on Ending Immigration Detention of Children Campaign.

Building a new model of integration to prevent radicalisation

24/03/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

"For many young people from an immigrant background, radicalisation is one response among others to the contempt and hostility encountered on a daily basis,” explained Bernard de Vos.

Call for solidarity in taking in Syrian refugees

23/03/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation

In a report adopted today on the humanitarian consequences of the actions of the terrorist group called “Islamic State”, the Committee on Migration made an urgent appeal to all member States to show solidarity and responsibility.