08/05/2015 | Monitoring
Pedro Agramunt and Tadeusz Iwinski are deeply concerned by the sentencing of opposition leader Faraj Kerimli, to six and a half years of prison. They called on the authorities to develop an environment favourable to political pluralism.
08/05/2015 | Monitoring
Josette Durrieu, PACE rapporteur on post-monitoring dialogue with Turkey, took stock of the latest developments in the country, at the end of a fact-finding visit to Istanbul, Şanlıurfa and Ankara (30 April-4 May).
07/05/2015 | Elections
The elections of 7 June will be a crucial moment for political life. Citizens will have a genuine choice of political options, which include "the proposal of the ruling party to change the Constitution and switch to a presidential system"
05/05/2015 | President
Anne Brasseur will make an official visit to Georgia on 7-8 May 2015. In Tbilisi, she is due to meet the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of Parliament and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
05/05/2015 | President
“The European Flag, which depicts a circle, symbol of unity, means a lot. It stands for the ambition and the reality of European unification,” said Anne Brasseur, on the occasion of the 66th anniversary of the Council of Europe.
05/05/2015 | Parliamentary support
A first regional seminar on social rights in Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries will be held in Chisinau on May 18 focusing on the European Social Charter.
04/05/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The BND/NSA scandal breaking in Berlin is a case in point of why an 'Intelligence Codex', laying down the rules of fair play applicable to the secret services of like-minded countries, is urgently needed, Pieter Omtzigt stressed today.
30/04/2015 | Monitoring
"We believe that all the possibilities of finding a way out of the crisis have not yet been exhausted. We are convinced that political dialogue and respect for the rule of law should go hand-in-hand," said PACE delegation.
30/04/2015 | News
“We are all one of these stars”… Members of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly pay tribute to the European flag on the occasion of its 60th anniversary in a short video compilation.
30/04/2015 | President
“2014 has been a particularly hard year for the press", Anne Brasseur said on the eve of the International Press Freedom Day, expressing concern about the repeated violations of the freedom of expression.
29/04/2015 | Elections
A PACE delegation led by Tiny Kox will carry out a pre-electoral mission to Turkey on 5-6 May, to assess the election campaign and political climate prior to the parliamentary elections on 7 June.
29/04/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
"The Lake", a striking video produced by PACE with the aim of encouraging children who suffer sexual abuse to seek help, is selected among the finalists for the EACA “Care Awards” 2015, with the prize-winner to be announced in June.