01/04/2015 | Rules, Ethics and Immunities
Parliamentarians met in Istanbul together with experts to discuss codes of conduct and how they might operate in the parliamentary context, as well as the issue of financing political parties and election campaigns.
01/04/2015 | Rules, Ethics and Immunities
The Council of Europe needs greater resources to fulfil its role, especially with extremism, racism, intolerance and terrorism on the rise, according to the committee on Rules of Procedure.
01/04/2015 | Rules, Ethics and Immunities
The committee has welcomed the decision of the Turkish authorities to “reinforce the Council of Europe” by proposing to become a major contributor to the Council of Europe budget in 2016.
31/03/2015 | Monitoring
Following their visit to Kyiv, the co-rapporteurs for Ukraine, Mailis Reps and Jean-Claude Mignon have encouraged the authorities to continue and further the important reforms that are needed for the country.
30/03/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on Human Rights, Meritxell Mateu Pi says she is deeply worried about the public statement by the Committee for the Prevention of Torture on Bulgaria.
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.
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.
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...
25/03/2015 | Rules, Ethics and Immunities
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".
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.
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'.
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".