22/04/2015 | Prizes
Marseille’s Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations (MuCEM) was yesterday awarded the Council of Europe’s prestigious Museum Prize at a ceremony in Strasbourg.
22/04/2015 | Session
"There was the Maidan, and because of the Maidan we must now take the rights decisions", today said Jordi Xuclà introducing the current affairs debate on "The political and security situation in Ukraine and its implications".
22/04/2015 | President
Anne Brasseur will make an official visit to Latvia from 26 to 28 April. Meetings are scheduled in Riga with the Speaker of the Parliament and with the Foreign Affairs, Interior and Culture Ministers.
22/04/2015 | President
Anne Brasseur will travel to Estonia from 25 to 26 April. In Tallinn, she will participate in a round table on the occasion of the Lennart Meri Conference 2015. She is also due to meet the Speaker of the Parliament.
22/04/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
“I am worried by the decision of Indonesia’s Supreme Court to refuse the final appeal of Serge Atlaoui, condemned to death for drug trafficking in 2005, who has consistently declared his innocence,” said Ms Karamanli.
22/04/2015 | Session
Transgender people should be able to change their name and gender on identity documents, and European governments should “develop quick, transparent and accessible procedures” for this, “based on self-determination”.
22/04/2015 | Session
“It is totally contrary to our vision and our values that the cradle of our civilisation should become the grave of those aspiring to be part of it”, said Didier Reynders, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers.
22/04/2015 | Session
In a resolution adopted today, the Assembly called upon member States to introduce laws and procedures that put the best interest of the child first in any placement, removal and reunification decisions.
22/04/2015 | Rules, Ethics and Immunities
What is the link between corruption and democracy? How can corruption undermine the pillars of the rule of law? These were the questions posed by Michele Nicoletti as he opened a hearing on "Corrupt elites as a threat to democracy".
21/04/2015 | Session
Parliamentarians will on Thursday debate a call on FIFA, football’s world governing body, to hold a new vote on the 2022 World Cup awarded to Qatar because of “illegal payments” made to secure the Cup.
21/04/2015 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly has said that the mass surveillance practices disclosed by Edward Snowden “endanger fundamental human rights” and divert resources that might prevent terrorist attacks.
21/04/2015 | Session
PACE welcomed the Turkish authorities’ decision to “reinforce the Council of Europe by proposing to become a ‘major contributor’” in 2016. In its resolution, the Assembly called on member states to accept this proposal.