27/02/2015 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Milena Santerini, who is currently preparing a report on “Recognising and preventing neo-racism” for the PACE, will make a fact-finding visit to Berlin, Leipzig and Dresden on 2 and 3 March.
27/02/2015 | Monitoring
Pedro Agramunt and Tadeusz Iwiński, PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, will visit the country on 2-3 March to further assess the honouring of its obligations and commitments to the Council of Europe.
23/02/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The town of Aspach will receive the Flag of Honour of the Council of Europe on Friday 27 February. Klaus Bühler, former member of the Bundestag and Honorary Member of the PACE will present this distinction.
20/02/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Andrea Rigoni, rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee, will make a fact-finding visit to Minsk on 25-26 February, in the context of the preparation of his report on the situation in Belarus.
20/02/2015 | President
At the end of a visit to Croatia, Anne Brasseur has praised the excellent co-operation between Croatia and the Council of Europe. As a member of the Council of Europe, Croatia has fully benefited from the high standards that the Organisation offers.
20/02/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
"Georgia has made a good deal of progress in reducing pre-trial detention, but I was surprised to learn that such a large number of senior members of the previous government have been kept in detention," said Pedro Agramunt.
20/02/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Two rapporteurs dealing with migration have welcomed the announcement by the European Commission of additional measures to address the critical situation of mass arrivals of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Italy.
19/02/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Liliane Maury Pasquier will make a fact-finding visit to London on 26-27 February in the context of the preparation of her report on “Protecting patients and public health against undue influence of the pharmaceutical industry”.
18/02/2015 | President
I regret that despite the agreement reached in Minsk last week and yesterday’s UN Security Council resolution, the violence in eastern Ukraine has not stopped, says Anne Brasseur.
17/02/2015 | President
Attending a ceremony organised in Sarre-Union today, Anne Brasseur reiterated the need to intensify efforts to combat anti-semitism and all forms of discrimination.
17/02/2015 | Monitoring
Jordi Xuclà, rapporteur for post-monitoring dialogue with Monaco, will carry out a fact-finding visit to the Principality on 20 February. He is due to meet notably the President of the National Council and the Minister of State.
16/02/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Kristýna Zelienková, currently on a fact-finding visit to Ukraine to discuss prospects for peace and stability, calls for the urgent creation of a green corridor in order to evacuate 5 000 civilians from Debaltsevo