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Citing Ukraine, PACE renews sanctions against Russian delegation

28/01/2015 | Session

PACE has decided to ratify the credentials of the Russian delegation, citing the need to “foster dialogue”, but at the same time has decided to suspend its voting rights and its right to be represented in the Assembly’s leading bodies.

FIFA should hold new vote on 2022 World Cup, say PACE members

27/01/2015 | Culture, Science, Education and Media

The decision to assign the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was so “radically flawed” by illegal payments that FIFA should hold a new vote under cleaned-up procedures, according to a PACE committee.

Committee seriously concerned by decision to designate Russian human rights NGO as a ‘foreign agent’

27/01/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

The committee has expressed “serious concern” about intimidation measures taken by the Russian authorities against the Committee against Torture, a leading NGO providing legal aid and rehabilitation to torture victims in Russia.

When is it ok to remove a child from her or his birth family?

27/01/2015 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Priority must be given to the best interests of children in removal, placement and reunification decisions, a new report of the PACE Committee of Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development concludes.

Parliaments must ‘reassert their relevance’, says Irish President

27/01/2015 | Session

Irish President Michael D. Higgins has made a strong plea for parliaments to “reassert their relevance” – in part by returning ethics to the centre of economic debate.

Drone strikes: states must ‘scrupulously respect’ limits laid down in international law

27/01/2015 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Council of Europe member states should “scrupulously respect” the limits placed on targeted killings under international law when carrying out drone strikes, the Committee has said.

PACE elects Yonko Grozev judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Bulgaria

27/01/2015 | Session

The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) today elected Yonko Grozev as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Bulgaria.

South-east Ukraine: the ceasefire must be respected to ease the humanitarian crisis

27/01/2015 | Session

PACE today expressed its deep concern about the worsening humanitarian situation of those affected by the conflict in some parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine.

Election of a judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Serbia goes to a second round

27/01/2015 | Session

None of the candidates having obtained an absolute majority of the votes cast in the first round of voting today for a judge to the ECHR in respect of Serbia, a second round will be held tomorrow.

PACE decided to close the monitoring procedure for Montenegro

27/01/2015 | Session

Meeting today in Strasbourg, PACE decided to close the monitoring procedure in respect of Montenegro and to engage in post-monitoring dialogue in the light of the progress made by the country since 2012.

Free debate on current issues

27/01/2015 | Session

The Assembly held this afternoon a free debate on current issues not included in the session agenda. 17 parliamentarians spoke.

Russian delegation's credentials are challenged at opening of the session

26/01/2015 | Session

The credentials of the Russian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have been challenged on substantive grounds on the opening day of the winter plenary session in Strasbourg.