09/12/2014 | President
On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day, Anne Brasseur has called on member countries to carry out far-reaching reforms so as to address the shortcomings and vulnerability of existing anti-corruption systems.
09/12/2014 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
The committee recommended developing international guidelines for protection and reconstruction of damaged or destroyed cultural heritage in order to preserve cultural identity and diversity in crisis and post-crisis situations.
08/12/2014 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
The Council of Europe Museum Prize for 2015 has been awarded to the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (MUCEM) in Marseille. The museum was selected from a shortlist of three candidates by the committee.
08/12/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The committee calls on all parties to act speedily and constructively to conclude negotiations and complete the ratification process to enable the EU's rapid accession to the European Convention on Human Rights.
08/12/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Deborah Schembri will make a fact-finding visit to the United Kingdom from 9 to 11 December, as part of the preparation of her report on discrimination against transgender people in Europe.
05/12/2014 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Marietta Karamanli, general rapporteur on abolition of the death penalty, welcomed the decision of a United States federal court of appeal to stay the execution of Scott Panetti, due to take place in Texas.
05/12/2014 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Jim Sheridan, rapporteur on “the humanitarian situation of Ukrainian refugees and displaced persons” will visit Moscow and Rostov-on-Don on 8-9 December, in the context of the preparation of his report.
05/12/2014 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The suspension of the UN Food Programme to Syrian refugees is a genuine disaster, as it will seriously threaten their health and safety and could even cause fresh tensions in the host countries,” said Jean-Marie Bockel.
05/12/2014 | President
“Khadija Ismayilova is one the long-standing partners of the Council of Europe. I was shocked by the information she provided to me regarding pressure exercised against her", PACE President declared.
05/12/2014 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
Council of Europe member States should increase the availability of student funding with a view to increasing student mobility, the committee concluded, adopting a report by Christian Barilaro.
04/12/2014 | President
PACE President Anne Brasseur will make an official visit to Paris on 9 and 10 December 2014, during which, she is due to meet Claude Bartolone, Speaker of the National Assembly, and Gerard Larcher, Speaker of the Senate.
04/12/2014 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
Opening a Conference on media freedom and the security of journalists in Paris today, Anne Brasseur has called for the end to crimes against journalists who pay with their lives their safety to guarantee us access to information.