20/11/2014 | Election observation
An eight-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly, led by Jean-Marie Bockel, will travel to Tunisia from 21 to 24 November to observe the conduct of the presidential election.
20/11/2014 | President
PACE President Anne Brasseur has sought to “calibrate” human rights and democracy priorities between the 28-nation EU and the 47-nation Council of Europe during a series of meetings in Brussels with new EU leaders.
19/11/2014 | Standing Committee
The Standing Committee has condemned the use by Azerbaijan of a prisoner transfer treaty to justify the immediate release of an Azerbaijani soldier, convicted of murdering an Armenian soldier in Hungary.
19/11/2014 | President
PACE President Anne Brasseur has urged the Belgian Parliament to task a committee with looking into the implementation of judgments of the Strasbourg Court at national level.
19/11/2014 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
"The extent and gravity of the humanitarian crisi in Ukraine is not fully appreciated elsewhere in Europe, and not at all in many western European countries,” said Jim Sheridan at the end of a visit to Kyiv and Kharkiv.
19/11/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Stella Kyriakides, general rapporteur on children, speaking on the occasion of Universal Children’s Day, highlights the dangers of communication technologies for children.
18/11/2014 | Standing Committee
"The Ukrainian crisis remains at the heart of our concerns. I shall shortly be travelling to Ukraine and Russia as Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers," Belgian Foreign Affairs Minister Didier Reynders said.
18/11/2014 | Standing Committee
“We have the enormous responsibility of working together to find solutions to defend democracy, human rights and the rule of law, because we know that our principles and values are under serious threat,” said Anne Brasseur.
18/11/2014 | Standing Committee
"Belgium sees its Presidency as an opportunity to play a leading role in the work of the Council of Europe in terms of promoting human rights, democracy and the rule of law," said Christine Defraigne.
18/11/2014 | Standing Committee
Despite an appropriate legal framework for holding democratic elections, and the fact that political parties, coalitions and independent candidates could campaign freely, “the interethnic divide was a key factor”.
18/11/2014 | Standing Committee
The Standing Committee, meeting in Brussels, considers that the early parliamentary elections in Ukraine mark “an important step in consolidating democratic elections in line with international commitments”.
18/11/2014 | Standing Committee
PACE Standing Committee, meeting in Brussels, today called on European governments for measures to overcome situations of poverty, social exclusion and marginalisation.