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Monitoring Committee welcomes ‘continuous and marked progress’ in Georgia, lists remaining shortcomings

29/03/2022 | Monitoring

The Monitoring Committee of PACE has welcomed the “continuous and marked progress” made by Georgia in honouring its Council of Europe membership obligations and commitments since 2014, but added that a number of shortcomings and concerns remain. Approving a draft resolution today, based on a...

In Turkey, PACE monitors welcome open and frank dialogue with the authorities

25/03/2022 | Monitoring

Following their visit to Turkey from 21 to 24 March as co-rapporteurs, PACE monitors John Howell (United Kingdom, EC/DA) and Boriss Cilevics (Latvia, SOC) have welcomed the open and frank dialogue with the Turkish authorities when discussing the Assembly’s latest resolutions, including Resolution...

PACE monitors visit Turkey

21/03/2022 | Monitoring

PACE monitoring co-rapporteurs for Turkey John Howell (United Kingdom, EC/DA) and Boriss Cilevics (Latvia, SOC) undertook a fact-finding visit to Turkey from 21-24 March 2022 to assess follow-up to the Assembly’s resolutions, latest developments and the implementation of rulings of the European...

North Macedonia encouraged to stay committed to European objectives, despite EU’s ‘unfulfilled promise...

04/02/2022 | Monitoring

PACE’s co-rapporteurs for post-monitoring dialogue with North Macedonia have said the EU’s “unfulfilled promise” on opening accession negotiations with the country has “fostered political instability in the country, uncertainty and disillusion” – and encouraged the authorities, opposition and...

Republic of Moldova: co-rapporteurs welcome the authorities' determination to reform the judicial system...

04/02/2022 | Monitoring

In an information note declassified by the Monitoring Committee, Pierre-Alain Fridez (Switzerland, SOC) and Inese Lībiņa-Egnere (Latvia, EPP/CD), co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of the Republic of Moldova, underlined the determination of the authorities to strengthen the independence of the...

Serbia: PACE monitors welcome the adoption of constitutional amendments, "first step towards...

18/01/2022 | Monitoring

PACE monitoring co-rapporteurs for Serbia, Ian Liddell-Grainger (United Kingdom, EC/DA) and Piero Fassino (Italy, SOC), reacted to the outcome of the constitutional referendum held on 16 January 2022: “We welcome the approval, by 59% of the voters, of the constitutional amendments aimed at...

PACE monitors call on all political forces in Georgia to overcome extremely polarised political climate

17/12/2021 | Monitoring

Following their visit to the country from 8 to 10 December 2021, the PACE rapporteurs for the monitoring of Georgia, Titus Corlatean (Romania, SOC) and Claude Kern (France, ALDE), expressed their serious concern at the extremely polarised political climate in the country which is foreclosing any...

PACE Monitoring Committee welcomes Armenia’s successful emergence from crisis, sets out next steps for reform

15/12/2021 | Monitoring

The PACE Monitoring Committee has welcomed the fact that Armenia has “successfully emerged from the serious political crisis triggered by the outcome in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict” as well as its pursuit of reforms and the launch of new projects since the change of political leadership in 2018...

Committee reviews progress of Council of Europe States under monitoring in 2021

15/12/2021 | Monitoring

The Monitoring Committee today adopted its annual report taking stock of its monitoring activities in 2021 and making a series of assessments of the countries under monitoring procedure or engaged in post-monitoring dialogue, as well as of countries that are currently subject to the procedure for...

Azerbaijan: PACE rapporteurs concerned about the state of health of activist Saleh Rustamov

10/12/2021 | Monitoring

The rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC) and Richard Bacon (United Kingdom, EC/DA) have expressed their serious concern about the state of health of Saleh Rustamov, activist of the Azerbaijani...

PACE co-rapporteurs to make monitoring visit to Georgia

06/12/2021 | Monitoring

Titus Corlăţean (Romania, SOC) and Claude Kern (France, ALDE), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of obligations and commitments by Georgia, will make a fact-finding visit to the country from 8 to 10 December 2021. Discussions will...

Poland monitors extremely concerned at Polish Constitutional Court decision challenging the supremacy of...

25/11/2021 | Monitoring

The co-rapporteurs for Poland of the Monitoring Committee, Azadeh Rojhan Gustafsson (Sweden, SOC) and Pieter Omtzigt (Netherlands, EPP/CD), have today expressed their deep concern at yesterday’s ruling by the Polish Constitutional Tribunal that Article 6 (1) of the European Convention on Human...