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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
27/01/2015 | Session
The Assembly held this afternoon a free debate on current issues not included in the session agenda. 17 parliamentarians spoke.
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.
26/01/2015 | Session
“The Committee of Ministers has decided to step up its action to promote tolerance and to fight against radicalisation leading to terrorism”, highlighted Didier Reynders, Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers in his address before PACE.
26/01/2015 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“On 7 January we lost some of our most brilliant cartoonists - those who mocked politicians, religions, and all sorts of symbols, denouncing those who use them wrongly or to oppress others” said Caroline Fourest.
26/01/2015 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
“On 7 January we lost some of our most brilliant cartoonists - those who mocked politicians, religions, and all sorts of symbols, denouncing those who use them wrongly or to oppress others” said Caroline Fourest.