24/11/2014 | Election observation
"Following on from the success of the parliamentary elections, the proper conduct of the first round of this presidential election marks a new phase of democratic transition," said Jean-Marie Bockel.
24/11/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
2014 marked a turning point with the entry into force of the Istanbul Convention, giving a clear sign of the political will of States to prevent and condemn all forms of violence against women,” declared Ms Brasseur.
21/11/2014 | President
Pope Francis will pay an official visit to the Council of Europe on Tuesday, 25 November. His Holiness will address the Organisation in a solemn session gathering all its institutions at 12.40 pm.
21/11/2014 | President
On the first anniversary of the Euromaidan protests, Anne Brasseur congratulated the Ukrainian people on the progress made towards strengthening the democratic process and rule of law in the country.
21/11/2014 | Monitoring
Mailis Reps, co-rapporteur on the honouring of obligations and commitments by Ukraine, will visit the country from 24 to 28 November. She will meet leading personalities on all sides to discuss constitutional, electoral and judicial reforms.
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.