12/12/2014 | Elections
A delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, led by Andreas Gross will travel to Tunisia from 19 to 22 December to observe the second round of the presidential election on 21 December.
11/12/2014 | President
"The Council of Europe's role is more important than ever, given the challenges Europe faces in the field of human rights, democracy and the rule of law," says Anne Brasseur, ending a three-day visit to France.
11/12/2014 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
In Russia as in Ukraine, most of those fleeing the conflict want to go home, but conditions in the separatist-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine make this impossible,” said Jim Sheridan.
11/12/2014 | Monitoring
Meeting today in Paris, the committee proposed closing the monitoring procedure in respect of Montenegro and engaging in post-monitoring dialogue in the light of the progress made by the country since 2012.
10/12/2014 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
In a draft Resolution adopted today, the committee urges member, observer and applicant states to ensure that the judiciary is fully independent to resist politically-motivated prosecutions.
10/12/2014 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The committee has congratulated the European Court of Human Rights on reducing its backlog of cases and becoming more efficient, but urged states to match this progress by “reinforcing the principle of subsidiarity”.
10/12/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Agustín Conde, rapporteur on the situation in Kosovo, has encouraged the Kosovo authorities to actively implement PACE resolutions and to follow up on the recommendations made by Council of Europe monitoring bodies.
10/12/2014 | President
PACE President Anne Brasseur deplores the fact that Khalid Bagirov, the lawyer of Azerbaijani civil society activist Ilgar Mammadov, has had his licence to practice suspended.
10/12/2014 | Monitoring
Monitoring co-rapporteur for Georgia, Boriss Cilevics, has expressed satisfaction at the reform of the judiciary in the country, but called for comprehensive reforms of the Prosecution Service and law enforcement agencies.
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 | 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.