19/09/2014 | Parliamentary support
A group of 20 staff members representing the different committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine participated in the capacity building seminar on the Council of Europe held in Strasbourg on 15 and 16 September.
19/09/2014 | Election observation
“The best possibility to improve democracy is when people take part in the democratic process. The Bulgarian civil society should show its strength by participating in the elections in large numbers ” said Doris Fiala.
19/09/2014 | Election observation
A pre-electoral delegation from the PACE visited Sarajevo and Banja Luka to assess the election campaign and the preparation of the general elections to be held on 12 October.
18/09/2014 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
“I am horrified that hundreds of people are reported to have died while trying to cross the Mediterranean,” said Thierry Mariani reacting today to news of a ramming incident which caused a boat from Egypt.
18/09/2014 | President
“Sport must not be above the law,” stressed Anne Brasseur, speaking in Macolin at the opening of the Conference of European Ministers of Sport, organised by the Council of Europe and the Swiss Federal Office of Sport.
17/09/2014 | President
During her visit to PACE President Anne Brasseur in Strasbourg, Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini reiterated her interest and willingness to address PACE at one of its forthcoming sessions.
17/09/2014 | Session
A current affairs debate on the crisis in Ukraine and a debate on countering neo-Nazism – with the participation of the Speaker of the Norwegian Parliament Olemic Thommessen – are among highlights of the autumn session.
17/09/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“A year after the atrocious murder of Pavlos Fyssas by right-wing extremists, his memory remains alive,” said PACE's General Rapporteur against Racism and Intolerance Maria Giannakaki.
16/09/2014 | Election observation
A delegation led by Tiny Kox will carry out a pre-electoral mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 17 to 19 September, to assess the election campaign and political climate prior to the general elections on 12 October.
16/09/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“I am deeply disturbed by the grave attacks on the LGBT community in Europe, especially the savage murder of Ekaterina Khomenko, and the attack on a German gay activist in Belgrade,” said Robert Biedroń.
16/09/2014 | Election observation
A delegation led by Doris Fiala will carry out a pre-electoral mission to Sofia on 18-19 September to assess the election campaign and political climate prior to the early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria on 5 October.
12/09/2014 | President
Europe needs strong parliaments to promote its common values, backed up by the 'anchor' of the European Convention on Human Rights, heads of parliament from across the continent have agreed.