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.
18/11/2014 | Standing Committee
“We have the enormous responsibility of working together to find solutions to defend democracy, human rights and the rule of law, because we know that our principles and values are under serious threat,” said Anne Brasseur.
18/11/2014 | Standing Committee
"Belgium sees its Presidency as an opportunity to play a leading role in the work of the Council of Europe in terms of promoting human rights, democracy and the rule of law," said Christine Defraigne.
18/11/2014 | Standing Committee
Despite an appropriate legal framework for holding democratic elections, and the fact that political parties, coalitions and independent candidates could campaign freely, “the interethnic divide was a key factor”.
18/11/2014 | Standing Committee
The Standing Committee, meeting in Brussels, considers that the early parliamentary elections in Ukraine mark “an important step in consolidating democratic elections in line with international commitments”.
18/11/2014 | Standing Committee
PACE Standing Committee, meeting in Brussels, today called on European governments for measures to overcome situations of poverty, social exclusion and marginalisation.
18/11/2014 | Standing Committee
The Standing Committee urged governments to adjust their policies through well-being indicators. The resolution specifies that these indicators concern notably access to decent work, housing and public services.
18/11/2014 | Standing Committee
It is estimated that there are 691 000 refugees in need of resettlement in 2014. It is therefore time to increase and more efficiently process resettlement programmes in Europe, the Assembly said.
18/11/2014 | Standing Committee
The Standing Committee has called for “treatment programmes” for perpetrators of domestic violence and for sex offenders – provided they do not come at the expense of assistance for victims of violence.