31/03/2025 | Election observation
A five-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Simone Billi (Italy, ECPA), will make a pre-electoral visit to Albania on 3-4 April to assess the election campaign and political climate prior to the parliamentary elections on 11 May. In Tirana, the...
29/03/2025 | President
Reacting to the disappearance of Anzhalika Melnikava, Speaker of the Co-ordination Council of the Belarusian democratic forces, the PACE President made today the following statement: “I am deeply alarmed by the disappearance of Anzhalika Melnikava, Speaker of the Co-ordination Council of the...
28/03/2025 | Prizes
There’s a month left to submit nominations for the 2025 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize. The deadline is 30 April 2025. The Prize, awarded annually by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in partnership with the Václav Havel Library and the Charta 77 Foundation, rewards...
21/03/2025 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
Speakers and presidents of parliament from the 46 member states of the Council of Europe and many partner, observer and neighbouring countries, as well as the heads of several interparliamentary assemblies, gathered in Strasbourg on 20 and 21 March 2025 for a major European parliamentary summit...
21/03/2025 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
Addressing the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament on violence against politicians, Urška Klakočar Zupančič, President of the National Assembly of Slovenia, called for greater attention to the growing wave of hostility targeting elected officials, particularly women. “Verbal violence...
21/03/2025 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
“Our unity and solidarity are the strongest defense against malign foreign and domestic forces intent on undermining democracy and peace”, today said the PACE President, Theodoros Rousopoulos, presenting the conclusions of the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament. “The Conference looks...
21/03/2025 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
Speaking today at the European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments in Strasbourg, Lorenzo Fontana, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, spoke of the worrying phenomenon of violence against politicians “which has a serious impact on civil coexistence and the very resilience of...
21/03/2025 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
“It is shocking and heart breaking to think that being a Member of Parliament, representing a constituency’s interests, is one of the riskiest professions in the country”, today Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons said today addressing the European Conference of Speakers of...
21/03/2025 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
“Enhancing the efficiency and accessibility of parliamentary information through AI has become one of our strategic priorities. With nearly seven years of practical experience, we have directly observed both the considerable benefits and significant considerations inherent in the deployment of AI...
21/03/2025 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
In a series of MediaBox interviews, the President of the Assembly and key-note speakers participating in the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament shared their views on the main topics discussed during the event. Watch the interviews on YouTube below: • Theodoros Rousopoulos, President...
20/03/2025 | Monitoring
PACE’s Rapporteurs for the monitoring of Serbia, Axel Schäfer (Germany, SOC) and Victoria Tiblom (Sweden, ECPA), have today made the following statement concerning the massive protest in Belgrade of 15 March 2025: "We are very concerned about the escalation of tensions in the country, which led...
20/03/2025 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
“We live in an era where financial influence dictates many political decisions. We recently witnessed an inauguration ceremony where billionaires seated in the front row, while government ministers were placed behind them. Instead of serving the interests of the few powerful elites, we serve the...