06/11/2014 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
A delegation of French parliamentarians will make a visit on Friday 14 November to the administrative detention centre for irregular migrants and asylum seekers, at Coquelles, near Calais.
06/11/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
A series of events in Cyprus aimed at ending sexual violence against children, beginning with a key parliamentary vote, will be presented at a press conference at 11 am on 12 November in Nicosia.
05/11/2014 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
PACE rapporteurs on abolition of the death penalty and on the situation in Belarus have expressed deep concern at reports of the execution in Belarus of Alyaksandr Hrunou, believed to be the third this year.
04/11/2014 | News
PACE’s rapporteur on counteracting neo-Nazism, Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin, has hailed the power of “parody and humour” to undermine neo-Nazi ideas, chairing a panel during the World Forum for Democracy.
03/11/2014 | Elections
A PACE delegation, led by Jean-Claude Mignon, will carry out a pre-electoral mission to the Republic of Moldova on 5-6 November, to assess the election campaign and political climate.
03/11/2014 | President
“Too many journalists have paid with their lives, sacrificed their safety or freedom to guarantee us access to information,” said Anne Brasseur, in a seminar on the protection of journalists.
31/10/2014 | President
I deplore the decision of the self-appointed authorities of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics to hold ‘parliamentary and presidential elections’ on 2 November, said Anne Brasseur.
31/10/2014 | President
Non-implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights and the judgments of the Strasbourg Court “threatens the very survival of the Convention system”, warned Anne Brasseur today, opening a seminar in Madrid.
31/10/2014 | Monitoring
Jordi Xuclà will make a post-monitoring visit to Monaco on 6-7 November. Meetings are scheduled, in particular, with Prince Albert II, the President of the National Council and the Minister of State.
31/10/2014 | Monitoring
Co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Georgia have expressed their deep concern at the treaty proposed by Russia for “alliance and integration” between the Russian Federation and the self-proclaimed “Republic of Abkhazia”.
30/10/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Volgograd will receive the Plaque of Honour of the Council of Europe on 31 October. This distinction rewards the European activities of this city which has developed intense cooperation with its twenty twin cities.
30/10/2014 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
“Witnesses who stand up for truth and justice are owed reliable and durable protection, including legal and psychological support and robust physical protection before, during and after the trial,” Legal Affairs Committee said.