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.
11/09/2014 | President
Assembly President Anne Brasseur has urged parliamentarians to speak out on the dangers facing the European Court of Human Rights, such as the non-implementation of a few judgments.
10/09/2014 | Monitoring
Valeriu Ghiletchi and Stefan Schennach will conduct a fact-finding visit to Paris on 11 September, as part of the preparation of an opinion regarding the request for the opening of a monitoring procedure in respect of France.
10/09/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Nikolaj Villumsen will make a fact-finding visit to Athens in the context of the preparation of his report on “Equality and the crisis”. He will meet, in particular, the Vice-President of the Hellenic Parliament and the Deputy Minister of Health.
10/09/2014 | President
PACE President Anne Brasseur and Olemic Thommessen, President of the Storting, fully support the proposal for a European Day for the Victims of Hate Crime on 22 July, date of the Utoya attacks
09/09/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Discussing the report by Cheryl Gillan on the activities of the EBRD in 2013-2014, the committee observed that this period had been marked by the beginning of recovery from the financial crisis.
09/09/2014 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Council of Europe member states should introduce and enforce laws banning the detention of children for immigration reasons, according to a report by PACE's Migration Committee.
09/09/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Three years after the start of the Arab Spring, the Equality Committee, meeting in Paris, has drawn mixed conclusions about the situation of women in the countries of the southern shore of the Mediterranean.