18/07/2014 | Parliamentary support
A seminar for staff of national parliaments, aimed at improving their knowledge of the European Convention on Human Rights, in particular regarding the execution of judgments of the Court, will be held in Strasbourg on 4-5 September.
18/07/2014 | Parliamentary support
A first capacity building seminar for staff members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is to be held in Strasbourg on 15 and 16 September.
18/07/2014 | President
PACE President Anne Brasseur has expressed consternation and great sadness following the crash of a Malaysia Airlines aircraft in eastern Ukraine.
17/07/2014 | Election observation
A six-member PACE delegation, led by Meritxell Mateu Pi, will carry out a pre-electoral visit to Ankara on 21-22 July, ahead of the presidential election in Turkey on 10 August, to assess the electoral framework and campaign.
16/07/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The Council of Europe Flag of Honour will be presented to the Polish municipality of Jabłonka on Sunday 20st July by Franciszek Adamczyk, PACE honorary member and former Chairman of the Committee on the Europe Prize.
16/07/2014 | Monitoring
PACE's co-rapporteur for the monitoring of Ukraine, ending a visit to the country, has called on the Ukrainian authorities, and especially President Poroshenko, to give a new impetus to the reform process in Ukraine.
11/07/2014 | Election observation
The delegation considers that the appropriate place for political confrontation is in the parliament and urges all political parties to work together to overcome all impediments to the effective functioning of the parliament.
11/07/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
"Morocco represents a unique model of transition towards democracy and is an example for the whole region. Bold reforms are required to fully implement the democratic potential of the 2011 Constitution," said Bogdan Klich.
11/07/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
"The adoption of the Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs this week is an excellent news,” declared today Liliane Maury Pasquier, Chairperson of the PACE Sub-Committee on Public Health.
11/07/2014 | President
Anne Brasseur will make an official visit to the Republic of Moldova on 16-18 July. She is due to meet notably the Speaker of the Parliament and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration.
10/07/2014 | President
The PACE President has expressed her deep concern over the escalation of conflict in Israel and the Gaza strip. She called on both sides to refrain from further bloodshed and finally agree on a sustainable peaceful solution.
07/07/2014 | Election observation
Stefan Schennach and Robert Walter, who observed the presidential and early parliamentary elections in “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” will return to the country from 9-11 July.