02/09/2014 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
Presidents of Parliament from the 47 Council of Europe member states, as well as many neighbouring and observer countries, met on 11 and 12 September 2014 in Oslo, on the occasion of a conference organised by the Storting and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). 59 Speakers...
29/08/2014 | President
After her high level official visit to the Czech Republic, Parliamentary Assembly President Anne Brasseur was pleased to note that “the political and human rights spirit of Václav Havel lives on in the country.”
29/08/2014 | President
“I am gravely concerned by the reports of escalation of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine and its implications for the two member states of the Council of Europe, Russia and Ukraine,” said Anne Brasseur.
27/08/2014 | President
Anne Brasseur welcomed the long-term ceasefire deal reached between Israel and the Palestinians. She called on both sides to live up to their commitments and to engage in a meaningful political dialogue.
26/08/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Victor Ruffy, Honorary Member of the PACE and former Swiss Deputy, will present the Council of Europe Flag of Honour to the Ukrainian town of Ternopil on Thursday 28 August at 4 p.m.
26/08/2014 | Prizes
B'Tselem Israeli Information Center for Human Rights (Israel), Jesuit Refugee Service (Malta) and Anar Mammadli (Azerbaijan) are the three candidates shortlisted in Prague today for this Prize.
22/08/2014 | Prizes
The Selection Panel of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, chaired by PACE President Anne Brasseur and comprising six independent figures, will meet in Prague to determine a shortlist of three nominees from among the candidatures received.
22/08/2014 | President
PACE President Anne Brasseur will make an official visit to the Czech Republic, during which she is due to meet the President of the Republic, the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, the President of the Senate and the Prime Minister.
19/08/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Theodora Bakoyannis has called on the international community to send humanitarian aid to religious groups in Iraq threatened by the terrorist insurgency there and to help restore security.
12/08/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Bayreuth was awarded today the Plaque of Honour of the Council of Europe. Edeltraud Gatterer, Honorary Member of the PACE and former Austrian Deputy has presented the Plaque to the Mayor.
11/08/2014 | Election observation
Three candidates, representing different political positions, were generally able to campaign freely, and freedoms of assembly and association were respected in the presidential election in Turkey, international election observers said today.
08/08/2014 | President
On the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Assembly which met for the first time on 10 August 1949, Ms Brasseur paid tribute to the past members and Presidents, and thanked them for “not giving up on the European dream”.