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“Truth’s onward march continues in the case of the illegal CIA detentions”

24/07/2014 | President

“Seven years ago, Dick Marty made his presentation of credible evidence about the existence of secret CIA prisons in Poland and Romania. His statements were confirmed, as witness the judgments of the Court", Anne Brasseur said.

The Plaque of Honour will be awarded to the city of Łódź

23/07/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Łódź, the third largest city in Poland, will be awarded the Plaque of Honour of the Council of Europe on Friday 25 July. Edeltraud Gatterer, honorary member of the PACE and former Austrian Deputy will present the Plaque to the Mayor.

Presidential election in Turkey: statement by the PACE pre-electoral delegation

23/07/2014 | Election observation

A six-member(*) cross-party delegation of the PACE was in Ankara on 21 and 22 July, at the invitation of the Turkish delegation to the PACE, for a pre-electoral visit ahead of the 10 August 2014 presidential election.

Plane crash: PACE President urges Ukrainian and Russian Speakers to fully co-operate

22/07/2014 | President

PACE President called for a quick launch of the international investigation and urged the Speakers of Russian and Ukrainian Parliament to ensure that the members of Parliament of both countries fully co-operate.

PACE President reminds the Republic of Moldova that the monitoring procedure is here to help

18/07/2014 | President

At the end of an official visit to the Republic of Moldova, Anne Brasseur, praised the country for its commitment to comply with Council of Europe standards and encouraged its authorities to continue its reform process.

Seminar for staff of national parliaments on ECHR

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.

Capacity building seminar for staff of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

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.

Plane crash in Ukraine: PACE President offers her condolences

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.

PACE delegation makes pre-electoral visit to Turkey

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.

Presentation of the Council of Europe Flag of Honour to the town of Jabłonka (Poland)

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.

Call for new impetus on essential reforms in Ukraine

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.

“The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”: statement by PACE post-electoral delegation

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.