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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.