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.
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.
04/07/2014 | Monitoring
Egidijus Vareikis and Sir Roger Gale, PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Bosnia and Herzegovina will make a fact-finding visit to the country from 7 to 9 July.
04/07/2014 | Monitoring
Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin, PACE co-rapporteur for the monitoring of Ukraine, will hold a series of high-level meetings during a visit to Kyiv and Odessa from 8 to 11 July 2014.
04/07/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Bogdan Klich, who is preparing a report to evaluate the Moroccan Parliament’s “Partnership for democracy” with the PACE, will make a fact-finding visit to Morocco from 6 to 10 July.
02/07/2014 | President
Today PACE President Anne Brasseur met in Strasbourg with Ales Bialiatski, President of the Belarusian human rights centre Viasna and Vice-President of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH).
27/06/2014 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Notwithstanding the various measures taken over the years to strengthen the independence of the Court, there is still room for improvement, the Parliamentary Assembly said today.
27/06/2014 | Rules, Ethics and Immunities
The committee, in collaboration with the Italian delegation to PACE, will hold a parliamentary seminar on 1 July in Rome on codes of conduct for parliamentarians and the prevention of corruption.
27/06/2014 | Session
PACE has called on states to set the minimum age of criminal responsibility at 14 years at least, with no exceptions and for the creation of a range of suitable alternatives to formal prosecution for younger offenders.