04/09/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Bogdan Klich, rapporteur on evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Morocco, has called on the Parliament to play a more active role in pushing for reforms.
02/09/2014 | President
PACE President Anne Brasseur met today with the Speaker of the Russian State Duma, Sergey Naryshkin, together with the leaders of the Parliamentary Assembly’s political groups.
02/09/2014 | President
Anne Brasseur will make an official visit to Romania on 3-5 September. She is due to meet in Bucharest, notably, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, the President of the Senate and the Prime Minister.
02/09/2014 | Prizes
A PACE delegation led by the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize, Axel Fischer, will present the Europe Prize to Maciej Kobylinski, Mayor of Słupsk the Prizewinner for 2014, on Saturday 6 September.
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.