08/04/2014 | Session
PACE decided to grant the Kyrgyz Parliament Partner for democracy status. For the Assembly, obtaining this status is “an important incentive to further develop democracy, the rule of law and protection of human rights in Kyrgyzstan”.
08/04/2014 | Session
The protection of the rights of national minorities must continue to be a political priority, PACE said, approving a report by Ferenc Kalmár. The Assembly called for “unity through diversity” within and between countries.
08/04/2014 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
The PACE President and the Turkish Minister of European Union Affairs and Chief Negotiator, former PACE President took part in the ceremony award of the 2014 Museum Prize to the Baksi Museum (Turkey).
08/04/2014 | Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs
A conference-debate on “investigative journalism and the role of national parliaments in combating corruption” marked the official launch of the PACE anti-corruption platform.
07/04/2014 | Session
The Assembly will hold an urgent debate on threats to the functioning of democratic institutions in Ukraine and will debate a request to reconsider the already ratified credentials of the Russian delegation.
07/04/2014 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly today elected, at the opening of its Spring 2014 plenary Session, two new Vice-Presidents: Predrag Sekulić (Montenegro, SOC) and Michele Nicoletti (Italy, SOC).
07/04/2014 | President
“Our Organisation and Europe as a whole are facing a serious crisis, which represents a huge challenge to the values and principles that we defend, and also to peace and international co-operation”, PACE President said.
07/04/2014 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
US whistleblower Edward Snowden is to testify from Moscow by live video-link at a parliamentary hearing on “mass surveillance” taking place at 2 p.m. today, Tuesday 8 April,in Strasbourg.
07/04/2014 | Session
The Assembly approved the report presented today by Nataša Vučković reviewing the activities of the Assembly's Bureau and Standing Committee since the last part-session in 2014 (27-31 January).
07/04/2014 | Session
"Russia has consistently used the allegation of minorities not being properly treated as a pretext for actions taken," Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said adressing the Parliamentary Assembly.
04/04/2014 | Session
At its spring session, PACE will debate a motion to reconsider the already ratified credentials of the delegation of the Russian Federation on substantive grounds (under Rule 9 of the Rules of Procedure).
04/04/2014 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
“On the occasion of World Health Day, we call for adequate access to healthcare for all migrants in Europe, including refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented migrants. The right to health is a fundamental human right...”