10/04/2014 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The committee is worried about the recent restrictions in Turkey of access to internet services by Google, Twitter and YouTube, during election time, which are patent violations of the right to freedom of expression and information.
10/04/2014 | Prizes
The 2014 Europe Prize – the highest level of the Prize which is awarded each year by the Parliamentary Assembly to the town most active in promoting the European ideal – has been awarded to the town of Słupsk in Poland.
10/04/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The 2014 Europe Prize – the highest level of the Prize which is awarded each year by the Parliamentary Assembly to the town most active in promoting the European ideal – has been awarded to the town of Słupsk in Poland.
10/04/2014 | President
PACE President held talks with the Ukrainian Minister of Justice, thanking him for having taken the time to follow the urgent debate on the situation in Ukraine given that he holds a key office for carrying out reform in the country.
10/04/2014 | Session
PACE said that it was “particularly concerned about the protection of minors, in particular minors who belong to religious minorities, including sects”, while being committed to a policy of respect for freedom of religion.
09/04/2014 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly has called on European governments to guarantee an individual “right to internet access”, in both law and practice, and to lay down basic standards of service.
09/04/2014 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Measures of income and wealth alone, such as GDP, are far from giving an accurate picture of individual and collective well-being. Additional indicators are necessary to better assess and foster the well-being of citizens, said the committee.
09/04/2014 | Session
Just one day before PACE is to consider a report on the powers of its Russian delegation, Austrian President Heinz Fischer told assembled members that “dialogue is the only way” to deal with the conflict.
09/04/2014 | Session
“The so-called referendum” in Crimea was unconstitutional. Its outcome and “the illegal annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation therefore have no legal effect and are not recognised by the Council of Europe”, the PACE said.
09/04/2014 | Session
PACE has expressed its concern at the high number of stateless persons in a number of countries, and asked member states to sign and apply the European Convention on Nationality and UN conventions against statelessness.
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, Ethics and Immunities
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.