26/03/2014 | President
“Our two assemblies of elected representatives have succeeded in forging solid bonds of friendship over the years and establishing an exemplary form of co-operation,” said Anne Brasseur to the members of the Congress.
25/03/2014 | President
Anne Brasseur, speaking at the end of a visit to Kyiv, Donetsk and Lviv by a delegation of leading members from the Assembly, has offered the Council of Europe’s help in assisting Ukraine to overcome the great challenges it faces.
21/03/2014 | President
A delegation of the leading members of the PACE, headed by its President Anne Brasseur, is to visit Kyiv, Donetsk and Lviv during a three-day visit to Ukraine from 22-24 March.
21/03/2014 | Monitoring
The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Azerbaijan expressed their serious concern at the announcement by the court of a seven-year jail sentence, on charges of inciting the Ismaili protests, on two opposition politicians.
21/03/2014 | Monitoring
PACE rapporteur on the post-monitoring dialogue with Turkey, reacted to the blocking of twitter accounts in the country. "This development, if confirmed, would be a serious violation of the freedom of expression".
21/03/2014 | 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 9.1.a of the Rules of Procedure).
20/03/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March), Gisela Wurm proposed the setting up of a "No Hate Parliamentary Alliance against racism and intolerance".
20/03/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Josette Durrieu (France, SOC) will travel to Amman from 24 to 28 March as part of the preparation of her report on the request for partner for democracy status with PACE, submitted by the Parliament of Jordan.
20/03/2014 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Kerstin Lundgren (Sweden, ALDE) will travel to Brussels as part of the preparation of her report on ‘The implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Council of Europe and the EU’.
18/03/2014 | President
"I condemn, in the strongest possible terms, Russia’s decision to recognise the independence of Crimea, and annex it into the Russian Federation, which is in violation of the Statute of the Council of Europe", PACE President said.
17/03/2014 | President
Referring to the crisis in Ukraine at a conference in Vienna, Anne Brasseur said that Council of Europe member states must be reminded of the need to respect the Organisation’s rules.
17/03/2014 | Election observation
The 16 March 2014 early parliamentary elections offered voters a genuine choice, were conducted on a sound legal basis, and fundamental freedoms were respected throughout the campaign, observers said.