07/03/2014 | Standing Committee
The Standing Committee expressed its full support for the territorial integrity and national unity of Ukraine and strongly condemned the violation by Russia of the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
07/03/2014 | Standing Committee
According to the Standing Committee, heritage preservation needs policies which should take into account not only the costs of conservation projects but also their contribution to economic and social development.
07/03/2014 | Standing Committee
The European Convention on Human Rights and the case-law of the Strasbourg Court should be an integral part of the basic and further training of law professionals throughout the Council of Europe area, according to PACE’s Legal Affairs Committee. Approving a report by Jean-Pierre Michel (France...
07/03/2014 | Election observation
A delegation led by Stefan Schennach will carry out a pre-electoral visit to Skopje on 11-12 March, ahead of the presidential election in “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” on 13 April.
06/03/2014 | President
Anne Brasseur will meet UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in New York on 11 March. Their talks will focus primarily on the situation in Ukraine as well as on issues such as extremism and intolerance.
05/03/2014 | President
Anne Brasseur has called for a peaceful solution of the crisis situation between Russia and Ukraine after speaking to the Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament and Acting President and the Speaker of the Russian State Duma.
05/03/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Meeting in Vienna on 4 March 2014, the Committee and the Parliamentary Network “Women Free from Violence” held an exchange of views with Gabriele Heinisch-Hosek, Austrian Federal Minister for Education and Women.
05/03/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The protection of the rights traditional national minorities should remain a political priority. It plays an essential role for peace and stability in Europe and is an efficient means of conflict prevention, the Committee said.
03/03/2014 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“In spite of the efforts to tackle it, sexual exploitation of children is on the rise”, Stella Kyriakides and José Mendes Bota declared today on the occasion of the World Day against Sexual Exploitation.
03/03/2014 | Standing Committee
A current affairs debate on the political crisis in Ukraine has been proposed to be held at the meeting of PACE’s Standing Committee scheduled on 7 March. The Standing Committee acts on PACE's behalf between plenary sessions.
03/03/2014 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The committee expressed its concern over the excesses of sects affecting minors and proposed establishing more measures and policies at national and European level to protect minors from such abuses.
03/03/2014 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
At an exchange of views with Jean-Claude Trichet and Morten Kjaerum, the committee recalled the importance of respect for the fundamental values of the Council of Europe on the part of the EU.