18/12/2013 | Monitoring
PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Ukraine, Mailis Reps and Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin, are to visit the country from 19-20 December to familiarise themselves with current developments.
18/12/2013 | Parliamentary support
A seminar for staff of national parliaments, aimed at improving their knowledge of the European Convention on Human Rights, will be held in Strasbourg on 16-17 January 2014, in co-operation with the PACE Committee on Legal Affairs.
17/12/2013 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
International Migrants Day, which falls on 18 December, should be an opportunity to “see the person behind the migrant” and celebrate diversity, according to Anne-Mari Virolainen, Chairperson of the Migration Committee.
17/12/2013 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
I encourage the Serbian authorities to pursue their efforts for the protection of the rights of traditional national minorities and to ensure the implementation and harmonisation of the existing legislative framework, said Ferenc Kalmár.
16/12/2013 | Election observation
A PACE delegation was present in Ukraine during the repeat parliamentary elections on 15 December. It noted that election day was calm. However, cases of irregularities were reported by different observers.
13/12/2013 | President
Following his visit to Ireland, one of the founding countries of the Council of Europe, Jean-Claude Mignon thanked the authorities for their firm commitment to the pan-European project promoted by the Organisation.
13/12/2013 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Mexican national Edgar Tamayo Arias was sentenced to death in a trial marred by substandard defense. PACE Rapporteur Marina Schuster appeals to United States to implement the judgment of the International Court of Justice.
13/12/2013 | Monitoring
The new Government and Parliament in Georgia should pay much more attention to closing their review of the past in a spirit of strict adherence to principles of justice, fairness and proportionality, said Thomas Hammarberg.
12/12/2013 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Legal Affairs Committee has called on signatories to the European Convention on Human Rights to respect any “interim measures” ordered by the Strasbourg Court, and to provide it with all information and evidence it requests.
12/12/2013 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Adopting a report by James Clappison, the committee unanimously agreed to recommend that the Committee of Ministers resumes work on the revision of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television.
11/12/2013 | Election observation
A delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly, led by René Rouquet (France, SOC), will be present in Ukraine from 13 to 16 December on the occasion of the repeat parliamentary elections on 15 December.
11/12/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The Committee on Political Affairs calls on all sides in Ukraine to refrain from any acts of violence and intimidation which will further undermine the stability of the country, including its democratic process.