09/12/2013 | President
"On the occasion of Human Rights Day, I would like to pay tribute to those courageous individuals - sometimes at risk to their lives - who strive to uphold human rights in Europe and beyond," said Jean-Claude Mignon.
06/12/2013 | President
“I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Nelson Mandela,” said Jean-Claude Mignon, while praising the former President’s unstinting commitment to a free, fair and democratic society in which human rights are respected.
06/12/2013 | President
Jean-Claude Mignon will make an official visit to Ireland on 11-12 December. He will meet the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Speaker of the Senate and the Minister for European Affairs.
05/12/2013 | Monitoring
Co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Albania, Jonathan Evans and Grigore Petrenco, speaking at the end of a five-day visit to the country, have welcomed the new political environment in Albania.
05/12/2013 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Racism is present in society, and therefore also in the police, and no country appears to be immune to it, said the committee, deploring an increase in racism and racist violence accompanied by a resurgence of racism in the police.
05/12/2013 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
It is urgent to combat racism and intolerance through a strategic approach that strengthens the legal framework and includes greater efforts to ensure its effective implementation, according to parliamentarians, adopting a text by Jonas Gunnarsson.
04/12/2013 | Monitoring
Rapporteur Robert Walter (United Kingdom, EDG), ending a two-day visit to Skopje, has welcomed the constructive and open attitude of the authorities of “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”.
04/12/2013 | President
Concluding a visit to Hungary, Jean-Claude Mignon paid tribute to the country’s ongoing co-operation with the Council of Europe. “I welcome the authorities’ willingness to continue their constructive co-operation with the ‘47’”, he said.
04/12/2013 | President
04/12/2013 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
The Internet must not be allowed to become a gigantic prying mechanism, operating beyond democratic control, a no-go area dominated by hidden powers, in which no responsibility can be assigned to anyone, Anne Brasseur said.
04/12/2013 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
The endangered heritage and the lack of safeguards for it are of concern for many member states, particularly in central and eastern Europe, south east Europe and the Caucasus, says the Culture Committee.
03/12/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
José María Beneyto, who is in Cairo to prepare a report for PACE on political transition in Egypt, has welcomed the approval – and presentation to the interim President today – of a new draft constitution.