20/12/2013 | Monitoring
The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Ukraine Mailis Reps and Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin said the authorities need to seek a broad consensus among all political forces on the geo-political direction and European integration.
20/12/2013 | Monitoring
Dora Bakoyannis and Andreas Gross co-rapporteurs for monitoring of the Russian Federation have expressed their satisfaction at the announcement of the release of Mikhail Khodorkovsky following a pardon from Vladimir Putin.
19/12/2013 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Pieter Omtzigt, PACE rapporteur on “Keeping criminal and political responsibility separate”, denounced the bill adopted by the Romanian parliament on 10 December effectively decriminalizing corruption by public officials.
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.
18/12/2013 | Session
An urgent debate on "The functioning of democratic institutions in Ukraine”* as well as a debate on “Refusing impunity for the killers of Sergei Magnitsky” are among highlights of PACE’s Winter Session.
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.