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.
03/12/2013 | Monitoring
The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Ukraine, Mailis Reps and Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin, have called on the Ukrainian authorities to show restraint and to refrain from any violence against peaceful protesters.
03/12/2013 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
The Council of Europe Museum Prize for 2014 has been awarded to the Baksi Museum in Bayburt (Turkey). This museum aspires to bring a high standard of art and design to an under-developed rural area of Northern Anatolia.
02/12/2013 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“Women and girls with disabilities need special attention, since they are exposed to higher risks of violence,” said Carmen Quintanilla on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
02/12/2013 | News
“Does the ‘crowd in the cloud’ speak for the majority, or is this a new version of mob rule?” asks PACE Vice-President Robert Walter, addressing the impact of social media at the World Forum for Democracy.
02/12/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
José María Beneyto, who is preparing a report on political transition in Egypt, begins today a four-day visit to the country during which he is due to meet the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and of Justice.
02/12/2013 | Parliamentary support
During a seminar held on 2 December 2013 in Belgrade, parliamentarians discussed the strengthening of the legal and institutional capacity of parliamentarians to counter corruption in their own ranks.
29/11/2013 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
“I am shocked to read the results of an investigation into the 11 October boat tragedy in the waters between Lampedusa and Malta, which reveals that over 200 people fleeing Syria died when they could have been saved,” said Tineke Strik.
29/11/2013 | Monitoring
Jonathan Evans and Grigore Petrenco co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of obligations and commitments by Albania, will make a fact-finding visit to that country from 1 to 5 December.