08/11/2013 | President
At the end of his official visit to Portugal, the President of PACE has recalled the need to deepen North-South dialogue, emphasising the role that Portugal plays in improving the dialogue on the future of southern Mediterranean states.
08/11/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
"Parliaments are the strategic venue for any political reform which leads to freedom, the gateway to every Spring!" said the Speaker of the Portuguese Parliament Assunção Esteves, speaking in Lisbon.
08/11/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“Our advanced status in the EU and Partner for Democracy status in PACE are constantly influencing our political choices,” said the Speaker of the Moroccan House of Councillors.
08/11/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
"A Partnership for Democracy with the PACE is and should not be for free; it needs obligations and commitments for both partners," said Tiny Kox.
08/11/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
“The representative institutions, such as Parliaments and Constituent Assemblies, have a key role to play in the transformation process launched by the Arab Spring”, today said João B. Mota Amaral.
08/11/2013 | President
PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon will make a working visit to the Russian Federation on 12-14 November 2013. He is due to meet the Speaker of the State Duma and the President of the Federation Council.
07/11/2013 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
Parliamentarians from Serbia and from PACE have jointly called on Council of Europe ministers to reinforce their action to improve media freedom throughout Europe and keep journalists safe.
06/11/2013 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Expressing concern at the "absolute legal immunity" that some international organisations are entitled to, the committee said such organisations should be subject to binding mechanisms to monitor their compliance with human rights norms.
06/11/2013 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
In order to strengthen “the constructive criticism the Assembly needs to send”, the Standing Committee adopted amendments to the opinion on the draft Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs.
06/11/2013 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Pieter Omtzigt (Netherlands, EPP/CD) has been appointed by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights to lead PACE's inquiry into "massive eavesdropping in Europe", following Edward Snowden revelations.
05/11/2013 | President
Jean-Claude Mignon will make an official visit to Portugal on 7-8 November 2013, during which he is due to meet the President of the Assembly of the Republic, the Minister of Justice and the Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities.
05/11/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The role of representative institutions in the political changes in the South Mediterranean and the Middle East will be the central theme of a conference organised by PACE with the support of the EU at the Ismaili Centre on 8 November.