02/10/2013 | Session
The voting rights of the Icelandic delegation to PACE have been restored after the appointment of a woman as a Representative, in line with the Assembly’s rules.
02/10/2013 | Session
'Whistleblowers' who disclose state wrongdoing in the public interest should be protected from retaliation, provided they acted in good faith and followed procedures, according to the Assembly.
02/10/2013 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
2013 will have been a turning point in the prevention of violence against women: the political impetus given by the United Nations has allowed a fresh dynamism.
02/10/2013 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The report by Boriss Cilevičs adopted by the Committee notes that the trend in several Council of Europe member states in recent years has been to make it more difficult to acquire nationality.
02/10/2013 | Session
“Armenia has made great efforts to build a modern state”, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan emphasised in his address to the Assembly. The peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains a priority, he said.
02/10/2013 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The Committee unanimously appointed Robert Biedroń as General rapporteur on the rights of LGBT people, replacing Håkon Haugli. In an interview, Mr Biedroń explains his role and and the priorities of his mandate...
02/10/2013 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Italy has shown once again that it is "ill-prepared" for a new surge of mixed migration on its coasts, according to a draft report just out from PACE’s Migration Committee.
02/10/2013 | Session
The Assembly has encouraged all political stakeholders in Bosnia and Herzegovina to “do everything possible in order that the country fulfils the requirements of the Sejdić and Finci judgement by the end of 2013.
02/10/2013 | Session
PACE decides to continue its monitoring of the Republic of Moldova – but says it will consider the possibility of moving to post-monitoring dialogue should expected reforms be carried out.
01/10/2013 | Session
The OECD should continue acting to reform the international rules on taxation of multinational corporations so as to “adequately reflect production and trading practices in today’s global economy”, PACE said today.
01/10/2013 | Session
“The crisis has imposed an enormous social cost: this is not just one more crisis”, highlighted OECD Secretary General Ángel Gurría, while addressing the Parliamentary Assembly on Tuesday.
01/10/2013 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
Following the revelations of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, when and on what terms states should have the right to interfere with an individual's internet data was the focus of a hearing in PACE's Culture Committee today.