14/10/2013 | Parliamentary support
A seminar, aimed at members of national parliaments, was held in London, in order to provide a better knowledge of the European Convention on Human Rights mechanisms, and of the effective implementation of the judgments of the ECHR.
13/10/2013 | President
At the end of an official visit to Montenegro, PACE President has praised the Montenegrin authorities for their exemplary co-operation with the Council of Europe which can "help the country's progress on the path of European integration".
11/10/2013 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
In the wood, 13-year-old Lisa is crying. A man touches her cheek with his hand. She turns away. The man consoles her. She grits her teeth. The man says “Don’t say anything to your mother… not to her”. See the video.
11/10/2013 | President
Parliamentary Assembly President Jean-Claude Mignon is to make official visits to Montenegro (12-13 October 2013) and Iceland (14-15 October).
11/10/2013 | President
Jean-Claude Mignon has expressed his great sadness following the death of Peter Schieder, who was President of the Assembly from 2002 to 2005. “A citizen who believed passionately in the European project is no longer with us…”
11/10/2013 | President
At the end of an official visit to Italy, Jean-Claude Mignon praised efforts to save the lives of migrants and refugees in distress at sea, and in particular the exceptional and tireless work of the coastguards.
10/10/2013 | President
"The number of executions remains high in the United States and has even increased in Japan in 2012 whilst, at global level, more and more states are in the process of abolishing the death penalty”, PACE President said.
10/10/2013 | Election observation
Election observation delegations of PACE and the European Parliament today released a joint statement on the Presidential election held on 9 October. The 32-member PACE delegation was headed by Robert Walter (United Kingdom, EDG).
09/10/2013 | President
PACE President will make an official visit during which he will meet the Speaker of the Senate and the Vice-President of the Council of Ministers, among others, as well as having an audience with the Pope.
07/10/2013 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
To mark Decent Work Day (7 October), the PACE rapporteur on decent work, Roel Deseyn (Belgium, EPP/CD), has urged European authorities to act more resolutely against social dumping and the exploitation of the workforce.
07/10/2013 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Adopting a draft resolution on ‘Good governance of large metropolises’, the Committee called on governments to create legislative settings that facilitate citizen participation at the local level.
07/10/2013 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The Committee welcomed the draft Council of Europe Convention against trafficking in human organs, but regretted that the text focuses on the criminal aspects rather than on prevention and co-operation.