05/10/2013 | President
Jean-Claude Mignon has the firm intention to go himself to Lampedusa on the occasion of his official visit to Italy from 10 to 11 October. He said he was deeply shocked and appealed to member States for swift and specific action.
04/10/2013 | Session
PACE called on member states to “introduce measures for older workers wishing to enter or re-enter the labour market as well as for older employees”. Older persons are faced with unjustified discrimination, the resolution says.
04/10/2013 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
A video clip aimed at breaking the silence that surrounds child sexual abuse, will be presented during a series of events in Nicosia, Cyprus, from 11 to 14 October as part of the Council of Europe 'ONE in FIVE' Campaign.
04/10/2013 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
PACE rapporteur on 'Lives lost in the Mediterranean', today called for an investigation into allegations that fishing or other boats failed to go to the rescue of drowning persons off the island of Lampedusa.
04/10/2013 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
“The PACE resolution on ‘Children’s right to physical integrity’ in no way compares the 'circumcision of boys' to 'female genital mutilation',” declared Marlene Rupprecht.
03/10/2013 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Any opening of dialogue between the Assembly and the Belarusian authorities should remain conditional on the release of political prisoners and on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, PACE committee says.
03/10/2013 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The committee organised on 2nd October a breast cancer awareness raising day. Dozens of members of the Assembly showed their support to the event by wearing the pink ribbon distributed.
03/10/2013 | Session
PACE has welcomed the plan to eliminate Syrian chemical weapons, but warned that while it renews hopes for peace, “it does not stop the war”.
03/10/2013 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
At a hearing on “Violence against women: does the rehabilitation of perpetrators work?”, Frédéric Matwies, author of the book “Il y avait un monstre en moi” related the ten years of violence which he inflicted on his ex-partner.
03/10/2013 | Session
"Serbia is a step away from a great opportunity," declared President Tomislav Nikolić in his address to the Parliamentary Assembly and we will make use of all our capacities in order to make Serbia a European country in every respect.
03/10/2013 | Session
The delay in investigating the fate of 20 000 missing persons in Europe following a number of armed conflicts hampers the reconciliation between former conflicting parties, PACE said.
03/10/2013 | President
“I am deeply shocked by this awful tragedy, which has taken place at the gates of Europe – and it is not the first,” said PACE President speaking today following the sinking of a boat on the shores of Lampedusa.