03/10/2013 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The Sub-Committee on Racism and Xenophobia expresses deep concern at the increase in manifestations of racism throughout Europe. No country is immune to this phenomenon.
03/10/2013 | Session
Following a debate on food security, PACE called on member States to strengthen controls and labelling requirements and to support independent research on emerging risks.
03/10/2013 | Session
The EU should explore possible synergies with the Council of Europe before setting up new human rights structures. Higher standards and stronger protection are always welcome, PACE said, but the EU must not undercut Council norms.
02/10/2013 | Monitoring
The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Ukraine called for the swift adoption of the constitutional amendments to strengthen the independence of the judiciary which have received a positive opinion from the Venice Commission.
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.