19/09/2013 | Election observation
A six-member PACE delegation, led by Meritxell Mateu Pi, will carry out a pre-election mission to Georgia to assess the electoral framework and campaign prior to the presidential election on 27 October.
19/09/2013 | President
Speaking at the end of an official visit, Jean-Claude Mignon hailed the clear willingness of the Republic of Moldova to advance on the path towards European integration. The Association Agreement with the EU is a “win-win”, he said.
17/09/2013 | Monitoring
“We take note of the discussions in the parliament about amendments to the Constitution. The parliament should take into account any comments by the Venice Commission,” PACE co-rapporteurs said.
17/09/2013 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The members of PACE’s Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination discussed the situation of minorities and the protection of language rights at a hearing in Madrid today.
16/09/2013 | President
Jean-Claude Mignon will make a working visit from 17 to 19 September. He will have meetings notably with the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and the Speaker of Parliament.
16/09/2013 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
Jorge Fernández Díaz, Spanish Minister of the Interior, said that he considered the fight against trafficking in human beings as one of the priorities of his Ministry at the meeting of the Network and the Committee in Madrid.
13/09/2013 | Election observation
The pre-electoral delegation has noted the willingness of the authorities to put to broad international scrutiny the vote in October’s Presidential election, but many recommendations made in PACE reports have not been implemented.
13/09/2013 | Bureau
In a statement issued on the occasion of International Democracy Day (15 September), PACE's Bureau has stressed the need to restore public trust in democratic institutions.
13/09/2013 | President
To mark 2013 International Democracy Day, the President of the European Parliament and the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe have issued a common statement.
12/09/2013 | Parliamentary support
A first seminar aimed at the staff of national parliaments was held on 12-13 September 2013 in Strasbourg, with the objective, in particular, to improve the knowledge of the European Convention on Human Rights and the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights, and on the execution of...
11/09/2013 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The Europe Prize is to be presented to the German town of Altötting – joint Prizewinner in 2013 along with the Hungarian town of Tata – at a ceremony in the town on Saturday 14 September.
10/09/2013 | Culture, Science, Education and Media
The Assembly Sub-Committee on the Reform of International Football welcomed the introduction of 'financial fair play' by UEFA, but insisted on the need for proper implementation.