16/04/2024 | Session
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting in plenary session in Strasbourg, today recommended “the seizure of Russian state assets and their use” in support of the reconstruction of Ukraine. This course of action would “strengthen Ukraine, ensure the accountability of...
15/04/2024 | President
“Ukraine needs our support and not just words – it needs right now the vital munitions which will allow it to continue to defend itself, to defend us all and to defend the most fundamental right of all laid down in the European Convention on Human Rights – the right of people to life,” PACE...
15/04/2024 | Session
The follow-up to the Reykjavik Summit; the lists of candidates for the posts of judges at the European Court of Human Rights submitted by Austria, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein and Monaco; the 2024 Vigdís Prize for Women’s Empowerment; and the observation of the presidential and parliamentary...
15/04/2024 | Session
PACE today welcomed the elaboration of the Venice Commission Checklist Parameters on the relationship between the parliamentary majority and the opposition in a democracy and recommended it to the parliaments of Council of Europe member states and observer states, as well as to parliaments...
15/04/2024 | Session
PACE stressed today the need to update guidelines to ensure fair referendums. Recognising that recent national referendums have faced scrutiny over process and fairness, PACE proactively engaged with the Venice Commission to address these concerns. Adopting the resolution based on the report by...
15/04/2024 | Session
Addressing the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe during its spring session, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Mihai Popșoi, expressed his country´s commitment to “continue deep reforms and transformation of the Moldovan society, overcome...
08/04/2024 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
On the occasion of International Roma Day (8 April 2024), Fourat Ben Chikha (Belgium, SOC), PACE General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance, made the following statement: “As we mark International Roma Day, I would like to highlight a positive development and welcome the adoption by...
04/04/2024 | Monitoring
The PACE monitoring co-rapporteurs for Georgia, Claude Kern (France, ALDE) and Edite Estrela (Portugal, SOC), today expressed their deep concern at the reintroduction of the draft law on “Transparency of Foreign Influence” by the Georgian ruling party. “The reintroduction of this so-called...
28/03/2024 | Election observation
A pre-electoral delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), concluding a visit to North Macedonia (25-28 March 2024), noted that the period ahead of the elections has been stable and elections are expected to meet democratic standards. It also understood that the...
27/03/2024 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
The Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development, meeting on 25 March in Paris, deplored the fact that the Council of Europe is now the only regional human rights system which has not yet formally recognised the right to a healthy environment. It welcomed the fact that the 4th...
27/03/2024 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has recommended that Kosovo* be invited to become a member of the Council of Europe. Approving a draft Opinion during a meeting held today in Paris, based on a report by Dora Bakoyannis...
25/03/2024 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
“Seas and oceans are at the crossroads of human and environmental vulnerabilities. Preserving their health is in the direct interest of humankind,” today said the PACE Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development. Adopting a draft resolution prepared by Yuliia Ovchynnykova...