08/01/2024 | Political Affairs and Democracy
Leading representatives of democratic forces from Belarus – including their leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya – as well as members of civil society and journalists will join parliamentarians from across Europe in Helsinki on 11-12 January 2024 for discussions on building a democratic future for...
31/12/2023 | President
In 2023, we witnessed so many challenging and worrying developments in Europe. We are living in dangerous times. I share the worries of millions of Europeans, and I want these worries to be addressed by those who have to bear their responsibilities in all our member States of the Council of...
29/12/2023 | President
“Few members of the Parliamentary Assembly have left such a mark on European political action as Dick Marty. As well as being remembered, his work has changed the way parliamentary investigations are led and acted upon,” said PACE President Tiny Kox. “Our Assembly will miss a dear friend, a...
18/12/2023 | Election observation
Although Serbia’s early parliamentary elections offered voters a choice between political alternatives and freedoms of expression and assembly were generally respected, pressure on voters as well as the decisive involvement of the President and the ruling party’s systemic advantages undermined...
15/12/2023 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
A Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) hearing on the situation of the children of Ukraine will take place in Paris on 15 December 2023. The meeting, which will be live-streamed, will be opened at 9.30 a.m. by PACE President Tiny Kox and PACE Vice-President Olena Khomenko (Ukraine, EC...
15/12/2023 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
“Migration routes have become increasingly dangerous, not only because of smuggling networks abusing migrants with often no safe and legal alternative to migrate accessible to them, but also because of pushbacks which have unfortunately become tolerated policies in a number of Council of Europe’s...
15/12/2023 | Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
“We politicians have a duty to take action, to support the children of Ukraine and their future, in host countries and within Ukraine. And we also have a duty to make every possible effort to help the return of deported and forcibly transferred Ukrainian children,” PACE President Tiny Kox said at...
13/12/2023 | Political Affairs and Democracy
At its meeting in Paris, the Political Committee “unequivocally and in the strongest possible terms" condemned the barbaric attack conducted by Hamas and other militia groups against Israel on 7 October 2023, acts which “cannot be justified on any grounds whatsoever”. The parliamentarians...
12/12/2023 | Election observation
A 23-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC), will travel to Serbia from 15 to 18 December to observe the early parliamentary elections, alongside observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the European...
12/12/2023 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
PACE’s General Rapporteur for political prisoners, Sunna Ævarsdóttir (Iceland, SOC), today issued a statement concerning the recent disappearance of Alexey Navalny from the Russian penal colony in which he was imprisoned: “According to recent reports, Alexey Navalny is no longer imprisoned in a...
12/12/2023 | Parliamentary support
The Chamber of Representatives of the Moroccan Parliament, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) organised a study visit to the United Kingdom Parliament on participatory democracy, on 11 and 12 December. This visit is...
12/12/2023 | Political Affairs and Democracy
The PACE Political Affairs committee reaffirmed its dedication to supporting and advocating for the rights, freedoms, and safety of all Belarusians, expressing solidarity with all those impacted by the crimes of the Lukashenka regime. It reiterated its “ambition to welcome a future democratic...