04/12/2023 | President
PACE President Tiny Kox has urged Council of Europe member states to respect the rulings of the Strasbourg Court, boost the Council of Europe’s “early warning capacity” and develop a more flexible, credible and coherent “toolkit” of measures for putting pressure on states that do not respect...
01/12/2023 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
A PACE hearing on sanctions against persons on the ‘Kara-Murza list’ was organised by the Committee of Legal Affairs and Human Rights in Paris today, in the context of the report being prepared by PACE rapporteur Eerik-Niiles Kross (Estonia, ALDE) on this topic. The event heard from a number of...
01/12/2023 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
The Council of Europe should establish a “mediation process” to help member states resolve post-conflict disputes and find “reparations and remedies” which would defuse tension, overcome past divisions and work towards a common peaceful future, a PACE committee has proposed. Approving a draft...
01/12/2023 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
“Too often, persons with disabilities have been left behind and policy-making has not been inclusive enough. Inclusion in society, accessibility of premises and procedures and participation in political, economic and cultural life for all persons with disabilities were not made a priority...
01/12/2023 | Legal Affairs and Human Rights
In an information note declassified on 1st December by the Legal Affairs Committee, Constantinos Efstathiou (Cyprus, SOC), outlined possible ways for PACE and national parliamentarians to become more actively engaged in promoting the timely and effective implementation of judgments of the...
30/11/2023 | Equality and Non-Discrimination
The PACE General Rapporteur on human rights defenders and whistle-blowers, Emanuelis Zingeris (Lithuania, EPP/CD), and PACE General Rapporteur on the rights of LGBTI people, Christophe Lacroix (Belgium, SOC), have condemned today’s decision of the Russian Supreme Court to outlaw the...
28/11/2023 | Standing Committee
A special event (*) on the Vigdís Prize for Women’s Empowerment, a 60,000-euro annual prize rewarding outstanding initiatives which promote the empowerment of women in all their diversity, was one of the highlights of the Standing Committee meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of...
28/11/2023 | Standing Committee
“The second devastating war-time winter has started, a war that has already killed at least 10,000 civilians and injured 18,500 of them. And there are signs that attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure may escalate during the winter season,” PACE President Tiny Kox said today at the...
28/11/2023 | Standing Committee
“Although geographical smallness has many disadvantages, it also allows state institutions to be closer to the people. This not only fosters greater trust in the Liechtenstein Parliament and Government, but also allows us to maintain efficient processes and put tailored and pragmatic solutions at...
28/11/2023 | Standing Committee
“Liechtenstein’s priorities for the next six months revolve around our guiding motto ‘United by our values, towards a better future, for the needs of all’”, said Dominique Hasler, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education and Sport of Liechtenstein, speaking during an exchange of views with the...
28/11/2023 | Standing Committee
On June next, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in partnership with the Government of Iceland, will award for the first time the Vigdís Prize for Women's Empowerment. A joint initiative of the Icelandic Government and PACE, the Prize pays tribute to former Icelandic...
28/11/2023 | Standing Committee
“It is time to shoulder our responsibility to implement the Reykjavik priorities. This means re-doubling our efforts to modernise our Organisation, make it more efficient, more ‘green’ and more responsive to the expectations of our citizens. We must be responsible and frugal, and we must...