During its Spring Session 2021, which took place in a hybrid format, the Assembly held urgent debates on "The arrest and detention of Alexei Navalny in January 2021" and on "The functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey", as well as current affairs debates on "Covid passports or certificates: protection of fundamental rights and legal implications" and "Armenian prisoners of war and other captives".
On the occasion of the German Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Minister of State for Europe Michael Roth participated in the session.
The President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, and the Secretary General of the organisation, Marija Pejčinović Burić, also addressed PACE.
The Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, presented her 2020 annual report and the Assembly awarded its 2020 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize.
Topics on the agenda included a debate on the Assembly's vision of the Council of Europe's strategic priorities and a joint debate on human rights violations and the need for electoral reform in Belarus.
The OECD's work on taxing the digital economy with the participation of its Secretary General Ángel Gurría, discrimination against people with chronic and long-term illnesses, post-monitoring dialogue with Montenegro, the preservation of national minorities and a European policy on diasporas were also discussed.
Monday 19 April 2021
Doc. 15264 (Report on credentials) Examination of credentials of representatives and substitutes Doc. 15263 (Progress report) Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (29 January – 15 April 2021) Doc. 15263 Add. 1 (Progress report) Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (16 April 2021) Doc. 15263 Add. 2 (Progress report) Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights Doc. 15231 (Report) Preserving national minorities in Europe
Tuesday 20 April 2021
Doc. 15243 (Communication) Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights List and curricula vitae of candidates submitted by the Government of Belgium Doc. 15263 Add. 2 (Progress report) Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights Doc. 15252 (Report) The Assembly's vision on the strategic priorities for the Council of Europe Doc. 15251 (Report) Fighting fiscal injustice: the work of the OECD on taxation of digital economy Doc. 15266 (Committee Opinion) Fighting fiscal injustice: the work of the OECD on taxation of digital economy
Wednesday 21 April 2021
Doc. 15253 (Report) Urgent need for electoral reform in Belarus Doc. 15256 (Report) Human rights violations in Belarus require an international investigation Doc. 15208 (Report) Discrimination against persons dealing with chronic and long-term illnesses Doc. 15230 (Committee Opinion) Discrimination against persons dealing with chronic and long-term illnesses Doc. 15132 (Report) Post-monitoring dialogue with Montenegro Doc. 15132 Add. (Addendum to the report) Post-monitoring dialogue with Montenegro
Thursday 22 April 2021
Doc. 15267 (Parliamentary questions) Parliamentary question to the Chairperson-in-Office of the Committee of Ministers Doc. 15268 (Parliamentary questions) Parliamentary question to the Chairperson-in-Office of the Committee of Ministers Doc. 15270 (Report) The arrest and detention of Alexei Navalny in January 2021 Doc. 15272 (Report) The functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey
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