11/02/2025 Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development | Parliamentary Network for a Healthy Environment
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and the Chamber of Deputies of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg will be holding a parliamentary conference in Luxembourg on 14 February on “The role of national parliaments in protecting the right to a healthy environment”, as part of the follow-up to PACE Resolution 2545 (2024).
This conference aims to stimulate debate on the adoption of legal and political measures for the protection of the right to a healthy environment, both at national and international level. It will present the Council of Europe's work in this matter, assess the impact of the climate and environmental case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Committee of Social Rights, discuss corporate social responsibility, and examine the extent of civil society and young people involvement in environmental decision-making processes.
It will bring together parliamentarians and staff members from the Chamber of Deputies of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Belgian Federal Parliament, as well as members of PACE’s Network for a Healthy Environment, senior officials, experts, environmental activists, NGO representatives and young people.
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The event, which is open to the press, will take place from 9.30 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 5.30 pm at Neumünster Abbey (Luxembourg) and will be broadcast live on this link.
Saskia Kluit (Netherlands, SOC), Chairperson of the PACE Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development, will hold a press briefing on 14 February at 5.30 pm at the Neumünster Abbey.
For any accreditation request, please contact Fabiola Cavallini ([email protected]) or Christine Thinnes ([email protected]), at the Public Relations Department of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies.