Political Affairs and Democracy
‘Democracy hacked’
- 12/09/2018
- Political Affairs and Democracy
“The Internet is not only a place of democracy and open debate but also a place where discourse is deliberately manipulated, where fake news is knowingly disseminated on a large scale”, rapporteur Frithjof Schmidt stressed. More
Partnership with the Parliament of Morocco: a positive assessment
- 11/09/2018
- Political Affairs and Democracy
After seven years of implementation of the partnership for democracy between the Parliament of Morocco and PACE, the he Political Affairs Committee has made a “positive assessment” of its results. More
A balance in dealing with foreign funding of Islam
- 11/09/2018
- Political Affairs and Democracy
Political Affairs Committee has urged Council of Europe states to “put an end” to any foreign funding of Islam which is used for the purpose of “national political expansion into other States under the guise of Islam”. More
Rapporteurs welcome Belarus court decision to suspend and review death sentences
- 18/06/2018
- Political Affairs and Democracy
PACE rapporteurs Yves Cruchten and Andrea Rigoni, have welcomed the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Belarus to suspend and review the death sentences of two men while their appeals are pending. More
Rapporteurs condemn two recent executions in Belarus
- 30/05/2018
- Political Affairs and Democracy
Yves Cruchten, rapporteur on the abolition of the death penalty, and Andrea Rigoni former rapporteur on the situation in Belarus,have strongly condemned two recent executions which reportedly took place in secret in mid-May. More
London terror attack victim tells parliamentarians: ‘I was treated with indifference’
- 22/05/2018
- Political Affairs and Democracy
The victim of a terror attack in London has told a parliamentary hearing in Athens about the difficult challenges he faced in the aftermath of the attack – and how he had hoped for greater support from the authorities. More
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The committee shall consider the general policy of the Council of Europe and all political matters which fall within the competence of the Organisation. It shall report on urgent political situations and crises in Council of Europe member states.
In January 2018, Ria Oomen-Ruijten (Netherlands, EPP/CD) was elected as Chairperson of the Committee.
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Activities
Agendas
All items due for discussion and decision.
Reports under preparation
List of reports under preparation in the committee.
Documents and declarations
The committee’s public documents and declarations.
Decisions
Details of decisions taken by the committee at each meeting (synopses).
Terms of reference
The committee scrutinises political matters falling within the Council of Europe’s mandate and deals with urgent political situations and crises in the organisation’s member states.
Members
The 88 members are appointed by the national delegations to the Assembly and may belong to one of the six political groups in the Assembly or be non-registered.
Sub-committees
The committee currently has three sub-committees:
- Sub-committee on the Middle East and the Arab World
- Sub-committee on External Relations
- Sub-committee on relations with the OECD and the EBRD
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