Sir Roger Gale Pedro Agramunt announced his resignation as President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on 6 October 2017. Following his resignation, the most senior Vice-President of the Assembly, Sir Roger Gale, automatically became Acting President. In line with the PACE Rules, he acted until the election of a … Read more
René van der Linden Biography Born in Eys-Wittem, Netherlands, on 14 December 1943 Married, three children Education Economics: international administrative studies Catholic Economics Faculty in Tilburg (1966-1970) Present and previous main functions Member of the First Chamber (Senate) of the States-General of the Netherlands (from 1999) President of the Committee for European cooperation of … Read more
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AS/JUR: Documents and declarations The committee’s public documents and declarations. Date Document title 1. Information documents 27/10/2017 AS/Jur/Inf (2017) 04 rev. List of reports and opinions of the Committee 2017 – 2006 17/01/2018 AS/Jur/Inf (2018) 01 Work of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (AS/Jur): an overview 02/11/2018 AS/Jur/Inf (2018) 02 rev … Read more
AS/SOC: Documents and declarations The committee’s public documents and declarations. 1. Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (open) Date Document title 11/10/2018 AS/Soc (2018) PV 05 add / Draft minutes Hearing on “Anonymous donation of sperm and oocytes: balancing the rights of parents, donors and children” held in Lisbon, Portugal, on Monday, … Read more
AS/MON: Documents and declarations The committee’s public documents and declarations. Date Document title 18/09/2018 AS/Mon(2018)13 rev./ Information note Post-monitoring dialogue with “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” 28/06/2018 AS/Mon(2018)08 rev./ Information note Honouring of obligations and commitments by the Republic of Moldova 20/06/2018 AS/Mon(2018)09 rev./ Information note Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Armenia … Read more
AS/PRO : Documents et déclarations Les documents et déclarations publiques de la commission. Date Titre du document AS/Pro (2018) 02 def Participation des membres aux sessions plénières de l’Assemblée parlementaire et aux réunions des commissions 27/04/2017 AS/Pro (2017) 12 def Déclaration – Principe de confiance et devoir de responsabilité des membres dans l’exercice de leurs … Read more
Documents On this website you will find the texts adopted by the parliamentary assembly, its public working papers (“the Documents”) and the Assembly records. Adopted Texts The Assembly can adopt three different types of texts: recommendations, resolutions and opinions. Recommendations contain proposals addressed to the Committee of Ministers, the implementation of which is within … Read more
AS/JUR: Documents and declarations The committee’s public documents and declarations. Date Document title 1. Information documents 27/10/2017 AS/Jur/Inf (2017) 04 rev. List of reports and opinions of the Committee 2017 – 2006 17/01/2018 AS/Jur/Inf (2018) 01 Work of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (AS/Jur): an overview 02/11/2018 AS/Jur/Inf (2018) 02 rev 5 … Read more
AS/MON: Documents and declarations The committee’s public documents and declarations. Date Document title 18/09/2018 AS/Mon(2018)13 rev./ Information note Post-monitoring dialogue with “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” 28/06/2018 AS/Mon(2018)08 rev./ Information note Honouring of obligations and commitments by the Republic of Moldova 20/06/2018 AS/Mon(2018)09 rev./ Information note Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Armenia … Read more
AS/POL: Documents and declarations The committee’s public documents and declarations. Date Document title 1. Work programme 23/06/2017 AS/Pol (2017) WP 05 2. Programmes of Rapporteurs’ missions 07/12/2017 AS/POL/Inf (2017) 19 rev Programme of the fact-finding visit by Mr Attila Korodi, Romania, EPP/CD, Rapporteur of the Committee on Libya’s future between the threats of terrorism and … Read more
AS/SOC: Documents and declarations The committee’s public documents and declarations. 1. Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (open) Date Document title 30/05/2016 AS/Soc (2016) PV 03 add2 Minutes of the joint hearing of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons and the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development on “Missing … Read more
Documents On this website you will find the texts adopted by the parliamentary assembly, its public working papers (“the Documents”) and the Assembly records. Adopted Texts The Assembly can adopt three different types of texts: recommendations, resolutions and opinions. Recommendations contain proposals addressed to the Committee of Ministers, the implementation of which is within the … Read more
AS/PRO: Documents and declarations The committee’s public documents and declarations. Date Document title 25/01/2018 AS/Pro (2018) 02 def Participation of members in Parliamentary Assembly plenary sessions and committee meetings 27/04/2017 AS/Pro (2017) 12 def Declaration – Principle of confidence in members and their duty of accountability when exercising their elective offices in the Parliamentary Assembly … Read more
AS/EGA: Documents and declarations The committee’s public documents and declarations. Date Document title 1. Work programme 04/04/2016 AS/Ega/Inf (2016) 01 Rev. 02 / Work programme Work programme 2. Activity reports 21/12/2015 AS/Ega/Inf (2015) 16 / Activity report Activities in 2014-2015 28/11/2013 AS/Ega/Inf (2013) 30 / Activity report Activities in 2012-2013 3. Declarations by the … Read more
AS/CULT: Documents and declarations The committee’s public documents and declarations. Date Document title 20/05/2015 AS/Cult/Inf (2015) 03 Contributions by experts to the work of the Committee on “Freedom of religion and living together in a democratic society” 12/03/2015 AS/Cult/Inf (2015) 05 Contributions to the hearings held on 12 March 2015 during the meeting held in … Read more
L’Assemblée dispose depuis de nombreuses années d’un cadre qui permet d’assurer la transparence de ses travaux ainsi que l’intégrité de ses membres et définit le régime de responsabilité qui leur est applicable. Régulièrement mis à jour afin de garantir que les membres agissent conformément aux normes éthiques les plus élevées, il a été considérablement amélioré … Read more
How are judges of the European Court of Human Rights elected? The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elects the judges of the European Court of Human Rights, providing them with democratic legitimacy. According to the European Convention on Human Rights, judges must “be of high moral character and possess the qualifications required for … Read more
Parliamentary representation The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) consists of a number of individual representatives from each member State, with a President elected each year from among them for a maximum period of two sessions. The present President is Stella Kyriakides (Cyprus, EPP/CD). She was elected in October 2017. Whilst in … Read more
The Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, which aims to reward outstanding civil society action in the defence of human rights in Europe and beyond, was launched on 25 March 2013 at a ceremony in Prague (Czech Republic). To be awarded each year by the Assembly, in partnership with the Václav Havel Library and the … Read more
