agramunt brasseur communication conference final pictures president speech previous session sgap speech Calendar_Categories Bureau of the Assembly Culture, Science, Education and Media Election observation Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights Equality and Non-Discrimination European Parliament Honouring of Obligations and Commitments Legal Affairs and Human Rights Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons NATO … Read more
European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments
Oslo, Norway, 11-12 September 2014 ECPP 2014 The Storting will welcome 59 Presidents of Parliament from the Council of Europe’s Member States, as well as representatives from many neighbouring and observer countries, during The European Conference of Presidents of Parliament (ECPP) in Oslo on 11 and 12 September. Watch the conference opening in the Storting … Read more
Spring Session 2015: mass surveillance; drones and targeted killings
Strasbourg, 20-24 April Debates on mass surveillance practices and on drones and targeted killings: the need to uphold human rights and international law were among the highlights of the Spring Session 2015 (Strasbourg, 20-24 April). The Assembly also debated the reform of football governance, the humanitarian consequences of the actions of the terrorist group called … Read more
Standing Committee
Paris, 8 March 2013 Draft Agenda (HTML, PDF) Working documents Adopted texts by session parts Minutes
Political Affairs and Democracy News ‘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 … 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 competence … Read more
Communication Division
Micaela Catalano, Head of the Division Francesc Ferrer Angus Macdonald Nathalie Bargellini Catherine Becarmin, Assistant Tel. +33 / (0)3 88 41 31 93 Fax +33 / (0)3 90 21 41 34 Postal address: Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex (France)
Accueil Info Recherche de contenu web Recherche des actualités Home-old Membres Membres Recherche de Membres Vice-Présidents Président Anne BRASSEUR BiographyPresident test template Jean-Claude MIGNON Activités Mevlüt ÇAVUŞOĞLU Lluís Maria de PUIG René van der LINDEN Peter SCHIEDER Anne BRASSEUR Pedro AGRAMUNT Biography Pedro Agramunt Roger GALE Stella KYRIAKIDES Michele NICOLETTI NicolettiOpeningSpeech Liliane MAURY PASQUIER Travaux … Read more
Part sessions 2013 Third Part (24-28 June 2013) Second Part (22-26 April 2013) First Part (21-25 January 2013) Part sessions 2012 Fourth Part (1-5 October 2012) Third Part (25-29 June 2012) Second Part (23-27 April 2012) First Part (23-27 January 2012) Part sessions 2011 Fourth Part (3-7 October 2011) Third part (20-24 June … Read more
European Conference of Presidents of Parliament The European Conference of Presidents of Parliament brings together Speakers and Presidents of the parliaments of the 47 member States of the Council of Europe; of parliaments enjoying observer and partner for democracy status with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and of international parliamentary assemblies. The … Read more
Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons News New walls against migrants ‘morally unacceptable’, says committee 17/12/2018 Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons On the eve of International Migrants’ Day (18 December), the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced persons, in a statement, called for the respect of migrants’ fundamental rights. More Slavery Abolition Day: ‘Europe must do … Read more
Culture, Science, Education and Media News Consolidating the freedom of the media as pillars of democratic elections 25/09/2018 Culture, Science, Education and Media “Media freedom is an essential condition for democratic elections; the media must be free to inform the public without political or economic pressure,” said the Culture Committee, meeting in Tbilisi. More Call … Read more
AS/MON: Synopses /
Detail of decisions taken by the Committee at each meeting Détail des décisions prises par la Commission à chacune de ses réunions Date English Français 2018 16/01/2017 AS/MON 001 AS/MON 001 22/01/2018 AS/MON 002 AS/MON 002 13/03/2018 AS/MON 003 AS/MON 003 27/04/2018 AS/MON 004 AS/MON 004 29/05/2018 AS/MON 005 AS/MON 005 26/06/2018 AS/MON 006 … Read more
Ancien président
Michele Nicoletti « En ces temps où nous sommes confrontés à d’énormes défis – du terrorisme aux migrations, des anciennes et nouvelles formes de pauvreté à la méfiance vis-à-vis des institutions représentatives, de la résurgence du racisme et de la xénophobie à l’immense solitude de tant de personnes – nous devons résister à la tentation du … Read more
PACE to elect Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Strasbourg, 23-27 June 2014 The election of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, an address by the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and a joint debate on the “left-to-die boat” and on the large-scale arrival of mixed migratory flows on Italian shores are among the highlights of the forthcoming PACE plenary session in … Read more
Former President
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
Biography May 2006 – to 31 January 2011: Director General, Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (deputizing for the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly) 1 November 2009 – 31 March 2010: Acting Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe October 1996 to … Read more
SpeechesReturn to Full Page Opening statement, October 2016 Part-Session Opening statement, October 2016 Part-Session Strasbourg, Monday 10 October 2016 Dear colleagues, Ladies and gentleman, Fear is present in the atmosphere within our societies. Fear of terrorism, fear of war, fear of the “other” – foreigners or migrants coming to our societies. These various fears taken … Read more