The Standing Committee (*) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) met in Zagreb, at the Croatian Parliament, on Friday 1 June 2018, on the occasion of the Croatian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers (May-November 2018). After the opening of the meeting by PACE President Michele Nicoletti, the Speaker of the … Read more
The Parliamentary Project Support Division was created in 2012. Its aim is, in co-operation with the general Committees, to assist with the implementation of specific co-operation involving parliamentarians and staff of national parliaments, so as to increase the visibility and impact of the PACE’s work. It is intended to ensure that the PACE’s key recommendations … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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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
Questions juridiques et des droits de l’homme Actualités Préoccupé par la poursuite de la détention d’un défenseur des droits de l’homme, le rapporteur demande sa libération 29/06/2018 Questions juridiques et droits de l’homme Egidijus Vareikis, rapporteur sur la protection des défenseurs des droits de l’homme dans les États membres du Conseil de l’Europe, est préoccupé … 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
Strasbourg, 27-31 January 2014 An urgent debate on “The functioning of democratic institutions in Ukraine”* as well as a debate on “Refusing impunity for the killers of Sergei Magnitsky” are among highlights of PACE’s Winter Session, taking place in Strasbourg from 27 to 31 January 2014. Werner Faymann, Federal Chancellor of Austria, and Martin Schulz, … Read more
Pedro Agramunt: Biography Born in Valencia, 12 September 1951. Married, two children. Education: Bachelor in Law, University of Valencia. Political positions: President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, elected on 25 January 2016 for a one-year term, renewable once. President of the European People’s Party group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the … Read more
Strasbourg, 29 September-3 October 2014 A current affairs debate on the crisis in Ukraine, a report on countering neo-Nazism, and the award of the second Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize will be among highlights of PACE’s autumn session in Strasbourg, from 29 September to 3 October. Other items on the draft agenda, just made public, … Read more
Jean-Claude MIGNON “The Parliamentary Assembly was the instigator of many initiatives which have made the Council of Europe what it is today, from the European Convention on Human Rights to the integration of the new democracies in central and eastern Europe as a result of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the establishment … Read more
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
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
