The Assembly has a framework for ensuring the transparency of its work and the accountability and integrity of its members, in place for many years. This was significantly improved in 2017 and is regularly updated, ensuring that members act in line with the highest ethical standards. The Code of Conduct spells out what is expected … Read more
Speeches Return to Full Page Inaugural address Inaugural address Strasbourg, Monday, 25 January 2016 Mr Secretary General, Ambassadors, dear colleagues, friends, Today is the first day of my term of office as President of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly, and it is an honour to address you all for the first time on this … Read more
The Standing Committee (*) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will meet in Baku on Friday 23 May 2014 in the context of the Azerbaijani Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers (14 May – 13 November 2014). After the opening of the meeting by PACE President Anne Brasseur, Ogtay Asadov, the … Read more
PACE President to make official visit to Croatia 02/09/2013 President PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon will make an official visit to Croatia on 3-4 September 2013, during which he is due to meet the Prime Minister, the Speaker of Parliament. … More Selection Panel to shortlist three nominees in Prague 22/08/2013 Legal Affairs and Human Rights … Read more
The parliamentarians who make up PACE come from the national parliaments of the Organisation’s 47 member states. They meet four times a year to discuss topical issues and ask European governments to take initiatives and report back. These parliamentarians speak for the 800 million Europeans who elected them. They broach the issues of their choice, … Read more
