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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

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

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

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

The Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will meet in Sofia on Friday 27 November, in the context of the Bulgarian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers (November 2015-May 2016). After the opening of the meeting by PACE President Anne Brasseur, the Speaker of the National Assembly Tsetska Tsacheva … Read more

Réunions des commissions Bien que les commissions s’occupent principalement de rapports, elles ont une grande liberté pour examiner toute question entrant dans leur domaine de compétence lorsqu’elles en décident ainsi. Elles organisent sur des thèmes particuliers des auditions, des colloques ou des conférences dont les résultats servent ensuite à rédiger les rapports soumis à l’Assemblée. … Read more

Strasbourg, 26-30 January 2015 Address by the President of Ireland, as well as debates on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine and on protection of media freedom in Europe are among highlights of the Assembly’s Winter session 2015 (26-30 January). There will be a discussion of intolerance and discrimination in Europe, with a special focus on … Read more