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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)

Alfred Sixto, Head of the Table Office Tel. +33 / (0)3 88 41 22 44 Valérie Clamer, Deputy Head of the Table Office Tel. +33 / (0)3 88 41 21 06 Assistants: Sally-Ann Honeyman Tel. +33 / (0)3 88 41 28 58 Martine Meyer Tel. +33 / (0)3 88 41 35 07 Susan Fellah Tel. … 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

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