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 22/01/2018 AS/JUR 001 AS/JUR 001 14/03/2018 AS/JUR 002 AS/JUR 002 23/04/2018 AS/JUR 003 AS/JUR 003 22/05/2018 AS/JUR 004 AS/JUR 004 25/06/2018 AS/JUR 005 AS/JUR 005 10/09/2018 AS/JUR 006 … Read more
Restricted access As from 15 October 2009, there is a new access to Extranet website. Your username is now your email address (the one you use for password management). Example with the case of Mr. John SMITH (change in green): case before 15/10/2009 >>>>>>> case after 15/10/2009 username: smithj username: [email protected] password: password123 password: password123 Extranet web … Read more
Le Bureau et les commissions Le Bureau Le Bureau de l’Assemblée se compose du Président et de vingt vice-présidents, des présidents des groupes politiques ou leurs remplaçants et des présidents des commissions. En général, les grands pays ont un siège permanent au sein du Bureau et les petits pays y siègent à tour de rôle. … Read more
With the Terrorism: #NoHateNoFear initiative, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe wishes to encourage all players in society to stand firm against the terrorist threat by refusing to give in to hatred or fear. Certainly, terrorism must be combated, but this fight must be waged with due regard for the values which unite … Read more
When is it appropriate for government members, civil servants or parliamentarians to accept gifts? How often are judges offered bribes? When does legitimate lobbying cross the line into undue influence? What role can investigative journalists play in revealing corrupt practices? What should parliaments be doing to root out corruption? Corruption is theft. It also subverts … Read more
L’APCE se réunit quatre fois par an à Strasbourg en session plénière d’une semaine. Les 324 représentants et les 324 suppléants sont désignés par les parlements nationaux parmi leurs membres. Chaque parlement envoie, en fonction de la population du pays, une délégation composée de deux à dix-huit représentants qui doit refléter l’équilibre de ses … Read more
Règlement, immunités et affaires institutionnelles Actualités La Commission du Règlement clarifie la liste des “sanctions” possibles en cas de contestation des pouvoirs 10/12/2018 Règlement, immunités et affaires institutionnelles En cas de contestation des pouvoirs d’une délégation nationale, l’Assemblée ne peut pas porter atteinte aux droits de ses membres de prendre part à l’élection de hauts … Read more
The Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly will meet in Paris (Assemblée nationale) on 7 March 2014. Members of the Standing Committee will hold an exchange of views with Ranko Krivokapić, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE. This will be followed by debates on “Migrants and refugees and the fight against AIDS”, “Europe’s … Read more
The committee’s public documents and declarations. Date Document title 18/09/2018 AS/Mon(2018)13 rev./ Information note Post-monitoring dialogue with “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” 28/06/2018 AS/Mon(2018)08 rev./ Information note Honouring of obligations and commitments by the Republic of Moldova 20/06/2018 AS/Mon(2018)09 rev./ Information note Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Armenia 17/06/2018 AS/Mon(2018)07 / Information … Read more
Biography Born on 19 May 1950 in Luxembourg Responsibilities in the Parliamentary Assembly since 1993 President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since January 2014 President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) in 2009-2014 President of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education in 2008-2010 Rapporteur : has … Read more
Opportunités de stages auprès de l’Assemblée parlementaire du Conseil de l’Europe L’Assemblée parlementaire du Conseil de l’Europe accueille des stagiaires à toute période de l’année pour une durée de 8 semaines maximum. Qui peut postuler? Les ressortissants de l’un des Etats membres du Conseil de l’Europe (voir http://hub.coe.int/). Conditions minimum requises – Etre titulaire d’une … Read more
Equality and Non-Discrimination News Empowering intersex people: a crucial means of guaranteeing their rights 26/10/2018 Equality and Non-Discrimination “For far too long, discrimination against intersex people has played havoc with their lives and led to appalling violations of their rights,” said Piet De Bruyn, on the occasion of Intersex Awareness Day. More ‘It’s time to … Read more
Did you know? The Joint Committee is the organ of co-ordination of the Council of Europe. Secretariat – 6.229 – +33/3 88.41.2370 Reference texts Resolution (51) 30 C, Statute of the Council of Europe Functioning Terms of reference The functions of the Joint Committee are: to examine the problems which are common to the Committee … Read more
Composition and working methods of committees Committees are composed of representatives or substitutes of the Assembly. All committees (with the exception of the Committee on the Honouring of obligations and commitments by member states, known as the Monitoring Committee and the Committee of Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs) have an equal number of … Read more
The Assembly was instrumental in introducing institutionalised parliamentary observation of elections in Europe. Its first initiative was monitoring the electoral process of a state in 1974 in the context of the return of Greece to the Council of Europe. Founded on 5 May 1949 by ten states, in 1989 the Organisation had 23 members. Since … Read more
News 27/04/2016 | NewsThe President expresses concern at the decision to ban the Mejlis of Crimean-Tatar people 18/04/2016 | NewsPACE President, ahead of debates on migration and asylum: ‘They are still dying out there’ 18/04/2016 | NewsPresident Agramunt calls for release of PACE member Nadiya Savchenko more
Political groups In order to develop a non-national European outlook, the formation of political groups in the Parliamentary Assembly has been promoted and from 1964 onwards they were granted certain rights within the Rules of Procedure. At present the Assembly counts five political groups: the Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD) ; the Socialist … Read more
The Museum of Communication (Bern, Switzerland) wins 2019 Museum Prize Strasbourg, 07.12.2018 – The 2019 Council of Europe Museum Prize has been awarded to the Museum of Communication (Bern, Switzerland). The museum was selected by the Culture Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) at a meeting in Paris today. According … Read more
(January 2018) The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Right promotes the rule of law and defends human rights. It is also responsible for a whole variety of activities that make it, de facto, the Assembly’s legal adviser. The Committee (AS/Jur) comprises 86 members and their alternates. It deals with a wide range of legal … Read more
