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Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) consists of a number of individual representatives from each member State, with a President elected each year from among them for a maximum period of three sessions. The balance of political parties within each national delegation must ensure a fair representation of the political parties or groups in their national parliaments. 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 of governments. Resolutions embody decisions by the Assembly on questions, which it is empowered to put into effect or expressions of view for, which it alone is responsible. The Assembly mostly expresses opinions on questions put to it by the Committee of Ministers, such as the admission of new member states to the Council of Europe, but also on draft conventions, the budget, the implementation of the Social Charter. Website: assembly.coe.int/
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7 February 2013 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Functioning of democratic institutions in "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia"

1 February 2013 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Political prisoners in Armenia

29 January 2013 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

The follow-up to the issue of political prisoners in Azerbaijan

22 January 2013 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

The follow-up to the issue of political prisoners in Azerbaijan

14 December 2012 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

The situation in Belarus in the aftermath of the presidential election

25 January 2011 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

The Implementation by Armenia of Assembly Resolution 1609 (2008)

24 June 2008 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan, Report by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Rapporteur: Mr Malcolm Bruce, United Kingdom, Liberal, Democratic and Reformers' Group

12 January 2004 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

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