Call for calm in Catalonia

  • 01/10/2017
  • News

"It is with deep regret that I have seen the violent incidents in Catalonia today," said Sir Roger Gale, most senior Vice-President of the Assembly. More

Autumn session: Czech and Ukrainian Presidents to address PACE, Václav Havel Prize awarded

  • 29/09/2017
  • Session

Session Addresses by the President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman and the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and a debate on two reports calling for a Council of Europe Summit are among the highlights of the autumn session. More

Police harassment of gay men and transgender women in Azerbaijan must stop

  • 29/09/2017
  • Equality and Non-Discrimination

“I am deeply concerned by reports that gay men and transgender women in Azerbaijan have recently been targeted by the police,” said Piet De Bruyn, PACE General Rapporteur on the rights of LGBTI persons, today. More

Co-rapporteurs to make fact-finding visit to Montenegro

  • 29/09/2017
  • Monitoring

Ionut Marian Stroe and Andrea Rigoni, co-rapporteurs for the post-monitoring dialogue with Montenegro, will make a fact-finding visit to the country to discuss the implementation of the Assembly’s latest resolution. More

IBAC-COE | GIAC-COE issues new call for witnesses

  • 28/09/2017
  • Investigation Body

The Investigation Body set up to look into allegations of corruption made against certain members and/or former members of the Assembly will hold witness hearings on 9-13 and 23-25 October, and 6-8 November. More

Rapporteur strongly condemns prison sentence for Deputy Chairman of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis

  • 28/09/2017
  • Monitoring

Axel Fischer (Germany, EPP/CD) Axel Fischer, the rapporteur for the Monitoring Committee in respect of Ukraine, strongly condemned the sentencing to two years in prison of Ilmi Umerov for "separatism", by Russian appointed judges in Simferopol. More

PACE to revise its Code of Conduct in response to corruption allegations

  • 25/09/2017
  • Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs

The Rules Committee will be putting a revision of the Code of Conduct for Members to a vote of the Assembly on Tuesday 10 October during its plenary sitting in Strasbourg. More

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