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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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Resolution 2307 (2019) A legal status for "climate refugees"

3 October 2019 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Resolution 2305 (2019) Saving lives in the Mediterranean Sea: the need for an urgent response

3 October 2019 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Family Reunification of Refugees and Migrants in the Council of Europe Member States

11 October 2018 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Family Reunification of Refugees and Migrants in the Council of Europe Member States

11 October 2018 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Alarming developments in Hungary: draft NGO law restricting civil society and possible closure of the European Central University

25 April 2017 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly | Document type: Country Reports

The need to reform European migration policies

7 February 2017 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Resolution 2115 - Forced migration: a new challenge

24 November 2016 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Resolution 2124 - Educational and cultural networks of migrant and diaspora communities

24 November 2016 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Women in the armed forces: promoting equality, putting an end to gender-based violence

24 November 2016 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly | Document type: Thematic Reports

Resolution 2108 - Human rights of refugees and migrants – The situation in the Western Balkans

24 November 2016 | Publisher: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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