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European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments
Strasbourg, 20 - 21 September 2012 |
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The next Conference of Presidents of Parliament will be held at the Council of Europe Headquarters in Strasbourg,France, on 20 and 21 September 2012.
The Conference is composed of 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 (PACE) and of international parliamentary assemblies. The Parliaments of Central Asia and Maghreb are also associated.
The Conference will deal with an essential challenge to Europe’s future: “Is representative democracy in crisis ? Challenges for national parliaments”. A second current political issue will also be debated. The topic will be announced on the Conference website at the end of May.
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Conference on Nuclear Energy
Strasbourg, 25 - 26 November 2010 |
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European Conference of Presidents of
Parliament
Limassol (Cyprus) 10- 12 June 2010 |
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The next Conference of Presidents of Parliament will be
held in Limassol (Cyprus) from 10 to 12 June 2010.
The Conference is composed of Speakers and Presidents of the Parliaments
of the Member States of the Council of Europe; parliaments enjoying observer
status with PACE and international parliamentary assemblies.
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Conference
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Proceedings - European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
The themes of the Conference will be:
Rights
and Responsibilities of the Opposition in a Parliament;
National
Parliaments and International Human Rights law: implementation of the principle
of non-discrimination
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Migration and violence against women in
Europe
Paris, 10-11 December 2009
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The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council
of Europe (PACE) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) organised a
parliamentary conference on “Migration and violence against women
in Europe” at the
French National Assembly, which was attended by some 80 parliamentarians
and experts from around 25 countries. The event formed a European regional
conference within the framework of the UN Secretary General’s campaign
to end violence against women and girls (2008-2015). (more...)
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Conference on "Status
and political participation: women as agents of change in the Euro-Mediterranean
region”
Lisbon, 2 and 3 April 2009 |
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The North-South Centre of the Council of Europe and
the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) Sub-Committee on
Equal Participation of Women and Men in Decision-Making held a conference
on the status and the political participation of women in the Euro-Mediterranean
region.
Lydie Err (Luxembourg, SOC), Chairperson of the Sub-Committee, José Mendes
Bota (Portugal, EPP/CD), Vice-Chairperson of the PACE Equal Opportunities
Committee, Christine McCafferty (United Kingdom, SOC), Chairperson of
the PACE Social Affairs Committee, and other members of PACE spoke about
the participation of women in politics, society and economic life and
changes in family codes and women’s rights in the Euro-Mediterranean
area.
Nouzha Skalli, Minister for Social Development, Family Affairs and Solidarity
(Morocco), and Isabel Martínez Lozano, Secretary General for Equality
Policies (Spain) took part alongside parliamentarians, representatives
of governments and local and regional authorities, academics and NGO
from Euro-Mediterranean region (Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Italy,
Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Turkey).
The conference was organized with the support of the Spanish Presidency
of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers.
At the end of the Conference, Deborah Bergamini, President of the Executive
Council of the North-South Centre, and Lydie Err, Chairperson of the
PACE Sub-Committee on Equal Participation of Women and Men in Decision-Making,
presented the conclusions of the discussions.
Conclusions
of the Chairpersons
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Parliamentary Conference "Environment
and Health: Indoor Pollution and Multi-System Illnesses"
Strasbourg, 5 December 2008 |
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Parliamentary Conference "Environment and Health:
Indoor Pollution and Multi-System Illnesses" - Summary for the Council
of Europe Internet website
"An increasing number of scientific studies are showing the links
that exist between certain pollutants and given types of illnesses, such
as allergies, respiratory disorders, reproductive problems or diseases
of the central nervous system." It was in these terms that Jean Huss
(Luxembourg, SOC), Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly's Committee
on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs, introduced
the theme of the conference "Environment and Health: Indoor Pollution
and Multi-System Illnesses" held at the Council of Europe's headquarters
in Strasbourg on 5 December 2008.
The experts attending the conference concluded that an urgent response
was needed to the omnipresent "cocktail" of chemical, physical
and biological agents surrounding us (electromagnetic fields, substances
used in the construction industry or toxic moulds), which engendered new
syndromes. Pollution inside homes and buildings (whether old or new) was
just as harmful to health as outdoor pollution. The participants regretted
the fact that environmental diseases were marginalised within health care
systems and often treated as psychiatric disorders. They called for environmental
medicine to be recognised as a full-blown medical discipline.
In his report Mr Huss underlined the positive advances made in the environmental
protection sphere and the exemplary action taken by certain NGOs to warn
the public and political decision-makers. He also proposed adopting a global
strategy aimed at enhancing prevention of health risks linked to the environment.
The draft report will be discussed by the Assembly's Standing Committee
at its meeting being held at the French National Assembly building in Paris
on 13 March 2009.
Proceedings: HTML
version, PDF
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Conference on rescue archaeology
Paris, 8 December 2008 |
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On 8 December 2008, at the Assemblée Nationale
in Paris, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
Sub-Committee on the Cultural Heritage held a conference on rescue archaeology
- the study and preservation of significant elements of archaeological
heritage under threat from development work.
Archaeologists, developers, public authority managers, NGOs and representatives
of European and international institutions debated the topic, and concrete
examples were considered in the form of case studies. In particular,
the conference helped to identify the roles of the different interested
parties as well as principles of good practice. It will contribute to
the preparation of a PACE report on a balanced approach to the rescuing
of archaeological finds from development projects.
Programme
(with links to speeches)
List
of participants (PDF)
Summary
Balanced
approach to the rescuing of archaeological finds from development projects
(Doc. 11617)
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Conference on
specific challenges facing European democracies –
the
case of diversity and migration and measures to improve the democratic
participation of migrants
Strasbourg 24 June 2008 |
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The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
will hold a Parliamentary Conference on Specific challenges facing
European democracies – the case of diversity and migration and
measures to improve the democratic participation of migrants,
on 24 June 2008. This Conference is being organised to allow civil society
and other actors, including Council of Europe bodies, to have an input
into the Parliamentary debate on the same issue taking place on 25 June
as part of the State of Democracy in Europe debate.
Two reports have been prepared for the Parliamentary Conference and
the Parliamentary Debate. The first report has been prepared by the Political
Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly (Rapporteur Mr A. Gross,
Switzerland, SOC) and is entitled “Specific challenges
facing European democracies – the case of diversity and migration” and
the second report has been prepared by the Committee on Migration, Refugees
and Population (Rapporteur Mr J. Greenway, United Kingdom, EDG) entitled “Measures
to improve the democratic participation of migrants”.
Programme
List
of participants
Background
information for the conference
Doc. 11623:
- Specific
challenges facing European democracies: the case of diversity and migration (PDF)
- Compendium
of Amendments (PDF)
- Recommendation 1839
- Resolution 1617
Doc. 11625:
- Measures
to improve the democratic participation of migrants (PDF)
- Compendium
of Amendments (PDF)
- Recommendation 1840
- Resolution 1618
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European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments
Strasbourg, 22 - 23 May 2008 |
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The next Conference of Presidents of Parliament
will be held at the Council of Europe Headquarters in Strasbourg on 22
and 23 May 2008.
The Conference is composed of Speakers and Presidents of the Parliaments
of the Member States of the Council of Europe; parliaments enjoying observer
status with PACE and international parliamentary assemblies.
The Conference will deal with two essential challenges to Europe’s
future: finding better ways to involve civil society more closely in
the political life of our nations; and having the democratic, human rights
and rule of law values that underpin all we do to find clearer expression
in our daily policies, at national and European level.
Conference
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Colloquy on the teaching of European literature
Paris, 11 December 2007 |
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On 11 December 2007, in Paris, the Committee on Culture, Science and Education of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), organised a colloquy on “The teaching of European Literature” to seek to clarify the concept of European literature, including its manifestations beyond Europe, and to look at how it is translated, distributed and taught, as well as the effect of new technologies and literary prizes.
The debates at the colloquy focused on the legitimacy of the concept of European literature and its limits, respect for linguistic diversity of languages, the role of translation in giving people broader access to literature, the need for appropriate, individually adapted teaching methods, the role of publishing, and the ways in which new technologies can be used to facilitate access to all European literature. The colloquy was a first step towards the adoption of a PACE recommendation in 2008, which might take the form of a manifesto.
Programme
Summary and list of participants
Promoting the teaching of European literature (Doc.11527)
Recommendation
1833 (2008) |
Realising the full potential of e-learning at all levels of education
Teleconference of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education
Strasbourg, 1 October 2007
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Conference
of National Parliaments and Regional Assemblies
"Representative
democracy, European affairs and active citizenship"
Strasbourg,
12 September 2007
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The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of
Europe and the Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies
(CALRE) are jointly organising at the headquarters of the Council
of Europe in Strasbourg, on 12 September 2007, a conference of
national parliaments and regional assemblies on the theme of "Representative
democracy, European affairs and active citizenship". This
conference will be attended by members of Europe's national
parliaments and regional assemblies.
The conference is being held to
take stock of representative democracy at its various levels, to
exchange experience and to outline the future of inter-parliamentary
co-operation between national and regional parliaments.
Programme
List
of participants
Final
Declaration
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Intercultural Dialogue:
Colloquy on Questions related to State and Religion
Strasbourg, 27 February 2007 |
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Further to its work on freedom of expression and religious beliefs
in 2006, which included a debate by the Assembly Standing Committee
(March), a Committee hearing in the French Senate (May) and a debate
in the Assembly and the adoption of Resolution
1510 (June), the Committee
on Culture, Science and Education is now preparing a series of reports
and other related activities under the general theme of intercultural
and interreligious dialogue.
The reports, all due for debate at the June 2007 part-session, are
on New steps in the field of intercultural and interconfessional
dialogue and The relations between state, religion and the
individual - rapporteur, Mr
de Puig, Spain, SOC; on Blasphemy,
religious insults and hate speech against persons on grounds of their
religion - rapporteur: Mrs
Hurskainen, Finland, SOC and an opinion
on European Muslim communities confronted with extremism – rapporteur
for opinion: Mrs
Damanaki, Greece, SOC. Another related report, but
not for debate in June, is on the dangers of creationism in
education – rapporteur: Mr
Lengagne, France, SOC.
In order to prepare a basis for these reports the Committee decided
to hold a colloquy to exchange views with those who are concerned
with this issue, persons from different religious faiths, historians,
philosophers and lawyers, on 27 February 2007 in Strasbourg.
Programme
and speeches
List
of participants
Summary
of the colloquy
Assembly background documents
Intercultural
Dialogue and the Council of Europe |
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Conference on the Parliamentary dimension of election
observation: Applying common standards
Strasbourg, 15-16 February 2007 |
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2nd Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Agriculture
Strasbourg, 28 - 29 September 2006 |
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European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments
Tallinn, 30 - 31 May 2006 |
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The next European Conference
of Presidents of Parliaments, organised by the Estonian Parliament
in cooperation with the Parliamentary Assembly
of the Council of Europe, will be held in Tallinn, Estonia, on
30 and 31 May 2006. Themes proposed:
- "Bridge-building through
Parliamentary Diplomacy"
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"Role of parliaments in promoting pluralistic democracy:
at home and abroad"
Conference
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European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments
Strasbourg, 17 - 19 May 2004 |
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"The European Conference of
Presidents of Parliaments, held at the Council of Europe
in Strasbourg
on 17-19 May 2004, brought together more than sixty Presidents
and Speakers of the Parliaments of our 45 member States. It
was a landmark event in 2004 for the Parliamentary Assembly,
the Council of Europe, and all participating national Parliaments
and European Assemblies.
The themes chosen for 2004
were in my opinion timely, challenging and relevant, not only
for Parliamentarians, but also for European citizens. We
debated how much confidence our citizens really have in democratic
State institutions and political parties, and in what ways the
public is involved in political life and decision-making.(...)"
Peter SCHIEDER
Conference
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Report
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Parliamentary Conference on the Stability Pact for
South-Eastern Europe
Tirana, 14 - 16 October 2002 |
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The Parliamentary Assembly held a conference on the theme "Enhancing
security and political stability through economic co-operation:
progress on the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe".
in Tirana from 14 to 16 October. This conference was the result
of an initiative by the Parliamentary Troika of the Stability Pact
for South-Eastern Europe (which brings together the Council of
Europe and OSCE Parliamentary Assemblies and the European Parliament).
The aims of the conference were to allow parliamentarians to take
stock of the current state of progress of the projects being implemented
under the Stability Pact, in particular as regards the economy
and infrastructures, and to reinforce good governance by encouraging
parliamentary action to eliminate organised crime and corruption.
Final
Declaration |
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Conference of Speakers and Presidents of the European
Parliamentary Assemblies
Zagreb 9-12 May 2002 |
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The Conference of Speakers and Presidents of European Parliamentary
Assemblies was organised by the Parliamentary Assembly in co-operation
with the Croatian Parliament in Zagreb from 9 to 12 May 2002. The
subject of this bi-annual meeting was "Democracies facing
terrorism-National strategies"
Final
Declaration
Report
of the Conference (PDF Format) |
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Inter-parliamentary Forum on Combating Terrorism
St Petersburg, 25-28 March 2002 |
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The Parliamentary Assembly and the Inter-Parliamentary
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States (IPA CIS) organised
an inter-parliamentary conference on combating terrorism in
St Petersburg from 27 to 28 March.The purpose of the conference
was to provide the broadest possible political support for the
international fight against terrorism and to agree on conditions
- in particular with regard to respect for human rights and the
rule of law - in which this campaign should be carried out.
Final
Declaration
Final
Report of the Forum (PDF Format) |
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