President congratulates Armenian people and authorities on peaceful political and democratic transition

  • 29/03/2019
  • President

Liliane Maury Pasquier congratulated the people of Armenia and the authorities for completing a peaceful and democratic political transition which followed a major overhaul of the country’s governance system. More

Václav Havel Prize 2019: five weeks left to submit candidates

  • 27/03/2019
  • Prizes

Vaclav Havel © Shutterstock The deadline for submission of nominations for the 2019 Václav Havel Prize is 30 April next. The Václav Havel Prize aims to reward outstanding civil society action in defending human rights in Europe and beyond. More

Spring session: addresses by the Prime Ministers of Armenia and Georgia

  • 28/03/2019
  • Session

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe holds its spring session in Strasbourg on 8 to 12 April 2019, with addresses expected by the Prime Ministers of Armenia and Georgia. More

PACE to observe Ukraine’s presidential election

  • 27/03/2019
  • Election observation

A PACE delegation headed by Angela Smith will travel to Ukraine to observe the conduct of the 31 March presidential election alongside observers from the OSCE, the European Parliament and NATO. More

The role of diasporas in the development of the civil society

  • 27/03/2019
  • Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons

80 participants from 22 countries discussed the role of diasporas in the development of civil society, and in particular the mechanisms to ensure the better involvement of diasporas and civil society in decision-making processes. More

Armenia: PACE monitors welcome the launch of reforms and call for concrete results

  • 25/03/2019
  • Monitoring

The Armenian authorities are acutely aware of the expectations of the population for change. It is therefore important that the reforms being formulated lead to concrete and tangible results, said the co-rapporteurs. More

Pushback action by member States: visit by the rapporteur

  • 25/03/2019
  • Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons

Tineke Strik will make a visit on 27-28 March to Zagreb and Cetingrad (Croatia) and to Velika Kladusa (Bosnia and Herzegovina), as part of the preparation of her report on pushback action by member State. More

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