http://assembly.coe.int/rss/rss.aspx?cat=2&size=20&title=Parliamentary+Assembly+of+the+Council+of+Europe+(PACE):+Parliamentary+Assembly&rssdesc=Parliamentary+Assembly&lang=en-gb Parliamentary Assembly Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:33:19 +0100 Ahead of the International Day to Combat Islamophobia (15 March), Francesco Verducci (Italy, SOC), PACE General Rapporteur for combating racism and intolerance, made the following statement: Such narratives can lead to dehumanising individuals and communities. Even counter-terrorism policies... Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=10214&lang=2 "The backlash against women's rights is real, but it is not inevitable. It can be resisted, and it can be reversed, if we act together," said PACE President Petra Bayr at the opening of a side-event on the margins of the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) in New York... Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=10215&lang=2 A PACE committee is calling for a balanced regulation of artificial intelligence that empowers the creative sector and protects citizens and democracy at large. Approving a draft resolution based on a report by Mogens Jensen (Denmark, SOC), PACE’s Culture Committee said that current copyright... Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=10216&lang=2 PACE President Petra Bayr has concluded a visit to the UN in New York by expressing strong support for the election of a woman as the next Secretary General of the UN. The President was participating in the 70th session of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW70), dedicated this year to the... Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=10217&lang=2 Addresses by the Chairperson of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Bećirović and France’s Europe and Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Nöel Barrot are among highlights of the spring plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which takes place in... Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=10213&lang=2 PACE’s Political Affairs Committee is warning that violence and hate speech against politicians are a growing threat to democracy, urging greater protection for “those who decide to dedicate their time and efforts to public life”. In a draft resolution prepared by Elisabetta Gardini (Italy, ECPA... Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=10211&lang=2 PACE President Petra Bayr, in New York to attend the UN Commission on the Status of Women, met UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres yesterday for an exchange with him on key issues facing both organisations. “The UN and PACE share the same objectives and concerns: consolidating the rules-based... Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=10212&lang=2 Opening a public speaking competition for young people hosted by the National Council of Monaco to mark International Women’s Day, Despina Chatzivassiliou, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly, recognised the important role played by young people in promoting equality, and emphasised... Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=10210&lang=2 PACE President Petra Bayr and the Chairperson of the PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo (Monaco, ALDE), made the following joint statement on the eve of International Women’s Day 2026:“On the occasion of International Women’s Day, we join the United Nations... Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=10207&lang=2 Maria Syrengela (Greece, EPP/CD), PACE’s rapporteur on “The deterioration of women’s rights in Afghanistan: the need for a global response”, made the following statement today: “A new criminal procedure code adopted by the Taliban, recently put into effect in Afghanistan, legalises violence by... Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=10209&lang=2 Joseph O’Reilly (Ireland, EPP/CD), PACE General Rapporteur on the situation of women and children in the Palestinian territories, made the following statement today: “The decision by the Israeli government to ban 37 reliable international NGOs – including Oxfam, the Norwegian Refugee Council... Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=10208&lang=2 Dora Bakoyannis (Greece, EPP/CD), PACE rapporteur on the situation in the Middle East, made the following statement today: “I am following with profound concern the outbreak of open hostilities between Israel, the United States and Iran. This escalation carries grave consequences for... Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=10206&lang=2 “A Europe that tolerates Putin’s war betrays its values – and a Europe that betrays its values betrays its future,” today said PACE President Petra Bayr, in video message on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. “This is not only a war against... Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=10205&lang=2 “The Council of Europe and the OSCE share a fundamental principle: human rights and democracy are not separate from security – they are its foundation,” today said PACE President Petra Bayr, addressing the 25th Winter meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) in Vienna. Evoking current... Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=10204&lang=2 Titus Corlăţean (Romania, SOC), PACE's rapporteur on accountability for the Russian Federation's war of aggression against Ukraine, has issued the following statement on Estonia's approval of the future agreement establishing the Management Committee of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of... Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=10203&lang=2 PACE’s General Rapporteur on European migration and asylum policies has recalled the foundational role of the European Convention on Human Rights during a visit to the Council of Europe by a cross-party group of British parliamentarians dealing with the question of migration. Lord Michael German... Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=10202&lang=2 PACE’s Committee on Legal Affairs has reiterated its call “for all those responsible for the death of Sergei Magnitsky, as well as the beneficiaries of the fraud he uncovered, to be held accountable”. Mr Magnitsky, a Russian tax adviser and auditor, uncovered a US$230 million fraud perpetrated by... Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=10201&lang=2 Sandra Zampa (Italy, SOC), Chairperson of the PACE Committee on Migration, International Protection and Economic Co‑operation, made the following statement today: “Reports from the central Mediterranean following Storm Harry in January 2026 point to a tragedy of immense scale, with estimates of... Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=10198&lang=2 PACE’s General Rapporteur on media freedom and safety of journalists, Valentina Grippo (Italy, ALDE), made the following statement today: “I am deeply concerned by the twenty-year prison sentence handed down yesterday to British media businessman Jimmy Lai by Hong Kong's High Court. Mr Lai was... Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=10197&lang=2 PACE President Petra Bayr and Mogens Jensen, Chairperson of the PACE Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media today made the following joint statement: On the eve of the opening of the Winter Olympic Games in Cortina, PACE President Petra Bayr and Mogens Jensen, Chairperson of the PACE... Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=10192&lang=2