http://assembly.coe.int/rss/rss.aspx?cat=677&size=20&title=Parliamentary+Assembly+of+the+Council+of+Europe+(PACE):+COVID-19&rssdesc=COVID-19&lang=en-gb COVID-19 Sun, 10 May 2026 00:40:41 +0200 Following the Covid-19 pandemic, "new public health emergencies linked to the climate crisis, coupled with dwindling biodiversity, are waiting to unfold, and will likely hit the world unexpectedly", the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable underlined.  Unanimously adopting a draft... Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=9081&lang=2 Europe can learn “useful lessons” from the experience of prisons during the Covid pandemic, continuing to use alternatives to detention to reduce the prison population and ease overcrowding, according to PACE’s Legal Affairs Committee. In a draft resolution based on a report by Givi Mikanadze... Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=8871&lang=2 PACE has clarified the pre-conditions necessary for the use of Covid passes, declaring their use “fraught with legal and human rights complications”. The use of such passes, which would partially lift Covid restrictions for holders, “above all depends on a high degree of certainty about medical... Tue, 22 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=8363&lang=2 The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children has been devastating, according to PACE, and “Generation Covid” – as they are sometimes referred to – will face the consequences for many years to come, unless European governments take adequate measures. Unanimously approving a report today by... Tue, 22 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=8366&lang=2 The impact of Covid-19 pandemic on children has been devastating, according to a PACE committee, and “Generation Covid” – as they are sometimes referred to – will face the consequences for many years to come, unless European governments take adequate measures. Unanimously approving a report today... Thu, 20 May 2021 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=8311&lang=2 A PACE committee has clarified the pre-conditions necessary for the use of Covid passes, declaring their use “fraught with legal and human rights complications”. The use of such passes, which would partially lift Covid restrictions for holders, “above all depends on a high degree of certainty... Wed, 19 May 2021 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=8306&lang=2 On Thursday 6 May, the Biden Administration expressed its support for the lifting of patents protecting the production of Covid-19 vaccines. “This is an act of true leadership which at last meets the expectations of countries severely affected by the pandemic, humanity’s worst health crisis in a... Fri, 07 May 2021 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=8292&lang=2 The Parliamentary Assembly, during its “hybrid” spring session, held a current affairs debate on 'Covid passports or certificates: protection of fundamental rights and legal implications'. Damien Cottier (Switzerland, ALDE) opened the debate and 6 other members took the floor. Tue, 20 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=8263&lang=2 The PACE Political Affairs Committee will organise an international conference on 15 April by videoconference on “Global challenges and threats in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic: terrorism and violent extremism”, together with the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of... Fri, 09 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=8244&lang=2 The Standing Committee, meeting today by videoconference, held a current affairs debate on “Democracies facing Covid-19: the way forward”. Ian Liddell-Grainger (United Kingdom, EC/DA) opened the debate. Following this current affairs debate, PACE President Rik Daems issued a statement... Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=8220&lang=2 Speaking to members of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić emphasised that that since the start of the health crisis in Europe, the Council of Europe has not only advised but also provided material support to its member States. “We have... Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=8221&lang=2 PACE President Rik Daems has again recalled that the rule of law must prevail in the emergency situation created by the Covid-19 pandemic – and stressed that any laws linked to the pandemic should comply with the constitution and international standards. “Today’s debate – held as the crisis... Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=8223&lang=2 The PACE Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development held a public hearing on Tuesday 9 February by videoconference on “Overcoming vaccine hesitancy: strategies for parliaments and parliamentarians”, as part of a report being prepared by Vladimir Kruglyi (Russian Federation, NR... Thu, 04 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=8193&lang=2 PACE has approved a wide-ranging report making a series of ethical, legal and practical recommendations for the safe and fair worldwide deployment of vaccines against Covid-19, avoiding “vaccine nationalism” and encouraging their uptake in the face of “vaccine hesitancy”. The new vaccines should... Wed, 27 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=8184&lang=2 Adopting its final agenda at the opening of the 2021 winter plenary session, the Assembly decided to hold current affairs debates on "The arrest and detention of Alexei Navalny in January 2021" and on "Freedom of expression (Article 10 of the ECHR) under threat by ‘Big Tech’ Companies". Following... Mon, 25 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=8168&lang=2 The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will hold its 2021 winter plenary session from January 25 to 28 in a hybrid manner, allowing members to participate remotely or attend in person in Strasbourg. The Assembly will debate the ethical, legal and practical considerations of... Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=8157&lang=2 The next PACE session will be held from 25 to 28 January 2021 in a hybrid manner, allowing members to participate remotely or attend in-person in Strasbourg. During this winter part-session, the Assembly will elect the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the Secretary General of... Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=8136&lang=2 A PACE committee has approved a wide-ranging report making a series of ethical, legal and practical recommendations for the safe and fair worldwide deployment of vaccines against Covid-19, and to encourage their uptake in the face of “vaccine hesitancy”. “Scientists have done a remarkable job in... Mon, 21 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=8145&lang=2 On the occasion of the Human Rights Day 2020, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Rik Daems, made the following statement: “Human rights should not be allowed to become the collateral damage of emergency measures that are being taken to protect the lives and the... Wed, 09 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=8134&lang=2 The need to change how wealth is redistributed across professional football in Europe, following the crisis caused by COVID-19, was the main topic of a PACE parliamentary hearing on solidarity in the sport. Representatives from all sides of the game – the world and European governing bodies... Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0100 http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/News/News-View-EN.asp?newsid=8127&lang=2