PACE President makes official visit to Iceland, joins with Utøya survivor at #NoHateNoFear event
- 23/09/2016
- Political Affairs and Democracy
Pedro Agramunt will make an official visit to Iceland on 26 and 27 September. In Reykjavik, he is due to meet the President of Iceland and the Speaker of Parliament, as well as the Foreign and Finance Ministers. More
Committee calls for the protection of unaccompanied minors in Europe to be harmonised
- 22/09/2016
- Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
The PACE Migration Committee called on European governments to improve the protection of unaccompanied migrant minors and to avoid them going missing. More
Promoting migrants in the labour market to overcome Europe’s “demographic winter”
- 22/09/2016
- Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
With the world’s lowest fertility and most ageing population, the countries of the Council of Europe need to develop “migration policies oriented towards the future, that attract qualified migrants”, the committee said.
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Surrogacy: governments should consider drawing up guidelines to safeguard children’s rights
- 21/09/2016
- Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
PACE committee recommends that the Council of Europe's ministerial body considers the desirability and feasibility of “drawing up European guidelines to safeguard children’s rights in relation to surrogacy arrangements”. More
PACE delegation makes pre-electoral visit to the Republic of Moldova
- 22/09/2016
- Election observation
A delegation, led by Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter, will carry out a mission to Chisinau on 27-28 September, to assess the election campaign and political climate prior to the presidential election on 30 October. More
French President and Turkish Foreign Minister to address PACE autumn session
- 14/09/2016
- Session
The President of France and Turkey's Foreign Minister will address PACE at its autumn plenary session (10-14 October 2016). A current affairs debate has been requested on the situation in Turkey in the light of the attempted coup d’Etat. More
PACE observers: partnership with Jordan’s Parliament on the right track, early elections well administered
- 21/09/2016
- Election observation
Following the invitation of Jordan’s Independent Electoral Commission, PACE observed, for the first time, the early elections to the Jordanian House of Representatives which took place on 20 September. More
- Tax avoidance and evasion pose a threat to social justice
- Call for ‘leadership and vision’ from parliaments in tackling Europe’s challenges
- PACE to send ‘assessment mission’ to Azerbaijan’s constitutional referendum
