PACE President pays tribute to Nelson Mandela
- 06/12/2013
- President
“I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Nelson Mandela,” said Jean-Claude Mignon, while praising the former President’s unstinting commitment to a free, fair and democratic society in which human rights are respected. More
The Equality Committee denounces racial profiling
- 05/12/2013
- Equality and Non-Discrimination
Racism is present in society, and therefore also in the police, and no country appears to be immune to it, said the committee, deploring an increase in racism and racist violence accompanied by a resurgence of racism in the police. More
A call for a White Paper on ‘Democracy, politics and the Internet’
- 04/12/2013
- Culture, Science, Education and Media
The Internet must not be allowed to become a gigantic prying mechanism, operating beyond democratic control, a no-go area dominated by hidden powers, in which no responsibility can be assigned to anyone, Anne Brasseur said. More
Committee calls for measures to preserve endangered sites
- 04/12/2013
- Culture, Science, Education and Media
The endangered heritage and the lack of safeguards for it are of concern for many member states, particularly in central and eastern Europe, south east Europe and the Caucasus, says the Culture Committee. More
The Baksi Museum (Turkey) wins 2014 Museum Prize
- 03/12/2013
- Culture, Science, Education and Media
The Council of Europe Museum Prize for 2014 has been awarded to the Baksi Museum in Bayburt (Turkey). This museum aspires to bring a high standard of art and design to an under-developed rural area of Northern Anatolia. More
- President welcomes Hungarian authorities’ commitment to pursuing co-operation
- Rapporteur in Skopje welcomes authorities' open approach
- Ukraine: monitoring co-rapporteurs call for calm and restraint
