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PACE @pace.coe.int · 28/09/2026
Congratulations to Nasrin Sotoudeh, winner of the 2026 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, honouring her extraordinary commitment to justice, dignity and freedom in #Iran. We also honour shortlisted nominees Márta Pardavi and Alinejad Masih for their courageous human rights work. #PACEautumn2026
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 28/09/2026
This event is under way! Watch LIVE at the link below…
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 27/09/2026
“Children and hospitals are still seen by Russia as war targets” Read the full statement by the head of PACE’s network on the situation of Ukrainian children Olena Khomenko: pace.coe.int/en/news/10424/…
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‘Children and hospitals are still seen by Russia as war targets’
Olena Khomenko (Ukraine, ECPA), Chairperson of the Parliamentary Network on the situation of the children of Ukraine, made the following statement : “Russian forces have once again targeted civilian i...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 25/09/2026
PACE monitors Deborah Bergamini and Claude Kern, ending a visit to Bratislava, have expressed concern at signs of "democratic regression" in the Slovak Republic, and call for stronger checks and balances. Their full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/1042...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 25/09/2026
What future for #Russia after its fake "elections"? Watch on Monday at 13h CEST - round table with the PACE Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces, hosted by ex-BBC journalist David Eades. 🎦 Live: www.youtube.com/live/AJJjQ6V... ℹ️ More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1041... #PACEautumn2026
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Fake ‘elections’ in Russia: what next? — parliamentary round table at the Council of Europe
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 22/09/2026
The #PACEautumn2026 session is coming 🍂 ▶️ HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco ▶️ The President of Portugal ▶️ Germany's Foreign Minister ▶️ Award of the #HavelPrize ... and much more. Join us! pace.coe.int/en/pages/ses...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 18/09/2026
A PACE "pre-electoral" delegation in Bosnia and Herzegovina welcomes electoral reforms but warns of continuing challenges. Read the full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/1041...
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PACE pre-electoral delegation in Bosnia and Herzegovina welcomes electoral reforms but warns of continuing challenges
A pre-electoral delegation* from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) visited Bosnia and Herzegovina from 15 to 17 September 2026 to assess the electoral and political environmen...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 18/09/2026
"Fake 'elections' to an illegitimate parliament" Read the full statement by the PACE Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces on the vote beginning today in Russia... pace.coe.int/en/news/1041...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 17/09/2026
Bring Ukraine’s children home. Thousands have been forcibly transferred or deported, separated from their families and exposed to attempts to change their identity, indoctrinate and militarise them. 🔗Read more: pace.coe.int/en/news/1041...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 17/09/2026
Une délégation de 20 membres de l'APCE observera les élections législatives du 23 septembre au #Maroc, dont le parlement est un "partenaire pour la démocratie" de l'Assemblée. Pour en savoir plus : pace.coe.int/fr/news/10414
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L’APCE observera les élections législatives au Maroc
Une délégation de l’Assemblée parlementaire du Conseil de l’Europe (APCE), composée de 20 membres et conduite par Elisabetta Gardini (Italie, CEPA), se rendra au Maroc du 21 au 24 septembre 2026 pour ...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 15/09/2026
PACE's George George Papandreou on International #DemocracyDay: "Democracy is more than a system of government, it's a project for peace". Read his full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/1041... #Peace 🕊️
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George Papandreou: ‘Democracy is more than a system of government, it is a project for peace’
On the occasion of the International Day of Democracy (15 September), PACE General Rapporteur on Democracy George Papandreou (Greece, SOC), made the following statement: On the International Day of De...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 15/09/2026
PACE's General Rapporteur on LGBTI rights Kate Osborne has condemned raids and arrests against #LGBTI activists in #Türkiye. Her full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/1041...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 11/09/2026
PACE's Deborah Bergamini and Claude Kern are to make a fact-finding visit to #Bratislava next week to look into the functioning of democratic institutions in the Slovak Republic. More... pace.coe.int/en/news/1040...
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The functioning of democratic institutions in the Slovak Republic: co-rapporteurs to make fact-finding visit to Bratislava
Deborah Bergamini (Italy, EPP/CD) and Claude Kern (France, ALDE), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on “The functioning of democratic institutions in the Slo...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 10/09/2026
A seven-member team of @coe.int Assembly observers, headed by Norwegian Deputy Jone Blikra, makes a three-day "pre-electoral" visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 15-17 Sept ahead of the country's 4 October general elections. More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1040...
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PACE delegation makes pre-electoral visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
A seven-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Jone Blikra (Norway, SOC), will make a pre-electoral visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 15 to 17 Septe...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 09/09/2026
PACE's Azadeh Rojhan has condemned a Baku court's arbitrary conviction of Azerbaijani human rights defender Anar Mammadli. "Mr Mammadli’s conviction is manifestly incompatible with Azerbaijan’s international obligations" she said. Her statement in full: pace.coe.int/en/news/1040...
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PACE rapporteur condemns the arbitrary conviction of Anar Mammadli
The General Rapporteur for political prisoners of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Azadeh Rojhan (Sweden, SOC), made the following statement today: “Yesterday, a court in Ba...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 09/09/2026
In a statement, a PACE committee says convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić "should not be glorified": pace.coe.int/en/news/1040...
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Convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić should not be glorified, says PACE committee
The PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights made the following statement today on the glorification of Ratko Mladić: "The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) conv...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 09/09/2026
Russian assets should be used to pay Ukraine potentially "billions" in compensation after Strasbourg Court #ECHR rulings, says a PACE committee. More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1040... Plenary debate to come on 30 September at #PACEautumn2026.
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Russian assets should be used to pay Ukraine potentially ‘billions’ in compensation after Strasbourg Court rulings
Russian state assets should be repurposed to pay Ukraine potentially “billions of euros” in compensation after two rulings against Russia by the European Court of Human Rights, according to a committe...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 09/09/2026
Members of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s family, at a PACE hearing this morning in Paris, have denounced the failure to convict anyone for ordering her murder. More on the hearing, feeding into a coming report by PACE's Baroness Shami Chakrabarti: pace.coe.int/en/news/10400
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Members of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s family, at a PACE hearing, denounce the failure to convict anyone for ordering her murder
Members of the family of Daphne Caruana Galizia, the investigative journalist assassinated in Malta nine years ago, have denounced the “complete failure” to convict anyone for ordering her assassinati...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 07/09/2026
Democracy in Greece is "firmly rooted and resilient" but sustained efforts are needed to protect it and further entrench the rule of law, says PACE's Monitoring Committee after a "periodic review": pace.coe.int/en/news/1039... PACE plenary debate coming later this month.
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Democracy in Greece ‘firmly rooted and resilient’ but sustained efforts needed to protect it, says PACE committee
While democracy in Greece remains firmly rooted and resilient, “sustained efforts and constructive political dialogue must converge to protect it and further entrench the rule of law”, PACE’s Monitori...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 03/09/2026
PACE's Baroness Chakrabarti, in a statement on yesterday's court ruling in Malta: "the quest for justice for #DaphneCaruanaGalizia is not over". In full: pace.coe.int/en/news/1039... Daphne's son Matthew Caruana Galizia and sister Corinne Vella address a PACE hearing on the case next week.
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PACE rapporteur: the quest for justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia is not over
Baroness Shami Chakrabarti (United Kingdom, SOC), who is preparing a report for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Justice delayed: the unfinished implementation of the Daph...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 02/09/2026
Une délégation de l'APCE, à la suite d'une visite pré-électorale à #Rabat, appelle à la tenue d'élections législatives « inclusives, transparentes et crédibles » au #Maroc à la fin du mois. Lire la déclaration intégrale : pace.coe.int/fr/news/1039...
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La délégation pré-électorale de l'APCE appelle à la tenue d'élections législatives inclusives, transparentes et crédibles au Maroc
« Le Maroc dispose d’une expérience considérable en matière d’organisation d’élections, et les préparatifs pour le 23 septembre 2026 sont bien avancés. Les semaines à venir devraient être mises à prof...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 01/09/2026
Congratulations to Alinejad Masih, @martapardavi.bsky.social and Nasrin Sotoudeh, shortlisted for the 2026 #HavelPrize! More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1039... The overall winner is announced on 28 September at an award ceremony in Strasbourg. #TheirCourageOurRights
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Three candidates shortlisted for the 2026 Václav Havel Prize
The selection panel of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, which rewards outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights in Europe and beyond, has today announced the shortlist for the 20...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 27/08/2026
@pace-president.bsky.social calls on the remaining @coe.int states to join the UN Convention on Enforced Disappearances without delay. “It is time to help these families and do the right thing.” Full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/1039...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 26/08/2026
The new ECHR judgment should be “a wake-up call for the rule of law in Türkiye,” said PACE's Sergiy Vlasenko. He urged Türkiye to release Osman Kavala immediately and fully implement the ruling. 👉 More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1039... #OsmanKavala #RuleOfLaw
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PACE rapporteur welcomes new judgment in the case of Osman Kavala as 'a wake-up call'
Sergiy Vlasenko (Ukraine, EPP/CD), PACE rapporteur for the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, made the following statement today: “Turkish human rights defender and phi...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 24/08/2026
International observers, including PACE and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, found Kazakhstan’s elections technically well prepared but politically lacking. “Free and fair elections and independent media are deeply interconnected,” said PACE’s Sevilay Çelenk. 🔗 More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1039...
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Kazakhstan’s elections were technically well prepared, but took place in an environment lacking political pluralism, international observers say
Kazakhstan’s 23 August early parliamentary elections, while technically well prepared, took place in an environment lacking political pluralism. Political choice was reduced by the lack of distinct po...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 21/08/2026
How can Council of Europe standards strengthen Ukraine’s parliamentary work? A strategic session under PACE UP brought the Verkhovna Rada Secretariat and Council of Europe experts together to identify priorities for cooperation. 🔗 Read more: pace.coe.int/en/news/1038...
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Ukraine’s parliamentary legislative process through the lens of the Council of Europe standards: strategic session sets priorities for future cooperation
How can European standards be translated into the daily work of parliament? How can Council of Europe expertise and instruments support the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine as it advances reforms and its Eur...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 21/08/2026
“Returning a child home is not the end of the process.” Following a study visit to Romania, PACE parliamentarians prepared ten recommendations to place Ukrainian children’s voices, rights and long-term support at the centre of the response. 🔗 More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1038...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 21/08/2026
PACE’s election observation mission in #Kazakhstan starts today. A 19-member delegation, led by Sevilay Çelenk, will observe the early parliamentary elections alongside OSCE observers, with voting on 23 August. 🔗 Read more: pace.coe.int/en/news/1038...
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PACE to observe the early parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan
A 19-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), headed by Sevilay Çelenk (Türkiye, UEL), will travel to Kazakhstan from 21 to 24 August to observe the early parli...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 11/08/2026
“Democracy cannot thrive without their voices.” On the eve of #InternationalYouthDay, PACE's Sona Ghazaryan and Yevheniia Kravchuk call for young people to be equal partners in democratic decision-making. 🔗 Their full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/1038...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 11/08/2026
This week marks 77 years since PACE held its historic first session. But did you know that every speech made to the Assembly by a President or Prime Minister since then can be found in this fascinating online archive? Take a look...🔽 pace.coe.int/en/pages/voi... #PACE_history
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 07/08/2026
From 12 to 14 August a PACE delegation will visit Romania to meet Ukrainian children affected by the war, and the specialists supporting them, at the “Maramureș for Peace – A Week of Hope” camp. More on the visit: pace.coe.int/en/news/1038...
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PACE Parliamentary Network to conduct study visit to Romania in support of Ukrainian children
A delegation of the PACE Parliamentary Network on the situation of the children of Ukraine will carry out a study visit to Maramureș County, Romania, from 12 to 14 August 2026. The central programme w...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 07/08/2026
Eighteen years ago today, Russia invaded and occupied Georgia. Read the statement by PACE Georgia monitors Sabina Ćudić and Edite Estrela...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 04/08/2026
As EU ministers meet following events in #Ceuta, the @coe.int Assembly parliamentarians warn: "the principle of non-refoulement must be upheld". Their full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/10384
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As EU ministers meet following events in Ceuta, Council of Europe parliamentarians warn: ‘the principle of non-refoulement must be upheld’
Joint statement by Sandra Zampa (Italy, SOC), Chairperson of the Migration Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and Christiana Erotokritou (Cyprus, SOC), PACE Rappor...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 02/08/2026
@pace-president.bsky.social Petra Bayr, marking Roma Holocaust Memorial Day today at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial: "Memory must change how we act tomorrow". More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1038... #Porajmos #NeverAgain
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PACE President Petra Bayr, marking Roma Holocaust Memorial Day: ‘Memory must change how we act tomorrow’
PACE President Petra Bayr, together with an ad hoc committee of the Bureau, took part in the official ceremony marking European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial. The annu...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 31/07/2026
“Teaching history is how remembrance becomes protection, and how we prevent hatred and discrimination from taking root again,” says PACE General Rapporteur Georgios Stamatis ahead of #RomaHolocaustMemorialDay. 🔗 Read it in full: pace.coe.int/en/news/1038...
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Roma and Sinti Holocaust: PACE General Rapporteur calls for memory to be 'taught, not just marked'
Ahead of the European Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma, Georgios Stamatis (Greece, EPP/CD), PACE General Rapporteur on Roma and Travellers, made the following statement: “On 2 August, we hono...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 17/07/2026
PACE's General Rapporteur on #LGBTI rights @kateosbornemp.bsky.social calls for action against growing restrictions on #Pride marches across Europe. Her full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/1038... 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈
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PACE General Rapporteur calls for action against growing restrictions on Pride marches across Europe
PACE General Rapporteur on the rights of LGBTI persons, Kate Osborne (United Kingdom, SOC), has expressed concern at the growing number of bans and restrictions affecting Pride marches across Europe, ...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 16/07/2026
For a young person, voting for the first time can be a big moment.   The @coe.int Tirana office spoke to Geraldina, one of more than 20,000 school pupils in Albania helped by a PACE-run project to explore what "democratic citizenship" means in practice... www.coe.int/en/web/tiran...
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From students to engaged citizens: The Power of the First Vote - Council of Europe Office in Tirana - www.coe.int
Tirana, Albania 13 July 2026
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Petra Bayr @pace-president.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
‘All men are created equal with certain unalienable rights, such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness’ – these words pronounced in the city of Philadelphia on that day 250 years ago gave birth to the United States of America.
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 03/07/2026
Today, the flags of Ukraine and Europe fly at half-mast at the @coe.int in memory of the victims of Russia's deadly air strikes on the night of 1-2 July. We mourn with Ukraine and stand in solidarity with all those affected by this tragic attack. 🕯️Eternal memory to the victims.
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Petra Bayr @pace-president.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Kyiv has endured another night of brutal Russian drone and missile attacks, including on residential buildings. While Ukraine acts in self-defence and strikes military targets, Russia again attacks civilians and terrorises. I stand in full solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 26/06/2026
Did you know the @coe.int has a treaty that makes it easier for everyone to access official documents? 📄👀 At a #PACEsummer2026 hearing, MPs learned more about the working of the Tromsø Convention - in force since 2020 - which encourages transparency in public administration.
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 25/06/2026
PACE has condemned "transnational repression" – when authoritarian regimes reach across borders to repress their opponents - and is urging new laws to stop it. More on PACE's resolution today: pace.coe.int/en/news/1037...
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PACE condemns ‘transnational repression’ and urges new laws to stop it
PACE has condemned all forms of “transnational repression” – a form of foreign interference used by authoritarian regimes to repress political dissidents, journalists, human rights defenders and membe...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 25/06/2026
"Stop the deliberate targeting and killing of Palestinian children" - PACE General Rapporteur Joseph O'Reilly on the "deeply shocking" findings of a UN Commission of Inquiry. Read his full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/1036...
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Following a new independent report, PACE General Rapporteur reiterates his call to stop the deliberate targeting and killing of Palestinian children
PACE’s General Rapporteur on the situation of women and children in the Palestinian territories, Joseph O'Reilly (Ireland, EPP/CD), made the following statement today: “I am deeply shocked by the late...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 24/06/2026
Georgia’s willingness to meet @coe.int standards is in question, says PACE - pointing to a "democratic breakdown" in the country. More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1036...
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Georgia’s willingness to meet Council of Europe standards in question, says PACE
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has raised “serious doubts” about the Georgian authorities’ willingness to abide by Council of Europe membership obligations – pointing to a ...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 24/06/2026
In a resolution today, adopted on the third day of the #PACEsummer2026 session, PACE denounces the silencing of critical voices in #Azerbaijan. More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1036...
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PACE denounces silencing of critical voices in Azerbaijan
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting in plenary session in Strasbourg, today expressed its concern at a broad climate of “silencing critical voices in Azerbaijan”, inclu...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 24/06/2026
PACE warns of the risks of AI but also highlights its democratic potential. More on today's debate in Strasbourg, based on a report by Deborah Bergamini: pace.coe.int/en/news/1036...
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PACE warns of risks of AI but also highlights its democratic potential
PACE has underlined that Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings both major opportunities and serious risks for democratic systems, while warning that regulation and democratic governance frameworks are f...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 23/06/2026
📢 Welcome to the new PACE Network on the implementation of #ECHR judgments, which held its first meeting today at the #PACEsummer2026 session! And congrats to @adambodnar.bsky.social and @gokcegokcen.bsky.social, elected as Chair and Vice-Chair 👏 🌐 More on the Network: pace.coe.int/en/pages/net...
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Alain Berset @alain-berset.coe.int · 23/06/2026
Thank you to @pace.coe.int for today's Q&A. From Ukraine and democratic security to human rights, migration and the future of Europe, we covered many of the issues that matter most to our continent. Watch the full Q&A ↓ youtu.be/3KcDyY2TJEA
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 23/06/2026
Congratulations to Tanja Gonggrijp, who was elected today by the Assembly as the Deputy Secretary General of the @coe.int! Full details: pace.coe.int/en/news/1035...
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Tanja Gonggrijp elected Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Tanja Gonggrijp was elected today by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) as the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe. In an election held on the second day of the A...
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PACE @pace.coe.int · 22/06/2026
Congratulations and welcome to the new members of the Assembly - from ten national delegations - whose credentials were approved this morning! pace.coe.int/en/files/360... See here who is on your national delegation to PACE! pace.coe.int/en/pages/nat...
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