On the case of Selahattin Demirtas, Frank Schwabe, President of the Group of Socialists, Democrats and Greens in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, said : “By acceding to the Council of Europe, Turkey has committed itself to ...
Read moreCategory Archives: Our initiatives and report

Notre ancien membre du Groupe, Pierre Yves Le Borgn’ écrit un article fort et inspirant suite aux élections du 6 novembre aux Etats-Unis. “Le multilatéralisme est en crise et c’est à l’Europe d’affirmer le leadership nécessaire pour l’adapter aux réalités nouvelles.” L’article ...
Read morePRESS RELEASE On the occasion of the award of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, Frank Schwabe, Chairman of the Group of the Socialists, Democrats and Greens (SOC) in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and rapporteur ...
Read moreIn view of the high numbers of lives lost in the Mediterranean Sea by asylum seekers trying desperately to reach Europe on makeshift boats, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)“calls on member States to respect international obligations and ...
Read moreDeals concluded by the EU with third countries on asylum seekers lead to serious human rights violations. This is what the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe concluded today by adopting a resolution drawn up by rapporteur Tineke Strik, ...
Read moreIn a resolution based on a report by Boriss Cilevics (SOC), PACE has warned of the new threat of “hybrid war” – in which adversaries combine traditional military action with other hostile acts in the information sphere, such as cyberattacks ...
Read moreThe Assembly has expressed certain concerns with regard to the Copenhagen Declaration on the reform of the system of the European Convention on Human Rights, adopted at a ministerial conference organised by the Danish Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers ...
Read moreBased on a report prepared by John Prescott (SOC) PACE has issued a strong call for national measures to cut global warming emissions through the Paris climate change agreement – and for Council of Europe countries to take the lead. ...
Read moreThe Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs has unanimously adopted a draft resolution and recommendation on the follow-up to the report of the Independent Investigation Body on the allegations of corruption within the Assembly, which will be ...
Read moreStefan Schennach and Cezar Florin Preda, co-rapporteurs of PACE for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, made the following statement at the end of their fact-finding visit to the country. Read more
Read more