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Russia is ready to help the Council of Europe overcome its crisis, but those who stripped the Russian delegation to PACE of its powers should take the first step, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at his annual meeting …
Chairman of the Azerbaijan Bar Association comments on Ilham Aliyev’s decree on judicial legal system reform
Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution stressing the need to preserve Russia’s membership in the organization and urging Moscow to appoint its delegation and pay membership fees. …
Croatian Foreign Minister Marija Pejčinović Burić has been short-listed for the position of secretary-general of the Council of Europe, the CoE said on Wednesday. The other shortlisted candidate in the final …
Georgia will take over the chairmanship of Council of Europe’s (CoE) Committee of Ministers for a six-month term from November 2019 to May 2020, Georgia’s First Vice Parliament Speaker Tamar Chugoshvili said. …
Moscow continues actively cooperating with the Council of Europe despite differences over its Parliamentary Assembly related to restrictions on Russian delegation’s participation, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Council of …
The European Union sanctioned two individuals and one entity in relation to Iran's "hostile activities" in some European countries. The Council of the European Union also called on Iran to halt activities aimed at …
Russia's debts to the Council of Europe amount to about 60 million euro, the Council of Europe Secretary General's spokesman Daniel Holtgen said. Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn …
The Council of Europe has no mechanisms and means to solve the Azerbaijani refugees’ problem, which is very acute, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland said, AzerNews reported citing Trend. …
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Liliane Maury Pasquier said she regretted Russia’s decision not to send a delegation to the 2019 Winter Session. "I regret the fact that …
Russian lawmakers voted against sending a delegation to the Council of Europe (CoE) and to not resume funding of the body. "As a result of the lengthy anti-Russian campaign, the activities of Russia in the Council of Europe were …
Moscow’s position on its participation in the work of the Council of Europe remains unchanged – no re-engagement until its voting right is restored, the Russian parliament speaker told his visiting Finnish counterpart, RT reports. …
Four candidatures for the next Secretary General of the Council of Europe have been received by the Chair of the Committee of Ministers. As the deadline expired, the Committee of Ministers received the candidatures of Deputy Prime …
Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko said that Russia would decide on its membership in the Council of Europe in June next year, unless "PACE charter was not fundamentally changed" and "a …
Tension in the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait area must not be escalated, Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland said. "Free passage of the Kerch Strait is guaranteed by the Agreement between the …
Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland warned that Russia may leave the Council of Europe soon. Speaking at a joint news conference with Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Soini, Jagland …
Russia has no plans to return to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) next year, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland said. Questioned about the chances of a Russian …
Russia can be expelled from Council of Europe if the country does not make monetary contributions, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland told the PACE autumn session. He said that in accordance …
Russia is considering the possibility of withdrawing from the Council of Europe, Russian Federation Council (upper house of parliament) Speaker Valentina Matviyenko said at a meeting with President of the Parliamentary Assembly …
Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland has welcomed the decision to release the leader of the REAL movement Ilgar Mammadov in Azerbaijan. "News that the Shaki Court of Appeal …
