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European Parliament election dates revealed

European Parliament election dates revealed

The Council of the European Union adopted a decision setting 23 to 26 May 2019 as the dates for the next European Parliament elections.  The dates were agreed unanimously by the Council after consulting the European …

Thorbjorn Jagland extends condolences over Baku fire

Thorbjorn Jagland extends condolences over Baku fire

Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland has extended condolences over today’s fire in the Baku drug rehabilitation center, the Council of Europe said in a message. "I am deeply …

Council of Europe chief to visit Ankara

Council of Europe chief to visit Ankara

The Council of Europe's chief Thorbjorn Jagland will arrive in the Turkish capital Ankara on February 15 on a two-day working visit, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said. "Secretary General [Thorbjorn] …

Matviyenko: Council of Europe needs to change

Matviyenko: Council of Europe needs to change

Depriving Russia of the right to vote in the Council of Europe shows that the organization needs to change, Federation Council speaker Valentina Matvienko says. "I'm absolutely convinced that Russia's …

European Council building in poison alert

European Council building in poison alert

The European Council building that will host EU leaders for a summit next week was evacuated after noxious fumes from the building’s kitchen led to 15 people needing treatment, including five being hospitalized. A ventilation …

PACE to reopen monitoring process against Turkey

PACE to reopen monitoring process against Turkey

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has decided to reopen a political monitoring process against Turkey following the April 16 referendum on constitutional reform. The assembly gathered Tuesday in France's …

PACE discusses degrading Turkey’s status to monitoring

PACE discusses degrading Turkey’s status to monitoring

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is discussing today whether to degrade Turkey’s status and reopen a monitoring process against the country. The co-rapporteurs of the monitoring committee, including PACE …

Armenian prisons announced most dangerous in Europe

Armenian prisons announced most dangerous in Europe

Armenia has the highest rate of mortality in prisons among all European countries, say the results of the Council of Europe annual statistical study of the European countries’ penitentiary systems. The report, issued on March 14, …

Turkey to file complaint against Dutch government

Turkey to file complaint against Dutch government

Ankara will apply to three high-level international organizations to complain about the Netherlands’ alleged breach of the Vienna convention on diplomatic relations on March 11 by detaining Turkey’s chargé d’affaires and …

Ilham Aliev: Azerbaijan is respected all around the world

Ilham Aliev: Azerbaijan is respected all around the world

Azerbaijan is proud to be one of the world centers of multiculturalism, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said today at a round table titled ‘Hidden problems of Eurasia’ at the Munich Security Conference, the head …

 Trump: dollar could not stop Iran's influence in Iraq

Trump: dollar could not stop Iran's influence in Iraq

Iran is dominating "more and more of Iraq," despite US efforts to secure the country, US President Donald Trump tweeted late Wednesday. "Iran is rapidly taking over more and more of Iraq even after the US …