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 …
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PACE’s new president says ready to meet Russian parliament speakers
PACE’s new president Stella Kyriakides sent a letter to speakers of the Russian parliament’s lower and upper houses Vyacheslav Volodin and Valentina Matviyenko, where she confirmed …
Czech President and PM clash over sanctions against Russia
The Czech Republic’s prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka has condemned the President Milos Zeman’s rejection of European Union sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis. President …
Roger Gale becomes PACE acting president
Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Roger Gale will become its acting president, PACE said in a statement on Friday. "Following his [PACE President Pedro Agramunt’s] …
PACE President Agramunt resigns
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Pedro Agramunt announced his resignation today via Twitter. "Today, for personal reasons, I have decided to no longer chair the Parliamentary …
PACE co-rapporteurs to arrive in Baku
Co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will visit in Baku in September, PACE co-rapporteur for Azerbaijan Stefan Schennach said. "Azerbaijan the co-rapporteurs will visit the …
Russian and European MPs to visit Syria again
When they get back, they will tell who really opposes international terrorism there
PACE extends condolences to families of victims of Armenian provocation
The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Armenia and Azerbaijan by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have expressed their concern at the escalation of violence near Alkhani village in the Fuzili region, a statement posted …
Ilham Aliyev receives co-rapporteurs of PACE Monitoring Committee
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has received co-rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Committee Cezar Florin Preda and Stefan Schennach. The co-rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring …
Russia cuts its contribution to PACE by €11 mln
Russia has cut its contribution to the Council of Europe donated to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) by one third or 11 million euros, Russia's State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said. …
Georgia to host PACE session next year
Tbilisi will host the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Monitoring Committee session next summer. Vice Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia Tamar Chugoshvili, who is attending this year’s …
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
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 lobby in Europe
What does Nils Muiznieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, do?
PACE co-rapporteur for monitoring of Azerbaijan to discuss Karabakh in Yerevan
Co-rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, chairman of PACE Monitoring Committee's Sub-Committee for conflicts, Stefan Schennach, left Vienna for Yerevan. …
Agramunt: PACE will be able to protect ideals of Council of Europe together with Russia
The values of the Council of Europe, which are currently under threat, can be effectively protected only with the participation of Moscow, the head of PACE Pedro Agramunt said. "Today, when we face such important …
Armenia Creates Shadow Network within Council of Europe
A secret network of MPs and NGOs is providing anti-Azerbaijani propaganda in the PACE since 2012
European Strategic Intelligence and Security Center unveils Armenian network within PACE
European Strategic Intelligence and Security Center (ESISC) has published an analytical article by entitled “The Armenian Connection: How a secret caucus of MPs and NGOs, since 2012, created a network within PACE to hide violations of …
Ilham Aliyev meets with former PACE president in Brussels
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with the former president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Rene van der Linden in Brussels. Azerbaijani President and his …
PACE president re-elected
Pedro Agramunt has been re-elected president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Agramunt was elected during the first plenary meeting of the PACE part-session on Jan. 23, …
