Promoting integrity in governance to tackle political corruption “A strong democracy is the best anti-corruption tool. Unacceptable behaviour weakens social justice and foster populism“, today said Michele Nicoletti (Italy, SOC) presenting to PACE Political Affairs Committee members his report on ...
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April 28th, 2017 Statement The Socialist Group at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: “The PACE Bureau´s vote of no-confidence was an act of political responsibility” On Friday 28th April 2017, the Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of ...
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By approving a resolution based on a report prepared by Mogens Jensen (SOC, Denmark) today, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) calls on Hungary to suspend the parliamentary debate on the draft law on the “Transparency of ...
Read moreOn the basis of the report “The functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey” by Marianne Mikko (Estonia, SOC) and Ingebjørg Godskesen (Norway, EC), the PACE decided to reopen the full monitoring procedure with respect to Turkey until the “serious concerns” ...
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The Socialist Group at the Parliamentary Assembly at the Council of Europe: Asking explanation about the visit of PACE President Agramunt in Syria and firm dissociation Recent media articles in the Russian and in European press reported on the recent ...
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The PACE Committee on Social Affairs called on March 24th on European governments “to take measures with a view to combating ageism, improving care for older persons and preventing their social exclusion”. While welcoming the growing trend towards strengthening the ...
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Report on “Protecting refugee women from gender-based violence” By Gisela Wurm, Austria, Socialist Group. The Draft resolution adopted unanimously by the Committee on 20 March 2017 in Paris Declaration by the rapporteur on June 2016
Read moreThe Socialist Group at the Parliamentary Assembly at the Council of Europe: Strong condemnation of any form of corruption and call for an independent investigation of the alleged accusations The recent media and NGO’s reports about corruption and conflict of ...
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“Being transgender is not an illness, and it is time that medical standards around the world reflect that,” said the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly’s (PACE) General Rapporteur on the rights of LGBT people Jonas Gunnarsson (Sweden, SOC), in view ...
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