As EU ministers meet following events in #Ceuta, the @coe.int Assembly parliamentarians warn: "the principle of non-refoulement must be upheld". Their full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/10384

As EU ministers meet following events in Ceuta, Council of Europe parliamentarians warn: ‘the principle of non-refoulement must be upheld’

Joint statement by Sandra Zampa (Italy, SOC), Chairperson of the Migration Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and Christiana Erotokritou (Cyprus, SOC), PACE Rappor...

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@pace-president.bsky.social Petra Bayr, marking Roma Holocaust Memorial Day today at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial: "Memory must change how we act tomorrow". More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1038... #Porajmos #NeverAgain

PACE President Petra Bayr, marking Roma Holocaust Memorial Day: ‘Memory must change how we act tomorrow’

PACE President Petra Bayr, together with an ad hoc committee of the Bureau, took part in the official ceremony marking European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial. The annu...

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“Teaching history is how remembrance becomes protection, and how we prevent hatred and discrimination from taking root again,” says PACE General Rapporteur Georgios Stamatis ahead of #RomaHolocaustMemorialDay. 🔗 Read it in full: pace.coe.int/en/news/1038...

Roma and Sinti Holocaust: PACE General Rapporteur calls for memory to be 'taught, not just marked'

Ahead of the European Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma, Georgios Stamatis (Greece, EPP/CD), PACE General Rapporteur on Roma and Travellers, made the following statement: “On 2 August, we hono...

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PACE's General Rapporteur on #LGBTI rights @kateosbornemp.bsky.social calls for action against growing restrictions on #Pride marches across Europe. Her full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/1038... 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

PACE General Rapporteur calls for action against growing restrictions on Pride marches across Europe

PACE General Rapporteur on the rights of LGBTI persons, Kate Osborne (United Kingdom, SOC), has expressed concern at the growing number of bans and restrictions affecting Pride marches across Europe, ...

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For a young person, voting for the first time can be a big moment.   The @coe.int Tirana office spoke to Geraldina, one of more than 20,000 school pupils in Albania helped by a PACE-run project to explore what "democratic citizenship" means in practice... www.coe.int/en/web/tiran...

From students to engaged citizens: The Power of the First Vote - Council of Europe Office in Tirana - www.coe.int

Tirana, Albania 13 July 2026

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‘All men are created equal with certain unalienable rights, such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness’ – these words pronounced in the city of Philadelphia on that day 250 years ago gave birth to the United States of America.

Today, the flags of Ukraine and Europe fly at half-mast at the @coe.int in memory of the victims of Russia's deadly air strikes on the night of 1-2 July. We mourn with Ukraine and stand in solidarity with all those affected by this tragic attack. 🕯️Eternal memory to the victims.

Kyiv has endured another night of brutal Russian drone and missile attacks, including on residential buildings. While Ukraine acts in self-defence and strikes military targets, Russia again attacks civilians and terrorises. I stand in full solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

Did you know the @coe.int has a treaty that makes it easier for everyone to access official documents? 📄👀 At a #PACEsummer2026 hearing, MPs learned more about the working of the Tromsø Convention - in force since 2020 - which encourages transparency in public administration.

PACE has condemned "transnational repression" – when authoritarian regimes reach across borders to repress their opponents - and is urging new laws to stop it. More on PACE's resolution today: pace.coe.int/en/news/1037...

PACE condemns ‘transnational repression’ and urges new laws to stop it

PACE has condemned all forms of “transnational repression” – a form of foreign interference used by authoritarian regimes to repress political dissidents, journalists, human rights defenders and membe...

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"Stop the deliberate targeting and killing of Palestinian children" - PACE General Rapporteur Joseph O'Reilly on the "deeply shocking" findings of a UN Commission of Inquiry. Read his full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/1036...

Following a new independent report, PACE General Rapporteur reiterates his call to stop the deliberate targeting and killing of Palestinian children

PACE’s General Rapporteur on the situation of women and children in the Palestinian territories, Joseph O'Reilly (Ireland, EPP/CD), made the following statement today: “I am deeply shocked by the late...

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Georgia’s willingness to meet @coe.int standards is in question, says PACE - pointing to a "democratic breakdown" in the country. More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1036...

Georgia’s willingness to meet Council of Europe standards in question, says PACE

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has raised “serious doubts” about the Georgian authorities’ willingness to abide by Council of Europe membership obligations – pointing to a ...

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In a resolution today, adopted on the third day of the #PACEsummer2026 session, PACE denounces the silencing of critical voices in #Azerbaijan. More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1036...

PACE denounces silencing of critical voices in Azerbaijan

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting in plenary session in Strasbourg, today expressed its concern at a broad climate of “silencing critical voices in Azerbaijan”, inclu...

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PACE warns of the risks of AI but also highlights its democratic potential. More on today's debate in Strasbourg, based on a report by Deborah Bergamini: pace.coe.int/en/news/1036...

PACE warns of risks of AI but also highlights its democratic potential

PACE has underlined that Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings both major opportunities and serious risks for democratic systems, while warning that regulation and democratic governance frameworks are f...

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📢 Welcome to the new PACE Network on the implementation of #ECHR judgments, which held its first meeting today at the #PACEsummer2026 session! And congrats to @adambodnar.bsky.social and @gokcegokcen.bsky.social, elected as Chair and Vice-Chair 👏 🌐 More on the Network: pace.coe.int/en/pages/net...

Thank you to @pace.coe.int for today's Q&A. From Ukraine and democratic security to human rights, migration and the future of Europe, we covered many of the issues that matter most to our continent. Watch the full Q&A ↓ youtu.be/3KcDyY2TJEA

Congratulations to Tanja Gonggrijp, who was elected today by the Assembly as the Deputy Secretary General of the @coe.int! Full details: pace.coe.int/en/news/1035...

Tanja Gonggrijp elected Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Tanja Gonggrijp was elected today by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) as the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe. In an election held on the second day of the A...

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Congratulations and welcome to the new members of the Assembly - from ten national delegations - whose credentials were approved this morning! pace.coe.int/en/files/360... See here who is on your national delegation to PACE! pace.coe.int/en/pages/nat...

Congratulations to the winner of the 2026 Vigdís Prize for Women’s Empowerment! "My voice, my choice" is a grassroots movement originating in Slovenia that works towards safe and accessible abortion across the EU. Watch the award ceremony: www.youtube.com/live/67Pm7rw... More soon...

Welcome to the week-long #PACEsummer2026 session, which kicks off at 11h30 CEST, in around half an hour... Watch live with in-stream scrolling and replay: www.youtube.com/live/67Pm7rw... The agenda: pace.coe.int/en/files/36020 Overview and docs: pace.coe.int/en/pages/ses... #46parliaments

PACE summer session 2026 – 19th sitting – 22 June

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The historic pledge of safety made 75 years ago in the 1951 Refugee Convention is "beginning to crumble before our eyes", warns the head of the @PACE_Migration Committee @sandrazampa.bsky.social in a statement to mark #WorldRefugeeDay. Read in full: pace.coe.int/en/news/1034...

‘A world where the most vulnerable are unsafe is a world where no one is truly safe’

On the eve of World Refugee Day (20 June), Sandra Zampa (Italy, SOC), Chairperson of the PACE Committee on Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation, made the following statement: ...

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#PACEsummer2026 session is coming to Strasbourg. AI and democracy. Migration. Human rights in Iran. Transnational repression. Media freedom. Women’s empowerment. Stay tuned!

On Aung San Suu Kyi’s 81st birthday, @pace-president.bsky.social calls for her release. 📄Full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/1034...

PACE General Rapporteur Sergiy Vlasenko welcomes North Macedonia’s revised Code of Ethical Conduct as an important step to strengthen ethics, integrity and accountability in parliament. Read more👇 pace.coe.int/en/news/1034...

North Macedonia: PACE General Rapporteur welcomes the adoption of the revised Code of Conduct for members of Parliament

“The adoption by the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia of the revised Code of Ethical Conduct is an important step towards strengthening ethics, integrity and accountability in parliamentary...

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PACE monitors @zklukasevica.bsky.social and Antonio Gutiérrez Limones have arrived in #Moldova for a three-day fact-finding visit to assess how far the country meets its @coe.int obligations. On the agenda: ongoing reform, fighting corruption and the situation in Transnistria, among other things.

PACE's Liliana Tanguy, after positive meetings with #Montenegro's President, Prime Minister and Speaker, welcomes the country’s ongoing commitment to European values and standards: pace.coe.int/en/news/1034... Decisions at PACE due in September!

PACE co-rapporteur, ending a visit to Montenegro, welcomes the country’s ongoing commitment to European values and standards

A co-rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for post-monitoring dialogue with Montenegro, Liliana Tanguy (France, ALDE), ending a fact-finding visit to Podgorica (9-1...

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The head of PACE's Culture Committee @mogensjensens.bsky.social has welcomed UEFA's decision to appoint Omar Artan as referee for the 2026 UEFA Super Cup: “This reflects the shared European values that sport can help promote across borders, including fairness, diversity and access to opportunity."

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UEFA has appointed Somali referee Omar Artan to officiate the 2026 UEFA Super Cup between PSG and Aston Villa on August 12. It follows Artan being denied entry to America to officiate at the World Cup, and after discussions with CAF.

At the European Museum of the Year ceremony in Bilbao, PACE's @luzseijo.bsky.social presents the winner of the 2026 @coe.int Museum Prize: the Young V&A in London, designed for joy and for building the future. More on the win: pace.coe.int/en/pages/mus...

More on what Ukraine is doing to care for children with disabilities caused by the war - and how Europe can help... pace.coe.int/en/news/1033...

Help for Ukrainian children with disabilities resulting from the war

The urgent challenges faced by Ukrainian children with disabilities resulting from Russia’s war of aggression – including access to rehabilitation, healthcare, inclusive education, psychosocial suppor...

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How is Russia’s war affecting Ukrainian children with disabilities? A PACE parliamentary network meets in Athens today to look at how best to rehabilitate and care for this special group of kids. More on the meeting: rm.coe.int/agenda-of-th...

Co-rapporteur for "post-monitoring dialogue" with #Montenegro Liliana Tanguy arrives in Podgorica tomorrow for a four-day visit to the country, with a series of high-level meetings. More on her visit: pace.coe.int/en/news/1033...

Montenegro: post-monitoring visit by PACE co-rapporteur

Liliana Tanguy (France, ALDE), co-rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the post-monitoring dialogue with Montenegro, will make a fact-finding visit to the count...

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