The challenges faced by journalists will be a focus of the #PACEautumn2025 session. Highlights include: ▶️ #HavelPrize Award ▶️ President of Malta ▶️ Prime Minister of Armenia ▶️ Reporting from #Gaza ▶️ Ukrainian journalists held in Russia And more: pace.coe.int/en/pages/ses...

"Vladimir Putin's regime assassinated Alexei Navalny" says PACE's general rapporteur on political prisoners Azadeh Rojhan in a statement made following Yulia Navalnaya's confirmation that independent laboratory tests show he was poisoned. Read in full: pace.coe.int/en/news/1001...

PACE's Political Affairs Committee has proposed the creation of a "Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces". The Assembly is due to debate the proposal on Wed 1 October, during the #PACEAutumn2025 session. More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1001...

"Blacklisting" a PACE member because of their opinions or votes is a violation of a @coe.int state's obligations, the Assembly's Rules Committee has made clear. It also set out other changes to ensure members can travel freely to carry out their work. More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1001...

The PACE Equality Committee is calling for more action to combat sexual violence against men and boys, and to support victims. More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1000... Stand by for the plenary debate in Strasbourg, due 3 October!

PACE's Political Affairs Committee is urging greater support for #Kazakhstan’s democratic reforms. More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1000... The Assembly is due to debate the situation in the country on 30 September, in the presence of Kazakh Senate Chair Maulen Ashimbayev.

PACE's Monitoring Committee is proposing to end the Assembly's "post-monitoring dialogue" with Bulgaria, welcoming the country's steps to overcome political crisis and instability. More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1000... Full plenary debate due in Strasbourg on 1 October.

PACE's Monitoring Committee has expressed serious concern at the lack of democratic progress in #Hungary - one of ten @coe.int states under PACE monitoring - and the "worsening situation" in certain areas: More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1000... Plenary debate in Strasbourg due on 30 September.

The convictions of #AbzasMedia journalists in #Azerbaijan are "part of a continuing pattern of pressure against independent media" in the country, says PACE'a Christophe Lacroix, urging their release. Read his full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/1000...

This event on equality for #rainbowfamilies is getting under way in Malta now! Watch LIVE on Zoom here... us06web.zoom.us/j/8314901824... 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

PACE's Political Affairs Committee, meeting in Paris, has condemned Russia's "unacceptable and intentional" violation of Polish airspace. Read the committee's full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/1000...

Malta is to host a major conference this Friday on ensuring equality for rainbow families 🌈🌈🌈🌈 Learn more... pace.coe.int/en/news/9998... Or follow the livestream on Zoom from 9.30 a.m. CEST on Friday: us06web.zoom.us/j/8314901824... #Love #Equality

PACE committee calls for urgent action to free at least 26 Ukrainian journalists in Russian captivity and proposes “Victory for Victoria” to honour journalist #VictoriaRoshchyna, tortured and killed after more than a year in detention. More: pace.coe.int/en/news/9995... #JournalistsMatter

🏠 “The right to adequate housing is a universal human right and a cornerstone of social justice,” says PACE committee, urging stronger action to end homelessness and protect the vulnerable. Read more: pace.coe.int/en/news/9994...

🗳️ PACE’s pre-election delegation urges that Moldova’s upcoming parliamentary elections be "inclusive, fair, and transparent", stressing that the process must “remain open to all citizens, at home and abroad.” Read more: pace.coe.int/en/news/9991... #Moldova #ParliamentaryElections

The PACE Social Affairs Committee warns that climate-related disasters in Europe are no longer isolated events but structural threats to fundamental rights. More: pace.coe.int/en/news/9992...

PACE Committee expressed sorrow following the tragic #Lisbon funicular accident, extending condolences to the victims’ families, wishing a swift recovery to the injured, and standing in solidarity with #Portugal and its people. Read full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/9993...

🌍 PACE’s Social Affairs Committee urges member states to make universal health coverage a national priority, ensuring affordable, quality care for all – especially the most vulnerable – and supporting the principle of “leaving no one behind.” Read more: pace.coe.int/en/news/9990...

This four-strong delegation of parliamentarians from the @coe.int is currently in the Republic of #Moldova to assess preparations for September's crucial election. Stand by for their statement at the end of the visit... #YourVoteCounts

PACE rapporteur @mogensjensens.bsky.social makes an urgent appeal for the safe return of Belarusian sports figure Anatol Kotau. Read the full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/9989...

🇺🇦 “There can be no surrender, and #Ukraine must be supported in defending its freedom and independence,” said PACE rapporteur Piero Fassino after Russia’s deadly strikes on #Kyiv on 28 August. Read his full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/9988...

After deadly strikes on #Kyiv killing at least 18 people, incl. 4 children, PACE’s Olena Khomenko condemns Russia’s “barbaric act of terror” and urges Europe to act decisively: “Protecting #Ukraine’s children is a moral duty we cannot ignore.” More: pace.coe.int/en/news/9987...

🗳️ A PACE delegation led by Chris Said will make a pre-electoral visit to the Republic of #Moldova on 3-4 September to assess the #election campaign and political climate ahead of the parliamentary elections on 28 September 2025. More: pace.coe.int/en/news/9986...

"I am very concerned about safety at sea, both for migrants and for coast guards, navies, NGOs, and volunteers who risk their lives to rescue them," said PACE rapporteur Sandra Zampa. Read her full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/9985...

📢 The shortlist for the #HavelPrize2025 is out! 🔹 Mzia Amaghlobeli (#Georgia) 🔹 Maksym Butkevych (#Ukraine) 🔹 Ulvi Hasanli (#Azerbaijan) Winner to be announced at #PACEautumn2025 session on 29 September in Strasbourg. Read more: pace.coe.int/en/news/9984...

PACE monitor Victoria Tiblom deeply alarmed by the recent surge in violence across Serbia, urged all sides to refrain from further violence and to engage in constructive dialogue. Read her full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/9983...

PACE rapporteur Saskia Kluit condemns the killing of five Al Jazeera journalists in #Gaza, calling it "a blatant and premeditated attack on press freedom". Read her full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/9980... #PressFreedom

🚨 PACE monitoring co-rapporteurs for #Georgia, Edite Estrela and Sabina Cudic, condemn the two-year sentence of Georgian journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli as politically motivated. Read their full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/9979...

🕯️ “We must not cover the truth — not in images, not in words, not in history,” said PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos at Auschwitz-Birkenau, marking the 81st European #HolocaustMemorialDay for #Roma and #Sinti. More: pace.coe.int/en/news/9978

"We must be unwavering in condemning hate speech, discrimination and policies that threaten the safety and inclusion of #Roma and #Sinti" says PACE General Rapporteur Georgios Stamatis in a statement to mark #RomaHolocaustMemorialDay. Read it in full: pace.coe.int/en/news/9976...

PACE monitors Damien Cottier and Saara-Sofia Sirén have welcomed the adoption of the bill restoring the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies. More: pace.coe.int/en/news/9977/p…

The situation in #Gaza "has long since surpassed our worst nightmares" says @coe.int Parliamentary Assembly rapporteur Dora #Bakoyannis, demanding an end to the suffering. Read her full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/9974...

PACE rapporteur Piero Fassino, in a statement at the end of a visit to #Ukraine, says that - following yesterday's meeting in Istanbul - "Moscow has no intention of ending its war of aggression". Read his full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/9973

PACE’s Ukraine monitors express concern at the removal of the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies. Their full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/9972/p…

PACE rapporteur on the crisis in #Gaza @saskiakluit.bsky.social has expressed support for UN Special Rapporteur @franceskalbs.bsky.social, describing US sanctions against her as "a troubling attack on the independence and integrity of the UN system". Her full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/9971...

🇺🇦 The 4th high-level dialogue on post-war elections and good democratic governance in #Ukraine took place in #Lviv, co-organised by PACE and the Council of Europe Congress. Find out more: pace.coe.int/en/news/9968... #StandWithUkraine

Grand Chamber judgment Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia - the Court holds Russia accountable for widespread and flagrant abuses of human rights arising from the conflict in Ukraine since 2014 tinyurl.com/5f4mwju3

🇺🇦✊“Not an end, but only a beginning,” PACE President welcomes a historic @echr.coe.int judgment in the case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia. More: pace.coe.int/en/news/9969... #ECHR #Ukraine #MH17

Watch the PACE President's full speech to #Andorra's @consellgeneral.bsky.social this morning: youtu.be/0YzdsDsNet8 More to come on the Assembly's site soon!

"Mister President, welcome home!" - watch the highlights of last week's historic address to PACE by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy... youtu.be/5eiAv4vScVs

"We need to find security and co-operation again" says PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos, spelling out that principles must prevail over power during an address to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Porto. More on his speech: pace.coe.int/en/news/9965...

PACE_President Theodoros Rousopoulos begins an official visit to #Andorra tomorrow, where he'll meet Prime Minister @xavierespotzamora.bsky.social and other VIPs, as well as addressing the @consellgeneral.bsky.social. More: pace.coe.int/en/news/9963...

PACE's #Serbia monitor Victoria Tiblom has expressed deep concern at escalating tensions in the country. Read her full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/9964...

PACE's Deborah Bergamini and @yvescruchten.bsky.social, who handle "post-monitoring dialogue" with #Bulgaria on behalf of the Assembly, are currently in Sofia to assess progress. More on their visit: pace.coe.int/en/news/9962...

MEDIABOX: PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos looks back over the #PACEsummer2025 session: youtu.be/Hd1NZoUqDH0 Watch the full set of Mediaboxes from this session: youtube.com/playlist?lis... #46_parliaments #One_voice

On 26 June 2025 in Strasbourg 🇫🇷, the @coe.int 🇪🇺 honoured the winning towns of the European Diplomas 🏅! A day filled with music, awards, a city tour and a reception at #Strasbourg City Hall 🥂. Congratulations to all the winners! 👏 #EuropePrize

Congratulations to Georgios Stamatis, newly appointed PACE General Rapporteur on Roma and Travellers!

L’APCE appelle les Etats à réfléchir à l’interdiction totale des lanceurs de balles de défense en maintien de l’ordre. Voir plus : pace.coe.int/fr/news/9950... #PACEsummer2025

President Zelenskyy hails Europe’s commitment to justice in an address to PACE as a new tribunal on aggression against Ukraine is signed into existence. More: pace.coe.int/en/news/9951... #StandWithUkraine

Congratulations to Hugh Mercer, who was yesterday elected by PACE as a judge on the European Court of Human Rights in respect of the United Kingdom! #ECHR More details... pace.coe.int/en/news/9943/p…