During the presentation as rapporteur on the report on Combating Afrophobia, or anti-Black racism, in Europe, Mr. Momodou Malcolm Jallow (Sweden), who is also the General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance, stressed that: “Afrophobia refers to anti-Black racism and… Continue Reading
Denouncing President Erdoğan’s onslaught on the democratic opposition in Turkey, The Left in the European Parliament, together with the Unified European Left at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, urge the EU to speak out against authoritarian repression… Continue Reading
The report on overcoming the socio-economic crisis sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic by Vice-Chair Andrej Hunko (Germany) has been adopted by an overwhelming majority by the Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. The Assembly’s Members shared… Continue Reading
Paul Gavan (Sinn Féin, Ireland) rapporteur on the humanitarian consequences of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan welcomed the news of the release of 15 Armenian captives and the handing over to Azerbaijan of a map showing almost 100,000 landmines… Continue Reading
Following a discussion at the Political Committee and the Subcommittee on Middle East and the Arab World, UEL calls for the immediate de-escalation and stop of violence in Israel and Palestine which has resulted already at 26 deaths. After the… Continue Reading
Solidarity with HDP The UEL group reaffirms its solidarity with the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and its co-chairs, parliamentarians, mayors and members who have been imprisoned for purely political reasons. After the systematic repression against the HDP which include arrests, lifting the immunity of… Continue Reading
Today, the Vice-chairman of the UEL group Mr Hisyar Özsoy spoke on behalf of the Group in support of a resolution that has been presented by Mr Thomas HAMMARBERG and Mr John HOWELL on behalf of the Monitoring Committee during the debate under… Continue Reading
Today, the chairperson of the UEL group Mr Tiny Kox spoke on behalf of the Group in support of a resolution that has been presented by chairperson of the ALDE group, Mr Jacques MAIRE during the debate under urgent procedure: The arrest… Continue Reading
Today, PACE adopted unanimously a resolution, based on the report by Georgios Katrougkalos (Greece, UEL), where it supported the rapporteur who stated that “taxation is an essential tool for governments to raise the funds necessary for the proper functioning of public… Continue Reading
By adopting a resolution and recommendation based on the report prepared by UEL Chair Tiny Kox (Netherlands, UEL), the PACE parliamentarians underlined today that “the Council of Europe’s overall priority should be to remain the pillar of democratic security and genuine multilateralism in… Continue Reading