“The UEL Group in PACE considers the recent visit of Turkish President Erdogan to occupied Varosha in northern Cyprus a direct violation of UN Security Council Resolutions 550 and 789 and the recent Conclusions of the European Council,” says UEL… Continue Reading
Mr Tiny Kox headed the Election Observation Committee for the observation of the parliamentary elections in Georgia which were held on 31 October 2020. In his statement he ‘paid tribute to all brave Georgian voters who casted their vote in… Continue Reading
The Group of the Unified European Left in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, in cooperation with GUE-NGL at the European Parliament, convened a remote conference on the increasing tension in Eastern Mediterranean, where the international security situation… Continue Reading
Upon the request of Mr Tiny Kox on behalf of the UEL group, the Standing Committee of the PACE decided to have an urgent debate on Turkey and asked the rapporteurs of the Committee on Honouring of Obligations and Commitments… Continue Reading
To get first hand information on how the Republic of San Marino is reacting to the COVID-crisis, a UEL-delegation paid a short fact-finding visit to one of Europe’s smallest states. The delegation included UEL Chair Tiny Kox, vice-Chair Andrej Hunko,… Continue Reading
Ms. Brynjólfsdóttir, head of the Icelandic delegation and Member of the Standing Committee recalled during the remote current affairs debate on 15 September that the PACE Members had been calling on the Belarusian government to « immediately end its repression… Continue Reading
UEL Member Momodou Malcolm Jallow (Sweden), who is the General Rapporteur on Combating Racism and Intolerance of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has issued a statement in which he called upon the member States to stop… Continue Reading
With great concern we, the Group of the Unified European Left in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, are following the developments in Belarus, especially during and after the Presidential elections of August 9. After an elections campaign… Continue Reading
During the remote Standing committee meeting on 26 of June, the report on « lessons for the future from an effective and rights-based response to the COVID-19 pandemic », prepared by UEL vice-chair Andrej Hunko (Die Linke, Germany) had been… Continue Reading
Mr Loukaides: ‘In its last meeting members of the sub committee asked for a clear reaction from the Assembly to the announcement of the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on possible annexation, from 1 July 2020. Any unilateral act by Israel… Continue Reading