The European Court of Human Rights has granted an interim measure in favour of Aleksey Navalnyy and asks the Government of Russia to release him. “The decision is clear: the Court demands immediate release of Mr Navalny. I hope and… Continue Reading
Ban of abortion in Poland As Members of Parliaments representing the SOC, ALDE and UEL political groups in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, we express our deep concern about recent attempts of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal to de-facto ban the abortion… Continue Reading
During the January part session the final stage of a long process aimed at giving the Assembly real influence in future cases of blatant violations related to the Council of Europe’s statute or the ECHR by a member State had… Continue Reading
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has adopted by a large majority (72 in favor – 16 against) an amendment of the Group of the United European Left to the Resolution “Covid-19 vaccines: ethical, legal and practical considerations”.… Continue Reading
“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