The UEL strongly condemns an eventual ban of the HDP, a party democratically elected by millions of Turkish people. The politically motivated actions by the Turkish government against the Party should immediately stop. The justice system needs to remain fully… Continue Reading
The UEL chair and representatives supported today the Standing Committee in welcoming the Committee of Ministers’ decision to hold a 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe in May 2023 — #RoadToReykjavik and especially… 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
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 resolution and recommendation prepared by vice-chair UEL, Mr Hunko (Die Linke, Germany) on “Lessons for the future from an effective and rights-based response to the COVID-19 pandemic” have been adopted by a large majority by the Committee on Social… Continue Reading
On Tuesday 19 May UEL vice-chair Andrej Hunko (Die Linke, Germany) has been appointed as rapporteur by the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development to draft the report on “Lessons for future public health emergencies from an effective… Continue Reading
Statement by Manon Aubry and Martin Schirdewan, Co-Presidents of the GUE/NGL group in the European Parliament and Tiny Kox, President of the European Left group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. The best way to address the… Continue Reading
“After five years of absence, Russia finally fulfills its obligation to send a delegation from the Russian parliament to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. This puts an end to the “cafeteria interpretation” on the Russian side that… Continue Reading
After welcoming the change of the title of the debate on the future of the Council of Europe from its initial title: “the Council of Europe – an organisation in crisis” to “reflect a more positive light on the prospects… Continue Reading
In the broadcast of the Alex Salmond Show from the 4th of January 2017 Mr. Tiny Kox, chairman of the UEL-group, was interviewed about the future of the Council of Europe. During the autumn session of PACE, when the… Continue Reading