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
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
The tragic death of George Floyd at the hand of the police in the United States shocked and saddened the public around the world. It is not, however, something new or unheard of: many more people of colour have been… Continue Reading
The UEL Group follows carefully the developments of anti-government protests in Ljubljana, Slovenia and urges the authorities to respect human rights, opposition and journalists. UEL Member Violeta Tomic (Levica, Slovenia) says “Thousands of Slovenians are accusing the government of corruption… Continue Reading
On 30 April the Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe held a current affairs debate on the “response of the Council of Europe member States to the COVID-19 pandemic with respect to human rights, democracy… Continue Reading
“Our fellow colleagues of the UEL-group from the Turkish HDP party have again been condemned to scandalous prison sentences. No democracy is ever possible without an opposition, but our colleagues from the HDP-party are prevented from doing their work as… Continue Reading
Today, during the parliamentary conference on combating international terrorism, chairman of the UEL Group, M Kox, delivered his speech where he highlighted the importance of Council of Europe’s instruments in combating terrorism while upholding human rights. M Kox, rapporteur on… Continue Reading
A TRIBUTE TO PACE AND A FEW WORDS ABOUT TRANSPARANCY AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH By Ögmundur Jónasson Former member UEL Group and honorary member of PACE As I leave PACE after almost four years I do so with regret… Continue Reading
While meeting with the new Chair of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers in Tallinn today, UEL Chair Tiny Kox welcomed the release of Ukrainian MP and member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Nadia Savchenko.… Continue Reading