UEL Member Rosa Björk Brynjólfsdóttir in the current affairs debate on Belarus proposes that « COE and PACE help organize a round table conference to find a peaceful way out of the crisis ».

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 General Rapporteur on Combating Racism and Intolerance calls on member States to Stop Islamophobic attacks in Europe

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

The Chairperson of PACEs sub committee on the Middle East and the Arab World, Mr Yiorgos Loukaides (UEL, AKEL, Cyprus), welcomes the statement of PACE President Rik Daems on the possible illegal annexation by Israel of occupied Palestinian Territories

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

Chair Kox in the current affairs debate on “Response of Council of Europe member States to the COVID-19 pandemic with respect to human rights, democracy and the rule of law”

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

Statement of the UEL Group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the COVID-19 pandemic

The Group of the Unified European Left in de Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe urges member States and Parliaments to combat the COVID-19 pandemic while upholding Council of Europe standards and values. In reaction to the recent COVID-19… Continue Reading