We, the Heads of State and Government, Ministers and high representatives of Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,...
Ukraine + 1 more
Ukraine + 1 more
We, the Heads of State and Government, Ministers and high representatives of Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,...
World + 1 more
Strasbourg, 13.04.2022 – With Europe facing the second major refugee crisis in less than a decade, the Council of Europe’s Lanzarote Committee has published ten compliance reports evaluating...
Ukraine + 5 more
Joint statement of heads of international financial institutions with programs in Ukraine and neighboring countries Statement from Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank for...
Poland + 5 more
GROUP OF EXPERTS ON ACTION AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS (GRETA) | STRASBOURG The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has warned of the...
Moldova + 1 more
COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS | CHISINAU/STRASBOURG “Beyond the prompt humanitarian response already provided by European states to people fleeing the war in Ukraine, more support is urgently needed...
COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS | STRASBOURG “Russia's military attack against Ukraine has lasted for almost 12 days now, causing death and destruction. It is also leading to a large-scale repression...
PACE's Migration Committee has strongly condemned attacks on NGOs and their donors who are assisting refugees and migrants and said that governments or political organisations should not use such...
Strasbourg, 24.06.2020 I am extremely worried by the persistent deadlock in the Middle East peace process. The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians remains a major source of instability for the...
Syria + 3 more
PACE President, Rik Daems, following a current affairs debate in the Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly on “recent developments at the Turkish-Greek-Bulgarian borders: how to safeguard...
The Council of Europe should “do more to combat human trafficking and to ensure that its legal standards are adequate and implemented by all member States”, the Assembly declared today during a joint...
The Committee on Migration called upon member States of the Council of Europe to express their political will to ensure greater protection to refugees and asylum-seekers in Europe by preventing...
Taking action to prevent the disappearance of thousands of refugee and migrant children PACE Committee on Migration has called on national parliaments and governments of the Member States to do...
Greece + 1 more
“The situation of migrants, including asylum seekers, in the Greek Aegean islands has dramatically worsened over the past 12 months. Urgent measures are needed to address the desperate conditions in...
The Chair of PACE’s Migration Committee has urged national parliaments to lead the political debate on devising humane refugee policies, reminding states that “it is a legal and moral obligation to...
Greece + 5 more
Parliamentary Assembly The Parliamentary Assembly notes that the formerly tense situation in the reception and identification centres on the Greek islands of Leros and Kos improved in 2017. However,...
Bosnia and Herzegovina + 2 more
PACE rapporteur Tineke Strik (Netherlands, SOC), ending a two-day visit to the Balkans, has expressed extreme concern at the conditions in two reception centres for asylum-seekers which she visited...
“On World NGO Day, we must recognise with gratitude the work done by so many Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) which assist migrants and refugees,” said Doris Fiala, Chairperson of the Committee...
Greece + 1 more
“Catastrophic humanitarian standards combined with snowfall and freezing temperatures are again threatening asylum seekers in several Greek refugee camps,” said Petra De Sutter (Belgium, SOC),...
“The right to family life applies to everyone, including refugees and migrants,” said the Migration Committee, which called on member States to “develop common guidelines” to implement the right to...
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“I welcome the very humane approach towards the care of migrant children, who are also provided with psychological support and education, said Pierre-Alain Fridez (Switzerland, SOC), General...