PACE unveils spring session agenda

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has unveiled the agenda of its spring session due to take place in Paris from 26-30 April.

The agenda includes a wide range of issues, including: Examination of new credentials; Election of a Vice-President of the Assembly with respect to Ukraine; Changes in the membership of committees; Lobbying in a democratic society; Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights; Fight against extremism: achievements, deficiencies and failures; Associating women in the prevention and the solution of unsolved conflicts in Europe; The impact of the global economic crisis on migration in Europe; Women and the financial and economic crisis; Annual activity report 2009 by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights; Migrants and refugees: a continuing challenge for the Council of Europe; Honouring of obligations and commitments by Montenegro; Biodiversity and climate change; Euro-Mediterranean region: call for a Council of Europe strategy; and Piracy – a crime and a challenge for democracies.


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