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RT @PACE_President: Thank you, @magyarpeterMP for a constructive exchange on Hungary’s path towards strengthening democracy, the rule of law and human rights — the fundamental values of the @coe

"The game-changers" – Budapest conference focuses on how to rebuild young people’s trust in democracy. More: Conference web page:

How to rebuild the trust of young people in democracy? Watch LIVE now as a major @CoE conference on this topic gets under way in Budapest... More on today's conference...

Serbia’s early parliamentary elections saw "high turnout amid a polarised environment and unequal campaign opportunities", said international observers, including a team from PACE. Their full statement:

The head of the PACE observer team @pierofassino said: "Through their extraordinary participation, Serbian citizens have brought about historic change – they have expressed a clear desire for change."

"This opens a new chapter for Serbia and sends a powerful message: the Serbian people want to play an active role in shaping a democracy grounded in the rule of law and respect for human rights. We call on the newly-elected authorities to live up to the trust placed in them."

Did #Serbia's parliamentary elections meet international standards? Watch LIVE in half an hour (15h CET) as international observers, including a 20-member team from PACE headed by @pierofassino, give their preliminary conclusions at a Belgrade presser...

The PACE Standing Committee - which brings together the Assembly's leading members - meets in Budva on 27 November, as #Montenegro begins its @CoE Presidency 🇲🇪 Find out more...

RT @PACE_President: Awarding Moscow the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships is unacceptable. Ukrainian civilians, including many athletes and boxers, are still being killed every day. International sport must stand for peace, justice and accountability. Not for Russia's war of aggression.

Today is Intersex Awareness Day! A good day to remind governments that it's time @CoE and PACE recommendations on the rights of #intersex persons are enshrined in law. Full statement by the Assembly's General Rapporteur on #LGBTI rights @KateOsborneMP:

RT @PACE_President: Murat Arslan, laureate of the 2017 #VaclavHavelPrize, is free after serving his full 10-year sentence. I wish him all the best as he reunites with his family. His commitment to an independent judiciary remains an inspiration.

The Rome Speakers’ Conference is getting under way now! Watch LIVE and on replay via YouTube in French or English: Or in other languages here:

Benvenuti a Roma! Speakers and Presidents of Parliament from the 46 @CoE member states and beyond meet next week in Rome for a European summit to discuss: * threats against democracy * the challenge of AI * renewing the rules-based international order #SpeakersSpeak2026

.@PACE_President Petra Bayr, ending an official visit to #Türkiye: “Dialogue is not a favour, it is a duty”. Read her full statement:

A PACE “pre-electoral” delegation, headed by @pierofassino, highlights a highly polarised campaign ahead of #Serbia’s early parliamentary elections. Read the full statement:

RT @CoEDemocracy: 📢Les inscriptions sont ouvertes pour assister au 14e Forum mondial de la démocratie 📍Strasbourg | 2-3 novembre 2026 💬"Rupture ou renouveau ? La sécurité démocratique pour notre avenir" 👉Inscrivez-vous pour participer aux débats ! 🔗Programme : #CoE_WFD

⚖️ US sanctions against the @IntlCrimCourt are “an attack on the independence and integrity of the ICC,” warns PACE rapporteur Tekke Panman. He calls for their immediate revocation and urges the EU to activate its Blocking Statute. 🔗 Full statement:

.@PACE_President Petra Bayr begins a two-day official visit to #Türkiye today, when she is due to meet Foreign Minister @HakanFidan and @TBMMresmi Speaker @NumanKurtulmus among others. 🇪🇺🇹🇷 More:

PACE’s @GalaVeldhoen on #AntiDeathPenaltyDay: #ChristaPike’s horrifying experience must serve as “a reminder that it is time to move towards full abolition of the death penalty”. Read her full statement:

After tonight's announcement of new US sanctions against the International Criminal Court, listen to these words from the ICC's Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala, addressing PACE last week...