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PACE

@PACE_News

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe - parliamentarians from 46 @CoE states, speaking for 700 million Europeans on human rights and democracy

Strasbourg

Joined December 2011

PACE
@PACE_News
Jul 17
PACE's General Rapporteur on #LGBTI rights @KateOsborneMP calls for action against growing restrictions on #Pride marches across Europe. Her full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/10380/… 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈
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PACE_Political
@PACE_Political
Jul 15
"Now more than ever, standing by Ukraine is the indispensable choice for achieving a just and lasting peace", says @pierofassino (Italy, @socpace), @PACE_News rapporteur on the political consequences of the Russian Federation’s war of aggression. @UKRinCoE
PACE
@PACE_News
Jul 16
For a young person, voting for the first time can be a big moment. The @coe Tirana office spoke to Geraldina, one of more than 20,000 school pupils in Albania helped by a PACE-run project to explore what "democratic citizenship" means in practice... coe.int/en/web/tirana/…
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Petra Bayr
@PACE_President
Jul 6
Russia has once again struck Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, just days after its previous deadly attacks. Deliberately targeting civilians does not demonstrate strength — it only deepens suffering and undermines respect for international law. 1/2
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Petra Bayr
@PACE_President
Jul 4
All men are created equal with certain unalienable rights, such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness – these words, pronounced in the city of Philadelphia on that day 250 years ago gave birth to the United States of America.
PACE
@PACE_News
Jul 3
🇺🇦 Today, the flags of Ukraine and Europe fly at half-mast at the @coe in memory of the victims of Russia's deadly air strikes on the night of 1-2 July. We mourn with Ukraine and stand in solidarity with all those affected by this tragic attack. 🕯️Eternal memory to the victims.
Petra Bayr
@PACE_President
Jul 2
Kyiv has endured another night of brutal Russian drone and missile attacks, including on residential buildings. While Ukraine acts in self-defence and strikes military targets, Russia again attacks civilians and terrorises. I stand in full solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
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Ruslan Stefanchuk
@r_stefanchuk
Jul 2
Thank you, @PACE_President, for your principled voice and unwavering solidarity with Ukraine. russia continues its deliberate terror against civilians, while Ukraine defends its people and our shared European values. Accountability for these crimes is essential, and together
Petra Bayr
@PACE_President
Jul 2
Kyiv has endured another night of brutal Russian drone and missile attacks, including on residential buildings. While Ukraine acts in self-defence and strikes military targets, Russia again attacks civilians and terrorises. I stand in full solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
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Petra Bayr
@PACE_President
Jul 2
Kyiv has endured another night of brutal Russian drone and missile attacks, including on residential buildings. While Ukraine acts in self-defence and strikes military targets, Russia again attacks civilians and terrorises. I stand in full solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
PACE
@PACE_News
Jul 1
La Rapporteuse générale de l'APCE sur l'abolition de la peine de mort @GalaVeldhoen lors de la #9WC aujourd'hui à Paris : « L’abolition ne peut jamais être considérée comme acquise ». Pour en savoir plus sur son intervention : pace.coe.int/fr/news/10377/…
ECPM (Ensemble contre la peine de mort)
@AssoECPM
Jun 29
📍Demain s’ouvre à Paris le 9ᵉ Congrès mondial contre la peine de mort. Des acteurs engagés du monde entier se réunissent pour faire avancer l’abolition universelle. Suivez-nous pour vivre les temps forts du Congrès. #9WC #AbolitionNow #DeathPenalty
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Council of Europe History
@CoE_History
Jul 1
📲9th World Congress Against the Death Penalty - update General Rapporteur @PACE_News on the abolition of the death penalty, @GalaVeldhoen, took part today in the roundtable "The death penalty and shifting global power: how to respond to its current resurgence?" #AbolitionNow
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Petra Bayr
@PACE_President
Jun 30
On the International Day of Parliamentarism, PACE Secretary General Despina Chatzivassiliou and myself honour parliamentarians whose work strengthens democracy, protects human rights and upholds the rule of law. #Parliamentarism #Democracy #PACE #CouncilOfEurope
PACE
@PACE_News
Jun 26
In our final MediaBox, @PACE_PresidentPetra Bayr looks back at the key decisions and debates of the #PACEsummer2026 session in Strasbourg - hot both inside and out!
PACE
@PACE_News
Jun 26
And more MediaBox interviews here 🔽 youtube.com/playlist?list=… Thank you for following the session!
PACE
@PACE_News
Jun 26
A demo of blind football at the @CoE this week highlighted the power of inclusive sport - the topic of a meeting of PACE's network on good governance and integrity in sport during the #PACEsummer2026 session.
PACE
@PACE_News
Jun 26
“Access to sport is not only a question of participation, but also of dignity, equality and human rights,” said the Alliance's newly-elected Chair @AgnesPrammer. Thanks also to participants Céline Guth, Vladyslava Kravchenko, @AndyStevenson81 and Ludivine Munos!