We are seriously concerned about the plans in the Latvian Parliament to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention. The Convention is a cornerstone of the Counci...

The Group of Socialists, Democrats and Greens of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, strongly condemns the unfair and fully ungrounded arres...

The SOC group will hold its next meetings in the framework of the 2025 summer part session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe:on Monday 2...

The Chair of the Social Affairs Committee and rapporteur on "The absolute and urgent need to end the humanitarian crisis for women, children and the hostages...

As Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, we congratulate Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Republican People’...

On the occasion of international women’s day, we remind everybody that we have to continue our fights for gender equality in terms of rights and opportunitie...

Frank Schwabe Chairperson Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group (SOC) Pablo Hispán Chairperson Group of the European People's Party (EPP/CD) Iulian Bula...

The current conflict between Israel and Hamas, and the human rights situation in the Gaza StripOn Tuesday 23 January, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Counc...

SOC NEWSLETTER The Spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) was held in Strasbourg from 24 to 28 April 2023. Due to the ...

The Winter plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) was held in Strasbourg from 23 to 27 January 2023.Monday 23 January ...

The Summer part session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, too place, in physical presence, from 20th to 14th June 2022 in Strasbourg. ...

PACE Spring Session 2022 --- 25-28 April 2022 --- SOC NEWSLETTERTuesday 26 April Beyond the Lisbon Treaty: strengthening the strategic partnership between t...

Statement on the Exclusion of the Russian Federation on the basis of Article 8 of the Council of Europe’s StatuteThe Group of Socialists, Democrats and Green...

In these excruciating times of war, we, the Women Parliamentarians of the Group of Socialists, Democrats and Greens in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Coun...

STATEMENT The Group of Socialists, Democrats and Greens of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, joins unanimously the international commun...

The part session of January 2022 was marked by the election of a new President of the Assembly, new Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Committees, the adoption of sev...

United, the leaders of the political Groups of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, remind Russia the fundamental values of human rights, dem...

Infringement proceedings against Turkey: Schwabe welcomes Committee of Ministers' decisionBack in December 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) r...

The Autumn 2021-part session focused on the environmentDuring the Autumn 2021 session, the Assembly awarded the Vaclav Havel prize, which rewards outstanding...

THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN AFGHANISTAN SHOULD BE A PRIORITY  In the name of the Group of Socialists, Democrats and Greens, we express our grave conc...

During its summer 2021 plenary part session, the Assembly celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Vio...

Statement by the Chairman of the SOC Group in Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Frank Schwabe Current developments in Spain consistent wi...

SOC Group joins PACE in firmly condemning the appalling deterioration of human rights in Russia, Belarus and Turkey The Parliamentary Assembly of the Cou...

The 2020 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize rewards the effort to protect women’s rights During the opening of the Assembly’s spring plenary session, the 20...

General Rapporteur on media freedom, Stefan Schennach, appalled by the assassination of an investigative journalist in Greece Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC...

REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF IHAR BARYSAUThe Group of Socialists, Democrats and Greens in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, as well as...

STRONG CONDEMNATION OF POLITICAL ATTACKS ON OPPOSITION FORCES, DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKEYThe Group of Socialists, Democrats and Greens within the P...

Statement on behalf of the General Rapporteur on media freedom and the protection of journalistsStefan Schennach (Austria, SOC), General Rapporteur of the Pa...

JOINT STATEMENTBAN OF ABORTION IN POLANDAs Members of Parliaments representing the SOC, ALDE and UEL political groups in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Co...

PACE renews its call for a prompt implementation of Strasbourg Court judgments without exception During the 2021 winter plenary session, the Assembly discus...

The Socialist, Democratic and Green Group of the Council of Europe welcomes the election of Despina Chatzivassiliou-Tsovilis as Secretary General of the Parl...

Since March 2020, all members states of the Council of Europe, though at differing degrees, have been adjusting their societies to exceptional sanitary rest...

Attacks on CHP Leader Kemal KılıçdaroğluIn the light of the recent attacks on CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who is subjected to severe threats after express...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRECIOUS ECHR! The European Convention of Human Rights has been protecting the human rights of over 830 million people since 70 yea...

The Group of the Socialists, Democrats and Greens in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe condemns the mass alleged falsifications that took p...

The SOC, ALDE and UEL Groups in PACE urge COE members States to speak out against and combat racism, whatever form it takes The tragic death of Georg...

The Group of Socialists, Democrats and Greens within the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, is appalled by the imprisonment of three opposition...

In seeking instruments to fight the COVID-19 pandemic many member states have been reaching out to technology. Several member states have either initiated or...

In a resolution presented by George Foulkes (SOC, United Kingdom) and adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly on January 2020, PACE calls on members states of ...

We are deeply concerned that the Turkey’s governing Justice and Development Party is poised to introduce a new law granting amnesty to rapists as long ...

We have great concerns about the situation in Romania and the attempt of the government to change the electoral law 4 months before the local elections, in b...

PACE demands EU to send a rescue mission to the Mediterranean Sea With the adoption of the report “Saving lives in the Mediterranean Sea: the need f...

Statement by Frank Schwabe, Chair of the Group of Socialists, Democrats and Greens: Ilham Tohti is a prominent Uighur intellectual from China. He has been...

Around the world, campaigners who stand up for the reproductive rights of women face harassment, intimidation and abuse. Today we stand in solidarity with ou...

A new way of cooperation and adherence    The Council of Europe is facing important challenges in the year of its 70th anniversary. Besides the q...

During its last meeting, last Wednesday, the Group elected unanimously Ms Selin SAYEK BÖKE as 1st Vice Chair.   

STATEMENT With regard to the decisions of the Ministerial Conference of the Council of Europe in Helsinki for the 70th anniversary of the existence of the...

Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland, President of the Parliamentary Assembly Liliane Maury Pasquier and Chairman of the Committee of Ministers Timo So...

The meetings of the SOC Group are scheduled for Monday 30th September - 9:30 am - 11:30 am - 5 pm - 7 pm Wednesday 2 October - 8:30 am - 10 am

The Socialist Women Working Group (SWWG) has been a strong defender of gender equality in all the reports and discussions presented in the Parliamentary Asse...

Following the local elections on 31 March 2019, we ask the Turkish authorities to accept the election result. Certainly, every party has the right to ask for...

During its meetings on Monday 8th April, the SOC members had the opportunity to exchange with the two candidates for the post of the Secretary General of the...

Co-rapporteur on Azerbaijan and member of the SOC Group Stefan Schennach from Austria, expressed his deep concerns on the unjustified detention of Mehman Hus...

On the case of Selahattin Demirtas, Frank Schwabe, President of the Group of Socialists, Democrats and Greens in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of...

Our former member of the group, Pierre Yves Le Borgn, wrote a strong and inspiring article following the elections ON November 6 in the United States. &laqu...

PRESS RELEASE BY SOC PRESIDENT  On the occasion of the award of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, Frank Schwabe, Chairman of the Group...

During the morning meeting of the Group the voting for the 1st Vice Chairman of the Group took place. The two candidacies Marianne Mikko (Estonia) and Soraya...

Stefan Schennach and Cezar Florin Preda, co-rapporteurs of PACE for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, made the following statement at the end of their fact-findi...

The Socialist Group at the Parliamentary Assembly at the Council of Europe : “A formal dismissal is long overdue – now PACE has the legal basi...

Statement The Socialist Group at the Parliamentary Assembly at the Council of Europe : « We call all members and former members of our group to f...

In view of the high numbers of lives lost in the Mediterranean Sea by asylum seekers trying desperately to reach Europe on makeshift boats, the Parliame...

Deals concluded by the EU with third countries on asylum seekers lead to serious human rights violations. This is what the Parliamentary Assembly of the Coun...

In a resolution based on a report by Boriss Cilevics (SOC), PACE has warned of the new threat of “hybrid war” – in which adversaries combin...

The Assembly has expressed certain concerns with regard to the Copenhagen Declaration on the reform of the system of the European Convention on Hum...

Based on a report prepared by John Prescott (SOC) PACE has issued a strong call for national measures to cut global warming emissions through the Paris clima...

The Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs has unanimously adopted a draft resolution and recommendation on the follow-up to t...

Le Groupe SOC au sein de l’Assemblée Parlementaire du Conseil de l’Europe a unanimement choisi Frank Schwabe comme prochain Préside...

“Don’t Caricature Europe’s Court” writes Thorbjorn Jagland, the secretary general of the Council of Europe in New York Times....

Cepeda : « Los parlamentos deben garantizar que los ciudadanos conozcan quienes son los propietarios de los medios de comunicación en el mu...

« Being transgender is not an illness, and it is time that medical standards around the world reflect that », said the Council of Europ...

EUROPEAN PROGRESSIVES – TOGETHER Together, insieme, ensemble. È il motto della campagna europeista che durerà diciotto mesi lanciata d...

Promoting integrity in governance to tackle political corruption « A strong democracy is the best anti-corruption tool. Unacceptable behaviour ...

Culture is essential to create dialogue and build bridges, instead of walls, between different traditions and different countries. Especially nowadays educat...

It is vital to step up efforts to prevent and combat harassment and violence against women in the armed forces. They should adopt and strictly apply a policy...

Reproductive health and women’s rights in Poland Undersigned parliamentarians express their worries about current developments with regard to reprod...

PACE has denounced a series of methods used to exert political influence over journalists – ranging from physical threats and detention through to inti...

PACE today expressed deep concern about the number of Court judgments pending before the Committee of Ministers – nearly 10,000 – despite some pr...

PACE has called on European countries to show “political courage” in integrating refugees, pointing out that certain states – such as Germa...

Investigative journalism is a “public asset” and a “key weapon in tackling corruption”, the Assembly said in a resolution adopted tod...

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting in plenary session in Strasbourg, has decided to amend its Rules of Procedure and to inst...

« The European Union, supposedly based on solidarity, co-operation and respect for human rights and the rule of law, has failed to provide adequat...

The Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting on 29th in Prague, appointed the three members of the independent external ...

April 28th, 2017 - Statement The Socialist Group at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe : « The PACE Bureau´s vote of ...

By approving a resolution based on a report prepared by Mogens Jensen (SOC, Denmark) today, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europ...

The Parlamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution calling for making the protection from gender-based violence for all...

On the basis of the report “The functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey” by Marianne Mikko (Estonia, SOC) and Ingebjørg Godskesen...

After the constitutional referendum in Turkey on Sunday 16 April 2017, Stefan Schennach (SOC) resumes that the process was “neither fair nor free&rdquo...

THE SOCIALIST GROUP AT THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY AT THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE : ASKING EXPLANATION ABOUT THE VISIT OF PACE PRESIDENT AGRAMUNT IN SYRIA AND FI...

The PACE Committee on Social Affairs called on March 24th on European governments « to take measures with a view to combating ageism, improving ca...

Report on “Protecting refugee women from gender-based violence” By Gisela Wurm, Austria, Socialist Group. The Draft resolution&nb...

SPRING SESSION 2017 : THE FUNCTIONING OF DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS IN TURKEY Strasbourg, 24-28 April 2017 The functioning of democratic institutions in T...

The Socialist Group at the Parliamentary Assembly at the Council of Europe : Strong condemnation of any form of corruption and call for an independent inv...

On Monday 23 January 2017 the Socialists elected Liliane Maury Pasquier (Switzerland) to be the new First Vice Chair of the group. Already being the Chair of...

The Socialist Group within the Assembly of the Council of Europe (SOC) and the S&D Group in the European Parliament : Bringing Europe closer to its ci...

  TOGETHER : ACT FOR OUR FUTURE ! Aujourd’hui, à l’initiative du Groupe S&D, la famille progressiste en Europe lancera...