Monday, 22 june 2009, Strasbourg
Summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
A biennial debate on “the state of human rights in Europe”, focusing on the need to eradicate impunity and the progress of the Assembly’s monitoring procedure, is a highlight of the summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg on 22-26 June 2009.
The election of the new Secretary General of the Council of Europe is on the draft agenda. The Assembly will adopt its agenda at the opening of the session.
Irish President Mary McAleese and Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor will address the parliamentarians.
Parliamentarians will also discuss the challenges of the financial crisis to the world economic institutions, as well as the activities of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in 2008.