Friday, 26 june 2009, Strasbourg
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is seeking „Partner for democracy“
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is to create a new “Partner for democracy” status for the parliaments of countries neighbouring the Council of Europe area – provided they agree to work towards the Organisation’s values such as free elections and abolition of the death penalty.
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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.
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Wednesday, 17 june 2009
Equality in a time of crisis
The recession could hit working women harder than men, an EU study warns, underscoring persistent disparities between the sexes in the European labour market. Already in good times, unemployment and poverty are more common among women than men. This is partly because many women – about one-third - work part-time, including on temporary contracts, which undermines their job security.
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Tuesday,16 june 2009, Council of Europe
Why many Europeans limit the size of their families?
Evidence shows that people in Europe wishing to have children postpone, limit or fail to fulfil this wish because of unfavourable social, economic or other factors. Ministers responsible for family affairs from Council of Europe member states will take part in a major conference – Public Policies Supporting the Wish to Have Children: Societal, Economic and Personal Factors – to examine the best policies to help people wanting to have children.
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Friday, 12 june 2009, European commission
COMMON EU STRATEGY FOR INTERNAL SECURITY, MIGRATION AND POLICE
Terrorism, cyber-security, organised crime and border control are among the issues raised in a new commission paper opening debate on the EU’s law-and-order agenda for the next five years. That agenda – referred to as the „Stockholm programme“ – will replace the current „Hague programme“, which expires in December.
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