Winter Session 2018
The following pre-recorded videos will be available online around two hours after their delivery.
Monday 22 January 2018
Full session
Michele Nicoletti elected new PACE President
Debate: Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee
Communication from Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Tuesday 23 January 2018
Full session
Debate: The protection and promotion of regional or minority languages in Europe
HRH The Crown Princess of Denmark
Communication from the Committee of Ministers - Anders Samuelsen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark and Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers
Debate: The case for a basic citizenship income
Debate: Humanitarian consequences of the war in Ukraine
Wednesday 24 January 2018
Full session
Joint debate: Working towards a framework for modern sports governance / Good football governance
Serzh Sargsyan, President of Armenia
Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark
Debate: The Turkish military intervention in Syria
Debate: The honouring of obligations and commitments by Bosnia and Herzegovina
Debate: The case for drafting a European convention on the profession of lawyer
Thursday 25 January 2018
Full session
Debate: The Israeli-Palestinian peace process: the role of the Council of Europe
Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria
Annual activity report 2017 by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
Debate: The progress of the Assembly's monitoring procedure (January-December 2017) and the periodic review of the honouring of obligations by Estonia, Greece, Hungary and Ireland
Debate: Protecting children affected by armed conflicts
Debate: Challenge on procedural grounds of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of Andorra
Friday 26 January 2018
Full session
Debate: Jurisdictional immunity of international organisations and rights of their staff
Debate: Strengthening international regulations against trade in goods used for torture and the death penalty
Free debate