Autumn Session 2017
The following pre-recorded videos will be available online around two hours after their delivery.
Monday 9 October 2017
Full session
Election of the President of the Assembly and Vice-Presidents of the Assembly
Debate: Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee
Debate: Observation of the parliamentary elections in Albania
Debate: Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee (follow-up)
Awarding ceremony - Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2017
Communication from the Committee of Ministers - Lubomír Zaorálek, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and Chairman of the Committee of Ministers
Outcome of the 2nd round of the PACE President election
Tuesday 10 October 2017
Full session
Debate: The activities of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2016-2017 and statement by Ángel Gurría, Secretary General of the OECD
Miloš Zeman, President of the Czech Republic
Stella Kyriakides, new PACE President
Question time - Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Debate: Follow-up to Resolution 1903 (2012): promoting and strengthening transparency, accountability and integrity of Parliamentary Assembly members
Election: Judge to the European Court of Human Rights
Tribute to Josette Durrieu for her European poolitical life et her last PACE Session
Debate: Evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Jordan
Wednesday 11 October 2017
Full session
Joint debate: The functioning of democratic institutions in Azerbaijan
Joint debate: Azerbaijan’s Chairmanship of the Council of Europe: what follow-up on respect for human rights?
Petro Porochenko, President of Ukraine
Joint debate: Call for a Council of Europe Summit to reaffirm European unity and to defend and promote democratic security in Europe
Joint debate: Defending the acquis of the Council of Europe: preserving 65 years of successful intergovernmental co-operation
Joint debate: Venice Commission’s “Rule of Law Checklist”
Joint debate: New threats to the rule of law in Council of Europe member States: selected examples
Thursday 12 October 2017
Full session
Debate under urgent procedure: The new Ukrainian law on education: a major impediment to the teaching of national minorities' mother tongues
Debate: Prosecuting and punishing the crimes against humanity or even possible genocide committed by Daesh
Debate: The need for a political solution to the crisis in Catalonia
Debate: The use of new genetic technologies in human beings
Debate: Promoting the human rights of and eliminating discrimination against intersex people
Friday 13 October 2017
Full session
Debate: Youth against corruption
Free debate
Debate: Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee