Strasbourg

Day 420 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

STRASBOURG - Serbia's Ambassador to the Council of Europe (CoE) Aleksandra Djurovic said on Tuesday in Strasbourg the Quint states were exerting great pressure on Iceland, which chairs the CoE Committee of Ministers, to put the so-called Kosovo's CoE membership bid on the body's agenda.

MEP from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Tsvetelina Penkova stated that if the EU wants to ensure a balanced and safe electricity system, it needs nuclear energy.

"It is clear that renewable energy is the cheapest, but it is also the most uncertain and difficult and expensive to store," she told the Strasbourg plenary during a debate on energy storage.

STRASBOURG - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Tuesday the so-called Kosovo's Council of Europe (CoE) membership bid would not be discussed by the organisation's Committee of Ministers on Wednesday.

STRASBOURG - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Tuesday in Strasbourg consistent respect of international law was the best and the fastest way of achieving stability and well-being in the international community.

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said on Monday that the Belgian authorities have asked for the lifting of MEP Alexis Georgoulis' parliamentary immunity after it emerged that a sexual harassment complaint has been made against him.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Monday he might cancel a trip to Strasbourg following announcements that the Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of Ministers would on April 19 launch a procedure for the so-called Kosovo's admission to the organisation.

Dacic is due to visit Strasbourg to mark 20 years of Serbia's membership in the CoE.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic expects hectic diplomatic activity after the Orthodox Easter holidays, including a potential trip to Strasbourg, a visit to Paris and an April 27 UN Security Council session on Kosovo-Metohija, as well as a visit to Belgrade by the Swedish FM.

Montenegrin government representatives, civic activists and victims' families at the wartime deportation commemoration ceremony in Herceg Novi. Photo: Center for Civic Education.

A view of the court room at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, 26 January 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK

"Nonetheless, there has been an increase in the total number of judgments currently pending full execution (6,081 compared to 5,533 in December 2021)," the report wrote.