Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Senic: Russia important for issue of Kosovo's CE membership

BELGRADE - Member of the Serbian delegation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Aleksandar Senic said Thursday that further suspension of Russia's voting rights in this international body could weaken the position of Serbia regarding Kosovo's bid to join the Council of Europe (CE).

The 18-member Russian delegation is one the largest in the PACE.

Russia Suspends Its Participation in PACE Until End of Year

The Russian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) decided on Wednesday to suspend its participation in the body until the end of the year.

The Russian boycott came after PACE passed a resolution earlier on Wednesday, which deprives Moscow of its voting rights until April 2015, the BBC reports.

Decision on judge in ECHR on Tuesday

STRASBOURG - The decision on participation of a judge from Serbia in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will be adopted at the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Tuesday, head of the standing delegation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandra Djordjevic said and noted that one of the most important matters for Serbia would be th

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