PACE Migration & Economic Co-operation

pace.coe.int/en/news/10220/… "I call on my fellow legislators across Europe to assess any migration policy changes in accordance with the legal norms we have already agreed between us" urged @mjgerman (🇬🇧, @ALDExPACE) @PACE_News General Rapporteur on 🇪🇺 Migration & Asylum Policies

Our committee held a productive meeting in Paris last week! Key exchanges: 🔹support for 🇺🇦 economic recovery w/ insights from @COEbanknews, @EU_Commission & A. Shkrum Deputy Minister for Development of 🇺🇦 🔹migrant & refugee access to healthcare w/ Yves-Laurent Jackson @hug_ge

The 1st @CoE_Migration roundtable on fact-based communication on migration focused on how to strengthen responsible, evidence-based narratives and counter mis/disinformation. Check the summary report 📎go.coe.int/fJSN1 and the video below:

📅 Save the Date – 20 March 2026 Webinar: “Vulnerability of migrants, asylum seekers & refugees: Council of Europe & EU standards.” Organised by the Council of Europe DMR in cooperation with @lawinmaastricht. More information: go.coe.int/yemEm

A strong @PACENews delegation is in Paris today for the latest @OECD Global Parliamentary Network meeting - focused on shaping better policies for better lives: oecd-events.org/e/gpn2026/en More to come... #OECDparl

More from PACE members today at #OECDparl... "The @OECD's work supports the rules-based multilateral order and complements @CoE standard-setting" — @Tituscorlatean "In terms of industrial policy, the cultural sector carries more weight than the car industry" — @ValentinaGrippo

More from the @OECD Parliamentary Forum in Paris, which today tackled the impact of population change... “The demographic crisis can't be solved overnight. It’s the challenge of an entire political generation" - @PACE_Migration C'ttee Chair @szampa56. 🔗oecd-events.org/e/gpn2026/en/s…

Why #migration is good for all of us, if it's properly managed... PACE's Migration General Rapporteur Lord German, who was discussing migration at the @OECD's Parliamentary Forum this week as part of an Assembly delegation, sets out the positives. #OECDparl

📣What does #WomensEmpowerment look like in practice? For Irida Women’s Center (Greece), it means empowering refugee, migrant & local women through protection, education & community support. 🎞️Discover the 2024 laureate of the #VigdísPrize in our short video ⬇️

pace.coe.int/en/news/10202/… The Convention is “the bedrock of human rights protection”, emphasised Lord Michael German (🇬🇧, ALDE) during the UK @APPGMigration visit to the @coe & @ECHR_CEDH on 5-6 February 2026. Full statement here⬇️

coe.int/en/web/migrati… Congratulations to @szampa56 (🇮🇹,@socpace), new Chair of the @PACE_News Committee on Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation! Our mandate was broadened to include economic co-operation & development-related topics. Read more here👇

📩 New Migration Newsletter (Dec 2025–Jan 2026) out now! ➡️go.coe.int/LLb9g Highlights include: ▪️ Ministers call for political declaration on migration & ECHR ▪️Border monitoring mechanisms ▪️Fact-based communication on migration #Migration #HumanRights #Refugees #ECHR

Nearly 1000 feared dead or missing after Storm Harry in the central Mediterranean. Saving lives at sea is a legal and moral duty & co-ordinated European action is urgently needed, says @PACE_Migration Chair @szampa56 (🇮🇹 , SOC). pace.coe.int/en/news/10198/…

UK Parliamentarians @APPGMigration, incl. @PACE_News General Rapporteur on 🇪🇺 migration and asylum policies @mjgermanand visited Strasbourg last week! They met @CoE officials & @ECHR_CEDH President & the 🇬🇧 Judge to discuss #migration, #humanrights and the role of the #ECHR.

Joint statement by committee chair @GoncharenkoUa (Ukraine, ECPA) and rapporteur @drpelinyilik (Türkiye, NR) on 2025 International Migrants Day: ‘access to healthcare is not a privilege, it is a core component of human dignity’. pace.coe.int/en/news/10152/…

Thank you to chair @GoncharenkoUa (Ukraine, ECPA) for his leadership in chairing your committee in 2024-2025. His determination and commitment will be missed.

Thank you to ⁦@DiasporaVote_EU⁩ for its essential work aimed at reflecting diversity in European societies and reducing inequalities. More can be done & we are committed to doing so.

« Migration is not a space for fear, it’s a space for law, responsibility & solidarity so that dignity is upheld for every migrant » says Theodoros Roussopoulos ⁦@PACE_President⁩ at farewell speech to committee.

Successful launch of the toolkit for parliamentary action on missing migrants at Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, as a follow-up to the report of former member ⁦@J_Pahlke⁩ (Germany, ⁦@socpace⁩). pace.coe.int/en/news/10121/…

PACE launches a new toolkit for parliamentary action on missing migrants at a round table hosted by the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye @TBMMresmi 🇹🇷 More 🔽 pace.coe.int/en/news/10121/…