Moldovan Parliament hosts PACE Standing Committee Meeting

Parliament of the Republic of Moldova is hosting Standing Committee Meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on 21 November.

Speeches will be delivered by Speaker Igor Grosu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister Mihail Popșoi, and Theodoros Rousopoulos, PACE President. The agenda also includes a discussion on the observation of the recent parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova by PACE, as well as a debate on preventing and combating gender discrimination in the health. 

On Friday, starting at 3:30 p.m., there will be discussions on combating violence against women and the role of parliaments and parliamentarians in implementing the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention.

About 60 parliamentarians from the 46 member states of the Council of Europe are participating in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe meetings organized in Chișinău on 20-21 November. On this occasion, our country is visited by Theodoros Rousopoulos, PACE President, Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and Despina Chatzivassiliou-Tsovilis, Secretary General of PACE.

The Parliament is hosting the Parliamentary Assembly meetings of the Council of Europe in the context of the Republic of Moldova holding the Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe from November 14, 2025, to May 15, 2026.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is one of the two statutory bodies of the Council of Europe, an international organization dedicated to defending human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.

The Republic of Moldova joined the Council of Europe on July 13, 1995, becoming a full member state. Our country has previously held the Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in 2003.