Opening of the session of the Parliamentary Assembly under high tension, debates announced until midnight... Monday 24 June will remain in the annals of the Council of Europe and sets the tone for a crucial week when parliamentarians will have to adopt - or not - a text allowing the Russian Federation to rejoin the ranks of the plenary, after 5 years of empty chair policy. At the time of writing, discussions were still ongoing.
But if the vote, scheduled for the night of 24 to 25 June,...