Rik Daems, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) announced on Tuesday 15 September that, in view of the health situation, the Assembly's autumn 2020 part-session will be replaced by a meeting of the Standing Committee on 12 and 13 October.
The Standing Committee, which is made up of the President and 20 Vice-Presidents of PACE, the Chairs of the five political groups, 47 national delegations and nine committees, has the power to act on behalf of the full...