ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Silvia Steininger

Silvia Steininger is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Hertie School Berlin, Centre for Fundamental Rights and a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law.

POSTS BY Silvia Steininger

09 October 2018

Silvia Steininger

Managing the Backlash? The PACE and the Question of Participation Rights for Russia

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is currently meeting in Strasbourg for its autumn session. Today, its 306 members eligible to vote had to face a crucial choice: Should they approve the amendment on the participation rights of national delegations, thus allowing Russia’s delegation to regain at least some participation rights, and hopefully resolve the looming financial crisis faced by the Council of Europe – or not? Continue reading >>