The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly voted against the adoption of a recommendation on ‘Children’s rights related to surrogacy’, based on a report by Petra De Sutter (Belgium, SOC). The report was recommending to draw up European guidelines to safeguard children’s rights in relation to surrogacy arrangements. Read the COMECE Opinion on 'Gestational Surrogacy - The question of European and international rules'.

There is room for a public debate on palliative care across the EU, says COMECE in an Opinion published today.