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Visibility event with Ambassador Andrius Krivas, Permanent Representative of Lithuania, to deposit the instrument of ratification of the Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine
StrasbourgVisibility event with Ambassador Andrius Krivas, Permanent Representative of Lithuania, to deposit the instrument of ratification of the Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine
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Bilateral visit to Slovenia
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Participation in the Bled Strategic Forum, Slovenia
Bled , SloveniaOn the margins of the 21st Bled Strategic Forum (“The power to shape the future”), Slovenia. Monday 31 August 2026 Meeting with Mr Janez Janša, Prime Minister of Slovenia Arrival at the Bled Festival Hall and Photo opportunity with Mr Tone Kajzer, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovenia Opening Ceremony of the 21st […]
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1567th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies in Monaco
Monaco , MonacoIn the context of Monaco’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers, the Secretary General takes part in the meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies hosted at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, marking the resumption of the Committee of Ministers’ work after the summer break. Tuesday 1 September 2026 Welcome reception hosted by the Presidency Wednesday 2 […]
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Official visit to Latvia
RigaSecretary General Alain Berset paid his first official visit to Latvia. During the visit, he met with President of the Republic Edgars Rinkēvičs, Minister for Foreign Affairs Baiba Braže and Speaker of the Parliament (Saeima) Daiga Mieriņa and participated in a roundtable discussion on Ukraine’s future at the Riga Conference 2026 on 10 September. He […]
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Visit of Ms Iliana Iotova, President of Bulgaria
StrasbourgMeeting with Iliana Iotova, President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Strasbourg, 16 September 2026. Photo: © Council of Europe, Strasbourg (Alban Hefti) Wednesday 16 September 2026 Official welcome of Ms Iliana Iotova, President of Bulgaria Meeting with Ms Iliana Iotova, President of Bulgaria
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Alain Berset in Zurich: 80 years after Churchill’s speech, what is the future of European unity?
ZurichOn the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s famous speech in Zurich, the University of Zurich’s Europa Institut welcomed Secretary General Alain Berset to give a lecture entitled “From Zurich to Strasbourg: European unity in a time of war and rupture”. In his lecture, he highlighted the fundamental part that democracy, human rights […]
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Visit to New York and Washington: UN General Assembly and opening of the Council of Europe Observer Office
New YorkAlain Berset and António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, at the opening of the Council of Europe’s Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations, New York, 21 September 2026. Photo: © Council of Europe, Strasbourg (Bianca Otero) Secretary General Alain Berset visited New York and Washington D.C., attending the UN General Assembly High-Level Week, […]
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Parliamentary Assembly Autumn Session
StrasbourgAlain Berset addressing the Parliamentary Assembly during its autumn session, Strasbourg, 29 September 2026. Photo: © Council of Europe, Strasbourg (Alban Hefti) Sunday 27 September 2026 — Strasbourg Exchange with the Presidential Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly Monday 28 September 2026 — Strasbourg Meeting with Ms Maria Kalesnikava, Belarusian opposition leader and winner of the […]
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Visit of Ms Sabine Monauni, Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
StrasbourgSigning of a voluntary contribution with Sabine Monauni, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Liechtenstein, Strasbourg, 6 October 2026. Photo: © Council of Europe, Strasbourg (Alban Hefti) Tuesday 6 October 2026 Signature of a voluntary contribution and meeting with Ms Sabine Monauni, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Environment and […]
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Meeting with Ms Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner
StrasbourgMeeting with Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, Strasbourg, 6 October 2026. Photo: © Council of Europe, Strasbourg (Alban Hefti) Tuesday 6 October 2026 Meeting with Ms Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management and Ambassador Alexandre Stutzmann, Head of the European Union Delegation to the Council of […]