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Secretary General Alain Berset is closely following the current developments in Georgia. Over the past 24 hours, he spoke by phone with President Salome Zourabichvili and Prime Minister Irakli...

We welcome the entry into force of the ceasefire in Lebanon. This is a first fragile step towards the protection of civilian populations in the region. The Council of Europe, an international...

“One decade since the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) entered into force, much progress has been made, but...

Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has today (23 November) participated alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and President of the Bundesrat Anke Rehlinger in a ceremony to mark...

This year’s Day for the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse is an opportunity for governments and international organisations to commit to using new technologies to...

Council of Europe Secretary General, Alain Berset, participated in the World Leaders Climate Action Summit in the context of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework...

The Council of Europe and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania have signed an agreement for the establishment of the Council of Europe Information Point for Belarusian people in Vilnius....

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe resolutely condemns the violent events that took place in Amsterdam. In our democracies, nothing can justify aggression and violence against Israeli...

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, attended the summit of heads of state or governments at the fifth meeting of European Political Community on 7 November in Budapest. At...

The Government of Croatia has made a voluntary contribution of €100 000 to reduce the European Court of Human Rights backlog of well-founded cases. The agreement was signed on 6 November 2024 by...