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Secretary General Alain Berset official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Secretary General of the 46-member Council of Europe, Alain Berset, will make an official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 27-28 April. During the visit, Secretary General Berset will meet...
Secretary General salutes Ireland’s commitment to multilateralism and international law
The Secretary General of the 46-member Council of Europe, Alain Berset, has strongly endorsed Ireland’s on-ongoing commitment to the international rules-based order on his first official visit to...
Secretary General in the UK: “The ECHR is Europe’s democratic compass”
The Secretary General of the 46-member Council of Europe, Alain Berset, paid his first official visit to the United Kingdom on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 April. On Wednesday, the Secretary General...
Democratic security, upholding international law and migration on agenda for Alain Berset in Dublin
The Secretary General of the 46-member Council of Europe, Alain Berset, will pay an official visit to Ireland on Friday 24 April. “Ireland was one of the founding members of the Council of Europe...
Secretary General urges parliamentarians to advance democracy and to continue to work for Ukraine
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has reiterated to lawmakers in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe that “democracy is still alive”, as shown by the recent elections...
Secretary General Alain Berset on official visit to the United Kingdom
The Secretary General of the 46-member Council of Europe, Alain Berset, will pay an official visit to the United Kingdom on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 April. Speaking ahead of the visit, the...
Alain Berset discusses the priorities of the Monegasque Presidency with the authorities
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, has visited the Principality of Monaco to discuss with the Monegasque authorities and the diplomatic corps the priorities of the...
A small state on a larger stage: Monaco and the Council of Europe
The Principality of Monaco will take over the Presidency of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers (May-November 2026) for the first time, with a focus on ethics in sport, children's rights,...
In partnership with Roma communities, Europe must open real access to education and participation
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset made the following statement marking International Roma Day 2026: Across Europe, Roma communities still face discrimination that has no place on a...
Official visit by Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset to Monaco
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, will pay an official visit to the Principality of Monaco on 8 and 9 April. He will hold talks with Prince Albert II during an audience,...