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Secretary General to chair opening for signature of new Council of Europe drama-series convention
On 26 March at the Series Mania forum in Lille, Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset will chair a ceremony to open for signature the new Council of Europe Convention on the...
Secretary General to highlight democratic security and gender equality in New York
At the 70th session of the Commission on the status of women (CSW70) at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset will stress that gender equality...
Strengthening Europe’s commitment to women’s rights and safety
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset made the following statement marking International Women’s Day: Recent headlines feature women every day. The sex-trafficking ring at the...
Dialogue across political spectrum pre-requisite for advancing democracy and strong rule of law – Secretary General concludes visit to Serbia
Dialogue across the political spectrum, judicial independence, free and fair elections, and freedom of the media and of assembly are prerequisites for public trust. These issues were discussed by...
Secretary General to stress importance of rule of law at Venice Commission
Secretary General Alain Berset is set to address the Council of Europe’s European Commission for democracy through law – also known as the Venice Commission – at the close of its plenary...
Towards a new European security architecture
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has warned that the escalating crisis in Iran and the wider Middle East raises fundamental questions for Europe’s security and...
Council of Europe Secretary General to visit Serbia on 5-6 March
Council of Europe Secretary General, Alain Berset, will pay an official visit to Serbia on 5-6 March. The programme of the visit includes meetings with the President of the Republic of...
Statement by the Secretary General on the escalation in the Middle East
The Middle East is sliding into full-scale conflict at the immediate eastern borders of the Council of Europe. As missiles strike, international law is weaponised. Civilians in Iran and across the...
“Ukraine lives in all of us” – Secretary General Berset
The Council of Europe has marked the fourth anniversary of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine with a ceremony emphasising solidarity, peace and accountability. “Ukraine lives in all of us....
“Europe’s role today is to stand for the force of rules, not the logic of force” – Alain Berset at UN
The Council of Europe’s Secretary General, Alain Berset, has concluded his visit to Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland, which focused on the need to promote democratic security and multilateralism,...