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A selection of articles published by third-party media — this review is not exhaustive. Each headline links to the publisher’s own site; the texts belong to their authors, and appear here in their original language.
September 2026
- Russia Systematically Violates Human Rights in Occupied Ukrainian Territories, Council of Europe Says
- Council of Europe: Human Rights Situation in Occupied Ukrainian Territories Continues to Deteriorate, Warns Against Russian Duma Elections There
- CoE Secretary General highlights the role of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Türkiye
- Berset: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Turkey in Europe's new geopolitical center of gravity
- Prince Albert II calls for stronger multilateralism as Monaco hosts Council of Europe ambassadors
- Council of Europe resumes work with high-level meeting in Monaco
- Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene welcome Council of Europe ambassadors to Palace
- Council of Europe Ministers’ Deputies Meet in Monaco for First Time
- FM Mucunski meets Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset
August 2026
- Council of Europe Advances Compensation Mechanism and War Crimes Tribunal Ahead of Ukraine’s Independence Day
- Pour un changement de régime à la FIFA
- Council of Europe Secretary General: Register of Damage Has Received More Than 170,000 Claims Over Russia’s War
July 2026
- Le coup de gueule de ce journaliste suisse est devenu viral
- Europe rights body urges Fifa to strengthen integrity of football ahead of 2030
- Council of Europe urges FIFA to protect football ahead of the 2030 World Cup
- World Cup integrity questioned as FIFA told to protect 2030 tournament from ‘crisis’ and ‘money and power’
- Coupe du monde 2026 : au micro de la RTS, David Lemos a poussé un énorme coup de gueule
- Council of Europe calls for FIFA dialogue
- Europe rights body urges FIFA to strengthen 'integrity' of football
- Fifa gives fraud ‘an open door’ with betting, says Council of Europe chief
- Alain Berset and the Council of Europe Criticize FIFA
- Council of Europe chief questions FIFA practices at 2026 World Cup
- Le Conseil de l'Europe appelle la Fifa à protéger le football des pressions politiques et financières
- La Fifa a “ouvert la porte à la fraude”, accuse le Conseil de l’Europe
- Football : le Conseil de l'Europe appelle la Fifa à se protéger des pressions politiques
- Le Conseil de l’Europe accuse la FIFA d’avoir « ouvert la porte à la corruption »
- Politics and 'open door to fraud': Top watchdog urges FIFA to protect 2030 World Cup
- How to Govern AI in a World in Rupture, by Alain Berset
June 2026
- Dans les pas d’Alain Berset à Strasbourg. «C’est plus intense que le Conseil fédéral»
- Alain Berset - The democratic backsliding in Georgia is deeply worrying and must be addressed clearly
- Alain Berset: Georgia’s absence from PACE not improved situation, question is how we can have impact, isolation is not solution
May 2026
- Council of Europe boss calls for more political support for Ukraine Special Tribunal
- Council of Europe Secretary General stated that Russia's new strikes on Kyiv indicate another escalation of the war
- Conseil de l'Europe : au cœur d'une journée historique pour Monaco à Strasbourg (vidéo)
- Monaco takes presidency of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers for the first time
- Council of Europe highlights role of democracy and AI governance in security
- Alain Berset : « Le moment où la Russie devra rendre des comptes pour son agression approche »
- The time for accountability is drawing near as more countries join the initiative to establish a special tribunal — Alain Berset
- "Belarus is not Russia": Council of Europe chief reaffirms Belarusians' European identity
- Secretary General of Council of Europe: “In a time of geopolitical tensions, Europe needs responsibility and accountability”
- Moldova to host 135th Ministerial Session of Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe
- Moldova hands CoE presidency to Monaco as ministers gather in Chisinau
- Deputy Prime Minister: Moldova took full advantage of presidency of Council of Europe
- Marina Ceyssac : « Nous espérons être reconnus comme une institution nationale des droits de l’homme »
- Berset: Macedonia has an important role for stability and democratic sustainability in the region and Europe
- The Middle East war, Russia, and Europe gripped by instability | Alain Berset
- Council of Europe’s Secretary General will visit North Macedonia on 7–8 May 2026
- Dans les pas d'Alain Berset : «Nous ne sommes pas des diplomates de salon»
April 2026
- Discussion of the Council of Europe Secretary General’s 33rd Consolidated Report on the Conflict in Georgia held in Strasbourg
- CoE Secretary General to address hybrid threats at EPC summit in Yerevan
- Council of Europe Secretary General to discuss threats to democratic security at the European Political Community Summit in Yerevan
- Berset urges Sarajevo to lead on reform as Council of Europe unveils 2026-2029 Action Plan
- Le Secrétaire Général du Conseil de l’Europe évoquera les menaces pesant sur la sécurité démocratique lors de la réunion de la Communauté politique européenne à Erevan
- Berset: Council of Europe Membership Requires Respect for European Court of Human Rights Rulings
- Secretary General of the Council of Europe on a two-day Visit to BiH
- Konakovic – Berset: BiH’s strong commitment to the fundamental values of the Council of Europe
- "We need to stand firmly by the rule of law" - Secretary General of the Council of Europe
- Keir Starmer hosts Council of Europe chief at Number 10
- Britain's concerns about migration MUST be taken seriously, says Council of Europe boss
- “Europe’s Leverage Is Justice”: Alain Berset on Ukraine Ahead of PACE Debate
- Secretary General of Council of Europe names main obstacle to launching Special Tribunal for crime of aggression by Russia
- Chisinau to host foreign ministers of 46 Council of Europe member states
- Council of Europe foreign ministers to meet in Chisinau in May
- CoE secretary general responds to deadly Kyiv shooting, urges end to violence
- Council of Europe has responded to terrorist attack in Kyiv
- Prince Albert II welcomes Alain Berset in Monaco ahead of Monaco’s presidency of the Council of Europe
- Monaco prendra la tête du Conseil de l’Europe dès le 15 mai
- Alain Berset : « La présidence monégasque ne pouvait arriver à un meilleur moment »
- Alain Berset reçu par le Prince Albert II à Monaco avant la présidence monégasque du Conseil de l’Europe
- Alain Berset, secrétaire général du Conseil de l’Europe : « Donald Trump suit sa propre moralité, ses propres règles »
- Alain Berset en visite officielle à Monaco avant la présidence du Conseil de l’Europe
- Trust in European democracy hinges on healthcare access, CoE chief warns
- Council of Europe: Berset, investing in the protection of health means investing in democracy
- Will the EU finally sanction Israel after death penalty bill?
March 2026
- Council of Europe voices concern over Israel's death penalty law for Palestinians
- L’Espagne accuse Israël de faire « un pas de plus vers l’apartheid », après l’instauration de la peine de mort
- Peine de mort en Israël : le CNCD 11.11.11 dénonce un "mandat pour tuer en toute impunité"
- Russia must be held accountable for crimes in Bucha and Irpin - Alain Berset
- Israel’s parliament votes for the death penalty for Palestinians who murder Israelis
- Peine de mort en Israël : le Conseil de l'Europe dénonce un "grave recul"
- Israël adopte une loi décriée sur la peine de mort pour les Palestiniens
- Projet de loi israélien sur la peine de mort : "profonde inquiétude" de quatre pays européens
- Le Conseil de l'Europe exhorte Israël à renoncer au projet de loi sur la peine de mort
- Signature of the New Council of Europe Convention on The Co-Production of Audiovisual Works at Series Mania
- Georgia signs CoE convention on co-production of audiovisual works in series format
- Council of Europe’s Alain Berset Talks ‘First Ever’ Convention on the Co-Production of Audiovisual Works in the Form of Series
- “Europe Has Forgotten How To Tell Its Own Story,” Says Impassioned Council Of Europe Chief
- Social Rights: The View from the Council of Europe
- Secretary General of Council of Europe: Democracy that cannot protect digital space will not be able to protect citizens
- Council of Europe member states reaffirm the importance of the European Social Charter
- Moldovan president says inclusion of Roma people should not be seen as problem to be solved, but as obligation related to respecting human dignity
- Council of Europe to Open Convention on Series in Lille
- Series Mania Forum 2026: Council of Europe to open new convention for coproduction
- Council of Europe on verge of signing first international legal framework for series copros
- Council of Europe to Launch New Series Co-Production Convention at Series Mania Forum
- Series Mania Forum: Alain Berset to lead launch of new European series co-production treaty
- Secretary General of the Council of Europe: We are very concerned about these developments in Iran and the Middle East
- CoE SecGen Berset says path to Europe depends on rule of law
- Alain Berset Says Supports Reforms, Gained Useful Insights Into the Situation in Serbia
- Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset calls for women's rights
- Alain Berset défend les droits et la sécurité des femmes
- CoE SecGen Berset calls Belgrade to invite observers to local elections
- Secretary General of Council of Europe shares post regarding drone attack on Azerbaijan
- "Is this our understanding of security?" Alain Berset makes an urgent appeal to Europe
- Crises à répétition : «Un tournant qui marquera une génération» - Alain Berset alerte
- CoE SecGen in Serbia this week
- Iran : le Conseil de l'Europe appelle à "agir pour désamorcer le conflit à travers le Golfe"
- Le secrétaire général du Conseil de l’Europe appelle l’Union à agir face à l’escalade au Moyen-Orient
- Council of Europe calls for action to defuse conflict
- Berset avertit que l'Europe a besoin d'unité juridique face à l'extension de la guerre au Moyen-Orient
February 2026
- Unil : Berset a séduit les étudiants en parlant de l'Ukraine
- Diplomatie multilatérale : vers le renforcement du dialogue entre le Sénégal et le Conseil de l’Europe
- Council of Europe holds commemorative ceremony on fourth anniversary of Russia’s war against Ukraine
- Alain Berset plaide pour un Conseil de sécurité européen
- Alain Berset: Four years on – justice, accountability and peace for Ukraine
- Alain Berset : « Notre force, en Ukraine, c’est le droit » (entretien)
- The Secretary General of the Council of Europe donated funds received under the Lord Byron Prize to the Ukrainian Red Cross
- À Kyiv, le secrétaire général du Conseil de l’Europe visite une centrale thermique endommagée par des frappes russes
- Secretary General of the Council of Europe visited “Points of Invincibility” in Kyiv
- Alain Berset: The report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture on Georgia raises serious concerns
- CoE Secretary General concerned about CPT report on Georgia, plans to discuss conclusion with FM Botchorishvili
- President met with Secretary General of the Council of Europe
- Zelenskyy awarded the Secretary General of the Council of Europe with a 1st degree order
- Berset says special tribunal is ready, political will is not
- Affaire Epstein : le Conseil de l'Europe lève l'immunité du Norvégien Thorbjorn Jagland
- Council of Europe lifts immunity of former chief for Epstein files
- Mitsotakis meets with Council of Europe Secretary General Berset: "Greece has turned a page"
- Council of Europe boss calls for full backing for Ukraine Tribunal
- Council of Europe chief calls for political and financial backing of Ukraine Special Tribunal
- Le secrétaire général du Conseil de l’Europe : « Donald Trump est le symptôme d’un mouvement plus profond »
- De Wever met en cause la CEDH : Alain Berset appelle à ne pas "affaiblir la séparation des pouvoirs"
- "Notre première ligne de défense, c’est la démocratie", selon Alain Berset du Conseil de l’Europe
- Push to review ECHR over migration could set dangerous precedent, CoE boss says
- Preparatory team for special tribunal on Russian aggression to work in Strasbourg, Netherlands
January 2026
- Benefits and Risks: Tigran Jrbashyan on Armenia's Accession to the Council of Europe's AI Convention
- The Council of Europe remains an essential partner for the Republic of Moldova, deputy prime minister
- 25th anniversary of Armenia’s membership marked at Council of Europe headquarters
- Moldovan foreign affairs minister has meeting with Secretary General of Council of Europe
- “Democratic security is our continent’s answer to the emerging world order,” says Secretary General addressing the Parliamentary Assembly
- Tribunal spécial pour le crime d'agression contre l'Ukraine : le Conseil de l'Europe et l'Union européenne conviennent de mettre en place une équipe avancée
- Special tribunal on Russian aggression: Council of Europe Secretary General announces creation of preparatory team
- Council of Europe, EU Commission, EEAS progress efforts to establish Tribunal for Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
- Le dialogue est la clé pour surmonter les crises, estime Alain Berset à Davos (entretien)
- Alain Berset revient sur le sommet du WEF et les questions autour de Trump (entretien)
- I’m the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. This Is Something I Thought I’d Never Have to Write.
- Le Conseil de l’Europe alerte sur la dégradation humanitaire et les risques croissants pour la paix en Ukraine
- CoE secretary general warns of worsening humanitarian situation, risks to peace in Ukraine
- Secretary General of Council of Europe to participate in Davos Economic Forum
- Council of Europe Secretary General says transition in Venezuela must be peaceful and democratic
- Venezuela : le Conseil de l'Europe met en garde contre le "deux poids, deux mesures"
- Le Conseil de l'Europe met le drapeau suisse en berne
- Council of Europe Secretary General: U.S. actions in Venezuela cannot be judged as right or wrong
- Council of Europe: Berset calls for peaceful transition in Venezuela
December 2025
- Le futur de la démocratie, avec Berset, Díaz, Matviïtchouk, Pettit, Tsikhanouskaya
- Fury as Britain’s new human rights chief claims ‘demonising migrants risks lives’
- Don't call immigration a threat, says new equalities watchdog - as she warns leaving the ECHR to protect borders would be a 'mistake'
- Demonising migrants is risking lives, warns new equalities chief
- New equalities chair warns over the ‘demonisation of migrants’
- New equalities boss warns against ‘demonisation’ of migrants in UK
- The President of Ukraine met with the leaders of the Netherlands, Moldova and the Council of Europe
- Alain Berset - Georgia participated in the signing of the Convention today, which is a very positive element
- Alain Berset : grande interview sur Trump, l'Ukraine et l'UDC
- Council of Europe Secretary General: Intl Claims Commission to be second independent component on compensation for Russia's aggression
- Fresh calls for Britain to quit ECHR after Euro court bosses push back against tougher immigration rules
- Britain warned of ‘inhuman’ treatment of people in care and prison
- European nations agree to consider weakening protections for migrants dating to WWII
- Non! France and Germany put the brakes on bid to reform ECHR
- Reforms to ECHR doomed, says Jenrick
- Au Conseil de l’Europe, plusieurs pays membres réclament une révision de la CEDH pour faciliter les expulsions de migrants
- Immigration : la Convention des droits de l'homme sur la sellette au Conseil de l'Europe
- Council of Europe to rethink human rights rules on migration
- Face aux attaques contre la CEDH, le Conseil de l’Europe tente de canaliser le débat sur l’immigration
- Immigration illégale : la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme sur la sellette
- Voices: Starmer’s Strasbourg showdown with the ECHR is his last chance to see off Farage
- ECHR: is Europe about to break with convention?
- Starmer calls on Europe to reform ECHR to see off far-right threat
- Ministers back plans to look at European human rights treaty over migration
- UK joins call for Europe’s human rights laws to be ‘constrained’
- Voices: Jack Straw: Why I believe the ECHR and its tone-deaf Strasbourg court need reining in
- Major talks on changes to ECHR migration rules set to start
- « Il est dangereux de vouloir affaiblir la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme, qui nous protège tous »
- UK and Danish leaders call for reinterpretation of ECHR
- Council of Europe: a conference on migration and human rights. Berset: “Ensuring liberty and security”
November 2025
- CoE Secretary General: The fact that articulated peace proposal is on the table is positive thing
- CoE Secretary General congratulates Ukraine on its 30th anniversary membership: We’re with you
October 2025
- CoE Secretary General shocked by death of journalist, cameraman from Freedom TV channel due to Russian drone strike
- Council of Europe SecGen Alain Berset: 'No possibility to stop the war until Russia's willing to make progress'
September 2025
- Alain Berset à Mohamed Ali Nafti : « le Conseil de l’Europe réaffirme son engagement à la Tunisie »
- Council of Europe finalizes draft to secure Ukraine reparations from Russia
August 2025
- Sybiha announces visit of CoE Secretary General to Kyiv in coming days
- Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset to visit Kyiv in coming days
July 2025
- La Rada ratifie l'accord entre l'Ukraine et le Conseil de l'Europe établissant un tribunal spécial pour les crimes d'agression
- Le ministre des Affaires étrangères Toiu et le secrétaire général du Conseil de l'Europe Berset discutent de la lutte contre l'agression russe
- L'Ukraine pourrait signer un accord partiel élargi avec le Conseil de l'Europe sur le tribunal spécial d'ici la fin 2025