Videos

Washington at night, with the Washington Monument lit up
Washington by night, during the mission to New York and Washington, September 2026. Photo: AB-Office

Videos

Public recordings of Alain Berset’s appearances since 2024 as Secretary General of the Council of Europe — lectures, speeches, interviews — as put online by their publishers. Each video is in its original language, from the most recent to the oldest. Videos from his years on the Federal Council (2012-2023) are in the archive.

  • BBC News — interview with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, from Washington

    25 September 2026Washington D.C.Council of Europe5 min

    Interview with BBC News from Washington, during the US leg of the Secretary General’s visit to the United States (20-26 September 2026). The programme’s on-screen banners read “UN general assembly continues in New York”, then “War in Ukraine dominates UNGA meetings”. In English.

    Source: BBC News ·

  • Churchill Symposium 2026 — “From Zurich to Strasbourg”, lecture by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe

    16 September 2026ZurichCouncil of Europe1 h 14

    Eighty years after Winston Churchill’s speech at the University of Zurich (19 September 1946), the Europa Institut of the University of Zurich invited Alain Berset to deliver the 2026 Churchill Lecture: “From Zurich to Strasbourg: European unity in a time of war and rupture”. He argues that Europe’s security rests on law and on strong democratic institutions, not on armed force alone. Lecture in English, followed by a discussion with the audience.

    Source: Europa Institut, Université de Zurich (Mediaspace UZH) · Watch on the source site

  • Riga Conference 2026 — a conversation with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe

    10 September 2026RigaCouncil of Europe21 min

    “Special Conversation with Alain Berset”, recorded at the Riga Conference 2026 on the first day of the Secretary General’s official visit to Latvia. On his agenda that day: the plenary session “Ukraine’s future as a pillar of European security”, the compensation mechanism for Ukraine and the action plan on democratic security. In English.

    Source: LATO | Latvian Transatlantic Organisation · Watch on YouTube

  • What democratic security in a rearming Europe?

    24 February 2026LausanneCouncil of Europe1 h 33

    Lecture organised by the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe and the University of Lausanne. Rising military budgets, hybrid threats, a shifting geopolitical balance: how can Europe guarantee its security without weakening its democratic foundations? Introductions by Frédéric Herman, Rector of UNIL, and Jacques de Watteville; lecture from 16:30; discussion with Roger de Weck, President of the Foundation, from 55:33. In French.

    Source: Université de Lausanne · Watch on YouTube

  • Address to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

    27 January 2026StrasbourgCouncil of Europe16 min

    Opening sitting of the January 2026 part-session. The Secretary General sets out the Council of Europe’s work to uphold European values: support for Ukraine and the Organisation’s role once the fighting stops, the fight against disinformation, and the handling of migration issues within the framework of the European Convention on Human Rights. In English.

    Source: Council of Europe · Watch on YouTube

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