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.

  • Nordic Baltic Youth Summit — keynote speech

    28 November 2025HelsinkiCouncil of Europe15 min

    Keynote speech opening the summit, which brings together two hundred young people from the Nordic and Baltic countries in Helsinki, during the Secretary General’s two-day visit to Finland. In English.

    Source: Council of Europe · Watch on YouTube

  • 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights

    4 November 2025StrasbourgCouncil of Europe8 min

    The Secretary General’s speech at the solemn ceremony marking 75 years of the Convention, signed in Rome on 4 November 1950. Original version, in French.

    Source: European Court of Human Rights · Watch on YouTube

  • Congress of Local and Regional Authorities — 49th session

    28 October 2025StrasbourgCouncil of Europe53 min

    The Secretary General addresses the Congress at the first sitting of its 49th session, followed by an exchange of views with members — questions and answers. In English.

    Source: Council of Europe · Watch on YouTube

  • “Democracy is in retreat almost everywhere” — interview on France 24

    18 April 2025France 24Council of Europe17 min

    Long-form interview. Defending democracy, rebuilding Ukraine, resilience against foreign interference: the Secretary General discusses the Council of Europe’s missions. In French.

    Source: FRANCE 24 · Watch on YouTube

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