European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day

by Lucie | CESTCEST. AugAug. JJJJ

Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset made the following statement to mark European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day on 2 August: “On the night of 2–3 August 1944, more than 3,000 Roma men, women and children were murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau. This atrocity...

Secretary General Alain Berset at Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome

by Lucie | CESTCEST. JulJul. JJJJ

“Without justice, there is no recovery. Without institutions, there is no trust. And without law, no lasting peace is possible”, said Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset at the 2025 (URC2025), co-hosted by Italy and Ukraine. Speaking on the panel on...

Conference in Strasbourg takes stock of the situation of the children of Ukraine three and a half years into the war

by Lucie | CESTCEST. JulJul. JJJJ

Opening a conference in Strasbourg on 9 July to take stock of the situation of the children of Ukraine, Council of Europe’s Secretary General Alain Berset, recalled the thousands of children from Ukraine who have suffered deportation or are still displaced, the many...

“We must close the gap between law and practice in countering sexual violence against children,” says Secretary General at Lanzarote Convention event in Malta

by Lucie | CESTCEST. JulJul. JJJJ

Opening the Informal Conference of Ministers responsible for children’s rights, Council of Europe Secretary General, Alain Berset has reaffirmed the Organisation’s commitment to the protection of children against sexual violence. The conference marks the 15th...

Ukraine and the Council of Europe sign Agreement on establishing a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine

by Lucie | CESTCEST. JunJun. JJJJ

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, have signed an agreement on the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, including the Statute of the Special Tribunal....