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A selection of articles published by third-party media since 2024, including the Council of Europe candidacy — this review is not exhaustive. Earlier years can be consulted under the Archives section: Federal Council (2012-2023) and Council of States (2003-2011).
October 2026
- Interview : L’Europe se prépare à la démocratie d’après-guerre en Ukraine
Alain Berset évoque la confiance et le type de société que le Conseil de l'Europe souhaite construire
- Moldova: Chisinau ratifica Convenzione per i risarcimenti all’Ucraina
- Council of Europe prepares for Ukraine elections when voting becomes possible
The Council of Europe is already preparing for elections in Ukraine when they become possible, one step toward “restoring trust in democracy,” Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset told Rapporteur on Oct. 7.
- Consiglio d’Europa e Microsoft firmano accordo per estendere loro cooperazione
- Council of Europe prepares compensation mechanism for Ukraine’s war victims
The Council of Europe is working with the Ukrainian government and other partners to establish a compensation mechanism to reimburse losses incurred by ongoing Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities.
- Alain Berset: «Es ist gefährlich, wenn Länder, die ihre Armeen aufrüsten, nicht auch in demokratische Institutionen investieren»
Der Alt-Bundesrat sorgt sich als Generalsekretär des Europarats um den Zusammenhalt des Kontinents und die Bedrohung durch Russland. Europa müsse sich und seine Demokratie verteidigen.
- Poroshenko discusses Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine 2027-2030 with CoE Secretary General
Member of Parliament of Ukraine and leader of the European Solidarity party Petro Poroshenko has met with Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset during a visit to Strasbourg to discuss the preparation of the new Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine for 2027–2030, titled Democratic Security for Ukraine.
September 2026
- Registro danni Ucraina ora accetta anche reclami per il deterioramento dell’ambiente
Il Registro dei danni per l'Ucraina, istituito nel 2023 nell'ambito del quadro istituzionale del Consiglio d'Europa, ora accetta anche i reclami presentati da Kiev per il danneggiamento dell'ambiente e delle risorse naturali causato dalla guerra d'aggressione della Russia.
- Europe’s compensation register for Russia’s victims in Ukraine now fully operational
"The Register of Damage for Ukraine represents the legal memory of this unjust war," said the Council of Europe's Secretary General Alain Berset.
- Council of Europe: the Register of Damage for Ukraine is fully operational. 195 thousand compensation claims received so far
The Register of Damage for Ukraine, which was set up in 2023 within the institutional framework of the Council of Europe, has opened the last set of categories of claims for compensation resulting from Russia’s war of aggression. This brings the overall number of categories to 43.
- Council of Europe Chief Berset Condemns Russian Attack on Ukraine’s Academy of Sciences: “Impunity Will Not Prevail”
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset condemned Russia’s latest wave of attacks on Ukraine after a strike set fire to the building of the National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv, pledging that the organization will keep pressing for accountability, UATV English reports.
- Council of Europe head revives Biden-backed framework for AI regulation
The Biden administration and a number of countries in Europe have endorsed a framework for AI regulation that respects human rights, democracy and the rule of law, but it is generally unheard of outside of the little-known European organization that drafted it.
- Council of Europe Secretary General sets out Organisation’s reform process
“We can’t stand still” in the face of “the new emerging order”, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset said on Tuesday 29 September, during his traditional exchange with the Parliamentary Assembly at the plenary session, just after it held a general policy debate on how the Organisation’s fundamental values can respond to the challenges ahead.
- CoE Secretary General after Russian attack on NAS building: Impunity won’t prevail
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has condemned the Russian attack on the building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NAS) in Kyiv’s Shevchenkivsky district.
- ‘Russia Won’t Even Need Tanks’: Europe Warns Of Putin’s New Battlefield; ‘We Ain’t Prepared’
Europe could spend hundreds of billions on weapons and still face a dangerous vulnerability: the next major conflict may not begin with tanks crossing a border. Council of Europe Secretary-General Alain Berset has warned that Europe is “not really well-prepared” for the kind of hybrid warfare that could accompany a confrontation involving Russia.
- Alain Berset negli USA: «Il diritto è la forma di potere dell’Europa»
Negli USA l'ex consigliere federale ha avuto colloqui sull'Ucraina, la sicurezza democratica e il futuro della cooperazione internazionale
- Council Chief: Europe Unprepared for Hybrid Warfare With Russia
- Council of Europe head warns “we are not well-prepared” for war with Russia
Council of Europe chief Alain Berset told Newsweek that modern warfare “is evolving quite rapidly, and we need to adapt to this.”
- Georgian PM, Council of Europe Sec Gen discuss democracy, human rights and rule of law
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze met with Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in New York on Wednesday, with discussions focusing on Georgia’s cooperation with the organisation, democratic development, human rights and the rule of law.
- Il Consiglio d’Europa adotta la sua prima strategia per la parità dei diritti Lgbti
Il comitato dei ministri del Consiglio d'Europa ha adottato la prima strategia dell'organizzazione per la parità dei diritti delle persone Lgbti, che fornisce un quadro strutturato per l'attuazione degli standard già esistenti in materia, al fine di promuovere l'uguaglianza e prevenire la discriminazione e la violenza.
- La Slovaquie veut que le Conseil de l’Europe soit fort
Le Conseil de l'Europe doit être fort et efficace pour pouvoir obtenir des résultats concrets en matière de protection de la démocratie, des droits de l'homme et de l'État de droit.
- GCC, Council of Europe Secretary-Generals Discuss Deepening Ties and Regional Situation
Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi met today with Secretary-General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset.
- SG Berset: CoE ready to support efforts towards resumption of Cyprus talks
The Council of Europe is read to support efforts to bring the sides in Cyprus closer to a solution, Secretary General of CoE Alain Berset said. Berset met in New York with UNSG personal envoy Maria Holguin and posted on X that he had a good conversation with her.
- The Council of Europe opens the first permanent Observer Office at the UN, in New York
The Council of Europe has opened its first permanent Observer Office at the UN, in New York, in the context of the 81st session of the General Assembly.
- A new Council of Europe office has opened in New York to strengthen mechanisms for holding russia accountable for its aggression
The office will strengthen cooperation between the Council of Europe and the UN on Russia’s accountability. Ukraine is preparing to launch a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression.
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Meets Secretary General of Council of Europe
HE State Minister for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, met with HE Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, on the sidelines of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 81) in New York.
- Council of Europe Office to UN inaugurated in New York
Cooperation between the Republic of Moldova and the Council of Europe, including support for the country’s democratic reforms and European path was reaffirmed in New York, where the Council of Europe Office of the Permanent Observer to the United Nations was inaugurated.
- Alain Berset : L’Europe démocratique est sous pression
L’ancien conseiller fédéral dirige depuis juin 2024 le Conseil de l’Europe. Sa mission: défendre l’Etat de droit les droits de l’homme dans les 46 pays membres, dont la Suisse. Possible face à Trump et Poutine? Podcast exclusif.
- Council of Europe opens new UN Observer Office in New York
A new Council of Europe UN Observer Office, created last August, was inaugurated on Monday 21 September by Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Strasbourg-based organisation.
- CoE: Europe’s weapons could end up in hands of extremist regimes
- Consiglio d’Europa: Berset (Segr. generale) all’Onu inaugura l’Ufficio di Osservatore permanente
Il Segretario generale del Consiglio d'Europa, Alain Berset, visiterà New York e Washington D.C. dal 20 al 26 settembre.
- Alain Berset endosse le costume de résistant européen
Le secrétaire général du Conseil de l’Europe était mercredi 16 septembre à Zurich, pour un discours à l’université. Là même où Winston Churchill avait, en 1946, proposé les «Etats-Unis d’Europe». Rencontre avec un résistant de l’Etat de droit.
- Security through democracy
Eighty years after Sir Winston Churchill said that a Council of Europe should be established to save the continent from “final doom”, the council’s secretary general has warned its 46 members states — including the UK — that the military weapons they are building today will outlast the governments that had commissioned them.
- Consiglio d’Europa, Berset inaugura lunedì l’ufficio di rappresentanza a New York
Il 21 settembre Alain Berset, segretario generale del Consiglio d'Europa, inaugurerà il nuovo ufficio di rappresentanza dell'organizzazione paneuropea a New York, il cui ruolo è di servire da piattaforma per un dialogo più stretto con l'Onu, gli Stati non membri e altre organizzazioni internazionali.
- President Iotova Discusses European Issues, Human Rights and Security with Council of Europe, EU Officials
Visiting Strasbourg on Wednesday, Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova held meetings with senior officials of the Council of Europe and the European Union, discussing the reform of the Council of Europe, human rights, the EU’s future budget, security, migration and European connectivity.
- President Iotova Acquaints Council of Europe Secretary General with Iva Mihaylova Case
In Strasbourg on Wednesday, President Iliana Iotova acquainted Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset with the case of Iva Mihaylova, a young woman, citizen of North Macedonia and Bulgaria, who has been denied access to medical treatment in Bulgaria because she is facing legal proceedings in Kocani.
- President Iotova to Meet Council of Europe, European Parliament Officials in Strasbourg
President Iliana Iotova will pay a visit to Strasbourg, where she will meet senior officials of the Council of Europe and the European Parliament (EP), the presidential press secretariat said on Wednesday.
- Berset, ‘peggiorano ancora i diritti umani nell’Ucraina occupata’
"Il rispetto dei diritti umani nei territori temporaneamente occupati dell'Ucraina continua a deteriorare" e "la Russia è in flagrante violazione degli obblighi internazionali in qualità di potenza occupante".
- Civilized countries will not be willing to normalize relations with Russia without holding it accountable – Mierina
Even a Ukrainian victory in the war and the signing of a peace treaty would not mean that Russia has changed, and no civilized country will be willing to sit down at the same table with Russia until it is held accountable for its actions in Ukraine and compensates for the damages it has caused, Saeima Speaker Daiga Mierina (Greens/Farmers) stated on Thursday during a meeting with Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary General Alain Berset.
- Consiglio d’Europa: Berset (Segretario generale) a Zurigo. A 80 anni dal discorso di Churchill, quale futuro per l’unità europea?
In occasione dell'80° anniversario del celebre discorso di Winston Churchill a Zurigo, l'Europa Institut dell'Università di Zurigo ospita oggi Alain Berset, Segretario generale del Consiglio d'Europa, per una conferenza dal titolo "Da Zurigo a Strasburgo: l'unità europea in un'epoca di guerra e fratture".
- Russia Systematically Violates Human Rights in Occupied Ukrainian Territories, Council of Europe Says
A Council of Europe report covering April 2025 to March 2026 says Russia is systematically violating human rights in occupied Ukrainian territories, citing forced Russification, citizenship and child deportations.
- Council of Europe: Human Rights Situation in Occupied Ukrainian Territories Continues to Deteriorate, Warns Against Russian Duma Elections There
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset presented his annual report on the human rights situation in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied territories to the organization’s Committee of Ministers, documenting a further deterioration over the one-year period from April 2025 to March 2026.
- Monaco, gli Ambasciatori del Consiglio d’Europa riuniti al Museo Oceanografico
Il 2 settembre la 1.567ª riunione dei Delegati dei Ministri ha riunito nel Principato i rappresentanti permanenti dei 46 Stati membri. Al centro dei lavori la crisi ambientale e il diritto a un ambiente sano e sostenibile
- CoE Secretary General highlights the role of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Türkiye
« The geopolitical centre of gravity of Europe is shifting eastwards along the 39th parallel north. That axis runs through four member states. »
- Berset: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Turkey in Europe’s new geopolitical center of gravity
Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Turkey have found themselves at the center of the ongoing geopolitical changes.
- Prince Albert II calls for stronger multilateralism as Monaco hosts Council of Europe ambassadors
With war and distrust testing Europe, Prince Albert II told representatives of 46 nations that no country can respond alone as Monaco hosted the Council of Europe’s decision-makers.
- Council of Europe resumes work with high-level meeting in Monaco
Monaco has hosted the latest meeting of the Council of Europe’s Ministers’ Deputies as part of the Principality’s six-month Presidency of the organisation’s Committee of Ministers.
- Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene welcome Council of Europe ambassadors to Palace
Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene have welcomed ambassadors and Permanent Representatives from the Council of Europe’s 46 member States to the Prince’s Palace.
- Council of Europe Ministers’ Deputies Meet in Monaco for First Time
Monaco hosted the 1,567th meeting of the Council of Europe’s Ministers’ Deputies on Wednesday. The session formed part of Monaco’s six-month presidency of the Committee of Ministers and marked the resumption of discussions after the summer break.
- FM Mucunski meets Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Timcho Mucunski met with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset on the sidelines of the 2026 Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia, the Ministry said Tuesday in a press release.
August 2026
- Council of Europe Advances Compensation Mechanism and War Crimes Tribunal Ahead of Ukraine’s Independence Day
As Ukraine marks 35 years of independence on August 24, the Council of Europe used the occasion to lay out the progress of two of its central wartime initiatives — a mechanism to compensate victims of Russia’s invasion and a tribunal to prosecute the crime of aggression.
- Pour un changement de régime à la FIFA
Trump et Infantino veulent s’accaparer le sport le plus populaire au monde. L’Union peut encore les en empêcher.
- Council of Europe Secretary General: Register of Damage Has Received More Than 170,000 Claims Over Russia’s War
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset condemned Russia’s latest attack on Kyiv, saying justice must prevail as the Register of Damage for Ukraine continues documenting losses caused by Russia’s aggression.
July 2026
- «Fussball braucht keinen Aktionär, sondern klare Regeln»: Altbundesrat Alain Berset unterstützt Europas Widerstand gegen die Fifa
Europa verschärft den Druck auf die Fifa: Nach der Boykottdrohung mehrerer europäischer Fussballverbände gegen den geplanten Verkauf eines Anteils am kommerziellen Geschäft des Weltfussballverbands fordert Europarats-Generalsekretär und Altbundesrat Alain Berset verbindliche Regeln für die Führung des internationalen Fussballs. Zu Politico sagte Berset, der Konflikt sei «keine Fussballgeschichte, sondern eine Geschichte über Regeln».
- Europe rights body urges Fifa to strengthen integrity of football ahead of 2030
The Council of Europe, a pan-European human rights body, has questioned the integrity of the World Cup and urged governing body Fifa to help build a stronger framework for the 2030 edition being played mostly in Spain and Portugal.
- Council of Europe urges FIFA to protect football ahead of the 2030 World Cup
The Council of Europe has urged FIFA to begin discussions on protecting football from political influence, financial pressure and betting-related risks following controversies during the 2026 World Cup.
- World Cup integrity questioned as FIFA told to protect 2030 tournament from ‘crisis’ and ‘money and power’
- Council of Europe calls for FIFA dialogue
- Trump, Wettanbieter, Rassismus: Alain Berset rechnet mit der Fifa ab
Kurz vor dem Anpfiff des WM-Finals übt der Generalsekretär des Europarats scharfe Kritik am Weltfussballverband.
- Abrechnung mit der Fifa: Berset fordert nach WM-Skandalen weitreichende Fifa-Reformen ein
- Europarat: Fifa muss nach Trump-Skandal bei der WM an eigener «Integrität» arbeiten
Kurz vor dem Finale der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft hat der Generalsekretär des Europarats, Alain Berset, den Weltverband Fifa dazu aufgefordert, den Sport künftig vor politischem und finanziellem Druck zu schützen.
- Alain Berset esorta la FIFA a proteggere il calcio dalle pressioni politiche
La FIFA dovrebbe dare il via a un «terzo tempo» e impegnarsi a proteggere il calcio dalle pressioni politiche e finanziarie in vista dei prossimi Mondiali. È quanto ha scritto Alain Berset, segretario generale del Consiglio d’Europa.
- «Die nächste Krise hat bereits begonnen»: Alain Berset und Europarat kritisieren die FIFA
Alt-Bundesrat Alain Berset, seit 2024 Generalsekretär des Europarats, äusserte sich unter dem Titel «Vor dem Schlusspfiff» zur Fussball-WM.
- Europe rights body urges FIFA to strengthen ‘integrity’ of football
« The FIFA World Cup 2026 has raised question after question », Council of Europe secretary general Alain Berset has said.
- Fifa gives fraud ‘an open door’ with betting, says Council of Europe chief
Alain Berset said Fifa’s deal with a prediction market company and Folarin Balogun’s reprieve meant urgent work was needed on ‘the integrity of the sport’.
- Alain Berset and the Council of Europe Criticize FIFA
Former Federal Councilor Alain Berset, who has served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe since 2024, commented on the World Cup in an article titled “Before the Final Whistle.” His remarks are quite critical.
- Council of Europe chief questions FIFA practices at 2026 World Cup
‘The celebration will end tonight. The questions will not,’ Alain Berset says.
- Le Conseil de l’Europe appelle la Fifa à protéger le football des pressions politiques et financières
La présence d’une entreprise de marchés prédictifs parmi les partenaires officiels de la fédération internationale lors du Mondial nord-américain a suscité des inquiétudes sur l’intégrité du football.
- La Fifa a “ouvert la porte à la fraude”, accuse le Conseil de l’Europe
Dans une lettre ouverte, Alain Berset, le secrétaire général du Conseil de l’Europe, appelle la Fédération internationale de football à œuvrer d’urgence pour « renforcer l’intégrité du sport ». En cause : les pressions politiques et financières qui ont, selon lui, marqué le Mondial 2026.
- Football : le Conseil de l’Europe appelle la Fifa à se protéger des pressions politiques
La FIFA devrait se lancer dans une « troisième mi-temps » et œuvrer à protéger le football des pressions politiques et financières avant la prochaine Coupe du monde, a estimé dimanche le secrétaire général du Conseil de l'Europe.
- Le Conseil de l’Europe accuse la FIFA d’avoir « ouvert la porte à la corruption »
Alain Berset n’y va pas par quatre chemins. Dans une lettre ouverte adressée à la FIFA, le secrétaire général du Conseil de l’Europe a reproché à la grande instance du foot mondial d’avoir « ouvert la porte à la fraude ».
- Politics and ‘open door to fraud’: Top watchdog urges FIFA to protect 2030 World Cup
The next tournament will take place in Spain, Portugal and Morocco.
- How to Govern AI in a World in Rupture, by Alain Berset
“The rise of AI is now a test of democratic security, a form of security built on rights, institutions, and law,” writes Alain Berset.
June 2026
- Ucraina, Berset a Nova: “Tribunale speciale cornice senza precedenti per accertare le responsabilità”
- Dans les pas d’Alain Berset à Strasbourg. « C’est plus intense que le Conseil fédéral »
Deux ans exactement après son élection au poste de secrétaire général du Conseil de l’Europe, le Fribourgeois a accepté de faire le guide durant deux jours, chez lui à Strasbourg. Reportage.
- Alain Berset – The democratic backsliding in Georgia is deeply worrying and must be addressed clearly
The democratic backsliding in Georgia is deeply worrying and must be addressed clearly, said Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
- Alain Berset: Georgia’s absence from PACE not improved situation, question is how we can have impact, isolation is not solution
- Kanzler Stocker erhöht bei Abschiebungen den Druck
Migration: Kanzler Stocker und Europarat-Generalsekretär Berset beraten in Wien über strengere Abschiebungen und Auslegung der EMRK.
- Europaratsgeneralsekretär trifft Stocker und Van der Bellen
Der Generalsekretär des Europarates, Alain Berset, hat am Donnerstag Wien besucht. Bei einem Gespräch mit Bundeskanzler Christian Stocker (ÖVP) standen die Herausforderungen der Migration und die Frage, wie die Europäische Menschenrechtskonvention (EMRK) angesichts aktueller migrationspolitischer Entwicklungen ausgelegt werden soll, im Mittelpunkt. Die Visite stand im Zeichen des 70. Jahrestags des österreichischen Beitritts zu der 46 Mitgliedsländer umfassenden Organisation.
- Monaco ribadisce al Consiglio d’Europa l’impegno per la tutela di donne e minori nell’ambiente digitale
Il ministro Christophe Robino a Strasburgo per promuovere le priorità del Principato sulla protezione dei diritti e sulla sicurezza dei giovani nel mondo digitale
May 2026
- Council of Europe boss calls for more political support for Ukraine Special Tribunal
The Council says work on a special tribunal to prosecute Russian crimes of aggression against Ukraine is progressing quickly, despite uncertainty over US support.
- Council of Europe Secretary General stated that Russia’s new strikes on Kyiv indicate another escalation of the war
Alain Berset called the strikes on Kyiv and the Oreshnik missile a serious escalation.
- 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
Monaco has officially assumed the presidency of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers for the first time since joining the organisation in 2004.
- Council of Europe highlights role of democracy and AI governance in security
The New Democratic Pact for Europe aims to rebuild institutional trust and strengthen democratic security across the continent.
- Berset, dobbiamo investire per proteggere e rafforzare la democrazia
In un momento in cui il continente europeo si trova ad affrontare un susseguirsi di crisi, che spesso si accumulano, e gli Stati procedono a un riarmo che non si era visto dai tempi della guerra fredda, diventa ancora più necessario investire per proteggere e rafforzare la democrazia.
- Alain Berset : « Le moment où la Russie devra rendre des comptes pour son agression approche »
La Suisse, l'UE et d'autres pays veulent un tribunal chargé d'enquêter, de poursuivre et de juger les principaux responsables du crime d'agression contre l'Ukraine. Le Conseil de l'Europe a annoncé une nouvelle étape vers la création de cette cour.
- The time for accountability is drawing near as more countries join the initiative to establish a special tribunal — Alain Berset
The Council of Europe has approved the creation of a Special Tribunal to prosecute Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine. So far, 36 countries have agreed to join the initiative, with the number of participating states expected to continue growing.
- “Belarus is not Russia”: Council of Europe chief reaffirms Belarusians’ European identity
On May 12, the Council of Europe's information point for Belarusians was inaugurated in Vilnius.
- Secretary General of Council of Europe: “In a time of geopolitical tensions, Europe needs responsibility and accountability”
Europe needs responsibility and accountability in a time of geopolitical tensions and democratic pressure, said the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
- Aussenminister beraten in Chisinau über Gericht zum Ukraine-Krieg
Ukraine, Migration und ausländische Einflussnahme stehen auf der Agenda der Ministerinnen und Minister des Europarats am Freitag in Chisinau. Die Schweizer Delegation wird gemäss dem Aussendepartement durch Bundesrat und Aussenminister Ignazio Cassis geleitet.
- Moldova to host 135th Ministerial Session of Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe
The Republic of Moldova will host the 135th Ministerial Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
- Moldova hands CoE presidency to Monaco as ministers gather in Chisinau
President Maia Sandu and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, will open the ministerial session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE) on May 15, marking the conclusion of the Republic of Moldova's presidency of the organization.
- 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
- Resiste ai venti di guerra la bandiera del Consiglio d’Europa
Esposta il 5 maggio a Locarno, per ricordare simbolicamente l'istituzione del gremio di cui la Svizzera fa parte unitamente ad altri 45 Paesi
- Comunità politica europea: Berset (CdE), “sicurezza dipende non solo da potenza militare, ma anche da resilienza democratica”
Tra i partecipanti all'ottavo vertice della Comunità politica europea e al Forum di dialogo a Erevan, anche il segretario generale del Consiglio d'Europa, Alain Berset. Una nota dell’istituzione europea sintetizza i temi che Berset ha rappresentato nei suoi interventi.
- Council of Europe’s Secretary General will visit North Macedonia on 7–8 May 2026
The Secretary General of the 46-member Council of Europe, Alain Berset, is scheduled to undertake an official visit to North Macedonia on 7 and 8 May.
- Alain Berset: ‘siamo a Erevan per parlare di sicurezza’
"Siamo qui per parlare di sicurezza in Europa. Ed è molto significativo farlo in Armenia". È così che è intervenuto a Erevan il segretario generale del Consiglio d'Europa Alain Berset.
- Dans les pas d’Alain Berset : « Nous ne sommes pas des diplomates de salon »
Comme s’il avait fait cela toute sa vie, Alain Berset, secrétaire général du Conseil de l’Europe, s’engage en faveur d’un monde pacifique avec un mélange d’enthousiasme, d’aisance et d’énergie. Reportage dans les pas du Fribourgeois, à Strasbourg et à Londres.
April 2026
- Discussion of the Council of Europe Secretary General’s 33rd Consolidated Report on the Conflict in Georgia held in Strasbourg
The Committee of Ministers’ Deputies of the Council of Europe, at its 1558th meeting, reviewed the Secretary General’s 33rd Consolidated Report on the Conflict in Georgia.
- CoE Secretary General to address hybrid threats at EPC summit in Yerevan
Alain Berset will participate in the roundtable on democratic resilience and hybrid threats on May 4. His intervention will focus on foreign information manipulation and interference as a serious threat to democratic and national security, and on the need for a concerted response.
- Berset, ‘ulteriori riforme sono fondamentali per la Bosnia e suoi cittadini’
"Ulteriori riforme, comprese quelle costituzionali, rimangono fondamentali affinché la Bosnia-Erzegovina e il suo popolo possano realizzare appieno il proprio potenziale", ha affermato Alain Berset, segretario generale del Consiglio d'Europa, durante la sua visita nel Paese, dove ha incontrato i membri della Presidenza, il ministro degli Affari esteri, il ministro della Giustizia, nonché con parlamentari e rappresentanti della società civile.
- Council of Europe Secretary General to discuss threats to democratic security at the European Political Community Summit in Yerevan
Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, will travel to Yerevan to participate in the 8th European Political Community Summit on Monday, 4 May.
- 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
- Aktuelni intervju: Alain Berset, generalni sekretar Vijeća Evrope
- 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
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina on 27 and 28 April and will meet with the country’s highest officials, members of parliament and representatives of civil society organisations.
- 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
Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, discusses matters of human rights and international law in the Middle East, Ukraine and Asylum Seekers in the EU.
- 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
- CoE, il Segretario Generale Alain Berset: «Piccoli Stati, grande ruolo». E ringrazia San Marino
San Marino mette l'accento a Strasburgo sul ruolo dei piccoli Stati sul piano politico internazionale.
- Secretary General of Council of Europe names main obstacle to launching Special Tribunal for crime of aggression by Russia
The main obstacle to launching the Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression by Russia against Ukraine remains a clear understanding of the cost estimate for the next stages of work, as well as concrete budget commitments from participating countries.
- Chisinau to host foreign ministers of 46 Council of Europe member states
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popșoi met today in Strasbourg with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset.
- Council of Europe foreign ministers to meet in Chisinau in May
The May 14–15 session will mark the end of Moldova’s chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers.
- CoE secretary general responds to deadly Kyiv shooting, urges end to violence
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, has reacted to the April 18 terrorist attack in Kyiv, which left six people dead.
- 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
- Alain Berset incontra 150 studenti a Monaco: dialogo sulla democrazia europea
All’auditorium del collège Charles III un confronto tra il Segretario Generale del Consiglio d’Europa e i liceali monegaschi sul ruolo dei giovani nella vita democratica.
- Alberto di Monaco con Charlène premia Sinner: «Ci siamo visti, non ho ancora giocato con lui»
Primavera sotto i riflettori globali per la piccola Monaco che ha accolto Papa Leone XIV. Poi al Rocher è arrivato anche il Segretario del Consiglio d'Europa, mentre i Grimaldi si preparano a celebrare i 70 anni dal sì di Ranieri e Grace
- Monaco prendra la tête du Conseil de l’Europe dès le 15 mai
Monaco prend la tête du Comité des Ministres du Conseil de l'Europe le 15 mai 2026.
- 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 »
Élu en 2024 à la tête du Conseil de l’Europe, l’ex-président du Conseil fédéral suisse s’inquiète du recul du soutien aux institutions, alors que les dépenses militaires atteignent un niveau inédit depuis 1945.
- Alain Berset en visite officielle à Monaco avant la présidence du Conseil de l’Europe
Le secrétaire général du Conseil de l’Europe, Alain Berset, est attendu en Principauté les 8 et 9 avril 2026 pour une visite officielle, à quelques semaines de la prise de présidence du comité des ministres par Monaco, prévue du 15 mai au 10 novembre 2026.
- Consiglio d’Europa: Rom, ancora barriere in scuola, casa, lavoro e vita pubblica
“Ribadiamo il nostro impegno per un'Europa in cui i Rom possano vivere in sicurezza, godere di opportunità concrete ed essere pienamente riconosciuti come parte integrante del nostro futuro europeo condiviso”: termina così la dichiarazione del Segretario generale del Consiglio d’Europa Alain Berset, alla vigilia della Giornata internazionale dei Rom.
- 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
- Istituzioni europee in visita a Sanpa: «Questo è un luogo di speranza»
In comunità i membri della commissione occupazione del parlamento Ue e Alain Berset, segretario del CdE
- Reggenti, oggi l’insediamento di Mina e Selva. Alain Berset oratore d’eccezione alla cerimonia
- San Marino, l’insediamento dei reggenti con Berset
SAN MARINO. Come tradizione oggi a San Marino è andata in scena la cerimonia di insediamento dei Capitani Reggenti Alice Mina e Vladimiro Selva che subentrano a Matteo Rossi e Lorenzo Bugli.
- L’Oratore Ufficiale Alain Berset: «Dialogo e relazioni pacifiche prevalgano sulla forza»
Il Segretario del Consiglio d’Europa sul riarmo europeo: necessario e urgente, ma efficace solo se sottoposto a un forte controllo democratico delle istituzioni
- Will the EU finally sanction Israel after death penalty bill?
Israel has just passed a law reinstating the death penalty. Will the EU, which strongly opposes the death penalty, now sanction the Israeli government?
March 2026
- Il Consiglio d’Europa deplora la legge sulla pena di morte in Israele
Il Consiglio d'Europa deplora "la grave battuta d'arresto" sui diritti umani "causata dall'approvazione della legge che estende l'applicazione della pena di morte in Israele".
- Israele: approvata la pena di morte. Berset (Consiglio d’Europa), “anacronismo giuridico, il Paese si allontana da rispetto della dignità umana”
Il Segretario generale del Consiglio d'Europa, Alain Berset, ha espresso la sua “profonda preoccupazione” per l'adozione, ieri, da parte della Knesset, di una legge che estende l'uso della pena di morte in Israele.
- Per Berset la decisione israeliana sulla pena di morte è “un grave regresso di civiltà”
Il segretario generale del Consiglio d'Europa si è detto scioccato per la votazione sull'introduzione della pena di morte in Israele. Si tratta di "un grave regresso di civiltà", ha scritto Alain Berset sulla piattaforma X.
- Arrivato a San Marino l’oratore ufficiale della cerimonia di insediamento degli Ecc.mi Capitani Reggenti
Il Segretario di Stato per gli Affari Esteri Luca Beccari ha accolto oggi, a Palazzo Begni, il Segretario Generale del Consiglio d’Europa, Alain Berset, che domani ricoprirà l’incarico di Oratore Ufficiale della Cerimonia di Insediamento degli Ecc.mi Capitani Reggenti.
- Council of Europe voices concern over Israel’s death penalty law for Palestinians
Israeli adoption of legislation ‘serious regression’, Council of Europe notes.
- Peine de mort en Israël : le CNCD 11.11.11 dénonce un “mandat pour tuer en toute impunité”
Le Parlement israélien a adopté lundi soir une loi décriée instaurant "la peine de mort pour les terroristes", un texte qui ne devrait dans les faits s’appliquer qu’à des Palestiniens reconnus coupables d’attaques ou d’attentats anti-israéliens. Depuis le vote de cette loi, les réactions se multiplient.
- Russia must be held accountable for crimes in Bucha and Irpin – Alain Berset
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, stated the need to bring to justice those responsible for Russia’s crimes in Bucha and Irpin.
- Israel’s parliament votes for the death penalty for Palestinians who murder Israelis
Israel’s parliament passed a law on Monday that allows the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis. International communities and human rights organisations have condemned this controversial measure as discriminatory and inhumane.
- Europarat zu Todesstrafe in Israel: ‘Historische Verantwortung’
Der Generalsekretär des Europarats hat erschüttert auf die Abstimmung zur Einführung der Todesstrafe in Israel reagiert. Das sei ein erheblicher zivilisatorischer Rückschritt, schrieb Alain Berset auf der Plattform X. Die Entscheidung entferne die, die sie getroffen hätten, vom Wertesystem des Europarats. Sie trügen eine historische Verantwortung.
- Peine de mort en Israël : le Conseil de l’Europe dénonce un “grave recul”
Le Conseil de l'Europe a dénoncé lundi un "grave recul"
- Israël adopte une loi décriée sur la peine de mort pour les Palestiniens
Cette proposition de loi introduite par l'extrême-droite israélienne a été adoptée en troisième lecture par 62 voix contre 48. Elle ne devrait s'appliquer qu'à des Palestiniens reconnus coupables d'attaques ou d'attentats anti-israéliens.
- Projet de loi israélien sur la peine de mort : “profonde inquiétude” de quatre pays européens
- Consiglio d’Europa chiede a Israele di abbandonare il disegno di legge sulla pena di morte
Il segretario generale Alain Berset ha scritto a Knesset e al presidente Herzog, avvertendo che la norma potrebbe colpire palestinesi ma non israeliani
- Francia, Germania, Gran Bretagna e Italia contro la legge sulla pena di morte in Israele
"Siamo particolarmente preoccupati per il carattere di fatto discriminatorio del disegno di legge".Il Consiglio d'Europa, organo per i diritti umani, ha rilasciato una dichiarazione contro lo stesso provvedimento
- 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
- Anche l’Italia firma la Convenzione sulla coproduzione di opere audiovisive sotto forma di serie
A Series Mania la firma del documento del Consiglio d’Europa: ci sono anche Francia, Georgia, Grecia, Lussemburgo, Malta, Montenegro, Polonia e Portogallo
- Council of Europe’s Alain Berset Talks ‘First Ever’ Convention on the Co-Production of Audiovisual Works in the Form of Series
Council of Europe’s Secretary General Alain Berset on historical 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
The Co-Production treaty has been signed at Series Mania for TV as Council of Europe's Alain Berset says Europe needs to tell its own story.
- Social Rights: The View from the Council of Europe
During the High-level Conference on Social Rights this month in Chișinău, Alain Berset, secretary general of the Council of Europe, gave an exclusive interview to Social Europe.
- Secretary General of Council of Europe: Democracy that cannot protect digital space will not be able to protect citizens
In recent years, the Republic of Moldova has faced attempts at disinformation, pressure and foreign interference.
- Council of Europe member states reaffirm the importance of the European Social Charter
Representatives of Council of Europe (CoE) member states adopted a "forward-looking declaration reaffirming their commitment to social rights and the European Social Charter" at the high-level conference in Chisinau.
- Council of Europe to Open Convention on Series in Lille
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset will chair a ceremony to open the new Council of Europe Convention on the Co-production of Audiovisual Works in the form of Series on March 26 at the Lille Grand Palais during Series Mania Forum.
- A Series Mania la firma della Convenzione sulla coproduzione di opere audiovisive sotto forma di serie
Presenzierà all’evento Alain Berset, Segretario generale del Consiglio d’Europa
- Series Mania Forum 2026: Council of Europe to open new convention for coproduction
Secretary General Alain Berset will chair the official signing ceremony for the new agreement on international TV series co-production.
- Council of Europe on verge of signing first international legal framework for series copros
The Council of Europe is gearing up to sign its new convention on the coproduction of series as it seeks to foster further crossborder cooperation across the continent.
- 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
- Consiglio d’Europa: in Moldova conferenza di alto livello sui diritti sociali. Attesa la Dichiarazione di Chisinau
La Carta sociale europea sarà al centro di una conferenza di alto livello sui diritti sociali organizzata dal Consiglio d'Europa e dalla Presidenza della Repubblica di Moldova del Comitato dei ministri del Consiglio d'Europa.
- Für Europa-Park: Roland Mack erhält die Pro Merito-Medaille des Europarats
Mit der Pro Merito-Medaille würdigt der Europarat Roland Macks Einsatz für europäische Zusammenarbeit und Tourismus. Der Europa-Park-Inhaber ist der erste Unternehmer, der die Auszeichnung erhält.
- Secretary General of the Council of Europe: We are very concerned about these developments in Iran and the Middle East
- Europa-Park-Chef wird ausgezeichnet: Roland Mack erhält eine Medaille für sein Lebenswerk
Der Europarat überreichte dem Inhaber des Europa-Parks die „Pro-Merito“-Medaille.
- Intervju – Alan Berse, generalni sekretar Saveta Evrope: Građani koji traže odgovornost koriste prava koja su u srži demokratije
Generalni sekretar Saveta Evrope Alan Berse boravio je u višednevnoj zvaničnoj poseti Srbiji, tokom koje razgovarao i sa predstavnicima vlasti, ali i sa predstavnicima opozicije, nevladinim organizacijama i akademskom zajednicom.
- 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
Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset said on March 6 that, after visiting Serbia, he had gained useful insights into the current situation in the country, and that he was ready to support the country’s reforms in numerous areas.
- Europarat-Generalsekretär Alain Berset mahnt Frauenrechte an
Er glaube nicht an eine Welt, in der Frauen nur eingeschränkte Rechte hätten und in der ihre Angst grenzenlos sei. Dies erklärte der Generalsekretär des Europarates Alain Berset am Samstag in einer Rede zum Internationalen Frauentag.
- Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset calls for women’s rights
He does not believe in a world in which women have only limited rights and in which their fear knows no bounds. This was stated by Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in a speech on International Women's Day.
- Alain Berset défend les droits et la sécurité des femmes
« Nous devons redoubler d’efforts pour améliorer nos normes et intensifier notre travail en faveur d’une Europe totalement inclusive », a affirmé Alain Berset. Le secrétaire général a aussi appelé les États membres à ratifier la convention sur la lutte contre les violences domestiques.
- Generalni sekretar Saveta Evrope : Dobro je što je Srbija pozvala Venecijansku komisiju, sačekajmo njihovo mišljenje
Generalni sekretar Saveta Evrope Alen Berse, koji trenutno boravi u Srbiji, rekao je za N1 da je dobro što će Venecijanska komisija razmotriti tzv. "Mrdićeve zakone"
- Berset: «L’Europa si impegni per diritti e sicurezza delle donne»
Il segretario generale del Consiglio d'Europa: «In tutto il mondo, ogni 10 minuti una donna viene uccisa da qualcuno che conosce, e in Europa una su tre subisce violenza da parte del proprio partner e una su sei subisce violenza sessuale»
- CoE SecGen Berset calls Belgrade to invite observers to local elections
Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary General Alain Berset said he called the Serbian authorities to invite observers to the local elections on March 29.
- 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
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset warns of the consequences of growing tensions and calls for a « new democracy pact » for Europe.
- San Marino: Alain Berset sarà l’Oratore Ufficiale per l’insediamento del 1° aprile
Il Segretario Generale del Consiglio d’Europa salirà sul Titano per la cerimonia dei nuovi Capitani Reggenti, succedendo al Commissario UE Maros Sefcovic.
- Crises à répétition : « Un tournant qui marquera une génération » – Alain Berset alerte
L’Europe se réarme. Les tensions montent. Et pour Alain Berset, le continent vit un moment historique. À Lausanne, devant 1200 personnes réunies à l’UNIL, le secrétaire général du Conseil de l’Europe a lancé un avertissement clair : « Nous vivons un tournant de nature à marquer une génération. »
- Serbia: segretario generale Consiglio d’Europa in visita ufficiale il 5 e 6 marzo
- CoE SecGen in Serbia this week
The Council of Europe (CoE) said on Tuesday that its Secretary General Alain Berset will pay an official visit to Serbia on March 5-6.
- Consiglio Europa, ‘questo conflitto è banco di prova europeo’
"Il conflitto in corso in Iran, Israele e in tutto il Golfo è un banco di prova per capire se l'Europa intende plasmare il nuovo ordine o limitarsi a osservarne la frammentazione".
- 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
Alain Berset exhorte les 46 États membres à une réponse européenne coordonnée pour désamorcer le conflit et défendre le droit international.
- 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
Promouvoir un dialogue institutionnel et interculturel renforcé, à travers une coopération accrue entre le Sénégal et le Conseil de l’Europe, c’est ce que veulent les deux parties.
- Council of Europe holds commemorative ceremony on fourth anniversary of Russia’s war against Ukraine
On Wednesday, in the square in front of the Palace of Europe in Strasbourg, Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset, Moldova’s Permanent Representative Daniela Cujbă and Ukraine’s Permanent Representative took part in a commemorative ceremony.
- Alain Berset plaide pour un Conseil de sécurité européen
Alain Berset a appelé à la création d’un Conseil de sécurité européen lors d’une conférence à Lausanne le 24 février 2026. Il a souligné la nécessité d’une sécurité collective basée sur la démocratie et le droit.
- Berset, ‘la pace per Kiev non deve essere costruita sull’impunità di Mosca’
"La pace in Ucraina non deve essere costruita sull'impunità della Russia". L'afferma Alain Berset, segretario generale del Consiglio d'Europa, alla vigilia del giorno in cui ha avuto inizio l'invasione su larga scala condotta da Mosca.
- Consiglio d’Europa: quattro anni dopo l’aggressione russa. Berset, “pace giusta e duratura per l’Ucraina”
“Domani, 24 febbraio, ricorrono quattro anni dall’invasione su vasta scala dell’Ucraina da parte della Russia. Gli attacchi contro case, scuole, ospedali e infrastrutture energetiche continuano senza sosta, lasciando le persone senza elettricità e riscaldamento nell’inverno più rigido della guerra”. Lo ricorda il segretario generale del Consiglio d’Europa, Alain Berset.
- Berset avverte che la pace per Kiev non può basarsi sull’impunità della Russia
Il segretario generale del Consiglio d'Europa chiede responsabilità per i crimini, apre un registro danni e annuncia commissione e tribunale; Macron sollecita l'Ue a intensificare le sanzioni
- Alain Berset: Four years on – justice, accountability and peace for Ukraine
Council of Europe secretary-general Alain Berset reflects on the situation in Ukraine ahead of the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion tomorrow. Tomorrow, 24 February, marks four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of 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
Dans le cadre de sa visite en Ukraine, une délégation de haut niveau conduite par le secrétaire général du Conseil de l’Europe, Alain Berset, a visité l’une des centrales thermiques de la capitale, régulièrement ciblée par des attaques russes.
- Ukraine: Europarat fordert gerechten Frieden
Statement von Alain Berset (Generalsekretär Europarat) bei seinem Besuch in der Ukraine
- Secretary General of the Council of Europe visited “Points of Invincibility” in Kyiv
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, is on a visit to Kyiv. The day before, on February 16, he met with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The parties discussed the development of a compensation mechanism for damages caused by Russia’s actions.
- Alain Berset: The report of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture on Georgia raises serious concerns
Today's CPT report on Georgia raises serious concerns, including allegations of police ill-treatment during the late-2024 demonstrations, stated Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset.
- 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
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, called for the involvement of the Council of Europe in discussions at the highest level, in particular in the « Coalition of the Willing », on the need to launch a Special Tribunal for the aggression of the Russian Federation.
- Συνέντευξη του ΓΓ του Συμβουλίου της Ευρώπης στο EΡΤnews: «Είναι σημαντικό να συνεργαζόμαστε για να διασφαλίσουμε ότι οι αξίες μας θα παραμείνουν ισχυρές»
- Europarats-Chef Berset: Aufrüstung nur mit «demokratischer Sicherheit»
Vom Ukraine-Krieg bis zu den Schwächen internationaler Institutionen: Der Europarat steht an vorderster Front, wenn es um den Schutz der Menschenrechte und die Rechenschaftspflicht für Kriegsverbrechen geht. Euronews sprach mit Generalsekretär Alain Berset.
- Affaire Epstein : le Conseil de l’Europe lève l’immunité du Norvégien Thorbjorn Jagland
Secrétaire général de l'institution basée à Strasbourg de 2009 à 2019, Thorbjorn Jagland bénéficiait d'une immunité diplomatique, même après la fin de son mandat, pour les actes accomplis dans l'exercice de ses fonctions.
- Council of Europe lifts immunity of former chief for Epstein files
‘Following revelations of November 2025, I took all measures that I considered necessary to protect integrity and reputation of Council of Europe’, says secretary general.
- 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
The head of Europe’s leading human rights organisation, the Council of Europe, told Euronews that European countries need to provide the budgetary resources and political will to ensure accountability for Russian war crimes committed in Ukraine.
- Council of Europe chief calls for political and financial backing of Ukraine Special Tribunal
The head of Europe’s leading human rights organisation, the Council of Europe, told Euronews that European countries need to provide the budgetary resources and political will to ensure accountability for Russian war crimes committed in Ukraine.
- 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
'Cela peut sonner naïf mais cela ne l’est pas du tout'.
- Push to review ECHR over migration could set dangerous precedent, CoE boss says
The head of Europe's leading human rights organisation warned that reviewing human rights to deal with migration challenges could become a Pandora's box.
- «Ohne Regeln regieren Macht und Brutalität»: Alain Berset über Krieg in Europa und Trump
Alain Berset im Interview in neuer Rolle als Generalsekretär des Europarats über Krieg in Europa, Fake News und den Umgang mit der Trump'schen Aussenpolitik.
- Preparatory team for special tribunal on Russian aggression to work in Strasbourg, Netherlands
The preparatory team for the future Special Tribunal on the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine will operate in Strasbourg and the Netherlands.
January 2026
- Benefits and Risks: Tigran Jrbashyan on Armenia’s Accession to the Council of Europe’s AI Convention
Armenia's accession to the Council of Europe's Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law provides grounds for articulating both the opportunities and risks, according to Tigran Jrbashyan, Director of Management Consulting at Ameria.
- The Council of Europe remains an essential partner for the Republic of Moldova, deputy prime minister
The Council of Europe remains a key partner for the Republic of Moldova in strengthening the rule of law and democratic institutions.
- 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
Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Affairs Minister Mihai Popsoi today had a meeting with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset.
- “Democratic security is our continent’s answer to the emerging world order,” says Secretary General addressing the Parliamentary Assembly
- Consiglio d’Europa: Berset (Segr. generale), “ordine mondiale in frantumi. Il diritto è la forma di potere dell’Europa”
Seconda giornata di lavori oggi a Strasburgo per l'Assemblea parlamentare del Consiglio d'Europa (Apce), che ha avuto in programma, tra l’altro, l’intervento di prassi del Segretario generale Alain Berset, il quale ha parlato di “un ordine mondiale in frantumi”, dice la nota stampa del Consiglio d’Europa.
- 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 Secretary General Alain Berset has announced the signing of an agreement between the Council of Europe, the European Commission and the European External Action Service to establish a preparatory team for the future Special Tribunal.
- Council of Europe, EU Commission, EEAS progress efforts to establish Tribunal for Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
The Council of Europe and the European Commission, European External Action Service have signed an Agreement on the establishment of an advanced group for the future Special Tribunal to investigate crimes of aggression against Ukraine.
- Karin Keller-Sutter und Alain Berset: «Wohin steuert die Schweiz 2026?»
Trumps Drohgebärden, angedrohte Zölle und neue Allianzen: Die Ausgangslage am WEF ist turbulent. Bei «Gredig direkt» sprechen Bundesrätin Karin Keller-Sutter und alt Bundesrat Alain Berset über die neue Weltordnung und Schweizer Herausforderungen.
- L’intervista a Alain Berset
- Alain Berset, Generalsekretär des Europarats, über Trumps Grönland-Ansprüche
- «Wir sollten uns eine langweiligere Welt wünschen»
Liechtenstein bekennt sich seit Jahrzehnten zu den Werten des Europarates.
- Berset sui piani di Trump per la Groenlandia: «A rischio il diritto internazionale»
L’ex consigliere federale Alain Berset, oggi segretario generale del Consiglio d’Europa, mette in guardia contro i piani di Donald Trump per un’eventuale annessione della Groenlandia
- Le dialogue est la clé pour surmonter les crises, estime Alain Berset à Davos (entretien)
Dans un monde secoué par les crises et la montée des tensions géopolitiques, le dialogue semble plus difficile que jamais. Présent à Davos pour le World Economic Forum, Alain Berset rappelle l'importance du multilatéralisme et invite l'Europe à se réveiller.
- Alain Berset revient sur le sommet du WEF et les questions autour de Trump (entretien)
Interview d’Alain Berset, secrétaire général du Conseil de l'Europe.
- I’m the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. This Is Something I Thought I’d Never Have to Write.
- Militari francesi in Groenlandia mentre Trump rivendica l’isola per gli USA
Francia invia soldati in Groenlandia su richiesta danese, mentre il Consiglio d'Europa ricorda il diritto all'autodeterminazione contro le minacce USA
- Berset: «Spetta al popolo di Groenlandia e Danimarca decidere il loro futuro»
"Spetta al popolo della Groenlandia, così come al popolo danese, decidere del proprio futuro. Il diritto dei popoli all'autodeterminazione è un pilastro della nostra sicurezza collettiva".
- Le Conseil de l’Europe alerte sur la dégradation humanitaire et les risques croissants pour la paix en Ukraine
Le secrétaire général du Conseil de l’Europe, Alain Berset, a mis en garde contre une détérioration alarmante de la situation humanitaire en Ukraine et une escalade militaire qui menace les perspectives de paix.
- CoE secretary general warns of worsening humanitarian situation, risks to peace in Ukraine
Russia's war against Ukraine is accompanied by a catastrophic deterioration of the humanitarian situation and is undermining prospects for achieving a just and lasting peace.
- Secretary General of Council of Europe to participate in Davos Economic Forum
Alain Berset stresses the rule of law's importance for prosperity and growth.
- Alt Bundesrat Berset geht auf Trump los
Nach der Festnahme von Venezuelas Präsident Nicolás Maduro durch US-Truppen äussert sich die Schweiz offiziell zurückhaltend. Deutlichere Worte findet hingegen alt Bundesrat Alain Berset, der als Generalsekretär des Europarat vor einer Aushöhlung des Völkerrechts warnt.
- Berset schiesst auf X gegen Trump
Während der Bundesrat kaum Kritik an den USA übt, wird alt Bundesrat Alain Berset in den sozialen Medien deutlich.
- 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
Comme annoncé la veille par le président suisse Guy Parmelin, les drapeaux ont été mis en berne vendredi sur le Palais fédéral à Berne, pour une période de cinq jours, en signe de deuil après la catastrophe de Crans-Montana. Vaud et Fribourg ont fait de même.
- Europarat nach US-Angriff besorgt über Normalisierung von Gewalt
Nach dem gewaltsamen Sturz von Venezuelas Machthaber Nicolás Maduro durch die USA hat sich der Europarat besorgt geäußert.
- Council of Europe Secretary General: U.S. actions in Venezuela cannot be judged as right or wrong
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has commented on the situation in Venezuela, stating that « the use of force is normalized ».
- Consiglio d’Europa: Berset, “ruolo centrale nel garantire che il controllo democratico dia legittimità alla sicurezza”
“Un altro fronte è emerso sotto forma di disinformazione. Le elezioni vengono prese di mira. Il dibattito pubblico viene manipolato. La disinformazione e le interferenze straniere distorcono le scelte prima che vengano prese. Il Consiglio d’Europa sta sviluppando strumenti concreti con gli Stati membri per rispondere a queste minacce, e questo lavoro si intensificherà”
- Consiglio d’Europa : Berset, derive politiche. “Democrazia vista come debolezza, verità come opinione e giustizia come facoltativa”
“Entriamo nel 2026 tra due mondi. Quello che conoscevamo, plasmato da regole condivise, istituzioni pazienti e dalla convinzione che la legge potesse limitare il potere. E quello che ci sta venendo incontro, dove la democrazia è vista come debolezza, la verità come opinione e la giustizia come facoltativa”.
- Consiglio d’Europa a Strasburgo abbassa la bandiera svizzera a mezz’asta per le vittime di Crans-Montana
L'organizzazione esprime solidarietà e cordoglio per l'incendio che ha causato una quarantina di vittime, porgendo condoglianze e rendendo omaggio alle squadre di soccorso