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Anne Brasseur praises reform process in Serbia since 2003

10/03/2015 | President

In a speech to the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia today, PACE President Anne Brasseur praised the Serbian authorities for having resolutely embarked on the path of reform.

PACE President makes official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina

09/03/2015 | President

Anne Brasseur will make an official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 11 to 13 March 2015, during which she is due to meet the members of the Presidency, the members of the Collegiums of the House of Representatives and of the House of Peoples, and members of the Council of Ministries.

PACE President salutes women and men who fight for women’s rights

06/03/2015 | President

“On the occasion of International Women’s Day (8 March), I express my admiration and support for all those, women and men, who struggle on a daily basis to advance the cause of women,” said Anne Brasseur.

PACE President makes official visit to Serbia

06/03/2015 | President

PACE President Anne Brasseur will make an official visit to Serbia from 9 to 11 March 2015. Meetings are notably scheduled with the President of the Republic and the Speaker of the National Assembly.

PACE President: ‘Time is running out for Nadiia Savchenko’

03/03/2015 | President

“Time is running out to spare the life of Nadiia Savchenko,” PACE President said appealing to the Russian authorities to show compassion for the Ukrainian pilot turned parliamentarian who is on hunger strike in a Moscow prison.

Anne Brasseur shocked at conditions in Yarl’s Wood detention centre

03/03/2015 | President

I am shocked to see the reports of detention conditions in Yarl’s Wood, and the attitude by the guards at this British immigration detention centre for women,” PACE President Anne Brasseur said today.

Anne Brasseur to visit a detention centre for irregular migrants

02/03/2015 | President

PACE President Anne Brasseur will make a visit to a detention centre for irregular migrants and asylum seekers on 3rd March in Luxembourg. She will be accompanied by the Chairperson and members of the Luxembourg delegation to PACE.

'We must resist the temptation to dilute the absolute ban on torture'

02/03/2015 | President

“The absolute prohibition of torture, enshrined in Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, is undoubtedly the cornerstone of the system of protection of human rights in Europe," said Anne Brasseur.

PACE President calls for release of PACE member arrested in Moscow

01/03/2015 | President

PACE President Anne Brasseur reminds Russian authorities that arrested PACE member Oleksii Honcharenko benefits from parliamentary immunity, and calls for his immediate release.

PACE President reacts to shooting of Boris Nemtsov in Moscow

28/02/2015 | President

"I am deeply shocked by the shooting in Moscow of Boris Nemtsov, a long-time interlocutor of the Council of Europe and a strong and clear voice in Russia’s opposition,” PACE President Anne Brasseur has said.

PACE President praises the excellent co-operation between Croatia and the Council of Europe

20/02/2015 | President

At the end of a visit to Croatia, Anne Brasseur has praised the excellent co-operation between Croatia and the Council of Europe. As a member of the Council of Europe, Croatia has fully benefited from the high standards that the Organisation offers.

PACE President condemns flagrant violation of cease-fire agreement

18/02/2015 | President

I regret that despite the agreement reached in Minsk last week and yesterday’s UN Security Council resolution, the violence in eastern Ukraine has not stopped, says Anne Brasseur.