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PACE President congratulates new Ukrainian Speaker on his election

28/11/2014 | President

In a letter to the new Speaker of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada, Volodymyr Hroisman, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly, Anne Brasseur, congratulated him on his election.

Anne Brasseur: ‘Globalisation must be humanised and democratised’

25/11/2014 | President

“We welcome your commitment to upholding the values underpinning the European Convention on Human Rights, values that unite Europeans,” said Anne Brasseur, welcoming Pope Francis today.

We must unite in order to combat what Pope Francis rightly calls ‘the globalisation of indifference’

21/11/2014 | President

Pope Francis will pay an official visit to the Council of Europe on Tuesday, 25 November. His Holiness will address the Organisation in a solemn session gathering all its institutions at 12.40 pm.

Euromaidan anniversary: PACE President calls for urgent implementation of reform agenda

21/11/2014 | President

On the first anniversary of the Euromaidan protests, Anne Brasseur congratulated the Ukrainian people on the progress made towards strengthening the democratic process and rule of law in the country.

PACE President ‘calibrates’ human rights priorities with new EU leaders

20/11/2014 | President

PACE President Anne Brasseur has sought to “calibrate” human rights and democracy priorities between the 28-nation EU and the 47-nation Council of Europe during a series of meetings in Brussels with new EU leaders.

PACE President urges Belgian Parliament to look into implementation of the ECHR in domestic law

19/11/2014 | President

PACE President Anne Brasseur has urged the Belgian Parliament to task a committee with looking into the implementation of judgments of the Strasbourg Court at national level.

PACE President meets in Moscow with the Speaker of the Russian State Duma

13/11/2014 | President

"It is only through dialogue that solutions can be found and parliamentarians in particular have a responsibility to find solutions to problems together," Anne Brasseur said after meeting with Sergey Naryshkin.

Presidential Committee to meet Duma Speaker in Moscow

07/11/2014 | President

The PACE Presidential Committee is to meet the Speaker of the Russian State Duma Sergey Naryshkin and members of the Russian delegation to the Assembly in Moscow on Thursday 13 November.

President marks a quarter century since fall of the Berlin Wall: ‘let us tear down the walls that separate us’

07/11/2014 | President

“The Berlin Wall was brought down not by the force of bulldozers and armies; it was torn down by the power of ideas,” said Anne Brasseur speaking on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Anne Brasseur: improved protection for journalists

03/11/2014 | President

“Too many journalists have paid with their lives, sacrificed their safety or freedom to guarantee us access to information,” said Anne Brasseur, in a seminar on the protection of journalists.

President deplores holding of so-called 'elections' in Donetsk and Luhansk

31/10/2014 | President

I deplore the decision of the self-appointed authorities of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics to hold ‘parliamentary and presidential elections’ on 2 November, said Anne Brasseur.

Parliaments must do more to ensure Strasbourg Court judgments are implemented

31/10/2014 | President

Non-implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights and the judgments of the Strasbourg Court “threatens the very survival of the Convention system”, warned Anne Brasseur today, opening a seminar in Madrid.