11/06/2025 | President
Theodoros Rousopoulos, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), will make a working visit to Bulgaria on 13-14 June 2025. During his visit, President Rousopoulos will meet with the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the National Assembly and representatives of the...
26/05/2025 | President
“The Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine is a turning point in our post-war history. It is not just a geopolitical crisis – it is a moral one,” PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos said today at the opening of the PACE Political Affairs Committee meeting in Chania, Greece...
25/05/2025 | President
“I welcome the prisoner exchange taking place this Sunday, the third and final phase of a ‘1,000 for 1,000’ exchange negotiated last week in Istanbul by Russia and Ukraine. I hope that this important step will help build trust and genuine cooperation between all parties to the conflict. It must...
05/05/2025 | President
In a wide-ranging reflection on the nature of modern democracy, PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos has urged today’s democratic politicians to set aside illusion, to drop grand visions and to focus on “truth, humility and responsibility” if they are to win back the trust of citizens...
24/04/2025 | President
PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos has ended an official visit to Armenia by welcoming continued progress on institutional reforms in the country aimed at strengthening judicial independence, protecting human rights and fighting corruption. During high-level talks with Armenian leaders on 23...
04/04/2025 | President
PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos has hailed the work of the Council of Europe Development Bank – noting its “countless achievements” in building a stronger, more inclusive and more human-centred Europe. Addressing the annual Joint Meeting of the Bank in Budva, Montenegro, the President...
29/03/2025 | President
Reacting to the disappearance of Anzhalika Melnikava, Speaker of the Co-ordination Council of the Belarusian democratic forces, the PACE President made today the following statement: “I am deeply alarmed by the disappearance of Anzhalika Melnikava, Speaker of the Co-ordination Council of the...
18/03/2025 | President
“It is with sadness that we learned of the death of Walter Schwimmer, a distinguished member of the Assembly for more than eight years who went on to be elected as a Secretary General of the Council of Europe,” said PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos. “I extend my sincere condolences to his...
14/03/2025 | President
PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos has welcomed the finalisation of the peace agreement being negotiated between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “I welcome the respective announcements made yesterday by the authorities of Armenia and Azerbaijan on the finalisation of their negotiations on the draft...
06/03/2025 | President
PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos will meet António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, on 10 March in New York, on the occasion of the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. He will also speak at the opening of a side event organised by PACE's Committee on...
27/02/2025 | President
PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos has urged that any peace plan to end the brutal conflict in Ukraine must “be based on justice and respect for international law”. Delivering the Lord Speaker’s Lecture last night to a select audience at the House of Lords in London, during a working visit to...
24/02/2025 | President
“Peace must not only be lasting; it must be just. Justice for Ukraine has been at the heart of the Council of Europe’s mission over these past three years. And today, with the controversies that surround possible peace talks, more than ever, we must stand firm in upholding it,” the PACE President...