21/06/2014 | President
Today, Ales Bialiatski, a prominent Belarusian human rights defender who became the first laureate of the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize in 2013, was released from prison after spending almost three years behind bars.
20/06/2014 | President
Speaking to the General Secretaries of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe, Anne Brasseur called for a society in which harmonious co-existence prevailed and renewed the invitation to Pope Francis to address the Assembly.
19/06/2014 | President
World Refugee Day (20 June), is an occasion to reflect and act. Conflicts continue to rage across the globe, bringing flows of asylums seekers, refugees and displaced persons said Anne Brasseur.
18/06/2014 | President
"I am gravely concerned by what continues to develop in Ukraine and its borders," Anne Brasseur, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) said today.
12/06/2014 | President
At the end of an official visit to Ireland, Anne Brasseur urged Ireland to use its experience to help solve some of Europe’s ongoing conflicts, such as the one that has developed between Russia and Ukraine.
05/06/2014 | President
PACE President Anne Brasseur will make an official visit to Ireland on 11-12 June. She is due to meet notably the President of the Republic, the Speaker of the Dáil and the Speaker of the Seanad.
05/06/2014 | President
In a telephone conversation today, PACE President Anne Brasseur and State Duma Speaker Sergey Naryshkin discussed the issue of participation of the Russian delegation in the work of the Assembly.
25/05/2014 | President
"The fact that this despicable act happened at a Jewish site makes me fear an anti-semitic act. We cannot allow anti-semitism to rise further in Europe," declared Anne Brasseur following the shooting at a Jewish museum in Belgium.
23/05/2014 | President
By chairing the Committee of Ministers, member states should translate their commitment to values into action and champion the cause of human rights and democracy, Anne Brasseur said, addressing the Standing Committee.
23/05/2014 | President
We must keep up our efforts to denounce the actions of the Nigerian group Boko Haram, which denies the basic principle of respect for human dignity. The threat to enslave more than 200 girls is 'unacceptable'.
20/05/2014 | President
Anne Brasseur will hold high-level talks in Baku, on the margins of the meeting of the PACE Standing Committee to be held on 23 May. She is due to meet notably the President of the Republic and the Speaker of the Milli Mejlis.
15/05/2014 | President
Following the accident that took place in Soma, the Assembly President sent a letter of condolences to the President of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey: “It is with profound sadness that I learned of the tragedy".