05/05/2014 | President
The PACE President Anne Brasseur will make an official visit to Greece from 7-8 May. She is due to meet the President of the Republic and other leading members of the government, as well as the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament.
25/04/2014 | President
Anne Brasseur called on all sides to urgently de-escalate the situation and return to what was agreed in Geneva, particularly as regards the disarmament of illegal armed groups.
23/04/2014 | President
“The Assembly has on numerous occasions expressed its total and unconditional condemnation of the death penalty,” said Anne Brasseur in reaction to the execution in Belarus of Pavel Sialiun, aged 23.
18/04/2014 | President
“The agreement reached yesterday in Geneva between the United States, Russia, the EU and Ukraine is a positive step after the recent deterioration of the situation," said Anne Brasseur.
10/04/2014 | President
PACE President held talks with the Ukrainian Minister of Justice, thanking him for having taken the time to follow the urgent debate on the situation in Ukraine given that he holds a key office for carrying out reform in the country.
07/04/2014 | President
“Our Organisation and Europe as a whole are facing a serious crisis, which represents a huge challenge to the values and principles that we defend, and also to peace and international co-operation”, PACE President said.
28/03/2014 | President
“Just prior to key local elections, the total blocking of access to YouTube is a further worrying development regarding freedom of expression and is contrary to the case-law of the ECHR,” said Anne Brasseur.
26/03/2014 | President
“Our two assemblies of elected representatives have succeeded in forging solid bonds of friendship over the years and establishing an exemplary form of co-operation,” said Anne Brasseur to the members of the Congress.
25/03/2014 | President
Anne Brasseur, speaking at the end of a visit to Kyiv, Donetsk and Lviv by a delegation of leading members from the Assembly, has offered the Council of Europe’s help in assisting Ukraine to overcome the great challenges it faces.
21/03/2014 | President
A delegation of the leading members of the PACE, headed by its President Anne Brasseur, is to visit Kyiv, Donetsk and Lviv during a three-day visit to Ukraine from 22-24 March.
18/03/2014 | President
"I condemn, in the strongest possible terms, Russia’s decision to recognise the independence of Crimea, and annex it into the Russian Federation, which is in violation of the Statute of the Council of Europe", PACE President said.
17/03/2014 | President
Referring to the crisis in Ukraine at a conference in Vienna, Anne Brasseur said that Council of Europe member states must be reminded of the need to respect the Organisation’s rules.