10/03/2014 | President
Participating in a side event at the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the UN in New York, Anne Brasseur called to stand up and give a voice to victims of trafficking in human beings.
07/03/2014 | President
“Although great strides have been made in Europe with gender equality, our challenge today is to achieve de facto equality”, PACE President Anne Brasseur declared on the eve of International Women's Day.
06/03/2014 | President
Anne Brasseur will meet UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in New York on 11 March. Their talks will focus primarily on the situation in Ukraine as well as on issues such as extremism and intolerance.
05/03/2014 | President
Anne Brasseur has called for a peaceful solution of the crisis situation between Russia and Ukraine after speaking to the Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament and Acting President and the Speaker of the Russian State Duma.
21/02/2014 | President
“The agreement reached in Ukraine must – first and and foremost – guarantee an end to the violence. All the parties should, from now on, act responsibly by respecting the terms of this compromise, in the interest of all Ukrainians".
20/02/2014 | President
“The immediate priority at this moment in Ukraine is to stop the violence, stop the death toll and stop all forms of retaliation and retribution in order to prevent Ukraine from heading into an abyss,” said Anne Brasseur.
30/01/2014 | President
“As we pay tribute to all the victims of the Holocaust, this ceremony reminds us that we must continue our fight against anti-Semitism, as well as other forms of hatred and intolerance", Anne Brasseur said.
01/01/2014 | President
On this first day of the New Year, I would like to wish happiness, prosperity, health and peace to the 820 million Europeans living in the 47 member states of the Council of Europe.
30/12/2013 | President
Following the second suicide bombing on a trollybus in the Russian city of Volgograd, the PACE President made the following statement:
29/12/2013 | President
PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon strongly condemned the terrorist attack in the railway station in Volgograd today, which left some 15 people dead and many wounded.
13/12/2013 | President
Following his visit to Ireland, one of the founding countries of the Council of Europe, Jean-Claude Mignon thanked the authorities for their firm commitment to the pan-European project promoted by the Organisation.
09/12/2013 | President
"On the occasion of Human Rights Day, I would like to pay tribute to those courageous individuals - sometimes at risk to their lives - who strive to uphold human rights in Europe and beyond," said Jean-Claude Mignon.