11/10/2013 | President
Parliamentary Assembly President Jean-Claude Mignon is to make official visits to Montenegro (12-13 October 2013) and Iceland (14-15 October).
11/10/2013 | President
Jean-Claude Mignon has expressed his great sadness following the death of Peter Schieder, who was President of the Assembly from 2002 to 2005. “A citizen who believed passionately in the European project is no longer with us…”
11/10/2013 | President
At the end of an official visit to Italy, Jean-Claude Mignon praised efforts to save the lives of migrants and refugees in distress at sea, and in particular the exceptional and tireless work of the coastguards.
10/10/2013 | President
"The number of executions remains high in the United States and has even increased in Japan in 2012 whilst, at global level, more and more states are in the process of abolishing the death penalty”, PACE President said.
09/10/2013 | President
PACE President will make an official visit during which he will meet the Speaker of the Senate and the Vice-President of the Council of Ministers, among others, as well as having an audience with the Pope.
05/10/2013 | President
Jean-Claude Mignon has the firm intention to go himself to Lampedusa on the occasion of his official visit to Italy from 10 to 11 October. He said he was deeply shocked and appealed to member States for swift and specific action.
03/10/2013 | President
“I am deeply shocked by this awful tragedy, which has taken place at the gates of Europe – and it is not the first,” said PACE President speaking today following the sinking of a boat on the shores of Lampedusa.
01/10/2013 | President
“I welcome the announcement by Prime Minister Erdogan of an ambitious democratic reform programme which seems able to satisfy the expectations of the population as well as PACE observations", Jean-Claude Mignon said.
30/09/2013 | President
“As members of the Assembly, we cannot remain silent in the face of the terrible war in Syria which has reached extremely disturbing proportions: over 100 000 dead and more than two million refugees", PACE President said.
30/09/2013 | President
Shortly before the official announcement of the winner of the first Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, President Jean-Claude Mignon received representatives of the three shortlisted candidates.
30/09/2013 | President
At a meeting with the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament David Usupashvili, the PACE President expressed his appreciation for the fact that the Georgian authorities warmly welcomed the active monitoring of the country by PACE.
19/09/2013 | President
Speaking at the end of an official visit, Jean-Claude Mignon hailed the clear willingness of the Republic of Moldova to advance on the path towards European integration. The Association Agreement with the EU is a “win-win”, he said.