04/09/2013 | President
At the end of his official visit to Zagreb, PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon congratulated Croatia on its recent accession to the European Union. “It is a great success for your country, but also for the Council of Europe..."
30/08/2013 | President
Jean-Claude Mignon will make an official visit to Croatia during which he is due to meet the Prime Minister, the Speaker of Parliament and the First Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign and European Affairs.
14/08/2013 | President
« I am deeply shocked at the disproportionate use of force by the police during the clearing of pro-Morsi gatherings in Cairo,” said today PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon. “Although the number of dead has not yet been definitely established, such a toll, in an operation against demonstrators, is unacceptable.”
29/07/2013 | President
In a letter addressed to the President of the Italian Senate, the PACE President today expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of the coach accident that took place near Avellino, in the region Naples, in which 38 people lost their lives: "Let me convey you on behalf of all members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and on my own behalf, my deepest sympathy following the dramatic bus accident
25/07/2013 | President
In a letter to the Speaker of the Spanish Chamber of Deputies, the PACE President today extended his condolences to the people of Spain, following yesterday’s train accident in Santiago de Compostela in which 80 people died and more than 100 were injured. "It is with profound sadness that I learned of the horrendous train accident which happened yesterday in Spain," he wrote.
25/07/2013 | President
“It was with dismay and concern that I heard of the murder of Tunisian politician and former leader of the ‘Movement of the People’ opposition party, Mohamed Brahmi, who was assassinated in Tunis today,” said PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon.
11/07/2013 | President
“Political debate must resume in the Bulgarian parliament” said PACE president Jean-Claude Mignon following his official visit to Bulgaria on 10 and 11 July. Bulgaria's main political forces must re-establish a serious and constructive dialogue to enable the parliament to begin functioning normally again, with the participation of the main opposition party, which won the most votes in the parliamentary elections in May...
08/07/2013 | President
PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon, visiting Bulgaria from 10 to 11 July, met the highest state representatives, in particular the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the National Assembly, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
20/06/2013 | President
“Algeria, at the crossroads of Africa and Europe, is a mainstay of stability in the Euro-Mediterranean region and a major partner of PACE”, Jean-Claude Mignon, PACE President, emphasised following a three-day visit to the country (17-19 June 2013).
14/06/2013 | President
PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon will make an official visit to Algeria from 17 to 19 June 2013, during which he is due to meet the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Council of the Nation and the Speaker of the People's National Assembly.
12/06/2013 | President
At the end of his visit to “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon called for co-operation between that country and the Council of Europe to be stepped up, in order to complete the honouring of the commitments entered into on accession, and thus to speed progress along the path to European integration.
11/06/2013 | President
In his address to the National Assembly of the “former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon today welcomed the authorities’ willingness to “move forward along the path of European integration”. In support of this process he proposed that a joint effort be started to consider how to focus better on priorities...