13/10/2025 | Prizes
“Gaziantep exemplifies what it means to be a European city in the 21st century: an open, creative, resilient and supportive city,” said Miloš Konatar (Montenegro, SOC), Chairperson of the PACE Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize, at the ceremony of the official presentation of the 2025 Europe Prize...
13/10/2025 | President
"I ended up in politics because I can only conceive of a life living in freedom," Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado told PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos in a 2024 video podcast. The President spoke with her at length for his vodcast series, "Round table with the President”, after...
29/09/2025 | Prizes
The thirteenth Václav Havel Human Rights Prize – which honours outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights – has been awarded to Ukrainian journalist and human rights defender Maksym Butkevych. The prize was presented at a special ceremony on the opening day of the autumn plenary...
26/08/2025 | Prizes
The selection panel of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, which rewards outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights in Europe and beyond, has today announced the shortlist for the 2025 award. Meeting in Prague, the panel – made up of independent figures from the world of human...
21/08/2025 | Prizes
The Selection Panel of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize will meet on Tuesday 26 August in Prague to determine a shortlist of three nominees from among the candidatures received. This shortlist – three individuals or organisations judged to have undertaken outstanding action in defence of human...
23/06/2025 | Session
The 2025 Vigdís Prize for Women’s Empowerment has been awarded to the Women of the Sun organisation from Palestine*, which seeks to create pathways and opportunities for Palestinian women to enter fields traditionally dominated by men, including in politics, business and technology. The 60,000...
06/06/2025 | Prizes
Mayors from across Europe, leading officials from the Council of Europe and parliamentarians gathered in Donostia/San Sebastián in Spain today to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Europe Prize during a series of commemorative events. The Prize, created by the Parliamentary Assembly of the...
02/06/2025 | Prizes
The President of the Parliamentary Assembly presented the third 'Human Rights in Motion' Award at the Kraków Film Festival on Sunday, 1 June. The international jury selected The Gardener, the Buddhist and the Spy, a documentary by Håvard Bustnes, as the winner. The Human Rights in Motion Award...
30/05/2025 | Prizes
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) will mark the 70th anniversary of the Europe Prize with a conference and a special ceremony organised with the municipality of Donostia/San Sebastián (Spain) on Friday 6 June 2025. In the morning, members of the PACE Sub-Committee on the Europe...
12/05/2025 | Prizes
The deadline for submitting applications for the 2025 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize has been extended to 30 June 2025. The Prize, created in 2013, is awarded each year by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in partnership with the Václav Havel Library and the Charta 77...
02/05/2025 | Prizes
The selection panel of the Vigdís Prize for Women's Empowerment, which rewards outstanding initiatives to promote the empowerment of women in all their diversity in Europe and beyond, has today announced the shortlist for the second edition of the Award. Meeting in Strasbourg, the panel – made up...
08/04/2025 | Prizes
The 2025 Europe Prize has been awarded by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to the city of Gaziantep in Türkiye. The Prize is awarded each year to the city that has been most active in promoting the European ideal. Gaziantep is a city of 1,200,000 inhabitants located in...