03/07/2025 | President
“In 1975, the Helsinki Final Act was not just a diplomatic milestone. It was a moral statement: that the security of states depends on the security of people,” said PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos, addressing the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly session today in Porto. That belief lives on, he...
01/07/2025 | President
Theodoros Rousopoulos, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), will make an official visit to Andorra on 4 July. During his visit, he will meet the Head of the Government, the Speaker of the General Council (the Parliament of Andorra), the Minister of Foreign...
23/06/2025 | Session
PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos, opening the Assembly’s summer session in Strasbourg today, announced an address later in the week by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during his first visit to the Council of Europe, and urged “the final steps” towards the establishment of an...
20/06/2025 | President
“We are surrounded by more words, more images, more opinions than ever before, and yet we are not necessarily better informed,” said PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos, speaking today at the opening of the Hackathon, an event organised by the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, whose objective is...
17/06/2025 | President
PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos has ended a two-day working visit to Bulgaria by welcoming the constructive attitude of the Bulgarian authorities as regards ongoing reforms and current political and institutional developments, including within the framework of Bulgaria’s ongoing post...
11/06/2025 | President
Theodoros Rousopoulos, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), will make a working visit to Bulgaria on 13-14 June 2025. During his visit, President Rousopoulos will meet with the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the National Assembly and representatives of the...
26/05/2025 | President
“The Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine is a turning point in our post-war history. It is not just a geopolitical crisis – it is a moral one,” PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos said today at the opening of the PACE Political Affairs Committee meeting in Chania, Greece...
25/05/2025 | President
“I welcome the prisoner exchange taking place this Sunday, the third and final phase of a ‘1,000 for 1,000’ exchange negotiated last week in Istanbul by Russia and Ukraine. I hope that this important step will help build trust and genuine cooperation between all parties to the conflict. It must...
05/05/2025 | President
In a wide-ranging reflection on the nature of modern democracy, PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos has urged today’s democratic politicians to set aside illusion, to drop grand visions and to focus on “truth, humility and responsibility” if they are to win back the trust of citizens...
24/04/2025 | President
PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos has ended an official visit to Armenia by welcoming continued progress on institutional reforms in the country aimed at strengthening judicial independence, protecting human rights and fighting corruption. During high-level talks with Armenian leaders on 23...
04/04/2025 | President
PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos has hailed the work of the Council of Europe Development Bank – noting its “countless achievements” in building a stronger, more inclusive and more human-centred Europe. Addressing the annual Joint Meeting of the Bank in Budva, Montenegro, the President...
29/03/2025 | President
Reacting to the disappearance of Anzhalika Melnikava, Speaker of the Co-ordination Council of the Belarusian democratic forces, the PACE President made today the following statement: “I am deeply alarmed by the disappearance of Anzhalika Melnikava, Speaker of the Co-ordination Council of the...