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PACE President makes official visit to Serbia

06/03/2015 | President

PACE President Anne Brasseur will make an official visit to Serbia from 9 to 11 March 2015. Meetings are notably scheduled with the President of the Republic and the Speaker of the National Assembly.

PACE President: ‘Time is running out for Nadiia Savchenko’

03/03/2015 | President

“Time is running out to spare the life of Nadiia Savchenko,” PACE President said appealing to the Russian authorities to show compassion for the Ukrainian pilot turned parliamentarian who is on hunger strike in a Moscow prison.

Anne Brasseur shocked at conditions in Yarl’s Wood detention centre

03/03/2015 | President

I am shocked to see the reports of detention conditions in Yarl’s Wood, and the attitude by the guards at this British immigration detention centre for women,” PACE President Anne Brasseur said today.

Anne Brasseur to visit a detention centre for irregular migrants

02/03/2015 | President

PACE President Anne Brasseur will make a visit to a detention centre for irregular migrants and asylum seekers on 3rd March in Luxembourg. She will be accompanied by the Chairperson and members of the Luxembourg delegation to PACE.

'We must resist the temptation to dilute the absolute ban on torture'

02/03/2015 | President

“The absolute prohibition of torture, enshrined in Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, is undoubtedly the cornerstone of the system of protection of human rights in Europe," said Anne Brasseur.

PACE President calls for release of PACE member arrested in Moscow

01/03/2015 | President

PACE President Anne Brasseur reminds Russian authorities that arrested PACE member Oleksii Honcharenko benefits from parliamentary immunity, and calls for his immediate release.

PACE President reacts to shooting of Boris Nemtsov in Moscow

28/02/2015 | President

"I am deeply shocked by the shooting in Moscow of Boris Nemtsov, a long-time interlocutor of the Council of Europe and a strong and clear voice in Russia’s opposition,” PACE President Anne Brasseur has said.

PACE President praises the excellent co-operation between Croatia and the Council of Europe

20/02/2015 | President

At the end of a visit to Croatia, Anne Brasseur has praised the excellent co-operation between Croatia and the Council of Europe. As a member of the Council of Europe, Croatia has fully benefited from the high standards that the Organisation offers.

PACE President condemns flagrant violation of cease-fire agreement

18/02/2015 | President

I regret that despite the agreement reached in Minsk last week and yesterday’s UN Security Council resolution, the violence in eastern Ukraine has not stopped, says Anne Brasseur.

‘We must stand united against intolerance’ says Anne Brasseur at Sarre-Union ceremony

17/02/2015 | President

Attending a ceremony organised in Sarre-Union today, Anne Brasseur reiterated the need to intensify efforts to combat anti-semitism and all forms of discrimination.

Copenhagen terrorist attack targets our values and freedoms

15/02/2015 | President

I am shocked at yet another criminal terrorist attack targeting our basic values and freedoms, said Anne Brasseur,following deadly shootings during the debate on freedom of expression and at a synagogue in Copenhagen.

PACE President makes official visit to Croatia

13/02/2015 | President

PACE President Anne Brasseur will make an official visit to Croatia from 18 to 20 February 2015. She is due to meet, in particular, the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and the Speaker of the Parliament.