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Official visit to Greece by Anne Brasseur

05/05/2014 | President

The PACE President Anne Brasseur will make an official visit to Greece from 7-8 May. She is due to meet the President of the Republic and other leading members of the government, as well as the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament.

Ukraine: all sides should urgently de-escalate the situation and return to the agreement reached in Geneva

25/04/2014 | President

Anne Brasseur called on all sides to urgently de-escalate the situation and return to what was agreed in Geneva, particularly as regards the disarmament of illegal armed groups.

PACE President reacts to recent execution in Belarus: ”No state has a right to kill”

23/04/2014 | President

“The Assembly has on numerous occasions expressed its total and unconditional condemnation of the death penalty,” said Anne Brasseur in reaction to the execution in Belarus of Pavel Sialiun, aged 23.

President welcomes the agreement for a resolution of the crisis in Ukraine

18/04/2014 | President

“The agreement reached yesterday in Geneva between the United States, Russia, the EU and Ukraine is a positive step after the recent deterioration of the situation," said Anne Brasseur.

PACE President welcomes Ukrainian Minister of Justice

10/04/2014 | President

PACE President held talks with the Ukrainian Minister of Justice, thanking him for having taken the time to follow the urgent debate on the situation in Ukraine given that he holds a key office for carrying out reform in the country.

Anne Brasseur: “Respect for territorial integrity is one of our most fundamental rules”

07/04/2014 | President

“Our Organisation and Europe as a whole are facing a serious crisis, which represents a huge challenge to the values and principles that we defend, and also to peace and international co-operation”, PACE President said.

Turkey: total blocking access to YouTube contrary to the case-law of the ECHR

28/03/2014 | President

“Just prior to key local elections, the total blocking of access to YouTube is a further worrying development regarding freedom of expression and is contrary to the case-law of the ECHR,” said Anne Brasseur.

Exemplary co-operation between PACE and the Congress

26/03/2014 | President

“Our two assemblies of elected representatives have succeeded in forging solid bonds of friendship over the years and establishing an exemplary form of co-operation,” said Anne Brasseur to the members of the Congress.

Help with laying foundations for democratic reforms in Ukraine

25/03/2014 | President

Anne Brasseur, speaking at the end of a visit to Kyiv, Donetsk and Lviv by a delegation of leading members from the Assembly, has offered the Council of Europe’s help in assisting Ukraine to overcome the great challenges it faces.

PACE President and leaders visit Ukraine

21/03/2014 | President

A delegation of the leading members of the PACE, headed by its President Anne Brasseur, is to visit Kyiv, Donetsk and Lviv during a three-day visit to Ukraine from 22-24 March.

Anne Brasseur strongly condemns Russia’s recognition of the independence of Crimea

18/03/2014 | President

"I condemn, in the strongest possible terms, Russia’s decision to recognise the independence of Crimea, and annex it into the Russian Federation, which is in violation of the Statute of the Council of Europe", PACE President said.

Ukraine crisis: ‘There are rules which must be respected’

17/03/2014 | President

Referring to the crisis in Ukraine at a conference in Vienna, Anne Brasseur said that Council of Europe member states must be reminded of the need to respect the Organisation’s rules.