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.
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.
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.
14/03/2014 | President
PACE President Anne Brasseur will give a keynote speech, along with EP President Martin Schulz, at an international conference in Vienna on 17 March entitled “1914 – The Collapse of a Peace Order”.
12/03/2014 | President
Anne Brasseur met with UN Secretary General to discuss the crisis developing between Russia and Ukraine over Crimea. “We spoke about the important roles of the UN and the Council of Europe in keeping avenues of dialogue".
10/03/2014 | President
Participating in a side event at the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the UN in New York, Anne Brasseur called to stand up and give a voice to victims of trafficking in human beings.
07/03/2014 | President
“Although great strides have been made in Europe with gender equality, our challenge today is to achieve de facto equality”, PACE President Anne Brasseur declared on the eve of International Women's Day.
06/03/2014 | President
Anne Brasseur will meet UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in New York on 11 March. Their talks will focus primarily on the situation in Ukraine as well as on issues such as extremism and intolerance.
05/03/2014 | President
Anne Brasseur has called for a peaceful solution of the crisis situation between Russia and Ukraine after speaking to the Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament and Acting President and the Speaker of the Russian State Duma.
21/02/2014 | President
“The agreement reached in Ukraine must – first and and foremost – guarantee an end to the violence. All the parties should, from now on, act responsibly by respecting the terms of this compromise, in the interest of all Ukrainians".
20/02/2014 | President
“The immediate priority at this moment in Ukraine is to stop the violence, stop the death toll and stop all forms of retaliation and retribution in order to prevent Ukraine from heading into an abyss,” said Anne Brasseur.
30/01/2014 | President
“As we pay tribute to all the victims of the Holocaust, this ceremony reminds us that we must continue our fight against anti-Semitism, as well as other forms of hatred and intolerance", Anne Brasseur said.