16/05/2013 | President
In his address to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe at its 123rd session, PACE President, Jean-Claude Mignon, today called for reinforcement of Council of Europe action in the fields of democracy, human rights and rule of law.
14/05/2013 | President
Turkey is an indispensable partner for promoting the aims and values of the Council of Europe, PACE President, Jean-Claude Mignon, said today, speaking during an official visit to the country (13-15 May). The President, speaking in Ankara following a meeting with President Abdullah Gül and other leading officials in the country, said that Turkey, with its solid democratic system, was an example for the whole region...
11/05/2013 | President
PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon, speaking on the eve of an official visit to Turkey, has strongly condemned the attacks in the town of Rehyanli, close to the Syrian border. “I want to express my sincere condolences to the families of the victims, and my support to all who are working on behalf of those affected. I also express my support for the Turkish authorities [...]. The perpetrators of these explosions tried to spread panic and destabilise the region. They will not succeed."
10/05/2013 | President
PACE President, Jean-Claude Mignon, will make an official visit to Turkey from 13 to 15 May, during which he is due to meet the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for the Family and Social Policy.
07/05/2013 | President
PACE and the European Parliament must speak with one voice in the fields of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon underlined at the end of his two-day visit to the European Parliament in Brussels, on 6 and 7 May.
06/05/2013 | President
PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon has voiced concern about the current situation in the Republic of Moldova, where a political struggle seems to be in danger of jeopardising the Moldovan people’s aspirations on the road to European integration.
02/05/2013 | President
PACE President, Jean-Claude Mignon, will give a speech at the ceremony to be held on 10 May in Girona in tribute to the former President of the Assembly, Lluís Maria de Puig, who died in December 2012. He will be accompanied by the Secretary General of the Assembly, Wojciech Sawicki.
02/05/2013 | President
PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon will meet in Brussels on 6 and 7 May, Miguel Martinez, Vice-President of the European Parliament, Elmar Brok, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs...
24/04/2013 | President
“In the run-up to my forthcoming official visit to Turkey, scheduled for 13-15 May 2013, I welcome the adoption by the Assembly of Resolution 1925 (2013) on Post-Monitoring Dialogue with Turkey, which acknowledges the major progress made by the authorities in honouring their undertakings and obligations to the Council of Europe, while drawing up a list of specific recommendations geared to speeding up this process,”...
19/04/2013 | President
Jean-Claude Mignon, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), and Björn von Sydow (Sweden, SOC), Rapporteur on the situation in Kosovo*, have welcomed the final agreement to normalise relations between Belgrade and Priština, reached today in Brussels following more than six months and ten rounds of intense negotiations between Prime Ministers Dacic and Thaci.
18/04/2013 | President
“On the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, I would like to pay tribute to the courageous men and women who took part in this historic act of resistance and remember the sacrifice of the victims,” PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon said today.
17/04/2013 | President
The Speaker of the Russian State Duma Sergey Naryshkin has accepted an invitation to address the Parliamentary Assembly during its October session. PACE President Jean-Claude Mignon made the announcement following meetings yesterday in Moscow with Mr Naryshkin and Russia’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Alexey Meshkov.