16/10/2026 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
Transparency, integrity and ethics were at the centre of a meeting of Secretaries General of Parliament from across Europe today at the Italian Chamber of Deputies, taking place during the European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments in Rome. Opening the event, PACE Secretary General Despina...
16/10/2026 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
“We must never forget that behind every political decision there are millions of people who trust in our ability to protect them and to build a horizon of peace,” Lorenzo Fontana, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, said, opening a session on renewing the rules-based international order...
16/10/2026 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
Parliaments must “stand resolute as the guardians of shared values” against a backdrop of war and profound and rapid transformation on the international scene, Speakers of Parliament from across Europe have pledged, adding: “And in so doing, we continue to stand with Ukraine.” A set of...
16/10/2026 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
Women Speakers of Parliament attending a parliamentary summit in Rome have set out their ideas and pledges for advancing equality and creating a fairer society on a “digital wall” shared today on the Assembly’s website. Thirteen women parliamentary leaders from across Europe – either leading...
15/10/2026 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
Threats against democracy, the challenge of AI and what parliaments can do to renew the rules-based international order will be the three headline themes at a summit of Speakers and Presidents of Parliament from the 46 member states of the Council of Europe and beyond which takes place in Rome on...
15/10/2026 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
Women Speakers and Presidents of Parliament met this morning for a working breakfast during the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Rome to share their national experiences as women leaders and to reflect on the theme “From backlash to breakthrough: women acting united for their...
15/10/2026 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
“The Europe we dream of is never finished. It is always work in progress, and every one of us helps to build it,” PACE President Petra Bayr today told Speakers of Parliament from across the continent gathered in Rome. Opening the 2026 European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in the Italian...
15/10/2026 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
Speakers of Parliament from across Europe and beyond taking part in a major parliamentary summit in Rome have been invited to write “a letter to your future self” containing one idea from the conference to take back to their home parliament. Participants in the European Conference of Presidents...
15/10/2026 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
“The line between hybrid threats and open aggression grows thinner every day. These threats do not stop at borders, and they aim at the heart of democracy: the trust of citizens in the institutions that represent them,” PACE President Petra Bayr said today at the opening of a session of the...
15/10/2026 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
“The best use of AI is often not to remove the human being from the process, but to remove unnecessary work from the human being,” said Lauri Hussar, President of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu), addressing the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Rome. He stressed that workers...
21/03/2025 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
Speakers and presidents of parliament from the 46 member states of the Council of Europe and many partner, observer and neighbouring countries, as well as the heads of several interparliamentary assemblies, gathered in Strasbourg on 20 and 21 March 2025 for a major European parliamentary summit...
21/03/2025 | European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
Addressing the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament on violence against politicians, Urška Klakočar Zupančič, President of the National Assembly of Slovenia, called for greater attention to the growing wave of hostility targeting elected officials, particularly women. “Verbal violence...