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All speeches by heads of state and government to PACE since 1949 online

18/06/2018 | News

The full speeches by all heads of state or government who have addressed the Assembly since its creation in 1949 have been placed online. The archive on the Assembly’s website features a total of 263 speeches.

Secretary General’s dialogue with Assembly members

24/04/2018 | News

Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland replied to questions from members of the Parliamentary Assembly in a question and answer session during the Assembly’s Spring part-session.

Council of Europe - Nordic Council: sharing values

02/11/2017 | News

“The Council of Europe and the Nordic Council share similar values and goals”, said Maria Guzenina, Chairperson of the Finnish delegation to the PACE, addressing the Nordic Council Plenary Session in Helsinki on behalf of PACE.

40th anniversary of the European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation

19/10/2017 | News

Bringing together some 70 participants, the European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation (ECPRD) holds its annual Conference in Strasbourg on 19-20 October to mark its 40th anniversary.

Two candidates for election as PACE President

07/10/2017 | News

Stella Kyriakides (Cyprus, EPP/CD) and Emanuelis Zingeris (Lithuania, EPP/CD) have been proposed as candidates for the election as PACE President following the resignation of Pedro Agramunt.

Catalonia: PACE Vice-President deplores violence

02/10/2017 | News

“From reports, it has become clear that considerable and in some cases excessive violence was used during attempts to control or prevent the consultation, whether legal or not, called by the Catalonian authorities," Sir Roger Gale said.

Call for calm in Catalonia

01/10/2017 | News

"It is with deep regret that I have seen the violent incidents in Catalonia today," said Sir Roger Gale, most senior Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Senior Vice-President reacts to terror incident in London

15/09/2017 | News

“Our thoughts are with all those injured or affected by today’s terror incident on the London Underground,” said Sir Roger Gale, the most senior Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly.

PACE deplores ‘senseless violence’ in Barcelona

18/08/2017 | News

Sir Roger Gale, the most senior Vice-President of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), has strongly condemned yesterday’s terror attack in Barcelona, in which 13 people were killed and many dozens hurt.

PACE set to debate a motion for dismissal of its President at October session

30/06/2017 | News

A motion for dismissal of the President of the Parliamentary Assembly, Pedro Agramunt, has just been tabled by 158 component members of the Assembly belonging to 5 political groups and 36 national delegations.

Joint Open Day at the European Parliament and the Council of Europe

14/05/2017 | News

“I am pleased that you have the opportunity to find out more about our two institutions, which are a little like “sisters”, who share the same values”, said Wojciech Sawicki, at the first Open Day organised jointly by the EP and the CoE.

Rapporteurs call for investigation into the death in prison of Azerbaijani blogger

04/05/2017 | News

Rapporteurs have called on the authorities of Azerbaijan to conduct an urgent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of blogger Mehman Galandarov, who was found hanged in his cell in a Baku prison.