21/06/2018 | President
In his speech before the HELP conference, initially set up for the training of legal professionals, the President made a plea for the creation of academic networks to support key Council of Europe Conventions.
13/06/2018 | President
PACE President Michele Nicoletti has welcomed the agreement reached between the authorities in Athens and Skopje over the “name issue” which has divided the two countries for many years.
23/05/2018 | President
Ending an official visit to Greece, PACE President Michele Nicoletti praised the excellent co-operation existing between the Council of Europe and Greece, especially at the parliamentary level.
18/05/2018 | President
PACE President Michele Nicoletti is to make an official visit to Greece on 21-22 May, when he is due to meet, among others, the President, the Prime Minister and the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament.
18/05/2018 | President
Michele Nicoletti, addressing a gathering of Council of Europe ministers in Denmark, has called on the organisation to “concentrate on our core mission, which is defending human rights, democracy and the rule of law”.
12/04/2018 | President
“As a constitutional instrument of the European public order, the Convention provides a solid legal foundation for European unity,” said Michele Nicoletti, speaking at a conference in Copenhagen.
29/03/2018 | President
“We must spare no efforts to eradicate corruption from our political systems and develop a ‘morality of governance’ that merits the respect of our citizens,” said Michele Nicoletti.
27/03/2018 | President
“We must deploy all our efforts to fulfill our main responsibility, which is to preserve European unity,” said Michele Nicoletti, paying tribute the Congress’ initiatives aimed at bringing people together.
23/03/2018 | President
Michele Nicoletti condemned “in the strongest possible terms” this morning’s terrorist attacks in Trèbes. “I want to send a message of sympathy to families of the victims and to the French people and the French authorities".
11/03/2018 | President
On the occasion of the European Day for Remembrance of the Victims of Terrorism, Michele Nicoletti has paid tribute to the victims and survivors of terrorist attacks, and sent a message of solidarity and support.
26/02/2018 | President
PACE President Michele Nicoletti has condemned the murders of Slovak investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his partner, Martina Kušnírová, whose bodies were found at their home near Bratislava with gunshot wounds.
08/02/2018 | President
“Closer and stronger co-operation between PACE and the OECD is essential to strengthen the democratic resilience of our society,” said Michele Nicoletti, at the end of a bilateral meeting with Angel Gurría.