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President to address the Second Eurasian Women’s Forum in Saint Petersburg

17/09/2018 | President

Liliane Maury Pasquier, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), will address the opening of the Second Eurasian Women’s Forum in Saint Petersburg on 20-21 September.

Democracy Day: new challenges in an increasingly digital world

14/09/2018 | President

"Democracy and political life are facing new challenges in an increasingly digital world", said Liliane Maury Pasquier, PACE President, on the occasion of the International Day of Democracy.

President celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Alma Ata declaration

12/09/2018 | President

“Health for all – that was the slogan that came out of the Alma Ata Declaration,” PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier said today, paying tribute to this major milestone which set a new agenda for human rights in global health.

Turkey: ‘the place of parliamentarians is not in prison’

12/09/2018 | President

“The sentencing of the former co-President of the pro-Kurdish HDP party Selahattin Demirtaş and former HDP parliamentarian Sırrı Süreyya Önder to several years’ imprisonment is of particular concern to me,“said Liliane Maury Pasquier.

PACE President makes official visit to the Czech Republic

24/08/2018 | President

Liliane Maury Pasquier will make an official visit to the Czech Republic on 27-28 August, during which she is due to meet the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, the President of the Senate and the Prime Minister.

President relieved at the release of Mr Mammadov, calls to free all other persons detained because of their...

14/08/2018 | President

Liliane Maury Pasquier expressed her relief at the release of Ilgar Mammadov, leader of the opposition civic movement ReAl in Azerbaijan, who had served more than five years in prison.

PACE President welcomes the end of the Turkish derogation in time of emergency under Article 15 of the ECHR

10/08/2018 | President

"The formal notification by the Turkish authorities to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on 8 August, is to be welcomed," PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier said today.

Call for greater determination in tackling human trafficking

30/07/2018 | President

“It is high time for Europe to fight human trafficking and smuggling with more determination and much more effectively,” said PACE President. Vernon Coaker is preparing a report on concerted action on human trafficking.

President urges political leaders to show zero tolerance for hate speech

20/07/2018 | President

Liliane Maury Pasquier, in a statement to mark the European Day for the Victims of Hate Crime (22 July), has urged political leaders to show 'zero tolerance' for hate speech and the stigmatising of individuals or groups.

First ever World Parliament Day: statement by PACE President

29/06/2018 | President

Parliaments are precious places of exchange in these challenging times, says PACE President Liliane Maury Pasquier in a statement to mark the first ever World Parliament Day tomorrow.

Liliane Maury Pasquier elected PACE President

25/06/2018 | President

Liliane Maury Pasquier (Switzerland, SOC) has been elected President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Succeeding Michele Nicoletti, she becomes PACE’s 32nd President.

President condemns attack against a Roma community in Ukraine

24/06/2018 | President

Reacting to an attack against a Roma community near Lviv, Ukraine, leaving one young man dead and several wounded, the President expressed his shock and dismay strongly condemning what appeared to be “a racist attack.”