22/03/2017 | President
“I strongly deplore today’s serious terrorist incident at Westminster, the home of British democracy, which comes exactly a year after the Brussels attacks,” said PACE President Pedro Agramunt.
17/03/2017 | President
Pedro Agramunt congratulated Montenegro on the progress made in the implementation of the country’s obligations and commitments to the Council of Europe during the ten years of membership in the Organisation.
11/03/2017 | President
“Today we have the opportunity to pay our respects to victims of terrorism wherever they are from, whatever their nationality, whatever their creed", said Pedro Agramunt on the Day of Remembrance of victims of terrorism.
13/01/2017 | President
Ending his visit, Mr Agramunt spoke in favour of the continuation of contact between parliamentarians of all Council of Europe member States. "The voice of MPs from all Europe's 47 countries must be heard in the Assembly", he said.
10/01/2017 | President
Pedro Agramunt will make a working visit to Moscow on 12-13 January, during which he will hold bilateral meetings, in particular with the Speaker of the Russian State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin.
09/01/2017 | President
Pedro Agramunt has condemned the terrorist attack on young Israeli cadets at the weekend and expressed his condolences to the Speaker of the Knesset, which holds observer status with the Assembly.
01/01/2017 | President
“Our societies are resilient enough to withstand these attacks: together we are stronger than terrorism”, said PACE President Pedro Agramunt, condemning the New Year's Day terrorist attack in Istanbul.
31/12/2016 | President
“While writing the last pages of 2016, we look back and see over the last year a long list of challenges to democracy, pluralism, human rights and the rule of law on our continent,”, PACE President Pedro Agramunt said.
20/12/2016 | President
In a letter adressed to the Speaker of the Bundestag, PACE President condemned the terrorist attack at the Christmas market in Berlin and expressed the Parliamentary Assembly’s full solidarity with Germany.
19/12/2016 | President
Today’s heinous attack on Russian Ambassador in Turkey "is particularly serious because it targets diplomacy – the fundamental element of international co-operation, peace and stability”, PACE President said today.
17/12/2016 | President
“I was shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the tragic car bomb attack close to the university campus of Kayseri, in central Turkey. “I firmly condemn this new brutal act of violence”, Pedro Agramunt said.
11/12/2016 | President
Two blasts reportedly killed at least 38 people and wounded many more just hours near the Besiktas football stadium in Istanbul. "Our thoughts are with the victims, families and the Turkish people," the President stressed.