04/06/2010 European Conference of Presidents of Parliament
Speakers and Presidents of Parliament from the 47 Council of Europe member states gathered on 11 and 12 June 2010 at Limassol in Cyprus, on the occasion of a conference organised by the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). They looked at good practice concerning the rights and responsibilities of the opposition in a parliament, as well as the role of national parliaments in implementing the principle of non-discrimination.
The Presidents of international parliamentary assemblies, as well as parliaments enjoying observer status with PACE (Canada, Israel, Mexico), were also invited.
The conference was opened by the President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus Marios Garoyian, PACE President Mevlüt Çavusoglu, and the President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias. The President of the Bulgarian National Assembly Tsetska Tsacheva, the President of the Swiss National Council Pascale Bruderer Wyss and the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg made presentations on the themes of the conference.
The Secretaries-General of the participating parliaments and assemblies were also due to meet on the margin of the conference.
The first European Speakers’ Conference was held in 1975. It takes place every two years, hosted alternately in Strasbourg or in the capital of a Council of Europe member state.
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