Agenda
16
Sep
2026
Lecture: From Zurich to Strasbourg: European unity in a time of war and rupture and Q&A (80th anniversary of Winston Churchill's speech in September 2026)
Zurich
18:05 - 19:15
Secretary General
16
Sep
2026
Welcome by Prof. Dr. Andreas Kellerhals, Director of the Europa-Institut
Zurich
15:30
Secretary General
20-26
Sep
2026
Secretary General Berset opens Council of Europe UN Observer Office during General Assembly High-Level Week in New York
New York and Washington D.C., United States
Secretary General
16
Sep
2026
Meeting with Ms Iliana Iotova, President of Bulgaria
Strasbourg
9:05 - 9:30
Secretary General
16
Sep
2026
Official welcome of Ms Iliana Iotova, President of Bulgaria
Strasbourg
9:00 - 9:05
Secretary General
16
Sep
2026
Alain Berset in Zurich: 80 years after Churchill’s speech, what is the future of European unity?
Zurich, Switzerland
Secretary General
11
Sep
2026
Official lunch hosted by Ms Baiba Braže, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia
Riga, Latvia
13:20 - 14:30
Secretary General
11
Sep
2026
Arrival at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and Signing the Guest Book and a handshake
Riga, Latvia
13:15
Secretary General
11
Sep
2026
Flower Laying Ceremony with Ms Baiba Braže, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia at the Freedom Monument
Riga, Latvia
13:00 - 13:05
Secretary General
10
Sep
2026
Plenary session for the panel “Ukraine’s Future as a Pillar of European Security”
Riga, Latvia
18:00 - 19:00
Secretary General
10
Sep
2026
Interview with Latvian National Television LTV1
Riga, Latvia
17:15 - 17:25
Secretary General
10
Sep
2026
Guest lecture of Mr Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe and Q&A with the students of the University of Latvia
Riga, Latvia
14:30 - 15:20
Secretary General
Alain Berset
Alain Berset is the 15th Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
The Secretary General has the overall responsibility for the strategic management of the Organisation. Mr Berset was elected in June 2024.
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