Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić is in Athens today for a series of bilateral meetings with President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Alternate Foreign Affairs Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, Greek Justice Minister Costas Tsiaras and Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis.

She also delivered the keynote address for the Athens Democracy Forum. In association with the New York Times, the Athens Democracy Forum convenes leaders from government, business, civic society and the non-profit sector to find solutions to the most pressing issues facing democracy, including human rights and the environment.

Speech by the Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić