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Secretary General’s Question Time at the Parliamentary Assembly
Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić has responded to parliamentarians’ questions at the PACE Autumn plenary session. During a lively Q & A session, the Secretary General underlined the follow-up to the Fourth Summit of the Heads of State and Government Reykjavik agenda, focusing on the...
Marija Pejčinović Burić meets Secretary General of the Government of Romania, Minister Abrudean
Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić has met with the Secretary General of the Government of Romania, Minister Mircea Abrudean. The meeting focused on the follow-up of the Fourth Summit of Heads of State and Government defining an ambitious path to strengthen democratic security, put an end...
President Leendert Verbeek expresses the solidarity and support of the Congress to authorities and citizens of Israel
In a letter addressed to Haim Bibas, Chairman of the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel, the President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, Leendert Verbeek, expresses his solidarity with the national, regional and local authorities in the face of the...
2023 Václav Havel Prize awarded to imprisoned Turkish human rights defender Osman Kavala
The eleventh Václav Havel Human Rights Prize – which honours outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights – has been awarded to imprisoned Turkish human rights defender, philanthropist and civil society activist Osman Kavala. The 60,000-euro prize was presented at a special...