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The fight for Ukraine is a fight for justice: Secretary General releases report on Council of Europe’s response to Russia’s war on Ukraine
Ahead of 24 February 2025, that marks the third anniversary of the start of Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has released a report highlighting the organisation’s action since the first day of the war to help its member state...
Secretary General on official visit to Geneva from 24 to 26 February
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset will pay an official visit to Geneva, Switzerland, from 24 to 26 February as part of the process of stepping up co-operation between the Council of Europe and the international institutions based there. The programme will begin on 24 February with...
Secretary General on official visit to Republic of Moldova pledges continued support to the country’s reforms, European aspirations
The Council of Europe Secretary General, Alain Berset, has started today his first official two-day visit to the Republic of Moldova. The goal is to reiterate the Council of Europe’s commitment to strengthening co-operation with the country, including in the framework of the Action Plan for...
Canada and Japan sign Council of Europe’s first ever global treaty on AI
Canada and Japan have signed the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of law, joining the eleven signatories that have already signed this international treaty. The signing ceremony took place prior to the Council of Europe’s...
Secretary General expresses his concerns about Georgian Government’s reversal on the ‘foreign influence’ law
On 3 February, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, spoke by telephone with the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, to discuss the status of the joint working group aimed at amending the so-called ‘foreign influence’ law. The decision to set up the group had...
Special Envoy of Council of Europe Secretary General on the situation of children of Ukraine appointed
Secretary General Alain Berset has appointed Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjord Gylfadóttir (Iceland) as his Special Envoy on the situation of children of Ukraine. She will raise awareness of the challenges faced by the children of Ukraine and of the Council of Europe’s standards and initiatives to...
Secretary General welcomes major step towards creating a Special Tribunal for Ukraine
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has welcomed a major step forward in Brussels today towards creating a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, within the framework of the Council of Europe. The 13th meeting of the international Core Group* of senior legal...
Council of Europe Pays Tribute to Former German President Horst Köhler
The Council of Europe pays tribute to former German President Horst Köhler, a distinguished statesman and committed European. Throughout his career, he demonstrated remarkable leadership and integrity, serving as head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and governor of the European Bank for...
Joint statement by Secretary General Alain Berset and Chief Rabbi Israel Meir Lau on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
Eighty years have passed since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, but the deep wound it left in our collective consciousness is still raw. This sombre anniversary is for all the victims. More than 1.1 million people were murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau, including nearly one million Jews. In the...
Council of Europe deeply concerned that yet another election that was neither free nor fair took place in Belarus on 26 January
Statement by Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset
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