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More on PACE President Petra Bayr's meeting, yesterday in New York, with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres...

UN and PACE share the same objectives and concerns: consolidating the rules-based international order, ensuring the protection of human rights in every corner of the world, protecting the environment, and addressing the impact of AI on democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. ⬇️

Les jeunes sont les moteurs de l'égalité !💕

À l'occasion de la #journeedelafemme, s'exprimant lors d'un concours d'éloquence pour les jeunes organisé par le Conseil national de #Monaco, la Secrétaire Générale de l'APCE salue leur dynamisme, élan et idées 🔽

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The Assembly remains fully committed to achieving gender equality in Europe and beyond, against growing disinformation and attacks on women’s human rights PACE President Petra Bayr and the Chairperson of the PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo (Monaco, ALDE), made the following joint statement on the eve of Internati...

Happy international women's day! ♀️💕

PACE, which achieved equal representation between women and men this year, is going to press on for gender equality everywhere in Europe and beyond.

Read the statement by the President and Equality Committee head... 🔽

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The Bureau of @pace.coe.int meeting yesterday expressed strong support to any member states of the @coe.int that might be threatened in the course of the current military escalation in the Middle East. 🇪🇺🤝 #CouncilofEurope

PACE rapporteur urges Israel to lift the ban on NGO access to the Palestinian territories Joseph O’Reilly (Ireland, EPP/CD), PACE General Rapporteur on the situation of women and children in the Palestinian territories, made the following statement today: “The decision by the Israeli gover...

PACE's rapporteur on the situation of women and children in the Palestinian territories is urging #Israel to lift its ban on NGO access to the territories.

Read his full statement:
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Following the attacks in Iran and the shelling of civilian infrastructure, I call on Israel and the US to spare and protect the lives of civilians, who are already suffering under the Iranian regime.

Hostilities in the Middle East: PACE rapporteur urges respect for international law Dora Bakoyannis (Greece, EPP/CD), PACE rapporteur on the situation in the Middle East, made the following statement today: “I am following with profound concern the outbreak of open hostilities betwee...

Following the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East, PACE rapporteur Dora Bakoyannis has urged "maximum restraint" from all parties, and full respect for international law, including the protection of civilians.

Read her full statement:
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Yesterday, I joined the March of Light in Vienna to show unwavering solidarity and support for Ukraine and its people. We shall never forget the sacrifices they have made – for a free Ukraine and Europe, protecting all of us. 🇪🇺🤝🇺🇦 #CouncilofEurope #PACE #Ukraine

I stand firmly for justice, human rights, and accountability. We must not let aggression go unpunished or allow fatigue to lessen our resolve. Europe’s future demands unity, truth, and unwavering support for Ukraine. 🇪🇺🤝🇺🇦 #CouncilofEurope #PACE #Ukraine

As we mark four years since the start of Russia’s full-scale war of aggression on Ukraine, Ukrainians face relentless hardship while Europe is called to defend its fundamental principles. As PACE President, I honor those who gave their lives for a free Ukraine and Europe.

I welcome the release of Mikola Statkevich and Natallia Levaya for medical recasons. However, none of the political prisoners in #Belarus should have been in prison in the first place. They should be all released immediately.

Today in Vienna’s Hofburg, in my address to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and during bilateral meetings with the OSCE PA President Pons and Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, I stressed that defending democracy required multi-layered international co-operation ⬇️

How do Europeans in five major countries see the ECHR? | YouGov Poles are consistently the most positive towards the ECHR, French tend to be most negative

People in France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Poland see the ECHR’s positive impact on security co-operation and their day-to-day lives as far outweighing its impact on their country’s ability to deport illegal migrants👇

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“The @coe.int and OSCE share a fundamental principle: human rights and democracy are not separate from security - they are its foundation"

— @pace-president.bsky.social Petra Bayr addressing the OSCE PA winter session today in Vienna.

Watch her address (from 9:45):
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It was a pleasure to engage in a meaningful discussion with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. I would also like to commend the Co-ordination Council delegation at PACE for their proactive and significant contributions. Their work continues to have a valuable impact. 🇪🇺🤝 #CouncilofEurope #PACE #Belarus

Alexei Navalny, speaking in December 2020, talks to PACE's Jacques Maire about his poisoning YouTube video by PACE TV

“If they kill me, it changes nothing - because others are ready to stand in my place.”

With news of how Alexei #Navalny was poisoned in 2024, watch again his 2020 interview with a PACE rapporteur on his first poisoning - and #Putin’s inevitable failure.

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Honored to begin my journey as President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. I am committed to defending human rights, freedom of expression, and true equality for all.

PACE President Petra Bayr is now on BlueSky!

Follow her here 🔽
@pace-president.bsky.social

Learn more about the new President 🔽
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And about the work of the Assembly 🔽
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‘Russia’s exclusion from international football remains necessary until peace is restored’ Mogens Jensen (Denmark, SOC), Chairperson of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media, and Kim Valentin (Denmark, ALDE), Chairperson of the Parliamentary Alliance for Good Governance and...

As long as Russia’s war of aggression against #Ukraine continues, its exclusion from international football remains "necessary and justified". — PACE's Mogens Jensen and Kim Valentin

▶️Full statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/1019...

Olympic Games must be a force for peace and human dignity PACE President Petra Bayr and Mogens Jensen, Chairperson of the PACE Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media today made the following joint statement: On the eve of the opening of the Winte...

On the eve of the opening of the #OlympicGames in #Cortina, PACE President Petra Bayr and Mogens Jensen remind: sport can unite — but neutrality must never mean silence.

▶️Read their statement: pace.coe.int/en/news/1019...

Action to prevent and combat female genital mutilation must be accelerated in member states On the eve of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Luz Martinez Seijo (Spain, SOC), PACE General Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Co-ordinator of the Pa...

On the eve of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for #FGM, PACE's Luz Martinez Seijo calls for accelerated action to end female genital mutilation in line with the #IstanbulConvention.

🔗More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1019...

PACE President presents the fifth 2026 Human Rights in Motion Award to Abraham Joffe’s Trade Secret The former President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Theodoros Rousopoulos, presented the fifth 2026 ‘Human Rights in Motion’ Award at the FIPADOC documentary award ceremony in...

🎬 Congratulations to Abraham Joffe on receiving the 2026 #HumanRightsInMotion Award for Trade Secret.

The award was presented by the former PACE President, Theodoros Rousopoulos, at FIPADOC.

🔗 More: pace.coe.int/en/news/1019...

Highlights of the winter 2026 PACE plenary session YouTube video by PACE TV

Highlights from the PACE winter session:
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#PACEwinter2026

The @coe.int Parliamentary Assembly is urging a ban on "conversion practices" which aim to suppress a person's sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Read more on today's resolution 🔽
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Or watch the debate 🔽
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Today, as PACE debated threats against #Greenland, rapporteur Bertrand Bouyx put it very simply...

#PACEwinter2026

PACE platform for dialogue with Russian democratic forces holds its first meeting in Strasbourg The first meeting of a new platform for dialogue between the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and Russian democratic forces took place in Strasbourg today, on the margins of the ...

“Russia is not only its regime," said PACE President Petra Bayr, starting a dialogue with Russian democratic forces today.

"One day, a different Russia can return to Europe. We're ready to support it when the window of opportunity opens. And it will open.”

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🇬🇱 Greenland’s future belongs to the people of #Greenland and #Denmark, says PACE.

The Assembly adopted a resolution warning that threats to the sovereignty of Denmark and Greenland challenge the international order.

🔗 Read more: pace.coe.int/en/news/1018...

#PACEwinter2026

🔴 Happening now at the @coe.int:

Headline debate
“Threats against the international order: the case of #Greenland 🇬🇱”

🎥 Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=u-UQ...
📄 Report: pace.coe.int/en/files/358...

#PACEwinter2026

Stand by for tomorrow morning's headline debate at the @coe.int in Strasbourg on "Threats against the international order: the case of #Greenland"

▶️ Read the report by Bertrand Bouyx:
pace.coe.int/en/files/358...

▶️ Watch live or on replay from 10.10 am CET:
youtube.com/watch?v=u-UQ...