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Deadline - 12 November 2026!
Don’t miss your opportunity to shape the future of European democracy.
Participate in the #YourVoiceForDemocracy consultation here: panoramic.make.org/en/partne…
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💚 It's #EuropeanDonationDay! Today, we honour all donors and their families whose generosity continues to save and transform lives!
Register as a donor. Save lives. 💚 edqm.eu/en/european-donation…
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Warmest congratulations to Navi Pillay on being awarded the #NobelPeacePrize. I have known and admired Navi for many years and this extraordinary honour is well-deserved.
It is a recognition of her tireless and courageous lifelong dedication to defending #humanrights and demanding accountability around the globe.
Beyond celebrating her personal legacy, this award serves as a powerful and urgent signal from the @NobelPrize Committee: a reminder of the critical risks facing human rights today, and the vital need to protect and uphold the international institutions that safeguard our shared humanity.
Thank you, Navi, for your unwavering justice and leadership!
#NaviPillay #Accountability #InternationalLaw #Justice @NaviPillay1
BREAKING NEWS
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2026 #NobelPeacePrize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.
#NobelPrize
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Without shared facts, there can be no democracy.
At the Council of Europe Observatory on History Teaching conference, I spoke about why defending historical truth also means defending our democratic future. We cannot afford to have short memories. There is too much at stake.
Full speech: coe.int/en/web/secretary-gen…
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The Council of Europe joins Heads of Mission in Kyiv in taking note with concern of the Russian MFA's threat against diplomats and foreign citizens in Ukraine.
Russia is bound by the Vienna Convention and international humanitarian law.
We stay in Kyiv.
@coe @VFalcoCoE
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Bienvenue à Strasbourg, Madame la Ministre @IBerroAmadei.
Merci pour votre engagement fort en faveur de l’Ukraine. Sous votre Présidence, Monaco porte également des priorités essentielles pour le Conseil de l’Europe : la protection des citoyens européens, la lutte contre la désinformation, le sport et le renforcement de la coopération en matière pénale.
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Today, I’ve presented the Council of Europe’s new Action Plan for Ukraine.
Supporting veterans and social inclusion, protecting minorities, women and children, advancing accountability, democratic governance, independent justice and the fight against corruption are among its key priorities.
Democratic security is what makes every other form of security sustainable and accountable, and no peace in Ukraine will hold without it.
Read more: coe.int/en/web/portal/-/syst…
@ZelenskyyUa @andrii_sybiha
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The #PACEautumn2026 session is coming!
🇪🇺 HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco
🇪🇺 The President of Portugal
🇪🇺 Germany's Foreign Minister
🇪🇺 Award of the #HavelPrize
... and much more. Join us!
pace.coe.int/en/pages/sessio…
ALT MPs from the 46 nations of the Council of Europe - in one chamber for a week to fight for your rights
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"Languages unite!" says @PACE_President Petra Bayr at a @CoE event in Graz, marking the 2026 European Day of Languages.
More:
pace.coe.int/en/news/10419/m…
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📢 Minority rights are essential to democracy! The @Coe’s latest report highlights growing hostility, discrimination against Roma and Travellers, & declining resources. Protecting diversity strengthens democracy and social cohesion.
🔗 Read the report: go.coe.int/u5Yux
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Thank you to all our partners and friends who joined us for the opening of our new office in New York.
At a time of growing global fragmentation, we need to close the distance between regions.
Our permanent presence here will bring the Council of Europe closer to the @UN and to other regional organisations, and help us strengthen multilateralism by building stronger cooperation around our common legal standards.
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🇫🇷🇪🇺 Merci à Alain Berset, secrétaire général du Conseil de l’Europe, pour notre échange en confiance. Aujourd'hui, il est important de se rappeler que le droit n'est pas la naïveté, c'est la force des États par l'imposition des règles.
Pour soutenir l'Ukraine et s'opposer à toute impunité future, pour garantir les droits fondamentaux, sans méconnaître les contraintes de terrain, il importe de rester fidèle à des engagements qui ont prouvé être des gages de stabilité et de concorde.
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La signature par la France de trois instruments du Conseil de l’Europe constitue une avancée pour renforcer la lutte contre la criminalité et le terrorisme, ainsi que la protection de l’environnement par le droit pénal.
Merci, cher ministre @GDarmanin, pour cet engagement concret en faveur de l’espace juridique commun européen.
@RepFranceCdE
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It is a great honour to speak in the same hall where Winston Churchill called for a Council of Europe in 1946.
Tonight, I’ll speak about where Europe stands 80 years later, and what it will take to secure its future.
Watch live: eiz.uzh.ch/product/from-zuri…
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I welcome the ratification by the Netherlands of the Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine. A further step towards holding Russia accountable for the damage caused by its war of aggression.
@NLatCoE
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🌈 Civil society reps from 20 @coe states gathered in Ljubljana for pilot training on #StrategicLitigation & Legal Advocacy for LGBTI rights, organised by #SOGIESC Unit, @TGEUorg, @ILGAEurope & EIN Network. Court rulings must drive real change!
➡️go.coe.int/f9u6y
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At the Riga Conference 2026, I spoke about why Europe’s democratic security is linked to Ukraine.
Europe’s next order will need military, energy and economic security. Above all, it will need democratic security. Ukraine is where all four meet. Without the last, none of the others will hold.
The Council of Europe is leading the effort for accountability, backed by 46 member states and our common legal space. But this effort reaches far beyond Europe, with countries around the world joining us to ensure justice for Ukraine.
We will continue building broader international support for accountability, including in New York, where we will be opening the Council of Europe’s new office on 21 September.
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A pleasure to begin my visit to Latvia by meeting President @edgarsrinkevics .
We discussed our continued support for Ukraine and Latvia’s experience on the front lines of some of the most complex challenges facing Europe today, including migration.
As you rightly said, Mr President, our institutions must respond to the realities people face and speak about their work in a language people understand. This is exactly what our reform and the New Democratic Pact for Europe are about: making the Council of Europe more relevant, responsive and effective, and strengthening democratic security across Europe.
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With Speaker @DaigaMierina, we discussed accountability for Ukraine, which remains the Council of Europe’s top priority, with strong support from Latvia.
This includes bringing abducted Ukrainian children home and ensuring justice for the crimes committed against Ukraine and its people. Sustainable peace is only possible if it is built on the rule of law, not violence and impunity.
We also discussed the essential role of national parliaments in fostering constructive democratic debate, and Latvia’s progress towards ratifying the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law.
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I welcome the new report by Secretary General of the @coe @alain_berset on the continued deterioration of human rights in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
Russia understands that seizing Ukrainian land is not enough. The report once again confirms that Russia’s occupation is about a deliberate, systematic policy of repression, coercion and erasure directed against the Ukrainian people.
These crimes are a direct consequence of Russia’s occupation. As the aggressor state and occupying power, Russia bears full responsibility for them.
I thank the Council of Europe for its principled stance and unwavering support for Ukraine, including its key role in establishing the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression and the international compensation mechanism.
We will continue working together to ensure accountability, end Russia’s occupation, and restore the rights of our people. Occupation cannot create rights for the aggressor, and time cannot legitimise what Russia has seized by force.
3.5 million Ukrainians are estimated to be living in territories of Ukraine temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation.
A new report by @alain_berset documents the continued deterioration of human rights in the temporarily occupied territories, including:
