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Highlights from the PACE winter session:
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#PACEwinter2026
Highlights of the winter 2026 PACE plenary session
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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.
February 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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PACE President Petra Bayr is now on BlueSky!

Follow her here 🔽
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Learn more about the new President 🔽
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And about the work of the Assembly 🔽
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February 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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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...
‘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...
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February 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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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...
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...
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February 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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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...
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...
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February 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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🎬 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...
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...
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February 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Highlights from the PACE winter session:
youtu.be/NuZbjWj2yRI?...

#PACEwinter2026
Highlights of the winter 2026 PACE plenary session
YouTube video by PACE TV
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February 5, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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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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January 29, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Today, as PACE debated threats against #Greenland, rapporteur Bertrand Bouyx put it very simply...

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January 29, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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“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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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 ...
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January 29, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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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...

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January 29, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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🔴 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...

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January 29, 2026 at 9:48 AM
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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:
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January 28, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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Did you know? 🏆

The Europe Prize comes with €20,000 to help young people discover Europe 🇪🇺

Yesterday, students from @RRII_Terrassa 🇪🇸 (2024 #EuropePrize winner) visited the @coe.int and met PACE members Carmen Leyte 🇪🇸 and Miloš Konatar 🇲🇪 to debate Europe’s future.
January 28, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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MEDIABOX: Newly elected PACE President Petra Bayr sets out her priorities during her term of office and hopes for the Assembly in the year ahead...

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PACE’s new President Petra Bayr sets out her priorities for her term in office
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January 28, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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27 January.
A day to remember. A duty to act.
PACE remembers the victims of the Holocaust and reflects on its lessons for today.
Survivor Lord Alf Dubs, rescued as a child by the Kindertransport, reminded us why memory matters.

🕯️ #HolocaustRemembranceDay #WeRemember #NeverAgain
January 28, 2026 at 10:58 AM
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PACE has denounced Russia’s "intensification of suffering" in Ukraine and its lack of genuine willingness to end its war of aggression.

Read more on today's debate at the @coe.int in Strasbourg:
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#StandWithUkraine
January 27, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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PACE remembered the victims of the #Holocaust, and reflected on its lessons for today, at a ceremony during the #PACEwinter2026 session in Strasbourg.

Watch again: vodmanager.coe.int/coe/webcast/... #HolocaustMemorialDay

More:
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#HolocaustMemorialDay 🕯️
January 27, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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A highlight of the #PACEwinter2026 session now as the President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu addresses the @coe.int Parliamentary Assembly.

Watch LIVE or on replay now...
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January 27, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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More on the election of the new PACE President Petra Bayr:
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Watch her inaugural speech here:
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Petra Bayr elected President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Petra Bayr (Austria, SOC) has been elected today President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for a one-year term of office, which may be renewed once. She obtained an absol...
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January 26, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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The #PACEwinter2026 session runs all week!

Watch live or on replay:
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What's on in plenary:
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Hearings and public events:
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Overview, docs, verbatim, voting and more:
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Highlights: 🔽
January 26, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Congratulations to Petra Bayr from Austria, who has just been elected as the 36th President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe!

Follow her inaugural speech LIVE or with scroll-back here:
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More details on the site soon.

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January 26, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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"Thank you Mr President!"

In a special ceremony, the Assembly says farewell to outgoing PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos at the end of his two-year term leading the Assembly.

Watch on YouTube replay:
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PACE winter session 2026 – 1st sitting – 26 January
YouTube video by PACE TV
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January 26, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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PACE has created a new Platform for dialogue with Russian democratic forces, and its Participants were named today:

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A first meeting is foreseen later this week.

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January 26, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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How does today's political polarisation impact election observation?

Rast'o Kužel of Memo 98 tackles this with MPs from PACE's Parliamentary Alliance for Free and Fair Elections, meeting during next week's #PACEwinter2026 session.

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January 23, 2026 at 7:18 PM