speeches
Council of Europe
4 June 2026
Strasbourg, Palais de l'Europe
First European Forum on Environmental Human Rights Defenders (EHRDs)
Deputy Secretary General
20 April 2026
Strasbourg, Lobby of the Hemicycle, Palais, Council of Europe
Opening of Exhibition dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights
Agenda
25
Jun
2026
Meeting with Mr Arne van Hout, Director-General for Public Administration and Democratic Rule of Law, Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
Strasbourg
14:00 - 14:30
Deputy Secretary General
25
Jun
2026
Visit of students from Liverpool University
Strasbourg
15:00 - 15:45
Deputy Secretary General
20
May
2026
Inauguration of the Tram in the colours of the Monaco Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
Strasbourg
14:30 - 15:00
Deputy Secretary General
14-15
May
2026
135th Session of the Committee of Ministers (14-15 May)
Chișinău (Republic of Moldova)
Deputy Secretary General
22
Apr
2026
Meeting with the Ukrainian Leadership Academy delegation
Strasbourg
10:50 - 11:20
Deputy Secretary General
21
Apr
2026
Meeting with Mr Gunnar Ekeløve-Slydal, Deputy Secretary General, Norwegian Helsinki Committee
Strasbourg
11:00 - 11:30
Deputy Secretary General
20
Mar
2026
Signature by Ambassador Patrick Engelberg, Permanent Representative of Luxembourg, of 4 voluntary contributions
Strasbourg
9/30 - 9/45
Deputy Secretary General
18
Mar
2026
European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS) Activism Seminar
Strasbourg
14:00 - 14:40
Deputy Secretary General
12
Mar
2026
Meeting with Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Strasbourg
11:15 - 11:45
Deputy Secretary General
12
Mar
2026
Closing of seminar: The role of national youth councils in strengthening democracy
Strasbourg
16:00 - 16:30
Deputy Secretary General
12
Mar
2026
Meeting with Mr Thom de Graaf, Vice-President of the Council of State, Mr Reinier van Zutphen, Dutch national Ombudsman, and Mr Pieter Duisenberg, President of the Court of Audit
Strasbourg
16:45 - 17:15
Deputy Secretary General
12
Mar
2026
High-level conference with Ombudsperson institutions and National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs)
Strasbourg
9:20 - 9:45
Deputy Secretary General
09
Mar
2026
Signature of a voluntary contribution by Ambassador António Alves Machado, Permanent Representative of Portugal
Strasbourg
9:15 - 9:30
Deputy Secretary General
09
Mar
2026
Signature by Ambassador Mykola Tochytskyi, Permanent Representative of Ukraine, of the CoE Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer (CETS 226)
Strasbourg
9:30 - 9:45
Deputy Secretary General
03
Feb
2026
Meeting with Ms Astrid Bergmål, State Secretary, Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Strasbourg
09:00 - 09:30
Deputy Secretary General
28
Jan
2026
Opening of Exhibition - European Capital of Culture 2025 Nova Gorica-Gorizia as a European Model of Cross-Border Cooperation
Strasbourg
14:00 - 14:30
Deputy Secretary General
Alain Berset
Bjørn Berge
Bjørn Berge serves as the Council of Europe’s Deputy Secretary General since 1 March 2021.
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