The Council of Europe launched a three-year action plan on 16 September in Kyiv to support Ukraine’s European agenda for reform in the areas of human rights, the rule of law and democracy. The Council of Europe Secretary General, Thorbjørn Jagland, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, opened the launch conference. “The positive results of ambitious reforms will ultimately benefit the citizens of Ukraine, the country’s institutions, and the society as a whole,” they said ahead of the launch.

Speech by Thorbjørn Jagland