Agenda
16
Sep
2026
Alain Berset in Zurich: 80 years after Churchill’s speech, what is the future of European unity?
Zurich, Switzerland
Secretary General
10
Sep
2026
Meeting with Mr Edgars Rinkēvičs, President of Latvia
Riga, Latvia
9:00 - 9:30
Secretary General
10-11
Sep
2026
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset to pay official visit to Latvia
Riga, Latvia
Secretary General
02
Sep
2026
Meeting with Ambassador Aino Lepik von Wirén, Permanent Representative of Estonia, and Ambassador Mykola Tochytskyi, Permanent Representative of Ukraine
Monaco
16:15 - 17:00
Secretary General
02
Sep
2026
Continuation of the Committee of Ministers’ Deputies meeting
Monaco
14:30 - 16:00
Secretary General
02
Sep
2026
Visit of the aquariums of the Oceanographic Museum
Monaco
14:00 - 14:30
Secretary General
02
Sep
2026
Meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies and Thematic debate on “The environmental crisis through the lens of human rights”
Monaco
09:45 - 13:00
Secretary General
02
Sep
2026
Opening of the meeting of the Committee of Ministers' Deputies by Ms Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Monaco
Monaco
09:30 - 09:45
Secretary General
02
Sep
2026
Arrival of participants at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco and welcome coffee
Monaco
08:30 - 09:00
Secretary General
02
Sep
2026
Courtesy visit from Ambassador Alexandre STUTZMANN, Head of the European Union Delegation to the Council of Europe, to present credentials
Monaco
08:45 - 08:55
Secretary General
02
Sep
2026
Courtesy visit from Ambassador Pascale BAERISWYL, Permanent Representative of Switzerland, to present credentials
Monaco
08:30 - 08:40
Secretary General
02
Sep
2026
Courtesy visit from Ambassador André HASPELS, Permanent Representative of the Netherlands, to present credentials
Monaco
08:15 - 08:25
Secretary General
02
Sep
2026
Courtesy visit from Ambassador Olivier MAES, Permanent Representative of Luxembourg, to present credentials
Monaco
08:00 - 08:10
Secretary General
01
Sep
2026
Secretary General's Participation in the Panel Discussion "Peace Without Illusions: Ukraine and Europe’s Security Reckoning"
Bled, Slovenia
11:10 - 12:10
Secretary General
Alain Berset
Alain Berset is the 15th Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
The Secretary General has the overall responsibility for the strategic management of the Organisation. Mr Berset was elected in June 2024.
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