Speeches of the Official Ceremony of the Celebrations of the 35th Anniversary of the Venice Commission, 11 October 2025, Venice, Italy
SPEECHES
- Institutional greetings by Mr LUIGI BRUGNARO, Mayor of Venice
- Welcome address by Mr ALAIN BERSET, Secretary General of the Council of Europe
- Opening address by Ms CLAIRE BAZY MALAURIE, President of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe
- Address by H.E. Ms MAIA SANDU, President of the Republic of Moldova
- Address by H.E. Ms GORDANA SILJANOVSKA-DAVKOVA, President of the Republic of North Macedonia
- Democracy renewed: Lessons from transitions, today's challenges of backsliding and our commitment for tomorrow, Keynote speech by Mr EGILS LEVITS, Former President of the Republic of Latvia, Former judge of the European Court of Human Rights
- Address by Mr CLIFTON GRIMA, Minister for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation of Malta on behalf of the Presidency of Malta of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
- Address by Mr THEODOROS ROUSOPOULOS, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
- Address by Mr MARC COOLS, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
- Address by Ms IVANA JELIĆ, Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights
- Address by Mr MICHAEL O'FLAHERTY, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe