I found this in a hotel room in Helsinki. Others should follow. Stop tapping water on plastic bottles when unnecessary. All over Europe you can drink tap water.

I’m crying for Notre Dame, the people of France and it’s Government and President Macron

Great day for European film. EU Commissioner Maia Gabriel and I open a new register for VOD, Video-on-demand

#EU #CouncilofEurope Federica Mogherini meets in Strasbourg with Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland to discuss the strong cooperation between the European Union and Council of Europe on rule of law, respect for human rights and international law, democracy

Warm congratulations to Volodymyr Zelensky on winning the presidential elections. Ukraine is a valued member of the Council of Europe. We look forward to continue our cooperation on reforms, including the development of a decent and credible judiciary.

Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland #WorldPressFreedomDay2019 The working conditions of journalists need to be improved. vimeo.com/333759252

The Council of Europe has created a #deathpenalty - free zone for 830 million people across 47 countries. The Council of Europe Council of Europe at 70 - Milestones & Achievements: go.coe.int/zh02r

70 years after its foundation, the Council of Europe is our continent’s leading human rights organisation. My joint statement with Liliane Maury Pasquier and Timo Soini. coe.int/en/web/portal/…

On #WorldPressFreedomDay we asked Thorbjørn Jagland Secretary General of Council of Europe what role #PublicServiceMedia can play in the run-up to elections such as #EUelections2019 🇪🇺More on our @EUDebate👉 ebu.ch/eurovision-deb… #PressFreedom

Secretary General Jagland meets President Emmanuel Macron for “very constructive and productive” exchange. coe.int/en/web/portal/…

The announcement by the Turkish Minister of Justice to allow lawyers access to Öcalan is a good sign. It should be sufficient for the hunger strikes to end.

My statement concerning Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov coe.int/en/web/portal/…

Bravo to President Zelenskiy and his party Sluga Narodu. Election creates new hope for Ukraine. Non-corrupted institutions which people can trust, is the way forward to a sovereign Ukrainian state

President Macron invited Iran’s Foreign Minister to G7. Great! Better to jaw,jaw than to war,war (Winston Churchill).

I welcome the release of prisoners by Russia and Ukraine coe.int/en/web/portal/…

After ten years as Secretary General, I delivered my farewell Speech at the European Court of Human Rights go.coe.int/hG9NV

A historical moment for the Council of Europe as outgoing Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland and incoming SG Marija Pejčinović Burić commemorate the first meeting of the Committee of Ministers in the Strasbourg town hall 70 years ago Council of Europe

Outgoing Secretary General Jagland addressing Ambassadors at the anniversary of the Committee of Ministers in Strasbourg today with a reminder that it was Winston Churchill who inspired and initiated the Council of Europe 70 years ago. 🇬🇧 🇫🇷🇪🇺 ⁦Strasbourg.eu⁩

Join #CoEWeRememberInitiative and give your personal views on the celebration of the 75 anniversary of the end of Second World War