Jagland on the list of candidates for the post of Secretary General

24/06/2009 :: Session of the Parliamentary Assembly, Strasbourg, 22-26 June 2009 - Samuel Zbogar, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers and Slovenian Foreign Minister, expressed "his deep disappointment and concern at the decision to withdraw the Secretary General's election from the agenda". He expressed the wish that this election would take place at the earliest possible moment while underlining that the Committee of Ministers' aim is to continue constructive dialogue with the Assembly.
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21/03/2009 :: “Breaking the silence – united against domestic violence”, Tromsø, Norway, 17-19 June 2009. The Norwegian Minister of Justice, Knut Storberget, will be hosting the 29th Conference of European Ministers of Justice. The Ministers will discuss ways to combat domestic violence and to support and empower the victims. + More

05/06/2009 :: Speech by Jonas Gahr Støre on the occasion of the Opening Ceremony of the Wergeland Centre in Oslo, 29 May 2009. + More

12/05/2009 :: “Our next Secretary General will be elected in June. We must make sure that the Council lives up to its full potential and remains politically relevant in Europe. That is why Norway has nominated our former Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and current President of the Norwegian Parliament, Mr Thorbjørn Jagland, as a candidate for the position of Secretary General. I am convinced that Mr Jagland is the leader Europe and this organisation needs.” + More