PACE elected a new president. He became a citizen of Greece for the first time

Author:
Sofiia Telishevska
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The representative of Greece Theodoros Roussopoulos became the new president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

He became the 35th PACE President since 1949 and the first Greek citizen to hold this position.

The term of office of the new PACE president is one year, he can also be re-elected, but only for one re-term.

The previous president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe was the representative of the Netherlands, Tinie Cox.

  • On January 22, the PACE winter session began in Strasbourg. The Ukrainian delegation submitted a request to hold a debate under the urgent procedure on the situation of children in Ukraine. They are tentatively scheduled for Thursday, January 25.