PM's remarks at opening session of The Council of Europe

Tuesday, 16 May 2023 20:39

Addressing a huge crowd on the streets of Strasbourg in 1949 Winston Churchill, one of the founding fathers of this Council spoke about “le génie de l'Europe.” [the genius of Europe] He was talking about what makes our continent so successful, the values of freedom, democracy and the rule of law.   The same spirit we’ve seen again and again that led Vaclav Havel to broadcast his messages of freedom during the suppression of the Prague Spring, that brought...Request free trial