During her first speech to the Parliamentary Assembly as Secretary General of the Council of Europe (COE), in Strasbourg on 2 October, Marija Pejčinović Burić seemed determined.
“I am taking office at a difficult time for the COE. I have no illusions: my term in office will not be easy”, said the Secretary General, who, to everyone's surprise, was elected at the end of June ahead of her opponent, the Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders (see EUROPE B12284A23).
The work that awaits...