PACE autumn session to focus on the challenges faced by journalists

Debates on the protection of the lives of journalists reporting from Gaza and on the need to step up efforts to liberate Ukrainian journalists held in captivity by the Russian Federation are on the agenda of the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which will take place in Strasbourg from 29 September to 3 October 2025.
Myriam Spiteri Debono, President of Malta, will address the Assembly, as well as Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, and Ian Borg, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism of Malta, President of the Committee of Ministers, who will present the traditional communication from that body and answer questions from members.