Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary-General of the Council of Europe will give a farewell speech at the European Court of Human Rights on September 16, Council of Europe spokesman Daniel Holtgen wrote on his official Twitter account, APA reports.
Note that Thorbjørn Jagland has been Secretary-General of the Council of Europe since 2009. Marija Pejčinović Burić Foreign, Minister of Croatia, will replace his position. The new Secretary-General of the Council of Europe will take the office on September 20.