Martins Seguro

Prince Albert II of Monaco and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, alongside Martins Seguro of Portugal, are set to address the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. The two heads of state will deliver speeches to assembled parliamentarians in Strasbourg, an honour reserved for prominent European leaders on matters of shared concern.

President Martins Seguro said Europe must not become a fortress but should remain a space of freedom, dialogue and cooperation. The statement, published by the Council of Europe, frames openness and partnership as core European values. It comes amid ongoing debate over migration policy and border controls, where critics warn that increasingly restrictive approaches risk isolating the continent from its founding principles of human rights and solidarity.