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The Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine met with the Head of the Government Office for Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration
On April 18, 2024, the Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine, Maciej Janczak, met with the Head of the Government Office for Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Oleksandr Ilkov. The Ukrainian side thanked the Council of Europe for its close cooperation and expertise...
Improving dialogue and mutual understanding between the Police of Ukraine and LGBTIQ+ NGOs
Kyiv, 19 April 2024 – Facilitated by the joint EU/CoE project in the field of anti-discrimination, representatives of NGOs joined forces with the National Police seeking to build stronger communication and trust in protecting the rights of the LGBTIQ+ people in Ukraine. The meeting, organised in...
Council of Europe HELP course on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence was launched
On 16 April, the Council of Europe HELP course on “Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence” was launched in the Kozyn Centre by the Council of Europe Project “HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) for Ukraine, including during wartime” in cooperation with the National School of Judges...
Call for Tender for the purchase of consultancy services in the field of anti-corruption at local level in Ukraine
The project of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe “Strengthening multi-level governance, democracy and human rights at local level in Ukraine” is launching a Call for Tender for the purchase of consultancy services in the field of anti-corruption at local...
The competence of trainers of the programme “Participatory Youth Policy” has been strengthened
On 18 April 2024 the session of online workshops for trainers (teachers) of providers – participants of the educational and practical programme “Participatory Youth Policy” was completed. The educational and practical programme during from November 2023 to August 2024 is being implemented by the...
Long-term training for trainers in the youth sector: open call for participants
The Council of Europe Project "Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III" together with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine are launching a new long-term training course – a training for trainers. The long-term training course will contribute to the implementation of youth projects in...
Personal data protection in constitutional jurisdiction: tailored activities
Two events dedicated to personal data protection in constitutional jurisdiction, were organised on 22 and 23 April 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine in the framework of the EU/Council of Europe Partnership for Good Governance. The Round table held on 22 April focused on personal data protection in the case...
Official opening and first meeting of the Steering Committee of the DECOPRIS project of the Council of Europe
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Call for proposals for grants to enhance participation of national minorities and Roma in the decision-making at the local level
The Council of Europe Project “Supporting the reform of the national minority legal framework and the resilience of national minorities and Roma in Ukraine” announces a call for proposals for grants to enhance participation of national minorities and Roma in the decision-making at the local...
Launch event of the training kit on participatory youth policy took place in Faro
On 19 April 2024 Launch event of the training kit on participatory youth policy took place in Faro (Portugal). Partnership between the European Commission and the Council of Europe in the field of Youth organised this event to launch and promote the T-Kit 15: Participatory youth policy,...
Preliminary examination of individual constitutional complaints: working group discussion
On 19 April 2024, a working group brought together staff of the Secretariat of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine to discuss the content and scope of the preliminary examination of applications to the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (filtration of the constitutional individual complaints). Held...
6 000 students from 67 Ukrainian schools are preparing their own projects as part of the implementation of the School participatory budgeting with the support of the Council of Europe project on civic participation
The Council of Europe's project “Strengthening democratic resilience through civic participation during the war and in the post-war context in Ukraine” continues to help Ukrainian communities in implementation of the School participatory budgeting (School PB) mechanism and its adaptation to...
The fifth training seminar on social cohesion and barrier-free environment in the youth sector was held
On 15-19 April 2024, the Council of Europe project "Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III" in co-operation with the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Ukraine held the fifth in a series of training seminars on social cohesion and barrier-free environment in the youth sector. The programme is...
Key Stakeholders Convene to Address ID Registration for Roma in Ukraine
Kyiv, April 16, 2024 – An important round table discussion was held, focusing on the pressing issue of ensuring access to identity documents for the Roma community in Ukraine. The event, held in partnership with the Commissioner on Human Rights of the Parliament of Ukraine, brought together...
Ukraine strengthens efforts to end Violence against Women: Council of Europe Project marks midterm progress
On 9 April 2024 the Council of Europe project “Combatting Violence against Women in Ukraine - Phase II” (COVAW II) held a meeting of partners and stakeholders to highlight project achievements in 2023 and present planned steps for 2024. Key institutions, representatives of professional...
New municipalities join the Open Government Partnership local programme
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities congratulates all new OGP Local members, and in particular Modriča and Travnik (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Causeni and Leova (Republic of Moldova), and Kyiv and Orzhytsia – Zviahel (Ukraine). Congress remains committed to support local authorities who...
War is not an obstacle: how local communities implement innovative practices
It has already become customary for decentralisation to be listed among the most successful reforms of the independence period. There is a direct pattern: the more democratic the state, the more powerful its local self-government is. Obviously, this is not just referring to a local authority with...
Training regional representatives of the Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights on crisis communications and social media management
On April 5, 2024, a training on crisis communications and work in social networks was held in Kyiv for regional representatives of the Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights. Twenty regional representatives of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights from...
A new Council of Europe HELP training course on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights was presented in Kyiv
On 15 April, an international conference was convened in Kyiv by the Council of Europe Project "HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) for Ukraine, including during wartime" and the Supreme Court to present a new course of the Council of Europe HELP Programme “International...
Higher education in the field of youth work in Ukraine and the approaches of the Council of Europe: a collection has been published
In September – December 2023, the Council of Europe Project "Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase III" in co-operation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, the State Institution "All-Ukrainian Youth Centre" explored the educational practices of higher education institutions of...
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