Council of Europe

Strasbourg,  9 October 2012, Online social media is a force for good which promotes positive social and democratic change.  They are enabling people individually and...

Strasbourg,  9 October 2012, How to ensure that social cohesion does not become the next victim of the crisis? Build "shared societies" giving a sense of belonging – based on...

Strasbourg,  9 October 2012, Much discussion revolved around developments in Tunisia since the revolution and the subsequent October 2011 elections, in terms of the role of...

Strasbourg,  9 October 2012, In his presentation to the Forum, Federico Mayor invited participants to read the draft Declaration , prepared with Karel Vašák and the support...

Strasbourg,  8 October, Different stages of democracy as a process were addressed, starting from transformation to democracy in the indigenous and multiethnic societies of the...

Strasbourg,  8 octobre 2012, The main questions In the early 21 st century, is representative democracy, in its various forms, capable of coping with globalisation, the...

Strasbourg,  The sometimes apparently diametrically opposed answers to this question, the first to come up for debate at the first World Forum for Democracy, in Strasbourg, provided...

Strasbourg,  7 October 2012, This session discussed the interlinks between democracy and protection of all human rights for all , looking in particular to the situation in Africa,...

Strasbourg,  7 October 2012, Discussions focused on the challenges and opportunities of the new media environment with regard to the empowerment of civil society. Civil society...

Strasbourg,  7 October 2012, The discussion dealt with issues related to the full participation of women in political and public life, the importance for women to be economically...

Strasbourg,  8 octobre 2012, "Democracy is and never stops being put to the test of bridging a gap," the French Minister in charge of European Affairs, Bernard Cazeneuve, said...

Strasbourg,  8 October 2012, Yemeni journalist and peace prize winner Tawakkol Karman launched a plea for mercy in Syria during the World Forum for Democracy as she told of her...

Strasbourg,  8 October 2012, Democracy as a system that enshrines universal values. Democracy as an agent of peace. Democracy as a guarantor of progress and prosperity. Council...

Strasbourg,  8 October 2012, Speaking at the opening of the Word Democracy Forum, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that there is a pressing thirst of dignity...

Strasbourg,  7 October 2012, Civil society activists, journalists, bloggers, and academics from all over the world, have gathered on the eve of the World Forum for Democracy to...

Strasbourg,  5 October 2012, "As a parliamentarian, I attach a great deal of importance to political participation by young people. It is vital to make political mandates...

Democracy needs leaders who will act in the interest of the community in the widest possible meaning of this word. Political leaders should act in the collective interest and be...

Strasbourg,  10 octobre 2012, Discrimination is a major obstacle to "living together" and to the creation of a genuinely cohesive society.  Policies to integrate ethnic,...

Strasbourg,  9 October 2012, Global governance raises the question of control over globalization, worldwide economic competition and financial markets, but also protection and...

Strasbourg,  9 October 2012, Summary There can be no democracy without media, which facilitate freedom of expression and assembly and active participation in society. There...