Presentation
jeunesThe overall mandate of the Directorate General of Democracy (DGII) is to support the implementation of the Council of Europe action promoting democratic governance, and to implement its programme of activities strengthening sustainable democratic societies and democratic responses to crisis situations, promoting social cohesion and the societal defences against discrimination, cultural diversity, intercultural dialogue, democratic citizenship and participation of all, including that of children, minorities and young people.
The DGII has the task of preparing and implementing targeted programmes, policies and standard-setting mechanisms, and to co-operate in its field of competence with key outside partners including civil society organisations and other international institutions.

Mandate
Organisation chart
Committees
Partial Agreements
Conventions
Ministerial Conferences
What we do
Intercultural Dialogue

White Paper on Intercultural interculturel
Autobiography of Intercultural Encounters
Campaign ''Speak out against discrimination"
Euro-African and Euro-Mediterranean Intercultural dialogue
Intercultural cities
Media Against Racism in Sport (MARS)
Shaping perceptions and attitudes to realise the diversity advantage (SPARDA)


Education and languages

Diversity in Education
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights (EDC/HRE)
European Language gazette
European Language Portfolio
Education Newsletter
Education of Roma children in Europe
Global Education
Higher Education and Research
History teaching
Languages Policy
Teaching and Learning of Languages
Teaching remembrance of the Holocaust
Training for education professionals (Pestalozzi Programme)


Culture and cultural and natural Heritage

Architectural and Archaeological Heritage
Artists for Dialogue
Art exhibitions
Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe
Cultural and Natural Heritage in South East Europe (RPSEE)
Cultural Events Label
Cultural policy
Cultural Routes
Culture
Cultural Heritage
CultureWatchEurope
Ecological Networks
European Academic Network on Romani Studies
European Audiovisual Sector
European Cinema Support Fund
European Diploma of Protected Areas
European Heritage Days (JEP)
European Heritage Network (HEREIN)
Kyiv Initiative
Landscape (CEP)
Nature
Major Natural and Technological Disasters
Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy
Post-Conflict Actions in Georgia (PIAG)
Promotion of cultural diversity in Kosovo*
Regional co-operation
Spatial/Regional Planning
Value of Cultural Heritage for Society


Youth and Sport

European Youth Centres (Strasbourg) and Budapest)
European Youth Foundation (EYF)
Fight against doping
Fight against Spectator violence in sport
Sport promotion
Training and capacity building of young people from the North and the South
Training for Young people in Human Rights Education
Youth Mobility through the Youth Card
Youth Partnership (Council of Europe and European Commission)
Youth Policies