| 26 October – 1 November, 2009
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28.10.09 -
Parliamentary hearing on media freedom, protection of journalists’ sources 26 October, Luxembourg - Ways to protect journalists from electronic eavesdropping and government searches, the protection of sources and the growing number of threats facing investigative reporters...
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| Council of Europe – European Union high-level meeting in Luxembourg
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28.10.09 - Strasbourg,
Samuel Žbogar (Chairman of the Committee of Ministers) will attend, together with newly elected Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland, a Quadripartite meeting (high-level co-ordination meeting), between the Council of Europe and the European Union. Following...(>>>)
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| 1068th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies (20 and 21 october 2009)
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23.10.09 - Strasbourg,
The Deputies adopted a Declaration by the Committee of Ministers on the Code of Good Practice for Civil Participation in the Decision-Making Process. Thereby, the Committee of Ministers gave its support to the Code of good practice adopted by the INGOs Conference at its autumn...(>>>)
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| 20 years of combating torture in Europe
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21.10.09 - Strasbourg,
In its 19th General Report, published on 20 October, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) takes stock of what has been achieved over the last two decades and reflects on the challenges that lie ahead. It has conducted some 270 visits in 47 European States...(>>>)
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| Thorbjørn Jagland to meet President Barroso
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19.10.09 - Strasbourg,
The first official mission of the Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland will be to Brussels for a meeting with the President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Durao Barroso on 19 October. The discussions will include a review of the cooperation between the two institutions...(>>>)
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| European Day of Civil Justice
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15.10.09 - Strasbourg,
The European Day for Civil Justice is celebrated around the 25 October 2009. It aims to promote the work of the European Commission and of the Council of Europe in the field of civil justice, through simulation of procedures and information sessions. Open to european citizens,...(>>>)
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| 10 October - European Day against the Death Penalty
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09.10.09 - Strasbourg,
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe decided on 26 September 2007, to declare a ''European Day against the Death Penalty,'' which is held annually on 10 October. The Council of Europe has been a pioneer in the abolition process which has made Europe a de facto...(>>>)
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| Contest - “Europe is More than You Think”
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08.10.09 - Tbilisi,
The Council of Europe information Office in Georgia and the Youth Association “Droni” are organising a joint youth contest about the Council of Europe under the title - “Europe is more than you think”.(>>>)
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| European Court of Human Rights: Protocol 14bis enters into force
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01.10.09 - Strasbourg,
Protocol No. 14bis to the European Convention on Human Rights, which aims to improve the capacity of the European Court of Human Rights to process the increasing number of applications before it, enters into force on 1 October. The protocol, which includes two specific procedures...(>>>)
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