| Halvdan Skard elected President of the Council of Europe Congress
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30.05.06 - Strasbourg,
At the opening of its plenary session today, the Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities unanimously elected Halvdan Skard (Norway, SOC) as its President for a two-year term. He has been the President of the Congress’ Chamber of Local Authorities since 2002....(>>>)
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| Human trafficking: Euronews produces an 8 minute film
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29.05.06 - Strasbourg,
Euronews has produced an 8 minute report on human trafficking in cooperation with the Council of Europe' s Directorate of Communication. This report features a 30 second spot made by the Council's in-house production unit on human trafficking, an interview with the Deputy Secretary...(>>>)
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| Training Seminar on the European Convention on Human Rights
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23.05.06 - Tbilisi,
The Council of Europe Information Office in Georgia is organising the third Training Seminar on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) for the representatives of NGOs, young lawyers, public officials and lecturers of high educational institutions. (>>>)
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| 116th Session of the Committee of Ministers - Communiqué
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22.05.06 - Strasbourg,
The 116th Session of the Committee of Ministers, chaired by Mr Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu, the Romanian Minister for Foreign Affairs, was an important step in the implementation of the decisions taken at the Council of Europe’s Third Summit, one year on. The Committee of Ministers...(>>>)
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| Russia and Europe the subject of a ''Council of Europe Debate''
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19.05.06 - Strasbourg,
Alexander Orlov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the Council of Europe, is to be the guest at the 12th ''Council of Europe Debate'', which will run from 6.30 to 8.00 pm on Monday 22 May in the Strasbourg Hôtel de Ville weddings room (''Salle des mariages'')....(>>>)
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| ''La Nuit des musées'' has the Secretary General’s patronage
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19.05.06 - Strasbourg,
The second edition of ''La Nuit des musées'' will take place on Saturday 20 May, and will be simultaneously observed in France and in some thirty other European countries signatories to the European Cultural Convention. Held under the distinguished patronage of the Secretary...(>>>)
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| Prince Albert of Monaco to present a gift to the Council of Europe
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17.05.06 - Strasbourg,
His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco will be in Strasbourg on Wednesday 17 May to present a gift to the Council of Europe by the Principality of Monaco, 46th member state of the Organisation. The gift consists of a set of twelve bronze sculptures entitled “Allée des...(>>>)
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| Cultural heritage education: a new book to be presented in Rome
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15.05.06 - Strasbourg,
The book ''Cultural Heritage Education for Europe'', published in Italian, will be presented in Rome on Monday 15 May at a conference organised jointly by the Council of Europe, the Italian Ministry of Culture and the Istituto Nazionale per la Valutazione del Sistema educativo...(>>>)
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| Revised Social Charter is 10 years old
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03.05.06 - Strasbourg,
''When Governments adopted the Revised Charter in 1996, they added to the legal arsenal of the Council of Europe a treaty which has the capacity to advance social justice even in times of economic change. It is of course an understatement to say that the member countries of the...(>>>)
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| Revised Social Charter is 10 years
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01.05.06 - Strasbourg,
A seminar to consider the future of the revised social charter will take place on 3 May at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg to mark the 10th anniversary of this major treaty in the field of human rights. It will provide an opportunity to discuss the major issues for fundamental...(>>>)
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