On 18 October 2011 the European Social Charter celebrated its 50th
anniversary. This major event has been marked by the Council of
Europe in different ways during the course of the year. The
Committee for its part launched a reflection on how visibility and
impact can be improved and for this purpose it has been reviewing
existing procedures and working methods. It invites the States
Parties to consider how a wider application of the Charter can be
ensured and in this respect it wishes to encourage those States who
have not already done so to take steps to ratify the Revised Charter
and the collective complaints procedure in 2011.
8 February 2011
Helsinki (Finland)
International seminar on the reform of the European Social Charter,
organised by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and the Council of
Europe
Strasbourg, International Institute of Human Rights (France)
Seminar of experts organised in cooperation with the
International Institute of Human Rights "Réflexions autour d'une jurisprudence de
la Charte sociale européenne" (Reflecting on the caselaw of
the European Social Charter)
Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the European Social Charter and
the 10th Anniversary of the implementation of the Charter in
Lithuania, and meeting with representatives of the Lithuanian
government on provisions of the Revised Euopean Social Charter
not accepted by Lithuania
(From left to right: Mr Arminas Lydeka, Chairman of Seimas‘ Committee on Human Rights, Ms Irena Degutienė, Speaker of the Seimas (Parliament), Mr Donatas Jankauskas, Minister of Social Security and Labour,
Ms Csilla Kollonay-Lehoczky, member of the European Committee of Social Rights, Mr
Rimantas Jonas Dagys, Chairman of Seimas' Committee on Social
Affairs and Labour.)
14-18 September 2011
European Youth Centre, Strasbourg (France)
Enter! Youth meeting "Access to social rights for all young
people"
Joint Conference "The Council of Europe's Social
Charter 50 years on, What's next?", organised by the Economic, Social and Environmental Council of France and the
European Economic and Social Committee
(more
information)
Celebration of the 50th anniversary of the European Social
Charter
organised by the Parliamentary Assembly in co-operation with the Department of the European Social Charter
Meeting on
non-discrimination in the enjoyment of social rights
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, in co-operation with the Department of the
European Social Charter, organised a meeting on non-discrimination in the enjoyment of social rights on October 6th to mark the 50th anniversary
of the Charter. Speakers included Thomas Hammerberg (Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights), Luis Jimena Quesada (President of the European Committee of Social Rights),
Oliver Lewis (Executive Secretary of the Mental Disability Advocacy Centre), and Rudko Kawczynski (President of the European Roma and Travellers Forum).
17 October 2011
Ecole nationale d'administration (E.N.A.), Strasbourg (France)
Round Table "Les Droits de l'homme dans le contexte de crise
: l'apport de la Charte sociale européenne" (Human rights in
times of crisis, the contribution of the European Social
Charter)
Promotion of the 50th anniversary of the European Social
Charter by
ATD Fourth World At the first
Annual Convention of the European Platform against Poverty and Social
Exclusion, held in Cracow from 17 to 18 October 2011, ATD Fourth World
Poland organised a stand with documents
concerning the Charter and its 50th Anniversary.
17-21 October 2011
Paris (France)
Various exhibitions featuring animated videos and commentaries on the European Social Charter, Ministère de la Santé et des Solidarités
(Ministry for Health and Solidarity)
A lecture
by Professor Francesco Ingravalle of the
Facoltà Scienze Politiche Università Piemonte Orientale was given to
the Rotary Club, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the
1961 Charter
In
the context of the 50th anniversary of the European Social Charter, an
international symposium was held at the University of Kocaeli in
Istanbul on 25 October 2011. This seminar was attended by Messrs.Ruchan Isik and
Petros Stangos, members of the European Committee of Social Rights, and Mr.
Régis Brillat, Head of Department of the European Social Charter.
2 November 2011
Metz (France)
Université de l'automne on the theme "Mobilité et valeurs européennes",
(Mobility and European values, Conference given by Régis
Brillat on values and human rights
2nd General Assembly of the Pan-European Regional Council (PERC),
presentation of the European Social Charter by Riccardo Priore,
administrator in the Department of the European Social Charter
and of the European Code of Social Security
7 December 2011
Lisbon (Portugal)
Seminar dedicated to the Collective Complaint System, organised
by the Cabinet of Strategy and Planning of the Ministry of
Solidarity and Social Security with the support of Santa Misericórdia
de Lisboa
Conference "European Social Charter and Social rights protection in Georgia"
in the context of the 50th anniversary of European Social Charter
and the 15th anniversary of Revised European Social Charter
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Republic of Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
San Marino
Serbia
Spain
Slovenia
Slovak
Republic 
Sweden
Switzerland
"The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia"
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
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