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About Accession

Press Release of 7 July 2010:

"European Commission and Council of Europe kick off joint talks on EU's accession to the Convention on Human Rights"

Answers to frequently asked questions:

"Accession by the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights"

European Parliament:

"European Parliament resolution of 19 May 2010 on the institutional aspects of the accession of the European Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms"

Workshop by the Council of Europe and the European Parliament, 20 November 2012

"EU accession to the ECHR - state of play and perspectives". The communication directorates of both the European Parliament and the Council of Europe  jointly organised a series of workshops in order to raise awareness about the impact of the accession. Introduction (French only) of the working session of the first workshop by Mr Jörg Polakiewicz (Head of Human Rights and development Department of the Council of Europe)

EU law and the ECHR: Will EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights square the circle?

Fundamental Rights In Europe: A Matter For Two Courts Oxford Brookes University, 18 January 2013 EU law and the ECHR: Will EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights square the circle? Speech by Mr Jörg Polakiewicz (Head of Human Rights and development Department of the Council of Europe)