DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL

Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni

Deputy Secretary General

Mrs Battaini-Dragoni was born in Brescia, Italy on 13 August 1950. She was elected to the post of Deputy Secretary General in June 2012 and took up her duties in September 2012.

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Deputy Secretary General meets Italian Foreign Minister Bonino

Strasbourg,  16 May 2013, Deputy Secretary General Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni today met the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Italy, Emma Bonino, who attended the 123rd Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. The two discussed a number of issues related to the co-operation in the Mediterranean, participation of Italy in the "No hate speech" campaign of the Council of Europe, ratification by Italy of the Istanbul Convention on...
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Deputy Secretary General meets Albanian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

Strasbourg,  16 May 2013, Deputy Secretary General, Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, met with Ms. Edith Harxhi, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania. They discussed the progress in the implementation of the Council of Europe Albania Cooperation Document 2012-2014, with a specific attention paid to the preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections in June. ...
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Deputy Secretary General inaugurates the Festival of Europe 2013 in Venice

Venice (Italy),  5th May 2013, Gabriella Battaini Dragoni has addressed today in Venice the Festival of Europe 2013 : "Rights and responsibilities in the European citizenship", together with the President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Laura Boldrini. Deputy Secretary General has focused on gender equality and fight against homophobia, during an open round-table...
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Lithuania ratifies Lanzarote Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse

Strasbourg,  9 April 2013, Lithuania has ratified today the Lanzarote Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse ( CETS No. 201 ), during a ceremony with the Ambassador  Gediminas ŠERKŠNYS (Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe) and the Deputy Secretary General, Gabriella Battaini Dragoni.  This...
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