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 launches No Hate Speech Movement in Rome

Rome,  10 June 2013, "Parole libere o parole d'odio ?" ("Free speech or hate speech ?"): Gabriella Battaini Dragoni sets in motion today the No Hate Speech Movement in Italy, during a parliamentary seminar organised by the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Laura Boldrini. "The Council of Europe has expressed its concern on hate speech as a political weapon almost twenty years ago; nowadays hate speech has not disappeared and has turned online, especially...
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Visit from a delegation of the Mexican Senate

Strasbourg,  22 May 2013, In the meeting between the Deputy Secretary General and a Delegation of Mexican senators a number of areas have been identified where the cooperation between the Council of Europe and Mexico could be strengthened, such as match fixing and illegal betting,  fight against corruption, cultural routes and intercultural cities,  fight against...
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“The importance of Being European”: Deputy Secretary General’s discourse at European Schools of Political Studies

Strasbourg,  22 May 2013, "Being a European today is defined by belonging to a community of destiny,  becoming after 60 years a community of purpose", highlighted today Gabriella Battaini Dragoni, while addressing a public debate on "What does it mean to be a European, what does it mean to be a European citizen?". The event focusing on "Democratic Citizenship and...
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Deputy Secretary General attends the Council of Europe North-South Prize ceremony

Lisbon,  21 May 2013, Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General, attended the ceremony of the Council of Europe North-South Prize in Lisbon. The Prize was awarded to two women's rights activists, Monika Hauser, founder of medica mondiale – an NGO which assists women and girls in war and crisis zones throughout the world – and a Pakistani lawyer Asma Jilani...
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