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15 sept. 2026
Eighty years after Churchill’s Zurich speech, Alain Berset asks what the future of European unity is?

Secretary General Zurich 15 September 2026

Council of Europe Secretary General to give lecture at University of Zurich on our shared future in difficult times
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14 sept. 2026
Council-of-Europe-supported Woman Unknown wins Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival

Council of Europe Venice 14 September 2026

Remarkable 2026 awards run from the Oscars and Cannes to Venice continues for Eurimages
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11 sept. 2026
Latvia’s experience can help shape Europe’s response to emerging threats to democracy – Alain Berset

Secretary General Riga, Latvia 11 September 2026

Secretary General highlights Latvia’s frontline experience of hybrid threats and its support for accountability for Ukraine in Riga
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9 sept. 2026
Continued deterioration of human rights in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine

Secretary General Strasbourg 9 September 2026

Secretary General Berset presents his new report on the latest situation in the context of conflict and illegal seizure of Ukrainian land

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The Netherlands ratifies Council of Europe convention establishing International Claims Commission for Ukraine

The Netherlands ratifies Council of Europe convention establishing International Claims Commission for Ukraine

Implementing European Court of Human Rights judgments

Implementing European Court of Human Rights judgments

International Day of Democracy: democracy is experienced first and foremost locally

International Day of Democracy: democracy is experienced first and foremost locally

Despite progress, stronger action is needed to address online violence against women in Estonia

Despite progress, stronger action is needed to address online violence against women in Estonia

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18 August 2026

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31 august 2026

Zimbabwe ratified the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters as amended by the 2010 Protocol (ETS No. 127)

7 July 2026

Lithuania ratified the Convention Establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine (CETS No. 229).

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Secretary General Berset opens major Council of Europe foreign ministers’ meeting in Chișinău

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The 46 countries of the Council of Europe come together to issue a declaration on the European Convention on Human Rights and migration

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