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23 sept. 2026
From New York, a call for the rule of law and democratic security

Secretary General New York, United States 23 September 2026

Secretary General Alain Berset takes his message to the UN, calling for stronger international cooperation in an increasingly divided world
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23 sept. 2026
Council of Europe opens first permanent UN Observer Office in New York during General Assembly

Council of Europe New York/Strasbourg 22 September 2026

Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has inaugurated the 46-member organisation’s...
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23 sept. 2026
From traditional singing to medieval mercantile adventures: three new Council of Europe cultural routes in 2026

Council of Europe Strasbourg 24 September 2026

Fifteenth Advisory Forum on the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe is taking place in Yerevan
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23 sept. 2026
First Council of Europe Strategy for equal rights of LGBTI people adopted, new report on anti-LGBTI hate speech released

Council of Europe Strasbourg 24 September 2026

The 2027-32 strategy sets a common direction for ensuring that LGBTI people fully enjoy their human rights

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Prince Albert of Monaco and President Martins Seguro of Portugal to address Parliamentary Assembly

Prince Albert of Monaco and President Martins Seguro of Portugal to address Parliamentary Assembly

Council of Europe calls for more alternatives to short prison stays for women in the UK

Council of Europe calls for more alternatives to short prison stays for women in the UK

Progress in Romania in implementing the Istanbul Convention, but further action is needed to combat violence against women

Progress in Romania in implementing the Istanbul Convention, but further action is needed to combat violence against women

Worrying trends in treatment of national minorities highlighted in new Council of Europe report

Worrying trends in treatment of national minorities highlighted in new Council of Europe report

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The New Democratic Pact for Europe – What is it?

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17 September 2026

CPT report on Albania

27 August 2026

GRECO report on Austria

20 August 2026

GRECO report on United Kingdom

18 August 2026

GRECO report on Serbia

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19 September 2026

Ukraine signed the Council of Europe Convention on the Co-production of Audiovisual Works in the form of Series (CETS No. 230)

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Reliving the highs and lows of the 2026 Democracy Hackathon

Reliving the highs and lows of the 2026 Democracy Hackathon

Everything you wanted to know about the rule of law but were afraid to ask

Everything you wanted to know about the rule of law but were afraid to ask

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

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

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

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