24 June, Strasbourg
Secretary General, Marija Pejčinović Burić will participate in the inauguration of the exhibition “75 women in 75 years of the Council of Europe history”.
Contact: Giuseppe Zaffuto, tel. +33 6 86 32 10 24
24 et 26 June, Strasbourg
The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) will publish reports on Croatia (24 June) and on Greece (26 June) evaluating their compliance with recommendations issued to prevent corruption and promote integrity in the top executive functions of the central government and the law enforcement agencies.
Contact: Panos Kakaviatos, tel. +33 6 98 37 64 04
24-25 June, Sofia
Directors of European prison and probation services from the 46 Council of Europe’s member states will meet to discuss ways to improve the autonomy and resocialisation of prisoners, combat organised crime groups in the prison and probation contexts, and prevent the excessive use of probation measures resulting in an increasing number of people being supervised by the criminal justice system.
Other topics on the agenda are how to manage terrorist returnees and their families, the role of victims in the rehabilitation process, and the evolution of high-risk prison regimes.
Speakers at the opening include the Vice-president of Bulgaria Iliana Iotova, the Bulgarian Minister of Justice Maria Pavlova and the Council of Europe’s Director of Security, Integrity and Rule of Law Hanne Juncher. The President of the Committee of the Prevention of Torture Alan Mitchell will speak at the closing session.
Additional information - Programme - Contact: Jaime Rodriguez, tel. +33 6 89 99 50 42
24 and 26 June, Strasbourg
The Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) will publish its fifth opinion on Bosnia and Herzegovina (24 June) and its fourth opinion on Georgia (26 June).
Contacts: (Bosnia and Herzegovina ) Dušan Vojnović, tel. +33 3 90 21 56 99; (Georgia) Tatiana Baeva-Frachon, tel. +33 3 88 41 21 41
25 June, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing ten judgments concerning Croatia, Malta, the Republic of Moldova, North Macedonia, Romania and Türkiye.
More information – ECHR Website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
25 June, Strasbourg
Secretary General, Marija Pejčinović Burić will participate in the opening of the exhibitions “Postcards from Ukraine” and “Living the war”, organised by the Ukrainian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Contact: Giuseppe Zaffuto, tel. +33 6 86 32 10 24
25 June, Belgrade
Secretary General, Marija Pejčinović Burić will participate (by video message) in the event organised by the Council of Europe Office in Belgrade to mark the 75th Anniversary of the Council of Europe.
Contact: Giuseppe Zaffuto, tel. +33 6 86 32 10 24
25 June, Brussels (Press Club)
As part of its 60th anniversary celebrations, the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) will organise a public presentation of its crucial role in ensuring public health across Europe and beyond.
The event will focus on the EDQM’s work addressing current public health and societal challenges – such as medicine shortages, the falsification of medicines and plasma self-sufficiency – as well as its unique relationship with the EU and its agencies.
Further information - Contact: Andrew Cutting, tel. +32 485 217 202
25 June, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will deliver its ruling in the case of Ukraine v. Russia (re Crimea) at a public hearing (11 am).
The case concerns Ukraine’s allegations of a pattern of violations of the European Convention on Human Rights by the Russian Federation in Crimea beginning in February 2014. It also concerns allegations of a pattern of persecution of Ukrainians for their political stance and/or pro-Ukrainian activity (“Ukrainian political prisoners”) which occurred predominantly in Crimea but also in other parts of Ukraine or in the Russian Federation.
More information – ECHR Website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
25-28 June, Strasbourg
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) will publish monitoring cycle reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina (25 June), Malta (26 June), Serbia (27 June) and San Marino (28 June).
Contact: Tatiana Baeva-Frachon, tel. +33 3 88 41 21 41
25-29 June, Cidade Velha (Cabo Verde)
The African University on Youth and Development (AUYD), which is a partnership biannual event organised by the North-South Centre, will cover the theme: “Fortheculture of Human Rights and the Rule of Law”.
This year’s edition will bring together around 80 young participants from more than 30 different nationalities.
More information - Contact: Panos Kakaviatos, tel. +33 6 98 37 64 04
26 June, Strasbourg
Deputy Secretary General Bjørn Berge will participate in the side event “Journalists Matter: A call to free Ukrainian journalists held in captivity by the Russian Federation”, organised by the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.
The same day, he will also participate in the side event “Enhancing the Resilience of Human Rights through Strategic Foresight” and in the presentation of the book “European Human Rights Grey Zones” by Andrew Fordes.
Contact: Päivi Suhonen, tel. +33 6 69 76 52 89
27 June, Strasbourg
The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) will publish its Activity Report for 2023, highlighting challenges but also significant advances concerning social rights within the Council of Europe member states.
Contact: Dušan Vojnović, tel. +33 3 90 21 56 99
27 June, Strasbourg
The Council of Europe’s Annual Statistics on Persons under the Supervision of Probation Agencies (SPACE II) for 2023 will be published. The survey contains data from 41 probation agencies in Council of Europe’s member states on community sanctions and measures such as electronic monitoring, community service, home arrest, treatments, semi-liberty and conditional release. The SPACE surveys are conducted annually for the Council of Europe by the University of Lausanne.
Contact: Jaime Rodriguez, tel. +33 6 89 99 50 42
27 June, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 53 judgments and/or decisions concerning the Czech Republic, Croatia, the Republic of Moldova, Germany, Italy, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Türkiye and Ukraine.
More information – ECHR Website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
28-29 June, Dubrovnik (Croatia)
Secretary General, Marija Pejčinović Burić will participate in the Dubrovnik Forum 2024 “Dire Straits and Safe Passages”.
More information - Contact: Giuseppe Zaffuto, tel. +33 6 86 32 10 24
29 June, Strasbourg
Deputy Secretary General Bjørn Berge will participate in the Baccalaureate ceremony of the European School of Strasbourg.
Contact: Päivi Suhonen, tel. +33 6 69 76 52 89
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