2026

 

27th Session of the Council of Europe Standing Conference of Ministers of Education

(Podgorica, Montenegro, 3-4 December 2026)

 

 

  Theme/possible titles

Empowering Educators for a Democratic Europe in the Digital Age

  Sub-themes

(i)  Teachers as Builders of Democratic Culture

(ii)   Teachers and Digital Transformation

(iii)  Safeguarding Academic Freedom

  Responsible body

Steering Committee for Education (CDEDU)

Participants

  • Council of Europe member States
  • Holy See
  • Kazakhstan
  • Committee of Ministers
  • Parliamentary Assembly
  • Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
  • Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB)
  • European Union

Observers

United States of America

Canada

Japan

Mexico

Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD)

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)

Observers admitted by the CDEDU

Other Ministerial Meetings

 

19th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Sport

(3-4 November 2026, Principality of Monaco)

 

 

  Theme

“Safer and healthier sport for all children”

  Responsible body

Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS)

Participants

  • 46 Council of Europe member States;
  • EPAS non-Council of Europe member States: Israel, Morocco;
  • Other States party to the European Cultural Convention: Holy See, Kazakhstan;
  • Committee of Ministers;
  • Parliamentary Assembly;
  • European Union.

Observers

  • Canada;
  • Japan;
  • Mexico;
  • United States of America;
  • World Anti-doping Agency (WADA);
  • International Olympic Committee (IOC);
  • International Paralympic Committee (IPC);
  • Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA);
  • United Nations agencies (UNESCO, joined, where appropriate, by representatives of other UN agencies e.g. UN Women, UNICEF, WHO, UNHCR, etc.);
  • The Commonwealth of Nations;
  • Monitoring Group of the Anti-Doping Convention (T-DO), Anti-Doping Convention (ETS No.135);
  • Ad Hoc European Committee for the World Anti-Doping Agency (CAHAMA);
  • Follow-up Committee of the Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions (T-MC Committee), Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions (Macolin Convention, CETS No. 215);
  • Committee on Safety and Security at Sports Events (T-S4), Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events (Saint-Denis Convention, CETS No. 218);
  • Alice Milliat Foundation;
  • The Association for International Sport for All (TAFISA Europe);
  • Centre for Sport and Human Rights;
  • European Association for Sport Management (EASM);
  • European Athlete Student Network (EAS);
  • European Athletes and Players Association (EAPA);
  • European Athletic Association (European Athletics);
  • European Fair Play Movement (EFPM);
  • European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF);
  • European Network of Sport Education (ENSE);
  • European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation (ENGSO);
  • The European Olympic Committees (EOC);
  • European Paralympic Committee (EPC);
  • European Physical Education Association (EUPEA);
  • European University Sports Association (EUSA);
  • Fare network;
  • International Automobile Federation (FIA);
  • International Basketball Federation (FIBA);
  • International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE);
  • International Dance Organization (IDO);
  • International Federation of Sport Officials (IFSO);
  • International School Sports Federation (ISF);
  • International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA);
  • Panathlon International (PI);
  • Peace and Sport;
  • Play the Game (PTG);
  • Rugby Europe;
  • Sports Rights Owners Coalition (SROC);
  • Union of European Football Associations (UEFA);
  • World Snowboard Federation (WSF)

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