News & Events
Multilateral meeting on ensuring the provision of health care in prisons: presentation of the updated 2025 standard
A multilateral meeting on the topic of “Provision of health care in prisons: presentation of the updated 2025 standard of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)” took place on 10-11 June 2026. The event, organised by the Police...
Future of district councils in Ukraine
On 17 June 2026, the Centre of Expertise for Multilevel Governance (CEMG) at the Council of Europe Congress facilitated a “Strasbourg format” meeting on the role of district (rayon) councils in Ukraine, in the context of the ongoing reform of the division of competences between the state and...
17th Platform of Youth Centres with the Council of Europe Quality Label in Belgium: Ukraine presented its experience
On June 10-11, 2026, a landmark event in the field of European youth policy took place in Belgium, on the basis of the well-known Destelheide youth centre — the 17th meeting of the European Platform of Youth Centers with the Quality Label of the Council of Europe. The event brought together teams...
Shared solutions for 13 communities: Ukraine’s first inter-municipal citizens’ assembly launches in the Lviv Agglomeration
On 13–14 June 2026, the first session of the citizens’ assembly of the Lviv Agglomeration took place in Lviv, organised with comprehensive support from the Council of Europe project “Strengthening multilevel governance and local democracy to support Ukraine's recovery”. This citizens’ assembly is...
Human Rights and the Rule of Law: Integrating European Standards into the Curriculum
On 12–14 June 2026, a three-day training was held for lecturers of leading law faculties in Ukraine, devoted to the integration of Council of Europe standards, the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights, Council of Europe HELP courses, interactive teaching methods, and the responsible use...
Ukraine strengthens international cooperation on AI, cybercrime investigation and electronic evidence
The Ukrainian delegation took part in the 34th Plenary Meeting of the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY), held in Strasbourg in 2-4 June 2026. The meeting brought together Parties to the Budapest Convention to discuss current developments in cybercrime legislation, electronic evidence,...
International Trends in Metropolitan Governance and the State of Its Development in Ukraine were discussed in Ivano-Frankivsk
The event brought together representatives of local authorities–communities that may be included in the future potential Ivano-Frankivsk Agglomeration, representatives of regional authorities, experts and project partners. The meeting was organised by the Council of Europe in co-operation with...
Council of Europe Project Steering Committee reviews progress in supporting the rights of veterans and military personnel in Ukraine
On 12 June 2026, the Steering Committee of the Council of Europe Project “Rights of Veterans and Personnel of Armed Forces in Ukraine” convened to review progress achieved during the implementation of the Project and discuss priorities for its final phase. The meeting brought together Project...
The Government of Ukraine has defined a policy on internal displacement for the period up to 2030
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted the Strategy of State Policy on Internal Displacement for the period until 2030. The Council of Europe Project "Facilitating access to human rights and essential services for internally displaced persons and returnees at the community level" provided...
The Council of Europe facilitates dialogue on Child-Friendly justice reform priorities in Ukraine
On 11 June 2026 a high-level meeting was held in Kyiv to discuss the coordination of technical assistance for the development of child-friendly justice. The meeting was initiated by the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine in cooperation with UNICEF as part of the activities of the Inter-Agency...
Inter-municipal waste management and mobility projects discussed in Kyiv Agglomeration
On 11 June 2026, two thematic working meetings dedicated to the development of inter-municipal co-operation within Kyiv Agglomeration in the areas of waste management, transport and mobility were held at the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine. The events were organised within the framework of...
“Rule of Law. Human Rights” Bulletin 1/2026 has been published
“Rule of Law. Human Rights” Bulletin 1/2026 has been published. There you will find: a summary of the ECHR’s judgments and decisions in cases against Ukraine from January 1, 2026, to March 31, 2026 a summary of recent ECHR judgments and decisions in cases against other states from January 1,...
Expert Dialog on improving data collection to ensure Equality and Non-Discrimination in Ukraine in the context of European Integration
On 4 June, an expert meeting was held to discuss methods of data collection and analysis to ensure equality and non-discrimination in Ukraine. The event brought together the efforts of Council of Europe projects in Ukraine working in the fields of combating discrimination and hate speech, as well...
Annual Ombudsperson’s report and labour legislation in focus of the Expert Council under the Ombudsperson’s Representative for Social and Economic Rights
On 3 June 2026, the Expert Council under the auspices of the Representative of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Social and Economic Rights convened in Kyiv to review key findings of the Annual Report of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights for 2025 and discuss ongoing...
Strengthening electoral resilience: Ukrainian and Swiss authorities exchange experience on elections and democratic participation
A high-level Ukrainian delegation comprising representatives of the Central Election Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine undertook a three-day working visit to Switzerland aimed at strengthening cooperation and exchanging experience with Swiss federal, cantonal and municipal...
“For us, inclusion and equality are not a separate topic, but a way of working every day”: Hromadske Radio is implementing inclusive practices in its work
Volodymyr Pyrih, a 38-year-old resident of Lviv, has been blind since childhood and has a disability, but he has been working as a journalist for nearly 20 years. He is currently the news editor at Hromadske Radio, working remotely from home. Volodymyr publishes breaking news from all regions of...
Invitation to online practical workshops on compensation for destroyed housing
Destroyed housing compensation: how to avoid common mistakes and find answers to complex questions? Register now for online practical workshops on 9-18 June 2026. Having difficulties reviewing applications for compensation for damaged and destroyed housing under the eRecovery program? There is a...
The Council of Europe supports the development of recommendations on local support programmes for displaced people
On June 4-5, 2026, the Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Unity of Ukraine, in co-operation with the Council of Europe project, organised a workshop for local self-government bodies "Local IDP Support Programmes: Best Practices". The event is part of the work on the preparation of...
Youth. Ukraine. Europe. Implementation of the youth perspective in Ukraine
Promoting youth participation in decision-making became the main topic of the round table “Youth. Ukraine. Europe. Implementation of the Youth Perspective in Ukraine”. The event took place on 4 June 2026 at the Vinnytsia Regional Youth Centre “Kvadrat”. The event was organised by the Council of...
Council of Europe strengthens capacity of national youth councils to implement youth perspective in Ukraine
The Council of Europe project “Youth for Democracy in Ukraine: Phase IV” together with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine conducted the first training for representatives of national youth advisory bodies of Ukraine on Council of Europe approaches. From 31 May to 4 June 2026 the National...
