2019   30^th anniversary of the North-South Centre

2017  The North-South Centre has 21 member States

2016  The North-South Centre has 19 member States and signs a new joint management agreement with the European Union.

2013  Adoption of the Report on the new Mission of the North-South Centre in the framework of the Council of Europe neighbourhood policy.

2012  Renewal of the Joint Management Agreement with the European Union

2011  Adoption of a new Statutory Resolution for the North-South Centre which entered into force on 1 June 2011.

2010  Celebration of the 20^th Anniversary of the North-South Centre.

2009  Accession of Morroco and Cape Verde, the first non-European countries to become members of the North-South Centre and 1^st African University on Youth and Development (Praia).

First Joint Management Agreement between the European Union and the Council of Europe for the development of Global Education

2007  1^st Africa-Europe Youth Summit.

2000  Launching of the University on Youth and Development (Mollina)

1995  Launching of the North-South Prize of the Council of Europe (Lisbon)

1994  1^st meeting of the Lisbon Forum “Human Rights in North-South dialogue” Launching of the “Transmed Programme” (Rome).

1993  Existence of the North-South Centre confirmed by Resolution (93)51 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (21 October).

1990  Set up of the North-South Centre in Lisbon.

1989  Adoption on 16 November of the Resolution (89)14 by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe endorsing the creation of the North-South Centre following a proposition by the government of Portugal, with 10 founding countries.

1988  European public campaign on North-South interdependence and solidarity organised by the Council of Europe in cooperation with the European Community. It ended with a European conference of parliamentarians and non-governmental organisations (Madrid, 1-3 June 1988), which issued the Madrid Appeal.

1984  The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe holds a conference, in Lisbon, on the theme: “North-South : Europe’s role” and  the “Lisbon Declaration” is adopted (9-11 April).