18 January, Strasbourg
Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić will participate in the ceremony of the Innovation in Politics awards.
The Innovation in Politics Awards recognise creative, courageous politicians and their innovative projects. They have been presented annually since 2017. Every year, a citizens’ jury of over 1,000 Europeans evaluates the projects to determine the finalists and winners in the Awards’ nine categories.
Contacts: Daniel Höltgen, tel. +33 6 68 29 87 51
18 January, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 23 judgments concerning Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lithuania, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Spain, and Turkey.
More information - ECHR Website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
19 January, Strasbourg
The Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body (GRECO) will publish a report assessing the measures taken by Slovakia to implement the 21 recommendations issued to the country in an evaluation report in 2019 on the prevention of corruption and the promotion of integrity in central governments – including top executive functions – and law enforcement agencies.
Contact: Jaime Rodriguez, tel. +33 3 90 21 47 04
20 January, Strasbourg
Deputy Secretary General Bjørn Berge will participate in an informal meeting of the Ministers' Deputies on human rights and sport.
Contact: Giuseppe Zaffuto, Tel. +33 6 86 32 10 24
20 January, Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 39 judgments and/or decisions concerning Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, the Republic of Moldova, North Macedonia, Norway, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey and Ukraine.
More information - ECHR Website, tel. +33 3 90 21 42 08
20 January, Strasbourg
The Conference of the Parties entrusted with supervising the implementation of the Council of Europe’s Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism - also known as the Warsaw Convention - will publish a thematic report on compliance by its states parties with the requirement to ensure corporate legal liability for money laundering offences.
Contact: Jaime Rodriguez, tel. +33 3 90 21 47 04
20 January, online event (9-11.30 a.m. CET)
A report mapping the national responses to hate speech in Ukraine will be presented. The report aims at identifying and prioritising elements for future action on the issue and offering targeted recommendations to the authorities on shaping an effective strategy to do so.
Irena Guidikova, Head of Division, Inclusion and Anti-Discrimination Programmes, Council of Europe;Matti Maasikas, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine; Liudmyla Denisova, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights and Dmytro Lubinets, Head of Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights are expected to provide opening remarks.
The report is prepared in the framework of the Partnership for Good Governance II and its regional project on combating discrimination, hate crime and hate speech, funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.
Media are invited to follow the event on Zoom platform, the link will be sent upon preliminary registration. Interpretation in English/Ukrainian will be provided.
Programme
Contact: Tatiana Baeva, tel. + 33 3 88 41 21 41
+33 3 88 41 25 60