Council of Europe draws attention to the death penalty in Belarus at World Congress in Paris

Council of Europe 3 July 2026 Strasbourg

Abolition advocacy discussed with Belarusian democratic forces and civil society in exile at a Council of Europe-supported event

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Justice and protection for children of Ukraine at the core of meetings at the Council of Europe

Council of Europe 3 July 2026 Strasbourg

Key international actors discuss in Strasbourg the challenges the ongoing war poses to Ukraine’s children, including conflict-related sexual violence

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Venice Commission President concludes visit to Hungary

Venice Commission 2 July 2026 Budapest

Venice Commission and high authorities of Hungary discuss framework of cooperation for upcoming constitutional reform

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Scotland needs a coherent strategy to tackle overcrowding in prisons

CPT 2 July 2026 Strasbourg

European anti-torture committee warns that life in male prisons is negatively impacted by overcrowding but welcomes improvements to the detention of women and children

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Inter-agency coordination and better training for officials advance anti-corruption efforts in Lithuania

GRECO 1 July 2026 Strasbourg

GRECO closes the fifth evaluation round in respect of the country following progress in implementing its recommendations

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Technology-facilitated child sexual abuse: progress in investigations and training

Council of Europe 2 July 2026 Strasbourg

New Council of Europe report says children remain at risk of excessive criminalisation

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San Marino’s Captains Regent on official visit to the Council of Europe

Committee of Ministers 1 July 2026 Strasbourg

Heads of state met the Secretary General and addressed representatives of 46 European governments

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“Everywhere. Under all circumstances” – Secretary General Berset on death-penalty abolition

Secretary General 30 June 2026 Paris, France

Ninth World Congress against the death penalty features organisation’s efforts to abolish capital punishment

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Government leaders must lead by example in combating corruption and promoting integrity

GRECO 30 June 2026 Strasbourg

Council of Europe’s GRECO stresses significant reforms still needed in central government and law enforcement

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Alain Berset: Europe must look beyond rearmament to safeguard democratic security

Secretary General 29 June 2026 Strasbourg

Council of Europe conference highlights strategic foresight as a pillar of Europe’s democratic future

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Ukraine: Visit of the Director of Human Rights of the Council of Europe to Kyiv

Council of Europe 29 June 2026 Kyiv

From 22 to 25 June, Clare Ovey, Director of Human Rights of the Council of Europe, accompanied by the three members of the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of...

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Secretary General in Dubrovnik: Democratic security is Europe's compass in an age of multipolarity

Secretary General 27 June 2026 Dubrovnik (Croatia)

Addressing the Dubrovnik Forum, Alain Berset called for stronger democratic resilience to navigate an increasingly fragmented world

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Congress Vice-President: Local authorities are crucial to Ukraine’s EU accession

Congress 24 June 2026 Gdańsk, Poland

Konstantinos Koukas made remarks before the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk

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Council of Europe Commissioner calls for continued solidarity with displaced Ukrainians in Europe

Commissioner for Human Rights 26 June 2026 Gdańsk, Poland

Michael O’Flaherty sees policies promoting premature returns as a “worrying trend”

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Georgia’s willingness to meet Council of Europe standards in question

Parliamentary Assembly 26 June 2026 Strasbourg

Parliamentary Assembly points to the country’s “democratic breakdown” in its latest monitoring assessment

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GREVIO highlights San Marino’s efforts, including legislation, to address violence against women

GREVIO 26 June 2026 Strasbourg

Judicial responses need to be enhanced, says Council of Europe body

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Parliamentary Assembly denounces growing control of content in sport

Parliamentary Assembly 26 June 2026 Strasbourg

Resolution calls for European countries to support media access to sport

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GRETA welcomes increased focus on child trafficking in France

GRETA 25 June 2026 Strasbourg

Council of Europe body calls for improvements in prevention and victim identification

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Happy Birthday to the Permanent Representation of France to the Council of Europe!

Council of Europe 25 June 2026 Strasbourg

Robert Schuman, René Cassin, Simone Veil, Robert Badinter – une contribution exceptionnelle

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Parliamentary Assembly denounces “the use of starvation as a method of warfare”

Parliamentary Assembly 25 June 2026 Strasbourg

Regulating agri-markets and reducing strategic dependencies also called for

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