Special Representative of the Secretary General on migration and refugees
19 December 2018
Nuremberg
The governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) Dr Rolf Wenzel and the Special Representative of the Secretary General on migration and refugees, Ambassador Tomáš Boček, are taking part in a signing ceremony in Nuremberg today, between the CEB and the city of Nuremberg, of a...
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Council of Europe
18 December 2018
Strasbourg
Children in migration have the right to be informed about their rights. Such information is crucial for having their voice heard and enabling them to participate in procedures affecting them. These children, despite being one of the most vulnerable groups in Europe today, face barriers in access...
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Commissioner for Human Rights
18 December 2018
Strasbourg
“25 years after the international community first formally embraced the idea of creating national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights through the endorsement of the Paris Principles, it is obvious that independent and effective national human rights institutions are...
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Intercultural Cities programme (ICC)
18 December 2018
Strasbourg
Mayors of intercultural cities programme join voices for inclusion and diversity
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MONEYVAL
17 December 2018
Strasbourg
In a report published today, the Council of Europe anti money laundering body MONEYVAL calls on the Albanian authorities to step up their efforts in pursuing launderers and confiscating their assets connected to significant proceeds-generating offences, and in tackling terrorist financing related...
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Venice Commission
15 December 2018
Venice
The final plenary session of the year for the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission included several high profile opinions, including for Albania, Hungary, Malta and Turkey. The Venice Commission legal experts find that the power of the prime minister in Malta widely overshadows that of other...
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Secretary General
13 December 2018
Strasbourg
The Council of Europe has expressed its sadness and solidarity with Turkey concerning those killed and injured in the train crash in Ankara. Secretary General Jagland has written a letter of condolence to President Erdogan. Letter to the President of the Turkish Republic, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
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Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
13 December 2018
Strasbourg
Violence at schools based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or sex characteristics occurs everywhere in Europe and is acutely underreported. The efforts of the European education authorities to address the problem must be stepped up in order to create safe environment for...
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Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
13 December 2018
Strasbourg
In a report publish today, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) concludes that Italy has made progress to prevent corruption in respect of the judiciary, but significantly more is still needed to comply with all its recommendations, in particular those concerning...
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Anti-torture committee (CPT)
13 December 2018
Strasbourg
The Republic of Moldova should take determined action to eradicate informal prisoner hierarchies in prisons, which expose inmates to intimidation and inter-prisoner violence, says the Council of Europe anti-torture committee (CPT) in a report published today. The CPT visited the country from 5 to...
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Committee of Ministers
12 December 2018
Strasbourg
How to promote good governance in sport? In a Recommendation adopted today, the Committee of Ministers invites European governments to take measures, aimed in particular at better fighting corruption in sport. In order to foster a culture of good governance at all levels, the 47 member States of...
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Secretary General
12 December 2018
Strasbourg
Statement by Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland
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Presidency of the Committee of Ministers
12 December 2018
Strasbourg
Statement by Timo Soini, Chair of the Committee of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland
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Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees (SRSG)
10 December 2018
Strasbourg
On 10-11 December 2018, in Marrakech, the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees (SRSG), Ambassador Tomáš Boček, is representing the Council of Europe at the Intergovernmental Conference to adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. The...
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Commissioner for Human Rights
10 December 2018
Paris
Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and Cartooning for Peace present a preview of the exhibition “Human rights – still some way to go”
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Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
10 December 2018
Strasbourg
The Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities has called on the Swiss authorities to do more to protect the rights of persons belonging to national minorities, at a time when there is a growing intolerance, including in political discourse and on...
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Presidency of the Committee of Ministers
10 December 2018
Strasbourg
Statement by Timo Soini, Chair of the Committee of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland
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Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
7 December 2018
Strasbourg
“We must never lower our guard in fighting corruption”, said Marin Mrčela, President of the Group of States against Corruption of the Council of Europe (GRECO), ahead of the International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December. “Perception of low levels of corruption must not lead to complacency. No...
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Secretary General
7 December 2018
Strasbourg
“The human rights of refugee and migrant children deserve special protection,” says Thorbjørn Jagland
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Committee of Ministers
7 December 2018
Strasbourg
The latest case-by-case decisions on the implementation of judgments and decisions from the European Court of Human Rights have been published by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers. The committee adopted 37 decisions concerning 20 member states at the end of its quarterly human rights...
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