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Andorra Forum addressing child online protection
“Children anywhere may be preyed on from anywhere” – Bjørn Berge
Parliamentary Assembly President: ‘Andorra’s voice in the Council of Europe has always been strong and clear’
“Andorra's voice in the Council of Europe has always been strong and clear,” said PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos, addressing the General Council (the Parliament of Andorra) in plenary session today, during an official visit to the country. In this regard, he recalled that the Andorran...
Parliamentary Assembly President makes official visit to Andorra
Theodoros Rousopoulos, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), will make an official visit to Andorra on 4 July. During his visit, he will meet the Head of the Government, the Speaker of the General Council (the Parliament of Andorra), the Minister of Foreign...
Xavier Espot highlights Council of Europe’s role in modernising Andorra’s democratic and legal framework
Addressing the Parliamentary Assembly today, the Head of Government of the Principality of Andorra, Xavier Espot, underlined the Council Europe’s crucial role in the development of the Principality of Andorra, notably in speeding up the adoption of a democratic and modern constitution in 1993 and...
PACE elects Canòlic Mingorance Cairat judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Andorra
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) today elected Canòlic Mingorance Cairat as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Andorra. Ms Canòlic Mingorance Cairat, having obtained a majority of votes cast, is elected judge of the European Court of Human Rights...
PACE reviews the work of its subsidiary bodies since the last session
The lists of candidates for the posts of judges at the European Court of Human Rights submitted by Andorra, Armenia, and Slovenia; the observation of the recent elections in the Republic of Moldova, Bulgaria, and Georgia, and the observation of the upcoming elections to the Assembly of Kosovo...
Andorra Should Combat Racism, LGBTI-Phobia, and Expand Voting Rights
A new report from the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) calls on Andorra to adopt a national programme to combat racism and LGBTI-phobia. As a matter of priority, Andorra should also grant the right to vote and to stand for local elections to non-nationals residing in the...
Andorra: GRECO report on preventing corruption in top executive functions and the police
In a new report, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has called on Andorra to pursue its efforts to prevent corruption in respect of persons with top executive functions, such as members of the government, high-level officials, special relationship personnel and...
European Committee of Social Rights publishes 2023 Findings and Conclusions on Children, Family and Migrants
The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) has published its Conclusions 2023 in respect of the articles of the European Social Charter relating to Children, Family and Migrants. In the framework of the reporting procedure, the ECSR adopted 799 conclusions: 415 conclusions of conformity with...
GRETA publishes its third report on Andorra
Andorra has made progress in the development of a legal, institutional and policy framework to combat human trafficking, but should take additional measures to identify potential victims, according to a report issued today by the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking...
Venice Commission plenary
The European Commission for Democracy through Law, better known as the Venice Commission is meeting on Friday 21 and Saturday 22 October for its third plenary session of the year, during which it is expected to adopt opinions on Andorra, Bulgaria, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine as...
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