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Praise for new definition and recording of hate crime in Austria
Council of Europe anti-racism commission notes progress but challenge remain in Alpine state
Secretary General in Vienna: Europe’s response to fragmentation must be greater cooperation
Secretary General Alain Berset of the 46-member Council of Europe met Austrian leaders and heads of international organisations in Vienna on 11 June, highlighting the importance of international cooperation, democratic resilience and shared European values at a time of growing geopolitical...
Alain Berset to meet Austrian leaders and heads of OSCE and atomic agency in Vienna
Secretary General to focus on democratic security and Europe's future in challenging times
Following challenges, Parliamentary Assembly approves the credentials of the Austrian and Polish parliamentary delegations
The Assembly has approved the credentials of both the Austrian and Polish parliamentary delegations, which were each separately challenged on procedural grounds on the opening day of the winter plenary session in Strasbourg. Each year in January, the Assembly approves the credentials of all its...
Petra Bayr elected President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
“We must never be silent in the face of injustice, where democratic achievements are under increasing pressure”
Austria's schools learn about the impact of European Convention on Human Rights
More than 200 students, teachers and interested parties in Austria participated in a special edition of "Europe 90 Minutes+", to learn about the meaning and relevance of the European Convention on Human Rights on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. Austrian Minister of Education Christoph...
Council of Europe receives the Light of Peace of Bethlehem
Forty-year tradition emblematic of hope and peace
Austria and Czechia to lead the Pompidou Group for 2026–29
Mexico as Vice-President, conference welcomes Spain’s joining the group
Council of Europe report highlights positive practices in Austrian social-care homes
Committee for the Prevention of Torture also raises concerns over staffing shortages
Advancing democratic resilience in Europe, boosting cooperation to face new challenges were in focus of the Secretary General’s visit to Vienna
“We must make democratic security the heart of Europe’s new order – and our first line of defence”
Secretary General to discuss democratic security in Vienna
Alain Berset to address OSCE and meet Austrian authorities
Congress Secretary General: “Innovation is crucial for our democratic security”
With democracy being under pressure from disinformation, polarisation of society and a growing distrust in institutions, we must respond to this loss of trust – before those who do not speak for our values will. This was the message from Congress Secretary General Mathieu Mori who addressed the...
One third of spending on European original films and series is made by global streamers
The European Audiovisual Observatory has just published a new report on investment in original European films and series made by the main media players in Europe. This new study reveals that total spending on European original works (excluding news and sports rights) amounted to EUR 25.1 billion...
Workshop in Graz unlocks educational opportunities for sign languages in Europe
From 15-16 May the Council of Europe partial agreement, the European Centre for Modern Languages (ECML), hosted the “Unlocking educational opportunities in sign languages in Europe” (DeafSign) workshop at its premises in Graz, Austria. The event brought together international experts, policy...
Austria: More should be done to promote minority and regional languages
Despite efforts, further measures are needed in Austria to strengthen the minority languages covered by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML), according to a report published today by the Expert Committee that monitors Charter adherence. The Charter – which entered into...
Austria shedding light on Council of Europe's history and achievements
The Institute of Public Law, Political Science and Public Administration and European Law and International Law, in cooperation with the Permanent Representative of Austria to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, Ambassador Aloisia Wörgetter, are organising a series of lectures at the University...
Austria must step up fight against corruption, new reports warn
The Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published two compliance reports on Austria. The Third Interim Compliance Report assesses progress made in implementing recommendations issued to the country in the Fourth Evaluation Round Report in 2017 on preventing corruption...
GRETA publishes its fourth report on Austria
the latest report on Austria from the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA), which is responsible for monitoring implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, praises positive developments in...
Study visit to Austria sets groundwork for a free, post-war Ukraine
As part of a project to prepare for a free and independent Ukraine, ten representatives from six pilot territorial communities in Ukraine (local authorities and civil society organisations or CSOs) will participate in a study visit to Austria from 17 to 21 September 2024. The five-day visit,...
Austria: despite positive steps, progress still needed in family law cases related to domestic violence
A new theme-based report published by the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) commends the Austrian authorities for having taken steps to further align legislation with requirements of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and...
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