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Parliamentary Assembly President and the members of the Presidential Committee met the President of Cyprus
PACE President Petra Bayr, accompanied by the members of the PACE Presidential Committee (namely the Chairpersons of the five PACE political groups and the PACE Secretary General Despina Chatzivassiliou), today held an exchange of views with Nikos Christodoulides, the President of Cyprus, on...
Towards a new European security architecture
Secretary General Berset addresses the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe as war in Iran rages on its borders
Parliamentary Assembly elects Nicholas Emiliou judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Cyprus
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) today elected Nicholas Emiliou as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Cyprus. Mr Emiliou, having obtained a majority of votes cast, is elected judge of the European Court of Human Rights for a term of office of nine...
Council of Europe report outlines “serious concerns” about Nicosia Central Prisons
Cyprus: positive steps, but anti-torture committee reports lack of access to toilets, and prisoners' undermining security
Austria and Czechia to lead the Pompidou Group for 2026–29
Mexico as Vice-President, conference welcomes Spain’s joining the group
Cyprus: Worthy efforts to protect minority rights, but further progress needed
Position of Roma, Turkophone, Armenian, Latin and Maronite minorities examined
Cyprus ratifies the Saint-Denis Convention
George S. Yiangou, Permanent Representative of Cyprus, deposited before Bjørn Berge, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the instrument of ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports...
The 2025 Crystal Scales of Justice Prize is awarded to a Dutch initiative supporting people in debt
Winning project involves identifying people with debt problems for early support
Significant progress in measures to prevent corruption in the central government in Cyprus
Only three GRECO recommendations remain entirely unimplemented
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...
Alain Berset in Cyprus: strengthening democratic security and common values
On his first official visit to Cyprus as Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset underlined the importance of democratic security at a time of democratic backsliding across Europe. Taking place within his first year in office and in the run-up to Cyprus’s Presidency of the...
Money laundering and terrorist financing: MONEYVAL publishes progress reports on Bulgaria, Cyprus and Republic of Moldova
The Council of Europe Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) has published this week follow-up reports on Bulgaria, Cyprus and the Republic of Moldova reassessing their technical compliance with the 40 Financial Action...
Four Cypriot municipalities receive European Label of Governance Excellence
The municipalities of Athienou, Kourion, Pafos, and South Nicosia-Idalion were awarded the European Label of Governance Excellence (ELoGE) at a ceremony held in Larnaca on 16 May 2025. The award was presented by Claudia Luciani, Director of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the...
Congress President in Cyprus: local governance reform is part of a long-term vision
“Our daily activities as elected representatives must be part of a long-term vision,” emphasised Congress President Marc Cools, speaking at the opening of the Cyprus Forum Cities in Limassol on 30 April 2025. “We can never get trapped in short-term thinking if we want to see change, and the local...
Cyprus: expert group calls for improved protection of migrant workers and asylum seekers from human trafficking
In its latest evaluation report on Cyprus, covering the period 2020-2024, the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) evaluates the measures taken to prevent vulnerabilities to trafficking in human beings, detect and support vulnerable victims,...
First monitoring report on implementation of MEDICRIME Convention focuses on public health protection during COVID pandemic
The first monitoring report on the implementation of the Convention on the Counterfeiting of Medical Products and Similar Crimes Involving Threats to Public Health (MEDICRIME Convention) highlights how 13 of the 23 State Parties to the Convention (*) applied its provisions, with a particular...
Peer Review in Cyprus contributes to ongoing debate on local government reform
Senior experts and policymakers from the Czechia, Germany, Ireland, Poland and the United Kingdom gathered in Nicosia 5-7 March 2025 to offer advice on internal governance procedures for local authorities in Cyprus. Known as a “Peer Review”, this activity of the Congress focused on the role and...
Cypriot Maronite Arabic “in danger of extinction” among other findings in new report on Cyprus
In an new evaluation the Council of Europe's Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages notes “structured and comprehensive” financial support for two languages concerned: Cypriot Maronite Arabic and Armenian. Government support includes language learning,...
Enhancing local leadership to reinforce democracy in Cyprus
Developing the capacities of local leaders to strengthen democracy is key to ensuring the local government reform in Cyprus meets the needs of citizens. This was the objective of a two-day workshop for sixty local leaders from municipalities and communities across Cyprus, organised in Limassol on...
Cyprus: Commissioner O’Flaherty expresses concern about the situation of migrant and asylum-seeking people stranded in the buffer zone and allegations of summary returns at sea
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, published today a letter sent on 23 October to the President of the Republic of Cyprus, M. Nikos Christodoulides...
*All references to Kosovo, whether the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nation's Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.