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The Conference of INGOs publishes country reports following visits to Denmark and Montenegro
The Conference of INGOs has just published the two country visit reports that summarise findings from the fact-finding visits to Denmark (11-13 May 2026) and Montenegro (22-25 June 2026). The...
Council of Europe’s anti-racism commission welcomes progress but calls on Denmark to step up action against racism
Commission highlights rise of hate speech in Danish political and online spheres
Council of Europe anti-corruption body closes compliance procedure concerning Denmark
GRECO states Denmark has not sufficiently complied with body’s anti-corruption recommendations
Anti-corruption body GRECO publishes summaries of reports on Denmark, Hungary, Türkiye and Ukraine evaluating compliance with its recommendations
New GRECO publication policy aims at increasing transparency
Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece and the Netherlands should put in place strict human rights guardrails in their plans for ‘return hubs’
In letters published today, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, asks ministers responsible for migration policy in Austria, Denmark, Germany,...
Twelfth Palme d’Or for the Council of Europe in red-letter night
Council of Europe’s Eurimages involved in production of eight winning films at Cannes film festival
Denmark highlights EU–Council of Europe complementarity in defending democracy and supporting Ukraine
Part of a series of events organised at the European Parliamentary Association, “Days of Denmark” highlighted two key priorities of the EU and the Council of Europe: defending democracy and addressing Russia’s war against Ukraine. At a time when Russian drones have violated the airspace of...
Parliamentary Assembly: Greenland’s future is for the people of Greenland and Denmark
Mooted acquisition of island “challenges established international norms”
Greenland’s future is for the people of Greenland and Denmark, says Parliamentary Assembly
Any decisions concerning the future status of Greenland, or its relations within the Kingdom of Denmark, may be taken “only by the people of Greenland and the people of Denmark”, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has said. Approving a resolution on the case of Greenland...
Address by Moldovan President Maia Sandu to feature in Parliamentary Assembly programme
Armenian Foreign Minister and German Justice Minister to address hemicycle in interesting winter session
Europe from Ukraine to the Arctic: international law at a turning point
Insights from the Secretary General’s speech to European countries at the Committee of Ministers
Council of Europe calls for increased awareness of German as a minority language throughout Denmark
Minority languages expert committee recommends visibility in media and school curriculum
Council of Europe publishes follow-up anti-corruption reports on Ireland and Liechtenstein
GRECO highlights meaningful progress in reforms concerning MPs, judges and prosecutors, but further improvements are needed
More efforts needed to protect vulnerable groups from trafficking in Denmark
Council of Europe anti-trafficking body emphasises technology’s role in combatting crime
Military security and democratic security: the same battle for the future of Europe
Alain Berset at the seventh meeting of the European Political Community in Copenhagen
Secretary General to attend European Political Community meeting in Copenhagen and pay official visit to Denmark
Alain Berset will underscore importance of the New Democratic Pact and support for Ukraine
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...
Council of Europe urges Denmark to act on corruption safeguards
Denmark has failed to make sufficient progress in preventing corruption in government and law enforcement, the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body GRECO said on Monday. In a new report, GRECO said Denmark has fully complied with only two of 14 recommendations issued in 2019. One has been...
Anti-torture committee publishes report on Greenland (Denmark)
In a new report the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) examined the conditions of detention, regime and treatment of persons accommodated in the closed unit (Unit A) of the new prison in Nuuk (Ny Anstalt). During its ad hoc...
Denmark: GRECO high-level delegation urges swift action to strengthen corruption prevention and integrity frameworks in parliament, central government and the police
In meetings in Copenhagen on 7 April, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) called on Denmark to fully implement GRECO’s recommendations to prevent corruption and strengthen integrity within the Parliament, the central government (persons with top executive...
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