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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...
Denmark: two new reports show lack of progress in combatting corruption
The Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published two compliance reports on Denmark assessing progress made in the implementation of the recommendations contained in its 2014 evaluation report on “Preventing corruption in respect of members of parliament, judges and...
Anti-torture Committee (CPT) visits Greenland (Denmark)
A delegation from the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) carried out a visit to Greenland (Denmark) from 14 to 16 January 2025. The aim of this second visit to Greenland was to assess progress made since the CPT’s...
Violence against women in Denmark: progress made, but concerns remain over post-domestic violence custody and visitation arrangements
In its first thematic report, the Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) acknowledges the considerable progress made by Denmark, particularly in aligning its national legislation with the requirements of the Istanbul Convention....
Anti-torture Committee publishes report on Denmark
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published its report on Denmark, based on a visit carried out from 23 May to 3 June 2024. Regarding persons held in police custody, while most of the persons interviewed by the...
Anti-racism commission assessed the implementation of its priority recommendations by Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Monaco and Hungary
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published its conclusions on implementing its priority recommendations for Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Monaco, and Hungary. The recommendations concerned the human rights of LGBTI persons, migrants and asylum seekers, inclusive...
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