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Italy should continue its efforts to preserve and protect national minority rights
Twelve historical linguistic minorities are recognised in Italy
The 2026 Europe Prize is awarded to Reggio Emilia in Italy
The 2026 Europe Prize has been awarded by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to the city of Reggio Emilia in Italy. The Prize is awarded each year to the city that has been most active in promoting the European ideal. Reggio Emilia is a city of 171,000 inhabitants located...
Secretary General on official visit to San Marino
Alain Berset attended investiture of the Republic’s Captains Regent
Secretary General on official visit to San Marino and to the community of San Patrignano
Alain Berset will attend investiture of the Republic‘s Captains Regent
Congress 50th session: new leadership, Ukraine’s reconstruction, local democracy in Georgia, integrity of local elections, violence against elected officials and social rights at local level
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe will hold its 50th session from 31 March to 2 April 2026 in Strasbourg, France. It will welcome new national delegations with a five-year mandate, elect its new leadership and adopt its priorities for 2026-2031. The session’s...
‘Terra dei Fuochi’ pollution case: Italy’s comprehensive strategy to implement key ECHR ruling welcomed
Judgment concerned illegal disposal of waste in the Campania region
Secretary General to stress importance of rule of law at Venice Commission
Constitutional opinions expected on five European countries and Peru
Council of Europe Commissioner asks Italy to establish a National Human Rights Institution
In a letter to the Presidents of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies of Italy published today, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty encouraged the Italian...
No Russian return to football, Olympics must respect human rights – Parliamentary Assembly
Senior leadership of Council of Europe body makes two statements on sport
Italy: Council of Europe Commissioner calls for renewed action to break the cycle of child poverty and to ensure the protection of everyone’s human rights
After a four-day visit to Italy from 12 to 16 January, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty today urged national authorities to make progress on eradicating persistent child poverty and to strengthen the country’s human rights architecture, including by establishing...
Closing of the exhibition on "Democracy through Law"
The exhibition on "Democracy through Law", co-organised by the Council of Europe and the Venice Commission with MuVE and the State Archives of Venice, has come to an end. It opened at the Doge's Palace on 11 October 2025; the museum attracted around 280,000 visitors over the course of three...
From La Serenissima to the Council of Europe
Venice exhibition shows the development of constitutionalism and democracy from the Middle Ages to today
Marta Cartabia elected new president of the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission
During its closed plenary session in Venice, Italy, the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission elected Marta Cartabia as its new president. Marta Cartabia is a full professor of constitutional law at Bocconi University in Milan, President Emerita of the Constitutional Court of Italy and former...
Conference on Health Literacy and Human Rights
The Conference “Health literacy and human rights – Listening and empowering people to build trust” was held in Rome on 5 December 2025. Building on the Council of Europe’s legal instruments for the protection of health and its Guide to Health Literacy, the conference explored ways to strengthen...
GREVIO welcomes the significant expansion and the development of Italy’s legislative framework on violence against women
In its first thematic evaluation report on Italy, published today, the Council of Europe’s Group of experts on action against violence against women and domestic violence (GREVIO) welcomes the significant expansion and the development of the country’s legislative framework on violence against...
Congress highlights the importance of multilevel governance for cross-border cooperation
On 13 November, Congress Vice-President Andrew Boff participated in the high-level debate “The Future of Cross-Border Cooperation in a Changing World”, held during the European Cross-Border Platform Annual Meeting, which was co-organised in Gorizia, Italy, by the European Committee of the...
From La Serenissima to the Council of Europe
Venice exhibition shows the development of constitutionalism and democracy from the Middle Ages to today
En route for cultural scares this Halloween?
You wait next to the grave of the dead composer. A raven caws. A shadowy black cat blinks in and out of the murk. Did that spectral statue move? “Maybe joining this Rosicrucian conspiracy was not such a good idea after all”, you think. But you definitely regret agreeing to meet the monk with the...
Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Landscape Convention
Ministerial Conference to take place in Florence
Ceremony for the 35th Anniversary of the Venice Commission: the Council of Europe’s body of constitutional experts
The European Commission for Democracy through Law (better known as the Venice Commission), the Council of Europe’s advisory body on constitutional matters, celebrates its 35th anniversary of advising countries on constitutional and legal reforms with a ceremony on 11 October in Venice (Palazzo...
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