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Conference addresses growing involvement of youth in terrorism and violent extremism
Digital spaces like gaming platforms can allow radicalisation to grow
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
Congress backs new Ukraine–Sweden metropolitan partnership
The association “Lviv Agglomeration” (Ukraine) and the Gothenburg Region (Sweden) signed a Memorandum on Partnership and Co-operation on 27 February 2026, concluding a dedicated peer exchange visit. Meeting the Ukrainian delegation, Cecilia DALMAN EEK, First Vice-President of the Congress,...
“We need to rebuild these children’s future”, says Special Envoy at an event on abducted Ukrainian children at the Swedish Parliament
The abduction and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children – deliberate, systematic, strategic - is one of the most devastating wounds inflicted by Russia’s war of aggression. This was the key message of Thordis Gylfadottir, the Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on...
Parliamentary Assembly President at the Nordic Council: ‘Defending post-war achievements against those who bring violence back into history’
Speaking at the plenary session of the Nordic Council today, PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos emphasised that although we have lived for almost eight decades in peace in Europe, this period “was only a parenthesis in history, which was rather made of long eras of tension, of wars, of...
The Council of Europe updates mutual assistance provisions in criminal matters
The new “Valetta Protocol” will strengthen cooperation in countering transnational crimes
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...
Sweden should address hate speech and risks of racial profiling
In a report published, the Council of Europe Anti-racism Commission (ECRI) calls on the Swedish authorities to address hate speech, risks of racial profiling and reinvigorate the role of education as a tool to better live together in intercultural societies. ECRI welcomes the progress made and...
School shooting in Örebro: Statement by the Congress President
The President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, Marc Cools, has made the following statement: “I am saddened and appalled by yesterday’s shooting at an adult education centre in the city of Örebro in Sweden. My thoughts in this tragic moment are with the...
Sweden takes action to combat the manipulation of sports competitions and protect integrity in sports
On 19 December 2024, Sweden officially ratified the Council of Europe's Macolin Convention — the only legally binding international framework dedicated to combating the manipulation of sports competitions. This phenomenon is evolving worldwide, across all sports, alongside the growth of the...
Violence against women in Sweden: progress report from Council of Europe experts
In its first thematic report, the Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) has welcomed Sweden’s continued progress in in preventing and combating violence against women in several areas. However, the experts also point out fields...
Switzerland must improve the way it addresses corruption risks within the government and law enforcement authorities
In a new report the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has called for specific measures to be taken to prevent corruption in Switzerland regarding persons with top executive functions (PHFE), i.e. members of the Federal Council, the chancellor of the Confederation,...
Council of Europe evaluates access to official documents held by public authorities in 11 states
The Council of Europe’s Access Info Group (AIG), an independent group of experts created to monitor the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents by its parties, published today its first baseline evaluation reports on 11 states: Bosnia and Herzegovina,...
European Committee of Social Rights publishes 2023 Findings and Conclusions on Children, Family and Migrants
The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) has published its Conclusions 2023 in respect of the articles of the European Social Charter relating to Children, Family and Migrants. In the framework of the reporting procedure, the ECSR adopted 799 conclusions: 415 conclusions of conformity with...
Sweden should ensure equal access to rights of all minorities through clearer guidance to its municipalities
Sweden continues to apply the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities to the Jewish minority, Roma, Sweden Finns, Tornedalians and the Sámi people. The Advisory Committee’s Opinion on the implementation of the Framework Convention by Sweden concludes that despite some...
Sweden: more efforts needed to identify victims of trafficking, including amongst children, and to prosecute traffickers
The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has published its third evaluation report on Sweden, with a thematic focus on human trafficking victims’ access to justice and effective remedies. The report assesses developments since the publication...
European Committee of Social Rights publishes 2022 Findings
The European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) has published its Findings 2022 adopted at its 331st session (5-9 December 2022) in respect of seven states (Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia and Sweden) which have accepted the collective complaints procedure. The ECSR...
Report: experts call on Sweden to include language as a ground for discrimination in its legislation
The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages entered into force in Sweden in 2000. In its eighth evaluation report on Sweden, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts notes that the Swedish authorities have increased the financial support designated for the protection of the...
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