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European Committee of social rights annual activity report reveals continued challenges in social-rights implementation in Europe
Wider understanding and application of ECSR jurisprudence in member states vital
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2026: Statement by the Council of Europe International Co-operation Group on Drugs and Addictions (Pompidou Group)
On the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Council of Europe International Co-operation Group on Drugs and Addictions (Pompidou Group) reaffirms its commitment to addressing drug-related challenges and addictions through balanced, evidence-based and...
Parliamentary Assembly denounces “the use of starvation as a method of warfare”
Regulating agri-markets and reducing strategic dependencies also called for
Advancing equal access to sport for persons with disabilities
Council of Europe and EU reaffirm their commitment to tackling discrimination and promoting inclusive sporting environments
Strengthening action against illegal drug trafficking via general aviation: International experts gather in Strasbourg for the 7th Expert Network Session
On 10 and 11 June 2026, Strasbourg became the focal point for over 70 international experts, law enforcement, and border officials committed to countering the misuse of private aircrafts, helicopters and other non-commercial aviation for illegal drug trafficking and related illicit financial...
Safe digital environments: Pompidou Group’s advancing action on the mental health and wellbeing of children and youth online
Policymakers, researchers and practitioners from the Pompidou Group member States and internationally gathered in Vienna and online on 2–3 June 2026 for a thematic seminar dedicated to the topic of online and digital addictions....
Committee denounces ‘the use of starvation as a method of warfare’
The Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development, meeting in Athens on 3 June, expressed concern that overlapping crises are severely undermining food security, food systems and nutrition worldwide. It strongly condemned “the use of famine as a method of warfare”, the unlawful...
Europe strengthens co-operation on drug policy and addictions at Pompidou Group meeting in Vienna
How can Europe respond more effectively to organised crime linked to drug trafficking, protect human rights, and tackle emerging forms of addiction in an increasingly digital world? These questions were at the centre of the 98th meeting of the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe, held in...
Pompidou Group adopts new Guidelines to strengthen member States' response to drug-related organised crime (OC-DT)
The Permanent Correspondents of the Pompidou Group have adopted new Guidelines designed to strengthen member States’ response to Organised Crime linked to Drug Trafficking, while ensuring full respect for human rights.
Social media and children’s mental health: right answers are rarely black and white
Strasbourg debate addresses exposure to social media, well-being, and policy responses to mitigate risks
EDQM On Air – From history to health – the origins of the European Pharmacopoeia and the EDQM
EDQM On Air, the podcast on public health brought to you by the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) of the Council of Europe, has released a new episode: From history to health – the origins of the European Pharmacopoeia and the EDQM, its first ever vodcast. The...
Council of Europe calls for wider accession to the Medicrime Convention
Weight-loss and performance-enhancing drugs are particular counterfeiting targets
Prevent violence in educational correctional institutions, address overcrowding and improve conditions in psychiatric hospitals in Serbia
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee’s report on its visit to Serbia at the end of 2024
Council of Europe Side Event on “Human Rights, Health and the Environment: Where human rights shape sustainable health and environmental action”
On 10 April 2026, the Council of Europe hosted an online side event on “Human Rights, Health and the Environment” as part of the One Health Summit. The event brought together representatives and experts from the Council of Europe, its intergovernmental bodies, the United Nations Environment...
PACE General Rapporteur urges Israel to immediately release unlawfully detained healthcare workers from Gaza
Statement by Joseph O’Reilly (Ireland, EPP/CD), PACE General Rapporteur on the situation of women and children in the Palestinian territories: “As the situation in many parts of the Middle East places more and more civilians, particularly women and children, in an extremely vulnerable situation...
An investment in health protection is an investment in democracy
Statement by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset for World Health Day on 7 April
In Strasbourg, local authorities advocate for healthcare for all
On March 31 in Strasbourg, the 50th plenary session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe highlighted the urgent need for access to healthcare in Europe....
#EndOrganTraffickingDay : a message from Pavla BUREŠOVÁ, the Chair of the Santiago de Compostela Committee
Today, on the International Day Against Organ Trafficking, we renew our commitment to fight one of the most disturbing criminal phenomena of our time. Organ trafficking is not just a grave.... Newsroom of the website on countering the trafficking in human organs
Bosnia and Herzegovina signs the Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs
On 17 March, Mr Davor Bunoza, Minister of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina, signed the Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs, known as the Santiago de Compostela.... Newsroom of the website on countering the trafficking in human organs
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