Committee of Ministers: Croatia hands over presidency to Finland

Committee of Ministers 21 November 2018 Strasbourg

The Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe today passed from Croatia to Finland, at a meeting at the Organisation’s Strasbourg headquarters, attended by representatives of its 47 member States. The outgoing Chair, Marija Pejčinović Burić, Deputy Prime Minister and...

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Universal Children’s Day (20 November)

Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers 19 November 2018 Strasbourg

Statement by Marija Pejčinović Burić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia, Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

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Execution of Mr Roberto Ramos Moreno (USA)

Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers 15 November 2018 Strasbourg

Statement by Marija Pejčinović Burić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia, Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

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International Day of Tolerance, 16 November

Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers 14 November 2018 Strasbourg

Statement by Marija Pejčinović Burić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia, Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

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Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers: “The European Charter of Local-Self-Government is a major achievement of the Council of Europe”

Congress Session 7 November 2018 Strasbourg

“These are, undoubtedly, difficult times. At the European level, at the national and local level and also at an institutional level. Pan-European challenges are more present than ever,” said Marija Pejčinović Burić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia,...

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Tackling hate speech in the media: Zagreb conference

Council of Europe 5 November 2018 Strasbourg

The Council of Europe and the Croatian Agency for Electronic Media are organising a conference on 6 and 7 November in Zagreb (Croatia) to discuss the different ways European states have regulated hate speech, and specifically the measures to tackle it taken by national regulatory authorities, the...

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Brain drain or brain gain? Seminar in Zagreb

Council of Europe 30 October 2018 Zagreb (Croatia)

A two-day seminar with this title is taking place in Zagreb, Croatia, to look at the phenomena of “brain drain” (the emigration of educated young people) and “brain gain” (the influx of qualified people who are either immigrating or returning home). It will also examine the possible role of the...

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‘Pursuing a constructive dialogue between the Committee of Ministers and the Assembly’

Parliamentary Assembly Session 10 October 2018 Strasbourg

The Committee of Ministers is determined to pursue a constructive dialogue and close co-operation with the Assembly. It is by joining forces that we can meet current challenges and protect human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe,” said Marija Pejčinović Burić, Deputy Prime Minister...

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European Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation (EODD) 2018

Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers 9 October 2018 Strasbourg

Statement by Marija Pejčinović Burić, Chair of the Committee of Ministers, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia

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European Heritage Days

Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers 18 September 2018 Strasbourg

Statement by Marija Pejčinović Burić, Chair of the Committee of Ministers, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia

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10th anniversary of the conflict in Georgia

Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers 7 August 2018 Strasbourg

Statement by Marija Pejčinović Burić, Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia

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Council of Europe honours Roma victims of the Holocaust: “acknowledge the past and improve Roma rights today”

Council of Europe 2 August 2018 Strasbourg

Today in Strasbourg, the Council of Europe held a commemorative wreath-laying ceremony in memory of Roma and Sinti victims of the Holocaust. This year marks the 74th anniversary of 2 August, 1944, when all remaining Roma of the so-called “Zigeunerlager” (Gypsy camp) – 2,897 men, women and...

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"Member States must fully implement Council of Europe standards"

Parliamentary Assembly Session 26 June 2018 Strasbourg

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, addressing PACE today in the framework of Croatia’s Chairmanship of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, underlined that all member States must unequivocally implement the Council’s shared standards. He expressed his support for ongoing measures...

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Croatian Chairmanship plans put focus on fighting corruption

Parliamentary Assembly Session 25 June 2018 Strasbourg

Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Marija Pejčinović Burić spelled out her country’s priorities for its six-month spell chairing the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers in a speech to the Parliamentary Assembly today. Presenting the work of the...

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Croatian Chairmanship underlines the importance of dialogue with national minority representatives and the competent institutions in advancing national minority rights

Council of Europe 19 June 2018 Strasbourg

Chair of the Committee of Ministers, Marija Pejčinović Burić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia and Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe opened a conference entitled “Minorities and Minority Languages in a Changing Europe” in...

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"UNESCO-listed intangible cultural heritage of Croatia" exhibition

Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers 31 May 2018 Strasbourg

The exhibition features 15 examples of Croatian heritage included in the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage lists. The exhibition is divided into 18 units consisting of films, texts, photographs, maps and objects related to the individual cultural heritage elements on UNESCO’s Representative...

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Dubrovnik conference on cross-border cooperation in Europe

Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers 24 May 2018 Dubrovnik

A conference organised in the context of the Croatian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers will discuss and promote legal frameworks, capacity-building tools and data collection in cross-border cooperation in Europe. The one-day event is taking place on 25 May in Dubrovnik, Croatia, which...

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Croatia takes over chairmanship of Committee of Ministers from Denmark

Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers 18 May 2018 Elsinore

The Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe today passed from Denmark to Croatia, at a meeting in Elsinore, Denmark, attended by representatives of its 47 member States. The outgoing Chair, Anders Samuelsen, Minister of Foreign affairs of Denmark, handed over to the...

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Democratic security and data protection on the agenda as Committee of Ministers meets in Denmark

Committee of Ministers 17 May 2018 Strasbourg

The Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Council of Europe’s 47 member states are meeting in Elsinore (Denmark) on 18 May to discuss the challenges facing the Organisation. The Committee of Ministers should also adopt an amending protocol aimed at modernising the Convention for the Protection of...

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Secretary General Jagland on official visit to Croatia on 17 April

Secretary General 17 April 2018 Zagreb

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, is on official visit to Croatia on 17 April, where he met Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Marija Pejčinović-Burić, and Deputy Speaker of the Croatian...

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