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Celebrate Europe and the Council of Europe Together in Venice

The Council of Europe Office in Venice is organizing three public activities this May to celebrate the creation of the Council of Europe (founded May 5, 1949) and the European Union (established May 9, 1950). These events are designed to encourage active and conscious citizenship among the community.

All events are free and accessible until capacity is reached.

 

 Monday, May 4 | CAFFÈ EUROPA "European Heritage at Risk: Rebirth, Resist, Reimagine"

  • Time & Location: 4:30 PM at Caffè Florian, Piazza San Marco, Venice

  • More information available at the following link

 

Monday, May 11 | "A Concert for Europe"

  • Time & Location: 6:00 PM at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory, San Marco 2810, Venice

  • More information available at the following link

 

Monday, May 25 | CAFFÈ EUROPA "Protection of Human Rights and the European Convention of Human Rights"

  • Time & Location: 4:30 PM at the Cloister of Ca’ Foscari University, Venice

  • More information available at the following link

 

For more information on these events and other local celebrations, please visit the official Venice Municipality website for the 2026 Europe Festival: https://www.comune.venezia.it/it/content/festa-delleuropa-2026-venezia

 

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Welcome to the Council of Europe Office in Venice

I would like to welcome you to the website of the Office of the Council of Europe in Venice. The Office supports Headquarters in the organisation of activities that span from culture and cultural heritage to training on human rights and democracy. I kindly invite you to surf through our website. Here you will find information on our past and present activities, news and articles about the Office and the Council of Europe. Venice is actively involved in Council of Europe activities. Venice is a member of the Council of Europe Intercultural Cities Network. The network supports cities in reviewing their policies through an intercultural lens and developing comprehensive strategies to help them manage diversity positively. Venice is also one of the four Faro Convention laboratories in Europe. Here the Council of Europe is testing how civil society and local authorities put into practice this relatively young Convention on democratic participation to cultural heritage. Venice participates in the Jewish Heritage Route. This important European cultural route certified by the Council of Europe, goes through the city and stops at its 500 years old ghetto and historic Jewish cemetery. In other words, Venice is a workshop and a test site for significant Council of Europe policies and programmes. Furthermore, the European Commission for Democracy through Law - better known as the Venice Commission, as it meets in Venice - is the Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional matters.

Mario Schwetz

Director Council of Europe Office in Venice