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14-15 Dec
2026

Programming Committee on Youth – 56th meeting

European Youth Centre Budapest
03-04 Dec
2026

27th session of the Council of Europe Standing Conference of Ministers of Education

Podgorica, Monténégro
01-03 Dec
2026

14th meetin of the Steering Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI)

Strasbourg
25-27 Nov
2026

Plenary meeting of the Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child (CDENF)

Strasbourg
17-19 Nov
2026

30th meeting of the Gender Equality Commission (GEC)

Strasbourg, Palais de l'Europe, room 6
04 Nov
2026

Fourth meeting of the national co-ordinating bodies

03 Nov
2026

Plenary meeting of the Council of Europe's Committee of Experts on the Operation of European Conventions on Co-operation in Criminal Matters (PC-OC)

30-05 Oct-Nov
2026

Youth Delegation at the World Forum for Democracy

Strasbourg
29-30 Oct
2026

Meeting of the Committee of Experts on access to child-friendly justice through multidisciplinary and interagency services

Strasbourg
19-21 Oct
2026

Workshop on Deliberative Democracy and Citizens’ Assemblies - How to Start?

European Youth Centre Budapest
19-21 Oct
2026

Joint Council on Youth – 55th plenary meeting

European Youth Centre Strasbourg
15-16 Oct
2026

European Conference of Presidents of Parliament

Roma
14-15 Oct
2026

38th Session of the Co-operation Group of Drug Control Services at Airports and Mail Centres - Pompidou Group

Athens, Greece
14-15 Oct
2026

10th Committee of Experts on Intercultural Inclusion (ADI-INT) Meeting

Strasbourg
08-09 Oct
2026

OHTE Annual Conference "Manipulating History, Undermining Democracy"

Palais de l'Europe, Room 1
01-31 Oct
2026

October 2026 - Meetings of the Committee of Ministers

30-02 Sep-Oct
2026

End-of-term visit to Braga Youth Centre - Quality Label for Youth Centres Programme

Braga Youth Centre, Portugal
28-02 Sep-Oct
2026

Seminar with youth workers on access to quality youth work and non-formal education in conflict areas

European Youth Centre Strasbourg
28-03 Sep-Oct
2026

Training Course-Youth advocacy for democracy and human rights

European Youth Centre Strasbourg
27-28 Sep
2026

European Youth Foundation Field visit to international activity "Young Advocates of Hope and Solidarity" implemented by VIDES Network

Sevilla, Spain
24-25 Sep
2026

HF 10 - Second capacity-building session for the Prison Police Intervention Teams (24-25.09.2026)

Skopje, North Macedonia
23-24 Sep
2026

8th meeting of the Committee of Experts on the prevention of violence (ENF-VAE)

Strasbourg
21-25 Sep
2026

Rights in Practice: Fostering Human Rights Education for Youth Work & European NGOs to combat sexual harassment in co-operation with ESTIEM (European STudents of Industrial Engineering and Management)

European Youth Centre Strasbourg
21-25 Sep
2026

Empowering Youth Participation through the Bern Convention: Nature protection and biodiversity as enablers of rights, participation, and well-being, in co-operation with Youth and Environment Europe (YEE)

European Youth Centre Strasbourg
18 Sep
2026

Second Council of Europe Business and Human Rights Forum: BRAVE 2026

17 Sep
2026

“Providing legal support and representation to victims of domestic violence involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (1980)” for the Network of specialised lawyers and NGOs - Webinar

15 Sep
2026

International Day of Democracy

15-17 Sep
2026

Research Symposium on Young People’s Access to Social Rights

European Youth Centre Strasbourg
15-17 Sep
2026

Expert meeting on the creation of a roadmap for the Recommendation on rural youth

European Youth Centre Budapest
14-17 Sep
2026

Exploratory evaluation visit to SHL House Sarajevo - Quality Label for youth centres programme

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
13-20 Sep
2026

European Youth Foundation field visit to the "Art-vocacy for Well-being - Evaluation Meeting & Dissemination" implemented by Youth for Exchange and Understanding at the University on Youth and Development

Mollina, Spain
08-09 Sep
2026

European Youth Foundation learning and networking days

Brussels, Belgium
04 Sep
2026

The Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence will publish its first baseline evaluation report on Ukraine

Strasbourg GREVIO
03 Sep
2026

European Heritage Days 2026: Heritage at Risk – Revive, Resist, Reimagine

03-04 Sep
2026

2nd meeting of the CMJ Working Group supporting the study on lowering the voting age

European Youth Centre Strasbourg
03-05 Sep
2026

The Commissioner for Human Rights will deliver a keynote lecture at the XXI Annual Conference of the European Society of International Law (ESIL)

Malaga, Spain Commissioner for Human Rights
01 Sep
2026

First meeting of the Selection Panel of the PACE Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2026

Prague, Czech Republic Parliamentary Assembly
01-02 Sep
2026

Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General will participate in the 1567th meeting of the Council of Europe’s Committee Ministers' Deputies

Monaco Secretary General
01-30 Sep
2026

September 2026 - Meetings of the Committee of Ministers

28 Aug
2026

The Commissioner for Human Rights will participate in the Ukraine Recovery Lab at the European Forum Alpbach 2026

Alpbach, Austria Commissioner for Human Rights
26 Aug
2026

European Youth Foundation Digital Open Desk

Online 14:00 - 16:00
21-24 Aug
2026

A PACE delegation, will travel to Kazakhstan to observe the conduct of the early parliamentary elections

Kazakhstan Parliamentary Assembly
19 Aug
2026

European Youth Foundation Digital Open Desk

Online 14:00 - 16:00
12 Aug
2026

European Youth Foundation Digital Open Desk

Online 14:00 - 16:00
11 Aug
2026

European Youth Foundation information session on its call for proposals for ad hoc youth initiatives “Living and building democracy”!

Online 15:00 - 16:30
11-12 Aug
2026

Quality Label Coaching visit to Brčko Youth Centre – Quality label for youth centres programme

Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina
10 Aug
2026

European Youth Foundation information session on its open call for proposals for international one-off youth co-operation activities supporting young people from Ukraine

Online 15:00 - 16:30
06 Aug
2026

Congress Rapporteur will make a keynote speech on during the Political Leadership Programme at the WorldPride Human Rights Conference

Amsterdam, The Netherlands Congress
05 Aug
2026

European Youth Foundation Digital Open Desk

Online 14:00 - 16:00
05-06 Aug
2026

The Commissioner for Human Rights, will participate in the WorldPride Human Rights Conference

Amsterdam, The Netherlands Commissioner for Human Rights
02 Aug
2026

A commemoration ceremony will be organised by the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma and the Association of Roma in Poland in co-operation with the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum

Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland Council of Europe
30 Jul
2026

Marking the world anti-trafficking day with online discussion on child trafficking prevention

28 Jul
2026

The Council of Europe´s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) will publish a report on its visit to Spain

Strasbourg CPT
23 Jul
2026

The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing three judgments

Strasbourg European Court of Human Rights
22 Jul
2026

The Council of Europe will hold its annual ceremony commemorating the Roma victims of the Holocaust

Strasbourg (Palais de l’Europe, 11.30 a.m.) Council of Europe
16 Jul
2026

The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 27 judgments

Strasbourg European Court of Human Rights
16 Jul
2026

The Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body GRECO will publish a new report

Strasbourg GRECO
16 Jul
2026

The Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages will publish an evaluation report

Strasbourg European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML)
15 Jul
2026

The GRETA will publish new guidance on residence permits for victims of human trafficking

Strasbourg GRETA
13-14 Jul
2026

Capacity building session for prison police senior officials

Skopje, North Macedonia Council of Europe Programme Office in Skopje