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Poland must take further steps to tackle human trafficking, say Council of Europe experts
The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) has urged the Polish authorities to take further action against human trafficking, notably by effectively preventing and combating trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation and improving the...
Hungary: anti-corruption group calls for measures to prevent corruption in central government and law enforcement
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), in a new report, calls for determined measures to prevent corruption in Hungary in respect of persons with top executive functions, including the Prime Minister, ministers, commissioners, political state secretaries, political...
Council of Europe leaders profoundly concerned about Russia’s non-execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, including the non-payment of just satisfaction
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has reiterated the Russian Federation’s unconditional legal obligation to implement judgments of the European Court of Human Rights and to pay ‘just satisfaction’ awarded by the Court. The President of the Committee of Ministers made a statement on...
Implementing ECHR judgments: Latest decisions from the Committee of Ministers
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has published the case-by-case decisions taken during the Committee’s meeting from 5 to 7 June to supervise the implementation of judgments and decisions from the European Court of Human Rights. The Committee of Ministers adopted 38 decisions...
Social projects from Serbia, Croatia and France honoured at CEB Award for Social Cohesion 2023
The Serbian non-governmental organisation Atina has won this year’s Council of Europe Bank (CEB) Award for Social Cohesion, with its ‘Bagel Bejgl’ social enterprise. Humana Nova (Croatia) and L’outil en main (France) were the runners-up. The announcement was made at the award ceremony, held this...
