Avenue de l'Europe
F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex
Tel. +33 (0)3 88 41 20 00
www.coe.int

Newsroom

DE EN FR IT RU

International Roma Day: Statement by the Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland

Secretary General 7 April 2017 Strasbourg

10 goals for the next 10 years

Read More

DE EN FR IT RU

Anti-torture Committee: urgent action is required in prisons and police establishments in France

Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) 7 April 2017 Strasbourg

In a report published today on its most recent visit to France (15-27 November 2015), the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) calls on the French authorities to take urgent measures to address the problem of prison...

Read More

DE EN FR IT RU

Regional and minority languages: evolution over 20 years

Council of Europe 6 April 2017 Brussels

The impact of rapid technological developments, such as the expansion of the Internet and social media, on the way regional and minority language media work in Europe, as well as other new challenges they bring in the context of the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages is the...

Read More

DE EN FR IT RU

Supervision of the execution of judgments of the Court: Committee of Ministers publishes 10th annual report

Committee of Ministers 5 April 2017 Strasbourg

Positive trends continue in 2016 – yet a new record number of cases closed

Read More

DE EN FR IT RU

Venice Commission international conference in Bucharest: “Interaction between political majority and opposition in a democracy”

Venice Commission 6 April 2017 Bucharest

What are the main responsibilities and rights of the majority and of the opposition? What are the main obstacles to a positive and meaningful interaction majority - opposition? The European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), in co-operation with the Presidential...

Read More

Institutions
Sources
Treaties
Type of content
Priorities
Languages