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Register of Damage for Ukraine and the Congress launch awareness campaign for Ukrainian Local and Regional Authorities

Congress 24 June 2024 Kyiv

The Register of Damage for Ukraine (RD4U) and the Council of Europe’s Congress held an event in Kyiv to kick off preparations for an awareness campaign aimed at involving representatives of Ukrainian cities and regions in promoting RD4U's mandate and the process of submitting claims to the...

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A Commissioner’s call to action for civil society

Commissioner for Human Rights 24/06/2024 Helsinki, Finland

Speech delivered by Michael O’Flaherty at the 100th session of the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH), Conference on the Protection and the Promotion of Civil Society Space in...

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Secretary General meets President of Iceland 

Secretary General 24 June 2024 Strasbourg

Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić has met President of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson. The meeting focused on the Reykjavik agenda follow-up, notably in the areas of non-discrimination, gender equality, the environment, and artificial intelligence. The 75th anniversary initiatives and the...

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Sofia conference tackles challenges in prison and probation services

Council of Europe 24 June 2024 strasbourg

Directors of European prison and probation services from the 46 Council of Europe’s member states are meeting in Sofia on 24 and 25 June to discuss ways to improve the autonomy and resocialisation of prisoners and combat organised crime groups in the prison and probation contexts, among other...

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Venice Commission adopts or endorses 17 opinions

Venice Commission 24 June 2024 strasbourg

The Venice Commission plenary session on 21 and 22 June adopted or endorsed 17 opinions concerning eight countries (Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, and Poland). The documents adopted by the plenary session are being published this...

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The Olympic torch comes to the Council of Europe on 26 June

Parliamentary Assembly 21 June 2024 Strasbourg

On Wednesday 26 June, the Council of Europe, in the presence of its Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić, will have the honour of welcoming the Paris 2024 Olympic Torch to its Assembly Chamber. For the first time ever, the torch will enter the premises of a parliament, and will be doing so...

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Paris 2024: Commissioner O’Flaherty engages with the host city and civil society actors about the human rights impact of the Olympic Games

Commissioner for Human Rights 21/06/2024 Paris

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, visited Paris today to meet with the City of Paris, the French National Consultative Human...

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Venice Commission holds its plenary session

Venice Commission 21 June 2024 Strasbourg

The Venice Commission is holding its second plenary session of the year, with an agenda that includes 17 opinions concerning eight countries (Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, and Poland). The session is closed to the public, but the...

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PACE summer session: Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, challenges to democracy in Georgia, Vigdís Prize

Parliamentary Assembly 19 June 2024 Strasbourg

A joint debate on the legal and human rights aspects of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, on the role of sanctions and on the erasure of cultural identity are among the highlights of the summer plenary session of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, taking place from 24 to 28 June...

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GRECO: 25 years helping states to combat corruption

Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) 21 June 2024 Strasbourg

The Council of Europe´s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2024. Since 1999, when it was established, GRECO has been a driving force in countering corruption in its member states, which today include the 46 Council of Europe member states, the United...

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