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Tiny Kox elected as PACE President
Tiny Kox (Netherlands, UEL) has been elected President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Taking over from Rik Daems (Belgium, ALDE), he is PACE’s 34th President since 1949 and the third Dutch national to hold this office. He obtained an absolute majority in the first...
PACE Winter Session: hatred against LGBTI people, football governance, Alexei Navalny poisoning
Debates on combating rising hate against LGBTI people in Europe and on alleged violations of their rights in the Southern Caucasus, on business and values in football governance – with an intervention by FIFA President Giovanni Infantino – on the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, and on the role of...
Council of Europe and EU launch joint project to support family courts in Turkey
The Council of Europe and the European Union have launched the joint programme on “Improving the effectiveness of Family Courts: Better Protection of the Rights of Family Members”, aimed at supporting the functioning of family courts in Turkey. “This project is specifically designed to improve...
Secretary General and CEB Governor reaffirm strategic partnership to promote social inclusion in Europe
Secretary General Marija Pejčinović-Burić met Carlo Monticelli on his first official visit as Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) to discuss the strategic partnership to promote social inclusion in Europe. The CEB was established in 1956 by eight member states of the Council...
