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Secretary General on the release of Nadia Savchenko
Council of Europe Secretary General Jagland said on release of Nadia Savchenko this was “a good development, also from a humanitarian perspective, but also of course because Nadia Savchenko is a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe”. He hoped that it would “lead to...
Council of Europe experts urge Jersey to increase money laundering convictions
Jersey has a mature and sophisticated regime for tackling money laundering and the financing of terrorism, as well as an internationally-recognised mechanism to ensure transparency of beneficial ownership information. However, the number of money laundering convictions and confiscations is...
World Humanitarian Summit: Council of Europe commitment
Attending the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland made this commitment today on behalf of the Council of Europe: Leaving No One Behind – A Commitment to Address Forced Displacement Core Commitment 4: Commit to collectively work towards a Global Compact on...
Deputy Secretary General on official visit to Armenia
In the context of the launch of the Council of Europe and Armenia Action Plan for 2015-2018 in Yerevan, the Deputy Secretary General met with Minister of Justice Arpine Hovhannisyan on 20 May to discuss cooperation on constitutional and electoral reform, reforming the judiciary, fighting ill...
No Hate is in the air: young people talk youth-friendly politics
More than 7,000 young people are getting together in Strasbourg on 20-21 May 2016 to exchange ideas on fighting political apathy among young people; to discuss and test innovative ways of engaging young people in decision-making around issues that affect them; and to learn from each other’s...
