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Have peoples voice heard on how to improve the use of official languages at local level
Over the past weeks, Council of Europe Office in Pristina, has been supporting our partners — the Ministry of Local Government Administration, the Office of the Language Commissioner, and the Ombudsperson Institution — holding a series of seven regional meetings focused on one key issue: the...
Addressing Hate Speech: Training for Judges and Prosecutors in North Macedonia
A key component of the European Union and Council of Europe efforts to fight discrimination is supporting public institutions in enhancing their capacities to address hate speech, including anti-gypsism as specific form of hatred against Roma and Travellers. To achieve this, 33 judges and public...
Empowering a new generation of anti-racism trainers in Eastern Europe and Western Balkans
As part of its ongoing efforts to advancing anti-discrimination policies in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership regions, the Council of Europe launched a Training of Trainers (ToT) programme. This initiative brings together over 30 participants, including representatives from public...
Equality bodies and regulators getting equipped with AI knowledge and anti-discrimination tools in Finland
The total of 58 Finnish staff members of equality bodies and regulators will join a new training course on “Artificial Intelligence and Anti-Discrimination” consisting of an online course run over two months and a series of webinars and seminars. This interactive training will equip key public...
Call for grants to support activities on combating hate speech in North Macedonia
Within the framework of the joint European Union/Council of Europe Horizontal Facility programme and its action on “Combating Hatred and Intolerance in North Macedonia”, the Council of Europe is launching a call for grants “Support to local self-governments and/or CSO-s for combating hate...
Finding safety and hope: One year of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s first LGBTI shelter
"My stay at the shelter during the summer of 2024 truly changed my life. At the beginning of that year, I lost my independence. I was in an environment that did not support me, and looking back now, I realise I was searching for a way out. At a panel discussion, I heard an anonymous letter from a...
New study calls for clear, accessible, and meaningful information on the deployment and use of AI systems by public administrations
A new study assesses the current legal, procedural and governance frameworks related to anti-discrimination, equality, and AI. It was conducted in the framework of the joint European Union-Council of Europe project "Upholding equality and non-discrimination by equality bodies regarding the use of...
Albania and Estonia share best practices on national minority rights
Representatives of Albania’s Committee on National Minorities and Estonia’s Ministry of Culture and Integration Foundation met in Durrës, Albania, to exchange their best practices on effective integration of national minorities and management of diverse societies. Hosted by the Albanian...
Wrapping up two years of work to foster migrants’ integration in Italy: new tools and policy recommendations handed over to authorities
The project Reinforcing multi-level policy coordination for integration in Italy came to its close with important results, which were presented and discussed in Rome on 13 March, during the project’s final event. A team of experts presented main project’s deliverables with a view to the way...
Securing commitment to equality reforms by Ukraine partners
Between 11 and 14 March 2025, Hallvard Gorseth, Head of the Anti-discrimination Department of the Council of Europe, visited Kyiv for a series of meetings on Ukraine’s implementation of anti-discrimination standards related to its European integration. He met with Oleksandr Kornienko, First...
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