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Communication from the Committee on Migration Issues concerning the situation on Polish-Belarusian and Ukrainian borders
A delegation of the Committee on Migration Issues of the Conference of INGOs visited Poland on 10-14 February 2025 to carry out an observation and analysis mission on the migration situation in the country. During this mission, the delegation had institutional exchanges with key stakeholders in...
The event will take place online on 28 February, 13.00 – 16.15 (CET).
World NGO Day – Join the Webinar on Strengthening Sustainability in Civil Society Organisations
On the occasion of the World NGO Day, the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe is organising a webinar with guest speakers from Civil Society Organisations and experts to look for ways of strengthening sustainability in Civil Society Organisations. The discussions will focus on possible...
Expert Council on NGO Law: periodic review 2020-2024 of international legal developments and opinion on Slovak Republic’s law on “Foreign Supported Organisations”
The Expert Council on NGO Law of the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe has published its fifth review of developments in standards, mechanisms and case law affecting NGOs throughout the Council of Europe and beyond in the period running from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2024. The...
CINGO Committee on Migration Issues is visiting Poland as part of its study on the accommodation of refugees and migrants
From 10 to 14 February 2025, a delegation from the "Committee on Migration Issues" is visiting Poland as part of its study on the accommodation of refugees and migrants. More broadly, effective access to human rights and related services would also be a concern of the delegation. To this end,...
Watch the video recording: PACE side-event “For a Permanent Platform on Interreligious and Inter-convictional Dialogue at the Council of Europe”
In the margins of the winter plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), taking place from 27 to 31 January 2025 in Strasbourg, CINGO’s Committee for Interreligious and Inter-convictional Dialogue co-organised a side event entitled “For a Permanent Platform on...
Bookmark your agenda: WEBINAR on the education of young migrants and compulsory schooling, 16 January 2025
CINGO’s Committee on migration issues will be organising a webinar on 16 January 2025 from 17.00 till 19.00 CET, in French and English (with interpretation). It will involve representatives of the European Social Charter and its monitoring mechanism, representatives of the catholic schools,...
New grant for civil society organisations launched by the Council of Europe
The role of civil society organisations in countering democratic backsliding observed in Council of Europe member states cannot be overestimated. To foster democratic culture and strengthen the engagement of citizens in decision making in their countries, and to enhance the mutual engagement...
Visit of the Conference of INGOs to Skopje – 4-6 November 2024
A delegation of the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe went to Skopje (North Macedonia) from 4 to 6 November. The visit focused on civil society participation in the decision-making process in different sectors of public policies and public affairs, and the current state of the civic...
The Conference of INGOs marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty with Youth Voices
On 17 October 2024, the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe marked the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on the forecourt of the Palais de l'Europe in Strasbourg. During the ceremony, the young participants of the round table ‘By youth, with youth’, organised by the...
Future priorities, interactions with the Council of Europe, new committee for the European Social Charter, history education and other highlights of CINGO’s autumn session
At its Autumn session held from 14 to 16 October, the Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations (CINGO), among other decisions, • adopted its three-yearly strategy for 2024-27 • adopted a Youth Strategy and a Gender Equality Strategy; • approved the creation of a new...
Conference of INGOs holds its Autumn General Assembly (14-16 October): highlights
The Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations (CINGO) will hold its autumn General Assembly in hybrid format from 14 to 16 October. Meetings will be held in parallel by some of CINGO’s thematic committees and the newly created task force on civic space watch. The discussion and...
Online webinar “Peace-making activities of faith-based civil society actors” organised on 18 November 2024
CINGO’s Committee for Interreligious & Inter-convictional Dialogue is organising an on-line webinar with simultaneous interpretation on 18 November from 18.00 to 19.30. The event will focus on one of the most pressing issues of our time: how civil society actors of faith can cooperate to foster...
Taking place on Thursday 24 October 2024 (from 5 pm to 7 pm CET)
Join the webinar on Access to education for migrants: issues and challenges, organised by Committee on Migration Issues
The Conference of INGOs Committee on Migration Issues is organising a series of three webinars with English/French simultaneous interpretation on Education and migration issues as follows: Access to education for migrants: issues and challenges - Thursday 24 October 2024 (from 5 pm to 7 pm CET)...
Join the Round Table "By Youth For Youth" on the Conference of INGOs’ Youth Strategy!
The Standing Committee of the Conference of INGOs invites young people from across Europe to join it for a hybrid Round Table on 17 October 2024 from 9:20a.m. to 12:30pm to engage with the CINGO Youth Strategy. Building on a series of summer webinars, this event will offer a platform for you to...
CINGO’s Committee on Migration Issues denounces tragedy of shipwrecks in the English channel
The Committee on Migration Issues of the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe releases a communiqué in which it expresses particular concerns about the fact that the victims of this tragedy include very young children. In its communiqué, the committee states that the upsurge in shipwrecks...
Webinar on CINGO’s Three-Year Strategy – Join the Discussion!
The members of the Conference of INGOs are warmly invited to participate in an important webinar on 1st October, from 18:00 to 19:30, led by Gerhard Ermischer, President of the Conference of INGOS, and members of the Standing Committee. The focus of the webinar will be the discussion of the draft...
Save the dates! Conference of INGOs events with young people
The Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe wants to strengthen its relationship with young people across Europe. Therefore it will organise a series of online round tables. These events will bring together young people to discuss and engage with the Conference of INGOs and to help it draft...
President of the Conference of INGOs holds annual exchange of views with the Committee of Ministers
On 1 July 2024, the President of the Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations held, as every year, an exchange of views with the Ministers’ Deputies. In his address, he reported on recent developments and achievements of the Conference, as well as its plans for the future. He...
EXPERT COUNCIL ON NGO LAW
The Expert Council on NGO Law publishes a study on "Civil society support to refugees and other migrants in Europe"
In relation to World Refugee Day (20 June), the Expert Council on NGO Law of the Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations (CINGO) has just released a new thematic study titled “Civil society support to refugees and other migrants in Europe: the need to end the backlash on civil...
Conference of INGOs and CURE: exchange with the candidates for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe
On 27 May the Conference of INGOs held a unique event in cooperation with CURE: an online dialogue of the three candidates for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe with Civil Society: Alain Berset, (Suisse) President of the Swiss Confederation (2018 and 2023) Didier Reynders,...
