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VIDEO: SYSTEM OF COLLECTIVE COMPLAINTS UNDER THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL CHARTER
The European Social Charter is one of the key treaties of the Council of Europe. Adopted in 1961 and revised in 1996, it complements the European Convention on Human Rights in the field of economic and social rights. It is called the social constitution of Europe because no other legal instrument...
20th Council of Europe HELP Annual Network Conference will be held in Strasbourg on 4-5 July
On July 4-5, the 20th Annual HELP Network Conference will be held in Strasbourg organised under the auspices of the Latvian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. The HELP Annual Network Conference is the main gathering of the HELP Network members (Justice Training...
The Council of Europe programme “Participatory Youth Policy” is successfully implemented in Ukraine for civil servants and local self-government officials
During February and June 2024, trainers of the first educational and practical programme of the Council of Europe “Participatory Youth Policy” implemented 13 professional development programmes on the basis of the Model General Short-Term Programme of Professional Development “Participatory Youth...
The Council of Europe project on civic participation held its third Steering Committee meeting
On 7 June 2024, the Council of Europe project "Strengthening democratic resilience through civic participation during the war and in the post-war context in Ukraine" held its third Steering Committee meeting in Kyiv, where the project's achievements during October 2023 - May 2024 were presented,...
Register of Damage for Ukraine and the Council of Europe’s Congress Join Forces to Launch an Awareness Campaign for Ukrainian Local and Regional Authorities
The Register of Damage for Ukraine (RD4U or the Register) and the Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (the 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...
Alain Berset elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) today elected Alain Berset (Switzerland) as Secretary General of the Council of Europe for a five-year term beginning on 18 September 2024. In the second round of the election, Mr Berset obtained 114 votes, a majority of the votes cast....
CALL TO FREE UKRAINIAN JOURNALISTS: Join online PACE side event online on 26 June!
On 26 June 2024 from 14:00 – 15:00 (EET), the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) holds a side event “Journalists Matter: A Call to Free Ukrainian Journalists Held in Captivity by the Russian Federation,” which will take place during the Summer Session of the Parliamentary...
Summer school on international law: uniting lawyers for a common goal
The information is available in Ukrainian.
Interview with the Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine Mr Maciej Janczak for Mind.ua
The interview is available in Ukrainian.
Innovative Criminalistics at the Time of War – workshop for investigators of the National Police, State Bureau of Investigation and Security Service of Ukraine
Investigation of crimes in the modern world is becoming more and more technological, so investigators need to constantly improve their knowledge and skills of forensic techniques. Given number of war crimes and gross human rights violations stemming from the Russian Federation's aggressive war...
Access to Information in the Digital Age: Supporting Ukraine
The role of media and civil society in promoting access to information, including through digital tools and open data initiatives, protection of citizens' personal data, and co-operation with regulatory authorities for better access to information were among the topics discussed at the 15th...
Two-day training "Strategic thinking and strategic planning following the mandate of the Commissioner for Human Rights regarding the protection of personal data" took place
On June 17-18, 2024, 25 employees of the Information Compliance Monitoring Department of the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights participated in a two-day in-person training on strategic planning, which took place in Kyiv on the initiative of the Council of...
Over 350 university representatives from Ukraine meet online to discuss the Strategy for the Implementation of the Council of Europe HELP Courses into the Ukrainian educational process
On 18 June, the Council of Europe Project "HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) for Ukraine, including during wartime", in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Commission for Legal Education and Awareness, presented the Strategy for the...
Call for tender – Purchase of international transportation services related to travel to/from Ukraine for the Council of Europe Project “Supporting democratic post-war elections in Ukraine”
The Council of Europe project “Supporting democratic post-war elections in Ukraine” (hereinafter – “the Project”), implemented within the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine “Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction” 2023 – 2026, is launching a tender procedure for purchase...
10 years of inter-municipal cooperation: proposals for amendments to the law and the results of a survey
On 17 June 2014 the law on inter-municipal cooperation (IMC) was adopted and became the first tools to support development of communities within the decentralisation reform. To mark this date and discuss the state of its implementation and possible ways for its improvement on 17 June 2024 the...
Working Meeting: Safeguarding Rights and Combating Discrimination by the Council of Europe and the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine
A meeting was held on 4 June between Hallvard Gorseth, Head of the Anti-Discrimination Department of the Council of Europe, and Liudmyla Suhak, Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine for European Integration. The exchange focused on the current and future cooperation between the Government of...
Improving dialogue and mutual understanding between the Ukraine's Ombudsperson Office and LGBTIQ+ NGOs
On 5 June 2024, in Kyiv, a pivotal meeting took place between representatives of NGOs, the Council of Europe, and the Ombudsperson Office. The meeting was facilitated by the joint EU/CoE project in the field of anti-discrimination with the aim to foster stronger communication and trust in...
Ensuring voices of Roma communities are heard in Chernihiv and Cherkasy
On 27-28 May 2024 the Council of Europe supported consultation meetings between institutions and the Roma national minority in Ukraine. During the two days, the representatives of the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Affairs and Freedom of Conscience (DESS), the Ministry of Education and...
The Forum of National Minorities (Communities) of Ukraine ‘European Perspective, Dialogue, Protection of Rights’ was held on 7 June 2024 in Kyiv
Gathering 150 participants from state institutions, European and international organisations, academia and NGOs, the Forum aimed to discuss the current state of play in ensuring rights and freedoms of national minorities in Ukraine, from the perspective of Council of Europe standards. The Forum...
Ukraine becomes member state of Observatory on History Teaching in Europe
After one year of membership as an observer state, Ukraine has joined the Observatory on History Teaching in Europe as a fully-fledged member state. “Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine reconfirmed the need to change approaches and practices in history teaching, the importance of implementing...
