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Luxembourg takes over Presidency of Committee of Ministers

Committee of Ministers 13 november 2024 Strasbourg

Luxembourg has taken over the rotating Presidency of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers from Lithuania at a meeting of representatives from the organisation’s 46 member states. Addressing the Committee of Ministers, the outgoing Chairperson, Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign...

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CPT on Armenia: some progress in countering informal prisoner hierarchy, but material conditions in prisons should be urgently improved

Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) 13 november 2024 Strasbourg

The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published the report on its September 2023 periodic visit to Armenia (see also the executive summary), together with the response of the Armenian authorities. The delegation examined...

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Council of Europe Information Point for Belarusian people to be set up in Vilnius

Council of Europe 13 november 2024 Strasbourg

The Council of Europe and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania have signed an agreement for the establishment of the Council of Europe Information Point for Belarusian people in Vilnius. “This is an important contribution to our support for Belarusian democratic forces and civil society....

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Pope Francis receives Parliamentary Assembly President Rousopoulos at private audience

Parliamentary Assembly 12 november 2024 Vatican

The President of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly, Theodoros Rousopoulos, met His Holiness Pope Francis on Friday 8 November in the Vatican. In their discussion, they emphasised the importance of safeguarding human dignity and promoting human rights. They addressed pressing issues...

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Moldova: Anti-Racism Commission calls for further action against hate speech and hate crime

European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) 12 november 2024 Strasbourg

In a new report the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) praises the Moldovan authorities for their efforts to improve the equality and hate crime legislation, and better integrate migrants. However, further action is needed to address hate speech and hate crime as well as...

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Safeguarding academic freedom in Europe – two-day conference in Strasbourg

Council of Europe 12 november 2024 Strasbourg

A conference “Academic Freedom in Action,” taking place in Strasbourg from 13-14 November, will highlight the democratic mission of higher education and the importance of safeguarding academic freedom, ensuring that higher education remains a cornerstone of democracy and critical thinking. The...

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Council of Europe Secretary General condemns violent events in Amsterdam

Secretary General 8 November 2024 Strasbourg

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe resolutely condemns the violent events that took place in Amsterdam. In our democracies, nothing can justify aggression and violence against Israeli citizens, whatever the context. The Council of Europe will relentlessly pursue its fight against all...

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Secretary General attends European Political Community meeting in Budapest

Secretary General 8 November 2024 Budapest

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, attended the summit of heads of state or governments at the fifth meeting of European Political Community on 7 November in Budapest. At the meeting, Mr Berset had a number of exchanges including with President Maia Sandu, Prime...

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What's the current state of the video games industry in Europe?

European Audiovisual Observatory 8 November 2024 Strasbourg

The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, has published its latest report, "Legal challenges and market dynamics in the video games sector". This is the first time the Observatory has ever looked at the gaming industry and the result is a comprehensive...

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MONEYVAL: Europe needs effective implementation of standards to counter money laundering and terrorist financing

MONEYVAL 8 November 2024 Strasbourg

The Council of Europe’s MONEYVAL Committee has called on its 33 member states and territories to improve the effective implementation of international standards on combatting money laundering, the funding of terrorism and of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. In its annual report...

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Brazilian project “Mine, yours, our vote” wins Democracy Innovation Award

World Forum for Democracy 8 November 2024 Strasbourg

At the closing session of the 12th World Forum for Democracy, the Council of Europe announced that the winner of its 2024 Democracy Innovation Award was the Brazilian project “Mine, yours, our vote”, developed by the Aurora Institute for Human Rights, in co-operation with various Brazilian...

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Council of Europe provides comprehensive support to Republic of Moldova to address needs of war-displaced people from Ukraine

Council of Europe 5 November 2024 Strasbourg

The Council of Europe has extended comprehensive support to the Republic of Moldova in strengthening human rights protections for refugees and migrants, particularly for those in vulnerable situations, such as women and children displaced from Ukraine by Russia's large-scale military aggression....

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Protecting children from sexual exploitation and abuse: threats and opportunities of new technologies

Lanzarote Committee 5 November 2024 Vienna

“Emerging technologies: threats and opportunities for the protection of children from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse” is the theme of a capacity-building event held in Vienna on 5 November by the Council of Europe’s Lanzarote Committee (the body that monitors the Convention on the...

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Council of Europe reinforces standards to ensure independence and impartiality of prosecutors

Council of Europe 5 November 2024 Strasbourg

In a new opinion the Council of Europe’s Consultative Council of European Prosecutors (CCPE) gives member states recommendations on managing prosecution services to ensure their independence and impartiality. The independence and impartiality of prosecutors are crucial for the proper functioning...

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Dismissals of mayors in Türkiye: Statement by the Congress President

Congress 4 November 2024 Strasbourg

Marc Cools, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, has made the following statement: "I express my grave concern about the recent decisions of the Turkish authorities to dismiss the elected mayors of four municipalities (Mardin, Batman, Halfeti and...

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Montenegro signs Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence

Secretary General 5 November 2024 Strasbourg

Montenegro has signed the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law (CETS No. 225). Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro Ervin Ibrahimović signed the treaty in Strasbourg in the presence of...

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Athens conference on sport focuses on inclusion and good governance

Deputy Secretary General 4 november 2024 Athens

The President of the Hellenic Parliament, Constantine An. Tassoulas, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Theodoros Rousopoulos, and Council of Europe Deputy Secretary General, Bjørn Berge, have opened a two-day Conference on promoting safety, integrity, equality...

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Upholding democracy through history teaching

Council of Europe 4 november 2024 Strasbourg

George Orwell's famous quote, “Who controls the past controls the future, who controls the present controls the past,” aptly illustrates the profound influence of history education. It has the potential to both divide and unite. A new book published by the Council of Europe promotes critical...

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Conference launches new training course on deportation of children during armed conflicts

Council of Europe 4 november 2024 Strasbourg

According to the Ukrainian government portal Children of War,19,546 children have been deported and/or forcibly displaced since the start of the Russian aggression in February 2022. They are among thousands of civilians impacted by mass deportations and forced displacement to the Russian...

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World Forum for Democracy 2024

Council of Europe 4 november 2024 Strasbourg

The 2024 edition of the World Forum for Democracy will bring together intellectuals, politicians, campaigners, experts and young people from across the world to discuss the issue of diversity and whether we can transcend divides. In this special year in which half the world’s population is voting...

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