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Member States hold informal exchange of views with representatives of civil society
Committee of Ministers
1 July 2022
Strasbourg
At an informal meeting on 1 July 2022, delegations from the Council of Europe’s 46 member States held an exchange of views with representatives of youth civil society organisations. They discussed how to overcome the obstacles to inviting young people and youth organisations to the policy-making...
Ukraine: Statement by Congress President condemning the abduction of the Mayor of Kherson
Congress
1 July 2022
Strasbourg
I strongly condemn the continued abduction of local officials in Ukraine, most recently of the mayor of Kherson, Ihor Kolykhayev, and call for his immediate release. The pressure and continuous offenses that the local elected representatives are suffering in the illegally occupied territories of...