Sweden and the Council of Europe – bringing human rights from the conference table to your kitchen table

The Council of Europe works for you. We want to give visibility to the role, standards and work of the Council of Europe in its member states, to show how Council of Europe membership has helped achieve particular results or changes. Our aim, through a variety of events and actions, is to highlight ways in which the Council of Europe’s action has helped improve the life of individuals and contributed to improving people’s enjoyment of fundamental rights.

 


Mårten Ehnberg, Ambassadör, Ständig Representant vid Europarådet

 


Alice Bergholtz, Vice Chairperson of the Advisory Council on Youth of the Council of Europe

 

Whether it is the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights at national level, or the Council of Europe's work in many fields, such as working to abolish the death penalty or to ensure freedom of expression and freedom of the media, or to adress online and technology-facilitated violence against women through the Istanbul Convention and Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, the Council of Europe has achieved a lot since 1949. View achievements »

Events

19 December 2024

  • "Match-fixing is a serious and increasing threat in sports and is taking place more and more often across national borders. By acceding to the Macolin Convention, Sweden will have full access to deepened international cooperation and exchange of information. This is a long-awaited and important step to combat match-fixing and strengthen integrity in sports", said the Swedish Minister for Health and Social Affairs, Jakob Forssmed on the occasion of Sweden signing and ratifying the Macolin Convention - Sweden takes action to combat the manipulation of sports competitions and protect integrity in sports - Portal

25 May 2024

25 February 2023

23 February 2023

  • Visibility event with the Deputy Secretary General in Stockholm.

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