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World leaders gather in Vatican for Pope Francis’ Funeral
Heads of state, royalty, and senior officials from more than 130 foreign delegations, along with tens of thousands of faithful, assembled in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Saturday for the funeral Mass of Pope Francis. Among the dignitaries present were U.S. President Donald Trump,...
Demolition of Roma houses in Sofia: Statement by Council of Europe Congress’ Standing Rapporteur on Human Rights
Gudrun Mosler-Törnström (Austria, SOC/G/PD), Standing Rapporteur on Human Rights of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, has made the following statement: “I am deeply concerned by recent reports of the demolition of Roma houses in Sofia's Zaharna Fabrika...
Congress and NALAS spark innovative democracy in South-East Europe
The Community of Practice on deliberative democracy in South-East Europe met with Congress support in Skopje, North Macedonia, on 24 April 2025 to share examples of innovative forms of citizen engagement and renew its commitment to organising citizens’ assemblies as part of a deliberative...
Council of Europe Congress assisted with reforms and capacity building in 21 countries in 2024
The Centre of Expertise for Multilevel Governance at the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe has released its 2024 annual report presenting its co-operation and assistance activities in countries across Europe. In 2024, the Centre implemented 18 projects in 21...
Ending visit to Armenia, PACE President welcomes continued progress on institutional reforms in the country
PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos has ended an official visit to Armenia by welcoming continued progress on institutional reforms in the country aimed at strengthening judicial independence, protecting human rights and fighting corruption. During high-level talks with Armenian leaders on 23...
Parliamentary conference on public policy to prevent and address cases of missing migrants opens in Strasbourg
A parliamentary conference on “Envisioning effective public policy to prevent and address cases of missing migrants” opened today at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. This conference follows up on the adoption by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) of Resolution 2569 on...
Proteger la democracia en la era digital
La desinformación ya no es sólo un asunto político, se ha convertido en una epidemia digital. Desde las noticias falsas a los deepfakes, la manipulación en línea amenaza con socavar la confianza, el diálogo y las instituciones democráticas. El Consejo de Europa invita a jóvenes innovadores de...
El Comité para la Prevención de la Tortura del Consejo de Europa advierte del grave hacinamiento en las cárceles y de las jerarquías informales de los presos en Europa
El Comité para la Prevención de la Tortura (CPT) del Consejo de Europa ha expresado hoy su honda preocupación por el significativo aumento del hacinamiento en las cárceles en 2024, especialmente en algunos países de Europa Occidental, y ha instado a los Gobiernos a abordarlo con medidas...
Council of Europe supports Bosnia and Herzegovina’s progress towards fairer, more transparent and inclusive elections
The Council of Europe is helping Bosnia and Herzegovina strengthen electoral integrity and build public trust in democratic processes in line with European standards.
Polonia: una conferencia internacional analiza el papel de la sociedad civil en la defensa del Estado de derecho
Unos 200 representantes de instituciones de la Unión Europea, el Consejo de Europa, la sociedad civil, juristas, académicos y medios de comunicación se reunieron en Varsovia (Polonia) los días 22 y 23 de abril para estudiar el papel de la sociedad civil en la defensa del Estado de derecho en el...
Electoral education programme for young voters in high schools launched
The Council of Europe, in co-operation with the Central Election Commission (CEC), the National Agency for Pre-University Education, and the Academy of Political Studies, has launched an...
Fallecimiento del papa Francisco: un pacificador y un líder de nuestro tiempo
Hoy, lunes de Pascua, día sagrado de reflexión en la tradición cristiana, el mundo ha perdido a un pacificador. El Consejo de Europa lamenta el fallecimiento del papa Francisco, cabeza de la Iglesia Católica Romana y de la Santa Sede, uno de nuestros Estados observadores, y ferviente defensor de...
Congress assists Ukraine in updating its long-term vision for multilevel governance system
Congress Secretary General Mathieu Mori outlined the unwavering support the Congress offers to Ukraine and priorities of co-operation for advancing Ukraine’s reform agenda at the International Cohesion Forum “Creating the Future”. One of the main such priorities of co-operation is the revision of...
Post-monitoring visit of Parliamentary assembly rapporteurs to North Macedonia
Sibel Arslan (Switzerland, SOC) and Joseph O’Reilly (Ireland, EPP/CD), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the post-monitoring dialogue with North Macedonia, will make a fact-finding visit to Skopje from 23 to 25 April. Discussions will mainly focus on...
Transparency and time: stability of electoral law necessary to ensure trust in democratic processes
“Frequent or late changes in electoral laws undermine citizens’ trust in electoral processes and can lead voters to believe that the game is “rigged”, which is detrimental to democracy at all levels of government”, stressed Stewart Dickson (United-Kingdom, ILDG)...
Parliamentary assembly delegation calls for stronger co-operation between parliaments and electoral management bodies
At the 20th European Conference of Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs), held in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 15–16 April, a delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) emphasised the need for closer co-operation between parliaments and electoral management bodies to secure...
El secretario general adjunto se reúne con estudiantes serbios en Estrasburgo
El secretario general adjunto del Consejo de Europa, Bjørn Berge, se ha reunido hoy con un grupo de estudiantes serbios que ha llegado a Estrasburgo en bicicleta en un viaje desde Novi Sad. El encuentro se ha celebrado en el Centro Europeo de la Juventud del Consejo de Europa. El secretario...
Saving migrants’ lives at sea and protecting their human rights
At its meeting in Strasbourg on 9 April, the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons called on member states to fully comply with the instruments of international humanitarian law, maritime law and those relating to the protection of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers...
Hungría: el ponente del Congreso transmite su profunda preocupación por la nueva enmienda constitucional
Peter Drenth (Países Bajos, PPE/PEC), ponente permanente adjunto sobre derechos humanos del Congreso de Autoridades Locales y Regionales del Consejo de Europa, ha hecho la siguiente declaración: «Lamento profundamente la aprobación, el 14 de abril, de una enmienda constitucional en Hungría que...
Republic of Moldova: Launch of Regional Academies to increase civil participation in decision making
As part of its project on promoting civil participation in political decision making, the Congress has launched Regional Academies in the Republic of Moldova for local authority leaders and civil society. In the first Regional Academy organised by the Centre of Expertise for Multilevel Governance...
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