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MONEYVAL: annual report for 2016
MONEYVAL, the Council of Europe’s body in charge of fighting money laundering and financing of terrorism, today made public its annual report for 2016. Continuing mutual evaluations of states in 2016, the ongoing 5th round of evaluations focused on whether states actually and efficiently made use...
Switzerland: Commissioner Muižnieks welcomes progress on asylum, but the most vulnerable need better protection
“I call on the Swiss authorities to stop detaining migrant children arriving at Swiss international airports. Children, with or without their families, do not belong in detention” said today Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, after a three-day visit (22-24 May)...
Discrimination against national minorities in Norway must be addressed
Norway should take effective measures to rebuild trust and raise awareness in particular of the Tater/Romani and the Roma national minorities in the country; step up efforts to preserve their cultural identities and facilitate their access to education. Alternative measures to the placement of...
Secretary General Jagland on official visit to the Republic of Moldova
Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland made an official visit to the Republic of Moldova on 30 and 31 May. During his visit to Chisinau, the Secretary General launched the Council of Europe Action Plan for the Republic of Moldova 2017-2020, together with Andrei Galbur, Deputy Prime...
The Palme d'Or goes to a EURIMAGES supported film
The Jury of the 70th Cannes Film Festival chaired by Pedro Almodovar has awarded the Palme d’Or to the Eurimages-supported film The Square by Ruben Östlund, a co-production between Sweden, Germany and France. In addition to the 9th Palme d’Or after Winter Sleep by Nuri Bilge Ceylan in 2014, the...
