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Poland: Promising initiatives against domestic violence but urgent steps needed to combat other forms of violence against women
GREVIO
16 September 2021
Strasbourg
In its first report on Poland, the Council of Europe’s GREVIO – the independent group that monitors implementation of the Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) – praises recently introduced emergency barring orders, allowing...
Congress President: “Cities and regions build a democracy of proximity”
Congress
15 September 2021
Strasbourg
On the International Day of Democracy on 15 September 2021, Congress President Leendert Verbeek desired to draw attention to the situation of local and regional democracy. In his words, this “democracy of proximity” – the first level of democracy – enables citizens to most quickly “witness their...
