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EU High Representative Mogherini in exchange of views with Committee of Ministers, Secretary General Jagland
Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission today attended the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for an exchange of views on relations between the two organisations. Prior to the exchange...
Council of Europe Raoul Wallenberg Prize 2018
Since 2014, the Council of Europe Raoul Wallenberg Prize is awarded every two years in order to reward extraordinary humanitarian achievements by a single individual, a group of individuals or an organisation. The prize consisting of 10 000 € will be awarded at a ceremony to be held at the...
The Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice of Morocco met the Deputy Secretary General
On the occasion of the plenary meeting of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), the Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice of Morocco, Mr Abdelilah Lahkim Bennani, met with Ms Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in the...
Le Secrétaire Général, Thorbjørn Jagland, a salué « l’exceptionnel parcours de vie de Simone Veil »
« Avec elle disparaît l’une des figures les plus emblématiques d’Europe. Incarnant pour les Français la mémoire de la Shoah, fervente militante des droits des femmes, Simone Veil était une Européenne convaincue qui fut la première présidente du Parlement européen. Elle aura marqué d’une empreinte...
European Broadcasting Union joins Council of Europe platform to protect journalists
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) today became a partner to a Council of Europe platform designed to track alleged violations of media freedom in member states. The platform was set up by the Council of Europe to promote the protection of journalism and the safety of journalists. Council of...
Secretary General on official visit to Ireland, speech to the European Broadcasting Union
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, is making an official visit to Ireland on 29-30 June where he met the Minister for Justice, Charles Flanagan, Minister of State for European Affairs Helen McEntee and parliament speaker Seán Ó Fearghaíl. He aslo had a meeting with...
PACE denounces ‘psychological’ methods used to exert political influence over the media
PACE has denounced a series of methods used to exert political influence over journalists – ranging from physical threats and detention through to intimidation and harassment of editors and journalists, more “insidious” psychological pressure aimed at inducing self-censorship, or putting critical...
Sexual violence in public space: stop trivialisation and impunity
The Assembly expressed today its concern with the magnitude of the phenomenon of sexual violence and harassment of women in public space. “Although this violence takes place in public, sometimes in front of dozens of people, women often find themselves facing their attackers alone because...
Immigration is both instrumental for modernisation of societies and for Europe’s survival
European states should acknowledge that immigration into Europe is both instrumental for “renewed dynamic and modernisation of societies” and for Europe’s survival of the ‘demographic winter’ which the continent is entering, PACE declared today. According to the parliamentarians, no comprehensive...
Morgan Johansson: “Migration will be a top global challenge for decades to come”
“Migration will be a top global challenge for decades to come. We must face it with more solidarity, more co-operation and more commitment than we have had before,” today said Morgan Johansson, Minister for Justice and Migration of Sweden, addressing the Assembly in the context of a joint debate...
European cities can play a central role in implementing integration policies
Statement by the Mayor of Athens Georgios Kaminis, addressing the Assembly at the opening of a joint debate on migration
Promoting integrity in governance to tackle political corruption
Stepping up the fight against corruption and restoring trust in the efficiency and effectiveness of democratic institutions “must be a priority” for many European democracies, including European institutions, the Assembly said today at the end of a debate on promoting integrity in governance to...
Lubomír Zaorálek: Czech chairmanship to focus on the protection of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups
“Our priority line of action, in the framework of our chairmanship, will focus on the protection of rights of persons belonging to vulnerable or disadvantaged groups”, said Lubomír Zaorálek, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and Chair of the Committee of Ministers, addressing the...
Duško Marković: Montenegro will be a ‘constructive partner’ for the Council of Europe
Montenegro’s Prime Minister Duško Markovic has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to implementing Council of Europe standards and recommendations – and outlined work carried out so far on combating corruption, ensuring media freedom and strengthening equality, among other areas. Addressing...
The Parliamentary Assembly adopts a procedure allowing for the dismissal of its members holding high elective office
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting in plenary session in Strasbourg, has decided to amend its Rules of Procedure and to institute a procedure to bring into play the institutional accountability of holders of elective offices within the Assembly and “to dismiss...
Secretary General Jagland says justice must start to work in Turkey now
Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland, in reply to questions, has told PACE members that he is concerned by the current situation regarding fundamental rights in Turkey. Following the decision to charge Taner Kiliç, Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, with “membership of a...
Pavel Filip hails his country’s ‘shared history’ with the Council of Europe
Moldovan Prime Minister Pavel Filip has hailed the transformations his country is undergoing on the path of European integration, with the help of the Council of Europe – and urged Europe to stay true to its values. “The Republic of Moldova and the Council of Europe are connected by a shared...
Secretary General Jagland calls for release of Turkish hunger strikers
Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland has called for the release of Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça. Nuriye Gülmen, a professor, and Semih Özakça, a teacher, have been on hunger strike since March to protest against their dismissal on the basis of state of emergency decree-laws. Since then, they...
Women and the drug trade: users and victims
On the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Council of Europe’s drug policy experts, The Pompidou Group, highlight the vulnerability and the role of women in the drug trade at a two-day seminar in Rome. Held in the National School of Administration in Rome from 26-27...
International conference on fighting the smuggling of migrants
The Council of Europe is organising an international conference in Strasbourg on 23 June to discuss ways to prevent and combat the smuggling of migrants. The prevention and suppression of smuggling of migrants in Europe and its severe implications for human rights pose complex legal challenges....
