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San-Marino, Spain, Sweden: new reports by anti-discrimination body
According to the new report by European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published today, San-Marino has made progress on access to naturalisation, criminalising discrimination on the basis of gender identity, and on data collection. However, San Marino still has no criminal...
Anti-corruption group says that Germany still lags in efforts to make party financing more transparent
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) reiterates previous critiques from earlier reports concerning the transparency of party financing in Germany in a just published “addendum”. Of 20 recommendations, nine have been “implemented satisfactorily or dealt with in a...
Special Representative on Migration and Refugees Tomáš Boček publishes first activity report
Migration in Europe: Call for united political will, commitment to Council of Europe standards and durable solutions
Stressing gender perspective in drug policy at first-ever Mexico meeting
This week, the Council of Europe's drug policy experts The Pompidou Group highlight the importance of “mainstreaming” gender perspective to drug policy. Assessing negative consequences that especially women and girls face – including unequal access to health care and social services, as well as...