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Regional co-operation key to tackling discrimination and racism
Law enforcement institutions and civil society organisations (CSOs) from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and the Republic of Moldova met in Podgorica on 26-28 September with the aim to address racism, discrimination, and the protection of minority groups, especially the LGBTI community. This...
EU-Ukraine Integration: Key Chapter 23 Screening Completed
Ukraine and the European Union recently concluded bilateral meetings in Brussels to advance Ukraine's EU membership negotiations. A key focus was Chapter 23, "Judiciary and Fundamental Rights." The Ukrainian delegation presented detailed reports and proposals, highlighting progress made in...
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Call for tenders: Purchase of local consultancy services in the area of minority rights and minority languages
The Anti-Discrimination and Cooperation Unit is seeking local consultancy services in Kosovo* to support the implementation of the Council of Europe project, “Fostering societal cohesion by reinforcing minority rights and minority languages.” This initiative aims to enhance reconciliation and...
Equality and non-discrimination training session for Armenian Police Officers
As follow-up to the first training held in June 2024, Armenian police officers were furtherly trained on European standards on equality and non-discrimination. Arpine Sargsyan, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, opened the training, highlighting the importance of...
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Call for tenders: Purchase of international consultancy services in the area of minority rights and minority languages
The Anti-Discrimination and Cooperation Unit is seeking international consultancy services to support the implementation of the Council of Europe project, “Fostering societal cohesion by reinforcing minority rights and minority languages.” This initiative aims to enhance reconciliation and...
Equality bodies, public authorities and civil society organisations in Albania to join their forces in the efforts to combat discrimination and hatred
Partners and beneficiaries of the action on Advancing the Protection from Discrimination in Albania valued the contribution of this co-operation initiative of the EU and Council of Europe, that aims to bring forward the effects of the reforms in the field of anti-discrimination and combating hate...
Building stronger partnerships to combat discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes in the Republic of Moldova
A workshop was held in the country’s northern region aiming to enhance the protection of victims of discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes. Participants (57 in total) included legal professionals, police officers and representatives of national authorities working in the field of equality....
Promoting Equality and Non-Discrimination: Initiating cooperation with the State University of Moldova
The meeting that gathered representatives of the Council of Europe, Faculty of Law at the State University of Moldova and Coalition for Inclusion and Non-Discrimination was focused on searching opportunities for cooperation in the field of promoting equality and non-discrimination in higher...
Launch of the first EU/CoE joint multi-country project on AI and Discrimination
Following the adoption of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on artificial intelligence and human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in May 2024 and its opening for signature on 5 September 2024, and the adoption of the EU AI Act, the first multi-country project on AI and...
Unlocking the potential of foreign citizens in accessing the labour market: new Policy brief released
The Policy brief "Unlocking the potential of foreign citizens in accessing the labour market" has been published and is now available for download, here. Based on targeted research and on the findings of a workshop held late 2023 in Rome, gathering more than sixty stakeholders from institutions...
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