Strasbourg, 26.08.2024 – PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos has reacted to the announcement by the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan that certain members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will be considered...
Strasbourg, 03.07.2024 – The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has issued a public statement on Azerbaijan today. This Statement, which is made...
The Guardian reported on June 29 that journalists from the UK and France were banned from the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (#COP29). “Western journalists were refused entry to an energy industry conference...
TAVUSH, ARMENIA — [19.04.2024] “Having access to water is crucial—water is life,” begins a local resident of[Sarigyugh]. Since 2020, in a subvention program partnership with the Government of Armenia, the H. Hovnanian Family Foundation...
“The proposal of Armenia to establish a bilateral mechanism to address alleged ceasefire violations on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border to reduce tensions is to be welcomed,” Toivo Klaar, the EU’s special representative in the South Caucasus,...
NATO diplomatic chiefs met for informal talks in Prague on 30 and 31 May 2024. During the more than three-hour meeting at the Czernin Palace on Friday 31 May, they focused on how NATO...
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day (May 3), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to once again express gratitude to all journalists and assure them of the continued suppor from Czechia....
Strasbourg, 12.02.2024 – In the new report published today, Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering body MONEYVAL calls on Azerbaijan authorities to further strengthen measures to combat money laundering (ML), the financing of terrorism (TF) and financing of proliferation,...
On 2 February, the 12th award ceremony of the EU Prize for Journalism 2023 took place in Tbilisi. EU Ambassador to Georgia Pawel Herczynski awarded the winners in six categories covering print, broadcast, online,...
Strasbourg, 12 January 2024 – “Armenian and Azerbaijani authorities should ensure focus on human rights protection in their peace talks and establish strong human rights safeguards for all persons affected by the conflict”, said the...
Strasbourg, 26.08.2024 – PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos has reacted to the announcement by the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan that certain members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will be considered as personae non grata in the country. “This a more than regrettable signal which only renders the...
Strasbourg, 03.07.2024 – The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has issued a public statement on Azerbaijan today. This Statement, which is made in application of Article 10 (2) of the Convention establishing the Committee (*), addresses the...
The Guardian reported on June 29 that journalists from the UK and France were banned from the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (#COP29). “Western journalists were refused entry to an energy industry conference in Azerbaijan earlier this month, reigniting concerns over the state’s crackdown on the media ahead...
TAVUSH, ARMENIA — [19.04.2024] “Having access to water is crucial—water is life,” begins a local resident of[Sarigyugh]. Since 2020, in a subvention program partnership with the Government of Armenia, the H. Hovnanian Family Foundation has been actively involved in addressing critical water issues in Tavush’s border villages. This ongoing...
“The proposal of Armenia to establish a bilateral mechanism to address alleged ceasefire violations on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border to reduce tensions is to be welcomed,” Toivo Klaar, the EU’s special representative in the South Caucasus, wrote on 23 June on X (formerly, Twitter). On 22 June, the Armenian Prime Minister’s...
NATO diplomatic chiefs met for informal talks in Prague on 30 and 31 May 2024. During the more than three-hour meeting at the Czernin Palace on Friday 31 May, they focused on how NATO can contribute to the defence and security of Ukraine, as well as on how to...
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day (May 3), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to once again express gratitude to all journalists and assure them of the continued suppor from Czechia. Freedom of speech and the press are the cornerstones of democracy and journalists play a...
Strasbourg, 12.02.2024 – In the new report published today, Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering body MONEYVAL calls on Azerbaijan authorities to further strengthen measures to combat money laundering (ML), the financing of terrorism (TF) and financing of proliferation, in particular in the areas of preventive measures and supervision. The report provides a comprehensive...
On 2 February, the 12th award ceremony of the EU Prize for Journalism 2023 took place in Tbilisi. EU Ambassador to Georgia Pawel Herczynski awarded the winners in six categories covering print, broadcast, online, and photo journalism. The winner of the EU Monitoring Mission’s (EUMM) special prize for peace...
Strasbourg, 12 January 2024 – “Armenian and Azerbaijani authorities should ensure focus on human rights protection in their peace talks and establish strong human rights safeguards for all persons affected by the conflict”, said the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, as she published her Observations following...
