The fifth meeting of the EU-Azerbaijan Security Dialogue was held on 13 June in Brussels. According to a press release by the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan, the participants had an “open and frank exchange” on the...
The fifth meeting of the EU-Azerbaijan Security Dialogue was held on 13 June in Brussels. According to a press release by the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan, the participants had an “open and frank exchange” on the state of bilateral relations between the EU and Azerbaijan, as well as on foreign and...
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...
The event begins with a panel discussion at the Czech Senate on Tuesday, featuring both Secretary General Stoltenberg and Minister Lipavský. More info on the event: Minister Lipavský Will Speak at the Senate Conference “75 Years of NATO: How to Keep It on Track?” | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of...
The Selection Committee, set up to form the composition of Armenian non-governmental organizations and foundations of the Civil Society Platform (henceforth referred to as the Platform), provided for in Article 366 of the EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA), invites candidates to participate in the tender for membership...
Venice, 19.04.2024 – On the occasion of the 60th Venice Biennale, the Council of Europe is organising an event in Venice on 20 April under the title the Other Session, to discuss and assess, through dialogues, performances and exhibitions, the landscape of artistic freedom in Europe, and to identify measures needed...
Strasbourg, 17.04.2024 – The 2024 Europe Prize has been awarded to Terrassa in Spain. This award is given annually by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to the town most active in promoting the European ideal. Terrassa is a city of 225 000 inhabitants in central-eastern...
On February 8, at the International Criminal Court, the official welcoming ceremony dedicated to the membership of Armenia as the 124th signatory of the Rome Statute took place. At the launch of the event, the ceremony of raising the flag of the Republic of Armenia took place, after which...
Strasbourg, 24.01.2024 – Michael O’Flaherty (Ireland) was today elected as the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights by the organisation’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) at its plenary session in Strasbourg. He will serve a non-renewable term of six years starting on 1 April 2024. Mr O’Flaherty obtained 104 of...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has resolved not to ratify the credentials of the Azerbaijani delegation, which were challenged on the opening day of the session, concluding that the country has “not fulfilled major commitments” stemming from its joining the Council of Europe 20 years ago. “Very serious concerns remain...
Strasbourg, 15.11.2023 – The co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of obligations and commitments by Armenia, Kimmo Kiljunen (Finland, SOC) and Boriana Åberg (Sweden, EPP/CD), have called on Council of Europe member states to support Armenia as it faces the “enormous challenges” of...
