Reykjavik, 16 May 2023 – Local and regional authorities and communities are at the frontline in reacting to crises in Europe and will be essential to implementing decisions taken at the highest political level at the 4th Summit...
Strasbourg, 03.04.2023 – The Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) today published a report on Armenia assessing progress made in implementing the recommendations issued to the country in the Fourth Round Evaluation Report (2015)...
Strasbourg, 13.02.2023 – Armenian society is characterised by a climate of tolerance and mutual understanding, and there is good provision of public TV and radio programming in minority languages and about national minorities. Despite...
Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and President of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir, has made the following statement: “I am concerned about the increasingly precarious humanitarian situation of people...
Strasbourg 10.05.2022 – Concluding her visit to Ukraine on 9 May, Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić made the following statement: “I have just completed a working visit to Ukraine, where I met President Zelenskyy, Deputy Prime...
Strasbourg, 04.05.2022 – With the unprecedented movement of people forced to flee Ukraine since the start of the war, 90% of whom are women and children, NGOs and media have sounded the alarm over...
Strasbourg, 04.05.2022 – Secretary General of Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić has marked Europe Day 2022 by calling on European states to renew their investment in human rights, democracy and the rule of law in...
Reykjavik, 16 May 2023 – Local and regional authorities and communities are at the frontline in reacting to crises in Europe and will be essential to implementing decisions taken at the highest political level at the 4th Summit of Heads of States and Government of the Council of Europe that is taking place in...
Strasbourg, 03.04.2023 – The Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) today published a report on Armenia assessing progress made in implementing the recommendations issued to the country in the Fourth Round Evaluation Report (2015) on corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors. GRECO concludes that...
Strasbourg, 13.02.2023 – Armenian society is characterised by a climate of tolerance and mutual understanding, and there is good provision of public TV and radio programming in minority languages and about national minorities. Despite this, national minorities’ rights, cultures and identities are not sufficiently promoted; legislative progress has been...
Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and President of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir, has made the following statement: “I am concerned about the increasingly precarious humanitarian situation of people living in Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of the month-long blockade of the Lachin corridor. I...
Strasbourg 10.05.2022 – Concluding her visit to Ukraine on 9 May, Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić made the following statement: “I have just completed a working visit to Ukraine, where I met President Zelenskyy, Deputy Prime Minister Stefanishyna, Foreign Minister Kuleba, First Deputy Foreign Minister Dzhaparova and members of the Ukrainian...
Strasbourg, 04.05.2022 – With the unprecedented movement of people forced to flee Ukraine since the start of the war, 90% of whom are women and children, NGOs and media have sounded the alarm over suspected cases of human trafficking. Presumed victims have been detected, and investigations are reportedly ongoing....
Strasbourg, 04.05.2022 – Secretary General of Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić has marked Europe Day 2022 by calling on European states to renew their investment in human rights, democracy and the rule of law in the face of “terrible violence and seismic change.” Launching her annual report, Moving Forward 2022, the...
