“In a few days (on 13 October 2018) the 19th European Day for Organ Donation and Transplantation (EODD) will be celebrated in Chisinau, the Republic of Moldova and across the continent. More...

The latest case-by-case decisions on the implementation of judgments from the European Court of Human Rights have been published by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers. More...

In order to "strengthen the coherence, legitimacy and effectiveness of its decision-making mechanisms", the Committee on Rules of Procedure today proposed to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to amend certain provisions of its Rules of Procedure concerning the credentials of national delegations and voting conditions. More...

The Conference is organised as part of the “Macolin Roadmap 2018-2020” process to strengthen States’ response capacity to specific challenges they encounter in organising the fight against manipulation of sports competitions. More...

Armenia’s peaceful transfer of power in May 2018 has been truly remarkable. However, popular expectations are high that there will be tangible improvements to people’s lives, and the government should devote its attention to upholding the long-neglected rights of those who are most vulnerable. More...

As the Fundamental Rights Agency Forum in Vienna gets underway on 25 September, the Council of Europe is playing an integral part to uphold fundamental human rights and combat corruption in an increasingly challenging period for Europe. More...

"Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe connecting cultural values, heritage sites and citizens: strategies and synergies in a global perspective" will be the theme of the Annual Advisory Forum 2018 organised from 26 to 28 September by the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, in co-operation with the City of Görlitz, the Saxon Ministry of the Interior and the German Federal Foreign Office. More...

One of the most important issues raised at the FRA forum this week in Vienna was the need for greater funding and support for non-governmental organizations (NGOs). More...

Council of Europe is presenting progress in actions taken to ensure the safety and the proper treatment of children entering Europe, according to the report “Refugee and migrant children in Europe” - Progress in implementation of the Action Plan (2017–2019), published today. More...

Carried out as part of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine 2018-2021, “Building Solutions” should improve protection for internally displaced persons, whose registered number alone reaches nearly 1.5m in Ukraine: by far, the greatest number in any Council of Europe member state – and the ninth largest country in the world in terms of the number of IDPs. More...