States should enable NGOs to access foreign funding, say Venice Commission experts
In the wake of recent challenges to the independent functioning of associations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the Council of Europe's constitutional legal experts today adopted a report on standards with respect to foreign funding of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Council of Europe member states. More...
Hungary: Laws on administrative courts lack effective checks and balances in government, according to the Venice Commission
An opinion adopted today by the Council of Europe’s constitutional experts of the Venice Commission raises questions over two December 2018 laws establishing a separate system of administrative courts, with its own high court (the future Supreme Administrative Court, or SAC) and its own judicial council (the future National Administrative Judicial Council, or NAJC). More...
European Social Charter: decision in CGT v. France complaint concerning Labour Law
In a decision published today, the Council of Europe’s European Committee of Social Rights, which is responsible for monitoring the application of the European Social Charter, found that there has been no violation of Article 4§2 of the Charter with regard to the right of workers to be informed of any changes to their working time, but there has been a violation of the same article with regard to the reasonableness of the reference period. More...
San Marino urged to raise public awareness of human trafficking and provide training to relevant professionals
L’impact des innovations sur l’emploi et la qualité de l’emploi
Le Centre d’études de l’emploi et du travail (CEET) a publié, en mars 2019, une analyse des effets des innovations technologiques (de produit et de procédé) dans les entreprises françaises entre 2011 et 2015, en termes de création d’emplois mais aussi de qualité des emplois (incluant les salaires, les contrats de travail et la durée du travail). Plus...
Human trafficking in Iceland: Some progress, but improvements are needed in key areas
Iceland has made some progress in tackling human trafficking in recent years, but the problem requires more political attention and better co-ordination in order to help detect victims of trafficking, carry out successful investigations and prosecute offenders.
These are among the main findings of the second evaluation report on Iceland from the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA). More...
Poland should restore necessary guarantees for independence of judges and prosecutors, prevent regression on women’s rights
Modern European democracies cannot function without truly independent judiciaries. Poland’s authorities should take further steps to restore full independence of the judiciary and act to resolve discord and deadlock that continue to affect the functioning and the credibility of some of the judicial institutions. Judges and prosecutors must be shielded from undue pressure. More...
Anti-torture Committee urges effective investigations into allegations of torture in North Caucasus
The Council of Europe’s anti-torture Committee (the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture - CPT) has today issued a public statement on the Russian Federation urging the Russian authorities to take decisive action to eradicate the phenomenon of ill-treatment by law enforcement officials in the Chechen Republic and elsewhere in the North Caucasian region of the Russian Federation, including through the conduct of effective investigations whenever relevant information comes to light. More...
Les cadres et leur rapport au travail et à la mobilité professionnelle
L'Apec a publié une étude dont l'objectif principal est d'appréhender leur perception du travail aujourd’hui et le lien entre cette dernière et leur propension à la mobilité professionnelle. Plus...