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8 décembre 2019

Turkey: Congress adopts report on the observation of local elections and the Istanbul repeat mayoral election

Conseil de l'EuropeMeeting in session on 30 October 2019, the members of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe adopted a report on the local elections in Turkey (31 March 2019) and the Istanbul repeat mayoral election (23 June 2019), following observation missions led by the Congress. More...

8 décembre 2019

Russian local elections: all candidates need equal access to electoral rights

Conseil de l'EuropeIn its report on the Russian Federation adopted today, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe noted with satisfaction the developments that have taken place since 2010: the principle of local self-government is now recognised both in the Constitution and in ordinary legislation, the provisions of the European Charter of Local Self-Government are applied by the Constitutional Court in its case law, and a great variety of instruments of citizens’ participation in local public affairs is available. More...

8 décembre 2019

Session of the Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations

Conseil de l'EuropeThe Conference of INGOs has chosen the theme of migration for its October session, taking place in Strasbourg from 28 to 31 October 2019. More...

8 décembre 2019

National minorities in Finland: rising intolerance needs tackling

Conseil de l'EuropeFinland has a long tradition of support for minority languages and cultures, through a well-developed legal framework that is generous towards persons belonging to minorities and affords extensive linguistic rights. However, as in other European countries, levels of intolerance and nationalism have risen in the past years. This has begun to put pressure on persons belonging to both traditional and “new” minorities as well as Swedish-speaking Finns. These are among the findings in the Council of Europe report on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) in Finland. More...

8 décembre 2019

Aegean islands: Greece should urgently transfer asylum seekers and improve their living conditions

Conseil de l'Europe“The situation of migrants, including asylum seekers, in the Greek Aegean islands has dramatically worsened over the past 12 months. Urgent measures are needed to address the desperate conditions in which thousands of human beings are living,” said today the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, at the end of a five-day visit to Greece during which she visited reception facilities in Lesvos, Samos, and Corinth. More...

8 décembre 2019

Supreme Court of Slovenia wins Crystal Scales of Justice Prize

Conseil de l'EuropeThe 2019 European Crystal Scales of Justice prize, organised by the Council of Europe and rewarding innovative judicial practices in the European judicial institutions, was awarded to the Slovenian Supreme Court on 25 October 2019 in Oslo (Norway), on the occasion of the flagship event of the European Day of Justice. More...
8 décembre 2019

CPT at 30: conference on safeguards during first hours of custody

Conseil de l'EuropeThe European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) is organising a conference in Strasbourg on 4 November to mark its 30th anniversary and to discuss the implementation of detention safeguards in the first hours of police custody, a time when the risk of ill-treatment is higher. The conference is co-organised by the Association for the Prevention of Torture. More...

8 décembre 2019

“Act for Heritage!”: Conference in Cyprus on protecting Cultural Property

Conseil de l'EuropeTherefore, in the framework of the Council of Europe Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property (also known as the “Nicosia Convention”), the Commissioner for Volunteerism and Non-Governmental Organisations of the Republic of Cyprus, in co-operation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, the Council of Europe and the European Union is organising a two-day Conference on 25 and 26 October (Filoxenia Conference Center, “Zenon Kitieus” Meeting Room, in Nicosia), to raise awareness and promote shared efforts at fighting offences relating to cultural property. More...
8 décembre 2019

European summit of Presidents of Parliament in Strasbourg

Conseil de l'EuropeThe Presidents of Parliament from the 47 Council of Europe member states and many partner, observer and neighbouring countries, along with the Presidents of other international assemblies, will be meeting in Strasbourg on 24 and 25 October 2019 for a European parliamentary summit.
Some 60 Presidents, together with 300 other delegates, are expected to attend the conference, organised by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). More...
8 décembre 2019

Secretary General calls on member states to recognise, protect and promote Romani language

Conseil de l'EuropeRomani is the language of 10-12 million Roma living in Europe. If left unprotected, the language and the unique cultural heritage it represents are endangered and the Roma will be deprived of a key component of their identity. Measures to create more opportunities for young Roma to learn their mother tongue at school are therefore necessary. More...

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