Mr Timo Soini, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, today made the following statement:
“I am deeply concerned about the current situation in the Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait following the grave incidents that took place yesterday". More...
Free passage of the Kerch Strait is guaranteed by the Agreement between the Russian Federation and Ukraine about the cooperation on the usage of the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait. It was signed in 2003 and came into force in 2004. More...
Thirty new case studies have been added to the Council of Europe’s interactive website showing how the European Convention on Human Rights has changed people’s lives across the continent. More...
Three projects from Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey were awarded the Pompidou Group’s 2018 European Prevention Prize. More...
The Council of Europe welcomes the decision of the German Catholic Bishops’ Conference (DBK) to introduce a commemoration day dedicated to the victims of sexual abuse. The Bishops’ Conference announced the annual commemoration should take place on or around the 18th November, which coincides with the “European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse”. More...
Le néolibéralisme n’est ni une théorie économique ni un libéralisme hypertrophié, mais désigne simultanément une philosophie politique théorisée autour de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, un mouvement social-historique amorcé au tournant des années 1980 et une modalité de gouvernement. Il repose sur l’idée que les marchés ne se constituent pas naturellement, par génération spontanée, mais doivent être construits par la mise en concurrence des individus et des structures, ce qui suppose de produire de la différenciation – et donc un accroissement des inégalités. Il postule que la mise en concurrence est le seul processus collectif qui puisse faire émerger la Vérité, autrement inaccessible à la connaissance des individus, et qui garantit donc une efficience productive optimisée. Plus...
By . L’économie mondiale traverse des zones de turbulences. La croissance du PIB mondial est élevée, mais a probablement atteint son pic. Dans de nombreux pays, le chômage est bien en dessous de ses niveaux d’avant-crise, les tensions sur l’emploi augmentent et l’inflation demeure modérée. Mais les échanges et l’investissement marquent le pas, sur fond de hausse de certains droits de douane. More...
Leaving no one behind is a radically new level of ambition for governments and societies worldwide, for it implies that the Sustainable Development Goals will only be achieved if they deliver results for everyone and especially the furthest behind. More...
Over her lifetime, a girl born today in Germany is expected to earn just about half the income of a boy born on the same day. In France and Sweden, she fares slightly better at about 70%. In Turkey, she can expect to earn no more than a quarter. More...
As we edge towards 2030 – with long ways to go to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – there may be no more pressing question. More...
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