On 5 May 1998 the European Convention took effect in respect of the Russian Federation, thus making a new milestone in the European and Russian history. Since 20 years the Convention has triggered changes in the Russian law through legal reforms and the case-law of Russian courts. More...
The Committee of Ministers should also adopt an amending protocol aimed at modernising the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, the only existing legally binding international treaty in this field. More...
In the framework of the Danish Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, the international conference “Gender Equality: Paving the Way” will launch the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2018-2023. The aim of the event is to address current and emerging challenges which prevent a faster pace of progress to achieve substantive and full gender equality, and to discuss the way forward in implementing the new strategy. More...
The EMIN BUS JOURNEY is campaigning for Guaranteed Minimum Income Schemes across Europe. The road trip involves two Buses in a tour across 32 Countries during 64 days with some 120 programmes and over a thousand volunteers. The tour made one of its first stops at the Council of Europe, due to the importance attached by the organisers to the European Social Charter. More...
We are living in an increasingly complex and uncertain world. The challenges of our times and those facing our governments include the impact of digitalization, widening inequality gaps, and a resurgent wave of identity politics. More...
The recent OECD PISA financial literacy results indicated that while Australian 15-year olds scored above the average of other OECD countries, scores were lower in 2015 than 2012. More...
Digital technologies have had a profound impact on the global business landscape. They are generating new firms and industries, transforming business models in traditional industries, and, as a key factor underpinning global value chains (GVCs), they have reshaped the organisation of the global economy. More...
“The credibility of the Somali Government hinges largely on its ability to deliver for the Somali People.” International partners clearly recognise the importance of using country systems to achieve broader statebuilding goals, as this line, taken from the May 2017 Communiqué of the London Conference on Somalia, indicates. More...
One of the compensations of growing old is that you may eventually find out what you always wanted to know. More...
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