Gruppo «GREVIO» del Consiglio d’Europa, avviso per l’acquisizione di manifestazioni di interesse a presentare candidature
Il GREVIO è composto da 15 esperti indipendenti e imparziali dei Paesi firmatari della Convenzione del Consiglio d’Europa sulla prevenzione e la lotta alla violenza contro le donne e la violenza domestica (c.d. Convenzione di Istanbul, ratificata dall’Italia il 10 settembre 2013 ed entrata in vigore il 1° agosto 2014), provenienti da diversi ambiti professionali, […]
Read moreCelebrating 35 years of Democracy through Law
On 11 October 2025, the Venice Commission celebrated its 35th anniversary of advising countries on constitutional and legal reforms with a ceremony in Palazzo Ducale in Venice, in the presence of the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella. Secretary General Alain Berset and the President of the Venice Commission Claire Bazy Malaurie opened the […]
Read moreAvviso di pubblicità per contributi a soggetti privati per finalità di mantenimento della pace e della sicurezza internazionale e di attuazione di iniziative umanitarie e di tutela dei diritti umani
La Direzione generale per gli affari politici e di sicurezza (DGAP), la Direzione Generale per la Mondializzazione (DGMO) e la Direzione Generale per l’Europa e la Politica Commerciale Internazionale (DGUE) della Farnesina bandiscono un avviso di pubblicità per l’erogazione di contributi a soggetti privati, italiani e stranieri, per le finalità connesse al mantenimento della pace, […]
Read more“Safe journalists”: Palazzo Chigi and the Italian Foreign Ministry stand by journalists abroad
Organised by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the seminar “Safe journalists: the need to report, the duty to protect” was held today at Villa Madama, in collaboration with the Italian Order of Journalists (ODG) and the National Federation of the Italian Press (FNSI). Based […]
Read moreItaly: Urgent legislative measures to strengthen the criminal law response to environmental crimes
The Council of Europe welcomes the urgent legislative measures (Decree-Law No. 116) adopted by the Italian Government on 8 August to step up the fight against serious environmental crimes, restore legality, and ensure greater protection of public health and the environment. Among other things, the decree intensifies penalties for unauthorized waste abandonment and illegal trafficking […]
Read moreRome to host the Ukraine Recovery Conference starting today
The Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025) will open today at the La Nuvola Congress Centre in Rome. The event is co-organised by the Governments of Italy and Ukraine. Approximately 5,000 participants are expected to attend, including around 100 government delegations and 40 delegations from International Organisations, such as leading development banks, 2,000 businesses, as well as […]
Read morePresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset to sign agreement on a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine in Strasbourg
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, will sign an agreement on the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine in Strasbourg on Wednesday 25 June. The Committee has also completed the groundwork for an Enlarged Partial Agreement enabling a wide range […]
Read moreInternational Day of Women in Diplomacy
On the occasion of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, thanked Italian women diplomats and reaffirmed the Foreign Minister’s commitment to promoting gender equality. A concrete sign of progress in this direction comes from the recent appointments of the Heads of Mission by the […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Cirielli’s mission to Strasbourg
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Cirielli concluded a mission to Strasbourg today. In his meetings with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, and the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Despina Chatzivassiliou, he confirmed Italy’s strong support for the work of the organisation in the areas […]
Read morePrix CEB pour la cohésion sociale 2025 : résultats de la présélection
La Banque de Développement du Conseil de l’Europe (CEB) a annoncé les huit finalistes du Prix CEB pour la cohésion sociale 2025. Une fois le lauréat et les deux finalistes sélectionnés par un jury international d’experts, la cérémonie de remise du Prix aura lieu à Budva, au Monténégro, le 2 avril, avant la 58e Réunion […]
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