Secretary General urges the Russian Foreign Minister to implement ECHR judgments
Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić has written to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urging the Russian Federation to implement outstanding judgments from the European Court of Human Rights. At its latest quarterly meeting on the execution of ECHR judgments, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers also decided to implement a new […]
Read more25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Italy reaffirms its strong commitment to the fight against all forms of discrimination and violence against women, which continues to be a serious and unacceptable obstacle to the enjoyment of women’s rights and their full personal fulfilment. This is a priority commitment of our country’s foreign policy, which the Farnesina conducts coherently both in […]
Read moreThe seminars by the “Scuola Superiore della Magistratura” concerning domestic violence and secondary victimisation
24-25 October. The “Strasbourg Workshops” were held in Naples on the topic of “Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence”. The project with an innovative approach by the “Scuola Superiore della Magistratura” (the Institution in charge of training magistrates), aimed at a dialogue between the supranational perspective and the national perspective on issues […]
Read moreCouncil of Europe – European Heritage Days 2022
The European Heritage Days will be held on 24 and 25 September, on the theme: “Sustainable cultural heritage: a legacy for the future”.The event is organised jointly by the Council of Europe and the European Union to celebrate the cultural heritage that promotes well-being, peace and tolerance in our societies.Four projects have been selected from […]
Read moreItaly makes a voluntary contribution
30 March 2022 Ambassador Michele Giacomelli, Permanent Representative of Italy to the Council of Europe and Mr Bjørn Berge, Deputy Secretary General to the Council of Europe signed a voluntary contribution of €400,000 towards Council of Europe projects which support the priorities of the Italian Chairmanship.
Read moreItalian Presidency and Council of Europe joint Event on age assessment of unaccompanied migrant children
30 March 2022 The event “Age assessment of unaccompanied migrant children: promoting a human rights and multidisciplinary approach” took place in Rome today. It was organised jointly by Italy’s National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (INMP) and the Office of the Special Representative on Migration and Refugees of the Secretary General of the Council […]
Read more42nd session of the Congress with the participation of Minister Mariastella Gelmini
22 March 2022 Ms Mariastella Gelmini, Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomy, participated remotely to the 42nd Session of the Congress, on behalf of the Italian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers.“At all levels of government we must continue to strive for better democracies, better governance, fairer and more just societies where everyone has equal […]
Read moreThe Russian Federation is excluded from the Council of Europe
16 March 2022I In an extraordinary meeting this morning, the Committee of Ministers it was decided, in the context of the procedure launched under Article 8 of the Statute of the Council of Europe, that the Russian Federation ceases to be a member of the Council of Europe as from today, after 26 years of […]
Read moreCouncil of Europe leaders make joint statement on the exclusion of the Russian Federation from the Council of Europe
The Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Chair of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, Luigi Di Maio, the President of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly, Tiny Kox, and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, have made the following statement: “As leaders of the Council […]
Read moreAmbassador Giacomelli’s presentation of the priorities of the Italian presidency to the students of Science Po in Strasbourg
17 March 2022 Ambassador Giacomelli explained to the students of SciencesPo in Strasbourg the priorities of the Italian Presidency of the Council of Europe, in the light of the challenges that the Organisation and the international community are facing at this time.The presentation was followed by a debate in Italian and French.
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