Italian Design Day in the world – 9 March 2023
On Wednesday 8 March the presentation of the 7th edition of the Italian Design Day entitled ”La qualitá che illumina: l’energia del design per le persone e per l’ambiente” was held at the Farnesina. The video produced by ADI in collaboration with Studio Azzurro for the 2023 edition is available on the event’s official website, along […]
Read moreItaly: publication of the 5th Advisory Committee Opinion of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
13 February 2023 The Fifth Opinion on Italy of the Council of Europe Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities has been published today together with the government comments (also available in Italian). The Fifth Opinion of the Advisory Committee is based on the information provided by governmental and non-governmental […]
Read moreSpeech by the President of the Constitutional Court, Prof. Silvana Sciarra, on the occasion of the opening of the judicial year of the ECHR
The President of the Constitutional Court, Silvana Sciarra, travelled to Strasbourg to attend the Hearing of the European Court of Human Rights, during which she delivered a speech (attached). The Hearing was preceded by a seminar entitled ‘By protecting human rights, judges preserve democracy’. Link to the opening of the judicial year: https://vodmanager.coe.int/cedh/webcast/cedh/2023-01-27-2/lang
Read moreManagement of frozen or seized property: new report assesses compliance with Warsaw Convention
Most European states have put in place legislation or other measures to ensure the proper management of frozen or seized property, although improvements are still needed in certain countries, according to a report by the Conference of the Parties of Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the […]
Read moreMinisters declare human rights centred approach to face drug addiction at Pompidou Group conference
Closing the 18th Ministerial Conference of the Council of Europe’s Pompidou Group, ministers and high-level participants from 41 Pompidou Group member states have called for a human rights centred approach to address drugs addictions and related disorders. In their “Lisbon Declaration”, participants furthermore called for exploring strategies to address addictions related to the use of […]
Read moreResilience, recovery and reconstruction: Council of Europe adopts new Action Plan for Ukraine
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has adopted a record €50 million Action Plan for Ukraine for 2023-2026. “The Action Plan “Resilience, Recover and Reconstruction” (2023-2026) has been developed in close consultation with the Ukrainian authorities. It is part of our Organisation’s contribution to the rebuilding process and recovery of the country, faced with […]
Read moreVenice Commission plenary opinions published
The Venice Commission has published this week, inter alia, opinions on amendments to the Judicial Code of Armenia, on draft amendments to the Election Code and the Law on Political Associations of Citizens in Georgia (jointly with OSCE/ODIHR), on draft amendments to the Law on the Judicial Council and Judges of Montenegro, on the draft […]
Read moreConference of Italian Ambassadors
Rome, 22 December 2022. Ambassador Michele Giacomelli participated to the sixth session of the 15th Conference of Italian Ambassadors, dedicated to Italy’s global appeal, which was held today at the Farnesina in the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, the Minister of Education and Merit, […]
Read moreEnd of year message from the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella
«Dear fellow citizens,one year ago, addressing you for this occasion, I said that the previous seven years had been challenging and complex.The same goes for the year that has just gone by, seen as it featured a number of relevant political and institutional events.The election of the President of the Republic, which unexpectedly committed me […]
Read moreSecretary 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 […]
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