The Organisation is reviewing its Exhibitions concept in view of enhancing culture and the arts as vectors of Council of Europe values in reply to current political and societal challenges. For 50 ...

Upon a recommendation of the Council of Europe’s Forum for the Future of Democracy, the Conference of INGOs drafted a Code of Good Practice on Civil Participation in the Decision-Making Process. The ...

Independent non-governmental organisations are a vital component of European society, guaranteeing freedom of expression and association both of which are fundamental to democracy. Recognising their ...

Council of Europe - Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ETS No. 005) - Translations ...

The Convention is not restricted to Council of Europe members states; non-members states and the European Union also have the possibility of becoming Party to the Convention. The Convention is based ...

While positive developments have been noticed to protect minority languages in Norway, urgent measures are still needed to ...

On 7 July, a delegation from the Albanian General State Advocate’s Office visited the Council of Europe for an exchange with ...

While positive developments have been noticed to protect minority languages in Norway, urgent measures are still needed to ...

The Yahoo! case – enforcing a domestic production order (Article 18.1.b Budapest Convention) against a foreign-based service ...

Eurimages is the cultural support fund of the Council of Europe. Established in 1989, it currently numbers 38 of the 46 member states of the Strasbourg-based Organisation, plus Canada as associate ...

Various developments since 2016 have made an update of the Rule of Law Checklist timely and necessary. Following a comprehensive consultation process involving a wide range of stakeholders, including ...