"I am shocked by Russia’s attack on Kyiv last night, which killed at least 15 and injured 114 civilians. We need to step up ...

The President of the European Committee of Social Rights, Aoife Nolan, highlighted the role of social rights in promoting ...

Bulgaria is expected to report back to MONEYVAL within one year’s time on progress to strengthen its implementation of ...

On 17 January, in Russia, Igor Sergunin, Alexei Liptser and Vadim Kobzev were sentenced in a criminal court to a prison ...

On 5 and 6 June 2025, the third inter-regional meeting of the European Union - Council of Europe joint project “Barnahus in ...

In its 6th report on Croatia, the Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance ( ECRI) notes encouraging steps in civic education, hate speech prevention, and Roma inclusion, ...

Let me start with MONEYVAL – our Committee of experts on the evaluation of AML/CFT. As an FATF-style regional body, MONEYVAL performs rigorous impartial evaluations of members’ compliance with, and ...

The Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages held its 82nd plenary meeting on 10-13 ...

Children have the same human rights as adults, plus additional protections due to their special needs. The Commissioner calls ...

Participants are welcome at the meetings of the Santiago de Compostela Committee of Parties. They can: bring relevant information, experience and good practices falling within the Convention’s remit ...

The following may appoint representatives to participate in the meetings of the Santiago de Compostela Committee: a. the European Union and its agencies, including Europol and Eurojust; b. the United ...

Saint Francis of Assisi (1182–1226) is one of the most influential figures in Christian history, known for his radical commitment to peace, humility and care for all living beings. Renouncing a life ...