by Lucie | CESTCEST. MayMay. JJJJ
In its annual report for 2024 the Council of Europe’s anti-racism body, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), has outlined tackling racial profiling by law enforcement officials, addressing the segregation of Roma children at school, ensuring...
by Lucie | CESTCEST. MayMay. JJJJ
Council of Europe Secretary General, Alain Berset is making an official visit to Astana, Kazakhstan, on 29-30 May. He will have a series of high-level bilateral meetings, participate in the Astana International Forum, and open the conference on the Council of Europe...
by Lucie | CESTCEST. MayMay. JJJJ
On 22 May 2025, at the initiative of Denmark and Italy, nine Council of Europe member states — including Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland — issued a joint letter calling for a “new and open-minded conversation” about how the European...
by Lucie | CESTCEST. MayMay. JJJJ
Defending the rights of LGBTI persons is not a niche issue, but a test of whether Europe as a continent still believes in the universality of human rights, said Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset, in a video message to the participants of the IDAHOT+...
by Lucie | CESTCEST. MayMay. JJJJ
The Secretary General Alain Berset will attend the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 17 and 18 May 2025 to reaffirm the key role of culture in revitalising democracy and support European film making. “Culture, like democracy, is essential – not a luxury,” Berset said ahead...
