World news about “Council of Europe” published by euronews.
Europe’s “most advanced” treaty against domestic violence to come into force in early 2014If national and local authorities are doing their bit to tackle the problem of domestic violence, a sweeping supra-national convention is also in the works… 15/04/2013
‘We need to bring immediate end to the violence in Syria’ Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is in Strasbourg for the World Forum for Democracy at the Council of Europe. Euronews caught up with him and asked him… 09/10/2012
Europe Weekly: French film sparks GM food fears In this week’s Europe Weekly the European Parliament announced the 2012 nominations for its prestigious Sakharov prize, which included Russian punk group… 28/09/2012
EU Parliament spat: ‘Why can’t you understand?‘ Jose Manuel Barroso’s State of the Union address to the European parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday prompted a lively reaction, not just towards the … 12/09/2012
Breaking Borders For some 400 million Europeans the Schengen Treaty means they don’t need to pack a passport when travelling within the 26-nation Schengen Zone. That’s because… 25/07/2012
A year of crisis summits, but little progress For Europe’s politicians, the task of 2011 was to save the euro and the way chosen to do that was to hold summits. The region’s politicians convened a total… 28/12/2011
Europe open to bigger IMF role as central banks act As the world’s major central banks acted jointly to ease the storm hitting the global economy and banking sector, Europe’s finance ministers also gathered in… 30/11/2011
Four countries urged to act against choosing babies’ gender Parents actively selecting their baby’s sex in some countries has raised serious concern in the human rights defence body the Council of Europe. Prenatal… 05/10/2011
Europe ‘must share immigration’ Responsibility for the influx of migrants from North Africa should be shared by all of Europe, not just the Mediterranean countries. That is the… 22/06/2011
Gloomy and rainy days in BrusselsIt is a crucial week for the EU and the euro. The Eurogroup decided to postpone their decision on how to avoid a disaster for Greece and the Eurozone. There… 20/06/2011
Europe Weekly: Osama, bailout and migrants This week’s Europe Weekly review focuses on the impact of Osama bin Laden’s death. The EU’s anti-terror chief has called for vigilance following the US led… 06/05/2011
Back in the Day: birth of the Council of EuropeMay 5, 1949. The Council of Europe is created with the signing of the Treaty of London by the ten original member states. Today, the Council comprises 47… 04/05/2011
Thinly veiled attacks as Turkey and France row over veil ban After an accusation by Turkey’s prime minister that France violates freedom of religion, a member of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly rejected… 13/04/2011
Council of Europe encouraging religious dialogue The representatives of five religions have been taking part in debate at the Council of Europe, surrounding a freshly adopted report in the human rights… 12/04/2011
Turkey’s contribution to European values in Council of Europe terms One of the world’s foremost organisations upholding human rights, the Council of Europe, has been under Turkish chairmanship since last autumn. That ends in… 11/04/2011
UN chief warns of Syria ‘escalation’ at World Forum for DemocracyThe UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned that the “escalation” of violence spreading from the Syrian conflict along the Turkish border and into Lebanon… 08/10/2012
Vatican Bank criticised in European Council reportThe Vatican still has a lot of work to do over financial transparency, according to a report by the Council of Europe’s Moneyval, which has assessed the… 18/07/2012
A ‘lost generation’ as unemployment soars among Europe’s youngAs Europe continues to struggle with soaring public deficits and the need to balance the books, the Council of Europe has been grappling with a major… 27/06/2012
Abbas: ‘we won’t fall into the trap of extremism’Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been in Strasbourg to urge The Council of Europe to back what he called ‘the Palestinian Spring.’ Addressing the… 06/10/2011
Anti-Gaddafi forces hindered by bad organisationPoor organisation is hampering the efforts of anti-Gaddafi forces to take control of the last bastions of support for the ousted Libyan leader. Commanders… 22/09/2011
NATO troops ‘should have probed organ claims in Kosovo’A yellow painted house in northern Albania has become linked with gruesome allegations of atrocities during Kosovo’s struggle for independence in the mid… 25/01/2011
Kosovo’s prime minister targeted by reportAudrey Tilve, Euronews: “Dick Marty, you are a man with a reputation for shocking revelations . First there were secret CIA prisons in 2006. Today its this… 25/01/2011
Thaci implicated in Kosovo organ traffickingKosovo’s prime minister is fighting to protect his reputation after the Council of Europe called for an enquiry into human organ trafficking during the mid… 25/01/2011
Roma Rhetoric Rolls OnFollowing the controversial expulsions of Roma from France, the rhetoric rolls on. Parties from both left and right united at the Parliamentary Assembly of… 07/10/2010
Children deserve total ban against adults hitting them – Council of EuropeChildren’s right to not be hit by grownups has been under debate in the Council of Europe. Its lobbying comes on the heels of the Council’s campaign (launched… 27/04/2010
Gender imbalance and positive discriminationShould there be positive discrimination to correct the under representation of women in politics? Yesterday, the Council of Europe Parliamentary assembly said… 28/01/2010
The Three CouncilsThere is the Council of the European Union, the European Council and the Council of Europe. They are completely distinct. What are they? 26/01/2010
Kurdish concern over Turkish PACE presidentThe Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly has a new, Turkish president. The organisation with 47 member countries promotes human rights, democratic… 25/01/2010
Van Rompuy, Ashton new pan-EU leadersLow-key Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy has been named the new full time President of the European Council, and Briton Catherine Ashton has been… 19/11/2009
Why Van Rompuy is EU PresidentPrime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Fleming Herman Van Rompuy gained substantial favour as a candidate for the new job of full-time European Union… 19/11/2009
Why Ashton is EU Foreign Policy ChiefCatherine Ashton has had little foreign affairs experience. She was appointed a member of the British parliament’s upper house, the House of Lords, as a life… 19/11/2009
Striving for a multicultural societyThe Swiss lakeside canton of Neuchâtel has a long history of accepting people of different cultural backgrounds into its society. Almost a quarter of its… 09/10/2009
At 60, discordant Council of Europe must adaptA belated ceremony for the Council of Europe’s 60th anniversary has been far from harmonious. Various of the rights organisation’s 47 member states are at… 01/10/2009
BIRW awarded prize for Northern Ireland workMonitoring human rights in Northern Ireland goes on. The independent NGO British Irish Rights Watch has been awarded the Council of Europe Parliamentary… 24/06/2009
CoE quarrels over leadershipInternal quarrelling marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Council of Europe, with the mandate of Terry Davis as Secretary-General having only weeks left to… 23/06/2009
The Council of Europe at 60The Council of Europe was set up 60 years ago to help build a united and democratic Europe. Its main focus is defending and promoting human rights. Has it… 16/02/2009
Czechs make light of EU stereotypesAn artwork portraying stereotypes of each EU country has been hung in the atrium of the Council building in Brussels. The current Czech presidency, in… 13/01/2009
