Consiglio d'Europa

1. 29/04/2024 Vigdís Prize for Women's Empowerment: three nominees to be shortlisted in Reykjavik

   The Selection Panel for the Vigdís Prize for Women's Empowerment, chaired by Theodoros Rousopoulos, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), and composed of six independent members with recognised standing in the field of women’s empowerment, will meet on 2 May at...

2. 25/04/2024 North Macedonia’s presidential election competitive and overall well run, but marked by legal gaps and negative rhetoric, international observers say

   North Macedonia’s presidential election campaign was competitive and fundamental freedoms including media freedom were respected, but important areas of the presidential contest that included campaign rules, access to the media, and allocation of state funding are not regulated, undermining the...

3. 25/04/2024 PACE President makes working visit to Morocco

   Theodoros Rousopoulos, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), will make a working visit to Morocco on 29-30 April. In Rabat, he will meet the Speakers of the two Houses of the Moroccan Parliament, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and other members of the...

4. 24/04/2024 PACE committee urges fresh efforts to end child labour, which is ‘worsening’ worldwide

   Despite international pledges to work towards ending child labour in all its forms, the latest figures show a “worsening global situation”, according to PACE’s Social Affairs Committee – with some 79 million children worldwide, between 5 and 17, working in hazardous conditions. Approving a report...

5. 23/04/2024 Committee calls for better protection of women human rights defenders

   In adopting the report by Petra Bayr (Austria, SOC) on 16 April, the Committee on Equality strongly condemned the frequent attacks perpetrated against women human rights defenders, and called for an end to impunity for perpetrators of violence. The report emphasises that women human rights...