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 Seminar on EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights
[2.02.2010] Secretary General, Thorbjorn Jagland, spoke at the seminar on Fundamental rights in the European Union in view of the accession of the Union to the European Convention on Human Rights. The seminar took place on 2-3 February in Madrid and was organised by the incoming Spanish Presidency of the European Union and the Fundamental Rights Agency. It was attended by Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, German Minister of Justice and Francisco Caamano, Spanish Minister of Justice, as well as national and European civil servants, legal experts, civil society representatives, human rights organisations and academics. In his opening speech, the Secretary General stressed that EU accession to the Convention would create a continent-wide area of human rights, in which 47 governments and the institutions of the European Union will be bound by the same set of human rights standards and scrutinised by the same human rights court. He also underlined that political guidance was essential to secure EU accession to the Convention. (more....)
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 Mevlut Cavusoglu from Turkey elected as new Assembly President
[25.01.2010] The 318-member Parliamentary Assembly elected on 25 January Mevlut Cavusoglu (Turkey, EDG) as its new President at the opening of its plenary session in Strasbourg. ''I come from a country which has prided itself for two millennia on being a bridge between continents,'' Mevlut Cavusoglu said in his first speech as Assembly President. (more....)
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 Russian approval of Protocol No. 14: Statement by Thorbjorn Jagland
[15.01.2010] ''I have just been informed by the leadership of the State Duma that they have approved ratification of Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights. The Protocol will help the Court to deal with its backlog of cases and reinforce its vital role in defending the human rights of individual citizens throughout Europe. Today’s approval of the ratification will clearly help this reform and the Russian authorities can count on our full support in this respect,'' declared the Secretary General on 15 January . ''By joining the other 46 member states, Russia is sending a strong signal of its commitment to Europe,'' he added (more....) |
 “Rape crimes must be prosecuted more effectively” says Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg [11.01.2010, Strasbourg] (Read the Viewpoint)
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 Marking the Children's Rights Week
[16-20 November 2009, Skopje]
The Council of Europe Office in Skopje organised a series of events throughout the week in order to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Children's Rights Week was officially opened by the President of the state Gjorgje Ivanov, the EU Ambassador Erwan Fouere, the Representative of UNICEF Sheldon Yett and the Ambassador of Slovenia Alain Bergant in capacity of Chair with the CoE Committee of Ministers. The President of state and the Ambassadors signed the Council of Europe On-line petition for Banning corporal punishment of children.
Within the activities of the Children's rights week, on 20 November 2009, the Information Office of the Council of Europe in Skopje also organised a Competition for Best essay for elementary school pupils within the CoE Programme on Education for Democratic Citizenship/Human Rights Education and an Award-giving Ceremony of handing awards to the winners of the CoE Best essay competition. The awards were handed in by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Skopje Simone Filippini (Programme) (Picture Galery)
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 "UN Child Rights treaty 20 years on: Implementation still not satisfactory" says Commissioner Hammarberg
[16 November2009, Strasbourg] “The 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child should be a moment of reflection: many children still suffer grave violations. Their concerns are seldom given top priority in politics" said Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, in his latest Viewpoint published today (more....) |
Council of Europe and European Union: even closer partnership after the meeting Jagland-Barroso
[19 October 2009, Brussels] Newly elected Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland, on his first external visit since his election, today met Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, President of the European Commission. Their meeting paved the way towards even closer relations between the two organisations, following the Memorandum of Understanding signed in May 2007 (more....) |
 3rd Meeting of the Steering Committee
[20 October 2009, Skopje]
Support to the Prosecutors’ Network in South Eastern Europe
Regional PROSECO Project (Draft Agenda)
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 European Day against the death penalty
[10 October 2009] The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe decided on 26 September 2007, to declare a 'European Day against the Death Penalty,' which will be held annually on 10 October.
The Council of Europe has been a pioneer in the abolition process which has made Europe a de facto death-penalty-free zone since 1997.
The day will be a European contribution to the World Day against the Death Penalty, which is held annually on the same day (more....)
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 Thorbjorn Jagland elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe
[29 September 2009] The Parliamentary Assembly on 29 September elected Thorbjorn Jagland (Norway) Secretary General of the Organisation for a five-year term.
In the first round of the election, Thorbjorn Jagland obtained 165 votes (an absolute majority) and Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz (Poland) 80 votes. There were 245 votes cast.
Mr Jagland has been President of the Norwegian Parliament (Storting) since 2005 and Member of Parliament for Buskerud County since 1993.
He was born on 5 November 1950 in Drammen, Norway. He is married to Hanne Grotjord. They have two children.
Thorbjorn Jagland will be sworn in as Secretary General on 1 October 2009.
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Promotional conference of projects for Cultural Heritage Rehabilitation "Ljubljana Process"
[28 September 2009, EU Info Centre] Joint Action of the Council of Europe and the European Commission (Draft Agenda) |
 I nteracting in Diversity for Social Cohesion
[7-8 December 2009, Council of Europe, Agora Building, Strasbourg, France] Frameworks and references to adapt the organisation and competences
of social services to the demands of a pluralist society. The Council of Europe, in partnership with the European Commission and the Government of Quebec, is organising this Conference – open to public authorities, social workers, migrants, researchers, etc - whose purpose is to analyse the social and operational frameworks, in particular the acquisition of the intercultural competences more suited to fostering interaction in a context of cultural diversity, especially the development of public services in our pluralist societies.
This conference will deal primarily with the following topics:
- the advantages and limits of the concept of reasonable accommodation in relation to the European standards on non-discrimination;
- the nature of constraints affecting and potential for the interaction of “accommodations” deployed in Europe by social workers and mediators;
- the need to adapt institutional language
Programme, registration form and practical information:
http://www.coe.int/t/dg3/socialpolicies/socialcohesiondev/Forum/2009_en.asp
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Mini-humans with mini rights? - Debate on discrimination against children and youth
[25 September 2009, High-school Orce Nikolov, Skopje] As part of the CoE campaign ''Building a Europe for and with children'', the Council of Europe Information Office in Skopje, in cooperation with the ''Orce Nikolov'' High School, will organize a one-day debate on antidiscrimination and children rights. Some 100 teachers and pupils will actively take part in the debate. The Council of Europe Information Office in Skopje will provide relevant CoE promotional publications for the participants. |
Anti-discrimination Concert and support line for people with disabilities
[20 September 2009, Skopje]
The Council of Europe Information Office Skopje supports the initiative of the Municipality of Aerodrom and the NGO 'Polio Plus in organising a Concert with the motto "Be Human and Help", which will take place across Biser shopping mall (municipality Aerodrom) on 20 September starting at 20.30 hours.
The staff of the Information Office in Skopje, alongside other celebrities and public figures will answer the calls of citizens on the support lines especially set up for the concert. Each call charge will be a donation for the community of people with disabilities.
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Symposium on Children’s Rights in the framework of the Education for Democratic Citizenship
[15 June 2009, EU Info Center Skopje] (Draft Agenda) |
Workshop on personality and risk assessment of the convicted sex offenders upon admission in the penitentiary institution
[27-28 May 2009] (Programme) |
60-th anniversary of the Council of Europe
[5 May 2009]
The CoE Information Office in Skopje joined the initiative to celebrate the 60-th anniversary of the founding of the Council of Europe (more....)
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Press release n°225 - PA to observe the elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
[20-23 March 2009] A 13-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin (Sweden, EPP/CD) will be visiting "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" from 20 to 23 March 2009 to observe the presidential election alongside observers from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) (more....)
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Media advisory n°028 - Congress to observe elections in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
[22 March 2009] The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe will observe the local elections in “the Former Yougoslav Republic of Macedonia”, (more....) |
Marking of the European Data Protection Day - Skopje
[28 January 2009]
The Council of Europe Information Office in Skopje joined the initiative of the national Agency for Data Protection for marking the European Data Protection Day and participated in the Presentation of the recommendations for the protection of personal data of pupils
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Follow-up meeting on the implemetation of the framework convention for the protection of national minorities, Skopje
[26 January 2009] (Programme) |
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 Training of facilitators for the children’s rights
[21 - 22 March 2008, Hotel Granit, Ohrid] (Programme)
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 Celebration of Europe Week
[29 April - 16 May 2008] (Programme) |
Seminar on "Human rights in Prisons" - Training of trainers
[29-31 Januari 2008, Holiday Inn - Skopje] (draft agenda) |
Round table on Presentation of the Guidelines for Inspection and Monitoring of Prisons
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28 January 2008, Holiday Inn - Skopje] (draft agenda) |
Second seminar on “Exploring Children’s rights to strengthen Sustainable Human Rights Education for Children”: Reflection of testing phase and introduction to methodical specifications for EDC primary school teachers
[25-26 November 2007, Hotel Kontinental-Skopje] Within the project on Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC), in cooperation with the Bureau for Development of Education, the Council of Europe Office in Skopje organised the second seminar, which focused on the testing phase and introduced methodological specifications for EDC primary school teachers. The textbook for teachers "Exploring Children's Rights: Nine short projects" was presented by one of its authors, Mr Rolf Gollob and the participants worked on the adaptation of the Macedonian version of the textbook (draft agenda) (picture galery) |
 Round table "Louder than the screem"
[Skopje, 22 November 2007] Marking the International day on elimination of all forms of violence against women, the Information Office of the Council of Europe in Skopje supported the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy in organising the Promotion of the National Action Plan on Gender Equality and the Campaign for prevention and protection from trafficking in human beings, followed by a Round table on the topic "Louder than the screem", which gathered Government officials, representatives of international organisations and the NGO sector in order to discuss the position of women, the situation regarding violence against women, including family violence, trafficking in human beings, as well as the national legislation and measures for prevention of violence against women and trafficking (draft agenda)
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Training Session for Law Enforcement Officials on Human Rights Aspects in Police Work
[30-31 October 2007, Ohrid] Together with the CoE Directorate General of Human Rights and Legal Affairs, Police and Human Rights Programme, the IO Skopje assisted the Ministry of Interior to host the Training session on Human Rights Aspects in Police Work, which was attended by 40 police officials, representatives from the Bureau for Execution of Sanctions and the Ombudsman’s Office (draft agenda) |
EDC Training Seminar
[6-7 October 2007, Skopje] Within the Council of Europe Project on Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC), in cooperation with the Bureau for Development of Education and the Ministry of Education, the IO Skopje organised the Seminar “Exploring Children’s Rights to Strengthen Sustainable Human Rights Education for Children”. The seminar was opened by the Deputy Minister of Education and Sciences Jovan Lazarov and Emir Adzovic, Regional Education Manager of the Council of Europe. The seminar was attended by 30 participants, primary school teachers and is the first of a series of three seminars envisioned to be organised as a pilot phase in 2007 (draft agenda) |
 Regional Seminar on Protection and Specialised Support for Victims of Domestic Violence [11-12 September 2007, Skopje] In co-operation with the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, the IO Skopje organised the Regional seminar on Protection and Specialised Support by the Police, Health-care Professionals and Social Workers for Victims of Domestic Violence within the Council of Europe campaign on Combating Violence against Women, including Domestic Violence. The seminar was attended by approximately 50 representatives of Government institutions and NGO representatives from the region of South-East Europe (draft agenda) (CAMPAIGN ) |
Opening of Council of Europe Info Point Debar
[3 july 2007, Debar] (draft agenda) |
 European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission)
[19-20 June 2007, Skopje] Regional Meeting of Balkan Election Officials organised by the Venice Commission (Council of Europe) in cooperation with the State Election Commission, the ACEEEO and IFES (draft agenda) |
Regional Seminar on Guidelines for Harmonised Prison Strategies
[21, 22 June 2007, Skopje] Regional Seminar on Guidelines for Harmonised Prison Strategies organised as part of the COE/EC Joint Project "Development of a Reliable and Functioning Prison System respecting Fundamental Rights and Standards, and Enhancing of Regional Co-operation in the Western Balkans" (draft agenda) |
Celebration of Europe Week
[5 May 2007, Bitola] Participation at the European Happening with an information stand, organised by the European Movement, the EU Mission in Skopje and the Government Secretariat for European Issues, whereby the IO Skopje distributed publications and other promotional material to the wide public.
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Seminar for high ranking law enforcement officials on Police and Human Rights
[3-4 April 2007, Ohrid] The Council of Europe DGII – Human Rights in cooperation with the MoI and supported by IO Skopje organised the Seminar for high ranking law enforcement officials on Police and Human Rights with focus on crime prevention relating to the police, prosecutors and citizens. The seminar was attended by 40 participants, mainly police officers and prosecutors (draft agenda) |
 Book Fair and Days of Career and Education
[20 April 2007, Skopje Fair] (picture galery) |
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