More transparency in the fight against money laundering through a series of tailor-made trainings

22-25 July 2024 Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

Beneficial ownership transparency has become a priority. The misuse of legal entities facilitates tax evasion, corruption, and money laundering. Professionals working in the field need to stay updated, to ensure fiscal transparency, financial stability, and effective law enforcement. A series of...

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Non-profit organizations in Armenia discuss protection measures from abuse for terrorism financing purposes

24 July 2024 Yerevan, Armenia

The risks and vulnerabilities associated with terrorism financing through non-profit organizations (NPOs) present significant challenges, as these entities can be exploited to divert funds for illicit purposes. To address this aspect, the Council of Europe, in cooperation with the Financial...

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Enhancing compliance with targeted financial sanctions in Armenia as an effective tool to prevent and suppress terrorism financing

22-23 July 2024 Yerevan, Armenia

International standards require countries to implement targeted financial sanctions regimes relating to the prevention and suppression of terrorism and terrorist financing. The freezing of the assets of those suspected of terrorism financing and those listed in domestic and international...

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Armenian Police Officers trained on equality and non-discrimination

27-28 June 2024 Yerevan, Armenia

A two-day event for police officers in Armenia improved their knowledge and understanding of equality and non-discrimination concepts in accordance with the European standards. The opening part of the training session was attended by the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Arpine Sargsyan, by the...

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Eastern Partnership law schools agree to advance on gender mainstreaming university education

10-11 July 2024 Tbilisi, Georgia

Representatives of law schools from major universities in Armenia, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine met in Tbilisi to discuss gender mainstreaming efforts including across the curricula. Over the course of two days, professors of law benefitted from several presentations, including on the...

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Addressing racism and racial discrimination in the context of the EU accession process in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership region

3-4 July 2024 Strasbourg, France

The Council of Europe in Strasbourg welcomed during 3-4 July a two-day conference, focusing on tackling racism and racial discrimination in the context of the EU accession process. The conference, supported by EU and Council of Europe titled "Addressing racism and racial discrimination in the...

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Presenting European standards on national minorities in Armenia

12-13 July 2024 Tsaghkadzor, Armenia

A joint working discussion on the draft law on national minorities, brought together representatives from respective institutions, as well as representatives from various national minorities. This meeting was organised at the initiative of the Ministry of Justice of Armenia and the National...

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Methodology for preparation of draft acts of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine improved

11-12 July 2024 Kyiv, Ukraine

On 11-12 July 2024, a working group brought together the staff of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine to discuss the methodology for the preparation of draft acts of the Constitutional Court based on the European standards and best practices. Held in the framework of the EU/Council of Europe...

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Further steps taken by the Regional Network of Eastern Partnership judicial training institutions for advancing women’s access to justice and gender mainstreaming in the justice chain

5 July 2024 Strasbourg

The second meeting of the Eastern Partnership Regional Network of judicial training institutions was held on 5 July 2024 in Strasbourg, as part of the HELP Network Annual Conference. The meeting gathered rectors, vice-rectors and heads of international co-operation departments from Eastern...

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Addressing hate speech and hate crime: regional gathering of the network of equality bodies from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership Region

1-2 July 2024 Strasbourg, France

Representatives of equality bodies part of a network covering the Eastern Partnership and Western Balkans regions met in Strasbourg, France, to discuss best practices, measures and common challenges when addressing hate speech and hate crime. Through monitoring and reporting, policy advocacy,...

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