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Azerbaijani banks and investment companies learn about money laundering and terrorism financing risks related to virtual assets
In co-operation with the Financial Monitoring Service of Azerbaijan (FMS), the Council of Europe organised a two-day training course for 42 representatives of banks and investment companies, and FMS staff members, to introduce them to key concepts on virtual assets and virtual asset service...
Training sessions organised to improve the efficiency and quality of courts
Four online training sessions were held between 26 November and 3 December, with the aim to improve the efficiency and quality of courts based on the tools and guidelines developed by the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ). The trainings concerned the measurement of the...
Taking stock of progress and results achieved in the last six-month period of our project
During the fourth Steering Group meeting, held online on 1 December, the project’s implementing partners took stock of the results and the progress achieved over the last six month and they approved the action plan for the next period. Particular focus has been put on key initiatives of the...
Court Manager’s Forum in Georgia
Court managers from the country’s courts have attended the forum held on 26-27 November. Through this two-day forum, participants had the possibility to follow-up on developments related to the electronic case management rule of the Courts and the definition of the next steps towards its...
Judges of Armenia enhanced their knowledge and skills on the new criminal procedure legislation of Armenia
A two-day seminar on “Selected issues of new Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) of Armenia” was organised for judges of Armenia on 25-26 November in the Justice Academy, in Yerevan. Certain types of proceedings, evidence and proving as prescribed in the new CPC were presented to the judges and...
Launch of the report “Systemic mapping of national responses to hate speech in Georgia”
What is the impact of hate speech on the society, what challenges it poses and how can they be effectively addressed? What means of redress, tools and actions are available to victims? What is the role played by different state and private actors in addressing hate speech? These are among the key...
Judiciary of the Court of Cassation of Armenia enhanced their knowledge and skills on the new criminal and procedural legislation
Two workshops on selected issues of new Criminal and Criminal Procedure Codes of Armenia were organised for judges, experts and judicial assistants of the Court of Cassation of Armenia at Mariotte Hotel in Yerevan. During the first workshop, the participants discussed the operation of the...
Partners and stakeholders of our project to counter economic crime agree on continued co-operation during the third Steering Committee Meeting
The third Steering Committee Meeting of the European Union-Council of Europe Partnership for Good Governance II project “Enhancing the systems of prevention and combating corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing in Georgia” was organised on 17 November 2021. The project is one of...
Study visit for Azerbaijani state authorities to Georgia on violence against women
A delegation of representatives from the Azerbaijani state authorities performed a study visit to Georgia to learn about promising practices in the field of violence against women and domestic violence, as well as the Georgian experience of implementing the Council of Europe Convention on...
Reinforcing the capacities of Ukrainian judges on dealing with hate speech
In co-operation with the National School of Judges Ukraine and the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) programme of the Council of Europe, a pilot tutored course on “Combating hate speech”, adapted to the Ukrainian context and legislative framework, has been launched today in...
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