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How do we work with the Georgian authorities to fight corruption and money laundering?
Corruption and money laundering are two crimes closely linked to each other and seriously affecting countries’ efforts to build a democratic society. In this video, we will tell you about the significant support to Georgia to prepare the country’s first-ever national anti-money laundering and...
How Covid-19 impacts women’s access to justice?
On 30 September 2020, the Council of Europe organised an informative meeting on the impact of Covid-19 on Women’s Access to Justice in the Eastern Partnership countries. The meeting is an activity of the EU and CoE joint programme PGGII regional project “Women access to justice: delivering on the...
Combating Discrimination in Eastern Partnership Region: expert talks and good practices presentations are now available online
The Partnership for Good Governance (PGG) programme, financed by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe, launches a series of expert talks and good practices presentations on combating discrimination, hate speech and hate crimes in Eastern...
Three Training of Trainers sessions organised in Armenia
Three-day training of trainers (ToT) on “Techniques for drafting judgments and decisions”, “Current issues of the cross-examination (confrontation)” and “Interviewing techniques and communications management” was organised in co-operation with the Justice Academy on 25-27 September in...
GEORGIA - The School of Justice Alumni Network – the way for opportunities for court staff and law school students
The School of Justice Alumni Network established in 2019 continues to be active even under the restrictions and the lockdown caused by COVID-19. The #Onlinetalks - thematic discussions in the field of justice, support of different initiatives, makes the platform even stronger.
Adjusted case management system of the Constitutional Court of GEORGIA
The case management system of the Constitutional Court of Georgia has been adjusted giving the possibility to Georgian citizens to get all relevant case-related information online thus ensuring access to justice even under the severe restrictions related to COVID-19.
Online needs’ assessment meetings for the EU-Council of Europe joint action ‘Raising awareness of the Istanbul Convention and other gender equality standards in Azerbaijan’
The Programme for Good Governance II (PGGII) is a European Union and Council of Europe joint programme in the Eastern Partnership countries. The Council of Europe is currently implementing the joint action ‘Raising awareness of the Istanbul Convention and other gender equality standards in...
Road map on dissemination of CEPEJ efficiency and quality measurement tools in all courts of Azerbaijan
The European Union and the Council of Europe continue to work in partnership with the Republic of Azerbaijan to improve efficiency of the Azerbaijani judiciary. In this regard, the Council of Europe has developed a Road map on dissemination of CEPEJ efficiency and quality measurement tools in all...
Judges and prosecutors trained by international and national experts on anti-discrimination
EU/CoE Partnership for Good Governance supports the National Institute of Justice in training judges and prosecutors on identifying and dealing with cases of hate speech and domestic violence. On 4 September, the judges and prosecutors trained by the National Institute of Justice took part in a...
The Equality Council is strengthening its monitoring function with support from the Council of Europe
The EU/CoE Partnership for Good Governance supports the Moldovan Equality Council with the development of a monitoring strategy in line with European Standards. On the 2nd and 3rd of September, Moldovan Equality Council members took part in a 2-day online workshop to strengthen their skills and...