Venice Commission adopted opinions for Armenia and the Republic of Moldova

24 March 2020 Strasbourg, France

Following the spread of the COVID-19 virus to northern Italy, the Enlarged Bureau of the Venice Commission had decided not to hold the scheduled 20-21 March plenary session in Venice. Instead, only some opinions of those on the agenda have been adopted by written procedure. The preparation of two...

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Results of a public survey on the perception of discrimination in Belarus

23 March 2019 Strasbourg, France

A new report on the perception of discrimination in Belarus has been published. The Anti-discrimination Department of the Council of Europe, in co-operation with the National Centre of Legislation and Legal research of the Republic of Belarus, initiated in autumn 2019 a public survey to assess...

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Training of Trainers (ToT) organised with the Justice Academy in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia

6-7 March 2020 Tsaghkadzor, Armenia

A two-day training of trainers (ToT) on “Peculiarities of the victim's status in the criminal proceedings” and on “Practical skills for applying alternative preventive measures to detention” was organised in co-operation with the Justice Academy on 6-7 March in Tsaghkadzor. The goal of the first...

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Future steps for the improvement of the data collection on discrimination discussed in Ukraine

3 March 2020 Ukraine

On 3 March, the Council of Europe organised a meeting with representatives from state and non-state institutions in order to discuss progress in the collection of disaggregated data on cases of discrimination, hate crime and hate speech in Ukraine. Two Council of Europe experts presented a report...

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Armenian civil servants participate in an awareness raising workshop on integrity systems and corruption prevention

3 March 2020 Yerevan, Armenia

An awareness raising workshop on integrity systems and corruption prevention took place on 3 March 2020, in Yerevan, Armenia. The workshop highlighted the importance of establishing a regular anti-corruption training for civil servants. Representatives of the Ministry of Justice, Corruption...

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Improvement of the system of law enforcement in the Republic of Moldova through self-evaluation and new ICT tools

2-3 March 2020 Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

The system of enforcement of court decisions in civil and administrative matters in the Republic of Moldova will mark soon 10 years since switching to the institute of private judicial officers (bailiffs). This important reform was supported back in 2010 by the Council of Europe and the European...

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Second Steering Committee Meeting of the PGG II Georgia

27 February 2020 Tbilisi, Georgia

The second Steering Committee Meeting of the EU/CoE Partnership for Good Governance Project on “Enhancing the systems of prevention and combating corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing in Georgia” was organised on 27 February 2020. The Committee members took stock of the results...

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Study visit to the Council of Europe for Georgian delegation of judicial candidates

25-26 February 2020 Strasbourg

In the framework of the project "Supporting the criminal justice reforms – tackling criminal aspects of the judicial reforms in Georgia", a study visit to the Council of Europe was organised in 25-26 February 2020 for Georgian delegation of 19 judicial candidates at the final stage of the...

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CEPEJ continues to support the improvement of the efficiency of courts and the quality of judicial services in the Republic of Moldova

25-26 February 2020 Chisinau, Moldova

In the framework of the project “Support to further strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in the Republic of Moldova”, an expert mission aimed at addressing the steps for the dissemination of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) tools in all...

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Ukraine’s Financial Intelligence Unit provided with recommendations for anti-money laundering statistical data collection

24 February 2020 Kyiv, Ukraine

The Council of Europe has provided recommendations to further improve a set of comprehensive anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing statistical indicators developed by State Financial Monitoring Service (Financial Intelligence Unit of Ukraine). Adequate data collection is essential...

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Call for tenders : production of four short promotional films on PGG

19 February 2020 Strasbourg

The Council of Europe is launching a Call for Tender for the production of four short promotional films on PGG on the occasion of its midterm implementation event that will take place in Tbilisi, Georgia, mid-May 2020. The deadline for the submission is 2 March 18:00. More information can be...

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The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) will organise a fact-finding visit to Georgia on 18 and 19 February 2020

11 February 2020 Tbilisi, Georgia

On 18 and 19 February 2020, the CEPEJ Secretariat, accompanied by a group of international experts, will organise a fact finding visit to Georgia in order to introduce the new CEPEJ project in Georgiaand the work of CEPEJ to the main beneficiaries and partners (High Council of Justice, Ministry...

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Training of Trainers for Prosecutors in Tbilisi, Georgia

6-7 February 2020 Tbilisi, Georgia

The Council of Europe and the European Union organized training of trainers (ToT) for prosecutors on application of pre-trail measures on 6-7 February 2020. Participants explored the application of pre-trial measures under article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Special...

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Regional conference on asset recovery and asset management

29-30 January 2020 Chisinau, Republic of Moldova

The regional conference “From Asset Recovery to Asset Management” took place in Chisinau on 29-30 January 2020. The conference aimed at sharing good comparative practices related to recovery, management and disposal of frozen, seized or confiscated proceeds of crime and discussing international...

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Eastern Partnership Ambassadors closely following PGG II

24 JANUARY 2020 STRASBOURG

On 24 January 2020, the Council of Europe (the Office of the Directorate General of Programmes) organized a review of the 2019 results and 2020 plans of the Partnership for Good Governance phase II (PGG II) for the Eastern Partnership Ambassadors (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, the...

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Training for Ukraine authorities on money laundering and terrorist financing risks associated with corporate entities

15-16 January 2020 Kyiv, Ukraine

A training on “Identifying money laundering and terrorist financing risks associated with corporate entities” was held on 15-16 January 2020, in Kyiv, Ukraine. The training aimed at fostering understanding of beneficial ownership requirements and developing practical skills on identifying...

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Financial monitoring service of Azerbaijan improves strategic analysis skills

18-19 December Baku, Azerbaijan

A two-day training on “Strategic Analysis” took place in Baku, Azerbaijan on 18-19 December 2019 as part of the capacity building activities specifically designed to strengthen strategic and operational analysis capacities and expertise of the Financial Monitoring Service (national Financial...

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Anti-discrimination seminar to be held in Minsk, Belarus on 12-13 December

12-13 December 2019 MINSK, BELARUS

A national training seminar on anti-discrimination in practice will be held on 12 and 13 December in Minsk, the Republic of Belarus. Capacity building activities on the application of European antidiscrimination standards in their daily work will lead to more expertise of public authorities and...

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Armenian criminal justice sector stakeholders discuss draft Criminal and Criminal Procedure Codes

12 December 2019 Yerevan, Armenia

In order to promote the criminal justice reform, several round table discussions on the draft Criminal Procedure (CPC) and Criminal (CC) Codes of Armenia were organised by the Council of Europe in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice in November-December 2019. Particularly, on 20-21 November...

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Launching of the project “Support to further strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in the Republic of Moldova”

10 DECEMBER 2019 CHISINAU, MOLDOVA

The Council of Europe and the European Union launched, in co-operation with national partners, the project “Support to further strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in the Republic of Moldova”, part of the second phase of the Partnership for Good Governance (2019-2021)....

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