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Future steps for the improvement of the data collection on discrimination discussed in 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...
Ukraine’s Financial Intelligence Unit provided with recommendations for anti-money laundering statistical data collection
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...
Eastern Partnership Ambassadors closely following PGG II
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...
Training for Ukraine authorities on money laundering and terrorist financing risks associated with corporate entities
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...
International conference: Implementing non-discrimination commitments – a path to achieving European human rights standards
The necessity of strong cooperation between national authorities and civil society, role of lawyers and the use of communication strategies as key tools for preventing and fighting discrimination were the focus of the joint European Union and Council of Europe international conference that took...
First Mentoring Programme for legal professionals in Eastern Partnership countries
On 21-22 October 2019, Eastern Partnership countries’ training institutes for judges and prosecutors took part in a 2-day training of mentors’ programme organised by the Council of Europe. Through discussions and interactive experiential methods, the participants were made conversant with the...
Council of Europe and the Delegation of the European Union present their joint projects in Ukraine for the 2019-2021 period
On Thursday, 11 October, the Council of Europe and the Delegation of the European Union presented to the media in Kyiv the Partnership for Good Governance (PGG) projects in Ukraine for the period 2019 - 2021 during the 1st PGG II Local Steering Committee meeting. One country specific project...
Call for tenders: local consultancy in the Eastern Partnership countries on an anti-discrimination project
The Council of Europe is currently implementing and until 31 December 2021 a Project on strengthening access to justice through non-judicial redress for victims of discrimination, hate crime and hate speech in the Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of...
The 2019 Help Network Conference "HELP: Celebrating The 70th Anniversary of The Council of Europe" is taking place in Strasbourg on 4-5 July 2019.
The European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) of the Council of Europe aims at assisting legal professionals to effectively apply the European human rights standards in their daily work. The HELP Network is the only European peer-to-peer human rights training...
Disaggregated data collection remains key to the prevention of discrimination and protection of victims
Recording and reporting hate crime, discrimination and hate speech remain an important priority for public authorities, the Ombudsoffice and civil society in Ukraine. Disaggregated data collection is a central consideration in the process of monitoring the implementation of national legislation...
PGG II Women’s Access to Justice presented at Gender Division’s Project Fair
A report on capacity building and co-operation projects managed by the Council of Europe’s Gender Equality Division was presented at the meeting of the Gender Equality Commission, on 23 May 2019 in Strasbourg, “Gender equality is part of the priorities for cooperation in our member States and...
Information event on EU/CoE joint programmes on the occasion of the 2019 Europe day
On the occasion of the 2019 Europe Day, the Delegation of the European Union to the Council of Europe in cooperation with the Office of the Directorate General of Programmes organised an information event on 10 May 2019 in Strasbourg dedicated to the promotion of the cooperation between the...
Second phase of the Partnership for Good Governance launched in Brussels
The European Union and Council of Europe are extending the Partnership for Good Governance programme to help strengthen human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. The second phase of the programme (worth €17.5 million...
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