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Albanian Customs and Police, with support of EU, Council of Europe, and German Government launch new awareness campaign and demonstrate tools to trace cash smuggling
MEDIA ADVISORY: “Travelling with more than €10,000 in cash? Declare it!”
The awareness raising initiative to prevent illicit cross-border transportation of cash in Albania, will kick off on 11 December 2023 in the premises of Rinas Airport, from 10.00-11.00 AM, in a public event organised by the Albanian Customs Directorate and State Police with the support of...
For your rights, towards European standards: European Union and Council of Europe to continue supporting the reform process in Türkiye
The European Union and the Council of Europe will keep supporting authorities of Türkiye in their efforts to align with the European standards in crucial areas – rule of law, protection of human rights and democracy. The reforms in these areas are crucial for improving the lives of people of...
U Crnoj Gori pokrenut proces konsultacija sa ciljem jačanja primjene medijacije
Prednosti alternativnog rješavanja sporova koje omogućavaju stranama u sporu da efikasno i sporazumno dođu do rješenja prepoznate su u pravosudnom sistemu u Crnoj Gori. Novim i modernim pravnim okvirom koji je uspostavljen 2020. godine, Crna Gora je stvorila preduslove za pružanje kvalitetnih i...
Empowering media professionals: Workshop on enhancing reporting on gender-based violence in the media in North Macedonia
Gender-based violence is on the rise in North Macedonia and around twenty cases of femicide have been recorded since 2019. In four years, 17 criminal proceedings for femicide were initiated, in which 19 women were killed. Most of the victims suffered at the hands of their former or current...
Državno-tužilačka organizacija u Crnoj Gori izrađuje Komunikacioni akcioni plan za 2024. godinu
Jačanje povjerenja javnosti jedan je od ključnih ciljeva državno-tužilačke organizacije. Mediji imaju dominantnu ulogu u načinu objavljivanja informacija vezanih za rad državnog tužilaštva i u velikoj mjeri doprinose kreiranju povjerenja javnosti u rad državnog tužilaštva. Sa ciljem unapređenja...
Sustaining progress: European Union and Council of Europe extend their commitment in Pristina to strengthen justice, fight discrimination and improve freedom of expression
The European Union and the Council of Europe have been providing tailor-made support to Kosovo* towards the advancement of strategic reforms in the areas of human rights and the rule of law and further alignment with relevant European standards. Thanks to the co-operation under the joint...
Support to the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina with improving the human rights of LGBTI persons in line with European standards
At the 54th session, held on 27 July 2022, the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the proposal of the Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina, adopted the Action Plan to improve the state of human rights and fundamental freedoms of LGBTI people in Bosnia...
European Union and Council of Europe supporting women’s access to justice in Türkiye: International conference held in Ankara
An international conference in Ankara on 27 November brought together key representatives of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations, the Presidents of eight local bar associations (from Adıyaman, Malatya, Kahramanmaraş, Hatay, Sinop, Bilecik, Bursa, Tunceli) and representatives of the Council of...
Јачање медијског плурализма: Кључни медијски актери у Србији поставили правац за истраживање информацијског поремећаја
Through the support of the European Union and the Council of Europe, the key media actors in Serbia discussed and provided inputs to the future research on information disorder, as a part of their efforts to to enhance information pluralism, counter disinformation, and safeguard the principles of...
Razgovori o medijskoj pismenosti na društvenim mrežama u školama održani u Podgorici
Oko 30 nastavnika i nastavnica prisustvovalo je kursu o „Medijskoj pismenosti na društvenim mrežama kao ključnoj kompetenciji demokratskog građanstva u školama“, održanom 25. novembra 2023. godine u Podgorici. Kurs je imao za cilj da se pozabavi kritičkom ulogom medijske pismenosti na društvenim...
The National Commission on the fight against trafficking in North Macedonia and its Sub-group on child protection enhance their strategic planning
The National Commission on the fight against trafficking in human beings in North Macedonia and its Sub-group on child trafficking prevention successfully completed the preparation of their respective action and operational plans. It is expected that they will enhance compliance with the...
Institucije Crne Gore šalju snažnu poruku nulte tolerancije na sve oblike zlostavljanja i nekažnjivosti
Okrugli sto, organizovan u okviru projekta „Jačanje zaštite ljudskih prava pritvorenih i zatvorenih lica“, održan u Budvi od 22. do 23. novembra, okupio je ključne istražne organe u Crnoj Gori da identifikuju sistemske nedostatke i zajednički istraže optimalna rješenja za prevenciju zlostavljanja...
Albanian authorities assisted in the process of improving the draft-law on the establishment of Asset Recovery Office in Albania
The EU and Council of Europe joint Action against Economic Crime in Albania in close collaboration with the Ministry of Interior, is contributing to the improvement of the draft-law on the establishment of the Asset Recovery Office (ARO) in Albania in compliance with international and European...
Belgian best practices for a sustainable management of shelters for victims of human trafficking shared with the anti-trafficking actors in North Macedonia
Providing shelter and psycho-social services to victims of human trafficking is a key to their mental stabilisation and successful resocialisation. The Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) in its third monitoring report on North Macedonia tackled the challenges...
Обезбеђена информатичка опрема институцијама и организацијама цивилног друштва за борбу против трговине људима у Србији
The joint European Union/Council of Europe action “Strengthening anti-trafficking action in Serbia” donated laptops, computers, and printers to the National Anti-trafficking Co-ordination Office (Ministry of the Interior), National Rapporteur on trafficking in human beings (Ombudsperson office),...
MEDIA ADVISORY: International conference on fostering women’s access to justice in Türkiye
An “International conference on women’s access to justice in Türkiye” will take place at the Av. Özdemir Özok Convention and Cultural Centre of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations in Ankara (Oğuzlar Mahallesi Barış Manço Caddesi Av. Özdemir Özok Sokak No:8 06520 Balgat/Çankaya) from 09:30 on...
60. годишњица Уставног суда Републике Србије обележена у Београду
The joint European Union and Council of Europe action "Strengthening human rights protection in Serbia" supported the Constitutional Court in marking 60 years of its work. More than 100 participants, including representatives from constitutional courts across Europe, judge of the European Court...
Од закона до праксе: Студија правног оквира Регулаторног тела Србије и усаглашавање са европским стандардима, објављена на српском и енглеском језику
Through the support of the European Union and the Council of Europe, the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media in Serbia (REM) was provided with analysis of the requirements of the Audio-visual Media Services Directive (AVMSD), and emerging EU legislation such as the Digital Services Act and...
Rehabilitation of violent extremist prisoners: practitioners from Western Balkans learn from the experience of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Representatives of the ministries of justice and prison administrations from Albania, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia visited the High Security State Prison and the Centre for Social Welfare - Municipality Jajce in Bosnia and Herzegovina to exchange good practices in preparation...
Non-governmental Organisations in the Western Balkans gather to address women’s access to justice, in line with European standards
Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) from the Western Balkans joined the Council of Europe teams working on gender equality, anti-discrimination, children’s rights and civil society to identify strategic areas and methods for local NGOs to interact with legal professionals on tackling barriers...