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CoE Secretary General calls for increased political will to implement ECHR judgments

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - April 11, 2023

The Secretary General of the 46-nation Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, has urged member states to show increased political will to implement judgments from the European Court of Human Rights,...

Secretary General of the Council of Europe meets President Zelenskyy

EASTERN PARTNERSHIP Theodoros Benakis - April 4, 2023

Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić has met the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and key personalities during her visit to Ukraine on 3 April. The Secretary General expressed...

OSCE: Parliamentary elections in Bulgaria competitive, but frequent changes erode trust

BULGARIA Theodoros Benakis - April 3, 2023

Bulgaria’s 2 April early parliamentary elections were competitive and well-managed but, while the legal framework is adequate for holding democratic elections, frequent changes erode...

Ukraine: Congress of Local and Regional Authorities adopts strong declaration

EASTERN PARTNERSHIP Theodoros Benakis - March 22, 2023

The Congress of Local and Regional Authoritiesof the Council of Europe unanimously adopted on 21 March a Declaration to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s war against...

European Media Freedom Act: MEPs discuss the draft legislation

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - January 31, 2023

On Tuesday, the Committee on Civil Liberties, joined by experts and stakeholders in a public hearing, discussed the proposed rules aiming to strengthen media...

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