New Project on Removing the Obstacles to the Non-Enforcements of Domestic Court Judgements

06.01.2010Council of Europe Office in Belgrade started implementing a new regional project “Removing the obstacles to the non-enforcement of domestic court judgments / Ensuring an effective implementation of ...
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SG speaks at the seminar on EU accession to European Convention on Human Rights

03.02.2010[02/02/2010 15:00:00] Secretary General, Thorbjørn Jagland, spoke at the seminar on Fundamental rights in the European Union in view of the accession of the Union to the European Convention on Human ...
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Two new verdicts by ECHR on Serbia

25.01.2010In the case of CÍZKOVÁ v. SERBIA (Application no. 8044/06) the Court holds that there has been a violation of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention, as well as that the state of Serbia is to pay the appl...
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Opening of judicial year of European Court of Human Rights

02.02.2010[29/01/2010 18:00:00] Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland participated on 29 January in the events marking the opening of the judicial year of the European Court of Human Right. This is a promising b...
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OSCE Mission, Delegation of the European Union and Council of Europe’s Office concerned over threats made to B92 journalists

09.12.2009BELGRADE, 8 December 2009 -- The three institutions welcome the efforts of the Serbian police in recent days to ensure the personal safety of journalists, including Ms. Brankica Stankovic, editor of ...
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Public hearing on handling of H1N1 pandemic

28.01.2010A public parliamentary hearing ’’The handling of the H1N1 pandemic: more transparency needed?’’ was held during the session on 26 January. The hearing brought together represen...
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Serbia – criteria for judges and prosecutors: Venice Commission opinion

17.06.2009Strasbourg , 17.06.2009 - At the plenary session on 13 June, at the request of the Ministry of Justice of Serbia, the Commission has adopted two opinions on:  (1) the Draft Criteria and Standards for...
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Wolfgang Petritsch: Property restitution is an essential human right

29.01.2010Addressing the Assembly on 28 January during a debate on solving property issues of refugees and displaced persons, based on a report by Jørgen Poulsen (Denmark, ALDE), Ambassador Wolfgang Petritsch,...
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CoE DSRSG-RTS-Serbia’s EU candidacy matter of values & reforms

12.09.2009Serbian State TV RTS cited DSRGS Nadia Cuk as saying that “submitting candidacy request to the EU is a matter of assessment, which should be based on an assurance that everything has been implemented, which was necessary for the present moment”, reported RTS in their story “Serbia’s EU candidacy by the end of the year”. “Another issue, ...
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Serbian Internet giant joins forces with the CoE to improve online child safety

03.02.2010Internet giant SBB has joined the fight for better online child protection and is promoting the Council of Europe’s Wild Web Woods game to Serbia’s youngsters.The game is available to millions of ...
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DSRSG Nadia Cuk on Serbia’s European integration process – BLIC daily

07.09.2009Serbia’s European integration is actually the issue of having proper functioning of the state and the rule of law, said DSRSG in Serbia, Nadia Cuk, in an article on Serbia’s negotiations for EU me...
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Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation

28.01.2010[27/01/2010 16:00:00] On 27 January the Assembly held its debate on discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity but, at the rapporteur’s suggestion, voted in favour of ...
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CoE on new pillars of Serbia’s foreign policy – DSRSG Nadia Cuk for Borba, Sept 10

10.09.2009Regular communication and cooperation with a wide number of countries in the era of globalisation is undoubtedly important for any country, especially for young democracies that simply must function within partnerships on different levels, which in turn strengthen their status and open many doors, said DSRSG in Serbia Nadia Cuk in an article “Non...
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SG - CoE should anticipate social and political crises

26.01.2010[25/01/2010 16:30:00] Presenting his political reform plan to the Parliamentary Assembly on 25 January, the Secretary General said the Council of Europe should be ’’a lighthouse for Europe’’ b...
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Serbia: Compliance with obligations and commitments and implementation of the post-accession co-operation programme: CoE Committee of Ministers’ 4th Report

29.04.2009Executive Summary: After several years of political uncertainty, multiple elections and changes of government, Serbia should now be entering a period of sustained political stability.  This could, an...
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Haiti: ’’Council of Europe member states must shoulder their humanitarian responsibilities’’

15.01.2010[15/01/2010 11:30:00] The President of the Assembly, Lluís Maria de Puig, has called on 15 January on Council of Europe member states to shoulder their humanitarian responsibilities following the isl...
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Serbia has to strengthen human rights implementation, says Commissioner Hammarberg

11.03.2009Strasbourg, 11.3.2009-Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human rights, today published a report on his visit to Serbia, highlighting that “despite progress, a number of obsta...
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Despite many challenges, Serbia ‘moving forward’ on road to European integration, says PACE

29.04.2009Strasbourg, 28.04.2009 – Despite a period of turbulent transformation and several challenges, Serbia is “moving forward and making progress on the road to European integration”, according to the...
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