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The White Ribbon, a Eurimages film, awarded the Golden Palm at Cannes
[25/05/2009 17:00:00] After a record selection of 12 films supported by the Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, the Golden Palm was awarded on Sunday 24 May to the Austrian film director Michael Haneke for ''The White Ribbon''. This film is a coproduction supported by Eurimages, involving Austria, France, Germany and Italy. The aim of Eurimages, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, is to promote European cinema by fostering the production and the circulation of films and encouraging co-operation among professionals.
Photo: Michael Haneke | AFP(more ...) Eurimages Cannes Film Festival
Ministers' Deputies meeting
[25/05/2009 15:00:00] On 20 May, the Deputies considered the follow-up to the 119th Ministerial Session held in Madrid on 12 May 2009 and took a number of decisions concerning, among others, the effectiveness of the control system of the European Convention on Human Rights and the relations between the Council of Europe and the European Union.
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Terry Davis statement on anti-Roma video on Czech television
[22/05/2009 13:30:00] ''I share the distress of many people in the Czech Republic after the broadcast of an anti-Roma advertisement on television, calling for a final solution to the Gypsy issue,'' declared the Secretary General on 22 May. ''The European Convention on Human Rights guarantees the right to the freedom of expression, but the Convention also sets limits,'' he added.
(more ...) File: Roma and travellers
Ministerial conference: media and new communication services
[18/05/2009 12:00:00] The ministers responsible for media and new communication services, experts and representatives of civil society, youth and the business community will meet on 28 and 29 May in Reykjavik (Iceland), to assess the recent social, cultural and technological changes.
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Forum on anti-terrorist laws and freedom of expression and information
[19/05/2009 12:30:00] The forum, which takes place in Reykjavik (Iceland) on 27 May, will gather representatives from member states, the media, civil society and independent experts to discuss whether Council of Europe standards on freedom of expression and information are observed in law and in practice across Europe, in the context of the fight against terrorism.
Photo: Gamma(more ...) File: Media Freedom
Assembly Standing Committee meets in Ljubljana
[25/05/2009 16:00:00] The priorities of Slovenia’s Chairmanship in the Committee of Ministers, the ban on cluster munitions, and sexual violence against women in armed conflict are among the main issues to be debated at a meeting of the Assembly Standing Committee, taking place in Ljubljana on 29 May.
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Conference on the education of Roma children in Europe
[18/05/2009 16:00:00] A conference will take stock of the Council of Europe project ''Education of Roma Children in Europe'' in Brdo (Slovenia) on 25 and 26 May. The meeting aims to identify areas where further work is required and to underline success points of the project, which started in 2002.
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Thomas Hammarberg: complaints about social rights
[25/05/2009 15:30:00] ''The protection of social rights is particularly critical during times of economic crisis'', writes the Commissioner for Human Rights in his most recent fortnightly Viewpoint. He welcomes the new ratifications of the revised European Social Charter by Hungary and the Slovak Republic, and urges states to become parties to a special procedure for collective complaints.
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Money laundering: evaluation report on Ukraine
[25/05/2009 16:30:00] The MONEYVAL Committee (Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism) published on 25 May the third round Evaluation report on Ukraine. The report analyses the implementation of international and European standards, assesses levels of compliance with the Financial Action Task Force recommendations, and includes an action plan.
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Monitoring of regional democracy in Switzerland
[19/05/2009 11:30:00] A monitoring mission to assess the situation of regional democracy in Switzerland is carried out by the Congress from 25 to 27 May. It will examine the distribution of competences between the federal bodies, cantons and local authorities as well as the state of the cantons’ financial autonomy.
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The Association of the Local Democracy Agencies celebrates its 10th anniversary
[19/05/2009 12:00:00] On 27 May in Brussels Ian Micallef will take part in the 10th anniversary celebration of the Association of the Local Democracy Agencies (ALDA), a joint event with the EU Committee of the Regions.
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Congress to observe municipal elections in Yerevan
[20/05/2009 17:30:00] A delegation of the Congress will observe the first municipal elections in Yerevan, Armenia, on 31 May. As part of the co-operation between the Council of Europe and the European Union, the delegation will include three members of the EU Committee of the Regions.
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