Council of Europe

Directorate head confident of Belarus' accession to Council of Europe

Directorate head confident of Belarus' accession to Council of Europe

Belarus has already signed some of the conventions of the Council of Europe...

MP calls for broader contacts between Belarus, Council of Europe

Belarusian lawmaker Alyaksandr Yushkevich has called for broader contacts between the country and the Council of Europe, dismissing proposals for restricting them as "knowingly no-win."

Foreign ministries of Belarus, Switzerland to hold consultations in Minsk to discuss cooperation within Council of Europe

The foreign ministries of Belarus and Switzerland will hold a round of consultations in Minsk on April 24 to discuss cooperation within the Council of Europe, BelaPAN reports.

Open lectures about Council of Europe expected to be held at CoE information point in Minsk this fall

  Open lectures about the Council of Europe are expected to be held at the organization's information point in Minsk this fall.

Council of Europe information point opens in Minsk

Council of Europe information point opens in Minsk

A Council of Europe information point was opened in Minsk on June 8 in a ceremony attended by high-ranking Belarusian government officials and representatives of the Council of Europe and its Parliamentary Assembly.

Council of Europe ready for fruitful dialogue with Minsk, secretary general of Venice Commission says

Council of Europe ready for fruitful dialogue with Minsk, secretary general of Venice Commission says

When asked about what specific signs the Council of Europe expected, he said that organizing conferences like this was among such signs as they offered...

Council of Europe secretary general condemns execution of three convicts in Belarus

Terry Davis, secretary general of the Council of Europe, has condemned the recent execution of three convicts in Belarus.

Signatures for Belarus` accession to Council of Europe handed to Slovak charge d`affaires

The organizers of an opposition campaign for Belarus` accession to the Council of Europe on Thursday met with Slovakia`s charge d’affaires, Lubomir Regak, to hand him 100 more signatures in support of their drive.

Slovak chairmanship set to help Belarus meet criteria for membership in Council of Europe

Slovak chairmanship set to help Belarus meet criteria for membership in Council of Europe

Foreign Minister Jan Kubiš said that a priority of the Slovak chairmanship of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers would be to help Belarus...

Andrea Rigoni: I would like to learn whether Minsk had taken steps to forge closer ties with the Council of Europe

Andrea Rigoni: I would like to learn whether Minsk had taken steps to forge closer ties with the Council of Europe

The rapporteur described his visit as a fact-finding trip that he was going to use for preparing a report...

Milinkevich urges Council of Europe to help save historic buildings in Hrodna

Former presidential candidate Alyaksandr Milinkevich has urged Terry Davis, secretary general of the Council of Europe, to help save historic buildings in Hrodna.

Venice Commission of Council of Europe to examine opposition's "small constitution"

The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe will examine the "small constitution," a document that was adopted at the May 26-27 Congress of Pro-democratic Forces.

Council of Europe ready to assess documents of Belarusian opposition's shadow cabinet

Council of Europe ready to assess documents of Belarusian opposition's shadow cabinet

The Council of Europe is ready to give an assessment to papers drawn up by the National Committee of Pro-democracy Forces, a shadow cabinet established...

Opposition activists collecting signatures in support of Belarus\' accession to Council of Europe

A group of opposition activists has launched a campaign to collect signatures to a petition calling for Belarus' membership in the Council of Europe.