📣Première réunion de #coordination des chefs et cheffes de mission des Etats membres de l'UE au Council of Europe🇪🇺. 🎯L'occasion pour les délégations de discuter des réunions et activités de ce mois bien chargé.

"In the next Commission, enlargement must be a full-time job that allows undivided attention. This is why I will appoint a dedicated Commissioner for Enlargement. Let us write history together." — Keynote speech by President Ursula von der Leyen at the Bled Strategic Forum

Azerbaijan: early parliamentary elex took place within a restrictive political & legal environment, devoid of competition. OSCE/ODIHR also noted the continued repression of dissenting voices. 🇪🇺 calls on 🇦🇿 to implement the OSCE/ODIHR recommendations europa.eu/!khH7Vd

The European Heritage Days are a joint initiative of the Council of Europe and the European Commission since 1999. They are the most widely celebrated participatory cultural event shared by the people of Europe. #EuropeanHeritageDays #EHD2024 CulturalHeritage #OneEurope

Ukraine: Deadly 🇷🇺attack in Poltava 👉yet another targeted bloodshed, it proves Putin's determination to continue the brutal war against Ukrainian people. It also underlines the need for 🇺🇦 to be able to fend off such attacks & push the aggressor back. eeas.europa.eu/eeas/ukraine-s…

Georgia: 🇪🇺 deplores the rushed adoption of a discriminatory "family values & protection of minors" law. It undermines fundamental rights & risks stigmatisation. We call on 🇬🇪 authorities to reconsider this harmful legislation and recommit to EU values. europa.eu/!YvdYJq

This capacity building activity was organised within the action “Protecting freedom of expression and of the media in Bosnia and Herzegovina” and is part of the joint EU-@CoE programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye”.Horizontal Facility

Join the live-streamed opening for signature ceremony of the #CoE Framework Convention on #AI, #HumanRights, and #Democracy, & the #RuleOfLaw where the EU 🇪🇺 will be among the signatories. Link🔗 to the broadcast below ⬇️

‼️True landmark in global governance of the #AI! Today we are signing Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on #ArtificialIntelligence. 👉 1st legally binding instrument on AI at international level 👉 respecting human rights, #democracy & the #RuleOfLaw 👉 in line w/ European #AIAct

Discover 5 key insights into the #CoE Framework Convention on #AI - a pivotal document shaping the future of #HumanRights, #Democracy, and the #RuleOfLaw in the era of AI. Council of Europe #AI Learn more about our work on AI 👇 coe.int/en/web/artific…

Today the unique @CoE Convention on #AI was signed in Vilnius - under the aegis of Lithuania MFA | #StandWithUkraine @CoE CM Chairmanship - by Andorra🇦🇩, Georgia 🇬🇪, Iceland 🇮🇸, Norway🇳🇴, the Republic of Moldova 🇲🇩, San Marino 🇸🇲, the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, Israel 🇮🇱, the USA 🇺🇸 and the EU 🇪🇺 !

As the @CoE's historic convention on #AI and human rights is opened for signature today, a reminder of the Assembly's opinion on the text - and its strong call on ratifying states to "fully apply its provisions to the activities of private actors..." pace.coe.int/en/news/9440/p…

We've signed the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence – the first legally binding international agreement on AI. It aligns with our #AIAct to ensure AI is compatible with human rights, democracy, and rule of law while fostering innovation and trust.

Former international referee Charlotte Girard-Fabre, Secretary General of IF for Sports Officials, speaks about the broader importance of achieving greater gender equality in #sport and how the EU-@Coe joint programme #AllInPlus can help improve things #Paris2024 #Paralympics2024

L'ancienne arbitre internationale Charlotte Girard-Fabre, Secrétaire générale de l'IF for Sports Officials, explique l'importance de parvenir à plus d'égalité des sexes dans le #sport et comment le programme joint UE-@Coe #AllInPlus peut aider à faire avancer les choses.. #Paralympics2024

In #Vilnius 🇱🇹 today for the Council of Europe's Conference on Accountability for Intl. Crimes Committed in 🇺🇦 We aim to advance on 👉collection & sharing of evidence 👉trials in absentia 👉fair trial guarantees 👉Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression #SlavaUkraini #StandWithUkraine

We congratulate 🇵🇹 on its election as the new chair of the EUNIC Strasbourg cluster and are looking forward to our continued fruitful cooperation in the field of European cultural collaboration in Strasbourg. Parabéns!

Nous avons eu le plaisir d’accueillir un groupe de Sciences Po Strasbourg. Les étudiants ont eu l’occasion de découvrir le rôle de l’#UE au Tuncay ARTI & les domaines de coopération entre ces deux organisations. Nous avons apprécié cet échange avec des étudiants motivés ! 📚✨

The 🇪🇺#EU is allocating €40 million for winter preparedness in #Ukraine. To address damages caused by Russia’s attacks on 🇺🇦’s energy infrastructure, this aid package helps: 🛠️repair damaged buildings 💡ensure electricity & heating 🏠provide shelter More ⤵️ #StandWithUkraine