2/02, Madrid - The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, will speak at a seminar on "Fundamental rights in the EU in view of the accession of the Union to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms". It is organised by the Spanish Presidency of the European Union and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights.

2/02, Strasbourg - European Court of Human Rights to deliver 26 chamber judgments concerning Georgia, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Spain and Turkey.

ECHR website, tel. 33 (0)3 90 21 42 04

2/02, Strasbourg - European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) to publish its reports on Albania, Austria, Estonia and the United Kingdom.

ECRI website

2-5/02, Geneva - Congress of Local and Regional Authorities to participate in the Forum of the European Foundation for the Sustainable Development of the Regions.

Congress website, Forum website

04/02, Brussels – Press conference by Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights, on the launching of the Issue paper on “Criminalisation of Migration in Europe: Human Rights Implications” (10 am, Council of Europe Brussels office, 12, Avenue de Tervuren).

Commissioner website
Contact: Stefano Montanari, stefano.montanari@coe.int, mobile: 33 (0)6 61 14 70 37

4/02, Strasbourg - European Court of Human Rights to deliver 4 chamber judgments concerning Germany, Bulgaria and Estonia.

ECHR website, tel. 33 (0)3 90 21 42 04
 
For further information on all of these events and more, visit www.coe.int or contact the Council of Europe Press Division (pressunit@coe.int, tel. 33 3 88 41 25 60).