(N.B. please consult www.coe.int regularly as all events are subject to change)

60th Anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights

30th anniversary of the Pompidou Group

20th anniversary of the Venice Commission

20th anniversary of the North South Centre

11-13 March, Venice
Venice Commission 82nd Plenary Session

17-19 March, Strasbourg
18th Plenary Session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities

23 March, Strasbourg
Conference on judicial training

23-25 March, Strasbourg
Octopus Interface conference on Cooperation against cybercrime

12-19 April, Salvador (Brasil)
Council of Europe participation in the 12th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

15-16 April, Basel (Switzerland)
Symposium on the Convention on Counterfeit medicines

18 April, Istanbul (Turkey)
FACE human rights film award

26-30 April, Strasbourg
Parliamentary Assembly Second Part Session

29-30 April, Madrid (Espagne)
European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG)

3 May, Lisbon (Portugal)
North South Prize and Round table on interdependance and global solidarity

3-4 May, St. Gallen (Switzerland)
Conference on "Democracy and Decentralisation"

11 May, Strasbourg
“The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”  takes over chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers from Switzerland

25-26 May, Baku (Azerbaijan)
7th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for equality between women and men

4-5 June, Venice
Venice Commission 83rd Plenary Session and celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Venice Commission

10-12 June, Limassol (Cyprus)
European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments

21-25 June, Strasbourg
Parliamentary Assembly Third Part Session

22-23 June, London
7th conference of the Electoral Management Bodies on "Putting the voter first at elections", organised by the Venice Commission and the Electoral Commission of the United Kingdom

8-9 July, Moscow (Russia)
15th Session of the Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Spatial/Regional Planning (CEMAT) – “Challenges of the Future: Sustainable Spatial Development of the European Continent in a Changing World”

14-17 September, Vilnius (Lithuania)
Internet Governance Forum

4-8 October, Strasbourg
Parliamentary Assembly Fourth Part Session

3-4 October, Strasbourg
Ministerial Conference:“Towards an integrated policy on psychoactive substances” 

10 October
4th European Day against the Death penalty

14-16 October, Venice
Venice Commission 84th Plenary Session

19-20 October (to be confirmed), Erevan (Armenia)
Forum for the Future of Democracy

26-28 October, Strasbourg
19th Plenary Session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities

November, Strasbourg
Turkey takes over chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers from “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” 

4 November, Strasbourg
Celebration of the 60th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights

24-26 November, Turkey
Conference of Justice Ministers

16-18 December, Venice
Venice Commission 85th Plenary Session

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