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Bulgaria Signs Istanbul Convention on Preventing Violence Against Women
Justice Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva has signed on behalf of Bulgaria the Istanbul Convention of the Council of Europe on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
ForMin Aurescu to pay working visit to Council of Europe
Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu will be paying a working visit to the Council of Europe's (CoE) headquarters in Strasbourg, May 27-28.
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Titus Corlatean to participate in "Tolerance trumps hate" conference, in Brussels
Social Democratic Party (PSD) Senator Titus Corlatean on Friday, at the invitation of the Chairmanship in office of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, will participate in the high level conference organised in Brussels on the topic "Tolerance trumps hate," informs a press release remitted to AGERPRES on Thursday.
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Senic: Russia important for issue of Kosovo's CE membership
BELGRADE - Member of the Serbian delegation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Aleksandar Senic said Thursday that further suspension of Russia's voting rights in this international body could weaken the position of Serbia regarding Kosovo's bid to join the Council of Europe (CE).
The 18-member Russian delegation is one the largest in the PACE.