Council of Europe

A team of experts from the Standing Committee of the European Convention on Spectator Violence and Misbehavior at Sports Events (T-RV) of the Council of Europe will be in Greece from Thursday through Monday to consult with authorities, particularly in regards to violence in soccer.

''Upon taking over the EU Presidency, Bulgaria will continue with even greater energy its commitment to the future common European project.

Yet another clash has erupted between the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government and Europe, this time regarding the Venice Commission's highly critical report on the constitutional amendments to be voted on in the April 16 referendum. 

Religious wars will soon begin in Europe, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said, commenting on the outcome of the Dutch parliamentary elections.

“You have started to cause Europe to collapse, you are taking Europe to a cliff," he said, according to Turkey's Anadolu agency.

Women's right activists expressed dissatisfaction with the Croatian government's decision to include right-wing activists in the working group for drafting the law on the Croatia's ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women.

CoE Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks says he was "deeply concerned to learn that the Hungarian parliament approved a bill on border management."

In a statement on Wednesday, Muiznieks said the legislation was "likely to exacerbate the already highly problematic situation of asylum seekers in Hungary."

"Almost 50 percent of Serbian citizens are pro-European and European integration is the best mechanism for the internal development of the country."

Turkish authorities must "change course" and reverse violations of media freedoms and the rule of law, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks said Feb. 15.

Following a non-inspection decision of the Constitutional Court, the state of emergency has been functioning without "checks and balances." 

The other day, on Feb. 8, 4,464 people, of whom 330 are academics, were expelled from public work. 

A constitutional law professor, İbrahim Kaboğlu, has been expelled from university too. 

Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks says he remains concerned about the Slovenian Aliens Act.

In comments posted on Facebook and on his website, Muiznieks said: