Save the date: Online event for the launch of the new EU priorities for the cooperation with the Council of Europe 2020-2022

13.07.2020

Launch of an online event featuring high- level speakers from the EU and Council of Europe to mark the adoption by the Council of the new EU priorities for its cooperation with the Council of Europe.

Programme:

Opening and welcome, Ambassador Meglena Kuneva

- The new EU priorities for the cooperation with the Council of Europe 2020-2022: a landmark for EU-Council of Europe cooperation, Elis Mathews, Head of the Multilateral relations Division, EEAS

- EU-Council of Europe cooperation on human rights, Luisa Ragher, Head of Division Human Rights, EEAS

- EU priorities viewed from the Council of Europe side, Christos Giakoumopoulos, Director General of Human Rights and Rule of Law, Council of Europe

- EU-Council of Europe cooperation on Democracy, Patrick Costello Head of Division Democracy, EEAS

- EU priorities viewed from the Council of Europe side, Snežana Samardžić-Marković, Director General of Democracy, Council of Europe

- EU-Council of Europe cooperation on the Rule of Law, Niovi Ringou, Head of the ‘Justice policy and rule of law’ unit, DG Justice and consumers, European Commission

- EU-Council of Europe Joint Programmes as an essential tool to implement the priorities, Verena Taylor, Director of ODGP, Council of Europe

- Next steps : implementing the priorities,  Ambassador Panayiotis Beglitis, President of the Council of Europe Ministers' Deputies and Permanent Representative of Greece

Closing remarks, Ambassador Meglena Kuneva

 

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