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GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Finland 
6 June 2018 (updated 8 years, 3 months ago)
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 27 March 2018, GRECO published its fifth round evaluation report on Finland. The country generally scores highly in perception surveys on the fight against corruption, and the risk of actual bribery is considered to be low. That said, recent scandals, such as a … Read more
Council of Europe Corruption
GRECO: Fourth Round Evaluation Report on the Russian Federation 
6 June 2018 (updated 8 years, 3 months ago)
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 22 March 2018 GRECO published its fourth round evaluation report on the Russian Federation. The fourth evaluation round was launched in 2012 in order to assess how Member States address corruption prevention in respect of Members of Parliament (MPs), judges, and prosecutors (for … Read more
Council of Europe Corruption
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Iceland 
6 June 2018 (updated 8 years, 3 months ago)
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 12 April 2018, GRECO published its fifth round evaluation report on Iceland. Corruption was in the centre of recent controversies in Iceland, especially after the financial crisis in 2008 and following the resignation of two successive governments and other senior government officials.GRECO … Read more
Council of Europe Corruption
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Slovenia 
6 June 2018 (updated 8 years, 3 months ago)
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 8 March 2018, GRECO published its fifth round evaluation report on Slovenia, the first country to have been the subject of a report in the new monitoring round. This evaluation round looks at measures that states have put in place to prevent and … Read more
Council of Europe Corruption
First Female Commissioner for Human Rights 
6 June 2018 (updated 8 years, 3 months ago)
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 3 April 2018, Dunja Mijatović took up the post as Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights. A national of Bosnia and Herzegovina, she is the first woman to hold this post, succeeding Nils Muižnieks (2012-2018), Thomas Hammarberg (2006-2012), and Alvaro Gil-Robles (1999-2006). … Read more
Council of Europe Human Rights Issues
Commissioner for Human Rights: Annual Activity Report 
6 June 2018 (updated 8 years, 3 months ago)
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 19 January 2018, Nils Muižnieks, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, presented his last annual report on the activities carried out during 2017. It includes an assessment of the state of human rights in Europe. The activity report states that, in 2017, … Read more
Council of Europe Human Rights Issues
Protocol 16 to ECHR Enters into Force 
6 June 2018 (updated 8 years, 3 months ago)
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 12 April 2018, France ratified Protocol 16 to the Convention on Human Rights as the tenth state and thereby triggered its entry into force from 1 August 2018. It will then apply to Albania, Armenia, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Lithuania, San Marino, Slovenia, and … Read more
Council of Europe Fundamental Rights
The Court’s Results for 2017 
6 June 2018 (updated 8 years, 3 months ago)
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 25 January 2018, Guido Raimondi, President of the European Court of Human Rights, presented the ECtHR’s annual results. 2017 saw an increase in the number of incoming applications, mainly as a result of new cases brought against Turkey. The number of pending … Read more
Council of Europe Human Rights Issues
Court Launches Series of New Factsheets 
6 June 2018 (updated 8 years, 3 months ago)
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 16 January 2018, The ECtHR released a series of five new factsheets on its case law on the following themes:Access to the Internet and the freedom to receive and impart information;Deprivation of citizenship;Legal professional privilege;Accompanied and unaccompanied migrant minors in … Read more
Council of Europe Reform of the European Court of Human Rights