CoE ministers call on Turkey to compensate the families of Missing
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has called on the Turkish authorities to abide by their international obligations and pay the “just satisfaction” awarded...
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‘Too little progress’ on local government reform CoE says
Amid long-drawn-out discussions on the reform of local government, a Council of Europe (CoE) report on Wednesday said Cyprus was still too ‘centralised’ and that...
Final touches being put to gender identity bill, Cyprus lagging behind other CoE states
Officials are putting the final touches to a draft bill on gender identity – a revamp of a previous version that was drafted in 2019,...
Council of Europe calls for reversal of Turkish decisions on Varosha
The Council of Europe has called for the reversal of a Turkish decision to further re-open the fenced-off area of Varosha and hopes for renewed...
Cyprus: How an EU-CoE cooperation project helped justice reform
The Council of Europe (CoE) on Tuesday lauded the announcement last week by the Cyprus Supreme Court on the adoption of new rules of civil...
CoE calls on Turkey to provide info on 1996 buffer zone deaths
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has called on Turkey to provide by year’s end additional information on a number of issues concerning the...
CoE to monitor Cyprus’ progress in implementing European Charter of Local Self-Government
A delegation from the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (CoE) will monitor the application of the European Charter of...
Council of Europe pressures government over treatment of migrants
The Council of Europe has called on Cyprus to justify its prevention of boats with migrants from arriving on the island, conditions at reception centres...
EU and CoE ‘concerned’ over freedom of the press in the north
The EU and the Council of Europe (CoE) are watching “with serious concern” any attempt to undermine the freedom of the press in the Turkish...
Cyprus: 2nd highest number of lawyers per 100,000 inhabitants in Europe
Cyprus is among the European countries with the highest number of lawyers in proportion to their population, according to a report on the efficiency and...
