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Russian President signs law ratifying CoE Convention on safety at sports events

10:56 27/07/2017 President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law on ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on an Integrated safety, security and service approach at football matches and other sports events.

Federation Council approves ratification of Convention on seizure of proceeds from crime

12:53 19/07/2017 The Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, on Wednesday approved the ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism.

State Duma ratifies Convention on confiscation of proceeds from crime

13:14 14/07/2017 The State Duma has ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism.

European Commissioner believes Russian “foreign agents” law impedes human rights

12:59 13/07/2017 The Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, has criticized Russian “foreign agents” law noting that it hindered human rights in the country and had a profoundly negative impact on related organizations.

Convention on confiscation of proceeds from crime submitted to State Duma for ratification

18:25 26/06/2017 President Vladimir Putin on Monday submitted the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism to the lower house of Russian parliament for ratification.

European Union extends sanctions against Russia for yet another year

11:51 19/06/2017 The European Union has extended sanctions against Russia until June 23 of 2018.

Jehovah’s Witnesses turn to Council of Europe over Russia’s refusal to execute ECHR ruling

15:46 22/05/2017 The Jehovah’s Witnesses organization banned in Russia as extremist has filed a complaint with the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe over Moscow’s refusal to implement a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

Council of Europe adopts guidelines on support for victims of terrorist attacks

14:47 19/05/2017 Member states of the Council of Europe have adopted new guidelines regarding improvement of provided support, information and compensation for victims of terrorist attacks.

Council of Europe head concerned about blocking of Russian social networks in Ukraine

12:13 17/05/2017 The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland has expressed his concern regarding blocking of several major Russian social networks and websites in Ukraine by a decree of President Petro Poroshenko.

Lawyers ask Committee of Ministers to take measures after Navalny’s Kirovles retrial

13:55 21/02/2017 Lawyers representing Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny, who has earlier been sentenced in Kirovles embezzlement case for the second time, asked the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to “exercise any and all available options to assist in the execution of the judgment.”

European Union extends sanctions against Russia until July 31, 2017

17:56 19/12/2016 The European Union has extended economic sanctions against Russia until July 31 of the next year.

Council of Europe calls on Russia to comply with €1.9 ruling in favor of YUKOS

14:23 09/12/2016 The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe announced on Friday that it expects Russia to abide by its obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights and pay former Yukos shareholders about €1.9 billion.

Russia follows part of GRECO recommendations

14:55 21/11/2016 The Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) issued on Monday a report saying that Russia has taken measures to implement its recommendations concerning corruption-related incriminations and transparency of party funding.

European Council extends restrictions for Crimea and Sevastopol by one year

17:10 17/06/2016 The European Council has extended the restrictive measures on Crimea and Sevastopol in response to the “illegal annexation” of these territories.

Council of Europe proposes package of measures aimed to put things right at stadiums

19:53 14/06/2016 The Saturday violent clashes between football fans in Marseille are absolutely unacceptable, says a message of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CE).

ECHR orders Russia to pay nearly 4,9 mln euros to claimants in 2015

17:59 31/03/2016 The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ordered Russia to pay nearly 4.9 million euros in damages to claimants in 2015, the annual report of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers reads.

Top EU court says that freezing of ex-Ukrainian officials’ assets was groundless

16:07 28/01/2016 Europe's highest court in Luxembourg ruled on Thursday that sanctions imposed on five ex-Ukrainian high-ranking officials were groundless.

Seizure of Russian assets in Belgium unrelated to ECHR decision - Council of Europe

10:25 18/06/2015 The Council of Europe (COE) has denied a Russian media report about the alleged connection between Belgian authorities’ decision to seize Russian assets and the European Court of Human Rights’ ruling on Yukos.

Russia won't overturn death penalty ban - Chairman of Human Rights Council

14:31 30/01/2015 Chairman of the Human Rights Council Mikhail Fedotov says that no one has the right to demand to overturn ban on death penalty, following a proposal of a group of Russian lawmakers to lift the ban.

Venice Commission to call on Ukraine in February over 'lustration' law

09:39 19/01/2015 The representatives of the Council of Europe's Venice Commission will visit Ukraine in February, to hold additional consultations over the recently adopted 'lustration' law, for prosecuting corrupt officials from the Yanukovich administration.

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