Council of EuropeInternational
International · founded 1949
What it is
Intergovernmental organization of 46 member states promoting human rights, democracy and the rule of law. Its European Court of Human Rights rules on the European Convention on Human Rights; the Committee of Ministers is its decision-making body.
People
Olivier Maes
Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the Council of Europe
Alain Berset
Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Petra Bayr
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Guy Ryder
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Policy
Andrej Plenković
Prime Minister of Croatia
Besarion Bokhashvili
President of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Ingeborg Birnie-Havenga
First Vice-President of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Ian Feldman
Second Vice-President of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Gabriel Revel
President of the Ministers' Deputies and Permanent Representative of Monaco to the Council of Europe
Isabelle Berro-Amadeï
President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
Committee of Ministers
Decision-making body of the Council of Europe
European Court of Human Rights
Judicial body of the Council of Europe
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Consultative body of the Council of Europe
Gunn Marit Helgesen
President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Emil Drăghici
President of the Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South-East Europe (NALAS)
Marc Cools
President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Lionel Beffre
Government Councillor - Minister of the Interior of Monaco (representing Committee of Ministers Presidency)
Tanja Gonggrijp
Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Bureau of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Executive Decision-Making Body of the Congress
Mattias Guyomar
President of the European Court of Human Rights
Tomoko Akane
President of the International Criminal Court
Events (25)
2026-10-30 ElectionAdvisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities Elects New Bureau
2026-10-30 New law / actCommittee of Ministers Adopts Recommendation CM/Rec(2026)15 on Civil Society Organisations
2026-10-30 New law / actCommittee of Ministers Adopts Recommendation on Legal Framework and Protection of Civil Society Organisations
2026-10-29 New law / actCongress of Local and Regional Authorities Adopts Recommendation on Environmental Rights Binding Instrument
2026-10-29 OtherCongress of Local and Regional Authorities Adopts Monitoring Report on Local Democracy in Switzerland
2026-10-28 OtherCongress of Local and Regional Authorities Adopts Declaration on Support for Ukraine
2026-10-27 SummitSecretary General Alain Berset Addresses 51st Session of the Congress on Democratic Resilience
2026-10-26 OtherCongress Bureau Issues Statement Protecting Right to Peaceful Assembly and Social Protest
2026-10-16 OtherCouncil of Europe Secretary General Addresses European Coalition Against Drugs Conference
2026-10-16 SummitCouncil of Europe Concludes 2026 Octopus Conference on Cybercrime Marking 25th Anniversary of Budapest Convention
2026-10-15 SummitECHR President Visits International Criminal Court to Reaffirm Judicial Independence
2026-10-15 New law / actEuropean Court of Human Rights Delivers Chamber Judgment in Zakutniy and Others v. Ukraine
2026-10-15 OtherCouncil of Europe Launches Ten Principles for Inclusive Societies and Stronger Democracies
2026-10-14 TreatyCouncil of Europe Opens Additional Protocol to the Warsaw Convention on Criminal-Asset and Crypto Recovery
2026-10-13 New law / actEuropean Court of Human Rights Rules Against Serbia in Devekom DOO Niš v. Serbia
