The Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) in its 2017 report on the situation in Ukraine's prisons welcomed law enforcement reform and positive changes…
The next Ukraine-EU summit will be held in Kyiv on July 13, the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and the President of the European Council Donald Tusk agreed in a telephone conversation…
President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday welcomed the adoption of a comprehensive decision by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in connection with the situation in…
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe called for the full implementation of the UN General Assembly resolution on Crimea and thus joined the implementation of this resolution…
On Thursday, April 6, the European Parliament will consider the issue of granting Ukraine a visa-free travel, according to EP agenda. The voting block for visa-free travel is scheduled…
The European Union Council approved the mechanism for the suspension of visa waiver for third countries, the EU Council press service said in a statement on 27 February.
"Visa liberalisation…
On 19 December, the European Council prolonged the economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of the Russian economy until 31 July 2017, it has said on its website.
The…
Ukraine and the European Union are stepping up cooperation in fight against corruption, as well as in the energy sector, Svyatoslav Tseholko, the press secretary of the Ukrainian president…
On 17 November, the Permanent Representatives Committee of th eeuropean Council agreed, on behalf of the Council, a negotiating position on visa liberalisation for Ukraine…
The Verkhovna Rada on Thursday, November 17 did not ratify the Council of Europe Convention on the prevention of violence against women and domestic violence” (Istanbul Convention…
Norway, Albania, Montenegro and Liechtenstein aligned themselves with the European Council's decision to extend sanctions against Russia until 15 March 2017, High Representative of…
EU Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks cancels visit to Russia because of unacceptable restrictions imposed to his programme.
"In recent months, I have been discussing with…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin on October 3 will visit Strasbourg (France) to participate in the Day of Ukrainian reforms in the Council of Europe.
"We have…
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and President of the European Council Donald Tusk have discussed the situation in Russia-annexed Crimea over the phone, according to Poroshenko's…