New Democratic Pact for Europe: Empowering, protecting and innovating for the civic space "Threats to civic space – the environment in which civil society can come together, express opinions and take action – have expanded over the past years: they are becoming increasingly refined and per... 23-Feb-2026
Strengthening child protection from sexual violence in Croatia "On 4 February 2026, the Council of Europe – European Union joint project “Implementing the Barnahus model in Croatia”, re-launched the Croatian version of the HELP course on the protection of childre... 23-Feb-2026
Study on the situation of INGOs in Europe 2024-2025 "The Expert Council on NGO Law, an expert body of the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe, has just published a study on “Recent adverse developments for non-governmental organisations in Eur... 23-Feb-2026
Gaps in child protection put children at risk Over the years, the EU has made progress in child protection, but according to a report by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), serious shortcomings remain. Fragmented legislation a... 26-Mar-2025
Protecting child victims of sexual violence: An assessment of the Barnahus project in Spain A conference held in Madrid on October 25 marked the culmination of the joint project of the Council of Europe and the DG REFORM of the European Union aimed at promoting the Barnahus model in Spain. T... 25-Oct-2024
Council of Europe urges measures for young people and climate change Climate action is a top priority for most young people in Europe. The Council of Europe has therefore proposed a set of measures on climate action dedicated to young people. In a new Recommandation ,t... 24-Oct-2024
The Assises Nationales de la Protection de l'Enfance are back! AAfter the cancellation of the previous edition due to the health crisis, and thus nearly two years of absence, we are very pleased to announce that the Child Protection Conference will return on June... 25-Jun-2021