The 21st Session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, to be held from 18 to 20 October 2011 in Strasbourg (France), will focus on societal inclusion, involvement of citizens and awareness raising for human rights at local level.
An address by the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, on Thursday 6 October 2011 will be one of the highlights of the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which will be taking place in Strasbourg from 3 to 7 October.
During the month of May, the European capital celebrates Europe through a series of events aiming to highlight the initiatives of associations and institutions.
A debate on the religious dimension of intercultural dialogue, on Tuesday 12 April, will be one of the highlights of the spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which will take place in Strasbourg from 11 to 15 April 2011.
The Center for History at Sciences Po, the University of Paris 3, the University of Strasbourg organise in collaboration with the Institut Universitaire de France and the FARE network (Borders, Actors and Representation of Europe) a debate entitled “building democracy and building Europe?” during which Denis Rolland will present his research on the Network of the Schools of Political Studies of the Council of Europe.
The next “Strasbourg dialogues” will be held on 10 February at 19:30 in the presence of Stéphane Hessel, former resistance fighter, diplomat and activist, editor of the essay “Indignez-vous!”
A report on illicit trafficking in human organs in Kosovo will be among the highlights of the winter plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 24 to 28 January 2011, along with addresses by the President of Turkey Abdullah Gül, the President of Serbia Boris Tadić, the President of Romania Traian Băsescu and the Prime Minister of Albania Sali Berisha.