MINISTERIAL MEETING —
School: Council of Europe, “education response to COVID-19”. Buric, “education must be inclusive”
POLITICS AND MEDIA —
EU Parliament: establishment of “Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize” for information. Duch, “free journalism for a strong democracy”
Statements —
Day of Democracy: Daems (Council of Europe), “strengthen links between citizens and institutions”
Health emergency —
EU Parliament: Strasbourg “red zone”. Plenary session to take place in Brussels
Politics —
Council of Europe: Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya to address Parliamentary Assembly
Migration —
Council of Europe: handbook on family reunification for refugee children. “Ensuring respect for children’s rights and interests”
Justice —
Council of Europe: report on jails. 2 million people serving alternatives to arrest. 118 thousand convicts freed during lockdown
International Children’s Day: Council of Europe defending children’s rights in the digital environment
Health and social emergency —
COVID-19 Coronavirus: EU buildings providing shelter to 100 vulnerable women and hot meals to the needy
3 May —
Press Freedom Day: Pejcinovic Buric (Council of Europe), “COVID-19 must not be used to silence journalists”
Politics —
