Belgian Chairmanship
Council of Europe
Events during the Belgian Presidency of the Council of Europe 2014/2015
Date
Event
Place
Body(ies) responsible for the event
Brussels
FPS Foreign Affairs
Brussels
Council of Europe
Strasbourg
FPS Foreign Affairs
(Perm. Rep. Strasbourg)
FPS Foreign Affairs
(Perm. Rep. Strasbourg)
Chamber and Senate
2014
12 November
12-14 November
13 November
15 November
16-18 November
18 November
18 November
Kick-off event of the Chairmanship (academic session and
concert)
Meetings with the European media, the MEDIANE Roadshow, A
Journey Towards Diversity Inclusiveness in the Media
Transfer of the Presidency in the presence of the Ministers of
Foreign Affairs (BE and AZ)
Reception for the diplomatic corps and the High
Representatives of the Council of Europe
Bureau of the Permanent Commission of the Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe
Presentation of the Belgian priorities, by the Minister of
Foreign Affairs in the Chamber, in the context of the visit of the
Permanent Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe
Study Day : Medicine, Healthcare and the Media- in the context
of the 50th anniversary of the European Directorate for the
Quality of Medicine and Healthcare (EDQM)
Strasbourg
Brussels
Brussels
Chamber and Senate
FPS Foreign Affairs
Brussels
Federal Agency for Medicines and
Health Products (FAMPH)
28 November
1 December
4-5 December
Participation of young Roma in youth policy: an opportunity
Brussels
for information and discussion
Bureau of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Brussels
Council of Europe (CLRA)
Meeting of the authors of the Compendium of Cultural Policies
and Trends
Conference on the involvement of people with disabilities in
the preparation and response in the framework of the European
Committee and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement
(EUR-OPA)
In the context of HELP (European Program for Human Rights
Education for Legal Professionals), kick-off of the Curriculum on
the European Convention on Human Rights and asylum
European Conference on the best interests of the child:
Dialogue between Theory and Practice.The Best Interests of the
Child in Family Matters
Brussels
18 December
Informal meeting of the Education Committee,
Brussels
19 December
the 60th anniversary of the European Culture Convention
Brussels
4-5 December
4 December
9-10 December
Flemish Community
Brussels-Capital Region
Flemish Community
Federation Wallonia-Brussels
German-Speaking Community
Federation Wallonia-Brussels
Brussels
Council of Europe with the assistance of
the FPS Interior
Brussels
Council of Europe in collaboration with
UNHCR and with the support of CGRS
Brussels
FPS Justice
Federation Wallonia-Brussels
Flemish Ministry of Culture, Youth,
Sports and Media
Flemish Community
Federation Wallonia-Brussels
German Community
Flemish Community
Federation Wallonia-Brussels
German Community
2015
26-29 January
26 January
12-13 February
26-27 March
30-31 March
1 April
April 2015
20-24 April
First session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of
Strasbourg
Europe
International day of commemoration in memory of the victims Brussels/
of the Holocaust
Strasbourg
(TBC)
Colloquium: The future of the protection of fundamental social Brussels
rights in Europe
High-level conference: The Enforcement of the European
Convention, Our Shared Responsibility
12th Conference of the European Electoral Administrators (in
collaboration with the Venice Commission) Guaranteeing the
Neutrality, Impartiality and Transparency of Elections - The Role
of Electoral Administrations
The Role of Electoral Administrations: Electronic Tools and Local
Democracy
Conference of European Ministers in Charge of Heritage (TBC)
Second session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of
Europe
Brussels
FPS Foreign Affairs
Perm. Rep. Strasbourg
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council
of Europe & FPS Foreign Affairs
FPS Social Security
FPS Employment, Work and Social
Dialogue
FPS Justice
Brussels
FPS Interior
Council of Europe
Venice Commission
Brussels
Brussels-Capital RegionFPS Interior
Namur
Strasbourg
Wallonia-Brussels International
FPS Foreign Affairs
Perm. Rep. Strasbourg
Date to be fixed
27-30 April
19 May
Conference on the CAHVIO Convention, domestic violence:
Exchange of Good Practices in Multidisciplinary Approach and
the Support of Victims of Sexual Violence
2nd European Convention on Youth Work
Brussels
Equal Opportunities (and the Institute
for Gender Equality)
Brussels
Transfer of the Presidency in the presence of the Ministers of
Foreign Affairs (BE and B-H)
Brussels
Federation Wallonia-Brussels, Flemish
Community, German-Speaking
Community
The Agency for Socio-Cultural for Youth
and Adults - Youth Department
FPS Foreign Affairs
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