20/03/2009 //
In line with Norwegian priorities, the Action Plan from the Warsaw Summit 16-17 May 2005 gives priority to young citizens of Europe. The violent conflicts in today’s society is in many ways a mirror of social exclusion. Be it persecution of minorities, discrimination against religious groups and practices, gender inequality, and insufficient integration of disabled people, the effects of social...
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19/03/2009 //
In 2006 Norway held the presidency of the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO). The Observatory’s working areas include film, television, video/dvd and new media in Europe. The Observatory gathers, manages and disseminates information about market and statistics, law, production and its financing within the mentioned media areas. The Norwegian priority was to expand the Observa...
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27/11/2007 //
The Session of the Committee of Ministers of the 46 member countries is the supreme decision making body of the Council of Europe.
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23/11/2007 //
The Conference has the title "Relations between broadcasters and film producers in Europe: The diversity of economic and legal models" and is organised under the Norwegian Presidency of the European Audiovisual Observatory, represented by Mr Nils Klevjer Aas , Senior Advisor to the Norsk Filmfond.
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23/11/2007 //
"Concerted action between the Council of Europe and Religious Communities" is the title of the next seminar on interreligious dialogue to be held in Kazan (Russia) 22. -23. February 2006. On the initiative of the Commissioner of Human Rights, Mr. Alvaro Gil-Robles, a number of religious leaders from Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox and Protestant societies are meeting to discus...
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21/12/2007 //
Official hand-over from Mr. Alvaro Gil-Robles, the first Commissioner for Human Rights, to Mr. Thomas Hammarberg (Sweden), new Commisioner for Human Rights, took place in the Council of Europe the 3rd of April.
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23/11/2007 //
The 46 Council of Europe Ministers for family affairs unanimously adopted a political declaration at the end of the two-day conference (16 - 17 May 2006) "Changes in Parenting: Children Today, Parents Tomorrow" in Portugal. Norway was represented by Ms Karita Bekkemellem, Minister for Children and Equality.
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23/11/2007 //
The Norwegian Ambassador to the Council of Europe, his Excellency Torbjørn Frøysnes, has just hosted a reception in honour of the Norwegian Presidency for 2006 of the European Audiovisual Observatory. This reception took place on the 7 th of March at the Ambassador’s Strasbourg residence.
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19/11/2007 //
Vi lærer at demokrati og ytringsfrihet er uatskillelige. Borgere i demokratiske samfunn som Norge er garantert en rekke rettigheter gjennom den europeiske menneskerettighetskonvensjonen artikkel 10 og Norges grunnlov av 1814, § 100. Ytringsfriheten er en av våre fundamentale menneskerettigheter.
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