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Russia Has Launched 'Exit Procedure' From Council Of Europe
Russia's foreign ministry said Tuesday it was launching the procedure to exit the Council of Europe, as pressure grew for Moscow's expulsion from the pan-European rights group.
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Ukraine Urges Russia's "Immediate" Expulsion From Council of Europe
Ukraine on Monday demanded that Russia be immediately expelled from the Council of Europe (COE), saying it had no right to remain a member of the pan-European rights body after invading its neighbour.
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International Observers Find Faults With 2.5 Million Turkish Referendum Votes
Up to 2.5 million votes could have been manipulated in Sunday's Turkish referendum which ended in a tight 'Yes' vote for greater presidential powers, Alev Korun, an Austrian member of the Council of Europe observer mission, told ORF radio on Tuesday.
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International Observers Critiques Turkey Referendum, No Level Playing
Turkey's referendum did not live up to standards set by the Council of Europe, a representative from the European human rights organisation's observer mission said on Monday, citing an inadequate legal framework and late changes in ballot counting.
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Vatican Told To Deliver 'Real Results' On Scandal-Hit Bank
A European body that combats money laundering and terrorist financing today told the Vatican to start prosecuting people found to have used its scandal-hit bank and asset management body for criminal ends.
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Greek PM Alexis Tsipras Cancels Council of Europe Address Due to Summit
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has cancelled a planned address to the Council of Europe, the Strasbourg-based body said today as eurozone leaders were set to hold an emergency summit on a deal deal for cash-strapped Athens.
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Nobel Peace Prize Chairman Demoted, First Time in 114-Year History
The committee that picks the Nobel Peace Prize demoted its chairman today for the first time in the 114-year history of the awards after his right-wing opponents gained a majority on the panel.
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Russian lawmakers stripped of voting rights at Council of Europe
Russian lawmakers at the Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly were stripped of their voting rights until the end of 2014 today over Moscow's annexation of Crimea.
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Snowden calls for international agreement on data surveillance
Speaking to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg via video link, he said a set of "common standards" would be needed.
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Russia Has Launched 'Exit Procedure' From Council Of Europe
Russia's foreign ministry said Tuesday it was launching the procedure to exit the Council of Europe, as pressure grew for Moscow's expulsion from the pan-European rights group.
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Ukraine Urges Russia's "Immediate" Expulsion From Council of Europe
Ukraine on Monday demanded that Russia be immediately expelled from the Council of Europe (COE), saying it had no right to remain a member of the pan-European rights body after invading its neighbour.
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International Observers Find Faults With 2.5 Million Turkish Referendum Votes
Up to 2.5 million votes could have been manipulated in Sunday's Turkish referendum which ended in a tight 'Yes' vote for greater presidential powers, Alev Korun, an Austrian member of the Council of Europe observer mission, told ORF radio on Tuesday.
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International Observers Critiques Turkey Referendum, No Level Playing
Turkey's referendum did not live up to standards set by the Council of Europe, a representative from the European human rights organisation's observer mission said on Monday, citing an inadequate legal framework and late changes in ballot counting.
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Vatican Told To Deliver 'Real Results' On Scandal-Hit Bank
A European body that combats money laundering and terrorist financing today told the Vatican to start prosecuting people found to have used its scandal-hit bank and asset management body for criminal ends.
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Greek PM Alexis Tsipras Cancels Council of Europe Address Due to Summit
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has cancelled a planned address to the Council of Europe, the Strasbourg-based body said today as eurozone leaders were set to hold an emergency summit on a deal deal for cash-strapped Athens.
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Nobel Peace Prize Chairman Demoted, First Time in 114-Year History
The committee that picks the Nobel Peace Prize demoted its chairman today for the first time in the 114-year history of the awards after his right-wing opponents gained a majority on the panel.
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Russian lawmakers stripped of voting rights at Council of Europe
Russian lawmakers at the Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly were stripped of their voting rights until the end of 2014 today over Moscow's annexation of Crimea.
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Snowden calls for international agreement on data surveillance
Speaking to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg via video link, he said a set of "common standards" would be needed.
