{"id":106379,"date":"2021-06-18T11:59:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T11:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/il-liechtenstein-verso-la-presidenza-del-consiglio-deuropa\/"},"modified":"2021-06-20T19:14:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-20T19:14:44","slug":"liechtenstein-towards-the-presidency-of-the-council-of-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/liechtenstein-towards-the-presidency-of-the-council-of-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Liechtenstein towards the presidency of the Council of Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Liechtenstein towards the presidency of the Council of Europe<\/h1>\n<h3><em>Foreign Minister Dominique Hasler two days in Strasbourg to look after the six-month term at the helm of the Committee of Ministers from November 2023 to May 2024<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>After more than twenty years, the Principality of Liechtenstein will again hold the presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe: for the first time it will happen for a period of six months, namely from November 2023 to May 2024.<br \/>\nThe Council of Europe was founded after the Second World War, in 1949, by ten countries for the purpose of protecting human rights.<br \/>\nToday, with 47 member states, it is one of the oldest and largest European organizations promoting the fundamental principles of life and its dignity. Liechtenstein has been an active member of the COE since 1978.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Per Standard &amp; Poor\u2019s il Liechtenstein \u00e8 Nazione da tripla A\" href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/for-standard-poors-liechtenstein-is-a-triple-a-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s Liechtenstein is a triple A country<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_87953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87953\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-87953 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/La-sede-del-Consiglio-dEuropa-a-Strasburgo-in-Francia-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"a sede del Consiglio d'Europa a Strasburgo in Francia\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/La-sede-del-Consiglio-dEuropa-a-Strasburgo-in-Francia-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/La-sede-del-Consiglio-dEuropa-a-Strasburgo-in-Francia-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/La-sede-del-Consiglio-dEuropa-a-Strasburgo-in-Francia-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/La-sede-del-Consiglio-dEuropa-a-Strasburgo-in-Francia-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/La-sede-del-Consiglio-dEuropa-a-Strasburgo-in-Francia.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The seat of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Holding conferences and workshops, and more<\/h4>\n<p>In addition to chairing the Committee of Ministers, the Principality will be responsible for organizing and holding conferences and workshops, as well as managing and chairing the annual ministerial meeting.<br \/>\nForeign Minister Dominique Hasler used the first day of her working visit, among other things, to discuss this upcoming assignment with Ambassador Domenik Wanger in order to predetermine priorities and to start planning concrete projects.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Foreign Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DominiqueHasler?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DominiqueHasler<\/a> seizes the first day of her visit to Strasbourg to discuss Liechtenstein&#8217;s upcoming Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CoE<\/a> in 2023\/2024 with Ambassador <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DomenikWanger?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DomenikWanger<\/a>, to define priorities &amp; to initiate concrete project planning. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jEKmAGSRNC\">pic.twitter.com\/jEKmAGSRNC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liechtenstein MFA (@MFA_LI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MFA_LI\/status\/1405211676882968577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Vent\u2019anni or sono l\u2019attacco del Liechtenstein alla Germania\" href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/twenty-years-ago-liechtensteins-attack-on-germany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twenty years ago Liechtenstein&#8217;s attack on Germany<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85094\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85094\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-85094 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Landtagsgebaude_des_Furstentums_Liechtenstein-1024x665.jpg\" alt=\"La sede del Parlamento del Liechtenstein a Vaduz\" width=\"840\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Landtagsgebaude_des_Furstentums_Liechtenstein-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Landtagsgebaude_des_Furstentums_Liechtenstein-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Landtagsgebaude_des_Furstentums_Liechtenstein-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Landtagsgebaude_des_Furstentums_Liechtenstein-1536x997.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Landtagsgebaude_des_Furstentums_Liechtenstein-2048x1329.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Landtagsgebaude_des_Furstentums_Liechtenstein-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The seat of the Liechtenstein Parliament in Vaduz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>The voice of Vaduz resounds loudly in the continental arena<\/h4>\n<p>The Permanent Representation embodies Liechtenstein&#8217;s foreign policy priorities at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg and works to implement these interests vis-\u00e0-vis the other 46 member states and the five observers.<br \/>\nAs a small continental state, Liechtenstein has a special interest in strengthening and supporting the rule of law and respect for human rights.<br \/>\nFor this reason, it has been active in these areas for many years and has developed a clear and independent profile.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Sintesi del centenario amore fra Svizzera e Liechtenstein\" href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/summary-of-the-centenary-love-between-switzerland-and-liechtenstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summary of the centenary love between Switzerland and Liechtenstein<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85146\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85146\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-85146\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Flag_of_Liechtenstein-300x180.png\" alt=\"Bandiera del Principato del Liechtenstein\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Flag_of_Liechtenstein-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Flag_of_Liechtenstein-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Flag_of_Liechtenstein.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flag of the Principality of Liechtenstein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Ambassador Domenik Wanger and&#8230; 46 other diplomacies<\/h4>\n<p>These interests are represented in the Committee of Ministers, the highest decision-making body of the Council of Europe, by Ambassador Domenik Wanger, who is in regular contact with the highest-ranking diplomats of the other member states present in Strasbourg.<br \/>\nThe Permanent Representation is also available to other institutions of the Council of Europe, such as the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, as a Liechtenstein contact on the spot or to support the persons responsible.<br \/>\nThe same applies to the numerous expert bodies of the COE, which deal, for example, with topics such as the prevention of sexual violence against children (&#8220;Lanzarote Committee&#8221;), the prevention of torture (&#8220;CPT&#8221;), the prevention of corruption (&#8220;GRECO&#8221;), money laundering and the financing of terrorism (&#8220;MONEYVAL&#8221;), or the fight against racism and intolerance (&#8220;ECRI&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Il \u201cFinance Forum Liechtenstein\u201d sar\u00e0 il 9 settembre a Vaduz\" href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/the-finance-forum-liechtenstein-will-be-on-september-9-in-vaduz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The &#8220;Finance Forum Liechtenstein&#8221; will be on September 9 in Vaduz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_104001\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104001\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-104001 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Il-principe-Hans-Adam-II-von-und-zu-Liechtenstein-e-la-consorte-Marie-Kinsky-von-Wchinitz-und-Tettau-1024x707.jpg\" alt=\"Il principe Hans Adam II von und zu Liechtenstein e la consorte Marie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau\" width=\"840\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Il-principe-Hans-Adam-II-von-und-zu-Liechtenstein-e-la-consorte-Marie-Kinsky-von-Wchinitz-und-Tettau-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Il-principe-Hans-Adam-II-von-und-zu-Liechtenstein-e-la-consorte-Marie-Kinsky-von-Wchinitz-und-Tettau-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Il-principe-Hans-Adam-II-von-und-zu-Liechtenstein-e-la-consorte-Marie-Kinsky-von-Wchinitz-und-Tettau-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Il-principe-Hans-Adam-II-von-und-zu-Liechtenstein-e-la-consorte-Marie-Kinsky-von-Wchinitz-und-Tettau-1536x1061.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Il-principe-Hans-Adam-II-von-und-zu-Liechtenstein-e-la-consorte-Marie-Kinsky-von-Wchinitz-und-Tettau.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-104001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Prince Hans Adam II von und zu Liechtenstein and spouse Marie Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Eighty-nine out of 200 conventions ratified by Hans Adam II<\/h4>\n<p>Of the more than 200 conventions of the Council of Europe, Liechtenstein has signed and ratified eighty-nine.<br \/>\nRecently, Parliament approved Liechtenstein&#8217;s accession to the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence in general.<br \/>\nForeign Minister Dominique Hasler deposited the instrument of ratification on the second day of her working visit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">AM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DominiqueHasler?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DominiqueHasler<\/a> deposits Liechtenstein&#8217;s instrument of ratification of the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IstanbulConvention?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IstanbulConvention<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CoE<\/a> Secretary General <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarijaPBuric?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MarijaPBuric<\/a>. A strong sign for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/multilateralism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#multilateralism<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WomensRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WomensRights<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hi9MqATFO3\">pic.twitter.com\/hi9MqATFO3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liechtenstein MFA (@MFA_LI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MFA_LI\/status\/1405451139810840584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Ecco come il Liechtenstein dal nulla invent\u00f2 lo Stato-impresa\" href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/how-liechtenstein-invented-corporate-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This is how Liechtenstein invented the corporate state out of nothing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85093\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-86035 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Staatsfeiertag-2013-Staatsakt-004.jpg\" alt=\"The celebration of the Liechtensteiner National Holiday\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Staatsfeiertag-2013-Staatsakt-004.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Staatsfeiertag-2013-Staatsakt-004-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Staatsfeiertag-2013-Staatsakt-004-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The celebration of the Liechtensteiner National Holiday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign Affairs chair Dominique Hasler two days in Strasbourg to look after semester at Committee of Ministers summit from November 2023 to May 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[271,988,291,210],"tags":[1042,405,813,265,666],"class_list":["post-106379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe","category-geopolitics","category-liechtenstein-en","category-magazine","tag-diplomacy","tag-europe","tag-liechtenstein-en","tag-politics","tag-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106379"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106388,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106379\/revisions\/106388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}