The 47-nation Council of Europe is holding a series of events in Brussels from 2 to 6 May 2011 to highlight the organisation’s growing presence in the city and its changing role in today’s Europe.

High-level meetings between Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland and senior EU officials, including Commissioner Viviane Reding, will take place in addition to several other highlights.


Official inauguration of the new Council of Europe premises in Brussels takes place May 2 and is one of the highlights of the week. EWC Executive Director Ana Perona Fjeldstad and Special Adviser Gunnar Mandt will participate.

Due to the Council of Europe’s ever-increasing level of cooperation with the EU institutions in particular – as well as the wide range of international organisations, NGOs and other partners which are also present in the Belgian capital – the Council of Europe is strengthening its Liaison Office in Brussels and has recently relocated to new premises.

The official inauguration of the new premises, at Avenue des Nerviens 85, will take place in the presence of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland.