This short film shows some concrete examples of how the European Social Charter works in practice. Jim Gibbons reports from Croatia and Bulgaria on the challenges faced by homosexuals, transgender and Roma people.

Europe’s children are not being listened to enough by their doctors. That is one of the key findings of a new survey, commissioned by the Council of Europe, aime at findin out if young people are receiving ‘'child-friendly healthcare'’.

Known for its refugee and student communities, Lublin is the only Polish city to take part in the joint Council of Europe/European Union programme of intercultural cities, which promotes successful examples of integration of diversity in urban, social and political life.