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The Board of the Register holds its inaugural meeting
At its inaugural meeting in The Hague (11-15 December), the Board of the Register of Damage for Ukraine (RD4U) elected its Chair and Vice-Chair, adopted its Rules of Procedure and discussed as a matter of urgency the categories of claims that will be eligible for submission to the Register. The...
The Conference of Participants of the Register elects its Board
The Conference of Participants of the Register came together for its 3rd meeting on 16 November and elected the seven members of the Register’s Board. Of the 18 candidates (9 men and 9 women) from four different continents, Yulia Kyrpa (Ukraine), Norbert Wühler (Germany), Chiara Giorgetti...
The Conference of Participants of the Register held its second meeting
Representatives from more than 40 countries gathered in Riga for the second meeting of the Conference of Participants of the Register, held in the Latvian capital, Riga. "With this second meeting of the Register of Damage, we are taking a further step towards justice and accountability for...
Council of Europe ministers of Justice met in Riga to support justice for Ukraine
The ministers of Justice of Council of Europe member and observer states have adopted a declaration setting out the “Riga principles” to achieve comprehensive accountability for the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine and to provide redress to all victims of the war, including through...
Seat of Register of Damage: Secretary General signs agreement with the Netherlands
Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, has signed the host State Agreement with the Kingdom of the Netherlands regarding the Seat of the Register of Damage caused by the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. Forty-three member states are participating...
Constitutive meeting of the Conference of Participants of the Register
The Conference of Participants of the Register held its constitutive meeting, bringing together the representatives of more than 40 countries. The Register will serve as a record of evidence and claims for damage, loss or injury caused to all natural and legal persons concerned, as well as the...
Council of Europe Summit creates Register of Damage for Ukraine as a first step towards an international compensation mechanism for victims of Russian aggression
On the second day of the Council of Europe Summit in Reykjavik, Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs...
