The Council of Europe Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property, adopted the 3rd of May 2017

The Council of Europe Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property has been adopted the 3rd of May 2017.

The Treaty will be opened for signature in Nicosia (Cyprus) on 19 May, during the 127th Session of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, which will bring together the Ministers for Foreign Affairs from the organisation’s 47 Member States.

  • See Official announcement on the adoption of the Convention here
  • Watch the Council o Europe video on Protecting Cultural Heritage here