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___________________________ Raymond Scicluna Skrivan tal-Kamra Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 1 June 2023 London Hon Chris Bonett, MP REPORT TO MR SPEAKER BY MEMBER/S OF PARLIAMENT PARTICIPATING IN CONFERENCE/MEETING ABROAD 1.
TITLE OF CONFERENCE/MEETING: COMMITTEE ON CULTURE, SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND MEDIA OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE COUNCIL OF E UROPE 2.

DATE: lJUNE 2023 3.

MEMBER: HON.

CHRIS BONETT 4.

ITEM/S ON THE AGENDA: Agenda attached with heading (A) 5.

MEETING CONCLUSIONS, IF ANY: Synopsis attached with heading (B) 6.

INTERVENTIONS MADE BY MEMBER: N/A 7.
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS YOU FEEL SHOULD BE ATTACHED PACE News: Top athletes to testify at PACE parliamentary hearing on 'violence in sport and safeguarding' at the UK Parliament (C) PACE News: PACE hean·ng on the risks and opportunities rifthe Metaverse (D) Member z3 Parliamentary Assembly Assemblee parlementaire ~~ ~ scr1i'C"'!lJl assem .coe.mt COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONSEIL DE t EUROPE AS/Cult (2023) OJ 04 rev3 30 May 2023 AAC OJ04_23 Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media Revised draft agenda of the meeting to be held in London, United Kingdom Houses of Parliament, West minster, Portcullis House, 1 Victoria Embankment, London SW1A 2LW Thursday 1st June 2023 from 9 am to 12.30 pm and 2 pm to 5.00 pm This draft agenda, addressed to members of the committee and their alternates, is the convocation to the meeting Copy to Secretaries of national delegations, of observer and partner for democracy delegations and of political groups Meeting documents will be published on PACE Apps (restricted access) Please note that a cultural programme has been organised by the United Kingdom delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Friday 2"d June 2023 Thursday 151 June 2023 8.30 am- 8.50 am Registration of participants From 9am 1.
Opening of the meeting Statements by: Mr John Howell, Chairperson of the delegation of the United Kingdom to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Ms Yevheniia Kravchuk, Chairperson of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media 2.

Draft agenda [AS/Cult (2023) OJ 04rev3) Adoption of the agenda 3.

Minutes [AS/Cult (2023) PV 03) Approval of the minutes of the meeting held during the second part-session on 25 and 27 April 2023; matters arising from the minutes.
@coe.int 1 Tel: +33 3 88 41 2000 AS/Cult (2023) OJ 04 rev3 4.

Protecting human rights in and through sport: obligations and shared responsibilities [Doc.15750; AS/Cultllnf (2023) 04rev] Hearing (open to the public) Session 1.
Understanding violence in sport Moderator: Ms Emily Logan, Commissioner, Garda SiocMna Ombudsman Commission, Ireland Panel of experts: Ms Olivia Jasriel, founder of the Olivia Jasriel Foundation Athletes Against Child Abuse, South Africa Mr Patrice Evra, former captain of Manchester United and the French national team, abuse survivor and campaigner against abuse in sport and beyond Ms Maud de Boer Buquicchio, Chair of the NGO "End child prostitution , child pornography and trafficking of children for sexual purposes" (ECPAT) Ms Joyce Cook, Senior Advisor to the President's Office (Safe Sport Entity), FIFA Ms Kirsty Burrows, Senior Manager, Safe Sport Unit, International Olympic Committee (IOC) Mr Simon Mason, Head of Sport Strategy - Department for Culture, Media & Sport, United Kingdom Session II.
Addressing violence in sport: responses at national and international level Moderator: Lord Georges Foulkes of Cumnock, United Kingdom Panel of experts: Ms Olivia Jasriel, founder of the Olivia Jasriel Foundation Athletes Against Child Abuse, South Africa Mr Patrice Evra, former captain of Manchester United and the French national team, abuse survivor and campaigner against abuse in sport and beyond Mr Alasdair Bell, Deputy Secretary General, FIFA Ms Ashley Ehlert, Deputy Secretary General and Legal Director, International Ice Hockey Federation (IIH F) Mr Kit McConnell, Sports Director, International Olympic Committee (IOC) Mr Simon Mason, Head of Sport Strategy - Department for Cultu re, Med ia and Sport, United Kingdom Mr Alexandre Husting , Chair of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) Governing Board, Council of Europe From 2pm 5.
Risks and opportunities of the Metaverse Rapporteur: Mr Andi-Lucian Cristea, Romania, SOC [AS/Cult (2023) 15) Hearing (open to the public) with the participation of: Mr George Freeman, Minister for Science, Research and Innovation , Department for Science, Research and Technology (tbc) A representative of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, United Kingdom The Baroness Kidron OBE, Deputy Chair, All Party Group on Digital Regulation and Responsibility (tbc) 2 Ms Irene Kitsara, European Standardization Initiatives Director, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Austria Mr Edward Lewin , Vice-President Government and Public Affairs, the LEGO group, United Kingdom AS/ Cult (2023) OJ 04rev3 6.
Countering SLAPPs: an imperative for a democratic society Rapporteur: Mr Stefan Schennach, Austria, SOC [AS/Cult (2023) 07] Consideration of a preliminary draft report and hearing with the participation of Ms Beatriz Brown , Policy Lead, Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, Ministry of Justice 7.
Committee work programme1 [AS/Cult (2023) 01] 7.1 References to the committee and appointment of rapporteurs [AS/Cultllnf (2023) 01] 7.1.1 Appointment of new rapporteurs • Protecting human rights in and through sport: obligations and shared responsibilities (Doc.

15750) • "War of aggression against Ukraine- Participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the Paris 2024 Olympics?"
urgent debate request tabled by the leaders of the five political groups2 (third part-session) 7.2 Declaration of absence of conflict of interests • Ms Tonia Antoniazzi (United Kingdom, SOC) rapporteur on "Propaganda and freedom of speech in Europe" (Doc.
15594) 7.3 Reports on recent meetings 7.4 Approval of rapporteurs' fact-finding visits 7.5 Appointment of representatives for forthcom ing events • Ad hoc committee for participation in a Side Event "Decent work: building a sustainable future" the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (1 8 Ju ly 2023, Un ited Nations Headquarters, New York) • Ad hoc committee for participation in the launch of the Council of Europe Campaign for Safety of Journalists (5-6 October, Riga) • Ad hoc committee of the Bureau of the Assembly to participate in the World Forum for Democracy on "Democracy= Peace?"
(Strasbou rg, 6-8 November 2023) 7.6 Requests or information from rapporteurs 7.

7 Draft motions for a resolution or a recommendation 7.8 Sub-committees 8.

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2 Subject to the decision of the Assembly.

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Next meetings1 3rd part-session 2023 (19-23 June 2023) 41h part-session 2023 (9-13 October 2023) 4-5 December 2023, Paris Friday 2"d June 2023 11.

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CONSEIL DE t:EUROPE SECRETARIAT AS/Cult (2023) CB 04 7 June 2023 To the members of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media Synopsis of the meeting held in London on 1 June 2023 The Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media, meeting in London on Thursday 1 June 2023 from 9 am to 12.30 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm , with Ms Yevheniia Kravchuk (Ukraine, ALOE) and Mr Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC) in the chair, From 9 am to 12.30 pm, as regards: Opening of the meeting: heard the statements of: • • Mr John Howell, Chairperson of the delegation of the United Kingdom to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Ms Yevheniia Kravchuk, Chairperson of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media Minutes: approved minutes of the meeting held during the second part-session on 25 and 27 April 2023; Protecting human rights in and through sport: obligations and shared responsibilities (Rapporteur: Mr Kim Valentin, Denmark, ALOE): held a public hearing with the participation of: Ms Emily Logan, Commissioner, Garda Sfochana Ombudsman Commission, Ireland; Ms Olivia Jasriel, founder of the Olivia Jasriel Foundation Athletes Against Child Abuse, South Africa; Mr Patrice Evra, former captain of Manchester United and the French national team, abuse survivor and campaigner against abuse in sport and beyond; Ms Maud de Boer Buquicchio, Chair of the NGO "End child prostitution, child pornography and trafficking of children for sexual purposes" (ECPAT); Ms Joyce Cook, Senior Advisor to the President's Office (Safe Sport Entity), FIFA; Ms Kirsty Burrows, Senior Manager, Safe Sport Unit, International Olympic Committee (IOC); Mr Simon Mason, Head of Sport Strategy - Department for Culture, Media & Sport, United Kingdom; Mr Alasdair Bell, Deputy Secretary General, FIFA; Ms Ashley Ehlert, Deputy Secretary General and Legal Director, International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF); Mr Kit McConnell, Sports Director, International Olympic Committee (IOC); and Mr Alexandre Husting , Chair of the Enlarged
 Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) Governing Board, Council of Europe; From 2 pm to 5 pm, as regards: Risks and opportunities of the Metaverse (Rapporteur: Mr Andi-Lucian Cristea, Romania, SOC): held a public hearing with the participation of Ms Monique Morrow, Chair of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Global Extended Reality Working Group, and of IEEE "Standard for Ethically Aligned Design and Operation of Metaverse Systems", Austria (video message); Ms Irene Kitsara, European Standardization Initiatives Director, IEEE, Austria; and Mr Edward Lewin, Vice President Government and Public Affairs, the LEGO group, United Kingdom; F- 67075 Strasbourn Cedex 1 asse I ~oe.int 1 T : + 33 3 88 41 2000 AS/Cult (2023) CB 04 "r Countering SLAPPs: an imperative for a democratic society (Rapporteur: Mr Stefan Schennach, Austria, SOC): considered a preliminary draft report and held a hearing with the participation of Ms Beatriz Brown, Policy Lead, Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, Ministry of Justice , United Kingdom; Committee work programme Appointment of new rapporteurs: appointed: • Mr Kim Valentin (Denmark, ALOE) rapporteur on "Protecting human rights in and through sport: obligations and shared responsibilities" and heard his declaration of absence of conflict of interests; • Ms Linda Hofstad Helleland (Norway, EPP/CD) rapporteur on "War of aggression against Ukraine - Participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the Paris 2024 Olympics?
", subject to a decision by the Assembly to hold an urgent debate on this subject, and heard her declaration of absence of conflict of interests; Declaration of absence of conflict of interests: heard the declaration of absence of conflict of interests from Ms Tonia Antoniazzi (United Kingdom, SOC) rapporteur on "Propaganda and freedom of speech in Europe"; Appointment of representatives for forthcoming events: proposed: • Ms Valentina Grippo (Italy, ALOE) and Ms Eka Sepashvili (Georgia, EC/DA) as members of the ad hoc committee of the Bureau of the Assembly to participate in a Side Event "Decent work: building a sustainable future" to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (18 July 2023, United Nations Headquarters, New York); • Mr Mogens Jensen (Denmark, SOC), Mr Constantinos Efstathiou (Cyprus, SOC), Mr Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC), Mr Kim Valentin (Denmark, ALOE), Ms lnka Hopsu (Finland, SOC), and Mr Andrius Vysniauskas (Lithuania, EPP/CD) as members of the ad hoc committee of the Bureau of the Assembly to participate in the launch of the Council of Europe Campaign for Safety of Journalists (5-6 October 2023, Riga); • Ms Yevheniia Kravchuk (Ukraine, ALOE) Mr Rafael Huseynov (Azerbaijan, ALOE) and Mr Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC) and Ms Eka Sepashvili (Georgia, EC/DA) to the ad hoc committee of the Bureau of the Assembly to participate in the World Forum for Democracy on "Democracy = Peace?"
(6-8 November 2023, Strasbourg); Composition of the sub-committees: approved the following change: Sub-committee on Education, Youth and Sport • Ms Linda Hofstad Helleland (Norway, EPP/CD), becomes a full member of the Sub-committee on Education, Youth and Sport.
Other business: heard from Mr Mogens Jensen's about the difficulties in accessing meeting documents via PACE-apps; urged the secretariat to inform the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of this issue; and took note of Mr Jensen's request, supported by other members, that the secretariat send meeting documents if possible; the committee members by e-mail to 2 AS/Cult (2023) CB 04 Roberto Fasino, Silvia Arzilli Next meeting: decided on the forthcoming meetings of the committee as follows: 3'd part-session 2023 (19-23 June 2023) 41h part-session 2023 (9-13 October 2023) 4-5 December 2023, Paris cc: Secretary General of the Assembly Directors and all staff of the Secretariat of the Assembly Secretaries of National Delegations and of Political Groups of the Assembly Secretaries of observer and partner for democracy delegations Secretary General of the Congress Secretary to the Committee of Ministers Directors General Director of the Private Office of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Director of the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights Director of Communication Permanent Representations to the Council of Europe 3 c Top athletes to testify at PACE parliamentary hearing on 'violence in sport and safeguarding' at the UK Parliament 31/05/2023 ~.~.Education and Media A hearing of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE ) on "violence in sport and safeguarding" is to take place at the Houses of Parliament in London on Thursday 1 June 2023, with the participation of top athletes who have personally faced or are working to combat abuse in sport, as well as leading officials dealing with this issue from foo tball's world governing body FIFA and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The hearing, organised by the Assembly's Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media and hosted by the UK Parliament, will focus on ways to prevent the sexual, physical and emotional abuse of players and athletes across sport, and ensure a safe environment for sportspeople at all levels, including the possible creation of a global "Safe Sport Entity".
Two panels will feature interventions from: • Patrice Evra , former captain of Manchester United and the French national football team, an abuse survivor and campaigner against abuse in sport and beyond; • Olivia Jasriel, former South African international tennis player and founder of the Jasriel Foundation, a South African NGO focused on protecting athletes against child abuse; • Simon Mason , Head of Sport Strategy at the UK's Department for Culture, Media and Sport; • Alasdair Bell, Deputy Secretary General of FIFA, and Joyce Cook, Senior Advisor to the FIFA President dealing with the creation of a Safe Sport Entity; • Kit McConnell , Sports Director of the IOC, and Kirsty Burrows, Senior Manager of the IOC's Safe Sport Unit; • Ashley Ehlert, Deputy Secretary General and Legal Director of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF); • Alexandre Husting , Chair of the Governing Board of the Council of Europe's Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS); • Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Chair of ECPAT, a global NGO network working to end the sexual exploitation of children.
A first panel, on understanding violence in sport, will be moderated by former Irish Children's Ombudsperson Emily Logan.

A second panel on addressing violence in sport, and responses at national and international level, will be moderated by PACE member Lord Foulkes of Cumnock, a former Chair of Heart of Midlothian football club.
The hearing forms part of a report on the topic "Protecting human rights in and through sport: obligations and shared responsibilities" which is currently being prepared by the committee, ultimately for debate by the Assembly, which brings together MPs from across greater Europe.
PACE is the parliamentary arm of the 46-nation Council of Europe, which has been promoting human rights, democracy and the ru le of law across the continent since its creation in 1949, including through the European Convention on Human Rights.

The hearing takes place at Portcullis House in the Houses of Parliament at Westminster (1 Victoria Embankment, London SW1A 2LW) on Thursday 1 June 2023 from around 9.45 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. local time, and is open to the press.
Journalists wishing to attend in person should request accreditation via PCIC..e..:C..().P.@c;g~e..:.!n.!

before midday on 31st May.

A video ofthe hearing will be made available, in original languages, on the jlt:>_§efT1bl:t'§.

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Contact: Angus Macdonald, PACE Communication Division, '!r.!9L1S..·.rT1CIC.cf.CJ..1]'3l.!cf.

@c;()_e..if1t, mobile: +33 6 99 02 05 24.
Share l'.veel PACE hearing hears testimony of abuse in sport and pledges to do more to keep players and athletes safe 02/06/2023 Culture, Science, Education and Media A PACE hearing on "violence in sport and safeguarding" at the Houses of Parliament in London has heard powerful personal testimony from survivors of abuse in sport, as well as the steps being taken by top sports governing bodies to ensure a safe environment for players and athletes - and their pledges to do more.
The hearing, organised by PACE's Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media and hosted by the UK Parliament, forms part of a report on protecting human rights in and through sport being prepared by Kim Valentin (Denmark, ALOE) for debate by the Assembly.

The hearing was divided into two sessions , the first on understanding violence in sport, moderated by Irish Ombudsman Commissioner Emily Logan, and the second on addressing it, moderated by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (United Kingdom, SOC).
Participants included: Patrice Evra, a former captain of the Manchester United and the French national football teams, as well as an abuse survivor and campaigner; Oliv ia J asriel, former South African international tennis player and founder of the Jasriel Foundation, a South African NGO focused on protecting athletes against child abuse; Simon Mas on, Head of Sport Strategy at the UK's Department for Culture, Media and Sport; A lasdair Bell, Deputy Secretary General of FIFA, and Joyce Cook, Senior Advisor to the FIFA President dealing with the creation of a Safe Sport Entity; Kit McConne ll, Sports Director of the international Olympic Committee (IOC), and Kirsty Burrows, Senior Manager of the IOC's Safe Sport Unit; Ashley Ehlert, Deputy Secretary General and Legal Director of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF); Alexandre Husting, Chair of the Governing Board of the Council of Europe's Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS); Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Chair of ECPAT, a global NGO network working to end the sexual exploitation of children.
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Links I§ Video: session 1 I§ Video: session 2 PACE hearing on the risks and opportunities of the Meta verse 02/06/2023 Culture, Science, Education and Media Experts and industry figures have given testimony to a PACE hearing in London on the risks and opportunities of the Metaverse, including ideas for ensuring that virtual spaces can be kept safe for children, and the impact of Artificial Intelligence.
The hearing, organised by PACE's Committee on Culture, Science, Education and the Media at the Houses of Parliament in London, heard from a representative of toy manufacturer Lego, as well as from members of Austria's Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, including its "Globa l Extended Reality Working Group".

The hearing will feed into a report being prepared by Andi-Lucian Cristea (Romania, SOC) for debate by the Assembly in due course.

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