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___________________________ Raymond Scicluna Skrivan tal-Kamra Second Part of the 2019 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 8 - 12 April 2019 Strasbourg Mr Emanuel Mallia, MP Mr David Stellini, MP Mr Etienne Grech, MP Mr Jason Azzopardi, MP Mr Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi, MP Doc.
14838 08 April 2019 Second part of the 2019 Ordinary Session (8-12 April 2019) Agenda1 1.

Adopted by the Assembly on 8 April 2019.
F - 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: +33 3 88 41 2000 | assembly.coe.int http://assembly.coe.int Abbreviations Bur: Bureau of the Assembly Per: Standing Committee Pol: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy Jur: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights Soc: Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Mig: Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Cult: Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media Ega: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination Mon: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) Pro: Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs Cdh: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights EPP/CD: Group of the European People's Party SOC: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group EC: European Conservatives Group ALDE: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe UEL: Group of the Unified European Left FDG: Free Democrats Group NR: Representatives not belonging to a political group Symbols 2 ¹ 4 % Presentation, statement Deadline for tabling documents Lists (speakers, questions) Votes Meetings outside the Chamber Bureau of the Assembly Monday: 08:00-09:30 Friday: 08:30-10:00 Committees Monday: 14:00-15:00 Tuesday: 08:30-10:00 Tuesday: 14:00-15:30 Wednesday: 14:00-15:30 Thursday: 08:30-10:00 Thursday: 14:00-15:30 Political groups Monday: 09:30-11:30 Monday: 17:00-19:00 Wednesday: 08:30-10:00 2 Monday 8 April 2019 Sitting No.
10 (11:30-13:00) 1.

Opening of the part-session 1.1.

Statement by the President 1.2.

Examination of credentials 2 List of delegations: o (Doc.

14858) 1.3.

Changes in the membership of committees (Commissions (2019) 04 + Add.

1) 1.4.

Requests for debate: 1.4.1.

Urgent procedure debate: “The budgetary crisis at the Council of Europe” 1.4.2.

Urgent procedure debate: “Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future” 1.4.3.
Current affairs debate: “The relationship between the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the State Duma and the Council of the Federation of the Russian Federation” 1.5.

Adoption of the agenda 1.6.

Approval of the minutes of the Standing Committee (Paris, 1 March 2019) (AS/Per (2019) PV 01) 2.

Debate 2.1.

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee 2 Presentation by: o Ms Boriana ÅBERG (Sweden, EPP/CD), Rapporteur AS/Bur (Doc.

14855, Doc.

14855 Add.

1, Doc.

14855 Add.


2, Doc.

14857) 2.2.

Observation of the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova (24 February 2019) 2 Presentation by: o Mr Claude KERN (France, ALDE), Rapporteur (Doc.

14859) 4 List of speakers (deadline for registration: Monday 8 April, 10:00) % [possibly] Vote Sitting No.

11 (15:00-17:00) 3.

Address (15:00-16:00) 3.1.


Communication from the Committee of Ministers 2 Presentation by: o Mr Timo SOINI, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe 2 Parliamentary question: o (Doc.

14856) 4 Questions (deadline for registration: Monday 8 April, 12:00) 3 4.

Address 4.1.
Address 4.1.

Annual activity report 2018 by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights (CommDH(2019)11) 2 Presentation by: o Ms Dunja MIJATOVIĆ, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights 4 Questions 4 Tuesday 9 April 2019 Sitting No.

12 (10:00-13:00) 5.

Elections (10:00-13:00) 5.1.

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights 2 List of candidates in respect of: o Malta, Turkey (Doc.

14846, Doc.

14840, Doc.

14855 Add.

2) 6.

Joint debate 6.1.


Strengthening co-operation with the United Nations in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2 Presentation by: o Mr Adão SILVA (Portugal, EPP/CD), Rapporteur AS/Pol (Doc.

14848) o Ms Petra BAYR (Austria, SOC), Rapporteur for opinion AS/Ega (Doc.

14861) 6.2.
14861) 6.2.

Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals: synergy needed on the part of all stakeholders, from parliaments to local authorities 2 Presentation by: o Ms Jennifer DE TEMMERMAN (France, NR), Rapporteur AS/Soc (Doc.

14851) 4 List of speakers (deadline for registration: Monday 8 April, 16:00) ¹ Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 8 April, 16:00) % Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc.

14848) % Vote on a draft resolution (Doc.

14851) 7.
14851) 7.

Question time (12:15-13:00) 7.1.

Mr Thorbjørn JAGLAND, Secretary General of the Council of Europe 4 Questions Sitting No.

13 (15:30-20:00) 8.

Elections (continued) (15:30-17:00) 8.1.

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights 9.

Debate 9.1.

Establishment of a European Union mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights 2 Presentation by: o Ms Petra De SUTTER (Belgium, SOC), Rapporteur AS/Pro (Doc.
14850) o Lord Richard BALFE (United Kingdom, EC), Rapporteur for opinion AS/Jur (Doc.

14862) o Mr Andrej ŠIRCELJ (Slovenia, EPP/CD), Rapporteur for opinion AS/Mon (Doc.

14860) 4 List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 9 April, 12:00) ¹ Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 8 April, 16:00) % Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc.

14850) 5 10.

Debate 10.1.


Promoting parliaments free of sexism and sexual harassment 2 Presentation by: o Ms Thorhildur Sunna ÆVARSDÓTTIR (Iceland, SOC), Rapporteur AS/Ega (Doc.

14843) 4 List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 9 April, 12:00) ¹ Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 8 April, 16:00) % Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc.

14843) 6 Wednesday 10 April 2019 Sitting No.

14 (10:00-13:00) 11.

[Possibly 2nd round] Elections (10:00-13:00) 11.1.


Judges to the European Court of Human Rights 12.

Joint debate 12.1.

The role and responsibilities of political leaders in combating hate speech and intolerance 2 Presentation by: o Ms Elvira KOVÁCS (Serbia, EPP/CD), Rapporteur AS/Ega (Doc.

14845) 12.2.

Stop hate speech and acts of hatred in sport 2 Presentation by: o Mr Goran BEUS RICHEMBERGH (Croatia, ALDE), Rapporteur AS/Ega (Doc.
14842) 4 List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 9 April, 19:00) ¹ Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 9 April, 10:30) 13.

Address (12:00-13:00) 13.1.

Mr Mamuka BAKHTADZE, Prime Minister of Georgia Speech (12:00-12:20) Questions and replies (12:20-13:00) 4 Questions Sitting No.

15 (15:30-20:00) 14.

[Possibly 2nd round] Elections (continued) (15:30-17:00) 14.1.

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights 15.

Joint debate (continued) 15.1.


The role and responsibilities of political leaders in combating hate speech and intolerance 15.2.

Stop hate speech and acts of hatred in sport 4 List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 9 April, 19:00) ¹ Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 9 April, 10:30) % Vote on a draft resolution (Doc.

14845) % Vote on a draft resolution (Doc.

14842) 16.

Debate under urgent procedure 16.1.


Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future 2 Presentation by: o Mr Tiny KOX (Netherlands, UEL), Rapporteur AS/Pol (Doc.

14863) o Mr Mart van de VEN (Netherlands, ALDE), Rapporteur for opinion AS/Pro (Doc.

14867) 4 List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 10 April, 12:00) ¹ Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 9 April, 18:00) % Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc.
14863) 7 Thursday 11 April 2019 Sitting No.

16 (10:00-13:00) 17.

Debate 17.1.

Modification of various provisions of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure 2 Presentation by: o Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS (Lithuania, EPP/CD), Rapporteur AS/Pro (Doc.

14849) 4 List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 10 April, 19:00) ¹ Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 10 April, 10:30) % Vote on a draft resolution (Doc.

14849) 18.

Address (12:00-13:00) 18.1.


Mr Nikol PASHINYAN, Prime Minister of Armenia Speech (12:00-12:20) Questions and replies (12:20-13:00) 4 Questions Sitting No.

17 (15:30-20:00) 19.

Debate 19.1.

Laundromats: responding to new challenges in the international fight against organised crime, corruption and money laundering 2 Presentation by: o Mr Mart van de VEN (Netherlands, ALDE), Rapporteur AS/Jur (Doc.

14847, Doc.

14847 Add.)


4 List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 11 April, 12:00) ¹ Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 10 April, 16:00) % Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc.

14847) 20.

Debate 20.1.

The situation of migrants and refugees on the Greek islands: more needs to be done 2 Presentation by: o Ms Petra De SUTTER (Belgium, SOC), Rapporteur AS/Mig (Doc.
14837) 4 List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 11 April, 12:00) ¹ Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 10 April, 16:00) % Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc.

14837) 8 Friday 12 April 2019 Sitting No.

18 (10:00-13:00) 21.

Debate 21.1.

Anonymous donation of sperm and oocytes: balancing the rights of parents, donors and children 2 Presentation by: o Ms Petra De SUTTER (Belgium, SOC), Rapporteur AS/Soc (Doc.
14835) o Mr Pierre-Alain FRIDEZ (Switzerland, SOC), Rapporteur for opinion AS/Jur (Doc.

14854) 4 List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 11 April, 19:00) ¹ Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 11 April, 10:30) % Vote on a draft recommendation (Doc.

14835) 22.

Debate 22.1.

Social media: social threads or threats to human rights?

2 Presentation by: o Mr José CEPEDA (Spain, SOC), Rapporteur AS/Cult (Doc.
14844) 4 List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 11 April, 19:00) ¹ Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 11 April, 10:30) % Vote on a draft resolution (Doc.

14844) 23.

Debate 23.1.

Free debate 4 List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 11 April, 19:00) 24.

Progress report 24.1.

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee (continued) 2 Addendum: o (Doc.

14855 Add.

3) 25.
14855 Add.

3) 25.

Closure of the part-session 9 AS/Pol (2019) OJ 03rev4 8 April 2019 Apoj03rev4_19 Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy Revised draft agenda 4 of the meetings to be held in Strasbourg, Palais de l’Europe, room 9, on: .

Tuesday 9 April 2019, 08:30 – 10:00 .

Tuesday 9 April 2019, 14:00 – 14:45 .

Wednesday 10 April 2019, 14:00 – 15:30 .


Thursday 11 April 2019, 8:30 – 09:15 Please also note the meeting of the Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World on Tuesday, 9 April 2019 from 14:45 to 15:30, room 9 (separate draft agenda to follow) Tuesday 9 April 2019, 08:30 – 10:00, room 9 4.

Strengthening co-operation with the United Nations in implementing the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development Rapporteur: Mr Adão Silva, Portugal, EPP/CD [Doc.
14848, Amendments] Consideration of amendments to the draft resolution and to the draft recommendation Deadline for amendments: Monday 8 April, 16:00 Debate in the Assembly: Tuesday 9 April, 10:00 3.
Debate under urgent procedure: Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future (cont’d) Rapporteur: Mr Tiny Kox, Netherlands, UEL [AS/Pol (2019) 11rev, AS/Pol/Inf (2019) 06, Press release] Consideration of a draft report and vote on a preliminary draft resolution and recommendation 5.

Artificial intelligence and challenges to democracy [Motion for a resolution] Consideration of a motion for a resolution 6.
Open discussion on current issues This draft agenda, addressed to members of the Committee and their alternates, is the convocation to the meeting Copy to Secretaries of delegations and political groups Meeting documents are published on the Parliamentary Assembly extranet website (restricted area for national delegations): http://assembly.coe.int/extranet.
F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: + 33 3 88 41 2000 | Fax: +33 3 88 41 29 44 AS/Pol (2019) OJ 03rev4 Tuesday 9 April 2019, 14:00 – 14:45, room 9 7.

The evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Morocco Rapporteur: Mr Bogdan Klich, Poland, EPP/CD [Doc.

14659, Addendum, Doc.


14853, Draft opinion AS/Ega] Consideration of a letter from Ms Liliane Maury Pasquier, President of the Parliamentary Assembly and the reply by Mr Bogdan Klich, Rapporteur (in camera) Consideration of an addendum to the report (tbc) Wednesday 10 April 2019, 14:00 – 15:30, room 9 8.

Debate under urgent procedure: Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future Rapporteur: Mr Tiny Kox, Netherlands, UEL [Doc.
…, Amendments] Consideration of amendments to the draft resolution and the draft recommendation Deadline for amendments: Tuesday 9 April, 16:00 Debate in the Assembly: Wednesday 10 April, 15:30 Open to the public 9.
Partner for democracy status 2009-2019: stock-taking and the way forward [Resolution 1680 (2009), Extract from the Rules of Procedure, Resolution 1984 (2014), Resolution 2105 (2016), Resolution 2183 (2017)] Exchange of views with the participation of partner for democracy delegations and current and former Rapporteurs Thursday 11 April 2019, 8:30 – 09:15, room 9 Open to the public 10.

The situation in Kosovo*1 Rapporteur: Mr Jordi Roca, Spain, EPP/CD Exchange of views with the participation of: .
Mr Slaviša Mladenović, Language Commissioner, Office of the Prime Minister, Pristina .

Mr Hilmi Jashari, Kosovo Ombudsperson, Pristina 11.
Conference on Countering International Terrorism (St Petersburg, 18 April 2019) [AS/Pol/Inf (2019) 04, AS/Pol/Inf (2019) 05, List of members] Preparation of the Conference 1 Throughout this text, all reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

2 12.
2 12.

Setting minimum standards for electoral systems in order to offer the basis for free and fair AS/Pol (2019) OJ 03rev4 elections Rapporteur: Mr Hendrik Daems, Belgium, ALDE [AS/Pol (2018) 07] Statement by the Rapporteur 13.

Authorisations by the Committee 14.

Other business [Press release] Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2019: call for nominations 15.
Next meetings        Saint Petersburg, ad hoc Sub-Committee, 18 April 2019 Paris, 20 May 2019 (tbc) Strasbourg, during the Assembly’s 3rd part-session, 24-28 June 2019 Paris, 11 September 2019 (tbc) Strasbourg, during the Assembly’s 4th part-session, 30 September-4 October 2019 Berlin, 14 November 2019 Paris, 9 December 2019 3 AS/Jur (2019) OJ 03 Rev 5 April 2019 ajoj03 2019 Rev Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights Draft Agenda [BLUE HIGHLIGHTING INDICATES CHANGES SINCE THE LAST ISSUE OF THE AGENDA] for the meetings to be held in Strasbourg (Palais de l’Europe) on: - Monday 8 April 2019 from 2-3pm (Room 10) - Tuesday 9 April 2019 from 8.30-10am (Room 1) - Tuesday 9 April 2019 from 2-3.30pm (Room 11) - [Wednesday 10 April 2019 from 2-2.45pm (Room 10)2] - Wednesday 10 April 2019 from 2.45-3.30pm (Room 5) - Thursday 11 April 2019 from 8.30-10am (Room 10) Monday 8 April 2019 from 2-3pm (Room 10) 1.
Agenda [AS/Jur (2019) OJ 03 Rev] Adoption of the agenda 2.

Minutes [AS/Jur (2019) PV 02] Approval of the minutes of the meeting held in Paris on 4 March 2019 1 The committee will meet from 2pm to 2.30pm followed by a joint hearing with the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) from 2.30pm-3.30pm.
2 The Sub-committee on Human Rights will meet from 2pm-2.45pm in Room 10 before the joint hearing of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights and the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons in Room 5.
This draft agenda, addressed to members of the Committee and their alternates, is the convocation to the meeting Copy to Secretaries of delegations and political groups Meeting documents are published on the Parliamentary Assembly extranet website (restricted area for national delegations): http://assembly.coe.int/extranet.

F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: + 33 3 88 41 2000 | AS/Jur (2019) OJ 03 Rev 3.

4.
4.

Laundromats: responding to new challenges in the international fight against organised crime, corruption and money-laundering Rapporteur: Mr Mart van de Ven, the Netherlands, ALDE [AS/Jur (2019) 22 Doc.
14847] Consideration and approval of an addendum to the report Establishment of a European Union mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights Rapporteur for opinion: Lord Richard Balfe, United Kingdom, EC Rapporteur for the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs: Ms Petra De Sutter, Belgium, SOC [AS/Jur (2019) 21 Doc.

14850] Consideration and approval of an opinion on the report of the Committee on Rules on Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs 5.
Appointment of rapporteurs [Appointment procedure document Rapporteur table Doc.

14802] For report: Should politicians be prosecuted for statements made in the exercise of their mandate?

6.

Improving the protection of whistleblowers all over Europe Rapporteur: Mr Sylvain Waserman France, ALDE Statement by the Rapporteur 7.
Adoption of a statement by the Committee [AS/JUR/ Inf 07 2019 - statement] Proposed statement on the criminal investigation launched against Ms Laura Kovesi, Prosecutor and former head of the Romanian Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA), by the “Section for the Investigation of Criminal Offences in the Judiciary” (SIIJ) ***** Tuesday 9 April 2019 from 8.30-10am (Room 1) Hearing: 8.
The implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights – 10th report (open to the public) Rapporteur: Mr Evangelos Venizelos, Greece, SOC [AS/Jur (2019) 19] Hearing with the participation of: Mr Zsolt Németh, Chairperson of the Hungarian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 2 AS/Jur (2019) OJ 03 Rev Hearing 9am -10am: 9.
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination and the rule of law, in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges (open to the public) Rapporteur: Mr Pieter Omtzigt, the Netherlands, EPP/CD [CDL-AD (2018) 028] Hearing with the participation of: Dr Owen Bonnici, Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government, Malta Dr Peter Grech, Attorney General, Malta Mr Martin Kuijer, Substitute member for the Netherlands, European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), Council of Europe ***** Tuesday 9 April 2019 from 2-3.30pm (Room 1) Hearing: 10.
The implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights – 10th report (open to the public) Rapporteur: Mr Evangelos Venizelos, Greece, SOC [AS/Jur (2019) 19] Hearing with the participation of: Mr Alvise Maniero, Chairperson of the Italian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Ms Maria Giuliana Civinini, Co-agent for the Italian government at the European Court for Human Rights Joint hearing with the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) from 2.30-3.30pm: 11.
Political prisoners in Azerbaijan (open to the public) Rapporteur: Ms Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir, Iceland, SOC [AS/Jur (2019) 01 Press release 19.03.2019 Press release 06.03.2019 Press release 22.01.2019] Hearing with the participation of: Mr Otari Gvaladze, Head of Unit, Department for work with law enforcement agencies and military affairs, Administration of the President of Azerbaijan Ms Leyla Yunusova, Director, Institute for Peace and Democracy, Leiden, the Netherlands Mr Ilgar Mammadov, former political prisoner (video) Mr Rasul Jafarov, Chairman of the Human Rights Club and former political prisoner ***** 3 AS/Jur (2019) OJ 03 Rev [Wednesday 10 April 2019 from 2pm – 2.45pm (Room 10) (for information)]  Sub-Committee on Human Rights – (Room 10) Wednesday 10 April 2019 from 2.45pm – 3.30pm (Room 5) Joint Hearing with the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons: 12.
Investment migration: trends, advantages, standards (open to the public) Rapporteur for opinion: to be appointed Rapporteur for the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons: Mr Aleksander Pociej, Poland, EPP/CD [AS/Mig (2019) 03] Hearing with the participation of: Ms Gillian More, Policy Officer, DG Justice, D.3 – Union Citizenship Rights and Free Movement, European Commission, Brussels (video) Ms Ekaterine Rostomashvili, Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinator, Transparency International, Berlin Thursday 11 April 2019 from 8.30-10am (Room 10) ***** 13.
Sub-Committee on Human Rights [AS/Jur/DH (2019) OJ 02 Rev] Report by the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on the meeting held in Strasbourg on Wednesday 10 April 2019 14.

Laundromats: responding to new challenges in the international fight against crime, corruption and money-laundering Rapporteur: Mr Mart van de Ven, the Netherlands, ALDE [Doc.

14847 + amendments Consideration of amendments to the draft resolution and draft recommendation 15.
Justice by algorithm – the role of artificial intelligence in policing and criminal justice systems Rapporteur: Mr Boriss Cilevičs, Latvia, SOC [AS/Jur (2019) 20] Consideration of an introductory memorandum 16.

Human rights and climate change [AS/Jur/Inf (2019) 08 & motion for resolution] Consideration and adoption of a committee declaration and, to be tabled on behalf of the committee, a motion for a resolution 4 AS/Jur (2019) OJ 03 Rev 17.

Hearings during the next meeting 18.

Other business 19.
Next meetings Plenary Committee: - Paris, 28 (afternoon only) and 29 May 20193 (Council of Europe Office) - Strasbourg, during the Assembly’s 3rd part-session of 2019 (24-28 June 2019) - Strasbourg, during the Assembly’s 4th part-session of 2019 (30 September - 4 October 2019) - Berlin, 14-15 November - Paris, 10 December 2019 (Council of Europe Office) (to be confirmed) Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights - Paris, 29 May 2019 (in the afternoon) (Council of Europe Office) ***** SUB-COMMITTEE MEETINGS DURING THE ASSEMBLY’S 2nd PART-SESSION: Sub-Committee on Human Rights:  Strasbourg, Wednesday 10 April 2019, 2 – 2.45pm (Room 10) 3 Please note that the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights will meet in the afternoon of Tuesday 28 May and in the morning of Wednesday 29 May 2019.
The Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights will meet in the afternoon of Wednesday 29 May 2019; all members of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights are welcome to attend this meeting.
5 AS/Mig (2019) OJ 03rev2 8 April 2019 amoj03rev2_2019 Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Revised draft agenda of the meeting to be held in Strasbourg on - Tuesday, 9 April 2019, from 8.30 to 9.15 am (Room 8) - Wednesday, 10 April 2019, from 2 to 3.30 pm (Room 5) - - Thursday, 11 April 2019, from 8.30 to 10 am (Room 8) Thursday, 11 April 2019, from 2 to 3.30 pm (Room 8) Tuesday, 9 April 2019 from 8.30 to 9.15 am (Room 8) 1.

Agenda [AS/Mig (2019) OJ 03rev2] Adoption of the agenda 2.

3.
Statement by the Chair of the Committee Pushback action by member States Rapporteur: Ms Tineke Strik, Netherlands, SOC [Programme] [Statement of 03.04.2019] Statement by the rapporteur on her fact-finding visit to Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (27-28 March 2019) Exchange of views with - Mr Christian Mommers, Adviser, Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights - Mr Philippe Dam, Advocacy Director for Europe and Central Asia, Human Rights Watch This draft agenda, addressed to full members of the Committee and their alternates, is the convocation to the meeting Copy to secretaries of delegations and political groups Meeting documents are published on the Parliamentary Assembly extranet website (restricted area for national delegations): http://assembly.coe.int/extranet.
F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | asmig@coe.int | Tel: +33 3 88 41 2000 AS/Mig (2019) OJ 03rev2 Wednesday, 10 April 2019 from 2 to 3.30 pm (Room 5) From 2 to 2.45 pm 4.
Stop violence and exploitation of migrant children Rapporteur: Ms Rósa Björk Brynjólfsdóttir, Iceland, UEL [Programme] [AS/Mig (2019)07] Statement by the rapporteur on her fact-finding visit to Madrid and Melilla, Spain (12-13 February 2019) Consideration of a preliminary draft report and exchange of views with: - Ms Sarah Di Giglio, Senior Policy and Project Officer, International Organization for Migration - Ms Elena Muñoz, Coordinator, CEAR Madrid Legal Service, Madrid, Spain 5.
Parliamentary Network on Diaspora Policies and Sub-Committee on Diasporas [AS/Mig/Dia (2019) 01] [AS/Mig/Dia (2019) CB 02] Statement by Mr Paulo Pisco, Vice- Chair of the Sub-Committee, on the meetings of the Sub-Committee held in Strasbourg on 23 January and in Warsaw (Poland) on 22 March, and on the conference of the Network in Warsaw on 22 March 2019 From 2.45 to 3.30 pm 6.
Investment migration: trends, advantages, standards Rapporteur: Mr Aleksander Pociej, Poland, EPP/CD [AS/Mig (2019) 03] Joint hearing with the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights with the participation of: - Ms Gillian More, Policy Officer, DG Justice, D.3 – Union Citizenship Rights and Free Movement, European Commission, Brussels (via videoconference) - Ms Ekaterine Rostomashvili, Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinator, Transparency International, Berlin Thursday, 11 April 2019 from 8.30 to 10 am (Room 8) 7.
The situation of migrants and refugees on the Greek islands: more needs to be done Rapporteur: Ms Petra De Sutter, Belgium, SOC [Doc.

14837] [Amendments to Doc.

14837] Consideration of possible amendments tabled to the draft resolution and the draft recommendation [Assembly debate: Thursday, 11 April 2019 afternoon] [Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday, 10 April at 4 pm] 8.
Missing refugee and migrant children Rapporteur: Ms Serap Yaşar, Turkey, EC Statement by the rapporteur and exchange of views with Ms Paula Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik, Researcher, University of Geneva, Switzerland 9.

Sub-Committee on Integration Statement by the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee 10.
Sub-Committee on Refugee and Migrant Children and Young People Statement by the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on the meeting held in Strasbourg on 24 January 2019 2 AS/Mig (2019) OJ 03rev2 Thursday, 11 April 2019 from 2 to 3.30 pm (Room 8) 11.

Exchange of views with the President of Doctors of the World, Dr Philippe de Botton 12.
The protection of victims of forced displacement under international law Rapporteur: Mr Fabien Gouttefarde, France, NR [AS/Mig (2019)06] Consideration of an introductory memorandum 13.

Parliamentary Campaign to End Immigration Detention of Children i.

Statement by Ms Rósa Björk Brynjólfsdóttir (Iceland, UEL) on the national parliamentary seminar on “Age assessment of unaccompanied migrant children in Europe – Icelandic case”, held on 29 March in Reykjavik, Iceland [AS/Mig/Inf (2019) 03rev] ii.
Exchange of views on alternatives to immigration detention with: - Ms Lilja Gretarsdottir, Deputy Head of Division for Independent Human Rights Bodies, Secretary of CDDH-MIG, Council of Europe - Ms Katarzyna Słubik, Senior Lawyer and Project Coordinator, Association for Legal Intervention, Poland (via videoconference) 14.
Work programme [AS/Mig/WP (2019) 03] Meeting of the Committee in Zurich (28-29 May 2019) [AS/Mig/Inf (2019)05 – draft programme] [AS/Mig/Inf (2019)06 – practical information] Statement by Ms Doris Fiala (Switzerland, ALDE) Consideration of the replies by the Committee of Ministers - Recommendation 2126 (2018) on “Humanitarian needs and rights of internally displaced persons in Europe” (Rapporteur: Mr Killion Munyama, Poland, EPP/CD) [Rec.

2126 (2018)] [Doc.
2126 (2018)] [Doc.

14794] - Recommendation 2136 (2018) on “Human rights impact of the “external dimension” of European Union asylum and migration policy: out of sight, out of rights?” (Rapporteur: Ms Tineke Strik, Netherlands, SOC) [Rec.

2136 (2018)] [Doc.

14774] - Recommendation 2137 (2018) on “International obligations of Council of Europe member States: to protect life at sea” (Rapporteur: Ms Petra De Sutter, Belgium, SOC) [Rec.

2137 (2018)] [Doc.
2137 (2018)] [Doc.

14831] - Recommendation 2141 (2018) on “Family reunification of refugees and migrants in the Council of Europe member States” (Rapporteur: Ms Ulla Sandbæk, Denmark, UEL) [Rec.

2141 (2018)] [Doc.

14852] 15.

Composition of the Sub-Committees [AS/Mig/List (2019) 03] Possible modifications of the composition of the Sub-Committees 16.

Free debate 17.

Other business 3 AS/Mig (2019) OJ 03rev2 18.
Next meetings Plenary Committee:  Zurich, 28-29 May 2019  Strasbourg, during the 3rd part-session 2019 (24-28 June)  Paris, 6 September 2019 (tbc)  Strasbourg, during the 4th part-session 2019 (30 September-4 October)  Paris, 2 December 2019 (tbc) Sub-Committee on Integration  Istanbul (Turkey), 10 June 2019 (date tbc) Sub-Committee on Diasporas  Istanbul (Turkey), 10 June 2019 (date tbc and subject to the authorisation of the Bureau and the availability of funds).
4 AS/Cult (2019) OJ 03rev 1 April 2019 AAC OJ03rev_19 Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media Revised draft agenda of the meeting to be held in Strasbourg, Palais de l’Europe, on: Monday 8 April 2019 from 2 pm to 3 pm (Room 6) Tuesday 9 April 2019 from 2 pm to 3.30 pm (Room 6) Thursday 11 April 2019 from 2 pm to 3.30 pm (Room 6) Tuesday 9 April 2019 at 8.30 pm Presentation ceremony of the Council of Europe Museum Prize 2019 Palais Rohan, 2 Place du Château, Strasbourg Bus transport will be provided at 8.15 pm from the Palais de l’Europe Monday 8 April 2019 from 2 pm to 3 pm (Room 6) 1.
Agenda [AS/Cult (2019) OJ 03rev] Adoption of the agenda 2.

Election of the Bureau of the committee [AS/Cult (2019) 02] Election of the 2nd Vice-Chairperson of the committee 3.
Minutes [AS/Cult (2019) PV 02] Approval of the minutes of the meeting held in Granada on 4 March 2019; matters arising from the draft minutes 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 the Parliamentary Assembly extranet website (restricted area for national delegations): http://assembly.coe.int/extranet.
F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex assembly@coe.int | Tel: +33 3 88 41 2000 AS/Cult (2019) OJ 03rev 4.

5.
5.

Education and culture: new partnerships to recognise personal development and competences Rapporteur: Mr Mogens Jensen, Denmark, SOC [AS/Cult (2019) 08] Adoption of a draft resolution and a draft recommendation and approval of a report Threats to media freedom and journalists’ security in Europe Rapporteur: Lord George Foulkes, United Kingdom, SOC [AS/Cult (2019) 09] Consideration of an introductory memorandum Tuesday 9 April 2019 from 2 pm to 3.30 pm (Room 6) 6.
References to the committee and appointment of rapporteurs1 [AS/Cult/Inf (2019) 01] Appointment of rapporteurs following references for rapport 7.
Museum Prize of the Council of Europe (open to the public) Rapporteur: Ms Nino Goguadze, Georgia, EC Exchange of views with the participation of: - Ms Jette Sandahl, Chairperson of the European Museum Forum (EMF) - Ms Jacqueline Strauss, Director of the Museum of Communication, Bern, Switzerland, Winner of the Museum Prize 2019 of the Council of Europe - Mr Christian Rohner, Curator and Project Manager, Museum of Communication, Bern, Switzerland Thursday 11 April 2019 from 2 pm to 3.30 pm (Room 6) 8.
Social media: social threads or threats to fundamental freedoms?

Rapporteur: Mr José Cepeda, Spain, SOC [Doc 14844] Debate in the Assembly: Friday 12 April morning (to be confirmed) Deadline for amendments: Thursday 11 April at 10.30 am (to be confirmed) Consideration of amendments to the draft resolution 9.
Feasibility study for an observatory on the quality of history teaching in Council of Europe countries (open to the public) Hearing with the participation of Mr Alain Lamassoure, Member of the European Parliament, former minister, France, in the presence of Ms Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe 10.

Composition of sub-committees1 [AS/Cult (2019) 02] 11.

Replies from the Committee of Ministers1 1 This item may be taken at any time 2 AS/Cult (2019) OJ 03rev 12.
Committee work programme2 [AS/Cult (2019) 01] 12.1.

Extension of references 12.2.

Reports on recent meetings 12.3.

Approval of rapporteurs’ fact-finding visits 12.4.

Appointment of representatives for forthcoming events 12.5.

Draft motions of resolutions and recommendations 12.6.

Sub-Committees 13.

Other business 14.
Next meetings Meetings of the committee: Paris, 27-28 May 2019 Strasbourg, 3rd part-session (24-28 June 2019) Strasbourg, 4th part-session (30 September-4 October 2019) Paris, 5-6 December 2019 Meetings of the sub-committees: Bern, Switzerland, 21 June 2019, Sub-Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage and Sub- Committee on Media and Information Society (tbc, subject to authorisation by the Assembly’s Bureau) 2 This item may be taken at any time 3 AS/Ega (2019) OJ 03 rev 4 April 2019 Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination Draft agenda (revised) of the meeting to be held in Strasbourg on ‐ ‐ ‐ Monday 8 April 2019, from 2 to 3pm, room 3 Tuesday 9 April 2019, from 8.30 to 10am, room 3 Tuesday 9 April 2019, from 2 to 3.30pm, room 3 (from 2.15 pm, joint meeting with the Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence) ‐ Wednesday 10 April 2019, from 2 to 3.30pm, room 3 - Thursday 11 April 2019, from 2 to 2.45pm, room 3 Thursday 11 April 2019, from 8.30 to 10am, room 3: meeting of the No Hate Parliamentary Alliance Thursday 11 April 2019, from 2.45 to 3.30pm, room 3: meeting of the Sub-Committee on Gender Equality Monday 8 April 2019, from 2 to 3 pm, room 3 1.
Agenda [AS/Ega (2019) OJ 03 rev] Adoption of the revised draft agenda.

2.

Minutes [AS/Ega (2019) PV 02] Approval of the draft minutes of the meeting of the committee held in Paris on 7 March 2019.
This draft agenda, addressed to full members of the Committee and their alternates, is the convocation to the meeting Copy to secretaries of delegations and political groups Meeting documents are published on PACE extranet website (restricted area for PACE Members) when they become available: http://assembly.coe.int/extranet F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: + 33 3 88 41 2000 | Fax: +33 3 90 21 5652 AS/Ega (2019) OJ 03 rev 3.

4.
4.

Promoting parliaments free of sexism and sexual harassment Rapporteur: Ms Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir (Iceland, SOC) [Doc.

14843; AS/Ega (2019) 23] Consideration of an amendment to the draft recommendation to be tabled on behalf of the Committee.

Strengthening co-operation with the United Nations in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Rapporteur for opinion: Ms Petra Bayr (Austria, SOC) [Doc.

14848; AS/Ega (2019) 19] Approval of a draft opinion.
5. International Roma Day, 8 April 2019 [AS/Ega (2019) 22] Consideration and possible adoption of a draft declaration.

6.

Discrimination against Roma and Travellers in the field of housing Rapporteur: Mr František Kopřiva (Czech Republic, ALDE) [AS/Ega (2019) 16] Consideration of an introductory memorandum.

7.

Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2019 [Press release] Communication by the Chairperson.

Tuesday 9 April 2019, from 8.30 to 10am, room 3 8.

9.
9.

Promoting parliaments free of sexism and sexual harassment Rapporteur: Ms Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir (Iceland, SOC) [Doc.

14843; amendments] Consideration of possible amendments to the draft resolution and draft recommendation.

Evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the parliament of Morocco Rapporteur for opinion: Ms Edite Estrela (Portugal, SOC) [Doc.

14659; AS/Pol (2019) 10 add; AS/Ega (2019) 17] Approval of a draft opinion.

10.
10.

The gender dimension of foreign policy Rapporteur: Ms Petra Stienen (Netherlands, ALDE) [AS/Ega (2019) 20] Consideration of an introductory memorandum.

Hearing with the participation of: ‐ Ms Ann Bernes, Ambassador for Gender Equality and Coordinator of Sweden’s Feminist Foreign Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (by video-conference); Ms Laila Ait Baali, Political Coordinator, Wo=Men, Dutch Gender Platform, Netherlands.

‐ 2 AS/Ega (2019) OJ 03 rev 11.


An ambitious Council of Europe agenda for gender equality Rapporteur: Ms Elvira Kovács (Serbia, EPP/CD) [AS/Ega (2019) 15] Consideration of a preliminary draft report.

Tuesday 9 April 2019, from 2 to 2.15pm, room 3 12.

The role and responsibilities of political leaders in combating hate speech and intolerance Rapporteur: Ms Elvira Kovács (Serbia, EPP/CD) [Doc.

14845; amendments] Consideration of possible amendments to the draft resolution.

13.
13.

Stop hate speech and acts of hatred in sport Rapporteur: Mr Goran Beus Richembergh (Croatia, ALDE) [Doc.

14842; amendments] Consideration of possible amendments to the draft resolution.

14.

Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 63) (New York, United States, 12 March 2019) [Concept note] Reporting back by Ms Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo (Monaco, ALDE), Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Sub- Committee.

15.
15.

Meeting of the Committee in Belgrade and Novi Sad (5 and 6 June 2019) [AS/Ega/Inf (2019) 10] [AS/Ega/Inf (2019) 13] Consideration of a draft programme of the meeting and practical information.

Tuesday 9 April 2019, from 2.15 to 3.30pm, room 3: joint meeting with the Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence 16.
Forced sterilisations of Roma women [AS/Ega (2019) 03] In the context of the preparation of the report on Obstetrical and gynaecological violence by Ms Maryvonne Blondin (France, SOC), hearing with the participation of: - Ms Elena Gorolová, Spokesperson, Group of Women harmed by Forced Sterilisation in the Czech Republic; - Ms Gwendolyn Albert, Journalist, Romea, Czech Republic; - Mr Adam Weiss, Director of the European Roma Rights Centre, Budapest, Hungary; - Mr Stefan Ivanco, Programme Coordinator and Researcher, Poradňa, Center for Civil and Human Rights, Slovak Republic.
17.

Violence against women [CM/Rec(2019)1; AS/Ega/Network (2019) 01] Communication by Ms Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo (Monaco, ALDE), General Rapporteur on Violence against Women.

Exchange of views on the Network’s priorities and activities.

3 AS/Ega (2019) OJ 03 rev Wednesday 10 April 2019, from 2 to 3.30pm, room 3 18.

Ethnic profiling in Europe: a matter of high concern Rapporteur: Mr Boriss Cilevičs (Latvia, SOC) [AS/Ega (2019) 21] Consideration of an introductory memorandum.
Hearing with the participation of: - Ms Rebekah Delsol, Programme Manager, Fair and Effective Policing Project, Open Society Justice Initiative, London; - Mr Michael Whine, Member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) in respect of the United Kingdom.

19.

Study on sign languages [at 2.45pm] [Resolution 2247 (2018)] [Recommendation 2143 (2018)] Presentation by Ms Eeva Tupi, Executive Director, World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), Finland.

20.
20.

Reply from the Committee of Ministers [AS/Ega (2019) 09] [Doc.

14795; Rec.

2138 (2018)] Consideration of the reply of the Committee of Ministers to Assembly Recommendation 2138 (2018) on Persecution of LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic (Russian Federation).

21.
Appointment of representatives (subject to the availability of funds) [Programmes] ‐ ‐ ‐ Invitation to participate in the 15th meeting of the Gender Equality Commission of the Council of Europe (GEC) on 22-24 May 2019 in Strasbourg; Invitation to Ms Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo (Monaco, ALDE) to participate in the Meeting of international and regional mechanisms to combat violence against women organised by the Gender Equality Commission of the Council of Europe (GEC) on 23-24 May 2019 in Strasbourg; Invitation to participate in the meeting of the Ad hoc Committee of Experts on Roma and Traveller Issues (CAHROM) on 11-14 June 2019 in Toulouse, France.
22.

Work programme [AS/Ega/Inf (2019) 01 rev2; AS/Ega/Inf (2019) 12] Consideration of the work programme.

23.

Sub-Committees [Lists] Approval of possible modifications in the composition of the Sub-Committees.

24.
24.

Reporting back ‐ Ms Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo (Monaco, ALDE), for her participation: - in the 7th International Roma Women’s Conference on Roma And Traveller Women’s Access to Justice and Rights, organised under the Finnish Presidency of the Committee of the Ministers of the Council of Europe, on 25-27 March 2019 in Espoo (Finland); and in the Conference Tackling gender stereotypes and sexism, organised by the Gender Equality Commission of the Council of Europe (GEC), on 28-29 March 2019 in Helsinki.
- 4 AS/Ega (2019) OJ 03 rev ‐ Ms Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir (Iceland, SOC) for her participation in the 24th meeting of the Committee of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, on 5 April 2019 in Strasbourg.

Thursday 11 April 2019, from 8.30 to 10am, room 3: meeting of the No Hate Parliamentary Alliance 25.
Hearing on Islamophobia in Europe With the participation of: - Prof. Ian Law, Centre for Ethnicity and Racism Studies, University of Leeds; - Ms Hajar El Jahidi, Advocacy Coordinator, European Forum of Muslim Women, Brussels.

26.

Parliamentary conference on “Counterstrategies against hate speech – Where are we at and what is our goal?” to be held in Berlin on 14 October 2019 [AS/Ega/Alliance (2019) 01] Consideration of the draft programme.
See separate draft agenda Thursday 11 April 2019, from 2 to 2.45pm, room 3 27.

Empowering women: promoting access to contraception in Europe Rapporteur: Ms Petra Bayr (Austria, SOC) [AS/Ega (2019) 06] Hearing with the participation of: - Ms Camille Butin, Advocacy Advisor, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) European Network, Brussels; - Mr Neil Datta, Executive Director, European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF), Brussels.

28.

Other business 29.


Next meetings Plenary Committee ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ Belgrade, 5 June 2019; Strasbourg, during the 3rd part-session 2019 of the Assembly (24-28 June); Paris, 12 September 2019 (Council of Europe Office); Strasbourg, during the 4th part-session 2019 of the Assembly (30 September - 4 October); Paris, 4 December 2019 (Council of Europe Office).

Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities ‐ Novi Sad, Serbia, 6 June 2019.
5 AS/Ega (2019) OJ 03 rev Thursday 11 April 2019, from 2.45 to 3.30pm, room 3: meeting of the Sub-Committee on Gender Equality See separate draft agenda 6 AS/Soc (2019) OJ 03 29 March 2019 Asocoj03_2019 Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Draft agenda for the meetings to be held in Strasbourg on Tuesday, 9 April 2019, from 8.30 to 10 am [Room 7] Thursday, 11 April 2019, from 2 to 3.30 pm [Room 7] [Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development, room 7 on Wednesday, 10 April 2019, from 2 to 2.15 pm Sub-Committee on Children, room 7 on Wednesday, 10 April 2019, from 2.15 to 3.30 pm Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize, in camera, room 7 on Thursday, 11 April 2019, from 8.30 to 10 am] Tuesday, 9 April 2019, from 8.30 to 10 am [Room 7] 1.
Agenda [AS/Soc (2019) OJ 03] Adoption of the draft agenda 2.

Minutes [AS/Soc (2019) PV 02] 3.

4.

Approval of the draft minutes of the meeting held in Paris on 19 March 2019 Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals: synergy needed on the part of all stakeholders, from parliaments to local authorities Rapporteur: Ms Jennifer De Temmerman, France, NR [Doc.
…, amendments] Consideration of amendments Anonymous donation of sperm and oocytes: balancing the rights of parents, donors and children Rapporteur: Ms Petra De Sutter, Belgium, SOC [Doc.

14835, AS/Soc (2019) 19, Doc.

…] Consideration of amendments proposed by the Rapporteur for tabling on behalf of the Committee, and of amendments tabled by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights This draft agenda, addressed to members of the Committee and their alternates, is the convocation to the meeting.
Copy to Secretaries of National Delegations and of observer and partner for democracy delegations Meeting documents are published on the Parliamentary Assembly extranet website (restricted area for national delegations): http://assembly.coe.int/extranet.

F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: +33 3 88 41 2000 | Fax: +33 3 88 41 2733 AS/Soc (2019) OJ 03 5.
Ending violence against children: A Council of Europe contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals Rapporteur: Baroness Doreen Massey, United Kingdom, SOC [AS/Soc (2019) 11rev] Consideration of a revised preliminary draft report Exchange of views with Ms Elda Moreno, Head of the Children’s Rights and Sport Values Department of the Directorate General of Democracy, Council of Europe 6.

Changes in Sub-Committees [Lists of the Sub-Committees] Thursday, 11 April 2019, from 2 to 3.30 pm [Room 7] 7.

8.

9.
8.

9.

Anonymous donation of sperm and oocytes: balancing the rights of parents, donors and children Rapporteur: Ms Petra De Sutter, Belgium, SOC [Doc.
14835, amendments] Consideration of amendments Air pollution: a challenge for public health in Europe Rapporteur: Mr Serhii Kiral, Ukraine, EC [AS/Soc (2019) 20] Consideration of a draft report and adoption of a draft resolution Impact of labour migration on left-behind children Rapporteur: Mr Viorel Riceard Badea, Romania, EPP/CD [AS/Soc (2018) 39] Report back from the fact-finding visit to Italy, 11-12 March 2019 10.
The societal impact of the “platform economy” Rapporteur: Mr Luís Leite Ramos, Portugal, EPP/CD [AS/Soc (2019) 14] Report back from the fact-finding visit to Brussels, 20-21 March 2019 11.

Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize [AS/Soc/Prize (2019) 01]  Report by the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on its meeting in Strasbourg on 11 April 2019;  Approval of the proposals submitted by the Sub-Committee for the different prizes; 12.
Sub-Committee on Children Report by the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on its meeting in Strasbourg on 10 April 2019 13.

Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development Report by the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on its meeting in Strasbourg on 10 April 2019 14.

Committee’s work programme and priorities [AS/Soc (2019) 01rev2, AS/Soc (2019) 02rev2] 14.1.

Appointment of rapporteurs: [Doc.

14778, Doc.

14806, Doc.


14417] For report  Artificial intelligence and labour markets: friend or foe?

2 AS/Soc (2019) OJ 03 For opinion  Humanitarian action for refugees and migrants in countries at the southern Mediterranean Sea  Missing refugee and migrant children in Europe 14.2.
Appointment of Committee representatives to external events:  84th Meeting of Permanent Correspondents, Pompidou Group, Lisbon, Portugal, 28-29 May 2019;  “The path towards the Europe Prize: challenges and perspectives” seminar organised by the Municipality of Kharkiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 6 June 2019 (date to be confirmed);  General Assembly and Youth Meeting 2019, Association of Towns Awarded the Europe Prize, Szeged, Hungary, 6-7 September 2019 (dates to be confirmed);  25th meeting of the Lanzarote Committee and capacity-building meeting, Cyprus, 15-18 October 2019; 14.3.
Reports from Committee representatives to external events:  36th Session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Strasbourg, France, 2-4 April 2019: Mr Jean-Pierre Grin (Switzerland, ALDE) 15.

Other business National developments 16.


Date and place of next meetings - 13-14 May 2019, Vienna (Austria); - Third part-session 2019 of the Assembly, 24-28 June 2019, Strasbourg; - 13 September 2019, Paris (Council of Europe Office); - Fourth part-session 2019 of the Assembly, 30 September-4 October 2019, Strasbourg; - 3 December 2019, Paris (Council of Europe Office).
3 AS/Soc/Prize (2019) OJ 02rev 9 April 2019 Asocprizeoj02rev_2019 Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize Revised draft agenda for the meeting to be held in Strasbourg on Thursday, 11 April 2019, from 8.30 to 10 am [Room 7, in camera] 1.

Agenda [AS/Soc/Prize (2019) OJ 02rev] Adoption of the revised draft agenda 2.

Minutes [AS/Soc/Prize (2019) PV 01] 3.

4.


Approval of the draft minutes of the meeting held in Strasbourg on 24 January 2019 Election of the Vice-Chairperson of the Sub-Committee [List of members] Europe Prize, Plaques of Honour, Flags of Honour and European Diplomas in 2019 [AS/Soc/Prize (2019) 01, AS/Soc/Prize (2019) 02, AS/Soc/Prize (2019) 03, AS/Soc/Prize (2019) 04, AS/Soc/Prize (2019) 05, AS/Soc/Prize (2019) 06] a. b.
Consideration of applications for the Europe Prize (screening of six films of the preselected towns: Bamberg in Germany, Bolesławiec in Poland, Issy-les-Moulineaux in France, Izmir in Turkey, Münster in Germany and San Sebastián in Spain) Consideration of applications for the Plaque of Honour, the Flag of Honour and the European Diploma c. Proposals to be submitted to the Plenary Committee This draft agenda, addressed to full members of the Sub-Committee on The Europe Prize and their alternates, is the convocation to the meeting Copy to Secretaries of National Delegations and of observer and partner for democracy delegations Meeting documents are published on the Parliamentary Assembly extranet website (restricted area for national delegations): http://assembly.coe.int/extranet.
F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: +33 3 88 41 2000 | Fax: +33 3 88 41 2733 AS/Soc/Prize (2019) OJ 02rev 4.

Other business - Seminar entitled “The path towards the Europe Prize: challenges and perspectives” organised by the Municipality of Kharkiv (Ukraine), on 6 June 2019; - General Assembly and Youth Meeting 2019, Association of Towns Awarded the Europe Prize, Szeged (Hungary), 6-7 September 2019 (dates to be confirmed).

5.
5.

Date and place of next meetings - Presentation ceremony of European Diplomas in Strasbourg (during the 2019 June part-session of the Assembly, on Thursday, 27 June (date to be confirmed); - Europe Prize presentation ceremony (date and place to be confirmed).
2 AS/Mon (2019) OJ 03 REV 2 8 April 2019 amonoj03 REV 2_2019 Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) Revised draft agenda 2 for the meeting to be held in camera in STRASBOURG, Palais de l’Europe, on: - Monday, 8 April 2019, from 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm, room 11 - Tuesday, 9 April 2019, from 9.15 am to 10.00 am, room 11 - Tuesday, 9 April 2019 from 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm, room 1 [public meeting] - Wednesday, 10 April 2019 from 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm, room 11 Monday, 8 April 2019 from 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm (room 11) 1.
Draft agenda [AS/Mon (2019) OJ 03 REV 2] Adoption of the revised draft agenda 2.

Draft minutes [AS/Mon (2019) PV 02] Approval of the draft minutes of the meeting held in Paris on 6 March 2019 This draft agenda, addressed to members of the Committee, is the convocation to the meeting.
It also constitutes the invitations foreseen in Resolution 1115 (1997), paragraph 10.1 Copy to Secretaries of national delegations and of political groups Meeting documents are published on the Parliamentary Assembly extranet website (restricted area for national delegations): http://assembly.coe.int/extranet.
1 Resolution 1115, paragraph 10: "When a monitoring procedure is initiated, two members of the parliamentary delegation of the member state concerned (to represent the governing majority and the opposition) shall be invited to take part, without the right to vote, in the relevant debates of the committee unless one or both are already represented on the committee.
By analogy with Rule 6, paragraph 8, no member of the parliamentary delegation of the member state concerned shall participate in a vote on any question concerning this state."

F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: + 33 3 88 41 2000 | Fax: +33 3 88 41 27 33 AS/Mon (2019) OJ 03 REV 2 3.

Confidentiality of the meetings of the Monitoring Committee [Letter to the Chairperson of the Romanian Delegation] Statement by the Chairperson of the Monitoring Committee 4.

5.
5.

Establishment of a European Union mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights Rapporteur for opinion: Mr Andrej Šircelj, Slovenia, EPP/CD [Doc.
14850] [AS/Mon (2019) 07] Approval of a draft opinion Post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria Co-rapporteurs: Mr Frank Schwabe, Germany, SOC and Mr Zsolt Németh, Hungary, EPP/CD [Letter from the Chairperson of the Bulgarian Delegation] [Programme Brussels] Oral report by the co-rapporteur on his fact-finding visit to Brussels on 27 March 2019 Exchange of views 6.
PACE election observation and the monitoring procedure [AS/Mon (2019) 09] Consideration of a draft motion for a resolution Tuesday, 9 April 2019 from 9.15 am to 10.00 am (room 11) 7.

8.
Turkey Co-rapporteurs: Ms Marianne Mikko, Estonia, SOC and Mr Nigel Evans, United Kingdom, EC [Resolution 2260 (2019)] [Letter] [Press release on local elections in Turkey – 31.03.2019] Follow-up to Resolution 2260 (2019) on “The worsening situation of opposition politicians in Turkey: what can be done to protect their fundamental rights in a Council of Europe member State?” Armenia Co-rapporteurs: Ms Yuliya Lovochkina, Ukraine, SOC and Mr Andrej Šircelj, Slovenia, EPP/CD [Final programme] [Press release] Oral report by the co-rapporteurs on their fact-finding visit to Yerevan (12-14 March 2019) Exchange of views 2 AS/Mon (2019) OJ 03 REV 2 Tuesday, 9 April 2019 from 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm (room 1 – public meeting) 9.
Azerbaijan Co-rapporteurs: Mr Stefan Schennach, Austria, SOC and Sir Roger Gale, United Kingdom, EC [AS/Jur (2019) 01] [Press releases] Joint hearing with the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights on political prisoners in Azerbaijan with the participation of:  Mr Otari Gvaladze, Head of Unit, Department for work with law enforcement agencies and military affairs, Administration of the President of Azerbaijan  Ms Leyla Yunusova, Director, Institute for Peace and Democracy, Leiden, The Netherlands  Mr Ilgar Mammadov, former political prisoner (video link)  Mr Rasul Jafarov, Chairman of the Human Rights Club and former political prisoner Wednesday 10 April 2019 from 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm (room 11) 10.
Exchange of views with Mr Régis Brillat, Executive Secretary of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) Exchange of views 11.

Ukraine Co-rapporteurs: Ms Dzhema Grozdanova, Bulgaria, EPP/CD and Mr Alfred Heer, Switzerland, ALDE [Press release] Exchange of views on the conduct of the first round of the presidential election in Ukraine (31 March 2019) 12.
Bosnia and Herzegovina Co-rapporteurs: Mr Tiny Kox, Netherlands, EC and Mr Serhiy Sobolev, Ukraine, EPP/CD [AS/Mon (2019) 08] Exchange of views with Mr Ivan Orlić, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Council of Europe (tbc) 13.

Serbia Co-rapporteur: Ms Maria Guzenina, Finland, SOC and ….

[AS/Mon/List (2019) 03] Appointment of a co-rapporteur to replace Mr Robert Goodwill (United Kingdom, EC) 14.

Authorisation of fact-finding visits 15.


Other business Monitoring Committee meeting in London (16-17 May 2019) [AS/Mon/Inf (2019) 06 – draft programme] [AS/Mon/Inf (2019) 05 – practical information] [participation form] 3 AS/Mon (2019) OJ 03 REV 2 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2019: call for nominations [Press release] State of procedures [AS/Mon/Inf (2019) 07] Work programme [AS/Mon/Inf (2019) 08] 16.
Next meetings London, 16-17 May 2019 Strasbourg, 24-28 June 2019 (during the Assembly part-session) Paris, 10 September 2019 (tbc) Strasbourg, 30 September-4 October 2019 (during the Assembly part-session) Paris, 13 November 2019 (tbc) Paris, 11 December 2019 (tbc) 4 2019 ORDINARY SESSION Second part 8-12 April 2019 TEXTS ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY Provisional versions F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: +33 3 88 41 2000 | assembly.coe.int Table of contents Recommendations Recommendation 2150 (2019) Strengthening co-operation with the United Nations in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Doc.
14848) Recommendation 2151 (2019) Establishment of a European Union mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights (Doc.

14850) Recommendation 2152 (2019) Promoting parliaments free of sexism and sexual harassment (Doc.

14843) Recommendation 2153 (2019) Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future (Doc.
14863) Recommendation 2154 (2019) Laundromats: responding to new challenges in the international fight against organised crime, corruption and money laundering (Doc.

14847 and Addendum) Recommendation 2155 (2019) Recommendation 2156 (2019) The situation of migrants and refugees on the Greek islands: more needs to be done (Doc.

14837) Anonymous donation of sperm and oocytes: balancing the rights of parents, donors and children (Doc.
14835) Resolutions Resolution 2271 (2019) Resolution 2272 (2019) Resolution 2273 (2019) Resolution 2274 (2019) Resolution 2275 (2019) Strengthening co-operation with the United Nations in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Doc.

14848) Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals: synergy needed on the part of all stakeholders, from parliaments to local authorities (Doc.
14851) Establishment of a European Union mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights (Doc.

14850) Promoting parliaments free of sexism and sexual harassment (Doc.

14843) The role and responsibilities of political leaders in combating hate speech and intolerance (Doc.

14845) Resolution 2276 (2019) Stop hate speech and acts of hatred in sport (Doc.
14842) Resolution 2277 (2019) Resolution 2278 (2019) Resolution 2279 (2019) Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future (Doc.

14863) Modification of various provisions of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure (Doc.

14849) Laundromats: responding to new challenges in the international fight against organised crime, corruption and money laundering (Doc.
14847 and Addendum) Resolution 2280 (2019) The situation of migrants and refugees on the Greek islands: more needs to be done (Doc.

14837) Resolution 2281 (2019) Social media: social threads or threats to human rights?

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14844) Recommendations 2150 to 2156 Recommendation 2150 (2019)1 Provisional version Strengthening co-operation with the United Nations in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Parliamentary Assembly The Parliamentary Assembly refers to its Resolution 2271 (2019) on strengthening co-operation with 1. the United Nations in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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It recommends that the Committee of Ministers: 2.1. consult at an early stage the Parliamentary Assembly on the preparation of the biannual debate in the General Assembly of the United Nations and of the draft resolution on “Co-operation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe”, as well as, when applicable, in the process of preparing the Council of Europe’s contribution to the review of progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); 2.2. encourage the governments of the Council of Europe member and observer States to include members of the Parliamentary Assembly in their delegations to the General Assembly for the purpose of the biannual debate on “Co-operation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe”, as well as to various stages of the review of progress in implementing the SDGs, including at the High- level Political Forum on Sustainable Development; 2.3. consider introducing regular exchanges of views on issues relating to the Council of Europe contribution to the implementation of SDGs at the level of Ministers’ Deputies with the participation of experts from capitals and United Nations high officials, as well as of the Parliamentary Assembly; find a pragmatic solution enabling the Council of Europe to be represented at United Nations 2.4.
Headquarters in New York.

Assembly debate on 9 April 2019 (12th Sitting) (see Doc.

14848, report of the Committee on Political Affairs and 1.

Democracy, rapporteur: Mr Adão Silva; Doc.

14861, opinion of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, rapporteur: Ms Petra Bayr).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 9 April 2019 (12th Sitting).
F - 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: +33 3 88 41 2000 | assembly.coe.int http://assembly.coe.int Recommendation 2151 (2019)1 Provisional version Establishment of a European Union mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights Parliamentary Assembly 1.
The Parliamentary Assembly, referring to its Resolution 2273 (2019) on the establishment of a European Union mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, welcomes the fruitful co- operation between the European Union and the Council of Europe aimed at ensuring greater respect of the shared values of human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
It recalls that the Memorandum of Understanding concluded in 2007 between the two organisations 2. establishes common priorities institutional co-operation, based on enhanced partnership and complementarity and meant to be achieved by using common strategies.

In addition, the Memorandum contains a firm commitment by both organisations to “establish common standards” for promoting a Europe without dividing lines.

for 3.
for 3.

The Assembly notes that the areas of co-operation outlined by the Memorandum of Understanding have been progressively grouped under the pillars of political dialogue, joint activities and legal co-operation.
As regards the legal co-operation on rule of law-related matters, the Assembly notes that a number of co- operation arrangements have been made by the European Commission and various Council of Europe expert bodies to intensify the exchange and sharing of information, knowledge and experience, thereby preserving the consistency of rule of law standards and complementary of action.

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However, the Assembly considers that given the political and institutional context in which the European Union rule of law initiatives are being drawn up or implemented, rule of law-related matters require, in addition to legal co-operation at a technical level, intensified political action by the Committee of Ministers.

Several European Union initiatives and mechanisms to ensure that European Union member States 5. comply with rule of law standards have emerged in recent years.
They involve different institutions, are based on different paradigms and differ in their nature and coercive effects.

Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union was recently triggered by the European Commission in respect of Poland and by the European Parliament with regard to Hungary.

The assessments provided by various Council of Europe expert bodies were extensively used to back both proposals.

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The Assembly notes that the Lisbon Treaty has modified the basis of the political dialogue between the two organisations, since the European Union's relations with the Council of Europe have since been under the competence of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
In so far as it is not directly involved in the drawing up and implementation of European Union rule of law-related initiatives, the Assembly regrets that, with the end of the quadripartite meetings, the voice of the Council of Europe, represented by the chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers and the Secretary General of the Organisation, no longer makes itself heard directly on these issues at the highest political and institutional level by the Presidency of the European Union and the Presidency of the European Commission.
Assembly debate on 9 April 2019 (13th Sitting) (see Doc.

14850, report of the Committee on Rules of Procedure, 1.

Immunities and Institutional Affairs, rapporteur: Ms Petra De Sutter; Doc.

14862, opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, rapporteur: Lord Richard Balfe; Doc.

14860, opinion of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee), rapporteur: Mr Andrej Šircelj).
Text adopted by the Assembly on 9 April 2019 (13th Sitting).

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Given the current context and notwithstanding the sound basis of the existing legal co-operation, the Assembly is concerned that, in the long run, the variety of the rule of law-related initiatives involving different European Union institutions may jeopardise both the Memorandum of Understanding’s declared objective of ensuring the coherence of the standard-setting system, and the complementarity and efficiency of mechanisms in upholding the shared values of human rights, democracy and the rule of law which exist at the level of both institutions with regard to States which are members of both the Council of Europe and the European Union.
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The Assembly reaffirms the terms of its Recommendation 2060 (2015) on the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Council of Europe and the European Union, in which it stressed that “the ultimate goal of the partnership between the two organisations, based on each other’s acquis and comparative advantages, is to pursue further the building of a common space for human rights protection and to ensure coherence of standards and the monitoring of their implementation in Europe” and, “[w]ith a view to ensuring in-depth legal co-operation, enhancing complementarity and coherence of legal standards and providing a unique framework for human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe … [asked the Committee of Ministers to] ensure active co-operation with the European Union in the implementation of the new framework to strengthen the rule of law in European Union member States; [and] continue developing appropriate synergies between Council of Europe monitoring mechanisms and bodies and any new evaluation mechanisms to be set up by the European Union”.
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As the Assembly considers it essential to maintain the primacy of the Council of Europe in the assessment of the European Union member States’ compliance with common fundamental values, it recommends that the Committee of Ministers: take stock, on a regular basis, of the current state of various European Union rule of law 9.1. initiatives and assess them in the context of the Memorandum of Understanding and its objectives to maintain common standards and complementarity; establish a specific co-ordination body to report to the Committee of Ministers on a regular basis 9.2. on the above issue; 9.3. create, bearing in mind the respective organisations’ competences, a more integrated approach regarding political decision-making, which would directly involve dialogue with the European Union institution concerned every time an assessment of a Council of Europe/European Union member State is carried out as to whether a risk of a serious breach of the common rule of law standards exists or whether the deficiency has been remedied or has ceased to exist; 9.4. promote safeguards along similar lines to Article 53 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, according to which any European Union rule of law mechanism shall ensure that the assessment or action of the European Union will not affect existing procedures arising from Council of Europe advisory or monitoring mechanisms.
2 Recommendation 2152 (2019)1 Provisional version Promoting parliaments free of sexism and sexual harassment Parliamentary Assembly 1.

Recalling that gender-based violence affects women in all aspects of life and that the world of politics is no exception, the Parliamentary Assembly draws the attention of the Committee of Ministers to its Resolution 2274 (2019) on promoting parliaments free of sexism and sexual harassment.

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The Assembly welcomes the inclusion of gender equality, the fight against gender-based violence and the promotion of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (CETS No.

210, “Istanbul Convention”) among the priorities of the presidency of the Committee of Ministers.

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The Assembly reiterates its unfaltering support to the Istanbul Convention and welcomes the adoption by the Committee of Ministers of a recommendation on preventing and combating sexism.

It also looks forward to the organisation of a meeting bringing together the international and regional mechanisms to combat violence against women to be held in 2019 under the auspices of the Council of Europe.
The Assembly recalls that the 2018 World Forum for Democracy on the theme “Gender equality: whose 4. battle?” enabled participants to discuss the links between greater gender equality, balanced representation of women and men in politics and the fight against gender-based violence.

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As a follow-up to the World Forum for Democracy and to the regional study on Sexism, harassment and violence against women in parliaments in Europe, which it jointly conducted with the Inter-Parliamentary Union in 2018 and considering that the specific issues of sexism and violence against women in politics have been largely neglected until recently, the Assembly encourages the Committee of Ministers to ensure that it is adequately taken into account in the context of the relevant Council of Europe intergovernmental work.
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In order to strengthen monitoring and data collection, the Assembly: 6.1. recommends that the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) address the issue of violence against women in politics in its country visits, reports and recommendations; 6.2. encourages the Conference of International Non-governmental Organisations (INGOs) to develop a model for national NGOs and civil society groups to collect data and information on violence against women in politics.
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Likewise, with a view to enhancing knowledge, exchanging information and sharing promising practices, the Assembly invites the Committee of Ministers to ensure that the issue of sexism and violence against women in politics is included in the dialogue between the appropriate Council of Europe bodies and other regional mechanisms to combat violence against women.

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Finally, the Assembly asks the Committee of Ministers to ensure that its activities in the area of electoral assistance and co-operation also cover sexism and violence against women in the context of elections.

Assembly debate on 9 April 2019 (13th Sitting) (see Doc.

14843, report of the Committee on Equality and Non- 1.

Discrimination, rapporteur: Ms Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 9 April 2019 (13th Sitting).
F - 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: +33 3 88 41 2000 | assembly.coe.int http://assembly.coe.int Recommendation 2153 (2019)1 Provisional version Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future Parliamentary Assembly 1.
The Parliamentary Assembly refers to its Resolution 2277 (2019) “Role and mission of the Assembly: main challenges for the future” and notes that the Council of Europe, set up 70 years ago to achieve greater unity among its member States on the basis of common values and principles, is today in a deep political and financial crisis.
It is confronted with many challenges which seriously threaten the effectiveness of its statutory organs and of its mechanisms and instruments, and thus ultimately the statutory aims of the Organisation.

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To face these challenges, promote security in Europe, reinvigorate trust in the Council of Europe and among its member States and preserve the future of the Organisation, the Assembly calls on all member States to reaffirm their commitment to the ideal of European unity and the values and principles of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, to support and further strengthen the Council of Europe as a unique pan- European organisation which upholds these values for the benefit of European citizens, and to consider all available options to ensure the political relevance and financial sustainability of the Organisation so as to avoid seriously undermining its activities and thereby its effectiveness.
It also encourages in this respect ongoing discussions with the European Union about the possibility of the latter making a non-earmarked contribution to the Council of Europe’s work on the rule of law.

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Considering that Council of Europe membership must imply an obligation of all member States to participate in both statutory organs, the Assembly calls on the Russian Federation, in accordance with its statutory obligations, to appoint a delegation to the Assembly and to resume obligatory payment of its contribution to the Organisation’s budget, failure of which may lead to the suspension of its representation rights in both statutory organs, should the Committee of Ministers decide to apply Article 9 of the Statute of the Council of Europe (ETS No.
1).

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The Assembly calls for intensified dialogue among all actors concerned in order to preserve the pan- European mission of the Council of Europe and avoid a situation in which the biggest member State would be asked to, or chooses to, leave the Organisation with all the geopolitical implications this would have and also the concrete consequences for Russian citizens.

It welcomes in this respect the commitment and efforts made by the Finnish Presidency of the Committee of Ministers.

5.
On the basis also of the findings of the Ad hoc Committee of its Bureau on the role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly, which underlined the need to step up political dialogue between the Assembly and the Committee of Ministers, while respecting each other’s prerogatives, the Assembly: welcomes the fact that contacts and dialogue with the Committee of Ministers have recently 5.1. significantly intensified at different levels and in different formats; Assembly debate on 10 April 2019 (15th Sitting) (see Doc.
14863, Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, 1. rapporteur: Mr Tiny Kox; Doc.

14867, opinion of the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs, rapporteur: Mr Mart van de Ven).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 10 April 2019 (15th Sitting).
F - 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: +33 3 88 41 2000 | assembly.coe.int http://assembly.coe.int Recommendation 2153 (2019) 5.2. calls on the Committee of Ministers to ensure that its replies to Assembly recommendations address fully and substantially all issues raised and proposes to revive the practice of regular exchanges of views between Committee of Ministers Rapporteur Groups and Assembly rapporteurs and between Assembly committees and Chairpersons of Committee of Ministers Rapporteur Groups or intergovernmental experts during the drafting process of new Council of Europe conventions; referring to its Recommendation 1999 (2012) on the follow-up by the Committee of Ministers to 5.3. the work of the Parliamentary Assembly, reiterates the call it made to the chairs of the Committee of Ministers rapporteur groups and working parties to maintain regular working relations with the Assembly’s committee chairs, rapporteurs and general rapporteurs operating in the relevant areas.
A steady practice of having an annual meeting between a general rapporteur and the relevant rapporteur group could be introduced; 5.4. referring also to its Resolution 2186 (2017) on the call for a Council of Europe summit to reaffirm European unity and to defend and promote democratic security in Europe, as well as to the 1998 Final Report to the Committee of Ministers by the Committee of Wise Persons, notes that there is an urgent need to develop synergies and provide for joint action by the two statutory organs in order to strengthen the Organisation’s ability to react more effectively in situations where a member State violates its statutory obligations or does not respect the fundamental principles and values upheld by the Council of Europe; 5.5. asks the Committee of Ministers to consider its proposal to put in place, in such situations, in addition, a joint procedure of reaction which could be triggered by either the Parliamentary Assembly, the Committee of Ministers or the Secretary General and in which all three of them would participate; this joint procedure could consist of a step-by-step process, starting from the notification of the member State concerned and including a number of concrete and well-defined steps such us a co-ordinated dialogue with the State concerned, the setting up of a special monitoring procedure enhanced by a joint task force, the publication of a public statement and ultimately the decision to act under Articles 7, 8 or 9 of the Statute; a strict time frame has to be fixed for each step by common agreement of the three parties; this joint procedure would ensure enhanced legitimacy, credibility, impact, relevance and synergy of the measures to be taken, both regarding the member State concerned and within the Organisation, without prejudice to each organ’s existing separate powers and responsibilities; political action could also be combined, where appropriate, with technical support to the State concerned; 5.6. with respect to member States’ contributions, asks the Committee of Ministers to consult the Assembly by means of an ad hoc urgent procedure if and when a member State has not made its due contribution to the budget for a period in excess of six months; 5.7. calls for stronger and more structured co-ordination between the monitoring activities of the two statutory organs, the Secretary General and the Commissioner for Human Rights as well as of the various specialised monitoring and advisory bodies and mechanisms of the Organisation, without prejudice to their respective independence.
2 Recommendation 2154 (2019)1 Provisional version Laundromats: responding to new challenges in the international fight against organised crime, corruption and money laundering Parliamentary Assembly 1.
Recalling its Resolution 2279 (2019) “Laundromats: responding to new challenges in the international fight against organised crime, corruption and money laundering”, the Parliamentary Assembly calls on the Committee of Ministers to: 1.1. maintain national and international activities and co-operation to counter organised crime, corruption and money laundering as strategic priorities of the Council of Europe, bearing in mind the serious threats they represent to democratic stability, human rights and the rule of law throughout Europe; 1.2. ensure that regardless of the future budgetary situation, such activities, notably the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) and the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), continue to be adequately resourced; 1.3. enhance co-ordination of its anti-money laundering activities with those of other international bodies, notably the European Union, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the United Nations.
Assembly debate on 11 April 2019 (17th Sitting) (see Doc.

14847 and addendum, report of the Committee on Legal 1.

Affairs and Human Rights, rapporteur: Mr Mart van de Ven).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 11 April 2019 (17th Sitting).

F - 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: +33 3 88 41 2000 | assembly.coe.int http://assembly.coe.int Recommendation 2155 (2019)1 Provisional version The situation of migrants and refugees on the Greek islands: more needs to be done Parliamentary Assembly 1.
Referring to its Resolution 2280 (2019) “The situation of migrants and refugees on the Greek islands: more needs to be done”, the Parliamentary Assembly emphasises the seriousness of the humanitarian situation inside the reception and identification centres for asylum seekers on the Greek islands of Lesbos, Samos and Chios.

The Council of Europe needs to address this subject adequately and assist the Greek authorities in improving this situation urgently.

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The Assembly recommends that the Committee of Ministers: 2.1. invite Greece and Turkey to continue the readmission of rejected asylum applicants and irregular migrants who have arrived across the Turkish–Greek sea and land borders, in accordance with the bilateral Greek–Turkish readmission agreement as well as the EU–Turkey statement; 2.2. invite the Committee of the Parties of the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (CETS No.
197) as well as the Committee of the Parties to the Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (CETS No.
201) to assess the action of Greece and Turkey in combating the trafficking and sexual exploitation of migrants who cross from Turkey to Greece or vice versa; particular attention should be paid to the numerous young male prostitutes to be found on the streets of Greek cities and who seem to fall through the usual protection measures for women and children; invite the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) to address the issue of misappropriation 2.3. of public funds for refugees in the framework of its Fifth evaluation round on Greece; invite the Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs (the 2.4.
Pompidou Group) to address drug trafficking in the context of the migrant routes from Afghanistan to western Europe; evaluate and reconsider the human rights impact of the EU–Turkey Statement, taking into 2.5. account Assembly Resolutions 2109 (2016) “The situation of refugees and migrants under the EU– Turkey Agreement of 18 March 2016”, 2118 (2016) “Refugees in Greece: challenges and risks – A European responsibility”, 2174 (2017)“Human rights implications of the European response to transit migration across the Mediterranean” and 2228 (2018) “Human rights impact of the “external dimension” of European Union asylum and migration policy: out of sight, out of rights?”.
Assembly debate on 11 April 2019 (17th Sitting) (see Doc.

14837, report of the Committee on Migration, Refugees 1. and Displaced Persons, rapporteur: Ms Petra De Sutter).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 11 April 2019 (17th Sitting).
F - 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: +33 3 88 41 2000 | assembly.coe.int http://assembly.coe.int Recommendation 2156 (2019)1 Provisional version Anonymous donation of sperm and oocytes: balancing the rights of parents, donors and children Parliamentary Assembly 1.

It is estimated that more than 8 million children worldwide have been born as a result of assisted reproductive technologies, many of whom have been conceived of sperm or oocyte donation.
Traditionally, most States favoured anonymous donation models, as legislation in this area was often derived from legislation in the organ donation or international adoption field.

States sought also to preserve the filiation of donor- conceived children in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Articles 3, 7 and 8).

Most States thus restricted the right of donor-conceived persons to know their origins.

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There has been movement towards recognition of a right to know one’s origins in the last decades, connected to the right to an identity and to personal development: in international human rights law, through its inclusion in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child as a “stand-alone” right for children, and in European human rights law through the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, which has recognised this right as an integral part of the right to respect for private life.
This right includes the right to access information that would make it possible to trace one’s roots, to know the circumstances of one’s birth and to have access to certainty of parental filiation.

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However, this right is not absolute and must thus be balanced against the interests of the other parties involved in sperm and oocyte donation: principally those of the donor(s) and the legal parent(s), but also those of clinics and service-providers, as well as the interests of society and the obligations of the State.

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This balancing of the different rights, interests and obligations has until recently often tended to favour the donor’s right to privacy, and therefore, donor anonymity.
However, several European States have decided to waive donor anonymity, and the State of Victoria in Australia has abolished donor anonymity completely and retrospectively, having come to the conclusion that the State had a responsibility to provide all donor- conceived people with an opportunity to access information, including identifying information, about their donors.
The current legislation and practices of Council of Europe member States in the field of medically assisted procreation vary significantly.

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The distinguishing features of the Council of Europe, namely its mandate encompassing the promotion of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, and its role of promoting good practice among the member States, places the Organisation in an ideal position to address the risks and challenges related to the anonymity of sperm and oocyte donations.
The Parliamentary Assembly thus recommends that the Committee of Ministers make recommendations to member States in order to improve the protection of the rights of all the parties concerned, while focusing on the rights of the donor-conceived person, who is in the most vulnerable position and for whom the stakes appear to be higher.

The Assembly invites the Committee of Ministers to deliberate on whether these recommendations 6. should ultimately become legally binding.
Assembly debate on 12 April 2019 (18th Sitting) (see Doc.

14835, report of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health 1. and Sustainable Development, rapporteur: Ms Petra De Sutter; Doc.

14854, opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, rapporteur: Mr Pierre-Alain Fridez).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 12 April 2019 (18th Sitting).
F - 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: +33 3 88 41 2000 | assembly.coe.int http://assembly.coe.int Recommendation 2156 (2019) Whichever form the recommendations take, the Assembly advises that they be built on the following 7. principles: 7.1. anonymity should be waived for all future gamete donations in Council of Europe member States, and the use of anonymously donated sperm and oocytes should be prohibited.
This would mean that (except in exceptional cases, when the donation is from a close relative or friend) the donor’s identity would not be revealed at the time of the donation to the family, but would be revealed to the donor-conceived child upon his or her 16th or 18th birthday.

The donor-conceived child would be informed at that time (ideally by the State) that there was supplementary information available on the circumstances of his/her birth.
The donor-conceived person could then decide whether and when to access this information containing the identity of the donor, and whether to initiate contact (ideally after having had access to appropriate guidance, counselling and support services before making a decision); 7.2. the waiving of anonymity should have no legal consequences for filiation: the donor should be protected from any request to determine parentage or an inheritance or parenting claim.
The donor should receive appropriate guidance and counselling before he/she agrees to donate and his/her gametes are used.

The donor should have no right to contact a child born from donation, but the donor- conceived child should be given the option to contact the donor, as well as possible half-siblings, after their 16th or 18th birthday – subject to certain conditions being met; 7.3.
Council of Europe member States which permit sperm and oocyte donation should set up and run a national donor and donor-conceived person register with a view to facilitating the sharing of information, as stipulated in paragraphs 7.1 and 7.2, but also with a view to enforcing an upper limit on the number of possible donations by the same donor, ensuring that close relations cannot marry, and tracing donors if the medical need should arise.
Clinics and service-providers should be required to keep and share adequate records with the registers, and a mechanism should be established to provide for cross-border information exchange between the national registers; the anonymity of gamete donors should not be lifted retrospectively where anonymity was 7.4. promised at the time of the donation, except for medical reasons or where the donor has consented to the lifting of the anonymity and thus inclusion on the donor and donor-conceived person register.
Donors should be offered guidance and counselling before they decide whether or not to agree to the lifting of anonymity; 7.5. these principles should be applied without prejudice to the overriding consideration that gamete donation must remain a voluntary and altruistic gesture with the sole aim of helping others, and thus without any financial gain or comparable advantage for the donor.
2 Resolutions 2271 to 2281 Resolution 2271 (2019)1 Provisional version Strengthening co-operation with the United Nations in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Parliamentary Assembly 1.

The Parliamentary Assembly reiterates its commitment to international order based on effective multilateralism, with the United Nations and its Charter as its cornerstone.
As universal values such as human rights are increasingly being challenged, it is essential to strengthen mutual support between the United Nations, as a global Organisation, and value-based regional partners such as the Council of Europe.

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The Assembly greatly values the fruitful and multifaceted co-operation between the Council of Europe and the United Nations founded on the complementarity of their action to protect peace based on respect for human rights.
It strongly believes that the Council of Europe, as an important multilateral player at the European level, must contribute more actively to the United Nations efforts to address key global challenges.

3.

In this context, the Assembly attaches great importance to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted at the Global Summit in September 2015 and to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out to achieve this ambitious and comprehensive Agenda by 2030.
The Assembly welcomes the fact that the SDGs are accompanied by targets and indicators enable progress in achieving them to be measured.

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The Assembly particularly welcomes the emphasis which the 2030 Agenda places on human rights, the rule of law and good governance through democratic institutions, thereby tightly linking the Agenda with the core values on which the Council of Europe is founded.

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The Assembly also welcomes the importance given to gender equality as a transversal objective throughout the 2030 Agenda and fully supports this approach.

It commends the United Nations for making the fight against violence against women and domestic violence a priority.

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The implementation of the 2030 Agenda will require full mobilisation of all stakeholders.
While the primary responsibility for achieving the SDGs lies with the national authorities of United Nations member States, regional organisations such as the Council of Europe can facilitate the effective translation of global sustainable development policies into concrete action at national level.

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In this respect, the Assembly refers to United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/73/15 on co-operation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe, which welcomes the contribution of the Council of Europe to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Europe and beyond.
It notes that our Organisation is already contributing to 13 of the 17 SDGs, in particular to SDGs 5, 10 and 16 which focus respectively on achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all girls and women, reducing inequalities and ensuring social protection for all, and guaranteeing unimpeded access to justice.

Assembly debate on 9 April 2019 (12th Sitting) (see Doc.

14848, report of the Committee on Political Affairs and 1.

Democracy, rapporteur: Mr Adão Silva; Doc.


14861, opinion of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, rapporteur: Ms Petra Bayr).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 9 April 2019 (12th Sitting).

See also Recommendation 2150 (2019).

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In order to maximise its contribution, the Council of Europe should make full use of strengths such as its unique and widely recognised standard-setting role, which has resulted in a number of ground-breaking conventions, its multi-stakeholder structure, its monitoring and reporting machinery, the support it provides to its member States, its position as a platform for exchanging information and sharing experience and good practice, and its global outreach.
The main force of the Council of Europe is its conventional system.

Its effectiveness is ensured by 9. unique monitoring and follow-up bodies and processes which assess member States’ compliance with the conventions on the basis of measurable benchmarks and indicators.

This produces unique and vital data for identifying areas of progress, as well as challenges; this data is in several cases applicable also for certain SDGs.
Since many SDGs and specific targets correlate with obligations under relevant Council of Europe conventions, its member States are legally bound to complying with 2030 Agenda Goals and targets.

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In line with United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/73/15, the Parliamentary Assembly recognises the need for the United Nations and the Council of Europe to continue to work together, within their respective mandates, to accelerate the pace of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals towards achieving the 2030 Agenda.

The Assembly calls on the Council of Europe member States, as well as, where relevant, observer 11.
States and States whose parliaments enjoy observer or partner for democracy status with the Assembly to: 11.1. fully honour their commitments to the SDGs; 11.2. sign and ratify and efficiently implement the Council of Europe legal instruments, in particular those which directly contribute to the achievement of SDGs; 11.3. when reporting to Council of Europe monitoring bodies, make reference, where applicable, to relevant SDGs; 11.4. make reference systematically to relevant obligations under the Council of Europe legal instruments to which they are Parties and make full use of the reporting they are carrying out in the process of monitoring their compliance, in the context of assessing progress in the implementation of SDGs, including when presenting voluntary national reviews; include parliamentarians in their national structures and delegations at the various stages of 11.5. reviewing SDGs, including at the sessions of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and the United Nations General Assembly, as well as at thematic events, and provide them with the possibility to participate actively in the work of these processes and events; involve civil society organisations during the review of the implementation of SDGs, including 11.6. during the preparation of voluntary national reviews; 11.7. suggest impact assessments of national legislation by considering whether laws foster or hinder the meeting of the targets described in the SDGs.
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With reference to Resolution 2272 (2019) “Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals: synergy needed on the part of all stakeholders, from parliaments to local authorities”, the Assembly further calls on the Parliaments of Council of Europe member and observer States, as well as parliaments enjoying observer or partner for democracy status with the Assembly, to: 12.1. play an active role in the implementation of the SDGs, in setting priorities, ensuring progress and playing a role in monitoring and evaluating national efforts to implement the SDGs; 12.2. encourage its members to join their country’s delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations; 12.3. ensure that voluntary national reviews are first presented to, and discussed in, national parliaments, including the budgetary aspects; 12.4. hold debates on the activities of the United Nations in order to increase public awareness of its central role as a cornerstone of multilateralism and with the aim of increasing knowledge of the benefits that the United Nations 2030 Agenda bring to every person’s daily life.
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The Assembly calls on the Secretary General of the Council of Europe to: 13.1. continue highlighting the mutual relevance of the Council of Europe activities and the 2030 Agenda process, notably by: Resolution 2271 (2019) 13.1.1. inviting the different intergovernmental committees and structures to regularly include the item of the United Nations 2030 Agenda on their agendas, with a reference to relevant Council of Europe conventions, and by stimulating the exchange of experience and good practice, with the aim of making progress in achieving the SDGs; 13.1.2. to relevant SDGs; labelling the various activities, including those in neighbouring regions, which contribute 13.1.3. bringing up issues relating to the 2030 Agenda on the occasion of country visits, and by inviting other Council of Europe interlocutors to do so; 13.2. ensure that the Council of Europe is duly represented, and its contribution made available, at the various stages of reviewing SDGs, including at the sessions of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and the United Nations General Assembly, as well as at thematic events; find a way for the Council of Europe to be represented, in a visible and co-ordinated way, at the 13.3.
United Nations Headquarters in New York; 13.4. explore the feasibility of the Council of Europe organising, in co-operation with relevant United Nations bodies, a multi-day Regional European Conference in 2022 on selected SDGs the Council of Europe is contributing to; 13.5. consider ways to engage with the business community in order to promote sustainable and responsible business, in line with the United Nations 2030 Agenda.

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The Assembly calls on the United Nations to: 14.1. draw greater benefit from the Council of Europe's unique experience in human rights and parliamentary democracy and the relevant standards, notably the useful benchmarks that they provide, and their monitoring reports; 14.2. acknowledge, make visible and fully use the Council of Europe’s contribution to the implementation of SDGs; 14.3. further promote Council of Europe legal instruments open to non-member States.

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For its part, the Assembly resolves to: regularly review the implementation of SDGs and fully play its role as a platform for exchanging 15.1. national experiences and good practice; 15.2. strengthen the parliamentary contribution to, and dialogue with the United Nations, focusing on the implementation of SDGs and the complementarity between the Council of Europe and the United Nations, including with its agencies based in Geneva and Vienna; label its activities, including those in neighbouring regions, as those contributing to relevant 15.3.
SDGs.

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On 25 September 2015, 193 countries adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs).
The 2030 Agenda sets out a vision for a future which is fairer, more equitable and more ecological, reconciling the three pillars (economic, social and environmental) of sustainable development.

It seeks to achieve human rights for all, leaving no-one behind.

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The implementation of SDGs is first and foremost the responsibility of governments.
However, to be successful, it requires the mobilisation, involvement and support of all relevant stakeholders, including parliaments, local and regional authorities, citizens and civil society, in particular young people.

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National parliaments, as holders of legislative power, representatives of the people and the body that scrutinises what governments do, have a key part to play in meeting the SDGs.
While some countries have already put in place mechanisms to involve parliaments in the process of implementing and monitoring these goals, they are often limited to a passive consultation role.

It is equally unfortunate that, in general, members of parliament are not familiar with the 2030 Agenda.

In this context, the Assembly welcomes the major awareness-raising and capacity-building work for parliamentarians done by the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

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Local and regional authorities play a decisive role in the success of the economic, social and environmental transformations needed to achieve the SDGs.

Their closeness to the situation on the ground and to citizens, and their responsibility in terms of management of public investment, mean that they are in an ideal position to identify and address shortcomings in the area of sustainable development.

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The Parliamentary Assembly notes with interest the holding every year of the High-level Political Forum to monitor progress in meeting the SDGs.

It nevertheless regrets the fact that the voluntary national reviews submitted on that occasion are not subject to any scrutiny and that the other key stakeholders (parliaments, local and regional authorities and civil society) are not systematically involved, which risks weakening the exercise as a whole.

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The Parliamentary Assembly refers to Resolution 2271 (2019) on strengthening co-operation with the United Nations in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and in particular to paragraphs 11.2, 11.5 and 12 of that resolution.

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In view of the above, the Assembly believes that there is an urgent need to strengthen the role of national parliaments in the implementation and monitoring of SDGs and calls on parliaments to become actively involved in this field.
In particular, it invites them to: 7.1. ask their governments to frame sustainable development strategies and, where appropriate, to align them with the SDGs, send them to parliament for examination and debate, and report regularly on the progress made in implementing them; Assembly debate on 9 April 2019 (12th Sitting) (see Doc.

14851, Committee on Social Affairs, Health and 1.

Sustainable Development, rapporteur: Ms Jennifer De Temmerman).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 9 April 2019 (12th Sitting).
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7.4. set up a specific body/committee to monitor SDG implementation; call for government budgetary proposals to be systematically justified with regard to the SDGs; 7.5. make use of all parliamentary oversight mechanisms, such as question time, written questions to government, hearings of parliamentary committees and consultations, so as to hold governments to account on SDG implementation, while involving civil society, the private sector and the media wherever possible; raise public awareness of the SDGs through campaigns and educational activities and 7.6. incorporate the issue of sustainable development in school curricula.
With a view to strengthening the implementation of SDGs, the Assembly calls on Council of Europe 8. member States to: involve members of parliament and local and regional authority representatives in the SDG 8.1. implementation steering/co-ordinating bodies, so as to put forward the views of voters and offer institutional support; involve members of parliament, local and regional authority representatives and civil society in 8.2. the preparation of the voluntary national reviews and in the High-level Political Forum held every year.
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The Assembly invites the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe and the European Centre for Global Interdependence and Solidarity of the Council of Europe (North-South Centre) to incorporate the SDGs into their work programme.

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In conclusion, the Assembly welcomes the work done by its various committees with a view to achieving the SDGs, in particular in the areas of combating poverty (Goal 1), good health and well-being (Goal 3), quality education (Goal 4), gender equality (Goal 5), reducing inequality (Goal 10), combating climate change (Goal 13) and peace, justice and strong institutions (Goal 16).
It calls on members of the Assembly to refer to the Sustainable Development Goals in their reports and put forward specific recommendations concerning them whenever relevant.

2 Resolution 2273 (2019)1 Provisional version Establishment of a European Union mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights Parliamentary Assembly 1.
In October 2016, the European Parliament adopted a resolution proposing that the European Union establish a comprehensive, binding and permanent mechanism to monitor the situation of democracy, the rule of law and human rights in the 28 member States and to ensure compliance with the fundamental values of the European Union enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union and the implementation of the European Treaties in the member States.
Following a lack of action by the competent European Union institutions, the European Parliament, in a resolution of 14 November 2018, reiterated its call for establishing such a mechanism without delay.

The Parliamentary Assembly recognises that such an initiative is legitimate and consistent from the 2.

European Union perspective, the European Parliament itself noting that the existing instruments implemented by both the European Commission and the European Council have limited scope.

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The Assembly considers that the initiative of the European Parliament, which is still under discussion, needs serious reflection in that the proposed mechanism makes specific reference to the Council of Europe framework and aims to create synergies between the two organisations.
The proposed mechanism would, on account of its substance and scope, have a clear impact on the Council of Europe, its standard-setting acquis and the implementing mechanisms of its conventions: this mechanism refers to the Council of Europe acquis and includes in its “legal basis” several Council of Europe conventions – in particular the European Convention on Human Rights (ETS No.

5) and the European Social Charter (revised) (ETS No.
163) – to which the European Union is not a Party; certain Council of Europe bodies will be called upon to collaborate with the European Union under this mechanism – the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe and the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ).
The Assembly recalls that the Council of Europe and the European Union rely on strong standards in 4. the field of human rights, the rule of law and democracy to achieve their respective institutional goals.

Since the 2007 Memorandum of Understanding, the Council of Europe and the European Union have developed a strategic partnership based on these common values, which make synergy and convergence of actions indispensable.
Today, both organisations have a shared responsibility for upholding the effectiveness of their respective legal frameworks, ensuring that any overlapping of competences does not create conflict, and ensuring that this set of shared core values and principles is interpreted in a coherent way, in order to avoid fragmentation of understanding about what the fundamental values are and their implementation on the European continent.

Assembly debate on 9 April 2019 (13th Sitting) (see Doc.
14850, report of the Committee on Rules of Procedure, 1.

Immunities and Institutional Affairs, rapporteur: Ms Petra De Sutter; Doc.

14862, opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, rapporteur: Lord Richard Balfe; Doc.

14860, opinion of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee), rapporteur: Mr Andrej Šircelj).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 9 April 2019 (13th Sitting).
See also Recommendation 2151 (2019).

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On many occasions in recent years, the Assembly has taken a position on how to achieve complementarity of action between the two organisations, in particular in Resolution 1427 (2005) and Recommendation 1696 (2005) “Plans to set up a Fundamental Rights Agency of the European Union”, Recommendation 1744 (2006) “Follow-up to the Third Summit: the Council of Europe and the Fundamental Rights Agency of the European Union”, Resolution 1756 (2010) and Recommendation 1935 (2010) on the need to avoid duplication of the work of the Council of Europe by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Resolution 1836 (2011) and Recommendation 1982 (2011) on the impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the Council of Europe, Recommendation 2027 (2013) “European Union and Council of Europe human rights agendas: synergies not duplication”, Resolution 2029 (2015) and Recommendation 2060 (2015) on the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Council of Europe and the European Union and Resolution 2041 (2015) and Recommendation 2065 (2015) on European institutions and human rights in Europe.
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The Assembly strongly reaffirms that under the 2007 Memorandum of Understanding, the co-operation between both organisations will be based on “the principles of indivisibility and universality of human rights, respect for the standards set out in this field by the fundamental texts of the United Nations and the Council of Europe, in particular the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and the preservation of the cohesion of the human rights protection system in Europe”.
Moreover, “the European Union regards the Council of Europe as the Europe-wide reference source for human rights” and “the Council of Europe will remain the benchmark for human rights, the rule of law and democracy in Europe”.

It welcomes the fact that many Council of Europe conventions as well as Committee of Ministers' recommendations contain standards considered today as acquis communautaires, without the operational logic of the Organisation being called into question.
The Memorandum of Understanding also invited the European Union institutions to cite the relevant Council of Europe norms “as a reference in European Union documents” and to take the decisions and conclusions of the Council of Europe bodies into account “where relevant”.

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The Council of Europe has a large number of bodies empowered to collect data from member States, evaluate member States’ compliance with general obligations and specific or contractual commitments, or formulate observations and recommendations on democratic governance, the rule of law and human rights for the attention of member States.
The Assembly notes that the Council of Europe acts as a partner of the European Union, providing the basis for the European Union decision-making process in respect of countries which are also member States of the Council of Europe.

The Council of Europe's input in current European Union rule of law initiatives, especially with the Venice Commission opinions, has already proven substantial.

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The Assembly recalls that since 1993 it has had a procedure for monitoring the obligations and commitments made by the member States upon their accession to the Council of Europe, the implementation of which is the responsibility of the Monitoring Committee.

All member States can be submitted to this procedure.

Furthermore, when closing a monitoring procedure, a post-monitoring dialogue is carried out with the State concerned.
This procedure allows for the examination of questions relating to the functioning of democratic institutions in the member States.

Lastly, it ensures compliance with the obligations entered into by member States which are not the subject of specific monitoring procedures through periodic review reports carried out on a country-by-country basis.

The Assembly invites the European Union to refer to the work of the Monitoring Committee as 9. necessary.

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The Assembly should ensure that its own relevant work is also a source of reference for the European Union in the framework of its various existing rule of law procedures or initiatives, including the work of the Assembly’s Monitoring Committee and also relevant work by its general committees, in particular country- specific findings and recommendations in country-specific thematic reports and resolutions.

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The Assembly recognises that the co-operation established between the Council of Europe and the European Union institutions and agencies, in particular the Fundamental Rights Agency, has been positive and has strengthened the European framework for the promotion of fundamental rights and the mutual trust on which co-operation between European States is based.

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12.

In response to increased concerns within the European Union over the democratic deficit in relation to several of its member States, some European Union rule of law monitoring mechanisms have been triggered and other initiatives aimed at monitoring respect for the rule of law have been taken, involving different European Union institutions and based on different paradigms, differing in their nature and their coercive effects.

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In reaction to previous initiatives of the European Union to set up mechanisms for monitoring respect for the rule of law or human rights, the Assembly has often expressed reservations and highlighted the risks of creating double mechanisms, double standards, fragmentation or inconsistency of applicable standards and “forum shopping”, as well as the risk of wasting limited budgetary resources where such a mechanism already existed within the framework of the Council of Europe.
It therefore considers it essential to maintain the primacy of the Council of Europe in the assessment of the respect by European Union member States, as well as non-European Union member States, of the common fundamental values.

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The Assembly also recalls that the current enforcement and monitoring procedures aimed at upholding the values of human rights, the rule of law and democracy, set up by the Council of Europe or the European Union, rely on co-operation with national authorities and institutions.
The Assembly therefore expresses concern that, if taken from the perspective of national authorities, the multiple recommendations produced by the various European bodies may result in institutional fatigue and compromise the ability to develop a sound public policy.

The Assembly considers that a sound political commitment has been expressed by the Council of 15.
Europe and the European Union to making more effective use of existing standards and procedures in order to create an enabling environment for the effective realisation of human rights and the freedoms of citizens.
The Assembly believes, however, that a number of practical arrangements could usefully reinforce the above political commitments, clarify and optimise their respective roles and missions and, at the same time, remove or minimise the risk in the long term of double standards and duplication of mechanisms or action undertaken.

It recalls, in line with its previous recommendations, that unnecessary duplication of work in the field of human rights, the rule of law and democracy shall be avoided.
Therefore, the Assembly invites the European Union, in the framework of its existing procedures and its 16. initiatives to ensure compliance with the values guaranteed in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union, to: 16.1. support the effective implementation of benchmarks at European level, using the Council of Europe's “rule of law standards”, including the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, relevant recommendations of the Committee of Ministers, standards and opinions of the Venice Commission (including the “Rule of Law Checklist”) and recommendations, opinions and/or conclusions of other relevant Council of Europe bodies; 16.2. use the available reports, opinions or recommendations of the Council of Europe's advisory or monitoring bodies, not only citing them as references in the documents produced by the European Union bodies, but taking into account the final conclusions of these bodies in the assessment by the institutions of the European Union to determine whether rule of law issues arise, as well as to guide proposals for any action to be taken; 16.3. when assessing whether the rule of law deficiency has been remedied or has ceased to exist, liaise with the relevant Council of Europe bodies which issued the opinion or the recommendation to ensure consistency of views and conclusions.
The initiative for political action in the event of alleged non-compliance with the European Union legal framework would remain with the European Union, with the Council of Europe offering legal and technical assessment in compliance with its monitoring or advisory bodies’ competences; 16.4. provide for safeguards in any mechanism of the European Union, to ensure that the assessment or action of the European Union will not affect existing procedures arising from Council of Europe advisory or monitoring mechanisms, along similar lines to Article 53 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
The Assembly welcomes the increased participation of the European Union in the work of a number of 17.

Council of Europe bodies, which contributes to strengthening consistency in the respective organisations’ approaches in the fields addressed and in relation to the countries concerned.

This sound co-operation must continue without necessarily leading to formal institutional arrangements.
However, in a number of cases, establishing a formal basis would not only help to reinforce the concept of shared values in the field of human rights, the rule of law and democracy, but would also avoid the risk of fragmentation and dividing lines in the application of standards in Europe.
Therefore, with a view to developing the European Union's participation in the Council of Europe's 18. monitoring bodies, the Assembly calls on the European Union to: resume the negotiation process of accession to the European Convention on Human Rights in 18.1. order to ensure the convergence of human rights standards all over Europe; 3 Resolution 2273 (2019) 18.2. accede to the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption (ETS No.
173) and speed up the negotiations on its participation in GRECO, with a view to contributing to more co-ordinated anti-graft policies in Europe.

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Furthermore, with a view to the accession of the European Union to the European Social Charter (revised) (ETS No.
163) that has been repeatedly called for by the European Parliament, the Assembly calls on the European Union to increase the convergence of European Union law with the European Social Charter and calls on the member States to introduce an accession clause into the European Social Charter to allow for accession by the European Union.

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In addition, the Resolution of the European Parliament on a European Union mechanism for democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights gives national parliaments an important role in the envisaged mechanism and calls for a reinforced interparliamentary dialogue between the European Parliament and national parliaments.
Like the European Parliament, the Assembly is convinced that national parliaments are, upstream, well-positioned to identify shortcomings and frame indicators to measure compliance with the shared values.
However, it also considers that, downstream, the lack of information in national parliaments on recommendations made by the various European institutions in the context of rule of law compliance mechanisms is detrimental to the consolidation of the system of protection of human rights and the rule of law in Europe.

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The Assembly considers that, as a pan-European forum for interparliamentary dialogue whose adopted texts provide guidance to national governments and parliaments on the standards to be promoted in Europe, it could be the privileged place for regular interaction between the European Union institutions and the national parliamentary delegations which sit in the Assembly.
Thus, it stands ready to hold an annual parliamentary debate on the rule of law, which would provide a timely opportunity to bring European decision-makers and monitoring bodies closer to national parliaments.
Therefore, the Assembly decides to invite the European Union to co-operate on establishing an annual 22. parliamentary debate on the rule of law, using the Parliamentary Assembly platform to: 22.1. better inform national parliaments about the conclusions and recommendations of the various reports on member States’ compliance with the standards of human rights, the rule of law and democracy produced by the Council of Europe and the European Union, and by doing so to contribute to converting recommendations, advice and conclusions into national compliance policies; 22.2. enable national parliaments to inform the European institutions about their priority issues; 22.3. help to create a common feeling that a country’s situation is not unique and that the same problems are shared by others.
The Assembly calls on the European Parliament to reinforce their mutual co-operation in order to 23. further strengthen the parliamentary dimension of rule of law-related matters.
Finally, the development of European Union rule of law mechanisms, ongoing initiatives and their 24. implications for the Council of Europe deserve further analysis and reflection at the level of the Assembly itself with regard to the potential impact on its own mode of operation in terms of compatibility with its own procedure for monitoring the obligations and commitments entered into by the member States.
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Gender-based violence affects women in all aspects of life.

The world of politics is no exception.

On the wave created by the #MeToo movement, many women politicians started to speak up.
Their individual testimonies and experiences are not isolated cases, but indicate the existence of a pattern of widespread and systematic gender-based violence against women in politics worldwide, as confirmed by the 2018 report on Violence against women in politics by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences.

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The Parliamentary Assembly expresses its deepest concern at the findings of the regional study on Sexism, harassment and violence against women in parliaments in Europe, which it jointly conducted with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) interviews with women parliamentarians and staff of national parliaments, this study reveals alarming levels of sexism, sexual harassment and gender-based violence in national parliaments, widespread under-reporting and a lack of adequate mechanisms to report violence, protect victims and sanction perpetrators.
in 2018.

Based on confidential individual The Assembly reiterates its firm condemnation of all forms of gender-based violence against women as 3. a human rights violation and a major obstacle to the achievement of gender equality.

It confirms its unfaltering support to the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (CETS.

No.

210, “Istanbul Convention”) as the most comprehensive international binding legal instrument in this field.

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Sexism and violence against women in politics affect the foundations of democracy: they interfere with women’s right to fully and equally participate in political life and express their views; limit their right to vote and to run for public office; and ultimately undermine the representativeness and the legitimacy of elected institutions.

Sexism and violence against women in parliament hold back women’s access to leadership positions and impair their ability to fulfil their elected mandate.

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Despite its impact on the victims, the respect of fundamental rights and the good functioning of democracy, violence against women in politics as a specific phenomenon has so far received little attention.

At societal level, sexism and sexual harassment are often dismissed as the price to pay for women to be in politics.

Both sexism and sexual harassment are so trivialised and engrained that many women politicians are not even aware of being victims of a gender-specific form of violence.
Others choose not to report acts of sexism and sexual harassment because this would undermine their political standing or harm their political parties.

Overall, a culture of impunity for sexism prevails amongst parliamentarians.

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To redress this state of affairs, it is crucial to raise awareness of sexism and violence against women in politics and to bring about a change of mindsets.
In this context, the Assembly recalls the #NotInMyParliament initiative, which was launched by its President, Liliane Maury Pasquier, as a follow-up to the joint regional study conducted with the IPU, and gives it its full support.

Assembly debate on 9 April 2019 (13th Sitting) (see Doc.

14843, report of the Committee on Equality and Non- 1.

Discrimination, rapporteur: Ms Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 9 April 2019 (13th Sitting).

See also Recommendation 2152 (2019).


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At the same time, to turn greater awareness into tangible change, the Assembly believes that a number of players in the political arena should strengthen their policies, legislation and other measures aimed at putting an end to sexism and violence against women in politics, and that data collection, monitoring and research in this area should be stepped up, at national and international level.

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In the light of the above considerations, the Assembly calls on the parliaments of Council of Europe member and observer States, as well as on the parliaments who enjoy observer or partner for democracy status with the Parliamentary Assembly to: 8.1. introduce or revise the codes of conduct for their members with a view to setting out the explicit prohibition of sexist speech, sexist acts and sexual harassment and introducing sanctions for breaches of the obligation; unless it is already the case, consider reviewing immunity rules which afford immunity from 8.2. prosecution to members of parliament for sexual harassment and violence against women; introduce complaint mechanisms to prevent and sanction sexual harassment, sexual violence 8.3. and misconduct, ensuring that: 8.3.1. they cover members of parliament and parliamentary staff; 8.3.2. case as expeditiously as possible; victims can report in full safety and confidentiality and have a fair consideration of the 8.3.3. full independence of the complaint mechanism is guaranteed, free of party allegiances; 8.3.4. which are proportional to the gravity of the case; the decisions of such complaint mechanisms can be followed by effective sanctions 8.3.5. information about the terms of reference of complaint mechanisms, their powers and how to seize them is regularly disseminated through appropriate means to all members of parliament and parliamentary staff; 8.3.6. statistics on the activities of such mechanisms are regularly published, guaranteeing confidentiality and including information on the number of cases submitted, the number of pending cases, the number of decided cases and the outcome of such cases; introduce a mechanism of confidential counselling for victims of sexism, sexual harassment, and 8.4. sexual violence and misconduct and disseminate information about it; 8.5. support the #NotInMyParliament initiative and replicate it at national level; conduct surveys and public debates periodically to raise awareness of the issue of violence 8.6. against women, including in politics; organise training on the issue of sexism and violence against women for members of parliament 8.7. and parliamentary staff; 8.8. disseminate the 2018 IPU-Parliamentary Assembly regional study on Sexism, harassment and violence against women in parliaments in Europe among members of parliament and parliamentary staff through appropriate means, and consider translating the study and carrying out a national one; ensure that men and women parliamentarians alike are involved in efforts to prevent and 8.9. respond to sexism and violence against women in politics and parliamentary staff.
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Furthermore, the Assembly invites the parliaments of the States Parties to the Istanbul Convention to provide the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) with information concerning violence against women in politics, including in political parties, in parliaments and in the context of the electoral process, in light of the overarching general obligation in the area of the prevention of violence against women set out in Article 12 of the Istanbul Convention.
The Assembly calls on Council of Europe member and observer States and States whose parliaments 10. enjoy observer or partner for democracy status with the Parliamentary Assembly to: 10.1. provide the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women with information on violence against women in politics, including in political parties, in parliaments and in the context of elections; 10.2. support research on the links between sexism, violence against women in politics and the political representation of women; 2 Resolution 2274 (2019) 10.3. support activities, projects and observatories aimed at collecting data on sexism and violence against women in politics, including in parliaments and in the context of elections; 10.4. consider introducing specific legislation on sexism and violence against women in politics.
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The Assembly calls on political parties at national level and its political groups to commit to rejecting all forms of violence against women in politics, enshrine this commitment in their codes of conduct/statutes and set up effective disciplinary procedures against members who act in breach of this commitment.

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As regards its own work and functioning, the Assembly recalls the applicability to its members of Rule No.
1292 on the protection of dignity at the Council of Europe and the relevance of its Code of Conduct for members, which sets out the obligation to “respect the values of the Council of Europe and the general principles of behaviour of the Assembly and not take any action which would cause damage to the reputation and integrity of the Assembly or its members”.

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With this consideration in mind, the Assembly: 13.1. asks the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly to: 13.1.1. regularly bring to the attention of the members of the Assembly the Council of Europe rules on the protection of dignity which are applicable to them, in writing and through the organisation of training; 13.1.2. provide additional training on the issue of sexism and violence against women for Parliamentary Assembly delegates, following the example of the European Parliament; 13.2. calls on its Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs to modify the Code of Conduct for members of the Assembly with a view to: 13.2.1. introducing the explicit prohibition of sexism, sexual harassment and sexual violence and misconduct as well as the obligation to take account of the Council of Europe rules on the protection of dignity and to co-operate with the relevant mechanisms and with the decisions that might be taken as a result of a harassment procedure; 13.2.2. ensuring that recommendations of the Commission against Harassment and/or decisions of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe resulting from the application of Rule No.
1292 can be followed up by the Assembly in the context of its Code of Conduct; 13.3. asks the Bureau of the Assembly to ensure that, in the context of election observation by the Assembly, the issue of violence against women, and notably sexism and sexual harassment, is systematically taken into account and is included in future revisions of the Guidelines for the observations of elections.

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The Assembly takes note of the planned revision of Rule No.
1292 on the protection of dignity at the Council of Europe with a view to enhancing its effectiveness and recalls the need for a coherent application of Rule No.

1292 and of the Code of Conduct for members of the Assembly.

3 Resolution 2275 (2019)1 Provisional version The role and responsibilities of political leaders in combating hate speech and intolerance Parliamentary Assembly 1.
Europe is facing an upsurge in hate speech, including all forms of expression which spread, incite, promote or justify racial hatred, xenophobia, Islamophobia, antisemitism or other forms of hatred based on intolerance, including intolerance expressed by aggressive nationalism and ethnocentrism, discrimination and hostility against national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, migrants and people of immigrant origin, women and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people.

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The political arena is no exception to this worrying trend: hate speech and intolerance have become part of political discourse, where they are used not only by populist and extremist groups but increasingly by representatives of movements and parties across the political spectrum.

Information technology has significantly contributed to spreading and amplifying hate speech, therefore trivialising it in the eyes of the general public.

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The Parliamentary Assembly is concerned by the threat posed by hate speech, which dehumanises the individuals and groups it targets, making them more vulnerable to stigmatisation, discrimination and violence.

Hate speech erodes the social fabric and hinders peaceful living together in diversity.

It produces a feeling of exclusion among minority groups and can contribute to alienation, marginalisation, the emergence of parallel societies and, ultimately, radicalisation.
When used in the political debate, it becomes a barrier to constructive dialogue between political forces and it undermines democratic values.

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The Assembly considers that the most effective way of preventing hate speech is to strengthen adherence to the principles of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and to promote a model of society that embraces diversity and respects human dignity.

Politicians, along with other public figures, have a vital role to play in this process.
Their status and visibility allow them to influence a wide audience and to define to a significant degree the themes and the tone of public discourse.

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In fact, politicians have both a political obligation and a moral responsibility to refrain from using hate speech and stigmatising language, and to condemn promptly and unequivocally its use by others, as silence may be interpreted as approval or support.
The enhanced protection of freedom of expression that they enjoy also strengthens their responsibility in this area.

The Assembly believes that a wide range of measures is necessary to counter hate speech, ranging 6. from self-regulation, particularly by political movements and parties, and in the statutes and rules of procedure of national and local elected bodies, to civil, administrative and criminal legislation prohibiting and sanctioning its use, which should be considered as a last resort.
Restrictions and sanctions should be proportionate and should not be misused to silence minorities or to suppress criticism.

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Self-regulatory instruments adopted by political parties, such as statutes and charters, are particularly effective and more likely to be respected due to their voluntary nature.
The Charter of European Political Parties for a Non-Racist Society, drawn up in 1998 under the auspices of the European Union Consultative Commission on Racism and Xenophobia, provides guidance for self-regulation by political parties in this area.

Assembly debate on 10 April 2019 (14th and 15th Sittings) (see Doc.

14845, Committee on Equality and Non- 1.

Discrimination, rapporteur: Ms Elvira Kovács).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 10 April 2019 (15th Sitting).
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It should also redress one of its main weaknesses, namely the lack of measures for breaches of the Charter.

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Media, including social media, should play an important role in limiting the impact of hate speech, by providing accurate, unbiased information and not giving excessive visibility to instances of stigmatising or abusive language, including by political leaders.

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The Assembly refers to the exchange of letters between the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and the main players of information technology to promote an open and safe internet, where human rights, democracy and the rule of law are respected in the online environment, as a useful example of dialogue and co-operation with internet intermediaries.

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The Assembly commends the work conducted by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) in this area and supports, in particular, its General Policy Recommendation No.

15 which indicates a wealth of measures on preventing and combating hate speech, providing support for those targeted by it, and calling for self-regulation by public and private institutions, including elected bodies and political parties.

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The Assembly recalls its No Hate Parliamentary Alliance, a network of parliamentarians who commit to taking an open, firm and proactive stand against racism, hatred and intolerance on whatever grounds and however they manifest themselves, as an example of a forum for discussion and exchange of good practices that should be replicated in national parliaments.
It also recalls the No Hate Speech Movement and that, although the Council of Europe campaign came to an end in 2017, its national committees continue to be active.

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In the light of these considerations, the Assembly calls on the Council of Europe member States to: 12.1. monitor the situation as regards hate speech, including in political discourse, and collect accurate, comparable data on its nature and prevalence, disaggregated by grounds of discrimination, target groups, types of perpetrators and channels used; implement ECRI’s General Policy Recommendation No.
15, by adopting relevant administrative, 12.2. civil and, as a last resort, criminal law provisions; 12.3. encourage political movements and parties to adopt self-regulation texts, such as codes of conduct and ethical charters, which prohibit and sanction the use of hate speech by their members; 12.4. encourage the media to provide accurate, unbiased and responsible information in matters relevant to individuals and groups that are vulnerable to discrimination and hatred; 12.5. engage in dialogue and co-operation with internet intermediaries, in particular social media, to encourage them to adopt and apply self-regulation texts to prevent and sanction the use of hate speech and commit to removing offensive content; 12.6. promote information and awareness-raising activities addressed to politicians and elected representatives at all levels, focusing on initiatives and measures adopted to counter hate speech and intolerance, including at international level, such as the Charter of European Parties for a Non-Racist Society and the No Hate Parliamentary Alliance; 12.7. provide public officials with training on fundamental rights, equality and non-discrimination, particularly in schools and other educational institutions and in contexts where institutional discrimination may take place, including in police forces and the judiciary, the armed forces, legal services and the medical profession; 12.8. promote awareness-raising activities targeting the general public on racism and intolerance as well as hate speech specifically; 12.9. support the national committees of the No Hate Speech Movement campaign; 12.10. encourage politicians to disseminate, also on social media, positive messages in relation to minorities in their countries.
2 Resolution 2275 (2019) The Assembly calls on the parliaments of member States, as well as the parliaments enjoying the 13. status of observer or partner for democracy, to: 13.1. provide parliamentarians and other political actors with information and training on how to prevent, identify and react to hate speech on- and offline, as well as on human rights, equality and non- discrimination, and the malignant use of social networks and other media, including disinformation; 13.2. ensure that their statutes and rules of procedure contain specific provisions against hate speech and stigmatising language, sanctions for non-compliance and accessible complain mechanisms; 13.3. establish study groups with the participation of parliamentarians, experts and civil society representatives, to monitor hate speech and recommend measures to address it at national level.
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The Parliamentary Assembly believes that the 25th anniversary of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance, which falls in 2019, provides a good opportunity to update, including measures for breaches of it, and relaunch the Charter of European Political Parties for a Non-Racist Society.

3 Resolution 2276 (2019)1 Provisional version Stop hate speech and acts of hatred in sport Parliamentary Assembly 1.
Hatred and intolerance are rife in today’s Europe and the world of sport, which reflects society at large, is not immune to this reality.

On the contrary, various forms of hatred and intolerance, including antisemitism, Islamophobia, homo- and transphobia, racism, afrophobia, sexism and xenophobia, often find fertile ground in sports arenas, leading to verbal and physical violence.

This interferes with the spirit of competition that is a natural element of sport, by polluting and perverting it.

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Verbal abuse is widespread in the sports environment, in the form of insults and chants that may amount to hate speech and incitation to violence.

Abuse may also be visual, written or allusive, with the use of symbolic objects, extremist iconography or the vandalisation of the opponents’ symbols.

These phenomena occur most often in collective ways, among supporters, but they also take place on the playing field, involving players, trainers or referees, either as perpetrators or victims of the abuse.
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The Parliamentary Assembly condemns hatred and intolerance in any form and believes that the impact of hate speech should not be underestimated.

While awareness of this issue and the need to address it has increased in recent years, much remains to be done to counter it effectively in the sports environment.

In addition, the danger posed by populists and other ideologues attempting to manipulate sports supporters for electoral and political gain should be prevented and countered.

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The Council of Europe has taken action against hate speech in the area of sport through various activities, in particular through the Youth Sector’s No Hate Speech Movement campaign, in co-operation with the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sports (EPAS).

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The Assembly welcomes the Memoranda of understanding signed in 2018 between the Council of Europe and the European Union of Football Associations (UEFA) and the Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA) as an important basis for co-operation to promote human rights, integrity, good governance and non-discrimination in football, which is by far the most popular sport in Europe, and the fact that the former memorandum explicitly mentions hate speech among the manifestations of discrimination that State Parties are required to prevent and combat.
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The Assembly is aware of the powerful potential that sport has to change mindsets.

It is convinced that sport should be first and foremost an instrument for promoting and transmitting values such as fair play, mutual respect and tolerance, in addition to being a beneficial activity for personal development and health and a form of entertainment accessible to all.

There should be no space in sport for prejudice and violence, nor for manipulation of supporters’ sentiments.

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The Assembly recalls its Resolution 2131 (2016) “Sport for all: a bridge to equality, integration and social inclusion”, particularly as regards the need for mechanisms for regular and systematic monitoring of discrimination in the field of sport 8.

The Assembly believes that education is key in preventing hatred and intolerance, including in the sports environment, and special attention should be paid to the role of schools in transmitting the values of tolerance and respect for human dignity.
Assembly debate on 10 April 2019 (14th and 15th Sittings) (see Doc.

14842, Committee on Equality and Non- 1.

Discrimination, rapporteur: Mr Goran Beus Richembergh).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 10 April 2019 (15th Sitting).

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The Assembly supports the Council of Europe Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events (CETS No.

218) and invites all member States which have not yet done so to sign and ratify it.

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In the light of these considerations, the Assembly calls on the Council of Europe member States to: 10.1. promote research and data collection on hate speech and hate crime in the sports environment.
Data should be comparable and disaggregated by geographic location, sport, victim and perpetrator distinguishing between professional and amateur sports players or spectators, and the grounds of discrimination; integrate into their national plans or strategies against hate speech and hate crime specific 10.2. measures to address such issues in the sports environment; 10.3. strengthen co-operation with sports organisations in areas relevant to hatred and intolerance, including the monitoring and reporting of incidents, information and awareness-raising activities targeting athletes, staff and management of sports organisations, as well as the general public; 10.4. ensure that reporting mechanisms are available for victims of hate speech and discrimination in the sports environment; both with a view to protecting victims and to regularly monitoring the phenomenon; 10.5. combat impunity by ensuring consistent implementation of existing administrative and criminal sanctions for hate speech in the sports environment and making use of the technologies currently available on sports grounds to identify perpetrators; 10.6. conduct awareness-raising campaigns targeting the general public on the dangers posed by hate speech, the reporting mechanisms available and the importance of countering impunity by reporting incidents; integrate sports ethics into school curricula, in the framework of citizenship education.
Provide 10.7. physical education teachers and sports trainers with training on detecting and responding to discrimination and abuse targeting athletes, whether at amateur or professional level; 10.8. encourage media to provide pluralistic, unbiased information on athletes, particularly those at higher risk of hatred, and their performance, and to report accurately and without bias on hate speech incidents and hate crimes.

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The Assembly calls on sports federations and other sports organisations to: integrate equality and non-discrimination into their activities and promote democratic values; 11.1. prevent and combat hate speech and, to this end, strengthen co-operation with supporters clubs, civil society organisations, the media and educational institutions; 11.2. appoint outstanding athletes as ambassadors for equality and non-discrimination; require all players to formally commit to abstaining from hate speech and manifestations of 11.3. hatred and intolerance; 11.4. provide all players and staff members with training on how to identify, prevent and counter hate speech and intolerance; 11.5. promote educational programmes for sports supporters and fan clubs in order to prevent hate speech in stadiums during matches.
The Assembly underlines that sport should not only be a matter of competition, but also an environment 12. in which people of all origins and walks of life can find a common ground and interact harmoniously in diversity.

2 Resolution 2277 (2019)1 Provisional version Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future Parliamentary Assembly 1.
The Parliamentary Assembly refers to its Resolution 2186 (2017) on the call for a Council of Europe summit to reaffirm European unity and to defend and promote democratic security in Europe and reiterates that the Council of Europe, set up 70 years ago to achieve greater unity among its member States on the basis of common values and principles, is today more necessary than ever to help meet major challenges in and between the 47 member States, as well as to avoid creating new dividing lines.

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The Parliamentary Assembly, as one of the two statutory organs of the Council of Europe, has itself played an essential role in developing European unity within diversity.
It has largely contributed to the enlargement process of the Organisation since the fall of the Berlin Wall, in particular through the preparation of accession Opinions to the other statutory organ, the Committee of Ministers, including a list of specific commitments undertaken by the authorities of the candidate States following negotiations with Assembly rapporteurs.
Thus, the Assembly, with its pluralistic composition of members of national parliaments, has become a 3. unique, permanent and structured pan-European forum for interparliamentary dialogue among representatives of the citizens from all 47 European States with an important deliberative role on the many issues which fall within the aim and scope of the Organisation (Articles 1 and 3 of the Statute of the Council of Europe (ETS No.

1)).

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The Assembly refers to its Recommendation 2114 (2017) “Defending the acquis of the Council of Europe: preserving 65 years of successful intergovernmental co-operation” and recalls that the Assembly, being “the political engine” of the Organisation, shares with the Committee of Ministers and member States the responsibility for the development of the unique convention system of the Council of Europe, which has substantially helped to “improve the functioning of democratic institutions in Europe, to develop the rule of law throughout Europe and to protect and promote the rights of all European citizens and inhabitants”.
Having the obligation, under the European Convention on Human Rights (ETS No.
5), to elect the 5. judges to the European Court of Human Rights, and having significantly contributed to the process of ensuring the execution of the Court’s judgments by member States, the Assembly plays – together with the Court and the Committee of Ministers, which has the primary responsibility for overseeing the execution of the Court’s judgments – a major role in the unique European system of the protection of human rights, the rule of law and democracy, which has become a beacon to the rest for the world.
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The Assembly’s role as Europe’s guardian of human rights and democracy is further fulfilled through intensive fact-finding and election observation missions, as well as thematic or country-specific reports on the state of human rights, social rights, the rule of law and democracy in member States.

This includes concrete recommendations to the governments and parliaments of the States concerned – either directly or through Assembly debate on 10 April 2019 (15th Sitting) (see Doc.
14863, Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, 1. rapporteur: Mr Tiny Kox; Doc.

14867, opinion of the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs, rapporteur: Mr Mart van de Ven).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 10 April 2019 (15th Sitting).

See also Recommendation 2153 (2019).


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However, 70 years after it was founded, the Council of Europe is in a deep political and financial crisis.
It finds itself confronted with many challenges which seriously threaten the effectiveness of its statutory organs and of its mechanisms and instruments, and thus ultimately the statutory aims of the Organisation: dangerous conflicts in and between member States persist instead of being solved by using inter alia the means of the Organisation; the multilateral implementation of international human rights standards, including through the European Court of Human Rights, is increasingly being challenged in member States; the respect for the Organisation’s Statute and the European Convention on Human Rights is weakening; and the Assembly itself has not yet been able to effectively assist in overcoming these crises.
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As regards the Council of Europe’s pan-European mission, the intended “unity within diversity” has, as of 2014, been seriously put into question following the illegal annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, an act considered as a clear violation of international law and the Council of Europe’s Statute.
Russia’s decision, in reaction to the Assembly’s decision to apply sanctions vis-à-vis its parliamentary delegation, to stop participating in the activities of the Assembly, has led to a rift within the Organisation with one member State being present in one statutory organ, the Committee of Ministers, while being absent in the other, the Assembly.
As of June 2017, the Russian Government’s decision, in reaction to this situation, to suspend payment of its contribution to the budget of the Organisation has led to a major budgetary crisis threatening the Council of Europe’s key activities.
To face these challenges, promote security in Europe, reinvigorate trust in the Council of Europe and 9. among member States and preserve the future of the Organisation, the Assembly: 9.1. calls on all member States to reaffirm, 70 years after the foundation of the Organisation, their commitment to the ideal of European unity and the values and principles of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and support and further strengthen the Council of Europe as a unique pan- European organisation which upholds these values for the benefit of European citizens; underlines that Council of Europe membership implies an obligation of all member States to 9.2. participate in both statutory organs; 9.3. calls on the Russian Federation, in accordance with its statutory obligations, to appoint a delegation to the Assembly and to resume obligatory payment of its contribution to the Organisation’s budget, failure of which may lead to the suspension of its representation rights in both statutory organs, should the Committee of Ministers decide to apply Article 9 of the Statute; 9.4. calls for intensified dialogue among all actors concerned in order to preserve the pan-European mission of the Council of Europe and avoid a situation in which the biggest member State would be asked to, or chooses to, leave the Organisation with all the geopolitical implications this would have and also the concrete consequences for Russian citizens; welcomes in this respect the commitment and efforts made by the Finnish Presidency of the Committee of Ministers; 9.5. calls on the governments of member States to consider all available options to ensure the political relevance and financial sustainability of the Organisation so as to avoid seriously undermining its activities and thereby its effectiveness; 9.6. calls on its members to put this issue on the agenda of their national parliaments as a matter of urgency and urge their governments to act responsibly, in line with their obligations under the Council of Europe Statute, so as to ensure the Organisation’s financial sustainability.
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For its part, during these challenging times for the Organisation, the Assembly resolves to streamline, restructure and modernise its work and focus its activities on issues within the aim and scope of the Organisation which are politically relevant and likely to have an impact on the work of the Organisation and/or in the member States for the benefit of European citizens.

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Therefore, the Assembly, on the basis also of the findings of the Ad hoc Committee of its Bureau on the role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly, considers that its work and activities should primarily focus on: 11.1. promoting the strengthening and further development of the Organisation’s unique convention system, which has greatly contributed to the creation of a single legal space across the 47 member States, to the benefit of their citizens; this priority also includes the implementation of the judgments of 2 Resolution 2277 (2019) the European Court of Human Rights and of recommendations issued by the Organisation’s standard- setting, monitoring and advisory bodies, as well as the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights; 11.2. helping to identify to what extent the current Council of Europe legal instruments should be prioritised and revised or whether new ones should be developed, old ones strengthened or implemented more effectively or suspended as having become obsolete, in order to better respond to new societal challenges or situations such as: artificial intelligence, the ever-increasing use of social media, disinformation, radicalisation and new phenomena linked to terrorism, climate change, migration and refugees; 11.3. promoting women’s and children's rights and gender equality and applying a human rights and gender sensitive approach; 11.4. developing further and increasing its election observation tools and missions, in close co- operation with the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), in order to improve the legal framework of its member States on elections and referendums, electoral practice and compliance by member States with relevant recommendations; 11.5. defending the Organisation’s system of values and standards against undemocratic and illiberal trends, political extremism and aggressive nationalism, discrimination, xenophobia, hate speech and other threats to the rule of law; 11.6. promoting the Council of Europe values of human rights, rule of law and democratic principles also in the Council of Europe’s neighbourhood as a means of improving living conditions and stability in these regions and thus contributing to security and stability on the European continent.
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In light of the above considerations, the Assembly; 12.1. resolves to review, based on proposals by its committees, their mandate, work programme and institutional representation in intergovernmental committees and other Council of Europe bodies in order to verify political relevance and added value; 12.2. invites its committees to focus in their reports on proposals which can be translated into tangible action by the intergovernmental sector of the Organisation (standard-setting, advisory or monitoring bodies) so as to enhance their impact and visibility, and to accompany, where appropriate, criticism addressed to member States (on failures in the legislative field or in the implementation of legislation or violations of human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law) with proposals for support activities aimed at addressing these shortcomings or lack of compliance; in both cases, such proposals through should be recommendations adopted by the Assembly.
the Committee of Ministers, the other statutory organ, forwarded to 13.

Enhanced impact and visibility of the Assembly’s work is only possible if the decisions it takes are being followed up, in particular by or through national parliaments.
In this respect, the Assembly, on the basis of the findings of the Ad hoc Committee of its Bureau on the role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly, and referring also to its Resolution 1640 (2008) “Use by Assembly members of their dual parliamentary role – both parliamentary and European”, calls on: the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly to ensure that Speakers of national 13.1. parliaments are regularly informed about conclusions and proposals made in Assembly resolutions, especially those concerning their own country; 13.2. national parliamentary delegations to the Assembly to regularly report to their parliaments on their activities in the Assembly, preferably after each part-session, and to inform the Assembly’s Bureau on the national follow-up given to Assembly resolutions at least once a year; 13.3.
Assembly rapporteurs, in case of follow-up to country-specific proposals, to prepare, with the active involvement of the national delegation concerned, a memorandum on the follow-up given by the national parliaments and governments to their report, at the latest one year after its adoption by the Assembly; its committees to increase their contacts with the relevant committees of national parliaments, 13.4. including exchanges of views between respective chairpersons and/or rapporteurs; 13.5. political groups in the Assembly to encourage their members to ensure appropriate follow-up of those resolutions the group considers relevant and to consider creating their own follow-up mechanisms; 3 Resolution 2277 (2019) 13.6. all its members to promote awareness of and follow-up to Assembly and, more generally, Council of Europe activities by explaining to their electorate the direct impact these may have on their daily life and acting as catalysts to change their mindsets on a number of ethical issues.
14.

In order to enhance the consistency and effectiveness of the decisions and activities of the Council of Europe and aware of the importance of local democracy and the central role that local and regional powers play in relations with citizens, the Assembly decides to set in motion a reflection on mechanisms for periodical consultations and permanent co-operation between the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe and their structures.

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The Assembly notes that the Ad hoc Committee of its Bureau on the role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly underlined the need to step up the political dialogue between the Assembly and the Committee of Ministers.

It would in particular be necessary to promote synergies between the two statutory organs while respecting each other’s prerogatives.
In this respect, the Assembly: 15.1. welcomes the fact that contacts and dialogue with the Committee of Ministers have recently significantly intensified at different levels and in different formats; 15.2. referring also to its Resolution 2186 (2017) on the call for a Council of Europe summit to reaffirm European unity and to defend and promote democratic security in Europe, as well as to the 1998 Final Report to the Committee of Ministers by the Committee of Wise Persons, notes that there is an urgent need to develop synergies and provide for joint action by the two statutory organs in order to strengthen the Organisation’s ability to react more effectively in situations where a member State violates its statutory obligations or does not respect the fundamental principles and values upheld by the Council of Europe; 15.3. proposes to put into place, in such situations, in addition, a joint procedure of reaction which could be triggered by either the Parliamentary Assembly, the Committee of Ministers or the Secretary General and in which all three of them would participate; this joint procedure could consist of a step-by- step process, starting from the notification of the member State concerned and including a number of concrete and well-defined steps such us a co-ordinated dialogue with the State concerned, the setting up of a special monitoring procedure enhanced by a joint task force, the publication of a public statement and ultimately the decision to act under Articles 7, 8 or 9 of the Statute; a strict time frame has to be fixed for each step by common agreement of the three parties; this joint procedure would ensure enhanced legitimacy, credibility, impact, relevance and synergy of the measures to be taken, both regarding the member State concerned and within the Organisation, without prejudice to each organ’s existing separate powers and responsibilities; political action could also be combined, where appropriate, with technical support to the State concerned; 15.4. calls for a stronger and more structured co-ordination between the monitoring activities of the Assembly, the Committee of Ministers, the Secretary General and the Commissioner for Human Rights as well as of the various specialised monitoring and advisory bodies and mechanisms of the Organisation, without prejudice to their respective independence.
As regards the need to step up the political dialogue between the Assembly and the European Union, 16. the Assembly: 16.1. considers that promotion of European Union accession to the European Convention on Human Rights should remain at the forefront of its political dialogue with the various European Union institutions as it will lead to a common legal space for human rights protection across the continent in the interest of all Europeans; welcomes the declared commitment, at the highest political level, from both the Council of Europe and the European Union institutions, in favour of this accession, which is a long-standing legal obligation for the European Union under the Lisbon Treaty with also undeniable political consequences; urges the European Commission to translate this commitment into concrete action by submitting without further delay to the Council of the European Union consolidated proposals in reply to the legal issues raised by the Court of Justice of the European Union in December 2014, which would then be discussed in the framework of negotiations with the Council of Europe; 16.2. welcomes the Communication on the Rule of Law, published by the European Commission on 3 April 2019, which includes several references to the work of the Council of Europe, in line also with the 2006 report on “Council of Europe-European Union: a sole ambition for the European continent” and the 2007 Memorandum of Understanding between the Council of Europe and the European Union, and opens the way for the Council of Europe to advance concrete proposals on how to enhance the 4 Resolution 2277 (2019) European Union rule of law toolbox; these proposals should also refer to relevant work by the Assembly, emanating from its Monitoring Committee or its general committees, in particular country- specific findings and recommendations included in country-specific or thematic reports and resolutions; 16.3. encourages ongoing discussions about the possibility for the European Union to make a non- earmarked contribution to the Council of Europe’s work on the rule of law; 16.4. calls for increased participation of senior European Union officials, including European Commissioners, in relevant debates in the Assembly as well as for more frequent exchanges of views between its committees and relevant committees from the European Parliament; recalls its Resolution 1836 (2011) on the impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the Council of Europe 16.5. and reiterates the proposals to: set up an Assembly–European Parliament joint informal body to discuss topical issues of common interest, in a variable composition; organise, jointly with the European Parliament, interparliamentary conferences on specific topics of common interest; and enhance co- operation in joint electoral observation missions; 17.
As regards co-operation with other international and/or regional organisations, the Assembly: 17.1. refers to its Resolution 2271 (2019) on strengthening co-operation with the United Nations in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which commits the Assembly to regularly reviewing the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals and fully playing its role as a platform for exchanging national experiences and good practice, as well as to its Resolution 2272 (2019) “Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals: synergy needed on the part of all stakeholders, from parliaments to local authorities”, which seeks to mobilise national parliaments and local and regional authorities in support of Sustainable Development Goals; 17.2. welcomes the measures recently agreed with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which provide for a stronger and more efficient institutional relationship between the two organisations, streamline procedures and make better use of both organisations’ strengths; 17.3. considers it timely to evaluate its co-operation agreements with various international parliamentary assemblies or organisations with a view to possibly updating them and enhancing their effectiveness.
5 Resolution 2278 (2019)1 Provisional version Modification of various provisions of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure Parliamentary Assembly 1.

Considering that its actions and decisions must be founded on clear, consistent and effective parliamentary rules and procedures, the Parliamentary Assembly intends to continue with the process of updating its Rules of Procedure.
It points out that it has regularly amended its rules in recent years in order to accommodate the changes in parliamentary practice, clarify the rules and procedures where their application or interpretation has raised difficulties or to address specific problems.
It therefore intends to take due account of the proposals submitted by its members, national delegations, political groups and committees, particularly in the context of the work of the Bureau’s Ad hoc Committee on the role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly, and make the necessary adjustments in its Rules of Procedure.

2.

Accordingly, the Assembly decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as follows: with regard to the conditions for the formation and dissolution of a political group, amend 2.1.
Rule 19 as follows: “19.1.

Representatives and substitutes may form political groups according to their political affinities.

To be acknowledged by the Bureau, political groups shall undertake, in particular in their political charter, statutes and activities, to promote and respect the values of the Council of Europe, notably political pluralism, human rights and the rule of law.

19.2.

A political group shall have no fewer than 28 members of at least eight national delegations.
No Assembly member may belong to more than one political group.

19.3.

At the time it is formed, each political group shall submit to the Bureau of the Assembly a statement which shall include the name of the group, the list of its members, the composition of its bureau, a political charter setting out the purpose of the group, and its statutes or rules of procedure, which shall conform to the European Convention on Human Rights.
All members of the group shall declare in writing in an appendix to the statement that they share the same political and ideological affinities.

Each group shall notify the Bureau of any subsequent changes as soon as possible.

Any political group which no longer satisfies the conditions set out in Rule 19.2 shall cease to exist.

This shall be notified to the Bureau by the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly.
The Bureau shall take note thereof at its subsequent meeting.” (no changes to 19.4, 19.5 and 19.6); Assembly debate on 11 April 2019 (16th Sitting) (see Doc.

14849, Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and 1.

Institutional Affairs, rapporteur: Mr Egidijus Vareikis).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 11 April 2019 (16th Sitting).
F - 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: +33 3 88 41 2000 | assembly.coe.int http://assembly.coe.int Resolution 2278 (2019) 2.2. with regard to the status and prerogatives of members of the Assembly not belonging to any political group (non-registered), and the allocation of seats in certain committees, amend Rule 44.3 as follows: “44.3.b.
The Bureau shall appoint two additional members to the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs from among the representatives and substitutes of the Assembly who do not belong to any political group.

The political groups shall nominate the members with a view to ensuring a fair representation of national delegations where applicable.”; with regard to the status of the immediate past President of the Assembly, amend Rule 20.3 as 2.3. follows: “20.3.
For as long as he or she remains a representative or substitute in the Assembly, and provided that he or she has not resigned as President or has not been dismissed from office pursuant to Rule 54, the immediate past elected President shall be an ex officio member of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) and the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs.
Rule 44.6 shall not apply to him or her.”; 2.4. with regard to the procedure for the election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights: 2.4.1.

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights as follows: amend paragraph 4.i of the terms of reference of the Committee on the Election of “4.i.

The committee shall vote by a majority of the votes cast.

A decision to consider a single-sex list of candidates in exceptional circumstances shall require a two-thirds majority of the votes cast.
The committee shall vote on candidates by secret ballot.

Only members who have attended in full the interview procedure for a post of judge may vote.

Members of the committee from the country whose list is under consideration shall not have the right to vote, either on the possible rejection of their country’s list or on the expression of preferences among candidates.

For any other decision, voting shall take place by a show of hands.
However, voting may be by secret ballot if requested by at least one third of the members present.

The chairperson shall be entitled to vote.”; 2.4.2.

Rights by amending Resolution 1366 (2004), modified, as follows: amend the additional provisions on Candidates for the European Court of Human – replace paragraph 3 by the following: “3.

The Assembly decides not to consider lists of candidates where: i. the areas of competence of the candidates appear to be unduly restricted; ii.
not all of the candidates fulfil each of the conditions laid down by Article 21, paragraph 1, of the European Convention on Human Rights; iii.

one of the candidates does not appear to have an active knowledge of one of the official languages of the Council of Europe and a passive knowledge of the other; iv.

the national selection procedure did not satisfy the minimum requirements of fairness and transparency; v. the Advisory Panel was not duly consulted.
In such cases, the Committee on the Election of Judges shall decide on a proposal to reject a list of candidates by a majority of the votes cast.

This proposal shall be endorsed by the Assembly in the Progress Report of the Bureau of the Assembly and the Standing Committee.

The Assembly's endorsement of the proposal to reject a list entails its definitive rejection; the State concerned is invited to submit a new list.
Rejection by the Assembly of the committee’s proposal to reject a list shall entail the referral of the list back to the committee.”; – amend paragraph 4 as follows: “4.

Moreover, the Assembly decides to consider single-sex lists of candidates when the candidates belong to the sex which is under-represented in the Court (i.e.
the sex to which under 40% of the total number of judges belong), or in exceptional 2 Resolution 2278 (2019) circumstances where a Contracting Party has taken all the necessary and appropriate steps to ensure that the list contains candidates of both sexes meeting the requirements of paragraph 1 of Article 21 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Such exceptional circumstances must be duly so considered by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast by members of the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights.

If the required majority has not been achieved, the committee shall recommend that the Assembly reject the list concerned.
This position shall be endorsed by the Assembly in the Progress Report of the Bureau of the Assembly and the Standing Committee.”; – add after paragraph 5 the following new paragraph: “The Chairperson or a representative of the Advisory Panel shall be invited by the Chairperson of the Committee on the Election of Judges to explain the reasons for the panel’s views on candidates, during the briefing sessions scheduled before each set of interviews.”; 2.5. with regard to the election of bureaux of committees, amend Rule 46.2 as follows: “Until the chairperson of the committee is elected or, in the absence of agreement among the political groups or of any candidate put forward for the position of Chair, until the vice- chairpersons are elected, the meeting shall be chaired by the oldest member present, under whose chairpersonship no subject other than the election of the bureau of the committee [chairperson] may be considered.”; 2.6. with regard to speaking time in sittings: 2.6.1. amend paragraph 1 of the additional provisions relating to Assembly debates on speaking time as follows: “Speakers registered for a debate shall have three minutes’ speaking time”; 2.6.2. amend paragraph 4 of the additional provisions relating to Assembly debates on speaking time as follows: “For the chairpersons of committees submitting a report, the time for reply shall be three minutes”; 2.6.3. amend Rule 53.4 as follows: “A current affairs debate may not exceed one and a half hours.
It shall be opened by one of the members who requested the debate, chosen by the Bureau.
He or she shall be allowed ten minutes”; 2.7. with regard to the communication from the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers and that of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, amend the guidelines for questions to guest speakers: – – by supplementing Chapter A on “Questions to the Chairperson-in-office of the Committee of Ministers”, by adding a paragraph 1 worded as follows: “In order to enable members of the Assembly to put their questions to the Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers and to hear the replies, the presentation of the report on the activities of the Committee of Ministers may not exceed one third of the total time allotted for the communication from the Committee of Ministers.”; by supplementing Chapter B relating to “Questions to other guest speakers” by adding a paragraph 7 worded as follows: “Representatives and Substitutes may put written questions to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe for oral answer.
They must enter their names on the appropriate register and submit the text of the question at least one week before the opening of the part-session.

Written questions on the same subject or related subjects may receive a joint answer.
This exercise requires the consent of the Secretary General.”; 2.8. with regard to the publication of speeches which could not be delivered in the sitting, amend paragraph 3 of the additional provisions relating to Assembly debates concerning the organisation of debates, by replacing the last sentence with the following: “The text, in electronic format and no longer than 400 words, shall be submitted to the Table Office no later than four hours after the list of speakers is interrupted.”; 3 Resolution 2278 (2019) with regard to the title in French for the Presidential Committee, in the French text of Rules 14, 2.9.
20.1 and 46.3, replace “Comité des présidents” by “Comité présidentiel”.

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Furthermore, with regard to improving the procedure for considering motions for resolutions and recommendations tabled by members of the Assembly or committees, the Assembly calls for observance of the provisions set out in Rules 26.3 and 26.4 of the Rules of Procedure and reiterates that, in stipulating that proposals for references, transmissions to committees or no further action must be ratified by the Assembly, the Rules of Procedure lay down a principle that such ratification implies a final and irrevocable decision.
It further calls on the Bureau of the Assembly to ensure compliance with the regulatory provisions relating to the lapse of references to committees and to approve and implement the procedural guidelines drawn up by the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly, when considering new motions for a resolution or a recommendation.

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With regard to the provisions relating to requests for an urgent or current affairs debate, the Assembly calls on the Bureau of the Assembly to lay down criteria for the admissibility and selection of requests for debates under the urgent procedure and current affairs debates, updating the criteria it had approved in 2007.

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With regard to participation in the three committees whose members are appointed by the political groups, the Assembly asks the latter to take the necessary robust measures to ensure an appropriate level of participation and to replace in the committees concerned the members they have appointed who have a poor attendance record, by introducing a rule of principle, for example to replace members after three consecutive or five non-consecutive absences.

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The Assembly decides that the amendments to the Rules of Procedure contained in this resolution shall enter into force upon their adoption.

As transitional measures, political groups which do not fulfil the conditions laid down in Rule 19.2 shall cease to exist on 30 June 2019.

Rapporteurs will be required to comply with the new provisions of Rule 50.1 at the opening of the 2020 Ordinary Session of the Assembly.
The Assembly wishes to clarify the consequences of the disappearance or dissolution of a political 7. group and considers that, once a group has ceased to exist, members of that group automatically become non-registered members; committee chairpersons and vice-chairpersons elected in respect of that group shall retain their term of office until it expires; members of the Monitoring Committee, the Committee on Rules of Procedure and the Committee on the Election of Judges to the Court shall immediately lose their seats; members of an ad hoc committee for the observation of elections shall also immediately lose their seats.
4 Resolution 2279 (2019)1 Provisional version Laundromats: responding to new challenges in the international fight against organised crime, corruption and money laundering Parliamentary Assembly 1.

The Parliamentary Assembly is deeply concerned about the extent of money laundering involving Council of Europe member States.
The “Global Laundromat”, by which at least US$21 billion and perhaps as much as US$80 billion was illegally transferred from the Russian Federation to recipients around the world, and the “Azerbaijani Laundromat”, by which US$2.9 billion was moved out of Azerbaijan, and the “Troika Laundromat”, which transferred another US$4.6 billion out of Russia, are the most alarming recent examples.
Money laundering, especially on this scale, is a serious threat to democratic stability, human rights and the rule of law in the countries from, through and to which illicit funds are transferred, inter alia by facilitating, encouraging and concealing corruption and other serious criminal activity.

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The Global Laundromat was made possible by serious structural issues, at various levels.
It originated in the desire of Russian businessmen, organised criminals and, apparently, interests connected to State organs (notably the Federal Security Service, FSB) to illicitly transfer huge amounts of money out of the country, at minimal transaction cost.
It typically depended upon corruption in the Moldovan judicial and banking systems; the opaque beneficial ownership of shell companies, often based in the United Kingdom or its Overseas Territories; and failures and inadequacies in the anti-money laundering (AML) systems of many banks, especially ABLV bank in Latvia, along with ineffective national AML supervisory regimes.
Despite some encouraging developments in the Republic of Moldova and the promise of an investigation in the United Kingdom, the Global Laundromat has still not been subject to proper criminal investigation.

It is of particular concern that the Moldovan authorities have accused their Russian counterparts of obstructing their work, allegedly under instructions from the FSB.

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The Azerbaijani Laundromat involved several similar features.
The money often came from wealthy businessmen and others closely associated with the highest levels of government, including family members of government ministers and the president.

It passed through shell companies with concealed beneficial ownership, the most significant of which were again based in the United Kingdom or its Overseas Territories.
Much of the money was laundered through a Baltic bank, in this case Danske Bank’s Estonian branch; Danske Bank’s internal AML procedures at both branch and group level were catastrophically deficient.

National AML authorities proved ineffective, with uncertainty over the division of responsibilities between the Estonian and Danish financial supervisory authorities.

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The Azerbaijani Laundromat also provided money that contributed to corruptive activities within the Parliamentary Assembly, as was established in the report of the Independent Investigative Body on the allegations of corruption within the Parliamentary Assembly (IBAC).

Five former Assembly members most clearly seem to have received some of this money, all of whom have been sanctioned by the Assembly for breaches of its ethical rules.
Luca Volontè is being prosecuted by the Italian authorities for bribery and money laundering.

Alain Destexhe has been investigated by the Belgian authorities.

The German Parliament has Assembly debate on 11 April 2019 (17th Sitting) (see Doc.

14847 and addendum, report of the Committee on Legal 1.

Affairs and Human Rights, rapporteur: Mr Mart van de Ven).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 11 April 2019 (17th Sitting).

See also Recommendation 2154 (2019).


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Transparency International Germany has filed criminal complaints against both Ms Strenz and Eduard Lintner for the offence of bribery of a public official.
It is however not known thus far whether any action has been taken against the last of the five: Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti of Slovenia.
Despite Assembly Resolution 2185 (2017) “Azerbaijan’s chairmanship of the Council of Europe: what follow-up on respect for human rights?” having specifically urged the Azerbaijani authorities to start an independent and impartial inquiry into these allegations without delay, it would seem that nothing has been done and the two Azerbaijani parliamentarians who were most deeply involved – Elkhan Suleymanov and Muslum Mammadov – have not been subject to any form of sanction.

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The Troika Laundromat again involved numerous shell companies, with three based in the British Virgin Islands playing a pivotal role, and the central involvement of a Baltic bank, in this case Ukio Bank in Lithuania.

Persons close to the heart of State power were again implicated, this time including a close friend of President Putin.

The Troika Laundromat is particularly revealing of the origins of laundered funds in organised crime and corruption.
It also illustrates the importance of effective AML procedures within banks that provide correspondent banking services to foreign partners as an additional safeguard against international money laundering.

Analysis of the Laundromats and other large-scale money-laundering schemes of recent years points to 6. problems at various levels.
These include the following: 6.1. at the level of financial institutions and other commercial entities: 6.1.1. inadequate understanding and implementation of AML requirements by trust and corporate service providers, financial institutions and other regulated entities, including failure to apply basic “know your customer” and source of funds/wealth procedures, incompatible information technology systems preventing application of AML common standards and procedures, branches relying on crucial documents in languages not understood in the head office and failure to fill key AML staff positions; 6.1.2. management of financial institutions; deliberate or negligent minimisation of money-laundering risks by top and senior 6.1.3. complicity between employees and known or suspected money launderers; 6.1.4. institutions; lack or weakness of whistle-blowing procedures and protection within financial 6.2. at the national level: inadequate domestic law and policy on prevention of corruption, notably a lack of 6.2.1. publicly accessible declarations of the property and income of public officials, including parliamentarians and government ministers, and candidates to elected public office, and the possibility for persons charged or even convicted of corruption or money-laundering offences to run for and be elected to public office; 6.2.2. ownership of companies and trusts; inadequate AML legal frameworks, including provisions allowing for opaque beneficial under-resourced AML supervisory and investigative bodies and fragmentation of AML 6.2.3. responsibilities between numerous agencies, some of which may be uncertain of their precise role; 6.2.4. failure to prosecute money laundering as a third party or standalone offence, instead requiring proof of a predicate offence, which is often committed in an unco-operative foreign jurisdiction; 6.2.5. criminal investigations; inadequate identification and tracing of the proceeds of crime during the early stages of 6.2.6. criminal sentences for money-laundering offences that are
 insufficiently dissuasive; 6.2.7. who provide an important democratic check on corruption and other criminal activity; repression and restriction of the activities of independent civil society and media actors, 6.2.8. authorities, and even obstruction of those investigations; failures by national authorities to co-operate with AML investigations by other countries’ 6.2.9. authorities in relation to AML supervision of multinational financial institutions; uncertainty over the division of responsibility between national financial supervisory 2 Resolution 2279 (2019) 6.2.10. particular vulnerabilities in the banking systems and AML systems in the Baltic States; 6.3. at the European and international levels: 6.3.1. authorities, despite their proven inadequacy in some countries; European Union AML supervision that is dependent on decentralised national incomplete transposition into national law and implementation of key European Union 6.3.2. instruments, notably the Fourth Directive on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing (Directive (EU) 105/849); 6.3.3. the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) only recently increasing their focus on the effectiveness and implementation of national AML regimes, following a change to the methodology by the FATF in 2013.
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The Assembly therefore calls on: 7.1. the Russian Federation to: 7.1.1. investigate fully and effectively the Global Laundromat, as revealed in widespread public media reports and making full use of evidence obtained in other criminal investigations, and to prosecute and punish all those who have committed related offences; 7.1.2.
Global Laundromat and other international money laundering schemes involving Russia; co-operate fully with the relevant authorities of other countries in the investigation of the 7.2. the Republic of Moldova to: 7.2.1. and punish all those who have committed related offences; pursue its investigation of the Global Laundromat fully and effectively and prosecute 7.2.2. including corruption and money laundering, from taking or exercising public office; introduce provisions preventing persons charged or convicted of serious offences, 7.2.3. pursue investigations and prosecutions of candidates for public office and public officials, including elected officials, expeditiously, whilst scrupulously avoiding unequal treatment on political grounds; 7.2.4. money laundering; consider repealing the “fiscal amnesty” introduced in July 2018, as it risks facilitating 7.2.5. money laundering, especially when taken together with the “fiscal amnesty”; ensure that its “golden visa” programme is strictly regulated, as this too risks facilitating 7.3.
Azerbaijan to: investigate fully and effectively the money laundering from Azerbaijan, as revealed in 7.3.1. widespread public media reports, including the IBAC report, and prosecute and punish all those who have committed related offences; 7.3.2. media bodies, as previously requested by the Assembly on numerous occasions; fully respect the fundamental rights and freedoms of independent civil society and 7.3.3. respond without further delay to Assembly Resolution 2185 (2017) “Azerbaijan’s chairmanship of the Council of Europe: what follow-up on respect for human rights?”, in particular by starting an independent and impartial inquiry into the allegations of corruption of Assembly members set out in the IBAC report and by co-operating fully with the competent international authorities and bodies on this issue; 7.4. the United Kingdom to: 7.4.1. ensure full implementation of the new requirement that the authorities of British Overseas Territories introduce a publicly accessible register of the beneficial ownership of companies and trusts within their jurisdictions; 7.4.2. the Isle of Man; consider extending that requirement to the Crown Dependencies Jersey, Guernsey and 7.4.3. consider requiring full transparency of beneficial ownership of all United Kingdom- based companies and trusts, including limited liability partnerships, with a publicly accessible register; 3 Resolution 2279 (2019) 7.4.4. and are effectively supervised by relevant domestic authorities; ensure that trust and corporate service providers comply fully with AML requirements 7.4.5. fragmentation and inefficiency of AML activity; ensure that the new National Economic Crime Centre operates effectively to avoid 7.4.6. ensure that the potential of the new Unexplained Wealth Order is fully exploited; 7.4.7. ensure that there is no weakening of AML standards or activity following the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union, and make every effort to ensure that the United Kingdom remains as fully engaged as possible with relevant European Union bodies, including Europol; 7.5.
Denmark to: 7.5.1.

Danish financial supervisory authorities; ensure that Danske Bank fully and effectively implements all orders given to it by the 7.5.2.

Bank, including top and senior management, who may have violated AML regulations and laws; take appropriate action, including criminal action, against any employee of Danske 7.6.

Estonia to: 7.6.1. by the Estonian financial supervisory authorities; ensure that Danske Bank fully and effectively implements any measures indicated to it 7.6.2.
Bank, including top and senior management, who may have violated AML regulations and laws; take appropriate action, including criminal action, against any employee of Danske 7.7. the Baltic States to address the particular features of their banking systems, including the prevalence of non-resident accounts, that may make them peculiarly vulnerable to international money laundering; 7.8.
Sweden to ensure that the relevant police and regulatory authorities vigorously investigate the growing reports of potentially very large-scale money laundering at Swedbank and its branches in the Baltic States, with connections to the Danske Bank scandal, which have already led to the resignation of Swedbank's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; 7.9. all member States of the Council of Europe to: 7.9.1. investigate fully and effectively any and all involvement in the Laundromats of natural or legal persons within their jurisdiction; those who are member States of the European Union should request the creation by Europol of Joint Investigative Teams to ensure effective cross- border investigations; 7.9.2. for president, to make publicly accessible declarations of their property and income; require elected public officials and candidates for elected office, including candidates 7.9.3. international standards and effectively implemented; ensure that their domestic AML regimes are fully compliant with all applicable 7.9.4. appropriately skilled and remunerated staff; ensure that their AML supervisory bodies are adequately resourced, with sufficient, 7.9.5. provide for non-conviction-based confiscation in their national laws, as well as the possibility of equivalent value confiscation and taxation of illegal gains, while establishing appropriate safeguards, as recommended in Resolution 2218 (2018) on fighting organised crime by facilitating the confiscation of illegal assets; 7.9.6. implement relevant AML requirements; ensure that banks providing correspondent banking services fully and appropriately 7.9.7. laundering and the constant evolution of the forms it may take; remain vigilant and responsive to the persistent risk of large-scale international money 7.9.8. and the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO); implement promptly and fully all relevant recommendations of the FATF, MONEYVAL 4 Resolution 2279 (2019) 7.10. the European Union to: 7.10.1. ensure that its member States transpose into national law and implement fully and effectively the European Union’s Fourth and Fifth (Directive (EU) 2018/843) Anti-Money Laundering Directives; 7.10.2. ensure that the proposed amending Regulation on banking supervision enables the European Banking Authority to co-ordinate and evaluate relevant national authorities, so as to ensure synergies, avoid discrepancies in the interpretation of rules and practical activities, and address weaknesses in and enhance the functioning of the overall AML system; 7.10.3. ensure full and effective implementation of its December 2018 Anti-Money Laundering Action Plan; 7.10.4. ensure that the proposed directive on whistle-blower protection provides for effective protection for whistle-blowers in the financial sector; 7.10.5. enhance co-ordination of its AML activities with those of the Council of Europe.
5 Resolution 2280 (2019)1 Provisional version The situation of migrants and refugees on the Greek islands: more needs to be done Parliamentary Assembly 1.

The Parliamentary Assembly notes that the formerly tense situation in the reception and identification centres on the Greek islands of Leros and Kos improved in 2017.
However, it expresses great concern that the humanitarian situation of asylum seekers in the centres on the Greek islands of Lesbos, Samos and Chios has remained very difficult for many years.

Originally foreseen to house approximately 7 500 people, the capacity of these five centres was reduced to approximately 5 000 places by the end of 2017, when in fact they were occupied by 10 907 people.
This number even increased, with the centre at Moria on Lesbos alone housing more than 8 000 people in autumn 2018 due to an increase in arrivals from the nearby Turkish coast.

The Assembly notes that, since the EU–Turkey Statement of 18 March 2016, the humanitarian and 2. human rights situation in the so-called hot spots on the islands of Lesbos, Samos and Chios has not improved.
It furthermore notes that the “Hot Spot Concept” of the European Union does not meet the requirements for the improvement of the situation on the islands because it is not in line with international provisions for refugees as the Geneva Refugee Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights (STE No.

5).

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The Assembly welcomes the action of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in providing rented housing facilities for asylum seekers on mainland Greece and the Greek islands as well as the work of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on renovating and operating open accommodation centres on mainland Greece and its Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration programme; all these initiatives are funded by the European Union.
Together with rapid large- scale transferrals of asylum seekers to mainland Greece before the winter of 2018, these initiatives reduced the number of occupants of the centre at Moria to approximately 5 000 by the end of 2018.

The Assembly also welcomes the sustained efforts of the Greek authorities to transfer from island centres to the mainland of Greece all vulnerable persons, who have been registered and identified.
Nevertheless, the situation of the centres at Moria on Lesbos and at Vathy on Samos remain a matter of concern as large numbers of people are housed in tents, with inadequate sanitary installations, insufficient food distribution, a lack of health services, poor security, especially at night, and where levels of violence and crime inside the centres are high.

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The Assembly is particularly alarmed by reports about sexual violence, sexual exploitation and human trafficking by camp gangs, smugglers and other forms of organised crime, which cause psychological distress beyond, and adding to, the traumatic situations many experienced on route while fleeing to Turkey and continuing to Greece and invites the Greek authorities to increase their efforts towards combating the aforementioned crimes: recalling that Greece and Turkey are both Parties to the Protocol against the Smuggling of 4.1.
Migrants by Land, Sea and Air and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons Especially Women and Children, to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the Assembly invites both countries to sign and ratify also the United Nations Convention for the Assembly debate on 11 April 2019 (17th Sitting) (see Doc.

14837, report of the Committee on Migration, Refugees 1. and Displaced Persons, rapporteur: Ms Petra De Sutter).
Text adopted by the Assembly on 11 April 2019 (17th Sitting).

See also Recommendation 2155 (2019).

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Greek law- enforcement authorities should co-operate internationally with Interpol and Europol as well as with the Turkish law-enforcement authorities in order to break the wall of impunity; 4.2. the Assembly invites the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), when evaluating Greece and Turkey against the applicable international anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing standards, and the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL), when evaluating Greece’s neighbouring countries which are members of MONEYVAL against these standards, to pay particular attention to the threats of money transfers generated by migrant smuggling and trafficking.
Aware that Greece received 16 670 first-time asylum applications in the third quarter of 2018, which 5. represents the highest number of asylum applications per capita within the European Union after Cyprus, the Assembly welcomes the European Union’s financial aid of approximately 2 billion euros for Greece, which includes the recently granted 289 million euros for migration and border management.
Confronted for more than a decade with a permanent influx of migrants through the Turkish–Greek sea and land borders, Greece and Turkey deserve the solidarity of all Council of Europe member States.

Referring to reports about misappropriation of European Union funds by the Greek authorities, which has allegedly prevented improvement of the deplorable housing situation of asylum applicants for many years, the Assembly invites the European Union to duly monitor the appropriate use of European Union funds.
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Recalling that Greece is bound by Asylum Procedures Directive 2013/32/EU, Reception Conditions Directive 2013/33/EU, Qualification Directive 2011/95/EU, Dublin III Regulation No.

604/2013 and EURODAC Regulation No.

603/2013, the Assembly takes note of the fact that Greece is making continuous efforts to further improve reception conditions and accelerate asylum procedures, such as the new legislation since May 2018 (Law No.

4540/2018).
4540/2018).

The Assembly, therefore, calls on the European Union to continue assisting Greece in complying with this European Union law, especially regarding the apparent shortcomings in housing asylum applicants in the reception and identification centres as well as in the proper and timely processing of asylum applications.

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The Assembly invites the European Union and the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (Frontex) to introduce monitoring procedures and ask for specific feedback on the issue of undocumented migrants in Greece as referred by certain stakeholders and assist the Greek authorities in properly registering and identifying all persons arriving through the Turkish–Greek land and sea borders.
Undocumented migrants are particularly vulnerable and at risk of being exploited by organised crime, including by drug criminals along the major drug route from Afghanistan to western Europe.

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The Assembly regrets that Greece does not allow family reunification of persons under subsidiary protection.

It notes that the situation of unaccompanied minors remains a matter of great concern and urges Greece to fully implement the new legislation on guardianship (Law No.

4554/2018).
4554/2018).

Unaccompanied minors under subsidiary protection should not be prevented from reuniting in Greece with family members, in accordance with Assembly Resolution 2243 (2018) on family reunification of refugees and migrants in the Council of Europe member States.

The Assembly regrets that in December 2018 the European Union institutions and the Greek 9.
Government agreed to maintain lower rates of value added tax in the islands hosting reception and identification centres for as long as these centres are overpopulated.

The European Union and the Greek Government should review their agreement.
Finally, the Assembly recommends the following action to improve the situation of asylum seekers, 10. refugees, rejected asylum applicants and irregular migrants: 10.1. the Greek authorities should: rapidly improve the housing, sanitary and security situation inside the overcrowded 10.1.1. reception and identification centres of Lesbos, Samos and Chios, and/or transfer registered and identified asylum applicants to open accommodation centres operated by the IOM, alternative camps operated by humanitarian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and apartments rented by the UNHCR on Greek islands and mainland Greece; uncontrolled transfers into the streets of Greek cities or third countries must be stopped; 10.1.2. revise the practice under which transfers to mainland Greece require vulnerability or a serious medical condition of the asylum applicant, in order to avoid cases of self-harm; medical services should be improved rapidly inside all camps on islands and the mainland alike; 2 Resolution 2280 (2019) 10.1.3. ensure that the transfer of asylum applicants to mainland Greece or other housing facilities on the islands does not negatively affect the processing of their asylum applications; 10.1.4. duly identify and register all migrants arriving by boat on the Greek islands or crossing the Turkish–Greek land border, in order to prevent them from remaining undocumented and hence highly vulnerable to organised crime, and share such data within the Schengen Visa Information System as well as with other neighbouring countries; 10.1.5. ensure that unaccompanied minors and women are particularly protected against violence, sexual exploitation and human trafficking, as required by the Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (CETS No.
201) and the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (CETS No.
197); make use of the Handbook for frontline professionals on how to convey child-friendly information to children in migration; for unaccompanied minors, which 10.1.6. ensure effective guardianship implies due responsibility of guardians and respect of the right of parents to maintain parental authority over unaccompanied minors; provide more housing facilities for unaccompanied minors both on mainland Greece and on the islands; unaccompanied minors should be allowed to reunite or maintain contact with family members, for instance by applying the European Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Refugees (ETS No.
31); in accordance with Assembly Resolution 2195 (2017) on child-friendly age assessment for unaccompanied migrant children, particular attention should be paid to the age assessment of unaccompanied minors; 10.1.7. set up specific law-enforcement units for dealing with organised crime, to combat human trafficking and smuggling as well as the misappropriation of public funds earmarked for assisting refugees, in accordance with the Criminal Law and Civil Law Conventions on Corruption (ETS Nos.
173 and 174) and the Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (CETS No.
198); 10.1.8. ensure that refugees who perish in Greece have a decent burial in accordance with their religious customs; 10.1.9. not deny access to the camps by NGOs which provide necessary humanitarian assistance to asylum applicants; 10.2. the Turkish authorities should: 10.2.1. impunity when moving migrants to Greece; increase their efforts to ensure that human traffickers and smugglers cannot act with 10.2.2. honour the bilateral Greek–Turkish agreement on the readmission of irregular migrants and rejected asylum applicants as well as the EU–Turkey statement; 10.2.3. with the Schengen Visa Information System and other countries; register and identify all migrants and refugees entering Turkey and share such data 10.3. the European Union should: 10.3.1. assist Greece in accommodating asylum seekers and refugees as well as in managing external European Union borders; 10.3.2. assist Greece in establishing better asylum procedures on the Greek islands with expeditious transfers to mainland Greece; 10.3.3. reintroduce financing programmes of humanitarian projects operated by NGOs and other relevant stakeholders, including public authorities, which allow for more decentralised projects closer to the people in need; 10.3.4. assist Turkey in the implementation of its bilateral Greek–Turkish readmission agreement, which applies to irregular migrants and rejected asylum applicants who came by boat from Turkey as well as those who came across the Turkish–Greek land border; 10.3.5. assist Greece in concluding and implementing readmission agreements with other safe countries of origin of rejected asylum seekers and irregular migrants; 10.3.6. backs are a serious violation of fundamental human rights; invite Greece to prevent push-backs of migrants in recognition of the fact that push- 3 Resolution 2280 (2019) 10.3.7. assist member States in implementing family reunification in accordance with the European Union Family Reunification Directive and Assembly Resolution 2243 (2018); 10.3.8. seekers in countries of first
 arrival; introduce a new relocation programme targeted at alleviating pressure from asylum 10.3.9. monitor the effective and transparent use of European Union funds and establish performance indicators as well as compliance control mechanisms and good governance requirements; 10.3.10. establish a common system of allocation so as to effectively alleviate the burden of frontline member States; 10.3.11. evaluate and reconsider the human rights impact of the EU–Turkey Statement, taking into account Assembly Resolutions 2109 (2016) “The situation of refugees and migrants under the EU–Turkey Agreement of 18 March 2016”, 2118 (2016) “Refugees in Greece: challenges and risks – A European responsibility”, 2174 (2017) “Human rights implications of the European response to transit migration across the Mediterranean” and 2228 (2018) “Human rights impact of the “external dimension” of European Union asylum and migration policy: out of sight, out of rights?”; 10.3.12. develop without delay a new approach on refugees in line with international refugee provisions, such as the Geneva Refugee Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights, in order to address the situation of incoming refugees seeking protection at the European Union's external border.
4 Resolution 2281 (2019)1 Provisional version Social media: social threads or threats to human rights?

Parliamentary Assembly 1.

The Parliamentary Assembly highly values the positive contribution of social media to the well-being and development of our societies.

They are indispensable tools which help bring people closer together and facilitate the establishment and development of new contacts, thus playing an important role in building social capital.
They provide a new public space, where political affairs and socially relevant themes are discussed, and where small parties, minorities or outsider groups frequently silenced in major legacy media can spread their ideas and views.

They have the potential to expose users to more diverse sources of information and opinions, foster the plurality of voices which is needed in a democratic society and strengthen democratic participation.

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Despite the huge beneficial potential of social media for individuals and for our societies, their misuse is also triggering numerous harmful consequences for our individual rights and well-being, for the functioning of democratic institutions and for the development of our societies, such as cyberbullying, cyberstalking, hate speech and incitation to violence and discrimination, online harassment, disinformation and manipulation of public opinion, and undue influence on political – including electoral – processes.
3.

Social media are key actors in the regulation of the information flow on the internet and the way they operate has a significant impact on freedom of expression, including freedom of information, but also – in a more insidious way – on the right to privacy.

These are not new concerns for the Assembly and, in the past, various reports have sought to identify measures to confine, if not eliminate, the risk of abuses which the internet generates in these sensitive areas.
However, recent scandals have highlighted the need to further explore the responsibilities that social media should bear in this respect and the duty that public authorities have to ensure that such fundamental rights are fully respected.
The Assembly considers that social media companies should rethink and enhance their internal policies 4. to uphold more firmly the rights to freedom of expression and of information, promoting the diversity of sources, topics and views and better quality information, while fighting effectively against the dissemination of unlawful material through their users’ profiles and countering disinformation more effectively.

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Moreover, the Assembly wonders whether it has become necessary to challenge the business model on which major social media companies have built their wealth, which is based on the massive acquisition of data from their users, as well as from their acquaintances, and on their – in practice almost unlimited – exploitation for commercial purposes.

Data mining and profiling are phenomena which seem to have gone too far and beyond democratic control.

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Proper use of big data can help to enhance policy design (for example on infrastructure development and urban planning) and the provision of key services (for example traffic management and health care); however, it is necessary to ensure data anonymisation and to guarantee that only reasonable inferences are drawn from users’ data.

Assembly debate on 12 April 2019 (18th Sitting) (see Doc.

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Education and Media, rapporteur: Mr José Cepeda).


Text adopted by the Assembly on 12 April 2019 (18th Sitting).

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The Assembly believes that public authorities should guide efforts seeking to “secure the human dignity and protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of every individual and … personal autonomy based on a person’s right to control of his or her personal data and the processing of such data”, as stated in the Protocol (CETS No.

223) amending the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (ETS No.

108) (“the modernised Convention 108”).


In line with the view expressed by the ministers when adopting the above-mentioned Protocol, the Assembly highlights the importance of a speedy ratification or accession by the maximum number of Parties in order to facilitate the formation of an all-encompassing legal regime of data protection under the modernised Convention 108.

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The Assembly considers that strong collaboration of internet operators and public authorities is crucial to achieve results.
In this respect, it welcomes the setting up of forms of partnership and co-operation between internet operators and various Council of Europe bodies, including the Assembly itself, and it encourages the partners concerned to further develop this co-operation and engage in ongoing constructive dialogue, in order to promote good practice and develop standards to uphold users’ rights and a safe use of social media.

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The Assembly therefore recommends that the Council of Europe member States: 9.1. fully comply with relevant international obligations concerning the right to freedom of expression, in particular those arising from Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ETS No.
5), when developing the legal framework of this right, and deliver national regulations requiring that social media providers ensure diversity of views and opinions and do not silence controversial political ideas and content; embed the teaching of information technology skills, including the use of social media, in the 9.2. school curricula from the earliest age; 9.3. initiate without delay the process required under their national law to ratify the Protocol amending the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data; 9.4. pending the above-mentioned ratification process, review as required the national legislation in force to ensure its full consistency with the principles enshrined in the modernised Convention 108, and in particular legitimacy of data processing, which must find its legal basis in the valid (and therefore also informed) consent of the users or in another legitimate reason laid down by law, as well as the principles of transparency and proportionality of data processing, data minimisation, privacy by design and privacy by default; the controllers, as defined in Article 2 of the modernised Convention 108, should be bound to take adequate measures to ensure the rights of the data subjects, as listed in its Article 9; encourage and support collaborative fact-checking initiatives and other improvements of content 9.5. moderation and curation systems which are intended to counter the dissemination of deceiving and misleading information, including through social media; equip themselves with the means to sanction violations of their national legislation and of their 9.6. international commitments that could occur on social media; 9.7. promote, within the Internet Governance Forum and the European Dialogue on Internet Governance, a reflection on the possibility for the internet community to develop, through a collaborative and, where appropriate, multi-stakeholder process, an external evaluation and auditing system aimed at determining that algorithms respect data protection principles and are not biased, and a “Seal of Good Practices” which could be awarded to internet operators whose algorithms are designed to reduce the risk of filter bubbles and echo chambers and to foster an ideologically cross- cutting exposure of users.
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The Assembly invites the European Union to examine ways to encourage and support a Europe-wide project intended to provide internet users with a tool to create, manage and secure their own personal online data stores (“PODs”), and to consider how the national and European regulations should evolve to ensure that online services – especially the most popular ones – offer their users tools which respect data protection principles and are compatible with POD functionalities.

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The Assembly calls on the social media companies to: 11.1. define in clear and unambiguous terms the standards regarding admissible or inadmissible content, which must comply with Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights and should be accompanied, if need be, by explanations and (fictional) examples of content banned from dissemination; 2 Resolution 2281 (2019) 11.2. take an active part not only in identifying inaccurate or false content circulating through their venues but also in warning their users about such content, even when it does not qualify as illegal or harmful and is not taken down; the warning should be accompanied in the most serious cases by the blocking of the interactive functions, such as “like” or “share”; 11.3. make systematic use of a network analysis approach to identify fake accounts and bots and develop procedures and mechanisms to exclude bot-generated messages from their “trending” content or at least flag their accounts and the messages they repost; 11.4. encourage collaborative evaluation of the sources of information and items of news distributed, developing tools which could allow the online community to provide feedback on the accuracy and quality of content they consult, and put in place mechanisms of editorial oversight by professionals to detect and flag misleading or inaccurate content; 11.5. strongly engage in fact-checking initiatives which are intended to counter the dissemination of deceiving and misleading information through social media; 11.6. support and adhere to the Journalism Trust Initiative launched by Reporters Without Borders and its partners, the European Broadcasting Union, Agence France-Presse and the Global Editors Network; 11.7. design and implement algorithms which respect data protection principles and encourage plurality and diversity of views and opinions; 11.8. promote visibility of relevant issues with low emotional content against content of low relevance which is shared by emotional triggers; 11.9. even in the absence of binding national
 rules, abide by the principles enshrined in the modernised Convention 108 and ensure, through voluntary regulations and the development of good practice, the full respect of the rights of the data subjects, as listed in its Article 9; positive measures in this direction should be, among others, to: 11.9.1. improve the readability of the contractual terms and conditions which the users have to accept, for example by drawing up visual-based summaries of this information, in the form of tables with clear replies to key questions related to privacy concerns; 11.9.2. set privacy rules at the highest restriction level by default or, at least, provide the users with clear information and a user-friendly functionality to easily check privacy rules applicable to them and have the possibility to set these rules at the highest restriction level; 11.9.3. ensure that their users can oversee, evaluate and refuse profiling, including the possibility to check the “micro-categories” used to classify them and determine which ones must not apply to them; users must also be duly informed about the data the platform is using to filter and promote content based on their profile and be able to ask for any data to be deleted, unless the controller has conflicting legal obligations; 11.9.4. guarantee that the ownership of social media accounts of defunct people is transmitted to their relatives; 11.9.5. make sure that all functionalities offered to their users are progressively made compatible with the possibility for users to create, manage and secure their own personal online data stores.
3 BUREAU OF THE ASSEMBLY AS/Bur/CB (2019) 05rev 15 April 2019 To the Members of the Assembly Synopsis of the meeting held in Strasbourg on 12 April 2019 The Bureau of the Assembly, meeting on Friday 12 April 2019 in Strasbourg, with Ms Liliane Maury Pasquier, President of the Parliamentary Assembly, in the Chair, as regards: - i.
Second part-session of 2019 (Strasbourg, 8-12 April): approved the follow-up proposals to texts adopted by the Assembly, made by the Secretary General of the Assembly, as follows: - as regards references, subject to ratification by the Assembly: o o referred the revision of the Code of Conduct in accordance with §13.2 of Resolution 2274 (2019) on Promoting parliaments free of sexism and sexual harassment to the Committee on Rules, Immunities and Institutional Affairs for report; referred § 24 of Resolution 2273 (2019) on the Establishment of a European Union mechanisms on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights and § 16 of Resolution 2277 (2019) on the Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy to be taken into account in the preparation of a report on 10 years after the Lisbon Treaty: strengthening Council of Europe and European Union co-operation; - - - as regards Resolution 2274 (2019) on Promoting parliaments free of sexism and sexual harassment: invited the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly to ensure the adequate follow up to §13.1 and to submit to the Bureau revised Guidelines for the observations of elections taking into account §13.3; as regards Resolution 2273 (2019) on the Establishment of a European Union mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights: invited the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly to prepare a concept paper on an annual parliamentary debate on the Rule of law (§ 22 of the Resolution); as regards Resolution 2277 (2019) on the Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future, invited the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly to: o o o include §11 of the Resolution in his 2017 memorandum on Procedure for considering motions for resolutions and recommendations and its possible improvement; to prepare a memorandum for the Bureau containing follow-up proposals to § 12.1; to prepare, the Congress of Local and
 Regional Authorities, a memorandum on possible periodical consultations and permanent co-operation between the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe and their structures (§ 14 of the Resolution); the Secretary General of in coordination with F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: + 33 3 88 41 2000 | Fax: +33 3 88 41 2776 AS/Bur/CB (2019) 05rev o to prepare a revised memorandum on External Relations of the Assembly (§ 17 of the Resolution) - as regards Resolution 2278 (2019) on Modification of various provisions of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure: invited the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly: o o to submit an updated memorandum on Procedure for considering motions for resolutions and recommendations and its possible improvement; to the Bureau for its approval and implementation (§ 3 of the Resolution); to prepare a memorandum defining possible criteria for the admissibility and selection of requests for debate under urgent procedure and current affairs debates, with a view for the Bureau to update the criteria it had approved in 2007 (§4 of the Resolution); ii.
took note that the President of the Assembly would address letters to the Chairpersons of Political Groups as well as to Presidents of national delegations inviting them to ensure, in their respective capacities, adequate follow-up to specific paragraphs of Resolution 2277 (2019) and Resolution 2278 (2019); - - - i.
- - - - - - - References and transmissions to committees: approved the references and transmissions as set out in Appendix 1, subject to ratification by the Assembly through the Progress report; Contingency plan of the Council of Europe: consequences for the Parliamentary Assembly: took note of the information provided in the memorandum prepared by the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly; Election observation: Ukraine: presidential election (31 March and 21 April 2019): approved the list of members of the ad hoc committee to observe the second round of this election (Appendix 2); Standing Committee meeting (Paris, 24 May 2019): took note of the draft agenda; Third part-session of 2019 (Strasbourg, 24-28 June): drew up the preliminary draft agenda; European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT): approved the list of candidates in respect of Armenia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, North Macedonia to be forwarded to the Committee of Ministers and approved the recommendation of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights to invite the delegations of Azerbaijan and Poland to submit a new list of candidates to the CPT; Progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly and of the Standing Committee (12 April – 23 June 2019): appointed Ms Petra De Sutter (Belgium, Soc) as Rapporteur; Composition of the Monitoring Committee .
on the basis of a proposal by the FDG Group, appointed Mr Mustafa Yeneroğlu (Turkey), subject to ratification by the Assembly through the Progress report; Participation of members in Parliamentary Assembly plenary sessions and committee meetings: took note of the information memorandum prepared by the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs, and decided: o to invite the President of the Assembly to notify in writing the chairpersons of the delegations and the speakers of the parliaments concerned by low participation rates (Rule 44.10 of the Rules of Procedure and paragraph 7.2 of Resolution 1583 (2007)) or to arrange a meeting with the chairpersons of the relevant delegations; o to make publicly available the statistics related to the participation of national delegations on the Assembly’s website; Institutional representation of the Parliamentary Assembly in 2019: approved the appointment, as substitute, of Lord George Foulkes (United Kingdom, SOC) made by the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for the Council on Democratic Elections of the Venice Commission; 2 AS/Bur/CB (2019) 05rev - Meetings elsewhere than Strasbourg and Paris: authorised: - - the Sub-Committee on Diasporas (of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons) to meet in Istanbul on 10 June 2019; the Sub-Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage and the Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media) to meet in Bern on 21 June 2019; - Other business Election of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (June part-session 2019): defined the modalities for the interviews of the candidates for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe to be held at its next meeting on 23 May 2019 in Paris (appendix 3); - Dates and place of next meetings: decided to hold its meetings as follows: Thursday, 23 May 2019, Paris, at 11 am Monday, 24 June 2019, Strasbourg, at 8 am Friday, 28 June 2019, Strasbourg, at 8.30 am Tuesday, 3 September 2019, Bern, at 9 am Monday, 30 September 2019, Strasbourg, at 8 am Friday, 4 October 2019, Strasbourg, at 8.30 am Thursday, 28 November 2019, Tbilisi Friday, 13 December 2019, Paris, at 9 am.
Copy to: 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 Isild Heurtin 3 AS/Bur/CB (2019) 05rev Appendix 1 – References and transmissions to committees A. References to committees – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Doc.
14808, Motion for a resolution, Preventing discrimination caused by the use of artificial intelligence: reference to the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination for report – for a joint debate in 20201; Doc.

14814, Motion for a resolution, The human being-machine connection: new rights or new threats to fundamental freedoms?

: reference to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for report; Doc.
14815, Motion for a resolution, For a European policy on diasporas: reference to the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons for report; Doc.

14816, Motion for a resolution, To put an end to enforced disappearances on the territory of the Council of Europe: reference to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for report; Doc.
14818, Motion for a resolution, Transparency and regulation of donations to political parties and electoral campaigns from foreign donors: reference to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for report; Doc.

14821, Motion for a resolution, Strengthening the fight against so-called “honour” crimes: reference to the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination for report; Doc.
14822, Motion for a resolution, The continuing violence against Christians in the Middle East: transmission to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for information; Doc.

14823, Motion for a resolution, Countering ill democracies in Europe: reference to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for report and to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for opinion; Doc.
14839, Motion for a resolution, Legal aspects of “autonomous” vehicles: reference to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for report; Doc.

14841, Motion for a resolution, How to put confiscated criminal assets to good use?

: reference to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for report; Doc.
14866, Motion for a resolution, Ten years after the Lisbon Treaty: strengthening Council of Europe and European Union co-operation: reference to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for report, while taking into account § 24 of Resolution 2273 (2019) on Establishment of a European Union mechanisms on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights and § 16 of Resolution 2277 (2019) on Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future; Doc.
14868, Motion for a resolution, Need for democratic governance of artificial intelligence: reference to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for report – for a joint debate in 20202; Terms of reference of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee), The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by France: no further action; Terms of reference of the Committee, The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by Hungary: reference to the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) for report; Terms of reference of the Committee, The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by Malta: reference to the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) for report; Terms of reference of the Committee, The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by Romania: reference to the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) for report; Bureau decision, Revision of the Code of Conduct for Members of the Parliamentary Assembly in accordance with §13.2 of Resolution 2274 (2019) on Promoting parliaments free of sexism and sexual harassment: reference to the Committee on Rules, Immunities and Institutional Affairs for report.
1 It is proposed to hold a joint debate on artificial intelligence in 2020.

Several motions on this issue have been/will be referred to different committees: AS/Pol, AS/Jur, AS/Soc and AS/Eg.

2 It is proposed to hold a joint debate on artificial intelligence in 2020.

Several motions on this issue have been/will be referred to different committees: AS/Pol, AS/Jur, AS/Soc and AS/Eg.

4 AS/Bur/CB (2019) 05rev B.

Extension of references Doc.


13978, Motion for a resolution, The functioning of democratic institutions in Poland (Reference 4206 of 27 May 2016 (extended on 27 April 2018 and on 23 November 2018)) – validity: 25 July 2019: extension until 25 January 2020 Doc.

14190, Motion for a resolution, Organ transplant tourism in China (new title: Organ transplant tourism) (Reference 4290 of 28 April 2017) – validity: 28 April 2019: extension until 31 December 2019 Doc.
14271, Motion for a resolution, Protecting and supporting the victims of terrorism (Reference 4291 of 30 May 2017) – validity: 30 May 2019: extension until 30 September 2019 Doc.

14296, Motion for a resolution, A two-State solution in Israel and Palestine (Reference 4295 of 30 May 2017) – validity : 30 May 2019: no extension Doc.
14357, Motion for a recommendation (Reference 4320 of 13 October 2017) – validity : 13 October 2019: extension until 31 December 2019 Bureau decision, The implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (Reference 4313 of 30 June 2017) – validity : 30 June 2019: extension until 30 April 2020 Doc.
14376, Motion for a resolution, The principles and guarantees of advocates (Reference 4329 of 13 October 2017) – validity : 13 October 2019: extension until 30 April 2020 C. Lapse of a reference Doc.
14653, Follow-up to the Azerbaijani Laundromat investigation (Reference 4418 of 21 January 2019) – validity : 21 January 2021: lapse of the reference 5 AS/Bur/CB (2019) 05rev Appendix 2 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THE OBSERVATION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN UKRAINE COMMISSION AD HOC POUR L’OBSERVATION DE L’ELECTION PRESIDENTIELLE EN UKRAINE 2nd round / 2e tour 21 April 2019 / 21 avril 2019 ____________ List of members / Liste des membres Chairperson / Présidente : Ms / Mme Angela SMITH, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni (SOC) Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD) / Groupe du Parti populaire européen (PPE/DC) Mr / M. Andres HERKEL, Estonia / Estonie Mr / M. Emanuelis ZINGERIS, Lithuania / Lituanie Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group / Groupe des socialistes, démocrates et verts (SOC) Mr / M. Ervin BUSHATI, Albania / Albanie Mr / M. Pierre-Alain FRIDEZ, Switzerland / Suisse Mr / M. Ian MURRAY, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni Mr / M. Stefan SCHENNACH, Austria / Autriche Ms / Mme Angela SMITH, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni* Mr / M. Gheorghe-Dinu SOCOTAR, Romania / Roumanie Mr / M. André VALLINI, France European Conservatives Group (EC) / Groupe des conservateurs européens (CE) Lord Simon RUSSELL, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni * Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) / Alliance des démocrates et des libéraux pour l’Europe (ADLE) Ms / Mme Emilie Enger MEHL, Norway / Norvège * Mr / M. Jacques LE NAY, France Ms / Mme Alexandra LOUIS, France Mr / M. Edmon MARUKYAN, Armenia / Arménie Group of the Unified European Left (UEL) / Groupe pour la gauche unitaire européenne (GUE) Ms / Mme Ulla SANDBÆK, Denmark / Danemark Free Democrats Group (FDG) / Groupe des démocrates libres (GDL) Mr / M. Nagif HAMZAYEV, Azerbaijan / Azerbaïdjan* Co-rapporteurs AS/MON (ex officio) Mr / M. Alfred HEER, Switzerland / Suisse * Member of the pre-electoral mission / membre de la mission pré-électorale 6 AS/Bur/CB (2019) 05rev Appendix 3 Modalities of the interviews with candidates for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thursday 23 May 2019 from 2.30 to 4.30 pm (in camera) As announced at its meeting of 21 January 2019 in Strasbourg, the Bureau will hold interviews with the two candidates for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
The Bureau will conduct the interviews in alphabetical order of the candidates, namely: Ms Marija Pejčinović Burić – at 2.30 pm Mr Didier Reynders – at 3.30 pm Interviews will begin with a presentation by the candidate of up to 15 minutes followed by a 45 minute question and answer session.

Bureau members are invited to ask questions to candidates within 30 seconds.
-:-:-:- Modalités pour les entretiens avec les candidat·e·s au poste de Secrétaire Général(e) du Conseil de l’Europe Jeudi 23 mai 2019 de 14 h 30 à 16 h 30 (huis clos) Comme annoncé à sa réunion du 21 janvier 2019 à Strasbourg, le Bureau va procéder aux entretiens avec les deux candidats au poste de Secrétaire Général(e) du Conseil de l’Europe.
Le Bureau procédera aux entretiens par ordre alphabétique des candidats, à savoir : Mme Marija Pejčinović Burić – à 14 h 30 M. Didier Reynders – à 15 h 30 Les entretiens commenceront par une présentation du/de la candidat·e de 15 minutes maximum, suivie d’une séance de questions/ réponses de 45 minutes.

Les membres du Bureau sont invités à poser leurs questions aux candidat·e·s dans la limite de 30 secondes.
7 SECRETARIAT AS/Pol (2019) CB 03 12 April 2019 To the members of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy Synopsis of the meetings held in Strasbourg from 8 to 11 April 2019 The Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, meeting in Strasbourg from 8 to 11 April 2019, with Ms Ria Oomen-Ruijten (Netherlands, EPP/CD) in the Chair: Monday 8 April 2019, 14:00 – 15:00, as regards: – Debate under urgent procedure: Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future (Rapporteur: Mr Tiny Kox, Netherlands, UEL): started the consideration of a draft report; Tuesday 9 April 2019, 08:30 – 10:00, as regards: – – – Strengthening co-operation with the United Nations in implementing the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development (Rapporteur: Mr Adão Silva, Portugal, EPP/CD): took position on 7 amendments to the draft resolution and to the draft recommendation; Debate under urgent procedure: Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future (Rapporteur: Mr Tiny Kox, Netherlands, UEL): considered the draft report, adopted a draft resolution and, unanimously, a draft recommendation, as amended; Artificial intelligence and challenges to democracy: considered and adopted a motion for a resolution; Tuesday 9 April 2019, 14:00 – 14:45, as regards: – The evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Morocco (Rapporteur: Mr Bogdan Klich, Poland, EPP/CD): considered, in camera, a letter from Ms Liliane Maury Pasquier, President of the Parliamentary Assembly, and a letter from Mr Bogdan Klich, Rapporteur, held an exchange of views, decided no further action was required and took note that the Chairperson would inform the President of the Assembly accordingly; approved an addendum to the report, as amended; Wednesday 10 April 2019, 14:00 – 15:30, as regards: – – – Debate under urgent procedure: Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future (Rapporteur: Mr Tiny Kox, Netherlands, UEL): took position on 30 amendments to the draft resolution and the draft recommendation; Strengthening parliamentary dialogue with Algeria (Rapporteur: Mr Jacques Maire, France, NR): heard a statement by the Rapporteur and held an exchange of views with a delegation from the Algerian Council of the Nation; Partner for democracy status 2009-2019: stock-taking and the way forward: due to a lack of time, decided to postpone this exchange of views to one of the next meetings of the Committee; This document is available on the Parliamentary Assembly Extranet website (restricted area for PACE Members) http://assembly.coe.int/extranet.
F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: + 33 3 88 41 2000 | Fax: +33 3 88 41 27 33 AS/Pol (2019) CB 03 Thursday 11 April 2019, 8:30 – 09:15, as regards: (open to the public) – – – – The situation in Kosovo1 (Rapporteur: Mr Jordi Roca, Spain, EPP/CD): heard a statement by the Chairperson and held an exchange of views with the participation of Mr Hilmi Jashari, Kosovo Ombudsperson, and Mr Slaviša Mladenović, Kosovo Language Commissioner; Conference on Countering International Terrorism (St Petersburg, 18 April 2019): prepared the Conference; Setting minimum standards for electoral systems in order to offer the basis for free and fair elections (Rapporteur: Mr Hendrik Daems, Belgium, ALDE): heard a statement by the Rapporteur, agreed to his proposal to organise a hearing on the issue; Authorisations by the Committee: authorised Mr Daems (Belgium, ALDE) to attend a meeting of the Venice Commission in the framework of the preparation of his report (subject to the availability of funds); – Other business:   called for nominations for the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2019, agreed to request to the Bureau of the Assembly an extension of reference for the report on Protecting and supporting the victims of terrorism (Ms Marietta Karamanli, France, SOC) until 30 June 2019 and decided to declassify the preliminary draft report considered at its meeting of 11 December 2018; – Next meetings: decided on the forthcoming meetings as follows:        Saint Petersburg, ad hoc Sub-Committee, 18 April 2019 Paris, 20 May 2019 Strasbourg, during the Assembly’s 3rd part-session, 24-28 June 2019 Paris, 11 September 2019 (tbc) Strasbourg, during the Assembly’s 4th part-session, 30 September-4 October 2019 Berlin, 14 November 2019 Paris, 9 December 2019 D. Chatzivassiliou, J. Ary, P. Chevtchenko, S. Arzilli 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 1 Throughout this text, all reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.
2 SECRETARIAT AS/Jur (2019) CB 03 Rev 16 April 2019 To the members of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights Synopsis of the meeting held in Strasbourg on 8-11 April 2019 The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, meeting in Strasbourg from 8 – 11 April 2019:  –  on Monday 8 April 2019 at 2pm, with Mr Emanuelis Zingeris (Lithuania, EPP/CD) (second Vice- Chairperson) and then Ms Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir (Iceland, SOC) (Chairperson), in the Chair, as regards: Laundromats: responding to new challenges in the international fight against organised crime, corruption and money-laundering (Rapporteur: Mr Mart van de Ven, the Netherlands, ALDE): took position on 8 amendments presented in the addendum to the report and considered and approved the addendum; Establishment of a European Union mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights (Rapporteur for opinion: Lord Richard Balfe, United Kingdom, EC), (Rapporteur for the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs: Ms Petra De Sutter, Belgium, SOC): considered and approved the Committee’s opinion;  Appointment of rapporteurs: For report:    Should politicians be prosecuted for statements made in the exercise of their mandate?
: appointed Mr Boriss Cilevičs (Latvia, SOC) and heard from him a declaration of no conflict of interest; Adoption of a statement by the Committee: adopted a statement on the criminal investigation launched against Ms Laura Kovesi, Prosecutor and former head of the Romanian Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA), by the “Section for the Investigation of Criminal Offences in the Judiciary” (SIIJ); on Tuesday 9 April 2019 at 8.30am, first with Mr Boriss Cilevičs (Latvia, SOC) (oldest member present) in the Chair, as regards: Other business: decided to request the Bureau to authorise the extension of two references, “The implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights – 10th report” (Rapporteur: Mr Evangelos Venizelos, Greece, SOC) until 30 April 2020 and “The principles and guarantees of advocates” (Rapporteur: Mr Georgii Logvynsky, Ukraine, EPP/CD) until 30 April 2020; F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: + 33 3 88 41 2000 |     The implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights – 10th report (Rapporteur: Mr Evangelos Venizelos, Greece, SOC): held a public exchange of views with Mr Zsolt Németh, Chairperson of the Hungarian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; agreed to declassify the information notes regarding Hungary and Italy;  Then with Ms Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir (Iceland, SOC) (Chairperson), in the Chair, as regards: Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination and the rule of law in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges (Rapporteur: Mr Pieter Omtzigt, the Netherlands, EPP/CD): held a public hearing with the participation of: - Dr Owen Bonnici, Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government, Malta - Dr Peter Grech, Attorney General, Malta - Mr Martin Kuijer, Substitute member for the Netherlands, European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), Council of Europe; on Tuesday 9 April 2019 at 2pm, as regards: The implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights – 10th report
 (Rapporteur: Mr Evangelos Venizelos, Greece, SOC): held a public exchange of views with the participation of: - Mr Alvise Maniero, Chairperson of the Italian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe - Ms Maria Giuliana Civinini, Co-agent for the Italian government at the European Court for Human Rights;  Then, meeting jointly with the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee), co-chaired by Ms Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir (Iceland, SOC) (Chairperson of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights) and Mr Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC) (Rapporteur on Azerbaijan for the Monitoring Committee), as regards:  Political prisoners in Azerbaijan (Rapporteur: Ms Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir, Iceland, SOC): held a public hearing with the participation of: - Mr Otari Gvaladze, Head of Unit, Department for work with law enforcement agencies and military affairs, Administration of the President of Azerbaijan - Ms Leyla Yunusova, Director, Institute for Peace and Democracy, Leiden, the Netherlands - Mr Ilgar Mammadov, former political prisoner (live video conference) - Mr Rasul Jafarov, Chairman of the Human Rights Club and former political prisoner;   on Wednesday 10 April 2019 at 2pm, meeting jointly with the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced persons, co-chaired by firstly Lord Donald Anderson (United Kingdom, SOC) (oldest member present of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights), then Ms Olena Sotnyk (1st Vice- Chairperson of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights), and Ms Doris Fiala (Switzerland, ALDE) (Chairperson of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons), as regards: Investment migration: trends, advantages, standards (Rapporteur for the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons: Mr Aleksander Pociej, Poland, EPP/CD) (Rapporteur for opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: to
 be appointed): held a public hearing with the participation of: - Ms Gillian More, Policy Officer, DG Justice, D.3 – Union Citizenship Rights and Free Movement, European Commission, Brussels (live video conference) - Ms Ekaterine Rostomashvili, Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinator, Transparency International, Berlin; 2        on Thursday 11 April 2019 at 8.30am, with Ms Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir (Iceland, SOC) in the Chair, then Mr Emanuelis Zingeris (Lithuania, EPP/CD) (second Vice-Chairperson) as regards: Sub-Committee on Human Rights: took note of the election of Ms Alexandra Louis (France, NR) as Vice-Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on Human Rights, heard from her a report regarding the meeting held in Strasbourg on Wednesday 10 April 2019; endorsed the proposals of the Sub-Committee concerning order of preference amongst candidates to the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) on the lists presented by the delegations of Armenia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Greece, and North Macedonia, for transmission to the Bureau; endorsed the Sub-committee’s recommendation to reject the lists of candidates presented by the delegations of Azerbaijan and Poland; took note that consideration of the lists for Italy and Ireland had been postponed until the June 2019 part-session; Laundromats: responding to new challenges in the international fight against organized crime, corruption and money-laundering (Rapporteur: Mr Mart van de Ven, the Netherlands, ALDE): took position on 17 amendments to the draft resolution; Justice by algorithm – the role of artificial intelligence in policing and criminal justice systems (Rapporteur: Mr Boriss Cilevičs, Latvia, SOC): considered an introductory memorandum and agreed to hold a hearing with up to three experts, subject to the availability of funds; Human rights and climate change – postponed until the next meeting; Improving the protection of whistleblowers all over Europe (Rapporteur: Mr Sylvain Waserman France,
 ALDE): authorised Mr Waserman to participate on 17 April 2019, as the Assembly’s rapporteur, in a joint press conference with the Rapporteur of the European Parliament on the new European Union ‘whistleblowers directive’ to mark the adoption of said directive; Hearings during the next meeting: decided to open the following hearings foreseen for the next meeting on 29 May 2019 to the public: - Hearing on “Improving the protection of whistleblowers all over Europe” (Rapporteur: Mr Sylvain Waserman France, ALDE) - Exchange of views on “Ombudsman Institutions in Europe – the need for a set of common standards” (Rapporteur: Lord Richard Balfe, United Kingdom, EC);  Other business: - Václav Havel Human Rights Prize – noted the upcoming deadline of 30 April 2019 for submissions of candidates and the relevant information available on the website;  Next meetings - Paris, 28 May (afternoon only) and 29 May 2019 (Council of Europe Office): noted the change of date of the May meeting made to avoid overlap with the European Parliament election campaign; the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights is now scheduled to meet in the afternoon of Tuesday 28th May and in the morning of Wednesday 29 May.
The Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights shall meet in the afternoon of Wednesday 29 May, this being open to all members and to the public.
Plenary Committee: - Paris, 28 May (afternoon only) and 29 May 2019 (morning) (Council of Europe Office) - Strasbourg, during the Assembly’s 3rd part-session of 2019 (24-28 June 2019) - Strasbourg, during the Assembly’s 4th part-session of 2019 (30 September - 4 October 2019) - Berlin, 14-15 November 2019 - Paris, 10 December 2019 (Council of Europe Office) (to be confirmed) Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights - Paris, 29 May 2019 (in the afternoon) (Council of Europe Office) 3 ***** The Sub-Committee on Human Rights (of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights), meeting in Strasbourg on Wednesday 10 April 2019 at 2pm, with Ms Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir (Iceland, SOC) (Chairperson of the plenary Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights) in the Chair, as regards: - - Election of the Sub-Committee's Bureau: elected Ms Alexandra Louis (France, NR) Vice- Chairperson by acclamation;  Then with Ms Alexandra Louis (France, NR) in the Chair: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT): examined the lists of candidates to the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) presented by the delegations of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Greece, North Macedonia and Poland; proposed orders of preference amongst candidates on the lists presented by Armenia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Greece and North Macedonia; decided to recommend the rejection of the lists of candidates presented by the delegations of Azerbaijan and Poland; and postponed examination of the lists presented by the delegations of Italy and Ireland until the June 2019 part-session; - Next meeting: during the June 2019 part-session.
Günter Schirmer, David Milner, Agnieszka Szklanna, Kelly Sipp Copy to: 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 4 AS/Soc (2019) CB 03 12 April 2019 To the members of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Synopsis of the meetings held in Strasbourg from 9 to 11 April 2019 The Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development, meeting in Strasbourg:   Tuesday, 9 April 2019, at 8.30 am, with Mr Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC), Chairperson, in the Chair, as regards: Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals: synergy needed on the part of all stakeholders, from parliaments to local authorities (Rapporteur: Ms Jennifer De Temmerman, France, NR): took note that there were no amendments tabled to the draft resolution;  Anonymous donation of sperm and oocytes: balancing the rights of parents, donors and children (Ms Petra De Sutter, Belgium, SOC): took position on the amendments tabled by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, and unanimously decided to table one amendment and one sub-amendment to the draft recommendation on behalf of the Committee;  Ending violence against children: A Council of Europe contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (Rapporteur: Baroness Doreen Massey, United Kingdom, SOC): considered a revised preliminary draft report and held an exchange of views with Ms Elda Moreno, Head of the Children’s Rights and Sport Values Department of the Directorate General of Democracy, Council of Europe and agreed to submit to the Bureau a request
 to invite Ms Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, UN Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, to address the Assembly during the plenary debate scheduled for the June 2019 part-session ;  Changes in Sub-Committees: approved the following change: Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize  Mr Kęstutis Masiulis (Lithuania, EPP/CD) becomes a full member;  Committee’s work programme and priorities:  appointed Mr Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC) rapporteur (for report) on “Artificial intelligence and labour markets: friend or foe?”, and heard from him a declaration of absence of conflict of interests;  Other business:  agreed to submit to the Bureau a request to invite the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms Dunja Mijatović, and the Director General of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, to address the Assembly during the June 2019 part-session, for the debate on the report “Ending coercion in mental health: the need for a human rights-based approach” (Rapporteur: Ms Reina de Bruijn-Wezeman, Netherlands, ALDE).
1 AS/Soc (2019) CB 03  Thursday, 11 April 2018, at 2 pm with Mr Luís Leite Ramos (Portugal, EPP/CD), first Vice-Chairperson, and then Ms Carina Ohlsson (Sweden, SOC), second Vice-Chairperson, in the Chair, as regards:  Anonymous donation of sperm and oocytes: balancing the rights of parents, donors and children (Ms Petra De Sutter, Belgium, SOC): took position on the amendments tabled to the draft recommendation;  Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize: heard a report from the Vice-Chairperson of the Sub- Committee on the meeting held the same morning, and approved the proposals submitted by the Sub-Committee for the different prizes (see Appendix);  Sub-Committee on Children: heard a report from the Sub-Committee Chairperson on the meeting held on Wednesday;  Air pollution: a challenge for public health in Europe (Rapporteur: Mr Serhii Kiral, Ukraine, EC): considered a draft report and unanimously adopted a draft resolution, with a view to presenting the report for debate at the Standing Committee in Paris, on 24 May 2019;  The societal impact of the “platform economy” (Rapporteur: Mr Luís Leite Ramos, Portugal, EPP/CD): heard back from the rapporteur’s fact-finding visit to the European Commission on 20-21 March 2019;  Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development: was informed on the meeting held on Wednesday;  Committee’s work programme and priorities:  appointed (in their absence) rapporteurs for opinion, as follows:  Humanitarian action for refugees and migrants in countries at the southern Mediterranean Sea: Ms Jennifer De Temmerman (France, NR);  Missing refugee and migrant children in Europe: Lord Don Touhig (United Kingdom, SOC); and will hear from them a declaration of absence of conflict of interests at the Committee’s next meeting;  appointed Committee representatives to external events as follows (subject to availability of funds):  Regional Conference on “Multi-sectorial co-operation to prevent and combat Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse”, Strasbourg, France, 16-17
 May 2019: Ms Sevinj Fataliyeva, Azerbaijan, EC (at no cost to the Assembly);  84th Meeting of Permanent Correspondents, Pompidou Group, Lisbon, Portugal, 28-29 May 2019: Mr Joseph O’Reilly, Ireland, EPP/CD (in his absence);  “The path towards the Europe Prize: challenges and perspectives” seminar organised by the Municipality of Kharkiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 6 June 2019: Mr Ionuţ-Marian Stroe, Romania, EPP/CD (in his absence);  Joint meeting of the Governing and Administrative Boards of the Council of Europe Development Bank, Lisbon, Portugal, 5-6 July 2019: Ms Nicole Trisse, France, NR (in her absence);  General Assembly and Youth Meeting 2019, Association of Towns Awarded the Europe Prize, Szeged, Hungary, 6-7 September 2019 (dates to be confirmed): Mr Ionuţ-Marian Stroe, Romania, EPP/CD (in his absence);  25th meeting of the Lanzarote Committee and capacity-building meeting, Cyprus, 15-18 October 2019: postponed the appointment to the next meeting of the Committee so that both members interested could present their candidacy;  heard a report from Mr Jean-Pierre Grin (Switzerland, ALDE) on his participation in the 36th Session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities held in Strasbourg, France, on 2-4 April 2019, and 2 AS/Soc (2019) CB 03 took note of Mr Grin's proposal to devote one of the future editions of the World Forum for Democracy to the topic of local and regional democracy, including local autonomy and citizen participation.
 Other business:  reminded members that the deadline for submitting the participation form for the Committee meeting in Vienna on 13-14 May 2019, if interpretation is required, is Friday 12 April 2019;  Václav Havel Human Rights Prize: took note of the call for nominations for the 2019 Václav Havel Prize, and of the fact that the deadline for applications was 30 April 2019;  Combating trafficking in human tissues and cells (Rapporteur: Mr Serhii Kiral, Ukraine, EC): authorised the rapporteur to undertake a fact-finding visit (subject to availability of funds) to the National Agency for the Safety of medicines and health products in Saint Denis/Paris;  Date and place of next meetings: Plenary committee: - 13-14 May 2019, Vienna (Austria); - Third part-session 2019 of the Assembly, 24-28 June 2019, Strasbourg; - 13 September 2019, Paris (Council of Europe Office); - Fourth part-session 2019 of the Assembly, 30 September-4 October 2019, Strasbourg; - 3 December 2019, Paris (Council of Europe Office).
**** The Sub-Committee on Children, meeting in Strasbourg on 10 April 2019, with Ms Stella Kyriakides (Cyprus, EPP/CD), Chairperson, in the Chair:  Promoting child participation in and through the Parliamentary Assembly: heard an update from Baroness Doreen Massey (United Kingdom, SOC) on the latest developments in the framework of her initiative on this subject, and agreed upon the list of external participants for the meeting on child participation to be held during the June part-session 2019 of the Assembly;  Other business:  took note that in 2019 the focus of the 18 November - the European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse would be on “Empowering children to stop sexual violence”;  agreed to suggest to the Committee to prepare a statement concerning the recent measures in Brunei bringing back the death penalty, including for children; – Date and place of the next meetings: - 14 May 2019, Vienna, Austria; - June part-session 2019 of the Assembly, in Strasbourg (date to be decided).
**** The Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development meeting in Strasbourg on Wednesday, 10 April 2019, with Mr Stefan Schennach, Chairperson of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development, in the Chair: – – – elected by acclamation Ms Anne Kalmari (Finland, ALDE) Vice-Chairperson (in her absence); Sub-Committee’s work programme: approved its work programme; Date and place of the next meeting: to be determined.
**** 3 AS/Soc (2019) CB 03 The Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize, meeting in Strasbourg on 11 April 2019, with Mr Luís Leite Ramos, Vice-chairperson of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development, in the Chair:  elected by acclamation Mr Kęstutis Masiulis (Lithuania, EPP/CD) Vice-Chairperson, Then with Mr Kęstutis Masiulis (Lithuania, EPP/CD) Vice-Chairperson, in the Chair, the Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize: – – – – – Europe Prize 2019: proposed to award the prize to Donostia/San Sebastián (Spain); Plaques of Honour, Flags of Honour and European Diplomas for 2019: proposed to award these distinctions to 22 towns as shown in the Appendix; Seminar entitled “The path towards the Europe Prize: challenges and perspectives” organised by the Municipality of Kharkiv (Ukraine), on 6 June 2019: was informed about this event; General Assembly and Youth Meeting 2019, Association of Towns Awarded the Europe Prize, Szeged (Hungary), 6-7 September 2019 (dates to be confirmed): was informed about this event; Date and place of the next meeting:  Presentation ceremony of European Diplomas in Strasbourg (during the 2019 June part-session of the Assembly, on Thursday, 27 June (date to be confirmed);  Europe Prize presentation ceremony (Donostia/San Sebastián, date to be decided).
Tanja Kleinsorge, Aiste Ramanauskaite, Ayşegül Elveriş, Yulia Pererva, Prisca Barthel **** _____________ 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 4 Appendix Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize AS/Soc (2019) CB 03 WINNERS OF THE EUROPE PRIZE, THE PLAQUE OF HONOUR, THE FLAG OF HONOUR AND THE EUROPEAN DIPLOMA FOR 2019 1.
EUROPE PRIZE The Europe Prize, which is the highest distinction, is awarded to Donostia/San Sebastián (Basque Country, Spain) 2.

PLAQUES OF HONOUR The Plaque of Honour, which is the second highest distinction after the Europe Prize, is awarded to 7 municipalities: France Germany Romania Turkey Ukraine Meudon (Île-de-France) Suresnes (Île-de-France) Flotwedel (Lower Saxony) Rehau (Bavaria) Mioveni (Argeș County) Karşıyaka (Aegean region) Khmelnytskyi (Khmelnytskyi oblast) 3.
FLAGS OF HONOUR The Flag of Honour is awarded to 7 municipalities: France Germany Poland Slovak Republic Turkey Ukraine Angers (Pays de la Loire) Stuttgart (Baden-Württemberg) Morawica (Voivodship of Świętokrzyskie) Ostrów Wielkopolski (Voivodship of Wielkopolskie) Zemné (Nitra Region) Edremit (Aegean Region) Lviv (Lviv Oblast) 4.
EUROPEAN DIPLOMAS The European Diploma is awarded to 8 municipalities: Germany Italy Spain Baienfurt (Baden-Württemberg) Malchin (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Neustadt bei Coburg (Bavaria) Umkirch (Baden-Württemberg) Este (Veneto) Norma (Lazio) Ventotene (Lazio) Mollet del Vallès (Catalonia) 5 SECRETARIAT AS/Ega/CB (2019) 03 11 April 2019 To the members of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination Synopsis of the meeting held in Strasbourg from 8 to 11 April 2019 The Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, meeting in Strasbourg from 8 to 11 April 2019, with first Ms Elvira Kovács (Serbia, EPP/CD), Chairperson, and then Ms Petra Bayr (Austria, SOC), Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on Gender Equality, in the Chair:  ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ -  ‐ ‐ Monday 8 April 2019, from 2 to 3 pm, as regards: International Roma Day, 8 April 2019: adopted a declaration on behalf of the Committee; Promoting parliaments free of sexism and sexual harassment (Rapporteur: Ms Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir, Iceland, SOC): approved an amendment to the draft recommendation to be tabled on behalf of the Committee; Strengthening co-operation with the United Nations in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Rapporteur for opinion: Ms Petra Bayr, Austria, SOC): approved a draft opinion, including six amendments; Discrimination against Roma and Travellers in the field of housing (Rapporteur: Mr František Kopřiva, Czech Republic, ALDE): considered an introductory memorandum; Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2019: call for nominations: heard a statement by its Chairperson recalling the deadline of 30 April 2019 for submitting nominations; Tuesday 9 April 2019, from 8.30 to 10 am, as regards: Promoting parliaments free of sexism and sexual harassment (Rapporteur: Ms Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir, Iceland, SOC): unanimously approved the amendments which had been tabled to the draft resolution and the draft recommendation and asked its Chairperson to propose that they be declared as adopted by the Assembly under Rule 34.11 of the
 Assembly’s Rules of Procedure; Evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the parliament of Morocco (Rapporteur for opinion: Ms Edite Estrela, Portugal, SOC): approved a draft opinion, including three amendments; _______________________________________________________________________________________________ This document is available on the Parliamentary Assembly Extranet website (restricted area for PACE Members) http://assembly.coe.int/extranet F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: + 33 3 88 41 20 00 | Fax: +33 3 90 21 56 52 AS/Ega/CB (2019) 03 ‐ ‐  ‐ ‐ ‐  ‐  ‐ ‐ - The gender dimension of foreign policy (Rapporteur: Ms Petra Stienen, Netherlands, ALDE): considered an introductory memorandum; authorised the rapporteur to carry out a fact-finding visit to Sweden in the framework of the preparation of her report (subject to the availability of financial resources); and held a hearing with the participation of: ‐ Mr Torbjörn Haak, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sweden to the Council of Europe; ‐ Ms Laila Ait Baali, Political Coordinator, Wo=Men, Dutch Gender Platform, Netherlands; Joint debate on The role and responsibilities of political leaders in combating hate speech and intolerance (Rapporteur: Ms Elvira Kovács, Serbia, EPP/CD) and Stop hate speech and acts of hatred in sport (Rapporteur: Mr Goran Beus Richembergh, Croatia, ALDE): appointed Ms Petra Bayr (Austria, SOC), Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on Gender Equality, to represent the Committee during the debate in plenary; Tuesday 9 April 2019, from 2 to 2.15 pm, as regards: The role and responsibilities of political leaders in combating hate speech and intolerance (Rapporteur: Ms Elvira Kovács, Serbia, EPP/CD): unanimously approved the amendment which had been tabled to the draft resolution and asked its Chairperson to propose that it be declared as adopted by the Assembly under Rule 34.11 of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure; Commission on the Status of Women
 (CSW 63) (United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States, 11-13 March 2019): heard the reporting back from Ms Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo (Monaco, ALDE), Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Sub-Committee to participate in the CSW 63; Meeting of the Committee in Belgrade and of the Sub-Committee on the rights of Minorities in Novi Sad, Serbia (respectively on 5 and 6 June 2019): considered the draft programme and the practical information of the meeting; Tuesday 9 April 2019, holding a joint meeting with the Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence, from 2.15 to 3.30 pm, as regards: Forced sterilisations of Roma women: in the context of the preparation of the report on Obstetrical and gynaecological violence (Rapporteur: Ms Maryvonne Blondin, France, SOC), held a hearing with the participation of: - Ms Elena Gorolová, Spokesperson, Group of Women Harmed by Forced Sterilisation in the Czech Republic; - Ms Gwendolyn Albert, human rights advocate, Czech Republic; - Mr Adam Weiss, Director of the European Roma Rights Centre, Budapest, Hungary; - Mr Stefan Ivanco, Programme Coordinator and Researcher, Poradňa, Center for Civil and Human Rights, Slovak Republic; Violence against women: heard a statement by Ms Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo (Monaco, ALDE), General Rapporteur on violence against women, on the Network’s priorities and activities; Wednesday 10 April 2019, from 2 to 3.30 pm, as regards: Ethnic profiling in Europe: a matter of high concern (Rapporteur: Mr Boriss Cilevičs, Latvia, SOC): considered an introductory memorandum and held a hearing with the participation of: - Ms Lanna Hollo, Legal Officer, Open Society Justice Initiative, Paris; - Mr Michael Whine, Member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) in respect of the United Kingdom; Sign language rights in the framework of the Council of Europe and its member States: heard a presentation by Ms Eeva Tupi, Executive Director, World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), Finland, on the study funded by
 the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland; An ambitious Council of Europe agenda for gender equality (Rapporteur: Ms Elvira Kovács, Serbia, EPP/CD): considered a preliminary draft report; 2 AS/Ega/CB (2019) 03 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐  ‐ Reply from the Committee of Ministers: considered the reply of the Committee of Ministers to Assembly Recommendation 2138 (2018) on Persecution of LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic (Russian Federation); Appointment of representatives (subject to the availability of funds): - appointed Ms Zita Gurmai (Hungary, SOC) to participate in the meeting of international and regional mechanisms to combat violence against women organised by the Gender Equality Commission of the Council of Europe (GEC) on 23-24 May 2019 in Strasbourg; and Mr František Kopřiva (Czech Republic, ALDE) to participate in the meeting of the Ad hoc Committee of Experts on Roma and Traveller Issues (CAHROM) on 11-14 June 2019 in Toulouse, France; left it to its Chairperson to appoint a member of the Committee to participate in the 15th meeting of the Gender Equality Commission of the Council of Europe (GEC) on 22-24 May 2019 in Strasbourg; - Work programme: took note of the work programme; Composition of Sub-Committees: approved the following changes: - Mr Georgios Kyritsis (Greece, UEL) joining the Sub-Committee on Gender Equality as a full member instead of Ms Athanasia Anagnostopoulou (Greece, UEL); - Ms Edite Estrela (Portugal, SOC), joining the Sub-Committee on Gender Equality as a full member; - Ms Elissavet Skoufa (Greece, UEL) joining the Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination as a full member, instead of Mr Georgios Mavrotas (Greece, SOC); - Mr Gianni Marilotti (Italy, NR) joining the Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities as the alternate of Mr Maurizio Buccarella (Italy, NR); Reporting back: heard reports from Ms Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo (Monaco, ALDE) on her participation in the 7th International Roma Women’s Conference on Roma And
 Traveller Women’s Access to Justice and Rights, organised under the Finnish Presidency of the Committee of the Ministers of the Council of Europe, on 25-27 March 2019 in Espoo (Finland); and in the Conference Tackling gender stereotypes and sexism, organised by the Gender Equality Commission of the Council of Europe (GEC), on 28-29 March 2019 in Helsinki; Thursday 11 April 2019, from 2 to 2.45 pm, as regards: Empowering women: promoting access to contraception in Europe (Rapporteur: Ms Petra Bayr, Austria, SOC): held a hearing with the participation of: - Ms Camille Butin, Advocacy Advisor, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) European Network, Brussels; - Mr Neil Datta, Executive Director, European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF), Brussels; ‐ Next meetings: confirmed its next meetings as follows: Plenary Committee ‐ Belgrade, 5 June 2019; ‐ Strasbourg, during the 3rd part-session 2019 of the Assembly (24-28 June); ‐ Paris, 12 September 2019 (Council of Europe Office); ‐ Strasbourg, during the 4th part-session 2019 of the Assembly (30 September - 4 October); ‐ Paris, 4 December 2019 (Council of Europe Office).
Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities ‐ Novi Sad, Serbia, 6 June 2019.
***** 3 AS/Ega/CB (2019) 03 The No Hate Parliamentary Alliance, meeting in Strasbourg on 11 April 2019 from 8.30 to 10 am, with Ms Gabriela Heinrich (Germany, SOC), General rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance, in the Chair, as regards: ‐ ‐ ‐ Islamophobia in Europe: held a hearing with the participation of: - Prof. Ian Law, Centre for Ethnicity and Racism Studies, University of Leeds; - Ms Sandra Pertek, Chairperson, European Forum of Muslim Women, Brussels; Parliamentary conference on “Counterstrategies against hate speech – Where are we at and what is our goal?” (Berlin, 14 October 2019): considered a draft programme; Next meeting: left it to its Chairperson to decide the date and place of its next meeting.
***** The Sub-Committee on Gender Equality, meeting in Strasbourg on 11 April 2019 from 2.45 to 3.30 pm with Ms Petra Bayr (Austria, SOC) in the Chair: ‐ ‐ ‐ Election of the Bureau of the Sub-Committee: elected Mr Robert Troy (Ireland, ALDE) As Vice- Chairperson, by acclamation; Work programme and priorities: held an exchange of views; Next meeting: left it to its Chairperson to decide the date and place of its next meeting.
Sonia Sirtori, Sarah Burton, Giorgio Loddo, Elodie Fischer Copy to: 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 4 SECRETARIAT AS/Cult (2019) CB 03 12 April 2019 To the members of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media Synopsis of the meeting held in Strasbourg on 8, 9 and 11 April 2019 The Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media, meeting in Strasbourg on 8, 9 and 11 April 2019 with Lord George Foulkes (United Kingdom, SOC) and Ms Ulviyye Aghayeva (Azerbaijan, FDG) in the Chair, Monday, 8 April 2019 from 2 pm to 3 pm, as regards: - - - - - - Election of the Bureau of the Committee: elected by acclamation Ms Ulviyye Aghayeva (Azerbaijan, FDG) 2nd Vice-Chairperson of the committee: Education and culture: new partnerships to recognise personal development and competences (Rapporteur: Mr Mogens Jensen, Denmark, SOC): took note of the explanatory memorandum, then adopted unanimously a draft resolution, thereby adopting the report; Threats to media freedom and journalists’ security in Europe (Rapporteur: Lord George Foulkes, United Kingdom, SOC): considered an introductory memorandum; References to the committee and appointment of rapporteurs: took note of the interest expressed by Lord Alexander Dundee (United Kingdom, EC) and Mr Sos Avetisyan (Armenia, NR) to replace Mr Georgios Mavrotas (Greece, SOC), who is no longer member of the Parliamentary Assembly, as rapporteur on “Strengthening the link between popular sports events and cultural heritage” (Doc.
14218), and decided to appoint a new rapporteur during its next meeting which will be held on 27 and 28 May 2019 in Paris; Composition of sub-committees: approved the following change in the composition of the Sub- Committee on Education, Youth and Sport: Ms Elissavet Skoufa (Greece, UEL) becomes member; Committee work programme: Appointment of representatives for forthcoming events: appointed, with no costs for the Assembly:  Mr Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC), rapporteur on “New forms of public debate on the ethical aspects of rapid advancements in science and technology”, and Mr Olivier Becht (France, ALDE), General Rapporteur on Science and Technology Impact Assessment, to attend the High-level seminar on “Public debate as a tool for the governance of new technologies”, organised by the Committee on Bioethics (DH-BIO) of the Council of Europe, on 4 June 2019 in Strasbourg; subject to the availability of funds:  Mr Koloman Brenner (Hungary, NR), rapporteur on “Threats to academic freedom and autonomy of universities in Europe”, to attend the Global Forum on “Academic Freedom, Institutional Autonomy and the Future of Democracy”, on 20-21 June 2019 in Strasbourg; F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: + 33 3 88 41 2000 | Fax: +33 3 88 41 2797 Tuesday, 9 April 2019 from 2 pm to 3.30 pm, as regards: - Museum Prize of the Council of Europe (Representative of the committee: Ms Nino Goguadze, Georgia, EC): held an exchange of views with the participation of Ms Jette Sandahl, Chairperson of the European Museum Forum (EMF), Ms Jacqueline Strauss, Director, and Mr Christian Rohner, Curator and Project Manager, Museum of Communication, Bern, Switzerland, winner of The Museum Prize 2019 of the Council of Europe; - Committee work programme: Reports on recent meetings: was informed by Mr Constantinos Efstathiou (Cyprus, SOC), Representative appointed by the Bureau of the Assembly to the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), on the meeting of ECRI held on 2-4 April in Strasbourg, and took note that Mr Efstathiou would submit a written report on this event; Thursday, 11 April 2019 from 2 pm to 3.30 pm, as regards: - - - - - Social media: social threads or threats to human rights?
(Rapporteur: Mr José Cepeda, Spain, SOC): took note that there were no amendments to the draft resolution; Composition of sub-committees: approved the following change in the composition of the Sub- Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage: Mr Roberto Rampi (Italy, SOC) becomes member; Committee work programme: Approval of rapporteurs’ fact-finding visits: approved, with no costs for the Assembly, the fact-finding visit by Mr Roland Rino Büchel (Switzerland, ALDE), rapporteur on “Time to act: Europe’s political response to fighting the manipulation of sports competitions”, on 20-23 May to Switzerland, to meet with representatives of the Swiss government, international sport governing organisations and sports betting operators; Appointment of representatives for forthcoming events: appointed, with no costs for the Assembly, Mr Roberto Rampi (Italy, SOC), to attend the Award Ceremony of the European Museum of the Year (EMYA), on 24-25 May 2019 in Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina, replacing Ms Nino Goguadze (Georgia, EC), Representative of the committee for the Council of Europe Museum Prize, who could not attend; Feasibility study for an observatory on the quality of history teaching in Council of Europe countries: held a hearing with the participation of Mr Alain Lamassoure, Member of the European Parliament, former minister, France, in the presence of Ms Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe; Next meetings: took note of the next meetings, of the committee: Paris, 27-28 May 2019, Strasbourg, 3rd part-session (24-28 June 2019), Strasbourg, 4th part-session (30 September-4 October 2019), Paris, 5-6 December 2019; of the sub-committees: Bern, Switzerland, 21 June 2019, Sub-Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage and Sub- Committee on Media and Information Society (tbc, subject to authorisation by the Assembly’s Bureau).
Roberto Fasino, Ivi-Triin Odrats, Dana Karanjac, Eugen Cibotaru 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 SECRETARIAT AS/Ega/CB (2019) 03 11 April 2019 To the members of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination Synopsis of the meeting held in Strasbourg from 8 to 11 April 2019 The Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, meeting in Strasbourg from 8 to 11 April 2019, with first Ms Elvira Kovács (Serbia, EPP/CD), Chairperson, and then Ms Petra Bayr (Austria, SOC), Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on Gender Equality, in the Chair:  ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ -  ‐ ‐ Monday 8 April 2019, from 2 to 3 pm, as regards: International Roma Day, 8 April 2019: adopted a declaration on behalf of the Committee; Promoting parliaments free of sexism and sexual harassment (Rapporteur: Ms Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir, Iceland, SOC): approved an amendment to the draft recommendation to be tabled on behalf of the Committee; Strengthening co-operation with the United Nations in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Rapporteur for opinion: Ms Petra Bayr, Austria, SOC): approved a draft opinion, including six amendments; Discrimination against Roma and Travellers in the field of housing (Rapporteur: Mr František Kopřiva, Czech Republic, ALDE): considered an introductory memorandum; Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2019: call for nominations: heard a statement by its Chairperson recalling the deadline of 30 April 2019
 for submitting nominations; Tuesday 9 April 2019, from 8.30 to 10 am, as regards: Promoting parliaments free of sexism and sexual harassment (Rapporteur: Ms Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir, Iceland, SOC): unanimously approved the amendments which had been tabled to the draft resolution and the draft recommendation and asked its Chairperson to propose that they be declared as adopted by the Assembly under Rule 34.11 of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure; Evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the parliament of Morocco (Rapporteur for opinion: Ms Edite Estrela, Portugal, SOC): approved a draft opinion, including three amendments; _______________________________________________________________________________________________ This document is available on the Parliamentary Assembly Extranet website (restricted area for PACE Members) http://assembly.coe.int/extranet F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: + 33 3 88 41 20 00 | Fax: +33 3 90 21 56 52 AS/Ega/CB (2019) 03 ‐ ‐  ‐ ‐ ‐  ‐  ‐ ‐ - The gender dimension of foreign policy (Rapporteur: Ms Petra Stienen, Netherlands, ALDE): considered an introductory memorandum; authorised the rapporteur to carry out a fact-finding visit to Sweden in the framework of the preparation of her report (subject to the availability of financial resources); and held a hearing with the participation of: ‐ Mr Torbjörn Haak, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sweden to the Council of Europe; ‐ Ms Laila Ait Baali, Political Coordinator, Wo=Men, Dutch Gender Platform, Netherlands; Joint debate on The role and responsibilities of political leaders in combating hate speech and intolerance (Rapporteur: Ms Elvira Kovács, Serbia, EPP/CD) and Stop hate speech and acts of hatred in sport (Rapporteur: Mr Goran Beus Richembergh, Croatia, ALDE): appointed Ms Petra Bayr (Austria, SOC), Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on Gender Equality, to represent the Committee during the debate in plenary; Tuesday 9 April 2019, from 2 to
 2.15 pm, as regards: The role and responsibilities of political leaders in combating hate speech and intolerance (Rapporteur: Ms Elvira Kovács, Serbia, EPP/CD): unanimously approved the amendment which had been tabled to the draft resolution and asked its Chairperson to propose that it be declared as adopted by the Assembly under Rule 34.11 of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure; Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 63) (United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States, 11-13 March 2019): heard the reporting back from Ms Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo (Monaco, ALDE), Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Sub-Committee to participate in the CSW 63; Meeting of the Committee in Belgrade and of the Sub-Committee on the rights of Minorities in Novi Sad, Serbia (respectively on 5 and 6 June 2019): considered the draft programme and the practical information of the meeting; Tuesday 9 April 2019, holding a joint meeting with the Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence, from 2.15 to 3.30 pm, as regards: Forced sterilisations of Roma women: in the context of the preparation of the report on Obstetrical and gynaecological violence (Rapporteur: Ms Maryvonne Blondin, France, SOC), held a hearing with the participation of: - Ms Elena Gorolová, Spokesperson, Group of Women Harmed by Forced Sterilisation in the Czech Republic; - Ms Gwendolyn Albert, human rights advocate, Czech Republic; - Mr Adam Weiss, Director of the European Roma Rights Centre, Budapest, Hungary; - Mr Stefan Ivanco, Programme Coordinator and Researcher, Poradňa, Center for Civil and Human Rights, Slovak Republic; Violence against women: heard a statement by Ms Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo (Monaco, ALDE), General Rapporteur on violence against women, on the Network’s priorities and activities; Wednesday 10 April 2019, from 2 to 3.30 pm, as regards: Ethnic profiling in Europe: a matter of high concern (Rapporteur: Mr Boriss Cilevičs, Latvia, SOC): considered an introductory memorandum and held a hearing with the participation of: -
 Ms Lanna Hollo, Legal Officer, Open Society Justice Initiative, Paris; - Mr Michael Whine, Member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) in respect of the United Kingdom; Sign language rights in the framework of the Council of Europe and its member States: heard a presentation by Ms Eeva Tupi, Executive Director, World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), Finland, on the study funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland; An ambitious Council of Europe agenda for gender equality (Rapporteur: Ms Elvira Kovács, Serbia, EPP/CD): considered a preliminary draft report; 2 AS/Ega/CB (2019) 03 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐  ‐ Reply from the Committee of Ministers: considered the reply of the Committee of Ministers to Assembly Recommendation 2138 (2018) on Persecution of LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic (Russian Federation); Appointment of representatives (subject to the availability of funds): - appointed Ms Zita Gurmai (Hungary, SOC) to participate in the meeting of international and regional mechanisms to combat violence against women organised by the Gender Equality Commission of the Council of Europe (GEC) on 23-24 May 2019 in Strasbourg; and Mr František Kopřiva (Czech Republic, ALDE) to participate in the meeting of the Ad hoc Committee of Experts on Roma and Traveller Issues (CAHROM) on 11-14 June 2019 in Toulouse, France; left it to its Chairperson to appoint a member of the Committee to participate in the 15th meeting of the Gender Equality Commission of the Council of Europe (GEC) on 22-24 May 2019 in Strasbourg; - Work programme: took note of the work programme; Composition of Sub-Committees: approved the following changes: - Mr Georgios Kyritsis (Greece, UEL) joining the Sub-Committee on Gender Equality as a full member instead of Ms Athanasia Anagnostopoulou (Greece, UEL); - Ms Edite Estrela (Portugal, SOC), joining the Sub-Committee on Gender Equality as a full member; - Ms Elissavet Skoufa (Greece, UEL) joining the Sub-Committee on Disability,
 Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination as a full member, instead of Mr Georgios Mavrotas (Greece, SOC); - Mr Gianni Marilotti (Italy, NR) joining the Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities as the alternate of Mr Maurizio Buccarella (Italy, NR); Reporting back: heard reports from Ms Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo (Monaco, ALDE) on her participation in the 7th International Roma Women’s Conference on Roma And Traveller Women’s Access to Justice and Rights, organised under the Finnish Presidency of the Committee of the Ministers of the Council of Europe, on 25-27 March 2019 in Espoo (Finland); and in the Conference Tackling gender stereotypes and sexism, organised by the Gender Equality Commission of the Council of Europe (GEC), on 28-29 March 2019 in Helsinki; Thursday 11 April 2019, from 2 to 2.45 pm, as regards: Empowering women: promoting access to contraception in Europe (Rapporteur: Ms Petra Bayr, Austria, SOC): held a hearing with the participation of: - Ms Camille Butin, Advocacy Advisor, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) European Network, Brussels; - Mr Neil Datta, Executive Director, European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF), Brussels; ‐ Next meetings: confirmed its next meetings as follows: Plenary Committee ‐ Belgrade, 5 June 2019; ‐ Strasbourg, during the 3rd part-session 2019 of the Assembly (24-28 June); ‐ Paris, 12 September 2019 (Council of Europe Office); ‐ Strasbourg, during the 4th part-session 2019 of the Assembly (30 September - 4 October); ‐ Paris, 4 December 2019 (Council of Europe Office).
Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities ‐ Novi Sad, Serbia, 6 June 2019.
***** 3 AS/Ega/CB (2019) 03 The No Hate Parliamentary Alliance, meeting in Strasbourg on 11 April 2019 from 8.30 to 10 am, with Ms Gabriela Heinrich (Germany, SOC), General rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance, in the Chair, as regards: ‐ ‐ ‐ Islamophobia in Europe: held a hearing with the participation of: - Prof. Ian Law, Centre for Ethnicity and Racism Studies, University of Leeds; - Ms Sandra Pertek, Chairperson, European Forum of Muslim Women, Brussels; Parliamentary conference on “Counterstrategies against hate speech – Where are we at and what is our goal?” (Berlin, 14 October 2019): considered a draft programme; Next meeting: left it to its Chairperson to decide the date and place of its next meeting.
***** The Sub-Committee on Gender Equality, meeting in Strasbourg on 11 April 2019 from 2.45 to 3.30 pm with Ms Petra Bayr (Austria, SOC) in the Chair: ‐ ‐ ‐ Election of the Bureau of the Sub-Committee: elected Mr Robert Troy (Ireland, ALDE) As Vice- Chairperson, by acclamation; Work programme and priorities: held an exchange of views; Next meeting: left it to its Chairperson to decide the date and place of its next meeting.
Sonia Sirtori, Sarah Burton, Giorgio Loddo, Elodie Fischer Copy to: 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 4 SECRETARIAT AS/Mon (2019) CB 03 11 April 2019 To the members of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) Synopsis of the meeting held in Strasbourg on 8, 9 and 10 April 2019 The Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee), meeting in Strasbourg on 8, 9 and 10 April 2019 in camera, with Sir Roger Gale (United Kingdom, EC) and Mr Giorgi Kandelaki (Georgia, EPP/CD) in the Chair: • on Monday, 8 April 2019 at 2.00 pm., as regards: Confidentiality of the meetings of the Monitoring Committee: heard a statement by the Chairperson – of the Committee; Establishment of a European Union mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental – rights (Rapporteur for opinion: Mr Andrej Šircelj, Slovenia, EPP/DC): considered and approved unanimously a draft opinion, adopted one amendment to the draft Resolution prepared by the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs; – Post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria (co-rapporteurs: Mr Frank Schwabe, Germany, SOC and Mr Zsolt Németh, Hungary, EPP/CD): heard an oral report by the co-rapporteur on his fact-finding visit to Brussels (27 March 2019) and held an exchange of views; Other business: decided to ask the Bureau of the Assembly for an extension of the validity of the – reference on “The
 functioning of democratic institutions in Poland” until 25 January 2020; • on Tuesday, 9 April 2019 at 9.15 am., as regards: – Turkey (co-rapporteurs: Ms Marianne Mikko, Estonia, SOC and Mr Nigel Evans, United Kingdom, EC): held an exchange of views on the follow-up to Resolution 2260 (2019) on “The worsening situation of opposition politicians in Turkey: what can be done to protect their fundamental rights in a Council of Europe member State?” and agreed to hold an exchange of views on the local elections of 31 March 2019, at its next meeting in London if time allows; – Other business: in view of the Bureau examination of references, entrusted the Chair to ensure the Bureau takes due consideration of the decision reached by the Monitoring Committee at its March 2019 meeting to be seized for all four periodic review reports on France, Hungary, Malta and Romania; • on Tuesday, 9 April 2019 at 2.30 pm., as regards: Azerbaijan (co-rapporteurs: Mr Stefan Schennach, Austria, SOC and Sir Roger Gale, United Kingdom, – EC): hold a joint hearing with the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights on political prisoners in Azerbaijan with the participation of Mr Otari Gvaladze, Head of Unit, Department for work with law enforcement agencies and military affairs, Administration of the President of Azerbaijan, Ms Leyla Yunusova, Director, F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | asmon@coe.int | Tel: + 33 3 88 41 29 05 AS/Mon (2019) CB 03 Institute for Peace and Democracy, Leiden, The Netherlands, Mr Ilgar Mammadov, former political prisoner (video link) and Mr Rasul Jafarov, Chairman of the Human Rights Club and former political prisoner; • on Wednesday, 10 April 2019 at 2.00 pm.,with Mr Giorgi Kandelaki (Georgia, EPP/CD) in the Chair, as regards: Exchange of views with Mr Régis Brillat, Executive Secretary of the Council of Europe’s – Committee for the prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT): held an exchange of views; Bosnia and Herzegovina
 (co-rapporteurs: Mr Tiny Kox, Netherlands, UEL and Mr Serhiy Sobolev, – Ukraine, EPP/CD): held an exchange of views with Mr Ivan Orlić, Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on recent developments in the country and agreed to request an opinion of the Venice Commission on the draft law on public gathering in the Republika Srpska; Ukraine (co-rapporteurs: Ms Dzhema Grozdanova, Bulgaria, EPP/CD and Mr Alfred Heer, Switzerland, – ALDE): postponed the exchange of views on the presidential election in Ukraine (31 March 2019) to its next meeting; Armenia (co-rapporteurs: Ms Yuliya Lovochkina, Ukraine, SOC and Mr Andrej Šircelj, Slovenia, – EPP/CD): postponed the oral report by the co-rapporteurs on the fact-finding visit to Yerevan (12-14 March 2019) to a next meeting; Serbia (co-rapporteurs: Ms Maria Guzenina, Finland, SOC and Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger, United – Kingdom, EC): appointed Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger, United Kingdom, EC, to replace Mr Robert Goodwill (United Kingdom, EC), subject to his declaration of non-conflict of interest; took note of a statement of Ms Aleksandra Tomić, Chairperson of the Serbian delegation, about the preparation of the report; Authorisation of fact-finding visits: authorised the following fact-finding visits, subject to the – availability of financial resources: .
Co-rapporteurs for North Macedonia to Skopje, .

Co-rapporteurs for Poland to Brussels (European Union) and .
Co-rapporteurs for Georgia to Tbilisi; – Other business: authorised Sir Roger Gale (United Kingdom, EC) to participate in the UniDem Seminar, co-organised by the Venice Committee with the Law Faculty of Lund, Sweden on 6-7 May 2019 entitled “The State of democracy thirty years after the fall of the iron curtain”, subject to the availability of financial resources; – Next meetings: decided to hold its next meetings on the following dates: London, 16-17 May 2019 Strasbourg, 24-28 June 2019 (during the Assembly part-session) Paris, 10 September 2019 (Council of Europe Office, tbc) Strasbourg, 30 September - 4 October 2019 (during the Assembly part-session) Paris, 13 November 2019 (Council of Europe Office, tbc) Paris, 11 December 2019 (Council of Europe Office, tbc).
Agnieszka Nachilo, Bas Klein, Sylvie Affholder, Alexis Salanson Copy to: 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 Communication Division Division de la communication 05/04/2019 17:20 PACE Spring Session (8-12 April 2019) Events Tuesday 9 April 2019 8.30–9 am Room 1, Palais 9–10 am Room 1, Palais Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights ► Exchange of views on “The implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights – 10th report” (regarding Hungary) in the context of the report being prepared by Evangelos Venizelos (Greece, SOC), with the participation of: • Zsolt Németh, Chairperson of the Hungarian delegation to PACE (tbc) ► Hearing on “Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination and the rule of law, in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges” in the context of the report being prepared by Pieter Omtzigt (Netherlands, EPP/CD), with the participation of: • Owen Bonnici, Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government (Malta) • Peter Grech, Attorney General (Malta) • Martin Kuijer, Substitute member for the Netherlands, European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), Council of Europe 8.30–10 am Room 3, Palais Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination Hearing on “The gender dimension of foreign policy” in the context of the report being prepared by Petra Stienen (Netherlands, ALDE), with the participation of: • Ann Bernes, Ambassador for Gender Equality and Co-ordinator of Sweden’s Feminist Foreign Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (by video) Laila Ait Baali, Political
 Co-ordinator, Wo=Men (Women Equals Men), Netherlands • Tuesday 9 April 2019 2–2.30 pm Room 1, Palais Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights 2.30–3.30 pm Room 1, Palais Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights and Monitoring Committee ► Exchange of views on “The implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights – 10th report” (regarding Italy) in the context of the report being prepared by Evangelos Venizelos (Greece, SOC), with the participation of: • Alvise Maniero, Chairperson of the Italian delegation to PACE • Maria Giuliana Civinini, Co-agent for the Italian government at the European Court for Human Rights ► Joint hearing on “Political prisoners in Azerbaijan” in the context of the report on this topic being prepared by Thorhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir (Iceland, SOC) and the report on “The honouring of obligations and commitments by Azerbaijan” prepared by Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC) and Sir Roger Gale (United Kingdom, EC), co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee, with the participation of: • Otari Gvaladze, Head of Unit, Department for work with law enforcement agencies • and military affairs, Administration of the President of Azerbaijan Leyla Yunusova, Director, (Netherlands) Ilgar Mammadov, former political prisoner (by video) Institute • • Rasul Jafarov, Chairman of the Human Rights Club and former political prisoner for Peace and Democracy, Leiden 2–3.30 pm Room 6, Palais Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media Exchange of views on “The Museum Prize of the Council of Europe” with the participation of: • • Jette Sandahl, Chairperson of the European Museum Forum (EMF) Jacqueline Strauss, Director of the Museum of Communication (Bern), winner of the 2019 Council of Europe Museum Prize • Christian Rohner, Curator and Project Manager, Museum of Communication (Bern) 2.30–3.30 pm Room 3, Palais Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination and Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence Hearing on “Forced sterilisations of
 Roma women” in the context of the report on “Obstetrical and gynaecological violence” prepared by Maryvonne Blondin (France, SOC) with the participation of: • Elena Gorolová, Spokesperson, Group of Women harmed by Forced Sterilisation in the Czech Republic; • Gwendolyn Albert, Human Rights Advocate (Czech Republic) • Adam Weiss, Director of the European Roma Rights Centre, Budapest (Hungary) • Stefan Ivanco, Programme coordinator and researcher, Poradňa, Center for Civil and Human Rights (Slovak Republic) 8.30 pm Palais Rohan Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media Award ceremony for the 2019 Council of Europe Museum Prize with the participation of: Liliane Maury Pasquier, President of the Parliamentary Assembly • • Roland Ries, Mayor of the City of Strasbourg • • Jette Sandahl, Chairperson of the European Museum Forum (EMF) Jacqueline Strauss, Director of the Museum of Communication (Bern), Winner of the 2019 Council of Europe Museum Prize • Alec von Graffenried, Mayor of the City of Bern 2 Wednesday 10 April 2019 2–2.30 pm Room 3, Palais 2.45–3.30 pm Room 3, Palais Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination ► Hearing on “Ethnic profiling in Europe: a matter of high concern” in the context of the report being prepared by Boriss Cilevičs (Latvia, SOC) with the participation of: • Rebekah Delsol, Programme Manager, Fair and Effective Policing Project, Open Society Justice Initiative (London) • Michael Whine, Member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) in respect of the United Kingdom ► Study on sign languages • Presentation by Eeva Tupi, Executive Director, World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), Finland Wednesday 10 April 2019 2–2.45 pm Room 5, Palais Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons 2.45–3.30 pm Room 5, Palais Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights and Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons ► Exchange of views on “Stop violence and exploitation of migrant children” in the context of the
 report being prepared by Rósa Björk Brynjólfsdóttir (Iceland, UEL), with the participation of: • Elena Muñoz, Co-ordinator, CEAR Madrid Legal Service (Madrid) ► Hearing on “Investment migration: trends, advantages, standards” in the context of the report being prepared by Aleksander Pociej (Poland, EPP/CD), with the participation of: • Gillian More, Policy Officer, DG Justice, Union Citizenship Rights and Free Movement, European Commission, Brussels (by video) • Ekaterine Rostomashvili, Advocacy and Campaigns Co-ordinator, Transparency International (Berlin) 2–3.30 pm Room 9, Palais Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy ► Exchange of views on “Strengthening parliamentary dialogue with Algeria” in the context of the report being prepared by Jacques Maire (France, NR), with the participation of: • Allel Talbi, member, Algerian Council of the Nation • Abdenacer Hamoud, member, Algerian Council of the Nation ► Exchange of views on “Partner for democracy status 2009-2019: stock-taking and the way forward” with the participation of Partner for democracy delegations and current and former Rapporteurs 3 Thursday 11 April 2019 8.30–10 am Room 3, Palais No Hate Parliamentary Alliance Hearing on “Islamophobia in Europe” with the participation of: Ian Law, Centre for Ethnicity and Racism Studies, University of Leeds • • Hajar El Jahidi, Advocacy Co-ordinator, European Forum of Muslim Women (Brussels) 8.30–10 am Room 9, Palais Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy Exchange of views on “The situation in Kosovo*” in the context of the report being prepared by Jordi Roca, (Spain, EPP/CD), with the participation of: • Slaviša Mladenović, Language Commissioner, Office of the Prime Minister (Pristina) • Hilmi Jashari, Kosovo Ombudsperson (Pristina) 2–2.45 pm Room 3, Palais Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination Hearing on “Empowering women: promoting access to contraception in Europe” in the context of the report prepared by Petra Bay (Austria, SOC) with the
 participation of: • Camille Butin, Advocacy Advisor, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) European Network (Brussels) • Neil Datta, Executive Director, European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF) – (Brussels) 2–3.30 pm Room 6, Palais Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media Hearing on “A feasibility study for an observatory on the quality of history teaching in Council of Europe countries” with the participation of: • Alain Lamassoure, Member of the European Parliament, former minister (France) • Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe 2–3.30 pm Room 8, Palais Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons ► Exchange of views with Philippe de Botton, President of Doctors of the World France ► Exchange of views in the context of the Parliamentary Campaign to End Immigration Detention of Children, with the participation of: • Lilja Gretarsdottir, Deputy Head of the Division for Independent Human Rights Bodies, Secretary of the CDDH-MIG, Council of Europe (tbc) • Katarzyna Słubik, Senior Lawyer and Project Co-ordinator, Association for Legal Intervention, Poland (tbc, by video) 3.30 pm Chamber Announcement of the 2019 Europe Prize winner *Throughout this text, all reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.
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14846 20 March 2019 Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights List and curricula vitae of candidates submitted by the Government of Malta Communication Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly F - 67075 Strasbourg Cedex | assembly@coe.int | Tel: +33 3 88 41 2000 | assembly.coe.int http://assembly.coe.int Doc.

14846 Communication Contents Page 1.
List and curricula vitae of candidates submitted by the Government of Malta .......................................... 3 Appendix 1 – Victoria BUTTIGIEG ............................................................................................................... 4 Appendix 2 – Abigail LOFARO .....................................................................................................................7 Appendix 3 – Lorraine SCHEMBRI ORLAND .............................................................................................11 2 Doc.
14846 Communication 1.

List and curricula vitae of candidates submitted by the Government of Malta Letter from Ms Kathleen Vella, Chargé d’affaires a.i, Permanent Representation of the Republic of Malta to the Council of Europe, to Mr Wojciech Sawicki, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly, dated 7 March 2019.
[…] In accordance with your letter dated 23rd February 2018 and following the opinion of the Advisory Panel of Experts on Candidates for Election as Judge to the European Court of Human Rights, I have the honour to submit to you the list of three candidates in respect of Malta.
With reference to the national selection process, the Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government has informed that: In line with the Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers on the selection of candidates for the post of judge at the European Court of Human Rights, an open and public call was launched.

The eligibility and selection criteria required for this post were issued in Government Gazette number 20,096 and in a local newspaper.
A Selection Committee was also set up at national level in order to assess applicants for this post.

This Selection Committee was composed of: a former Judge acting as the Chairperson of the Committee; the Permanent Secretary under whose remit matters dealing with Justice largely fall; and a lawyer of recognised competence.

A total of five applicants applied for this post.

One application was received after the expiration of the due deadline.
In line with the call for applications, this application was automatically considered to be ineligible.

The other four applicants, were called in for in camera viva voce interviews.

Following such interviews, the Committee was of the opinion that all the four applicants were suitable to be candidates for the post of Judge to the ECtHR.
Having said that, after taking into account all the established criteria applicable to the selection process as well as the aptitude, academic background, practical court experience and other relevant qualities of each applicant, the Committee suggested that the following three candidates – being shown in alphabetical order hereunder – be nominated on Malta’s behalf and duly communicated to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, through the Permanent Representation of Malta to the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg: Dr BUTTIGIEG Victoria Madam Justice LOFARO Abigail Madam Justice SCHEMBRI ORLAND Lorraine – – – […] 3 Doc.
14846 Communication Appendix 1 – Victoria BUTTIGIEG CURRICULUM VITAE I.

Personal details Name, forename: Buttigieg, Victoria Sex: Female Date and Place of birth: 28th November 1976, Malta Nationality: Maltese II.

Education and academic and other qualifications – – – – – B.A.
in Legal and Humanistic Studies (1998), University of Malta Diploma Notary Public (1999), University of Malta Doctor of Laws (LL.D) (2001), University of Malta Warrant to practice legal profession (2002) Master of Arts in Financial Services (2004), University of Malta III.
Relevant professional activities – – – – 23rd September 2002 – 15th January 2007 – Legal Officer at Works Division, Ministry or Resources and Infrastructure 16th January 2007 – 31st October 2010 – Lawyer at the Office of the Attorney General 1st November 2010 – 31st July 2012 – Senior Lawyer at the Office of the Attorney General 1st August 2012 – to date – Assistant Attorney General at the Office of the Attorney General IV.
Activities and experience in the field of human rights As from the 1st August 2012, as the Assistant Attorney General within the Office of the Attorney General, I head the Civil, Administrative and Constitutional Law Unit within the Office.
One of my main activities as Assistant Attorney General is to plead constitutional cases that are instituted against the State and these range from alleged violation of property rights, fair hearing, right to privacy, freedom of expression, freedom of association, right to life, protection against inhuman and degrading treatment amongst others.

As head of unit I also take on those cases that are very high profile or which concern issues that have not yet been constitutionally or conventionally tested.
I also follow those constitutional cases where an alleged violation of the European Union Charter is alleged or where a combination of various violations in terms of Malta’s international obligations are concerned.

It is to be pointed out that my contribution in this field at the Office started when I joined the Office of the Attorney General and, therefore, I have been active in this field for the past twelve years.
As head of unit, I monitor and supervise pleadings, as well as discuss those constitutional cases that I assign to other legal officers within the unit.

The Attorney General acts as the Agent that pleads on behalf of Malta in front of the European Court of Human Rights.

As Assistant Attorney General, I draft all the replies to be transmitted to the Registry of the said court and I also make sure that Malta’s replies are uploaded on the Malta web page of the European Court of Human Rights.
I follow all the cases instituted against Malta before the European Court of Human Rights from beginning to end, that is, as I indicated I draft all the submissions, transmit to the Court all the information requested, draft unilateral declaration in those cases that such unilateral declaration is called for, I also follow the execution of all the judgments of the Court.
Thus, whenever a judgment is delivered against Malta, I make sure that the monetary compensation awarded by the Court is settled by Malta within the timeframes given.

Following the settlement of the said amounts, I inform the Department of Just Satisfaction that payment was effected in accordance with the judgment of the Court.

I also draft the action plans and action reports evidencing execution of the Court judgments and all the measures both individual and general 4 Doc.
14846 Communication measures that are taken by Malta in order to execute such judgments.

To this end, I work closely with the Department of Execution of Judgments in order to obtain the publication of action reports for the Committee of Ministers to consider in order to pass a resolution to declare that the judgment was properly executed.

I also draft submissions relative to cases instituted against Malta before the UN Human Rights Committee.
I also follow those cases instituted in terms of Article 6 of the European Convention Act (Chapter 319 of the Laws of Malta), where following a judgment of the Court, an applicant requests execution of that judgment before the Constitutional Court.

During the period that I have taken up the post of Assistant Attorney General, I organised two visits to Malta by officials from the Department of Execution of Judgments which has proved vital in order to close a number of pending executions.
I also vet legislation that is drafted by various Ministries in order to make sure that it is consonant with the human rights protections afforded by the Constitution of Malta, European Convention and the Charter.

I also act as the national liaison officer of Malta for the Fundamental Rights Agency.

I attend the NLO meetings that are organised by the Agency, as well as conferences and seminars.
As NLO, I also transmit information requested by the Agency and assist the Agency in the nomination of national experts as requested.

I regularly attend the meetings of the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) in Strasbourg which committee is composed of experts from each contracting state and conducts the intergovernmental work of the Council of Europe in the human rights field.
I was also part of the team representing Malta during the 2013 Malta UN Universal Periodic Review that took place in Geneva, Switzerland.

V. Public activities I never held an elected post/post in a political party or movement.

VI.

Other activities I am a member on the Committee for Advocates and Legal Procurators set up in terms of Article 3 of the Commission for the Administration of Justice Act (Chapter 369 of the Laws of Malta).
I am regularly appointed as Acting Attorney General whenever the Attorney General is away from Malta or when for some other reason cannot fulfil the functions of Attorney General.

While serving as Acting Attorney General and on those occasions when the Attorney General abstained, I sat on the Judicial Appointments Committee set up in terms of Article 96A of the Constitution of Malta.
I have acted as a reviewer in the peer review of Belgium in the second cycle on the implementation of Chapter II – preventive measures and Chapter V – asset recovery of the UN Convention against Corruption.

I have also participated in various reviews of Malta conducted by international organizations including Moneyval, UNCAC, CPC and Venice Commission.

On occasions, I act as member on the Board of Examiners of thesis/dissertations submitted by the law students at the Faculty of Laws, University of Malta.
VII.

Publications and other works Not applicable.

VIII.

Languages Language a.

First language: Maltese b.

Official languages: Reading good fair very good X very good X 5 Writing good fair Speaking good fair very good X Doc.

14846 Communication English French c. Other languages: Italian X X X X X X X X X IX.
In the event that you do not meet the level of language proficiency required for the post of judge in an official language, please confirm your intention to follow intensive language classes of the language concerned prior to, and if need be also at the beginning of, your term of duty if elected a judge on the Court.

I confirm that if I do not meet the level of language proficiency required for the post of judge in an official language, I will follow intensive language classes as required.

X.
X.

Other relevant information Not applicable.

XI.

Please confirm that you will take up permanent residence in Strasbourg if elected a judge on the Court I confirm that if elected a judge of the Court I will take up permanent residence in Strasbourg.

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14846 Communication Appendix 2 – Abigail LOFARO CURRICULUM VITAE1 I.

Personal details Name, forename: Lofaro, Abigail Sex: Female Date and place of birth: 16 September 1961, Malta Nationality/ies: Maltese II.
Education and academic and other qualifications Education – – – – – – Primary School, Cospicua (1967-1972) Convent of The Sacred Heart (1972-1977) De La Salle College (1977-1978) University of Malta (1978-1984) Metropolitan Tribunal of Malta, Archbishop’s Curia (1994-1995) University of Malta (1999-2001) Academic Qualifications – – – – – Diploma of Notary Public (1982) (University of Malta) Degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.
), Thesis in Civil Law, “Grounds of Annulment of Marriages, with special reference to Defects of a Psychological Nature”) (1984) (University of Malta) Diploma in Canonical Marriage Cases, Jurisprudence and Procedure (1995) (Metropolitan Tribunal of Malta, Archbishop’s Curia) Degree of Magister Juris in European and Comparative Law, Mag.

Juris (Eur.
Juris (Eur.

Law), thesis in European Competition Law, “The Concept of Dominance as Applied in Telecommunications Regulation”) (2001) (University of Malta) Called to the Bar in Valletta, Malta, May, 1984 III.

Relevant professional activities a.


Description of judicial activities Judicial activities – – 1996 – 2006 – Magistrate: presiding over the Court of Magistrates as a Court of Criminal Inquiry and as a Court of Criminal Judicature, presiding also over the Court of Magistrates in its Civil Jurisdiction Since 2006 – Judge of the Superior Courts of Malta, trying civil and commercial cases and Constitutional redress applications in first instance.
Sitting on a number of occasions on the Court of Appeal (Superior Jurisdiction) and on the Court of Criminal Appeal (Superior Jurisdiction), in cases when one of the Judges sitting on the Court of Appeal in its Civil and Criminal jurisdiction, respectively, cannot hear a particular case.

– Since 2010 – Ad Hoc Judge to the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg.

1.

Text in bold indicates posts or missions held at present.

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14846 Communication – – – – Since June 2011 – Judge of the Superior Courts of Malta, sitting in the Civil Court (Family Section) trying divorce, separation, marriage annulment, custody, maintenance, paternity, filiation and abduction cases in first instance.

Presiding also over mediation proceedings, issuing regularly decrees regarding parental responsibility, custody, access, maintenance and cases of expulsion of a spouse from the matrimonial home in cases of violence.
Since January 2013 – Judge sitting with two other judges in the Court of Criminal Appeal Since June 2018 – Appointed President of the Family Court in Malta Since July 2018 – Appointed Hague Network Judge in respect of Malta b.

Description of non-judicial legal activities – – – – – Counsel to the Housing Department, Malta, from 1984 to 1986, responsible for general legal advice and for handling all court cases in which the department was involved, whether as plaintiff or as defendant.
Sitting also on a Social Housing Board, evaluating humanitarian cases which merited to benefit from Social Housing.

Counsel at the Law Revision Commission, from 1987 to 1990, responsible for overseeing the correct amendment to the principal laws of Malta by the Commission, for the eventual publication of the Revised Edition of the Laws of Malta.

Private Secretary to the Parliamentary Secretary responsible for Housing, from 1990 to 1991, advising on housing laws and policies favouring social housing.
Providing also legal advice to the Parliamentary Secretary in Parliament during parliamentary debates approving the Social Housing Budget.

Private Practice: Lawyer at the Law Firm Grech and Associates, from 1991 to 1996, dealing, also before the Courts, with Civil, Commercial and Family Law cases, and appearing before the Metropolitan Tribunal in marriage annulment cases.
c. Description of Non-legal Professional Activities – – Acting Housing Secretary and Acting Secretary to the War Damage Commission, from 1986 to 1987, acting head of the Housing Department, responsible for the allocation of housing units to deserving social cases, such as to the homeless, the unemployed, the infirm, handicapped or elderly persons, single parent families or persons inhabiting dilapidated, sub-standard or dangerous structures, Private Secretary to the Parliamentary Secretary responsible for Social Accommodation, from 1990 to 1991, responsible for the drafting of social housing accommodation schemes and for the compilation of annual reports on the workings of the Secretariat.
IV.

Activities and experience in the field of human rights – – – – As Magistrate, I delivered a number of decrees upon applications requesting the Court of Magistrates to refer a matter regarding fundamental human rights to the First Hall of the Civil Court, determining whether or not the raising of the question was merely frivolous or vexatious.

As a Judge of the Superior Courts, I tried various constitutional cases in the first instance.
I also tried constitutional cases referred to my Court by the Court of Magistrates as described above, and cases referred to my Court by the Criminal Court and by the Court of Appeal, in its Civil and in its Criminal Jurisdiction, upon applications made in that Court regarding the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, when that Court is of the opinion that the matter is not merely frivolous or vexatious.

As President of the Family Court, I deal with human rights issues on a day to day basis.
I constantly apply the Istanbul Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence.

I also apply the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights in dealing with matters relating primarily to Article 8 of the Convention.

In the Court of Criminal Appeal, I regularly apply the European Convention on Human Rights on matters regarding the right of the accused to a fair trial.
I am ad hoc Judge to the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg and I was Judge Nominee to the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg in 2010, voted second by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

8 – I was chosen by the President of the European Court of Human Rights as ad hoc Judge in October 2016 to sit in respect of Malta in the case Saliba vs Malta (Application number 24221/13), decided by the Court on the 29th November 2016.

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14846 Communication V. Public activities a.


Public office In May 2004, I was appointed by the Deputy Prime Minister as a Board of Inquiry (acting as a single person), in accordance with the Inquiries Act, to examine the entire process which led to the deportation of Eritrean nationals from Malta in September/October 2002.

In accordance with my terms of reference, I examined various witnesses and several documents which were exhibited.
I submitted my report to the Deputy Prime Minister in September 2004.

Since 2003, I am a Member of the Association of Members of the Judiciary of Malta.

b.

Elected posts President of the European Association of Labour Court Judges (EALCJ) 2011 – 2012 c. Posts held in a political party or movement None VI.

Other activities – – – – – – – – I am the national representative on the EALCJ and attend various conferences and annual general meetings of the EALCJ.
I hosted the EALCJ annual meeting in Malta in 2011.

I have also attended meetings organised by the ILO (International Labour Organisation).

I have attended various seminars for Judges organised by the OHIM (The Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market) on Trade Marks and Design Litigation.

I have attended various seminars and conferences organised by the ERA (the Academy for European Law) in Trier, Germany, on anti-discrimination, labour law, human rights and family law.
In 2008, I attended a Seminar of the Association of the Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions of the European Union: “The Administrative Judge and the European Law about Environment”, held in Brussels, Belgium.

I also attend various seminars organised by the European Justice Training Network and those organised by the Judicial Studies Committee, Malta.
In November 2018, I presided over a Moot Court session entitled “Family dispute”, organised by the Junior Chamber of Advocates (Malta).

VII.

Publications and other works – – – – – Since 1997: Numerous court cases decided as a Magistrate and later as a Judge, which have been published in the collection of case law.

The Principle of non-discrimination in so far as concerns the free movement of workers, nationals of EU Member States – December 2000.
A discussion and analysis of recent developments concerning fundamental human rights in the European Union – May 2001.

A critical analysis of the Advocate General’s opinion and court judgement delivered by the European Court of Justice in the Oscar Bronner case (1998) and a comparison between this case and previous case law on refusal to supply/deal or license – May 2001.

A paper on “The question of the extra territorial application of the Merger Regulation” – May 2001.

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14846 Communication – – – – A paper on the “New block Exemption or Vertical Restraints” – May 2001.

A paper submitted to the Minister for Justice and Local Government regarding The White Paper on the Family Court, July, 2001.

A speech delivered on Rome III, Regulation (Council Regulation (EU) No.

1259/2010 of 20 December 2010) to various EU Member States’ representatives in Malta on the occasion of Malta’s presidency of the European Union, April 2017.
“Why has the Accession by the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights not yet materialized?” – An Article which is to be published in the December 2018 edition of “Law and Practice Journal”, published by the Chamber of Advocates (Malta).

XIII.

Languages Language a.

First language: Maltese b.

Official languages: English French c. Other languages: Italian Latin Reading good fair very good very good Writing good fair Speaking good fair very good X X X X X X X X X X X X X IX.
In the event that I do not meet the level of language proficiency required for the post of judge in an official language, I confirm my intention to follow Intensive language classes of the language concerned prior to and if need be also at the beginning of my term of duty if elected judge of the Court.

X.

Other relevant information – See III, V and VI above.

XI.

I confirm that I will take up permanent residence in Strasbourg if elected a judge on the Court.

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14846 Communication Appendix 3 – Lorraine SCHEMBRI ORLAND CURRICULUM VITAE2 I.

Personal details Name, forename: Schembri Orland, Lorraine Sex: Female Date and place of birth: June 21, 1959, Malta Nationality/ies: Maltese II.

Education and academic and other qualifications – – – – – Other: – – – Convent of the Sacred Heart (1964 – 1975) University of Malta: 1975–1976 – One year B.A.
(Gen) Degree in Philosophy, Economics and History of Mediterranean Civilisations3 1976–1981 – University of Malta – Doctorate of Laws (LL.D.)

1994–1996 – University of Malta – Magister Juris in European Law -(M.Jur.

(Eur.
(Eur.

Law)) 1985 – Salzburg Institute – Fellowship in American Constitutional Law and Legal Institutions (Session 244) 1995 – Diploma in Canonical Law and Jurisprudence (Dip.Trib.Eccles.Melit)4 2004 – Malta Institute for Financial Services – Diploma in the Law and Administration of Trusts III.

Relevant professional activities a.


Description of judicial activities 2012- current: I currently preside over the Civil Court, First Hall which has civil competence, as well as original jurisdiction in matters of Fundamental Human Rights as guaranteed by the Maltese Constitution and by the European Convention on Human Rights.
I also preside over the Civil Court (Voluntary Jurisdiction) which is competent in matters of probate, minority, interdiction and incapacitation, Guardianships, Trusts, Foundations and cross border successions.

b.
Description of non-judicial legal activities – – – – – First Female Member of the Committee of the Malta Camera Degli Avvocati 1982–2012 – Extensive practice before Maltese courts with diverse competences, ultimately specialising in family and matrimonial law also in cross border matters including international child abduction procedures 1991–1993 – Member of drafting committee entrusted with broad legislative reforms to the Constitution of Malta and to the ordinary law in order to eliminate discrimination on the basis of gender as part of Malta's process of accession to the UN CEDAW Convention 1991–1993 – Co-drafter of a radical review of the Maltese Family Law to replace marital authority with the principle of equality of the spouses 1991–1995 – Advisor on Gender mainstreaming within the public sector 2.
3.

4.

Text in bold indicates posts or missions held at present.

This was a standing year before the commencement of the LL.D.

Degree course.

A pre-requisite for legal practice before the Ecclesiastical Marriage Tribunal.

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14846 Communication – – – – – Chair of an Inter-Departmental Commission to advise and regulate all aspects concerning domestic violence 2000 – Drafter of Domestic Violence Bill Member of the National Consultative Committee on Bioethics Thesis examiner – Degree of Doctorate of Laws, University of Malta Member International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) – current status: judicial Fellow c. Description of non-legal professional activities: – – – – – – 1988–1992 – President, National Council of Women (Malta) 1993–1995 – Expert Advisor to the Commonwealth Secretariat entrusted with the drafting of a Plan of Action on Women and Development for the Commonwealth Vice Chairperson of the Commission for the Advancement of Women, Malta (1989-1997), advisory to the Cabinet 1990–1992 – Chairperson of the Interdepartmental Action Committee on Violence Against Women 1988–1990 – Elected member to the Executive Board of the Conseil International des Femmes (ICW) 1989–1995 – Attendance CDEG and numerous conferences and meetings within the UN(CEDAW), Commonwealth and Council of Europe on gender issues Other posts held include membership of the following: – – – – – – – – – – – – The European Council of Women, (CECIF) (ex officio) Women in Business Association The Malta Chamber of Commerce Founder member of Soroptimists (Malta) Member of the National Consultative Committee on Bioethics Director – Middle Sea Insurance Company Limited, and subsequently Middle Sea Insurance p.l.c.
Director – Sea Malta Company Limited and of its subsidiary insurance company Parliamentary Correspondent (1977-1986) for the Times of Malta Recipient of the USIA Visitors Programme to the United States on “Women and Minorities in Public Affairs “(1986) Member of the founding committee of San Blas Drug Rehabilitation Centre set up by Caritas (Malta) Member of the Presidential Fund for Overseas Relief Founder Member and Secretary of the Malta-US Alumni Association (MUSAA) I no longer hold any of these positions due to my current position as a member of the Bench.
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Activities and experience in the field of human rights Judicial 2012 – present: Judge in the First Hall of the Civil Court of Malta which has original jurisdiction to decide on an application by any person who alleges that any of his Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms has been, or is being, or is likely to be violated.

The applicant can base his claim on the Human Rights provisions of the Maltese Constitution and/or the European Convention on Human Rights.
Amongst these: – 05-06-2014 – Judge Carmelo sive Lino Farrugia Sacco vs the Hon.

Prime Minister, Attorney General and the Commission for the Administration of Justice – Art 6(1), Art 11 (Judgment concerned pending proceedings for impeachment of a sitting judge) 12 Doc.

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vs Prim Ministru et.

– Police Pensions Case – Art 1 Protocol 1, Art.

14 12-05-2015 – Jason Genovese vs Kummissarju tal-Pulizija et.
– Admissibility of Article 6 to proceedings brought by a civil party to criminal proceedings 03-12-2015 – Sebastiano Brunno vs Avukat Generali et – Art 3, Art.6 – Judgment concerning Art.41 bis Ordinamento Penitenziario (Italy) within the context of extradition proceedings of a convicted murderer with known links to the Mafia 28-01-2016 – L-Avukat Mark Refalo noe.

vs Id-Direttur tal-Artijiet et.

-Expropriation – Art 6(1), Article 1 Protocol 1 25-02-2016 – Rose Borg vs Avukat Generali et.
Rent Laws – Art 1 Protocol 1 26-05-2016 – Partit Nazzjonalista et.

v Electoral Commission et.

– Protocol 1 Art 3, Right to Free Elections, Locus Standi of Political Parties, Right to an effective remedy – judgment pursuant to ballot counting irregularities 26-05-2016 – Alfred Zaffarese vs Avukat Generali et.

Art 6, Limitations of Freedom of Expression further to statements in the Media within the context of the Presumption of Innocence of the Accused 13-10-2016 – Reginald Grech et vs Onor.
Ministru ghat-Trasport u l-Infrastruttura et – Forced retirement and revocation of operating licenses of Port Foremen – Article 1 Protocol 1, Article 14 27-10-2016 – Joseph Calleja vs Avukat Generali – Art 10 – imprisonment of a journalist- chilling effect – Art 41 – moral damages 27-10-2016 – Darren Charles Desira vs Avukat Generali – Art 5 – bail – admission of guilt 27-11-2016 – Architect Joseph Barbara et vs Avukat Generali et – Article 1 Protocol 1, Article 8, Legislation Ad Hominem and Principle of Legality 28-03-2017 – Marie Therese Cuschieri vs L-Avukat Generali – status of a married woman – gender discrimination – Art 8 and 14, Article 1 Protocol 1, CEDAW, Fundamental Charter of Human Rights 31-10-2017 – Angelo Frank Paul Spiteri vs l-Avukat Generali – Art 5(1)(f) and 5(4), Art.6 and Art.13- (Pre-trial detention pending execution of a European Arrest Warrant) 15-02-2018 – Alessandra Radmilli vs Joseph Ellul et.
– Rent Laws -Article 1 Protocol 1, Competence ratione temporis, Art 41 27-02-2018 – Graziella Attard vs Avukat Generali – Art.

6(1),6 (3)(c) – Right to legal Assistance – Statement of person charged during interrogation 10-04-2018 – Albert Ellul vs Avukat Generali tar-Repubblika – Art.

2 – Life Imprisonment 21-05-2018 – Alfred Degiorgio vs L-Avukat Generali – Decree on Interim Measure re testimony by investigative officers in criminal proceedings 28-06-2018 – Jesmond Muscat et.
vs L-Avukat Generali – Art 6 and 8 – taking of child into care following allegations of sexual abuse by the father 28-06-2018 – Patrick Falzon vs Il-Kummissarju tal-Pulizija et.

– Art 5,6 – Pre-trial Detention and bail conditions, right to an effective remedy 29-11-2018 – Jeremy James Farrugia vs Avukat Generali – Art 5 (3)(4)(5), reasonable suspicion, Pre trial detention – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – V. Public activities a.
Public office Candidate for the Nationalist Party in the 1992 General Elections only 1992 – 1993 – Candidate for the Government of Malta for election to the UN CEDAW Committee, New York 1982 – 2000 – Legal advisor, founder member, executive member or President of the various NGO’s above listed 13 Doc.

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Elected posts: Malta Chamber of Advocates Conseil International des Femmes (CIF) Paris National Council of Women (Malta) c. Posts held in a political party or movement Only as a candidate in 1992 I currently hold none of the above positions nor am I engaged in any of the above activities VI.

Other activities Judicial Fellow in the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) VII.
Publications and other works Papers Read and/or Published – – – – – – – Legal Aspects of Reproductive Technology – Bioethics Conference Legal Issues in Genetic Testing – Bioethics Conference Rights of Patients to Informed Consent – Bioethics Conference CEPOL Seminar – Domestic Violence in International Experience – Representing the Victim Maintenance Obligations Under EU Law, Divergences from the Local Scenario and significance of the same – Conference organised by the Chamber of Advocates Malta.
The Right of the Child to be heard in the Judicial Process – Seminar organised by the Chamber of Advocates Malta.

The Institution of Divorce and it’s Application in the Court of Malta – Seminar organised by the Judicial Studies Committee.

Various articles on the printed media, and public debates concerning gender issues and family law.

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Languages Language a.

First language: Maltese b.


Official languages: English French c. Other languages: Italian Reading good fair very good very good Writing good fair Speaking good fair very good X X X X X X X X X X X X IX.
In the event that you do not meet the level of language proficiency required for the post of judge in an official language [the second], please confirm your intention to follow intensive language classes of the language concerned prior to, and if need be also at the beginning of, your term of duty if elected a judge on the Court.

I consider that I do meet the level of linguistic proficiency required in both English and French.
If necessary, I am certainly willing to further improve my skills in the French language by attending intensive language classes.

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Other relevant information I am married to George Schembri Orland, (date of marriage – 18th June 1983) and have one adult son, Kevin.

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Please confirm that you will take up permanent residence in Strasbourg if elected a judge on the Court.

I do confirm that I will take up permanent residence in Strasbourg if elected a Judge on the Court.
15 Honourable Members, In the first place I would like to thank you for the opportunity to have this exchange of views and to engage in a genuine dialogue about Malta’s state of play regarding its legal system and recent and upcoming reforms to further strengthen the rule of law.

It should be noted from the outset that since the election of the present Government in 2013, this Government has implemented a series of robust reforms.

We are a Reformist Government.


In the past six years, numerous positive legal reforms have been brought into force with the sole aim of aligning the Maltese legal system with contemporary legal standards in a manner which respects and adheres to the notion of the rule of law and separation of powers.

The reform momentum achieved in the past years include, amongst others: i. a law concerning the removal of the notion of time-barring by prescription over corruption offences committed by politicians.
This Act, entered into force in June 2013, effectively abrogates the possibility of ministers, parliamentary secretaries, MPs, mayors and councillors to use time barring by prescription in those instances.

An enactment which raised the bar and sent a clear message to politicians that the government demanded the best performance from them.

Undeniably, this was a huge step forward for our country in the bid of better strengthening our European democratic credentials.

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Another crucial reform that was introduced during the past years was the regulation of political party financing.

Through this new piece of legislation political parties are bound to submit the party’s audited financial accounts within four months of the end of the financial year and a tri-annual donations report, within sixty days of their reporting period.

The Electoral Commission will then make a copy of the statement available for public inspection.
Whilst this law regulates all the registered parties in the same manner, irrespectively of the party dimensions, it also strengthens political transparency and honesty as it provides a limit of how much a party can receive donations from the same source on an annual basis.

GRECO praised this law, and they described it as an important milestone, which will increase our country’s transparency.

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The Justice Sector’s Constitutional Reform in 2016 was yet another historic one for our country, which aided to more strengthening of the independence of the judicature.

This was based on 3 fundamental pillars, being: transparency in the appointment of the judiciary; the accountability of the judiciary; and improving conditions of office of the judiciary.
This led to the setting up of 2 sub-committees of the Commission for the Administration of Justice to be styled as the Judicial Appointments Commission which advises on judicial appointments and the Committee for Judges and Magistrates (made up of members of the Judiciary) which conducts disciplinary proceedings in respect of members of the judiciary.

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The law pertaining the regulation of public appointments entered into force in February 2018.
This law provides for pre-appointment parliamentary hearings, undertaken by the Committee on Public Appointments with respect to important public appointments to Ambassadorships and to leading roles in regulatory authorities.
This strong measure advocates transparency and the strengthening of good administration and is yet another example of good governance and the strengthening of the rule of law, since the Government has removed its absolute power to carry out leading role appointments and placed it in the hands of the Committee, made up of the Government and Opposition.
v. The legislative enactment of the Whistleblower Act provides for procedures in terms of which employees, in both the private sector and the public administration, may disclose information regarding improper practices by their employers and other employees and to protect employees who make said disclosures from detrimental action.
The legislative situation in Malta is in itself quite advanced when compared to other Union Member States that either have no horizontal whistleblower protection enactment or else are still discussing such rules at national level.

These laws – and most notably the “blanket immunity” provided – were recently described as “the strongest in the world”.
Malta has also ranked the 2nd best in all the European Union countries when it comes to this law according to an independent report conducted by international NGO Blueprint for Free Speech.

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A new Media and Defamation Law giving unprecedented liberties for journalistic expression and which abolished criminal libel; Through this enactment, Malta closed the chapter on criminal libel and on various other criminal crimes, which were a burden on the freedom of expression and the full participation of the citizen in a democratic country.
As well as abolishing criminal libel, the Act removes references to offending “public morals or decency”, prevents plaintiffs from filing any garnishee orders against journalists and only allows applicants to file one libel suit per story (anti-SLAPP).

This government truly believes in the right of freedom of expression, which is the basis of any media-related activity and is also one of the main pillars of a democratic system.

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Also, Malta joined the European Public Prosecutor’s Office commonly referred to as EPPO.

This decentralised European investigative and prosecution office will be responsible for investigating, prosecuting and bringing into judgement the perpetrators of, and accomplices in, criminal fraud offences affecting the Union’s financial interests.

It safeguards the economic interests and ensures that Union funds are employed for the achievement of social and economic purposes for which they are intended.
This will ensure progression to a higher level of police and judicial cooperation in Europe to the benefit of justice, peace and security.

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In accordance with European Union directives, this Government has completely set up the Asset Recovery Bureau.

This enables and empowers the Bureau to take control amongst others of assets and property derived from criminal activity, in the bid of managing the said assets in a way which is beneficial to the community.
Also, the Bureau will be entrusted with the proper and efficient tracing, collection, storage, preservation, management and disposal, either in whole or in part, of proceeds of crime or property.

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The Government introduced a new legal framework which established the Court of Appeal (3rd Chamber).

A new section has been introduced with the aim of reducing waiting time of court cases within the Court of Appeal.
The Court of Appeal used to comprise two sections, each with three judges and chaired by the Chief Justice.

The 3rd Chamber will also be made by three judges but not chaired by Chief Justice, but will be presided by another Senior Judge, to ensure that further hearings can be held.

However, the assignment of duties is to be carried out solely and entirely by the Chief Justice.

Thus, this new section can really speed up the process and appeals are appointed in a faster manner.
This will consequently lead to a more efficient and better service provided to our community within our courts of justice.

All of these reforms within the justice sector were done to strengthen the rule of law whilst also better safeguarding our citizens’ needs and rights.

Nonetheless, albeit this Government has done a lot in this respect (as indeed explained earlier), the Maltese Government remains committed to further improve our legal system through the implementation of positive reforms.
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s horrendous murder which happened on the 16th October 2017, came as a shock to everyone.

We left no stone unturned and all necessary resources were provided to our investigators.

Foreign leading investigation agencies such as FBI, Interpol, Europol, Dutch and Finnish investigative authorities joined the investigation.

Also, a Magisterial Inquiry was instituted.


In less than 50 days from the murder, three Maltese citizens were arraigned to court accused with the brutal killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia.

The Magisterial Inquiry is still ongoing with the ultimate objective of identifying any other persons involved in the murder.

This goes to show the broad scope of the Inquiry.

The committal proceedings with regards to the three persons charged are now nearing their conclusion.
In the meantime, the reform process to further strengthen the rule of law kept gaining momentum.

This Government had, on its own initiative after meeting various European institutions, asked for and eventually welcomed an Opinion from the Venice Commission in the bid of further delivering change in the legal sector.

This Government views the opinion of the Venice Commission as a valuable contribution to the process of legal and constitutional reform in our country.
Furthermore, it builds on what this Government has been working towards after many years of stagnation and inactivity.

In this regard, it must be stated that the Government has formally announced that it would begin the implementation process of changes and also kickstarted the required legislative process, precisely on the 25th March 2019, on five separate bills concerning the Attorney General, Police, Constitutional Commissions, the Ombudsman and the Public Service.
In line with a Cabinet decision, the recommendations concerning the decoupling of the dual role of the AG and the recommendations concerning judicial appointments will be given priority.
The legal text regarding the process for the separation of the prosecution and the advisory roles, which have been held by the Attorney General since 1936 and reconfirmed in the 1964 Independence Constitution setup, will be published in the coming days and Government aims to discuss in the House of Representatives and seek Parliamentary approval before Parliament rises for the Summer recess.
The recommendations on the judiciary deal with a crucial element of any democracy and express a clear departure from conventions and systems on which our legal system is built.

Furthermore, they require changes which can only be implemented through Constitutional amendments, which in turn can only be made with the approval of two-thirds of members of Parliament.
Thus, Government will immediately embark on a consultation process with the Parliamentary Opposition with a view to reaching a consensus expediently.

As regards the other bills mentioned earlier, the respective legal texts will also be published in the near future and Government aims to make these changes by the end of the current calendar year.
I would also like to inform you that other recommendations of the Venice Commission, many of which still require constitutional change and a two-thirds majority approval, will also be submitted for the necessary consultation accordingly.

As recommended by the Venice Commission, the issue of transitory measures will also be the subject of consultation.
Such measures are essential for implementing a planned and orderly transition from the current to the proposed systems in as smooth a manner as possible and for the avoidance of difficulties and legal uncertainties in the transitional periods.
Government is confident that this process will be expeditious and will complement the ongoing reform process to which it is committed, and in furtherance of which it has implemented numerous Constitutional and legal changes since 2013, to strengthen the enforcement of the rule of law and the separation of powers, all of which were acknowledged by the Venice Commission.

In conclusion, I would like to reiterate that this Government will not shy away from implementing necessary and important legal reforms.
Notwithstanding the various reforms that has already been implemented, many of which were unprecedented or long overdue after having been shelved by previous administrations, this Government remains committed to further deliver change – changes and reforms which strengthen the enforcement of the rule of law and the separation of powers and ultimately empowers the Maltese citizen’s fundamental rights and freedoms.

Allow me to thank you for your attention.


I hope that I have explained Malta’s position in the short time available.

Thank you.

SECOND HEARING: COUNCIL OF EUROPE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY (“PACE”) LEGAL AFFAIRS AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE REGARDING “DAPHNE CARUANA GALIZIA’S ASSASSINATION AND THE RULE OF LAW, IN MALTA AND BEYOND: ENSURING THE WHOLE TRUTH EMERGES” Introduction Let me first introduce myself and why I am here.

● My name is Peter Grech.

I am the Attorney General of Malta.


● I am here today because of the death of Ms Daphne Caruana Galizia, one of Malta’s leading investigative journalists.

● I am here to help you with what is happening in Malta.

I am aware that there is a concern to understand: ● what is being done in Malta ● what may be done in the future .

I have been engaging with the family’s legal team.

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Today, I am engaging with you as a Committee.

● There is also a wider audience.


● My aim is to speak in a way which is accessible to those unfamiliar with the Maltese legal system.

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I am going to speak in particular about: ● The Magisterial Inquiry ● A Parallel Public Inquiry ● Article 2 of the ECHR (European Convention on Human Rights) ● The Preservation of Evidence THE MAGISTERIAL INQUIRY .

After Ms Caruana Galizia’s death such an inquiry was instituted.

● By ‘magisterial’ inquiry I mean an inquiry under a magistrate’s supervision.
● Magisterial inquiries are governed by the provisions of our Criminal Code.

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The supervising magistrate in this case is Magistrate Neville Camilleri.

The supervising magistrate has an independent status and function.

● The magistrate has functions and powers under the Criminal Code.

● As Attorney General I also have functions and powers under the Criminal Code.

● However: ○ I do not supervise or control the magistrate ○ I do not speak for the magistrate.

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A supervising magistrate has the following broad functions and powers: ● The magistrate supervises an investigation.

Where there has been a sudden or violent death, that includes looking into the cause of death.

2 ● The magistrate supervises the collection and preservation of relevant evidence.

● The magistrate produces a document (procès-verbal) which must contain certain information.

3 ● The record of the investigation must be sent to me as Attorney General.
4 ○ I can return the record to the magistrate for further investigation.5 ● The magistrate has power to order the arrest of individuals.6 1 Article 546 governs inquiries relating to a crime punishable by imprisonment over 3 years.

Article 551 governs inquiries relating to suspicious, sudden or violent death.

Both are triggered here.

2 Article 551(1) 3 Article 550(5) for inquiries into serious crime and Article 551(1) for inquiries into violent death.
These provisions overlap where death has been caused by crime.

4 Article 569(1) 5 Article 569(2) A supervising magistrate is not restricted to investigating who may have committed a crime.

● the supervising magistrate in this case is free to go wherever the evidence takes him, in investigating Ms Caruana Galizia’s death.

A supervising magistrate has a broad set of powers to collect evidence.
For example: ● There is a power to enter and search any buildings 7 ● There is a power to seize papers and other objects 8 ● The magistrate can also: ○ examine persons ○ take photographs, fingerprints, measurements 9 and samples10; ○ appoint experts to help in collecting and analysing evidence11; ○ summon witnesses and take statements from them.12 13.

Upon discovering any relevant document or material object, a magistrate has a legal duty to take steps to secure and preserve it.

13 6 Article 554(1).


Police Commissioner obliged to carry out order: article 569(5).

Attorney General can override magistrate’s order for arrest: article 569(6).

7 Article 554(1) 8 Article 554(1) 9 Article 554(2) 10 Article 554(3) read with article 397(1).

11 Article 548(1) and articles 559-564.

12 Article 549(3) – depositions of witnesses can be taken.

Article 594(4) – depositions treated as though undertaking by court of criminal inquiry.
See also Article 554(3) – magistrate has same powers as magistrates acting as court of criminal inquiry, read with article 397(1) – court can summon witnesses.

13 Article 558 COMMITTAL OF TRIAL .

In Malta, in a case involving crime liable to imprisonment over 2 years , in order to proceed to criminal trial there need to be committal proceedings.

● These proceedings take place before the Court of Magistrates acting as a Court of Criminal Inquiry.
15 ● The Court has to decide whether there are sufficient grounds for committing the accused for trial.

16 ● The supervising magistrate’s procès-verbal can be put before the Court and has probative force as evidence.

17 ● The Court can also hear further evidence and has the power to summon witnesses and order the production of any evidence which it considers necessary.
18 ● Where the court decides that there are sufficient grounds to commit the accused for trial by the criminal court, it must order that the record of the inquiry be sent to the Attorney General.

19 14 Article 389 read with article 370(1).

15 Article 389 16 Article 401(2) 17 Article 550(1) 18 Article 397(1) 19 Article 401(3) In the Caruana Galizia case: ● The magisterial investigation was instigated.

● Three suspects were arraigned (that means charged).
● The criminal court has found that there were sufficient grounds for committing all three individuals for trial.

● That happened within the first month of the committal proceedings.

● The committal proceedings are ongoing to ensure that the strongest case is put.

After a committal for trial: ● There can be re-examination of witnesses if the Attorney General demands it.

20 ● This is an important stage of ensuring that all relevant evidence is brought before the Court and the strongest case is built.
● It is my responsibility as Attorney General to file Bills of Indictment for criminal trials.

21 20 Article 405 21 Article 430(2) THE MAGISTERIAL INQUIRY CONTINUES The magisterial inquiry in the case of Ms Caruana Galizia’s death has continued and still does.

The fact that three suspects have been charged was not the end, and still is not the end, of Magistrate Camilleri’s magisterial inquiry.

● The magisterial inquiry has continued to investigate Ms. Caruana Galizia’s death.
● The magistrate is free to go wherever the evidence takes him in investigating the death.

A PARALLEL PUBLIC INQUIRY: THE THREATENED LEGAL CHALLENGE Now I want to say something about the idea of having a parallel public inquiry, now.

The lawyers on behalf of the family have called for the setting up of a public inquiry, in parallel to the magisterial inquiry ● They say there is a human rights obligation to take that action and take it now.
● They say that a human rights obligation (under Article 2 of the ECHR) has already been breached by the fact that no public inquiry has been set up.

We have engaged with the family’s lawyers in relation to these requests and these claims.

We have engaged openly about this.

We have provided the committee with my last letter and can provide all correspondence so that you can read it .
On 4 April 2019, I have received a letter from the family’s lawyers informing me of an intention to bring a legal challenge.

● The family’s lawyers say the family has decided to ask the courts of Malta to rule that a parallel public inquiry is required by Article 2.

For the purposes of today, I am just going to say this about a public inquiry into wider issues in this case.
First, let me be very clear: I have said nothing which rules out the possibility that a further inquiry into Ms Caruana Galizia’s death may be appropriate.

Secondly, I raised with the family’s lawyers a case which they had not addressed.

● The family’s lawyers come from the United Kingdom and had referred to some case-law of the United Kingdom courts.
● But they did not mention a case decided by the United Kingdom courts in which the question of a parallel public inquiry was considered: that was a case called Mousa v Secretary of State for Defence.

● In the Mousa case, the United Kingdom court had said that: o The ECHR allows for a sequence.

o The ECHR does not require everything to be done at once, in parallel.

o There are reasons of principle why it can be right not to embark on parallel public inquiry.
● This is all raised in my correspondence with the family’s lawyers (page 3 of my letter dated 5 October 2018 and pages 3-5 of my letter dated 21 March 2019).

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Thirdly, as to the position in principle: ● Awaiting the outcome of an existing investigation can be proper.

● An initial investigation can help to crystallise whether there is an arguable case of state responsibility regarding the death.
● It is appropriate that action be properly targeted and that there be a proper, efficient and effective use of resources.

● It is important to identify and punish perpetrators.

● It is relevant to consider what such an inquiry could achieve pending resolution of criminal investigations.

● It is relevant to ask whether a public inquiry will risk prejudice to the effectiveness of criminal proceedings aimed at the identification and punishment of perpetrators.
Fourthly, ● Magistrate Camilleri’s inquiry is broad and the magistrate can follow where the evidence leads.

● Identifying and punishing perpetrators of crime is important.

● A failure to protect against a known immediate risk could itself be a crime.

● The magisterial inquiry is a proper step and a relevant step for considering whether there is an arguable case that the Maltese authorities breached their substantive Article 2 obligations.
● The magisterial inquiry has the function to collect, synthesise and analyse the evidence.

ARTICLE 2 CASE-LAW In arguing for a parallel public inquiry, the family’s lawyers have cited a series of Article 2 cases.

In my letter dated 21 March 2019, I respond to these cases (pages 8-9).

I will briefly examine with you the Strasbourg cases that are relied on.

Kilic v Turkey was decided in March 2000 by the European Court of Human Rights.

It was about the killing of a journalist.


● Article 2 was found to have been violated.

● That violation was because there had been no investigation at all into alleged state collusion in the incident, nor into whether the journalist had been targeted because of his role as a journalist.

● The Strasbourg Court did not say Turkey should have set up a parallel public inquiry.

Oneryildiz v Turkey was decided in November 2004 by the Strasbourg Court.

It was about an explosion at a refuse tip.


● Article 2 was found to have been violated.

● That violation was because criminal investigations and proceedings had been inadequate to secure public confidence and bring to justice state officials who failed to protect life.

● The Strasbourg Court did not say Turkey should have set up a parallel public inquiry.

Makaratziz v Greece was decided in December 2004 by the Strasbourg Court.

It was about the use of lethal force by police officers.
● Article 2 was found to have been violated.

● That violation was because of inadequacies in the criminal investigation.

The investigators did not follow obvious lines of inquiry.

The investigation did not even try to identify all of these involved.

● The Strasbourg Court did not say that Greece should have set up a parallel public inquiry.

Trubnikov v Russia was decided in July 2005 by the Strasbourg Court.

It was about a death in custody.

● Article 2 was found to have been violated.


● That violation was because a criminal investigation into state officials implicated in the death had not started for over 3 years; and when it did, that investigation did not involve enough public scrutiny or involvement from the next of kin.

● The Strasbourg Court did not say that Russia should have set up a parallel public inquiry.

Gongadze v Ukraine was decided in November 2005 by the Strasbourg Court.
It was about the death of a journalist in which state officials were said to be implicated.

● Article 2 was found to have been violated.

● That violation was because the criminal investigations were not pursued with sufficient diligence and expedition.

● The Strasbourg Court did not say that Ukraine should have set up a parallel public inquiry.

Shevchenko v Ukraine was decided by the Strasbourg Court in April 2006.

It was about a suspicious death which had been treated as a suicide.
● Article 2 was found to have been violated.

● That violation was because there had been no adequate investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death.

● The Strasbourg Court did not say that Ukraine should have set up a parallel public inquiry.

Al-Skeini v United Kingdom was decided by the Strasbourg Court in July 2011.

It was about the death of several Iraqi civilians in British-occupied south east Iraq.
● Article 2 was found to have been violated in the case of five deaths, but not a sixth case.

● That violation was because investigators were not sufficiently independent.

● In the one case where there had been no violation, the Court relied on the public inquiry which had been set up.

That was not a parallel inquiry.

It was set up after criminal proceedings to identify and punish perpetrators had finished.
● The Strasbourg Court did not say that the United Kingdom should have set up parallel public inquiries.

Kemaloglu v Turkey was decided by the Strasbourg Court in April 2012.

That was about a child who had died after the authorities closed a school leaving the child to try to get home in the snow.

● Article 2 was found to be violated.

● That violation was because no effective criminal proceedings had been pursued against state officials implicated in the child’s death.
● The Strasbourg Court did not say Turkey should have set up a parallel public inquiry.

Mazepa v Russia was decided by the Strasbourg Court in July 2018.

It was another case about the assassination of a journalist.

● Article 2 was found to be violated.

● That violation was because there had been no effective criminal investigation or prosecutions against state officials said to be implicated in the killing.

● The Strasbourg Court did not say that Russia should have set up a parallel public inquiry.
So, the Committee can see why I have said in my letter to the family’s lawyers that: I have been unable to see how the cases on which they relied supported the claim that Article 2 demands a parallel public inquiry alongside the magisterial inquiry.

There was no response to that, but the letter saying they are taking their case to the Courts.

EFFECTIVE JUDICAL PROTECTION The ability to take a human rights case to the courts of Malta is effective judicial protection under the rule of law.
In fact, the Caruana Galizia family already brought a human rights claim in November 2017.

That claim was designed and intended to secure compatibility with the State’s Article 2 obligations.

As Attorney General, I was involved in those proceedings.

● The family was successful, in part, in its arguments.

● The Constitutional Court held that Article 2 demanded that Deputy Commissioner Valletta withdraw from the investigation.
● The Constitutional Court did not consider that the magisterial inquiry involved a violation of Article 2 in some other way.

Naturally, the Constitutional Court’s ruling is respected and accepted, by the relevant state authorities.

It is fair to point out ● The family brought a claim based on securing Article 2 compliance.

● The Court ruled on what steps were necessary for Article 2 compliance.
● The family did not challenge the effectiveness of the supervising magistrate’s investigation, functions or powers.

● They did not argue that the magistrate’s powers needed to be exercised in a certain way, compatibly with Article 2 ○ to secure public confidence ○ or to secure relevant evidence.

● If the family’s position was that there was some violation of Article 2 because of the nature of the magisterial inquiry, they could have said so and the court would have ruled on it.
PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE ● This is a topic which the family’s lawyers emphasised in their various published opinions.

It was put forward as a reason why a public inquiry needed to be set up now, and in parallel.

● I have responded in my letters and the Committee can see what I have said on this.
● In asking that there be a parallel public inquiry, the family’s lawyers suggest that the chairperson of such an inquiry could take steps: ○ to preserve relevant evidence; ○ on issues of alleged state responsibility.

I have already described the function and powers of the supervising magistrate as to the collection and preservation of evidence.
● As I have said, the magistrate has broad powers to collect relevant evidence ● The Inquiries Act 1977 allows the chair of an inquiry under that Act to summon witnesses and require them to hand over documents.

This is section 6 of the Act.

● I have explained that the supervising magistrate is not restrained from conducting the inquiry and from collecting or preserving evidence in the most appropriate and extensive manner.
● The family’s lawyers have never suggested that Magistrate Camilleri lacks the powers, acting compatibly with Article 2, to preserve evidence effectively.

● They could have said this when bringing their legal challenge on Article 2.

I do have a power under the Criminal Code, as Attorney General, to ask a supervising magistrate a question about an ongoing investigation.

22 ● So far as I am aware, that power has never been used.
● I wrote a letter to the lawyers for the family (on 21 March 2019) and brought this power to their attention.

I have provided that letter to the Committee.


● I said (page 7) I was considering whether it would be appropriate for me to use this power and ask the supervising magistrate this question: What are you able to tell me about the steps that you have been and are taking: ○ to preserve evidence ○ going to the question of whether Maltese state authorities may be said to bear responsibility for Ms Caruana Galizia’s death ● either through direct involvement ● or through a failure to protect.
● I asked the family’s lawyers to provide any comments on that step.

22 Article 550A(4) The family’s lawyers have responded (4 April 2019) to my letter, but they have chosen not to engage as regards that power, that step or that question.

● They do not say they would wish me to use my power under the Criminal Code and ask this question, or indeed any question.

CONCLUSION .

That is what I want to say to you.

I thank the Committee for providing me with the opportunity to address you.
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Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy Title of draft report Evaluation of the Partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic Origin Title Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Former rapporteur(s) Committee for opinion Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Committee for opinion Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Extended on Valid until Others State of work in committee Bureau decision Evaluation of the Partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic COZMANCIUC, Corneliu Mugurel Romania EPP/CD 25/01/2018 24/06/2014 (KHIDASHELI, Tinatin, Georgia, ALDE) 01/09/2015 (DESTEXHE, Alain, Belgium, ALDE) Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights GUTIÉRREZ, Antonio Spain SOC 06/09/2016 Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination GAFAROVA, Sahiba Azerbaijan EC 03/12/2018 4045 11/04/2014 22/01/2018 (29/01/2016, 27/01/2017) 31/12/2019 June 2014 part-session – The committee held an exchange of views with Ms Asilbek Jeenbekov, Speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament.
04-05/09/2014 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur followed by an exchange of views.

11-12/11/2014 – The rapporteur carried out a fact-finding visit to Kyrgyzstan.

08/12/2014 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur on her fact-finding visit, and also held an exchange of views with the participation of by Ms Asiya Sasykbaeva, Deputy Speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament.

07-09/09/2016 – The rapporteur carried out a fact-finding visit to the Kyrgyz Republic.
26/09/2016 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur on his fact-finding visit, followed by an exchange of views.

October 2016 part-session – The committee heard a statement by Mr Saidulla Nyshanov, member of the Partner for Democracy Delegation of Kyrgyzstan.

06/03/2017 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur, followed by an exchange of views with Mr Serguei Kouznetsov, Head of Division, Neighbourhood Co- operation, Venice Commission, and considered an introductory memorandum.
April 2017 part-session – The committee decided to declassify the introductory memorandum presented by the rapporteur on 06/03/2017.

January 2018 part-session – Further to the resignation of Mr Alain Destexhe, the committee appointed Mr Corneliu Cozmanciuc as rapporteur, subject to hearing from him a declaration of non-conflict of interest.
11/12/2018 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur, followed by an exchange of views with Mr Nyshanov, member of the Kyrgyz partner for democracy delegation, and agreed to request to the Bureau of the Assembly an authorisation for the rapporteur to carry out a fact-finding visit to Kyrgyzstan in 2019, in the framework of his report (subject to the availability of funds).
January 2019 part-session – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur, followed by an exchange of views with Mr Nyshanov, member of the Kyrgyz partner for democracy delegation, and agreed to request to the Bureau of the Assembly an authorisation for the rapporteur to carry out a fact-finding visit to Kyrgyzstan in 2019, in the framework of his report (subject to the availability of funds).

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of report Date of debate foreseen 2019 - November Standing Committee 3 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy Title of draft report Setting minimum standards for electoral systems in order to offer the basis for free and fair elections Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Motion Setting minimum standards for electoral systems in order to offer the basis for free and fair elections 14072 DAEMS, Hendrik Belgium ALDE 11/09/2018 Former rapporteur(s) 13/10/2016 (CENTEMERO, Elena, Italy, EPP/CD) Committee for opinion Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Committee for opinion Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Extended on Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.
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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs KIRAL, Serhii Ukraine EC 11/10/2018 Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights FRIDEZ, Pierre-Alain Switzerland SOC 23/01/2017 4222 24/06/2016 21/01/2019 (27/04/2018) 31/12/2019 15/12/2016 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur; agreed to her request to participate in a forthcoming meeting of the Council of Democratic Elections; to organise meetings in Rome and to ask an opinion of the Venice Commission on the matter.
January 2017 part-session – The committee held an exchange of views with the participation of Mr Gianni Buquicchio, President of the Venice Commission.

06/03/2017 – The committee took note of the outline for report and postponed the discussion of this item.
April 2017 part-session – The committee held a joint hearing with the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, with the participation of Mr Florian Grotz, Chair of Comparative Politics, Institute of Political Science, Helmut Schmidt University of Hamburg; Ms Marilisa D'Amico, Professor of constitutional law, University of Milan; and Ms Ana Rusu, Senior Election Adviser, OCSE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), followed by an exchange of views.
June 2018 part-session – The committee thanked the rapporteur for her work and held an exchange of views based on an introductory memorandum prepared by the Chairperson.

11/09/2018 – The committee appointed Mr Hendrik Daems as rapporteur.

11/12/2018 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur, including a declaration of absence of any conflict of interest, and, upon his proposal, agreed to request to the Bureau of the Assembly an extension of reference until 31/12/2019.
April 2019 part-session – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur, agreed to his proposal to organise a hearing on the issue and authorised the rapporteur to attend a meeting of the Venice Commission in the framework of the preparation of his report (subject to the availability of funds).
2020 - First part-session Evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Morocco Origin Title Date Bureau decision The evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Morocco 14/10/2016 AS/Inf (2019) 07 4 Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Committee for opinion Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Committee for opinion Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy KLICH, Bogdan Poland EPP/CD 07/11/2016 Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination ESTRELA, Edite Portugal SOC 19/09/2018 Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights VALLINI, André France SOC 22/01/2019 4246 14/10/2016 14/10/2018 05-08/02/2018 – The rapporteur carried out a fact-finding visit to Morocco.
12/03/2018 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur on his fact-finding visit.

11/09/2018 – The committee considered the draft report and unanimously adopted a draft resolution.
January 2019 part-session – The committee held a hearing with the participation of Ambassador Katrin Kivi, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the Council of Europe and Chairperson of the Rapporteur Group on External Relations of the Committee of Ministers (GR-EXT), Ms Amina Bouayach, Chairperson of the Moroccan National Human Rights Council, and Mr Driss Guerraoui, Chairperson of the Moroccan Council of Competition and the Social, Economic and Environmental Council, in the presence of Ms Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe; agreed that an addendum to the report will be prepared by the rapporteur, with a view to an Assembly debate during the April 2019 part-session.
April 2019 part-session – The committee considered, in camera, a letter from Ms Liliane Maury Pasquier, President of the Parliamentary Assembly, and a letter from Mr Bogdan Klich, rapporteur, held an exchange of views, decided no further action was required and took note that the chairperson would inform the President of the Assembly accordingly; approved an addendum to the report, as amended.

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of report Date of debate foreseen 11/09/2018 14659 2019 - May Standing Committee Title of draft report The situation in Syria: prospects for a political solution?
Origin Title Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Bureau decision The situation in Syria and its effects upon surrounding countries BAKOYANNIS, Theodora Greece EPP/CD 25/01/2018 Former rapporteur(s) 27/04/2017 (ZECH, Tobias, Germany, EPP/CD) Reference Number Date Extended on Valid until Others State of work in committee 4275 27/01/2017 21/01/2019 30/06/2019 June 2017 part-session – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur.
October 2017 part-session – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur and held an exchange of views with the participation of Mr Christian Springer, founder of the non-profit organisation Orienthelfer.
14/11/2017 – The committee held a hearing with the participation of Mr Tarek Mitri, director of the American University Beirut, Former Lebanese Minister and Former 5 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy special representative of the UN Secretary General; Mr Julien Barnes-Dacey, senior policy fellow, Middle East & North Africa programme of the European Council of Foreign Relations (ECFR) London; and Mr Haid Haid, Consulting Research Fellow, Chatham House, London.
January 2018 part-session – Following Mr Tobias Zech’s departure, the committee appointed Ms Theodora Bakoyannis as rapporteur.

12/03/2018 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur and held a hearing with the participation of Mr Eugenio Dacrema, Research fellow Middle East and Northern Africa, Italian Institute for international political studies (ISPI).
22/05/2018 – The committee heard from the rapporteur a declaration of absence of any conflict of interest, held an exchange of views with Mr Sotirios Roussos, Associate Professor at the University of Peloponnesus, Greece, and considered an introductory memorandum.
June 2018 part-session – The committee held an exchange of views with the participation of Ms Rajaa Altalli, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria, and member of the Syrian Women’s Advisory Board set up by the United Nations.

24/10/2018 – The rapporteur carried out a fact-finding visit to Amman.
January 2019 part-session – The committee took note of a written statement by the rapporteur and of her intention to present a draft report at the meeting of the committee on 5 March 2019, with a view to an Assembly debate during the April 2019 part-session.
05/03/2019 – The committee held an exchange of views with the participation of Mr Salam Kawakibi, Director of the Arab Centre for Research and Political Studies in Paris, agreed to the proposal by the rapporteur to change the title of the report as follows: "The situation in Syria: prospects for a political solution?

", considered a draft report and adopted a draft resolution.

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of report Date of debate foreseen 05/03/2019 2019 - Third part-session Title of draft report Protecting and supporting the victims of terrorism Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Motion Protecting and supporting the victims of terrorism 14271 KARAMANLI, Marietta France SOC 25/01/2018 Former rapporteur(s) 06/09/2017 (PEROL-DUMONT, Marie-Françoise, France, SOC) Reference Number Date Extended on Valid until Others State of work in committee 4291 30/05/2017 12/04/2019 30/09/2019 26/09/2016 – The committee held a hearing on the #NoHateNoFear initiative with the participation of Mr Bjorn Ihler, Norway, Academic, Activist, Writer and Filmmaker, an Utøya survivor.
October 2016 part-session – The committee held a joint debate with the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, with the participation of Mr Pedro Agramunt, President of the Parliamentary Assembly; Ms Luciana Milani and Mr Antoine Leiris, whose daughter and wife respectively were killed in the Bataclan attack on 13/11/2015; and Mr David Anderson Q.C., Independent Reviewer of the United Kingdom’s Anti-Terrorism Legislation.
January 2017 part-session – The committee held an exchange of views on the Fight against terrorism: follow-up to texts adopted in 2016 with the participation of Mr Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and took note of the proposal by the Chairperson to prepare a report on victims of terrorism.

06/03/2017 – The committee, upon the proposal of its Chairperson, adopted a motion for a resolution on Protecting and supporting the victims of terrorism (Doc.
14272) as a follow-up to the exchange of views of January 2017.
June 2017 part-session – The committee held an exchange of views on Preventing extremism and terrorism and protecting victims with the participation of Mr Brendan Cox, Founder of the Jo Cox Foundation, United Kingdom; Ms Sajda Mughal, Executive Director, JAN Trust Organisation, and survivor of the 07/07/2005 bombing in London: AS/Inf (2019) 07 6 Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy and Imam Imran Muhammad, Trainer on the Me and You Education project, Manchester, United Kingdom.
06/09/2017 – The committee appointed Ms Marie-Françoise Perol-Dumont as rapporteur and heard from her a declaration of absence of any conflict of interest.

14/12/2017 – Further to Ms Perol-Dumont’s departure, the committee made a call for candidates.

January 2018 part-session – The committee appointed Ms Marietta Karamanli as rapporteur 12/03/2018 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur, followed by an exchange of views.
22/05/2018 – The committee held hearing with the participation of Mr Travis Frain, Westminster attack survivor and member of the UK network Survivors against Terror, Ms Susanne Gentz, Diplomatic Adviser Europe and Central Asia, Policy and Humanitarian Diplomacy Division, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and Ms Mary Bossis, Associate Professor at the Department of International Relations at the University of Piraeus, Greece.
October 2018 part-session – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur, including a declaration of absence of conflict of interest, considered an introductory memorandum and decided to declassify it, and held an exchange of views.

14/11/2018 – The rapporteur carried out a fact-finding to Madrid.
11/12/2018 – The committee considered a preliminary draft report and held a hearing with the participation of Mr Julien Rencki, Director General of the French Guarantee Fund for Victims of Terrorism and other Offences (FGTI), and Ms Julie Heisserer, responsible for European and international relations of the inter-ministerial delegation for victim assistance to the French Ministry of Justice.
20/05/2019 – The committee will hold an exchange of views with the participation of Mr Jonas Knetsch, Professor at the Jean Monnet University, St Etienne, and will consider a preliminary draft report.

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of report Date of debate foreseen 2019 - Fourth part-session Title of draft report A two-State solution in Israel and Palestine Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Modified on Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Motion A two-State solution in Israel and Palestine 14296 CORLĂŢEAN, Titus Romania SOC 06/09/2017 4295 30/05/2017 12/04/2019 30/05/2019 14/12/2017 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur followed by an exchange of views with the participation of the Israeli and the Palestinian delegations; decided to request an urgent debate, with the title The Israeli-Palestinian peace process: the role of the Council of Europe, to be held during the January 2018 part-session and appointed Mr Titus Corlăţean as rapporteur, subject to the decision of the Assembly.
January 2018 part-session – The committee approved a report under urgent procedure on The Israeli-Palestinian peace process: the role of the Council of Europe.

April 2018 part-session – The Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World held an exchange of views.

22/05/2018 – The committee held an exchange of views on the recent events which took place in Gaza.
05/03/2019 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur and agreed to request from the Bureau of the Assembly an extension of the reference until 30/05/2020.

20/05/2019 – The committee will hear a statement by the chairperson with regard to the expiration of the reference.
7 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy Title of draft report The situation in Kosovo1 Origin Title Date Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Bureau decision The situation in Kosovo 30/05/2017 ROCA, Jordi Spain EPP/CD 12/10/2017 4297 30/05/2017 30/05/2019 January 2018 part-session – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur on recent developments and future plans, followed by an exchange of views with the participation of the delegations of Serbia and of the Assembly of Kosovo.
April 2018 part-session – The committee heard a statement by the chairperson on recent developments, followed by an exchange of views with the participation of the delegations of Serbia and of the Assembly of Kosovo.

January 2019 part-session – The committee authorised the rapporteur to pay a fact- finding visit to Belgrade and Pristina in 2019 (subject to the availability of funds).
April 2019 part-session – The committee heard a statement by the chairperson and held an exchange of views with the participation of Mr Hilmi Jashari, Kosovo Ombudsperson, and Mr Slaviša Mladenović, Kosovo Language Commissioner.
The evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Jordan Bureau decision The evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Jordan 13/10/2017 JENSEN, Mogens Denmark SOC 25/01/2018 4339 13/10/2017 13/10/2019 April 2018 part- session – The Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World heard a statement by the rapporteur and held an exchange of views.

27-28/11/2018 – The rapporteur carried out a fact-finding visit to Amman.
January 2019 part-session – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur, including a declaration of absence of conflict of interest, followed by an exchange of views with the Jordanian partner for democracy delegation.
05/03/2019 – The committee heard a statement by Mr Mogens Jensen (Denmark, SOC), rapporteur on The evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Jordan, concerning the death penalty in Jordan, and held an exchange of views with the participation of Mr Titus Corlăţean, General rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly on the abolition of the death penalty and the partner for democracy delegation of Jordan.

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AS/Inf (2019) 07 8 Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy Title of draft report Democracy hacked?

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SCHMIDT, Frithjof Germany SOC 12/03/2018 Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights ZINGERIS, Emanuelis Lithuania EPP/CD 09/10/2018 4353 22/01/2018 01/06/2018 22/01/2020 April 2018 part-session – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur, followed by an exchange of views.
June 2018 part-session – The committee held exchanges of views with the participation of Ms Simona Granata-Menghini, Deputy Secretary, Council of Europe Venice Commission on the issue of security in elections; and with Mr Patrick Penninckx, Head of the Information Society Department of the Council of Europe Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law, on the issue of information disorder.
11/09/2018 – The committee held an exchange of views with the participation of Ms Divina Frau-Meigs, Professor, sociologist and media researcher, University Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, and Mr Ben Scott, member of the management board of the think tank Stiftung Neue Verantwortung, Director of Policy & Advocacy at the Omidyar Network, and former co-ordinator of technology and innovation policy advisers for the Hillary Clinton campaign in 2016 (via videoconference), and considered an outline report.
The committee also authorised the rapporteur to pay a fact-finding visit combining a visit to the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence (StratCom COE) in Riga, and a visit to the electoral authorities in Stockholm or in Oslo, subject to availability of funds.

January 2019 part-session – The committee authorised the rapporteur to pay a fact- finding visit to Stockholm in 2019 (subject to the availability of funds).

15/05/2019 – The rapporteur will carry out a fact-finding visit to Stockholm.
20/05/2019 – The committee will hear a statement by the rapporteur on his fact-finding visit.
The activities of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 2018-2019 Bureau decision The activities of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 2018-2019 BUSHATI, Ervin Albania SOC 25/01/2018 4354 22/01/2018 22/01/2020 9 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Others State of work in committee Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy April 2018 part-session – The committee heard from the rapporteur a declaration of absence of any conflict of interest.
June 2018 part-session – The committee took note of an outline report proposed by the OECD.

11/09/2018 - The committee was informed by the chairperson that, in light of this year’s exceptional circumstances, it had been agreed with the OECD to forego, in 2018, the report and enlarged debate on the activities of the OECD it being understood that the OECD and the Parliamentary Assembly would pursue their longstanding and valued co- operation in order to schedule in due time activities for 2019.
January 2019 part-session – The committee took note of a memorandum on relations between the Assembly and the OECD prepared by the Secretariat on the basis of an exchange of letters between Mr Wojciech Sawicki, Secretary General of the Assembly, and Mr Angel Gurría, Secretary General of the OECD; agreed to the proposed procedures regarding reports on the activities of the OECD and decided to inform the Bureau of the Assembly accordingly.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Strengthening parliamentary dialogue with Algeria Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Motion Strengthening parliamentary dialogue with Algeria 14476 MAIRE, Jacques France NR 27/06/2018 4363 15/03/2018 15/03/2020 June 2018 part-session – The committee appointed Mr Jacques Maire as rapporteur and heard from him a declaration of absence of any conflict of interest.
06/11/2018 – M. Morad Helis, Vice-President of the Algerian National People’s Assembly, and M. Mohamed Saadani, Vice-President of the Algerian Council of the Nation, participated in the Parliamentary Conference on Building democratic security in the Mediterranean: common challenges, shared responsibility, held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on 06/11/2018.
05/03/2019 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur, decided to organise an exchange of views with representatives of the Algerian Parliament during the April part-session and approved the request of the rapporteur to carry out a fact-finding visit to Algeria in 2019 (subject to the authorisation of the Bureau of the Assembly and the availability of funds).
April 2019 part-session – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur and held an exchange of views with a delegation from the Algerian Council of the Nation.

The Bureau of the Assembly authorised the rapporteur’s fact-finding visit during its meeting on 08/04/2019.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Motion Reshaping the foundations of multilateralism 14588 To be appointed Committee for opinion Rapporteur Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights To be appointed Reference Number 4397 AS/Inf (2019) 07 10 Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Reference Number Date Valid until Others Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy 08/10/2018 08/10/2020 11/12/2018 – The committee decided to keep the reference on its work programme and to examine it at a later date, in light of the report under preparation on Strengthening co- operation with the United Nations in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Motion Transparency and regulation of donations to political parties and electoral campaigns from foreign donors 14818 To be appointed 4438 12/04/2019 12/04/2021 State of work in committee 20/05/2019 – The committee will call for candidates.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Motion Countering ill democracies in Europe 14823 To be appointed Committee for opinion Rapporteur Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights To be appointed Reference Number Date Valid until Others 4441 12/04/2019 12/04/2021 State of work in committee 20/05/2019 – The committee will call for candidates.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Reference Number Date Valid until Others Motion Ten years after the Lisbon Treaty: strengthening Council of Europe and European Union co-operation 14866 To be appointed 4444 12/04/2019 12/04/2021 State of work in committee 20/05/2019 – The committee will call for candidates.
11 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy Motion Need for democratic governance of artificial intelligence 14868 To be appointed 4445 12/04/2019 12/04/2021 05/03/2019 – The committee held an exchange of views with Mr Jan Kleijssen, Director, Information Society – Action against Crime, Council of Europe Internet Governance Co- ordinator on Artificial intelligence and challenges to democracy and agreed to consider a motion for a resolution on this subject at its next meeting with a view to tabling it on behalf of the committee.
20/05/2019 – The committee will call for candidates.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen AS/Inf (2019) 07 12 II.
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights Title of draft report The need to shed light on the background of the murder of Boris Nemtsov Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Extended on Valid until Others State of work in committee Motion The need to shed light on the background of the murder of Boris Nemtsov 13967 ZINGERIS, Emanuelis Lithuania EPP/CD 18/05/2017 4276 10/03/2017 25/01/2019 30/06/2019 its consideration of an the committee resumed On 29/06/2017, the committee agreed to the Rapporteur’s request to hold a hearing on the subject during the October part-session 2017, and to conduct an official visit to the Russian Federation in order to observe the court hearing at which the final decision in the criminal trial would be delivered, both subject to the availability of funds.
On 10/10/2017, the committee held a hearing with the participation of Ms Zhanna Nemtsova, daughter of Boris Nemtsov, and two experts.

introductory On 12/12/2017, memorandum and exchanged views on the presentations made by the participants at the hearing held on 11/10/2017.
It agreed to the request by the rapporteur to carry out a fact-finding visit to the Russian Federation (subject to the availability of funds), and decided to ask the President of the Assembly to write to the Speakers of the Federation Council and the State Duma of the Russian Federation in order to request the Russian authorities to co-operate in the organisation of this visit and to come back to this issue at the next committee meeting.
On 24/01/2019, the committee agreed to request the Bureau for an extension of the reference.

On 04/03/2019, the committee heard a statement by the rapporteur, and agreed that the chairperson should decide whether to hold a further hearing with experts at its next meeting if need be, subject to the availability of funds.

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of report Date of debate foreseen 2019 - Third part-session Title of draft report Extradition requests and the abuse of process Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Motion Extradition requests and the abuse of process 14315 POCIEJ, Aleksander Poland EPP/CD 09/10/2017 4306 30/06/2017 30/06/2019 On 22/05/2018, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and authorised the rapporteur to attend the PC-OC meeting on 20/06/2018 in Strasbourg, as well as the holding of a hearing with experts and an exchange of views with a senior representative of Interpol, all subject to the availability of funds.
On 13/12/2018, the committee held a hearing with the participation of three experts.
13 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights Title of draft report The implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights Origin Title Date Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Extended on Valid until Others State of work in committee Bureau decision The implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights 30/06/2017 VENIZELOS, Evangelos Greece SOC 10/10/2017 4313 30/06/2017 12/04/2019 30/04/2020 On 23/01/2018, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and agreed to the rapporteur’s request to send a letter to national delegations about the state of play of implementation of Resolution 2178 (2017) and to hold two hearings, one with the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, representatives of the Committee of Ministers and the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights, and one with representatives of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), and of civil society and an academic expert, subject to the availability of funds.
On 24/04/2018, the committee held a hearing with the participation of three experts.

On 09/10/2018, the committee held a hearing with two experts and agreed to the rapporteur’s proposal to hold exchanges of views with heads of national delegations of countries with the highest number of unimplemented judgments, subject to the availability of funds.

On 13/12/2018, the committee agreed to open the hearings, planned for the January 2019 part-session, to the public.
On 22/01/2019, the committee held a hearing with the participation of Mr Mustafa Yeneroğlu, member of the Turkish delegation to the Assembly, and experts from the Turkish Ministry of Justice, and agreed to declassify the information note concerning the implementation of judgments against Turkey and Ukraine.

On 22/01/2019, the committee held a discussion in the absence of the head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Assembly.
On 09/04/2019, the committee held a public exchange of views with Mr Zsolt Németh, Chairperson of the Hungarian delegation to the Assembly.

It agreed to declassify the information note regarding implementation of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights against Hungary and Italy.
On 09/04/2019, the committee also held a public exchange of views with the participation of Mr Alvise Maniero, Chairperson of the Italian delegation to the Assembly, and Ms Maria Giuliana Civinini, Co-agent for the Italian government at the European Court for Human Rights.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report The principles and guarantees of advocates Origin Title Number Date Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Extended on Valid until Motion The principles and guarantees of advocates 14376 13/10/2017 LOGVYNSKYI, Georgii Ukraine EPP/CD 12/12/2017 4329 13/10/2017 12/04/2019 30/04/2020 AS/Inf (2019) 07 14 Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Date Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights On 09/04/2019, the committee decided to request the Bureau to extend this reference until 30/04/2020.

Human rights and business – what follow-up to Committee of Ministers Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)3?

follow-up to Committee of Ministers rights and business – what Motion Human Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)3?
14377 13/10/2017 HASANOV, Elshad Azerbaijan FDG 26/06/2018 Former rapporteur(s) 12/12/2017 (HUSEYNOV, Vusal, Azerbaijan, EPP/CD) Committee for opinion Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Date Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development MELKUMYAN, Mikayel Armenia EC 06/12/2017 4330 13/10/2017 13/10/2019 On 11/10/2018, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and agreed to hold a hearing with three experts at a future committee meeting, subject to the availability of funds.

On 04/03/2019, the committee decided to open the future hearing to the public.
Ombudsman Institutions in Europe - the need for a set of common standards Motion Ombudsman Institutions in Europe - the need for a set of common standards 14381 13/10/2017 BALFE, Richard United Kingdom EC 12/12/2017 4332 13/10/2017 13/10/2019 On 25/01/2018, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and held an exchange of views with an expert and agreed to hold a further hearing with two experts at a future meeting, subject to the availability of funds.
On 23/05/2018, the committee held a hearing with two experts.

On 11/04/2019, the committee decided to open the exchange of views foreseen for 29/ 05/2019 to the public.
15 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights Date of debate foreseen 2019 - Second part-session Title of draft report The continuing need to restore human rights and the rule of law in the North Caucasus region Origin Title Number Date Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Motion The continuing need to restore human rights and the rule of law in the North Caucasus region 14382 13/10/2017 SCHWABE, Frank Germany SOC 12/12/2017 4333 13/10/2017 13/10/2019 On 14/03/2018, in the absence of the rapporteur, the committee agreed to postpone consideration of his introductory memorandum to the April 2018 part-session and authorised the rapporteur’s request for a fact-finding visit to the Russian Federation, including the North Caucasus region, subject to the availability of funds.
On 24/04/2018, in anticipation of the joint hearing with the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination on “Alleged extreme discrimination and crimes against LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic (Russian Federation)”, the committee agreed to share the rapporteur’s introductory memorandum with members of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination.
On 24/04/2018, the committee held a joint hearing with the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination with the participation of two experts, in the framework of the preparation of this report and that of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination on “Alleged extreme discrimination and crimes against LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic (Russian Federation)”.

On 26/04/2018, the committee considered an introductory memorandum.
On 10/09/2018, the committee held a hearing with the participation of two experts.
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination and the rule of law in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges Motion Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination and the rule of law, in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges 14479 OMTZIGT, Pieter Netherlands EPP/CD 23/04/2018 4366 15/03/2018 15/03/2020 On 25/06/2018, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and agreed to the rapporteur’s requests for a fact-finding visit to Malta and a hearing with experts (both subject to the availability of funds) and to declassify the introductory memorandum.
On 26/06/2018, at the request of the rapporteur (in absentia), authorised him to receive information from sources who provide it on condition of anonymity and protect their identity thereafter.

On 10/09/2018, the committee considered and declined the request by Mr Emmanuel Mallia (Malta, SOC) to withdraw the rapporteur’s mandate.
On 08/10/2018, the committee held a hearing with the participation of three experts; it AS/Inf (2019) 07 16 Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights agreed to the rapporteur’s proposal to hold a second hearing at a future meeting, subject to the availability of funds; it also agreed to the rapporteur’s proposal to request the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) for an opinion on Malta’s constitutional arrangements, the separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary and law enforcement bodies.
On 13/12/2018, the committee agreed to open the second hearing, planned for a future meeting, to the public.

On 08/04/2019, the committee held a public hearing with Dr Owen Bonnici, Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government, Malta, Dr Peter Grech, Attorney General, Malta, and Mr Martin Kuijer, Substitute member for the Netherlands, European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), Council of Europe.

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of report Date of debate foreseen 2019 - Third part-session Title of draft report Improving the protection of whistleblowers all over Europe Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Motion Improving the protection of whistleblowers all over Europe 14483 WASERMAN, Sylvain France ALDE 23/04/2018 4369 16/03/2018 16/03/2020 On 11/10/2018, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and agreed to hold two hearings at forthcoming committee meetings, subject to the availability of funds, and to send a questionnaire to national parliaments.

On 24/01/2019, the committee held a hearing with two experts.
On 11/04/2019, the committee decided to open the hearing foreseen for the meeting on 29/05/2019 to the public.
Title of draft report Reported cases of political prisoners in Azerbaijan Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Motion Political prisoners in Azerbaijan 14538 ÆVARSDÓTTIR, Thorhildur Sunna Iceland SOC 26/06/2018 4386 01/06/2018 01/06/2020 On 22/01/2019, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and decided to change the title.
It authorised the rapporteur to carry out a fact-finding visit to Azerbaijan and to hold a hearing on the subject.

It also agreed to declassify the introductory memorandum.

On 24/01/2019, the committee agreed to open the hearing, proposed for the April 2019 part-session, to the public.
On 09/04/2019, the committee held a joint public hearing with the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) with the participation of four experts.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Restrictions on NGO activities in Council of Europe member States Origin Title Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Bureau decision Restrictions on NGO activities in Council of Europe member States SOTNYK, Olena Ukraine ALDE 10/09/2018 4394 29/06/2018 29/06/2020 On 08/10/2018, the committee agreed to the rapporteur’s proposal to seize the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) for an opinion on the compatibility with international human rights standards of the Hungarian law of 20/07/2018 amending certain tax laws and other related laws, and on the immigration tax.
On 13/12/2018, the committee considered an introductory memorandum.

On 24/01/2019, the committee decided to open the hearing, proposed for the meeting on 04/03/2019, to the public.

On 04/03/2019, the committee held a public hearing with the participation of three experts.
Title of draft report Drug policy and human rights in Europe: a baseline study Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Committee for opinion Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Motion Drug policy and human rights in Europe: a baseline study 14587 BARDELL, Hannah United Kingdom NR 13/12/2018 Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development PRUIDZE, Irina Georgia EC 24/01/2019 4396 08/10/2018 08/10/2020 On 04/03/2019, the committee held a hearing, open to the public, with three experts and noted that the rapporteur intends to visit harm reduction facilities in Scotland and in Strasbourg.
It further noted that the rapporteur intends to carry out a fact-finding visit, for which she will request authorisation in due course.

AS/Inf (2019) 07 18 Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights Title of draft report Justice by algorithm – the role of artificial intelligence in policing and criminal justice systems Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Motion Justice by algorithm – the role of artificial intelligence in policing and criminal justice systems 14628 CILEVIČS, Boriss Latvia SOC 21/01/2019 4407 12/10/2018 12/10/2020 On 11/04/2019, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and agreed to hold a hearing at a a future meeting with up to three experts, subject to the availability of funds.
Title of draft report The protection of freedom of religion or belief in the workplace Motion The protection of freedom of religion or belief in the workplace 14544 STIER, Davor Ivo Croatia EPP/CD 13/12/2018 Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination DONALDSON, Jeffrey United Kingdom EC 23/01/2019 4408 12/10/2018 12/10/2020 Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Committee for opinion Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.
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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Urgent need to strengthen Financial Intelligence Units – Sharper tools needed to improve confiscation of illegal assets Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Motion Urgent need to strengthen Financial Intelligence Units – Sharper tools needed to improve confiscation of illegal assets 14638 VEN, Mart van de Netherlands ALDE 13/12/2018 4411 23/11/2018 19 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights 23/11/2020 Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.
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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Fighting corruption – General principles of political responsibility Motion Fighting corruption – General principles of political responsibility 14639 VLASENKO, Sergiy Ukraine EPP/CD 13/12/2018 Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy KARAMANLI, Marietta France SOC 05/03/2019 4412 23/11/2018 23/11/2020 Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Committee for opinion Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.
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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Judges in Poland and in the Republic of Moldova must remain independent Motion Judges in Poland and in the Republic of Moldova must remain independent 14650 ORLANDO, Andrea Italy SOC 04/03/2019 4416 21/01/2019 21/01/2021 Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Misuse of the Schengen system by Council of Europe member States as a politically-motivated sanction Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Motion Misuse of the Schengen system by Council of Europe member States as a politically- motivated sanction 14652 SOTNYK, Olena Ukraine ALDE 04/03/2019 AS/Inf (2019) 07 20 Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.
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of report Date of debate foreseen 4417 21/01/2019 21/01/2021 Title of draft report Should politicians be prosecuted for statements made in the exercise of their mandate?

Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Motion Should politicians be prosecuted for statements made in the exercise of their mandate?
14802 CILEVIČS, Boriss Latvia SOC 08/04/2019 4428 28/02/2019 28/02/2021 Motion The human being-machine connection: new rights or new threats to fundamental freedoms?
14814 To be appointed 4435 12/04/2019 12/04/2021 Motion To put an end to enforced disappearances on the territory of the Council of Europe 14816 To be appointed 4437 12/04/2019 12/04/2021 21 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights Motion Legal aspects of "autonomous" vehicles 14839 To be appointed 4442 12/04/2019 12/04/2021 Motion How to put confiscated criminal assets to good use?
14841 To be appointed 4443 12/04/2019 12/04/2021 Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Title of draft report Sustainable urban development fostering social inclusion Origin Title Number Date Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Extended on Valid until Others State of work in committee Motion Sustainable urban development fostering social inclusion 14092 21/06/2016 BENNING, Sybille Germany EPP/CD 26/01/2017 4231 10/10/2016 08/10/2018 30/04/2019 On 25/06/2018, in Strasbourg, the committee approved the rapporteur’s request to undertake a fact-finding visit to Zurich, and agreed to submit to the Bureau a request for an extension of the reference until 30/04/2019.
On 26/06/2018, in Strasbourg, in the absence of the rapporteur, the committee considered an introductory memorandum.

On 18/09/2018, in Lisbon, the committee held an exchange of views with Mr Joachim Schultz-Granberg, expert, Germany, on the basis of his expert memorandum.

On 04-05/10/2018, the rapporteur carried out a fact-finding visit to Zurich.

On 04/12/2018, in Paris, the committee considered a preliminary draft report.
On 19/03/2019, in Paris, the committee considered a draft report and unanimously adopted a draft resolution.

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of report Date of debate foreseen 19/03/2019 2019 - May Standing Committee Title of draft report Addressing the health needs of adolescents in Europe Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Motion Addressing the health needs of adolescents in Europe 14182 MASSEY, Doreen United Kingdom SOC 24/03/2017 4262 23/01/2017 23/01/2019 On 26/06/2018, in Strasbourg, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and authorised the rapporteur to undertake a fact-finding visit to Stockholm (Sweden).
On 17/09/2018, in Lisbon, the committee held an exchange of views with Ms Eleni Karayianni, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychology, University of Cyprus (Cyprus), on the basis of her expert memorandum.

On 25-26/09/2018, the rapporteur carried out a fact-finding visit to Stockholm.
On 10/10/2018 in Strasbourg, the committee heard a statement by the rapporteur on the occasion of World Mental Health Day (10 October) and a report on her fact-finding visit to Stockholm, and considered a preliminary draft report.

On 04/12/2018, in Paris, the committee considered a draft report and unanimously adopted a draft resolution.
On 21/01/2019, in Strasbourg, the committee considered and unanimously approved four amendments proposed by the rapporteur and decided to table them on behalf of the committee.

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of report Date of debate foreseen 04/12/2018 14829 2019 - May Standing Committee 23 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Title of draft report Air pollution: a challenge for public health in Europe Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Motion Air quality and diesel emissions in urban centres 14185 KIRAL, Serhii Ukraine EC 06/12/2017 Former rapporteur(s) 24/03/2017 (DAVIES, Geraint, United Kingdom, SOC) Reference Number Date Extended on Valid until Others State of work in committee 4265 23/01/2017 21/01/2019 30/06/2019 On 19/09/2017, in Paris, the committee authorised the rapporteur to carry out a fact- finding visit to the European Environment Agency in Copenhagen.
On 06/12/2017, in Paris, the committee appointed Mr Kiral as the new rapporteur, given that Mr Davies is no longer a member of the Assembly.
On 26/06/2018, in Strasbourg, in the absence of the rapporteur, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and authorised the rapporteur to undertake a fact-finding visit to the European Environment Agency in Copenhagen on 17 July 2018, as well as attend the first WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health, to be held from 30/10 to 01/11/2018 in Geneva (subject to availability of funds).
On 17/07/2018, the rapporteur carried out a fact-finding visit to the European Environment Agency in Copenhagen.

On 18/09/2018, in Lisbon, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and heard a statement by the rapporteur on his fact-finding visit to the European Environment Agency.

On 04/12/2018, in Paris, the committee agreed to submit to the Bureau a request for an extension of the reference.
On 19/03/2019, in Paris, the committee considered a preliminary draft report and decided to change the title.

On 11/04/2019, in Strasbourg, the committee considered a draft report and unanimously adopted a draft resolution.

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of report Date of debate foreseen 11/04/2019 2019 - May Standing Committee Title of draft report Organ transplant tourism Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Motion Organ transplant tourism to China 14190 KYRIAKIDES, Stella Cyprus EPP/CD 17/09/2018 Former rapporteur(s) 27/06/2017 (MAURY PASQUIER, Liliane, Switzerland, SOC) Reference Number Date Extended on Valid until Others State of work in committee 4290 28/04/2017 12/04/2019 31/12/2019 On 17/09/2018, in Lisbon, the committee appointed Ms Kyriakides as the new rapporteur, given that Ms Maury Pasquier was elected President of the Assembly.
On 04/12/2018, in Paris, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and held an exchange of views with Mr Kristof Van Assche, Research Professor in Health Law and Kinship Studies, University of Antwerp (Belgium), on the basis of his expert memorandum.

AS/Inf (2019) 07 24 Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Committee for opinion Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development On 24/01/2019, in Strasbourg, in the absence of the rapporteur, the committee agreed to submit to the Bureau a request for the rapporteur to undertake a fact-finding visit to Israel (subject to availability of funds).
On 19/03/2019, in Paris, the committee agreed to submit to the Bureau a request for an extension of the reference.

On 13/05/2019, in Vienna, the committee will consider a revised introductory memorandum and will hold an exchange of views with an expert.
2020 - First part-session Ending coercion in mental health: the need for a human rights-based approach Motion Protecting the rights of people with psychosocial disabilities with regard to involuntary measures in psychiatry 14334 BRUIJN-WEZEMAN, Reina de Netherlands ALDE 27/06/2017 Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination GAFAROVA, Sahiba Azerbaijan EC 25/01/2018 4309 30/06/2017 30/06/2019 On 25/04/2018, in Strasbourg, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and agreed to make it available to the Committee on Bioethics (DH-BIO) and the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights.
On 17/09/2018, in Lisbon, the committee held an exchange of views with Mr Miguel Xavier, Professor of Psychiatry, Director of the Mental Health Programme, Directorate General of Health, Ministry of Health of Portugal; considered preliminary draft com- ments on the draft Additional Protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Bio- medicine concerning the protection of human rights and dignity of persons with mental disorder with regard to involuntary placement and involuntary treatment, and agreed to make them available to the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination.
On 09/10/2018, in Strasbourg, the committee held a joint public hearing together with the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, with the participation of Ms Beatrice Gabriela Ioan, Chairperson of the Council of Europe Committee on Bioethics; Ms Catalina Devandas Aguilar, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities; Ms Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights; Mr Christos Giakoumopoulos, Director General of Human Rights and Rule of Law of the Council of Europe, and Ms Olga Runciman, Psychologist and owner of Psycovery.
On 11/10/2018 in Strasbourg, the committee heard a statement by the rapporteur, adopted comments on the draft Additional Protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine concerning the protection of human rights and dignity of persons with mental disorder with regard to involuntary placement and involuntary treatment for transmission to the Council of Europe’s Committee on Bioethics (DH-BIO), and agreed to make them available to the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination; adopted a revised introductory memorandum and agreed to declassify it.
On 19/03/2019, in Paris, the committee considered a preliminary draft report and agreed to make it available to the Council of Europe Committee on Bioethics (DH-BIO), the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, and the PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination; it also decided to change the title.
On 11/04/2019, in Strasbourg, the committee agreed to submit to the Bureau a request to invite the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms Dunja Mijatović, and 25 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development the Director General of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, to address the Assembly during the June 2019 part-session, for the plenary debate of the report.
On 13/05/2019, in Vienna, the committee will consider a draft report and adopt a draft resolution.

2019 - Third part-session The Council of Europe Development Bank: contributing to building a more inclusive society Bureau decision The activities of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) TRISSE, Nicole France NR 28/06/2018 Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Former rapporteur(s) 19/09/2017 (PREDA, Cezar Florin, Romania, EPP/CD) Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee 4311 30/06/2017 30/06/2019 On 28/06/2018, in Strasbourg, the committee appointed Ms Trisse (France, NR) as rapporteur.
On 24/01/2019, in Strasbourg, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and decided to change the title of the report to: “The Council of Europe Development Bank: contributing to building a more inclusive society”.

On 19/03/2019, in Paris, the committee considered a revised introductory memorandum and held an exchange of views with Mr Dominique Lamiot, Chair of the Governing Board of the Council of Europe Development Bank.
On 20/03/2019, the rapporteur carried out a fact-finding visit to the Council of Europe Development Bank, in Paris, France.

On 14/05/2019, in Vienna, the committee will consider a preliminary draft report.

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of report Date of debate foreseen 2019 - Fourth part-session Title of draft report The societal impact of the “platform economy” Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Motion The societal impact of the “platform economy” 14355 LEITE RAMOS, Luís Portugal EPP/CD 06/12/2017 4319 13/10/2017 13/10/2019 On 18/09/2018 in Lisbon, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and held an exchange of views with the participation of Mr Tiago Souza d'Alte, expert, Portugal (on the basis of his expert memorandum) and Ms Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, MEP, Portugal.
On 04/12/2018, in Paris, the committee authorised the rapporteur to carry out a fact- finding visit to either the European Commission or the Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) (subject to availability of funds).

On 19/03/2019, in Paris, the committee considered a preliminary draft report.

On 20-21/03/2019, the rapporteur carried out a fact-finding visit to the European AS/Inf (2019) 07 26 Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Commission in Brussels.
On 11/04/2019, in Strasbourg, the committee heard back from the rapporteur’s fact- finding visit to the European Commission on 20-21 March 2019.

On 13/05/2019, in Vienna, the committee will consider a revised preliminary draft report and will hold an exchange of views with an expert.

Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen 2019 - Fourth part-session Title of draft report Combating trafficking in human tissues and cells Origin Title Number Date Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Motion Combating trafficking in human tissues and cells 14357 13/10/2017 KIRAL, Serhii Ukraine EC 21/01/2019 Former rapporteur(s) 06/12/2017 (MERGEN, Martine, Luxembourg, EPP/CD) Reference Number Date Extended on Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen 4320 13/10/2017 12/04/2019 31/12/2019 On 24/01/2019, in Strasbourg, the committee appointed Mr Kiral (Ukraine, EC) as the following Ms Mergen’s (Luxembourg, EPP/CD) departure rapporteur Assembly.
On 19/03/2019, in Paris, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and agreed to submit to the Bureau a request for an extension of the reference.

On 11/04/2019, in Strasbourg, the committee authorised the rapporteur to undertake a fact-finding visit to the National Agency for the Safety of medicines and health products in Saint Denis/Paris (subject to availability of funds).
from 2020 - First part-session Addressing sexual violence against children: stepping up action and co-operation in Europe Motion Stepping up co-operation between European initiatives for better child protection against sexual violence 14480 MASSEY, Doreen United Kingdom SOC 20/03/2018 4367 15/03/2018 15/03/2020 On 24/01/2019, in Strasbourg, the committee authorised the rapporteur to undertake a fact-finding visit to either Germany or Cyprus (subject to availability of funds).
On 19/03/2019, in Paris, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and decided to change the title.

On 06-07/05/2019, the rapporteur will carry out a fact-finding visit to Berlin.
27 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Title of draft report The treatment of people with autism and their families Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others Motion The treatment of people with autism and their families 14489 FATALIYEVA, Sevinj Azerbaijan EC 28/06/2018 4374 27/04/2018 27/04/2020 State of work in committee Documentary research.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Impact of labour migration on left-behind children Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Committee for opinion Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Modified on Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Motion Impact of labour migration on left-behind children 14537 BADEA, Viorel Riceard Romania EPP/CD 28/06/2018 Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons KYRIAKIDES, Stella Cyprus EPP/CD 05/12/2018 4385 01/06/2018 12/10/2018 01/06/2020 On 04/12/2018, in Paris, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and authorised the rapporteur to undertake a fact-finding visit to Italy, subject to availability of funds.
On 11-12/03/2019, the rapporteur carried out a fact-finding visit to Italy.

On 14/05/2019, in Vienna, the committee will hear back from the rapporteur’s fact- finding visit to Italy and will hold an exchange of views with an expert.
Title of draft report Involuntary addiction to prescription medicines Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Motion Involuntary addiction to prescription medicines 14646 O'REILLY, Joseph Ireland EPP/CD 19/03/2019 4415 21/01/2019 AS/Inf (2019) 07 28 Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Valid until Others 21/01/2021 State of work in committee On 14/05/2019, in Vienna, the committee will consider an introductory memorandum.
Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Ending violence against children: a Council of Europe contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals Motion Ending violence against children: a Council of Europe contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals 14777 MASSEY, Doreen United Kingdom SOC 21/01/2019 4423 21/01/2019 21/01/2021 On 19/03/2019, in Paris, the committee authorised the rapporteur to undertake a fact- finding visit to Berlin, to be combined with that on her other report on “Addressing sexual violence against children: stepping up action and co-operation in Europe”.
On 11/04/2019, in Strasbourg, the committee considered a revised preliminary draft report; held an exchange of views with Ms Elda Moreno, Head of the Children’s Rights and Sport Values Department of the Directorate General of Democracy, Council of Europe; and agreed to submit to the Bureau a request to invite Ms Maud de Boer- Buquicchio, UN Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children, to address the Assembly during the June 2019 part-session, for the plenary debate on the report.
On 06-07/05/2019, the rapporteur will carry out a fact-finding visit to Berlin.

On 13/05/2019, in Vienna, the committee will consider a draft report and adopt a draft resolution.

Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen 2019 - Third part-session Title of draft report Artificial intelligence and labour markets: friend or foe?
Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others Motion Artificial intelligence and labour markets: friend or foe?

14778 SCHENNACH, Stefan Austria SOC 09/04/2019 4424 21/01/2019 21/01/2021 State of work in committee Documentary research.

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No.
of report Date of debate foreseen 29 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Title of draft report Giving a voice to every child: promoting child participation as a foundation for democratic societies Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others Motion Giving a voice to every child: promoting child participation as a foundation for democratic societies 14806 MASSEY, Doreen United Kingdom SOC 19/03/2019 4429 28/02/2019 28/02/2021 State of work in committee Documentary research.
Adopted in committee on Doc.

No.

of report Date of debate foreseen AS/Inf (2019) 07 30 IV.
Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Title of draft report Labour migration from Eastern Europe and its impact on socio- demographic processes in these countries Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Extended on Valid until Others State of work in committee Motion Labour migration from Eastern Europe and its impact on socio-demographic processes in these countries 14246 STROE, Ionuț-Marian Romania EPP/CD 20/09/2017 4280 10/03/2017 21/01/2019 30/06/2019 04/06/2018: Consideration of an introductory memorandum.
Agreement of the committee for a rapporteur fact-finding visit to Poland, subject to the availability of financial resources of the Assembly.

22-24/10/2018: Rapporteur fact-finding visit to Poland.

05/12/2018: Exchange of views with Mr Jean-Christophe Dumont, Head of the for Economic Co-operation and International Migration Division, Organisation Development (OECD) and consideration of a preliminary draft report.

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of report Date of debate foreseen 2019 - Fourth part-session Title of draft report Stop violence and exploitation of migrant children Origin Title Number Date Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Motion Stop violence and exploitation of migrant children 14363 13/10/2017 BRYNJÓLFSDÓTTIR, Rósa Björk Iceland UEL 21/09/2018 Former rapporteur(s) 12/10/2017 (RIGONI, Andrea, Italy, ALDE) Committee for opinion Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.
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of report Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development FATALIYEVA, Sevinj Azerbaijan EC 06/12/2017 4323 13/10/2017 13/10/2019 22/03/2018: Agreement of the committee for a rapporteur fact-finding visit to Spain, subject to the availability of financial resources of the Assembly.

26/06/2018: Consideration of an introductory memorandum.

12-13/02/2019: Rapporteur fact-finding visit to Spain.
10/04/2019: Consideration of a preliminary draft report and exchange of views with Ms Sarah Di Giglio, Senior Policy and Project Officer, International Organization for Migration, and Ms Elena Muñoz, Coordinator, Legal Service, CEAR Madrid.

29/05/2019: Scheduled approval of a draft report and vote on a preliminary draft resolution.
31 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Date of debate foreseen 2019 - Third part-session Title of draft report Rights and obligations of NGOs assisting refugees and migrants in Europe Origin Title Number Date Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Motion Defining guidelines for international NGOs 14380 13/10/2017 HAJDUKOVIĆ, Domagoj Croatia SOC 26/03/2019 Former rapporteur(s) 12/10/2017 (DUMERY, Daphné, Belgium, NR) Committee for opinion Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Modified on Valid until Others State of work in committee Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights SOTNYK, Olena Ukraine ALDE 14/03/2018 4331 13/10/2017 15/03/2018 13/10/2019 23/04/2018: Consideration of an introductory memorandum.
Agreement of the Committee to change the title of the report.

28/06/2018: Exchange of views with Mr Ruben Neugebauer, Spokesperson and co- founder of the NGO Sea Watch, Berlin, and Ms Anna Rurka, President of the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe; Agreement of the Committee for a rapporteur fact-finding visit to Malta, subject to the availability of financial resources of the Assembly.

22/01/2019: Exchange of views with Mr András Léderer, Hungarian Helsinki Committee.
11/04/2019: Exchange of views with the President of Doctors of the World, Dr Philippe de Botton.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report A legal status for "climate refugees" Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Motion A legal status for "climate refugees" 14413 VERDIER-JOUCLAS, Marie-Christine France NR 23/01/2018 4342 24/11/2017 24/11/2019 26/04/2018: Consideration of an introductory memorandum and agreement of the committee for a rapporteur fact-finding visit to Geneva (United Nations), subject to the availability of financial resources of the Assembly.
21/09/2018: Hearing with Mr Olivier Fontan, Deputy Director of Environment and Climate, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE), Ms Alexandra Bonnet, Deputy Director of the Directorate of European and International Affairs, Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition (METES), Ms Isabelle Michal, Policy Officer, Climate Change AS/Inf (2019) 07 32 Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons and Disaster Displacement (CCDD) Unit, UNHCR, Geneva and Ms Dina Ionesco, Head of the Division on Migration, Environment and Climate Change, IOM, Geneva.
26/03/2019: Consideration of a preliminary draft report and exchange of views with Ms Christel Cournil, Senior lecturer in public law, Université Paris 13, and Mr Alex Randall, Climate and Migration Coalition, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen 2019 - Fourth part-session Title of draft report Missing refugee and migrant children in Europe Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Committee for opinion Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others Motion Missing refugee and migrant children in Europe 14417 YAŞAR, Serap Turkey NR 08/12/2017 Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development TOUHIG, Don United Kingdom SOC 11/04/2019 4343 24/11/2017 24/11/2019 28/06/2018: Consideration of an introductory memorandum and exchange of views with Ms Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children and President of Missing Children Europe.
21/09/2018: Exchange of views on the unlawful death of refugees and migrants with Ms Agnès Callamard, Special Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council on extra- judicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
09/10/2018: Exchange of views, together with the report on Concerted action on human trafficking, with Mr Markus Lehner, Administrator with the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA), and Ms Goia Scappucci, Executive Secretary of the Lanzarote Committee (Committee of the Parties to the Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (T-ES)).
11/04/2019: Exchange of views with the participation of Ms Paula Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik, Researcher, University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Violence and discrimination against religious minorities in refugee camps across Europe Motion Violence and discrimination against religious minorities in refugee camps across Europe 14429 VAREIKIS, Egidijus Lithuania EPP/CD 11/10/2018 4351 22/01/2018 22/01/2020 State of work in committee 29/05/2019: Scheduled consideration of an introductory memorandum.
33 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report The implications of Brexit for migration Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Motion The implications of Brexit for migration 14364 MUNYAMA, Killion Poland EPP/CD 22/03/2018 4356 22/01/2018 22/01/2020 25/06/2018: Consideration of an introductory memorandum and agreement of the committee for a rapporteur fact-finding visit to the United Kingdom, subject to the availability of financial resources of the Assembly.
04-05/09/2018: Rapporteur fact-finding visit to London and Nottingham.

21/09/2018: Agreement of the Committee for a rapporteur fact-finding visit to the European Commission (Brussels), subject to the availability of financial resources of the Assembly.

05/12/2018: Consideration of a preliminary draft report.

11/12/2018: Rapporteur fact-finding visit to the European Commission (Brussels).

22/01/2019: Exchange of views with Ms Anne-Laure Donskoy, The3million.
26/03/2019: Consideration of a revised preliminary draft report and exchange of views with Ms Anne-Laure Donskoy, The3million.

29/05/2019: Scheduled approval of a draft report and vote on a preliminary draft resolution.

Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen 2019 - Third part-session Title of draft report Concerted action on human trafficking Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Committee for opinion Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Motion Concerted action on human trafficking 14478 COAKER, Vernon United Kingdom SOC 26/04/2018 Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination RAUCH, Isabelle France NR 28/06/2018 Reference Number Date Valid until Other Motion(s) taken into account No.
4310 of 30/06/2017 4365 15/03/2018 15/03/2020 Others State of work in committee 21/09/2018: Exchange of views on the unlawful death of refugees and migrants with Ms Agnès Callamard, Special Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council on extra- judicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
09/10/2018: Exchange of views, together with the report on Missing refugee and migrant children in Europe, with Mr Markus Lehner, Administrator with the Council of Europe AS/Inf (2019) 07 34 Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA), and Ms Goia Scappucci, Executive Secretary of the Lanzarote Committee (Committee of the Parties to the Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (T-ES)).
05/12/2018: Consideration of an introductory memorandum.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Investment migration: trends, advantages, standards Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Motion Investment migration: trends, advantages, standards 14441 POCIEJ, Aleksander Poland EPP/CD 04/06/2018 Committee for opinion Rapporteur Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights To be appointed Reference Number Date Modified on Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others 4382 27/04/2018 25/06/2018 27/04/2020 22/01/2019: Consideration of an introductory memorandum.
10/04/2019: Joint hearing with the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights with the participation of Ms Gillian More, Policy Officer, DG Justice, D.3 – Union Citizenship Rights and Free Movement, European Commission, Brussels (via videoconference), and Ms Ekaterine Rostomashvili, Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinator, Transparency International, Berlin.
The protection of victims of forced displacement under international law Motion The protection of victims of forced displacement under international law 14548 GOUTTEFARDE, Fabien France NR 11/10/2018 4389 25/06/2018 25/06/2020 State of work in committee 26/03/2019: Consideration of an introductory memorandum.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Unaccompanied and separated migrant children: the need for effective guardianship Origin Title Number Motion Unaccompanied and separated migrant children: the need for effective guardianship 14637 35 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons GAFAROVA, Sahiba Azerbaijan EC 05/12/2018 Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development TOUHIG, Don United Kingdom SOC 04/12/2018 4410 23/11/2018 23/11/2020 Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Committee for opinion Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.
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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Pushback action by member States Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Motion Pushback action by member States 14645 STRIK, Tineke Netherlands SOC 22/01/2019 4414 21/01/2019 21/01/2021 22/01/2019: Agreement of the committee for a rapporteur fact-finding visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, subject to the availability of financial resources of the Assembly.
26/03/2019: Consideration of a preliminary draft report and exchange of views with Ms Jelena Sesar, Researcher – Balkans, Europe Regional Office, Amnesty International, London, and Mr Kris Pollet, Head of legal and policy research, European Council on Refugees and Exiles, Brussels.

27-28/03/2019: Rapporteur fact-finding visit to Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
09/04/2019: Exchange of views with Mr Christian Mommers, Adviser, Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights, and Mr Philippe Dam, Advocacy Director for Europe and Central Asia, Human Rights Watch.

29/05/2019: Scheduled approval of a draft report and vote on a preliminary draft resolution.
2019 - Third part-session Humanitarian action for refugees and migrants in countries at the southern Mediterranean Sea Motion Humanitarian action for refugees and migrants in countries at the southern Mediterranean Sea 14654 DUNDEE, Alexander United Kingdom EC 22/01/2019 AS/Inf (2019) 07 36 Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development DE TEMMERMAN, Jennifer France NR 11/04/2019 4419 21/01/2019 21/01/2021 Committee for opinion Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.
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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Role of parliaments in implementing the United Nations global compacts for migrants and refugees Motion Role of parliaments in implementing the United Nations global compacts for migrants and refugees 14655 KYRIAKIDES, Stella Cyprus EPP/CD 26/03/2019 4420 21/01/2019 21/01/2021 Motion For a European policy on diasporas 14815 To be appointed 4436 12/04/2019 12/04/2021 Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.
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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen 37 AS/Inf (2019) 07 V. Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media Title of draft report Education and culture: new partnerships to recognise personal development and competences Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Motion Education and culture: new partnerships to support personal development and cohesion 13972 JENSEN, Mogens Denmark SOC 23/01/2018 Former rapporteur(s) 19/04/2016 (FEIST, Thomas, Germany, EPP/CD) Reference Number Date Extended on Valid until Others State of work in committee 4194 22/04/2016 15/03/2018 22/04/2019 On 11/10/2016 in Strasbourg, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and held an exchange of views with Prof. Dr Susanne Keuchel, Director, Academy of Arts Education of the Federal Republic and the Land of North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and Dr Birgit Wolf, freelance expert, Berlin.
On 26/04/2017 in Strasbourg, the committee considered an expert report and held an exchange of views with Mr Jörg Maas, CEO of “Stiftung Lesen” the German partner of EU Read, Mainz, Germany and Mr Rolf Witte, Head of international cultural education at BKJ (German Federation for Cultural Youth Education), Remscheid, Germany.
On 22/03/2018 in Paris, the committee considered an information memorandum and authorised the rapporteur to send a questionnaire to the European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation (ECPRD).

On 26/04/2018 in Strasbourg, in the absence of the rapporteur, the committee held an exchange of views with the participation of Ms Joan Parr, Head of Creative Learning, Creative Scotland, Edinburgh.

On 28/06/2018 in Strasbourg, the committee considered an information memorandum.
On 25/09/2018 in Tbilisi, in the absence of the rapporteur, the committee considered a preliminary draft report and decided to change the title.

On 08/04/2019 in Strasbourg, the committee took note of the explanatory memorandum, then adopted unanimously a draft resolution, thereby adopting the report.

Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen 08/04/2019 2019 - May Standing Committee Title of draft report Role of education in the digital era: from “digital natives” to “digital citizens” Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Extended on Valid until Others Motion Reshaping the role of education for “digital citizens” 14042 EFSTATHIOU, Constantinos Cyprus SOC 21/06/2016 4216 20/06/2016 25/01/2019 (27/04/2018) 30/06/2019 State of work in committee On 24/01/2017 in Strasbourg, the committee held an exchange of views with Mr Konstantin Scheller, Policy Officer, DG EAC.B3, European Commission and Mr Hans Martens, Digital Citizenship Programme Manager, European Schoolnet/ Transforming education in Europe.
On 26/01/2017 in Strasbourg, the committee approved fact-finding visits of the AS/Inf (2019) 07 38 Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media rapporteur to Tallinn and to Helsinki (dates to be agreed with the host authorities).

On 29-30/11/2017, the rapporteur carried out a fact-finding visit to Tallinn, Estonia.

On 12-14/02/2018, the rapporteur carried out a fact-finding visit to Helsinki.
On 22/03/2018 in Paris, in the absence of the rapporteur, the committee considered an information memorandum; agreed to change the title; invited committee members to send contributions on best practices of innovative approaches to digital education in their countries before 20/04/2018; and decided to ask the Assembly Bureau to extend the reference.
On 26/04/2018 in Strasbourg, the committee heard the rapporteur on his two fact-finding visits to Tallinn and Helsinki; considered an information memorandum and held an exchange of views on the Council of Europe Digital Citizenship Education project, with the participation of Mr Villano Qiriazi, Head of Division Education Policy, Education Department, DG II - Directorate of Democratic Citizenship and Participation, Council of Europe.
On 28/06/2018 in Strasbourg, in the absence of the rapporteur, the committee considered an information memorandum.

On 25/09/2018 in Tbilisi, the committee considered a preliminary draft report.

On 11/10/2018 in Strasbourg, the committee heard an oral proposal by the rapporteur concerning the content of a draft resolution.

On 23/01/2019 in Strasbourg, the committee decided to ask the Bureau of the Assembly to extend the reference until 30/06/2019.
On 27/05/2019 in Paris, the committee will consider a draft report in view of the adoption of a draft resolution.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Towards an Internet Ombudsman institution Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Extended on Valid until Others State of work in committee Motion Creation of the position of «Internet Ombudsman» in charge of assessing the legal or illegal nature of internet contents through screening procedures 14243 REISS, Frédéric France EPP/CD 22/03/2017 4278 10/03/2017 21/01/2019 31/12/2019 On 25/01/2018 in Strasbourg, the committee held an exchange of views with Mr Dan Shefet, lawyer at the Court of Appeal of Paris, and heard Mr Tom Høyem, former Danish Minister.
On 22/03/2018 in Paris, the committee considered an introductory memorandum; agreed to change the title of the report; and held a joint hearing on this report and on “Internet governance and human rights“ and “Social media: social threads or threats to fundamental freedoms?”, with the participation of Mr Marco Pancini, Director of Public Policy of Google; Mr Dan Shefet, Lawyer at the Court of Appeal of Paris; and Mr Oliver Gray, representative of the European Advertising Standard Alliance (EASA).
On 26/06/2018 in Strasbourg, the committee held a joint hearing on this report and on “Internet governance and human rights”, “Social media: social threads or threats to fundamental freedoms?
“ and “Media education in the new media environment”, with the participation of Professor Jean-Gabriel Ganascia, President of the CNRS Ethics Committee (COMETS), Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Paris; Professor Francisco Segado Boj, Director of the Research Group “Communication and Digital Society”, Universidad International de la Rioja (UNIR), Spain; and Mr Dan Shefet, Lawyer at the Court of Appeal of Paris.
On 25/09/2018 in Tbilisi, the committee held a joint hearing on this report and on “Internet governance and human rights”, “Social media: social threads or threats to fundamental freedoms?
“ and “Media education in the new media environment”, with the participation of Ms Margo Smit, Ombudsman at Dutch Public Broadcaster (NPO), Investigative reporter, Vice-Chair of Global Investigative Journalism Network, Netherlands, Ms Mariam Sulaberidze, Head of International Relations and Project 39 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media Management, Georgian National Communications Commission, Ms Keti Rekhviashvili, Head of Market Analysis and Strategic Development Department, Georgian National Communications Commission, and Ms Ketevan Chachava, Executive Director, Center for Development and Democracy, Georgia.
In addition, the committee decided to modify the title of the report (uniquely in French to better comply with the English title) to: « Vers une institution d’ombudsman chargé des questions liées à l’internet ».
On 09/10/2018 in Strasbourg, the Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society held a joint hearing on this report and on “Internet governance and human rights”, “Social media: social threads or threats to fundamental freedoms?“ and “Media education in the new media environment”, with the participation of Ms Victoria Nash, Deputy Director, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, Mr Nello Cristianini, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Systems Laboratory, University of Bristol, United Kingdom, and Mr Francisco Segado Boj, Director of the Research Group “Communication and Digital Society”, Universidad Internacional de la Rioja (UNIR), Spain.
On 06/12/2018 in Paris, the committee considered an information memorandum and held a joint hearing on this report and on “Internet governance and human rights”, “Social media: social threads or threats to fundamental freedoms?“ and “Media education in the new media environment”, with the participation of Ms Sandra Wachter, Lawyer and research fellow in Data Ethics, AI, robotics and Internet Regulation/cyber- security, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, Mr Thomas Myrup Kristensen, Managing Director EU Affairs and Northern Europe, Facebook, Head of Office Brussels, and Ambassador Thomas Schneider, Chairperson of the Steering Committee on Media and Information Society (CDMSI) of the Council of Europe.
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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Education geared towards pupils’ needs Motion Education geared towards pupils’ needs 14362 13/10/2017 HUSEYNOV, Rafael Azerbaijan ALDE 04/12/2017 4322 13/10/2017 13/10/2019 Origin Title Number Date Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Threats to academic freedom and autonomy of universities in Europe Origin Title Number Date Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Motion Threats to academic freedom and autonomy of universities in Europe 14365 13/10/2017 BRENNER, Koloman Hungary NR 28/06/2018 Former rapporteur(s) 05/12/2017 (XUCLÀ, Jordi, Spain, ALDE) Reference Number Date Valid until 4324 13/10/2017 13/10/2019 AS/Inf (2019) 07 40 Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.
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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media On 07/12/2018 in Paris, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and held an exchange of views with the participation of Mr Máté László Botos, Head of the Committee on Humanities of the Hungarian Rectors' Conference, Budapest.
On 08/04/2019 in Strasbourg, the committee appointed the rapporteur to attend, subject to the availability of funds, the Global Forum on “Academic Freedom, Institutional Autonomy and the Future of Democracy”, on 20-21 June 2019 in Strasbourg.

On 27/05/2019 in Paris, the committee will hold an exchange of views with the participation of Mr Liviu Matei, Provost of the Central European University, and Ms Hilligje Van’t Land, Secretary General of International Association of Universities.
Strengthening the link between popular sports events and cultural heritage Origin Title Number Rapporteur Motion Strengthening the link between popular sports events and cultural heritage 14218 To be appointed Former rapporteur(s) 23/01/2018 (MAVROTAS, Georgios, Greece, SOC) Reference Number Date Valid until Others 4348 24/11/2017 24/11/2019 State of work in committee On 11/10/2018 in Strasbourg, the committee authorised the rapporteur to carry out, with no costs for the Assembly, a fact-finding visit to Athens (dates to be agreed on).
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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Football governance and ethics: business or values?

Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Motion Football governance and ethics: business or values?
14447 JENSEN, Mogens Denmark SOC 23/01/2018 4357 22/01/2018 22/01/2020 On 27/04/2018 in Strasbourg, the Bureau sent to the committee, to be taken into account in the framework of the report, the motion for a resolution on “Defend human rights and the rule of law in the context of international football events” (Doc.

14491, reference 4376 of 27/04/2018).


On 05-06/10/2018, the rapporteur participated, with no costs for the Assembly, in the first “Olympism in Action” forum organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
41 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media Title of draft report Media education in the new media environment Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Motion Media education in the new media environment 14448 GOGUADZE, Nino Georgia EC 23/01/2018 4358 22/01/2018 22/01/2020 On 25/05/2018 in Paris, the committee considered an introductory memorandum.
On 26/06/2018 in Strasbourg, the committee held a joint hearing on this report and on “Internet governance and human rights”, “Social media: social threads or threats to fundamental freedoms?
“ and “Towards an Internet Ombudsman institution”, with the participation of Professor Jean-Gabriel Ganascia, President of the CNRS Ethics Committee (COMETS), Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Paris; Professor Francisco Segado Boj, Director of the Research Group “Communication and Digital Society”, Universidad Internacional de la Rioja (UNIR), Spain; and Mr Dan Shefet, Lawyer at the Court of Appeal of Paris.
On 25/09/2018 in Tbilisi, the committee held a joint hearing on this report and on “Internet governance and human rights”, “Social media: social threads or threats to fundamental freedoms?
“ and “Towards an Internet Ombudsman institution”, with the participation of Ms Margo Smit, Ombudsman at Dutch Public Broadcaster (NPO), Investigative reporter, Vice-Chair of Global Investigative Journalism Network, Netherlands, Ms Mariam Sulaberidze, Head of International Relations and Project Management, Georgian National Communications Commission, Ms Keti Rekhviashvili, Head of Market Analysis and Strategic Development Department, Georgian National Communications Commission, and Ms Ketevan Chachava, Executive Director, Center for Development and Democracy, Georgia.
On 09/10/2018 in Strasbourg, the Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society held a joint hearing on this report and on “Internet governance and human rights”, “Social media: social threads or threats to fundamental freedoms?
“ and “Towards an Internet Ombudsman institution”, with the participation of Ms Victoria Nash, Deputy Director, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, Mr Nello Cristianini, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Systems Laboratory, University of Bristol, United Kingdom, and Mr Francisco Segado Boj, Director of the Research Group “Communication and Digital Society”, Universidad Internacional de la Rioja (UNIR), Spain.
On 06/12/2018 in Paris, in the absence of the rapporteur, the committee held a joint hearing on this report and on “Internet governance and human rights”, “Social media: social threads or threats to fundamental freedoms?“ and “Towards an Internet Ombudsman institution”, with the participation of Ms Sandra Wachter, Lawyer and research fellow in Data Ethics, AI, robotics and Internet Regulation/cyber-security, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, Mr Thomas Myrup Kristensen, Managing Director EU Affairs and Northern Europe, Facebook, Head of Office Brussels, and Ambassador Thomas Schneider, Chairperson of the Steering Committee on Media and Information Society (CDMSI) of the Council of Europe.
On 04/03/2019 in Granada, Spain, the committee considered an expert report and held a hearing with the participation of Mr Tarlach McGonagle, Senior researcher/lecturer, Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam, Mr Tom Law, Director of Campaigns and Communications, Ethical Journalism Network, Kingston upon Thames, and Mr Stéphane Hoebeke, Lawyer at the Legal Department, Head of Media Education, Belgian Radio-Television of the French Community (RTBF), Brussels.
On 27/05/2019 in Paris, the committee will hold a hearing with the participation of Ms Martina Chapman, Independent consultant in Media Literacy, Ireland, Ms Sharon Stokes, Head of the BBC Young Reporter, London, and Ms Divina Frau-Meigs, Professor, Expert in media education, Sorbonne, Paris.

On 21/06/2019 in Bern, the Sub-Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage and the Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society will hold a hearing with the participation of experts.
Adopted in committee on AS/Inf (2019) 07 42 Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Jewish cultural heritage preservation Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Motion Jewish cultural heritage preservation 14477 COMTE, Raphaël Switzerland ALDE 24/04/2018 4364 16/03/2018 16/03/2020 On 25/05/2018 in Paris, the committee appointed the rapporteur to participate in the International conference on “Urban Jewish Heritage: presence and absence” in Krakow, Poland (4-5 September 2018).
On 28/06/2018 in Strasbourg, the committee held an exchange of views with the participation of Mr Michael Mail, Chief Executive, Foundation for Jewish Heritage, United Kingdom (via video-conference) and Mr Yoav Rossano, Head of Heritage, Israelite consistory of Bas-Rhin, France; in addition, the committee authorised the rapporteur to carry out, subject to the availability of funds, a fact-finding visit to Lithuania on 15-17 October 2018.
On 15-17/10/2018, the rapporteur carried out a fact-finding visit to Lithuania.

On 04/03/2019 in Granada, Spain, in the absence of the rapporteur, the committee considered an expert report and held an exchange of views with the participation of Dame Helen Hyde DBE, Chairperson of the Foundation for Jewish Heritage, London, and Mr Michael Mail, Chief Executive of the Foundation.

On 27/05/2019 in Paris, the committee will consider a preliminary draft report.
Strengthening the role of young people in the prevention and resolution of conflicts Motion Strengthening the role of young people in the prevention and resolution of conflicts 14494 PALLARÉS, Judith Andorra ALDE 25/05/2018 4377 27/04/2018 27/04/2020 On 11/10/2018 in Strasbourg, the committee held a hearing with the participation of Ms Gizem Kilinç, Member of the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) of the Council of Europe, United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY), Netherlands, Mr Ramon Tena Pera, Director of Dialoga, Andorra, and trainer at the Council of Europe Youth Peace Camp, and Mr Rui Gomes, Head of Education and Training Division, Youth Department, DGII - Directorate General of Democracy, Council of Europe.
In addition, the committee appointed the rapporteur to participate, subject to the availability of funds, in the Lisbon forum of the North-South Centre, on 15-16/11/2018.
43 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media Title of draft report New forms of public debate on the ethical aspects of rapid advances in science and technology Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Motion New forms of public debate on the ethical aspects of rapid advances in science and technology 14517 SCHENNACH, Stefan Austria SOC 28/06/2018 4383 01/06/2018 01/06/2020 On 08/04/2019 in Strasbourg, the committee appointed the rapporteur to attend, with no costs for the Assembly, the High-level seminar on “Public debate as a tool for the governance of new technologies”, organised by the Committee on Bioethics (DH-BIO) of the Council of Europe on 04/06/2019 in Strasbourg.
On 27/05/2019 in Paris, the committee will hold an exchange of views with the participation of Mr Lars Klüver, Director, Danish Technology Counsel, Copenhagen, and Mr Jean-François Delfraissy, President, National Ethical Consultative Committee for life sciences and health (CCNE), Paris.
Time to act: Europe’s political response to fighting the manipulation of sports competitions Motion Time to act: Europe’s political response to fighting the manipulation of sports competitions 14518 BÜCHEL, Roland Rino Switzerland ALDE 26/06/2018 4384 01/06/2018 01/06/2020 On 27/06/2018 in Strasbourg, the Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport held a hearing with the participation of Ms Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Mr Harri Syväsalmi, Secretary General, Finnish Centre for Integrity in Sports, Finland, Mr Friedrich Martens, Head of the Olympic Movement Unit on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions, Lausanne, Switzerland (via video conference), and Mr João Paulo Almeida, Director General, Olympic Committee of Portugal.
On 11/04/2019 in Strasbourg, the committee authorised the rapporteur to carry out, with no costs for the Assembly, a fact-finding visit on 20-23 May 2019 to Switzerland, to meet international sport governing with representatives of organisations and sports betting operators.
the Swiss government, AS/Inf (2019) 07 44 Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media Title of draft report Threats to media freedom and journalists’ security in Europe Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Motion Threats to media freedom and journalists’ security in Europe 14555 FOULKES, George United Kingdom SOC 28/06/2018 4391 25/06/2018 25/06/2020 On 06/12/2018 in Paris, the committee held a hearing with the participation of Mr Mogens Blicher Bjerregård, President of the European Federation of Journalists, Brussels, Ms Flutura Kusari, Legal advisor, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, Leipzig, Ms Sophie Busson, Head of advocacy, Reporters without borders, Paris, Ms Joy Hyvarinen, Representative of Index on Censorship, London, and Ms Roberta Taveri, Programme Officer, Europe & Central Asia Team, ARTICLE 19, London.
On 08/04/2019 in Strasbourg, the committee considered an introductory memorandum.
On 28/05/2019 in Paris, the committee will consider an expert report and will hold a hearing with the participation of Mr Marc Gruber, Expert on media and communication, Strasbourg, Mr Ricardo Gutiérrez, Secretary General, European Federation of Journalists, Brussels, Mr Christophe Deloire, Secretary General, Reporters Without Borders, Paris, and Mr Giacomo Mazzone, Head of Institutional and Member Relations, European Broadcasting Union, Geneva (to be confirmed).

45 AS/Inf (2019) 07 VI.


Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination Title of draft report The situation of Crimean Tatars Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Motion Russian racial discrimination of Crimean Tatars in Crimea 14262 TORNARE, Manuel Switzerland SOC 28/06/2018 4371 15/03/2018 15/03/2020 On 07/03/2019, the committee considered an introductory memorandum; decided to change the title of the report; authorised the rapporteur to carry out a fact-finding visit to Ukraine (subject to the availability of funds); and held a hearing with the participation of Mr Benjamin Moreau, Deputy Head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, and Ms Yulia Gorbunova, Researcher, Europe and Central Asia Division, Human Rights Watch (the latter by video-conference).
Title of draft report Obstetrical and gynaecological violence Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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No.

of report Date of debate foreseen Motion Obstetrical and gynaecological violence 14495 BLONDIN, Maryvonne France SOC 05/06/2018 4378 27/04/2018 27/04/2020 On 03/12/2018, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and held a hearing with the participation of Dr Amina Yamgnane, Gynaecologist-Obstetrician and Head of the Maternity Department of the American Hospital of Paris, and Ms Anne-Mette Schroll, Consultant Midwife, Danish Association of Midwives, Copenhagen.
During the January 2019 part-session, the committee held a hearing with the participation of Ms Ӧzge Tunçalp, Scientist, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland, and considered an information memorandum.

On 07/03/2019, the committee heard a statement by the rapporteur and authorised her to carry out a fact-finding visit to Croatia (subject to the availability of funds).
During the April 2019 part-session, the committee held a hearing on forced sterilisations of Roma women, with the participation of Ms Elena Gorolová, Spokesperson, Group of Women Harmed by Forced Sterilisation in the Czech Republic; Ms Gwendolyn Albert, human rights advocate, Czech Republic; Mr Adam Weiss, Director of the European Roma Rights Centre, Budapest; and Mr Stefan Ivanco, Programme Coordinator and Researcher, Poradňa, Center for Civil and Human Rights, Slovak Republic.
AS/Inf (2019) 07 46 Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination Title of draft report The Istanbul Convention on violence against women: achievements and challenges Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Motion Achievements and challenges in implementing the Istanbul Convention on violence against women 14507 GURMAI, Zita Hungary SOC 28/06/2018 4380 27/04/2018 27/04/2020 On 03/12/2018, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and heard a statement by the rapporteur on her participation in the Round Table with NGOs on the Istanbul Convention which had been organised by the Council of Europe (Strasbourg, 29 November 2018).
During the January 2019 part-session, the committee considered an information memorandum and decided to change the title of the report.

On 07/03/2019, the committee considered an information memorandum.

Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen 2019 - Third part-session Title of draft report An ambitious Council of Europe agenda for gender equality Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others Motion An ambitious Council of Europe agenda for gender equality 14508 KOVÁCS, Elvira Serbia EPP/CD 05/06/2018 4381 27/04/2018 27/04/2020 State of work in committee During the October 2018 part-session, the committee considered an introductory memorandum.
On 07/03/2019, the committee considered an information memorandum.

During the April 2019 part-session, the committee considered a preliminary draft report.

Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen 2019 - Third part-session Title of draft report Ethnic profiling in Europe: a matter of high concern Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Motion Ethnic profiling in Europe: a matter of high concern 14545 CILEVIČS, Boriss Latvia SOC 11/10/2018 4387 25/06/2018 47 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination 25/06/2020 During the April 2019 part-session, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and held a hearing with the participation of Ms Lanna Hollo, Legal Officer, Open Society Justice Initiative, Paris, and Mr Michael Whine, Member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) in respect of the United Kingdom.
Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Preserving Europe’s linguistic, ethnic, cultural and national diversity Motion Preserving Europe’s linguistic, ethnic, cultural and national diversity 14553 GORROTXATEGUI, Miren Edurne Spain UEL 11/10/2018 4390 25/06/2018 25/06/2020 Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

No.
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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Discrimination against Roma and Travellers in the field of housing Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others Motion Discrimination against Roma and Travellers in the field of housing 14590 KOPŘIVA, František Czech Republic ALDE 23/01/2019 4399 08/10/2018 08/10/2020 State of work in committee During the April 2019 part-session, the committee considered an introductory memorandum.
Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Empowering women: promoting access to contraception in Europe Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Motion Empowering women: promoting access to contraception in Europe 14597 BAYR, Petra Austria SOC 03/12/2018 4402 12/10/2018 12/10/2020 AS/Inf (2019) 07 48 Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination During the January 2019 part-session, the committee considered an introductory memorandum.
During the April 2019 part-session, the committee held a hearing with the participation of Ms Camille Butin, Advocacy Advisor, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) European Network, Brussels, and Mr Neil Datta, Executive Director, European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF), Brussels.

Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

No.
No.

of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report The gender dimension of foreign policy Origin Title Number Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

No.

of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

No.
No.

of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Number Rapporteur Reference Number Date Motion The gender dimension of foreign policy 14627 STIENEN, Petra Netherlands ALDE 03/12/2018 4406 12/10/2018 12/10/2020 During the January 2019 part-session, the committee heard a statement by the rapporteur.
During the April 2019 part-session, the committee considered an introductory memorandum; authorised the rapporteur to carry out a fact-finding visit to Sweden, subject to the availability of funds; and held a hearing with the participation of Mr Torbjörn Haak, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sweden to the Council of Europe, and Ms Laila Ait Baali, Political Coordinator, Wo=Men, Dutch Gender Platform, Netherlands.
Motion Preventing discrimination caused by the use of artificial intelligence 14808 To be appointed 4434 12/04/2019 12/04/2021 Motion Strengthening the fight against so-called “honour” crimes 14821 To be appointed 4439 12/04/2019 49 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination 12/04/2021 Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen AS/Inf (2019) 07 50 VII.
Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) Title of draft report The honouring of obligations and commitments by Albania Origin Title Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Former rapporteur(s) Origin mandate Reference Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

No.
of report Date of debate foreseen Resolution Honouring of obligations and commitments by Albania HUNKO, Andrej Germany UEL 29/01/2015 O'REILLY, Joseph Ireland EPP/CD 23/06/2016 25/04/1997 (LINDEN, René van der, Netherlands, EPP/CD) 16/05/1997 (SOLÉ TURA, Jordi, Spain, SOC) 07/03/2001 (SØNDERGAARD, Søren, Denmark, UEL) 27/01/1999 (SMORAWIŃSKI, Jerzy, Poland, EPP/CD) 25/04/2005 (PLATVOET, Leo, Netherlands, UEL) 25/01/2006 (WILSHIRE, David, United Kingdom, EDG) 05/11/2007 (LAAKSO, Jaakko, Finland, UEL) 24/01/2011 (JIRSA, Tomáš, Czech Republic, EDG) 30/05/2011 (PETRENCO, Grigore, Republic of Moldova, UEL) 23/01/2013 (EVANS, Jonathan, United Kingdom, EDG) 28/01/2016 (PREDA, Cezar Florin, Romania, EPP/CD) Resolution 1115 (1997); Opinion 189 (1995) on Albania's application for membership of the Council of Europe.
No validity limit Report (Doc.

13586) and Resolution 2019 (2014) adopted on 02/10/2014.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 02/07/2015.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit on 29-30/06/2015 declassified on 03/11/2015: AS/Mon(2015)35.

Statement by Mr Hunko on 12/11/2015.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 02/11/2016.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit in October 2016 declassified on 24/01/2017: AS/Mon(2017)01.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 01/03/2017.


Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit in February-March 2017 declassified on 16/05/2017: AS/Mon(2017)07.

Electoral mission: 25/06/2017.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 11/09/2018.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit in September 2018 declassified on 12/12/2018: AS/Mon(2018)15rev2.

Statements by the co-rapporteurs on 18/12/2018 and 26/02/2019.
Title of draft report The honouring of obligations and commitments by Armenia Origin Title Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Former rapporteur(s) Resolution Honouring of obligations and commitments by Armenia LOVOCHKINA, Yuliya Ukraine SOC 23/01/2018 ŠIRCELJ, Andrej Slovenia EPP/CD 11/10/2018 07/03/2001 (BELOHORSKÁ, Irena, Slovak Republic, EDG) 02/04/2003 (ANDRÉ, René, France, EPP/CD) 07/03/2001 (JASKIERNIA, Jerzy, Poland, SOC) 51 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) Origin mandate Reference Valid until Others State of work in committee 25/01/2006 (ELO, Mikko, Finland, SOC) 15/12/2004 (COLOMBIER, Georges, France, EPP/CD) 18/04/2007 (MIMICA, Neven, Croatia, SOC) 24/06/2010 (LINDBLAD, Göran, Sweden, EPP/CD) 12/12/2012 (PRESCOTT, John, United Kingdom, SOC) 10/12/2010 (FISCHER, Axel, Germany, EPP/CD) 27/06/2013 (MEALE, Alan, United Kingdom, SOC) 09/12/2015 (GALATI, Giuseppe, Italy, EPP/CD) Resolution 1115 (1997); Opinion 221 (2000) on Armenia’s application for membership of the Council of Europe.
No validity limit Report (Doc.

12710) and Resolution 1837 (2011) on the functioning of democratic institutions in Armenia adopted on 05/10/2011.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit on 16-17/01/2012 declassified on 13/03/2012: AS/Mon(2012)04rev.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit on 16-18/06/2014 declassified on 03/09/2014: AS/Mon(2014)19.
Statements by the co-rapporteurs on 15/06/2015 and 25/06/2015, Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit on 08-11/06/2015 declassified on 03/09/2015: AS/ Mon(2015)28rev.

Statement by the Committee on 28/09/2015.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 23/05/2016.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit on 10-12/05/2016 declassified on 21/06/2016: AS/Mon(2016)16.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit in November 2016 declassified on 26/01/2017: AS/Mon(2017)03.
Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 07/07/2017.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 07/07/2017.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit in November 2017 declassified on 13/03/2018: AS/Mon(2018)02.

Statements by the co-rapporteurs on 23/04/2018 and 28/05/2018.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit in May 2018 declassified on 27/06/2018: AS/ Mon(2018)09rev.

Statement by Ms Lovochkina on 03/10/2018.

Electoral mission: 09/12/ 2018.

Co-rapporteurs' visit: 12-14/03/2019.


Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 25/03/ 2019.

Adopted in committee on Doc.

No.
of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report The honouring of obligations and commitments by Azerbaijan Origin Title Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Former rapporteur(s) Origin mandate Reference Valid until AS/Inf (2019) 07 Resolution Honouring of obligations and commitments by Azerbaijan SCHENNACH, Stefan Austria SOC 09/12/2015 GALE, Roger United Kingdom EC 28/06/2018 07/03/2001 (MARTÍNEZ CASAÑ, Guillermo, Spain, EPP/CD) 07/03/2001 (GROSS, Andreas, Switzerland) 29/06/2006 (LLOYD, Tony, United Kingdom, SOC) 06/11/2007 (JIVKOVA, Evguenia, Bulgaria, SOC) 22/06/2004 (HERKEL, Andres, Estonia, EPP/CD) 18/11/2009 (DEBONO GRECH, Joseph, Malta, SOC) 24/06/2010 (AGRAMUNT, Pedro, Spain, EPP/CD) 29/01/2015 (IWIŃSKI, Tadeusz, Poland, SOC) 25/06/2015 (CONDE, Agustín, Spain, EPP/CD) 19/04/2016 (PREDA, Cezar Florin, Romania, EPP/CD) Resolution 1115 (1997); Opinion 222 (2000) on Azerbaijan’s application for membership of the Council of Europe.
No validity limit 52 Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Former rapporteur(s) Origin mandate Reference Valid until Others Report (Doc.
14403 and addendum) and Resolution 2184 (2017) on the functioning of democratic institutions in Azerbaijan adopted on 11/10/2017.

Statement by the co- rapporteurs on 10/11/2017.

Electoral mission on 11/04/2018.

Statements by the co- rapporteurs on 04/01/2019, 22/01/2019, 06/03/2019 and 19/03/2019.
The honouring of obligations and commitments by Bosnia and Herzegovina Resolution Honouring of obligations and commitments by Bosnia and Herzegovina KOX, Tiny Netherlands UEL 15/05/2017 SOBOLEV, Serhiy Ukraine EPP/CD 18/09/2018 25/04/2002 (AKGÖNENÇ, Oya, Turkey, EDG) 25/04/2002 (SURJÁN, László, Hungary, EPP/CD) 14/01/2003 (SHAKHTAKHTINSKAYA, Naira, Azerbaijan, EDG) 25/01/2006 (ÇAVUŞOĞLU, Mevlüt, Turkey, EDG) 15/09/2004 (SASI, Kimmo, Finland, EPP/CD) 24/06/2010 (MIGNON, Jean-Claude, France, EPP/CD) 17/03/2010 (WOLDSETH, Karin S., Norway, EDG) 13/03/2012 (VAREIKIS, Egidijus, Lithuania, EPP/CD) 13/12/2013 (GALE, Roger, United Kingdom, EC) Resolution 1115 (1997); Opinion No.
234 (2002) on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s application for membership of the Council of Europe.

No validity limit State of work in committee Report (Doc.

14465) and Resolution 2201 (2018) adopted on 24/01/2018.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 05/04/2019.

Adopted in committee on Doc.

No.
of report Date of debate foreseen 13/12/2017 14465 Title of draft report The honouring of obligations and commitments by Georgia Origin Title Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Former rapporteur(s) Resolution Honouring of obligations and commitments by Georgia CORLĂŢEAN, Titus Romania SOC 27/06/2017 KERN, Claude France ALDE 23/01/2019 27/01/2000 (DIANA, Lino, Italy, EPP/CD) 23/10/2002 (KIRILOV, Evgeni, Bulgaria, SOC) 27/01/2000 (EÖRSI, Mátyás, Hungary, ALDE) 18/04/2007 (ISLAMI, Kastriot, Albania, SOC) 19/05/2010 (JENSEN, Michael Aastrup, Denmark, ALDE) 31/05/2012 (CILEVIČS, Boriss, Latvia, SOC) 25/06/2015 (LUNDGREN, Kerstin, Sweden, ALDE) 53 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) Origin mandate Reference Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.
No.
of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Former rapporteur(s) Resolution 1115 (1997); Opinion 209 (1999) on Georgia’s application for membership of the Council of Europe No validity limit Information note on the fact-finding visit to Moscow and Tbilisi from 12-16/05/2013 prepared by the co-rapporteurs on the Russian Federation and the co-rapporteurs on Georgia under the responsibility of the Chair declassified on 27/06/2013: AS/ Mon(2013)14rev (see also below the paragraph on the honouring of obligations and commitments by the Russian Federation).
Meeting between the co-rapporteurs on Georgia, the co-rapporteurs on the Russian Federation and representatives of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague on 06/11/2013 in Paris (see also below the paragraph on the honouring of obligations and commitments by the Russian Federation).

Report (Doc.

13588 and addendum) and Resolution 2015 (2014) on the functioning of democratic institutions in Georgia adopted on 01/10/2014.
Statements by the co-rapporteurs on 31/10/2014 and on 10/12/2014.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit on 03-05/12/2014 declassified on 17/03/2015: AS/ Mon(2015)11rev.

Statements by the co-rapporteurs on 24/03/2015, 19/10/2015 and 06/ 11/2015.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit on 12-14/10/2015 declassified on 28/01/2016: AS/Mon(2015)36.

Statements by the co-rapporteurs on 10/05/2016, 19/05/2016 and 23/06/2016.
Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit on 02-05/05/2016 declassified on 23/06/2016: AS/Mon(2016)15.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 05/10/2016.

Pre-electoral mission: 13-14/09/2016.

Electoral missions: 08 and 30/10/2016.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 03/03/2017.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 03/04/2017 and 06/06/2017.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit in March 2017 declassified on 27/06/2017: AS/ Mon(2017)16.
Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 28/11/2017.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit in November 2017 declassified on 25/01/2018: AS/ Mon(2018)03.

Statements by the co-rapporteurs on 26/02/2018 and 31/05/2018.

Electoral mission: 28/ 10/2018.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 26/11/2018.

Information note by the co- rapporteurs on their visit in November 2018 declassified on 12/12/2018: AS/ Mon(2018)23rev.

Statements by the co-rapporteurs on 14/12/2018 and 14/03/2018.
The honouring of obligations and commitments by the Republic of Moldova Resolution Honouring of obligations and commitments by the Republic of Moldova VAREIKIS, Egidijus Lithuania EPP/CD 26/04/2017 BLONDIN, Maryvonne France SOC 15/11/2017 25/04/1997 (COLUMBERG, Dumeni, Switzerland, EPP/CD) 27/01/2000 (MOREELS, Reginald, Belgium, EPP/CD) 24/04/2001 (VAHTRE, Lauri, Estonia, EPP/CD) 05/11/2003 (KVAKKESTAD, André, Norway, EDG) 25/04/1997 (DURRIEU, Josette, France) 24/06/2010 (CHRISTOFFERSEN, Lise, Norway, SOC) 24/01/2011 (WACH, Piotr, Poland, EPP/CD) 26/01/2016 (JÓNASSON, Ögmundur, Iceland, UEL) 25/06/2015 (LESKAJ, Valentina, Albania, SOC) Origin mandate Resolution 1115 (1997); Opinion 188 (1995) on Moldova's application for membership of the Council of Europe.
AS/Inf (2019) 07 54 Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) Reference Valid until Other Motion(s) taken into account No.

4379 of 27/04/2018 No validity limit Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

No.
No.

of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Former rapporteur(s) Origin mandate Reference Valid until Others State of work in committee Report (Doc.

13303) and Resolution 1955 (2013) adopted on 02/10/2013.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit on 23-26/09/2014 declassified on 14/11/2014: AS/Mon(2014)21rev.
Pre-electoral mission on 05-06/11/2014 and electoral mission from 28/11/2014 to 01/12/2014.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 19/05/2015.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit on 13-16/05/2015 declassified on 23/06/2015: AS/Mon(2015)20rev.

Statement by the President of the Committee on 26/12/2015 following his visit on 20-22/ 12/2015.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 26/02/2016.


Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit on 22-23/02/2016 declassified on 21/04/2016: AS/Mon(2016)07.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 04/07/2016.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit on 27-29/06/2016 declassified on 22/09/2016: AS/Mon(2016)27.

Electoral missions: 30/10/2016 and 13/11/2016.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 09/04/2018.


Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit in April 2018 declassified on 27/06/2018: AS/Mon(2018)08rev.

Pre- electoral mission: 29-30/01/2019.

Electoral mission: 24/02/2019.
The honouring of obligations and commitments by the Russian Federation Resolution Honouring of obligations and commitments by the Russian Federation CORREIA, Telmo Portugal EPP/CD 25/04/2018 SMITH, Angela United Kingdom SOC 10/10/2018 25/04/1997 (MÜHLEMANN, Ernst, Switzerland, LDR) 27/01/2000 (ATKINSON, David, United Kingdom, EDG) 25/04/1997 (BINDIG, Rudolf, Germany, SOC) 25/01/2006 (BRANDE, Luc Van den, Belgium, EPP/CD) 25/01/2006 (PANGALOS, Theodoros, Greece, SOC) 27/01/2010 (FRUNDA, György, Romania, EPP/CD) 27/01/2010 (GROSS, Andreas, Switzerland, SOC) 20/03/2013 (BAKOYANNIS, Theodora, Greece, EPP/CD) 29/01/2015 (MAURY PASQUIER, Liliane, Switzerland, SOC) Resolution 1115 (1997); Opinion 193 (1996) on the Russian Federation's application for membership of the Council of Europe.
No validity limit Report (Doc.

13018 and addendum) and Resolution 1896 (2012) adopted on 02/10/ 2012.

Information note on the fact-finding visit to Moscow and Tbilisi on 12-16/05/2013 prepared by the co-rapporteurs on the Russian Federation and the co-rapporteurs on Georgia under the responsibility of the Chair declassified on 27/06/2013: AS/ Mon(2013)14rev (see also above the paragraph on the honouring of obligations and commitments by Georgia).
Co-rapporteurs’ visit to Moscow and Yaroslavl: 01-05/07/ 2013.

Meeting between the co-rapporteurs on the Russian Federation, the co- rapporteurs on Georgia and representatives of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague on 06/11/2013 in Paris (see also above the paragraph on the honouring of obligations and commitments by Georgia).

Declaration by the co-rapporteurs on 25/02/2014.

Co-rapporteurs’ visit: 16-18/12/2014.


Declarations by the co-rapporteurs on 28/02/2015, 29/05/2015, 18/12/2015 and 14/03/ 2016.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on the functioning of democratic 55 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) institutions in the Russian Federation declassified on 11/10/2016: AS/Mon(2016)29.

Statement by the committee on 13/10/2016.


Statements by the co-rapporteurs on 21/01/ 2017, 27/03/2017, 21/04/2017 and 07/02/2019.

See also: Resolution 2034 (2015) on the Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the delegation of the Russian Federation adopted on 28/01/ 2015 (Doc.
13685, report of the Monitoring Committee, rapporteur: Mr Stefan Schennach) and Resolution 2063 (2015) on the Consideration of the annulment of the previously ratified credentials of the delegation of the Russian Federation (follow-up to paragraph 16 of Resolution 2034 (2015)) adopted on 24/06/2015 (Doc.

13800, report of the Monitoring Committee, rapporteur: Mr Stefan Schennach).

Adopted in committee on Doc.

No.
of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Honouring of obligations and commitments by Serbia Origin Title Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Former rapporteur(s) Origin mandate Reference Valid until Others State of work in committee Resolution Honouring of obligations and commitments by Serbia GUZENINA, Maria Finland SOC 26/01/2016 LIDDELL-GRAINGER, Ian United Kingdom EC 10/04/2019 29/06/2006 (GROSS, Andreas, Switzerland) 08/03/2006 (GOERENS, Charles, Luxembourg, ALDE) 27/04/2010 (HURSKAINEN, Sinikka, Finland, SOC) 01/10/2009 (HARUTYUNYAN, Davit, Armenia, EDG) 30/05/2011 (SAAR, Indrek, Estonia, SOC) 25/06/2015 (SCHENNACH, Stefan, Austria, SOC) 26/06/2014 (SEYIDOV, Samad, Azerbaijan, EC) 26/06/2018 (GOODWILL, Robert, United Kingdom, EC) Resolution 1115 (1997); Opinion 239 (2002) on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia’s application for membership of the Council of Europe.
No validity limit Report (Doc.

12813) and Resolution 1858 (2012) adopted on 25/01/2012.

Pre-electoral mission on 17-18/04/2012.

Electoral mission on 04-07/05/2012.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit on 25-27/11/2013 declassified on 30/11/2014: AS/ Mon(2014)01rev.

Co-rapporteurs’ visit on 27-28/10/2014.

Statement by the co- rapporteurs on 28/10/2016.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit in October 2016 declassified on 26/01/2017: AS/Mon(2017)02rev.
Co-rapporteurs’ visit: 18-21/07/2017.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 24/07/2017.

Preliminary draft report considered on 24/01/2018 and sent to the Serbian authorities for comments.

Comments considered on 26/06/2018.

Preliminary draft report sent to the Serbian authorities for comments on 30/01/2019.

Comments to be considered on 17/05/2019.

Adopted in committee on Doc.

No.
of report Date of debate foreseen 2019 - Third part-session Title of draft report The honouring of obligations and commitments by Turkey Origin Title Date Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Resolution Honouring of obligations and commitments by Turkey 25/04/2017 EVANS, Nigel United Kingdom EC 27/06/2017 AS/Inf (2019) 07 56 Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Origin mandate Reference MIKKO, Marianne Estonia SOC 27/06/2017 Resolution 1115 (1997) Resolution 2156 (2017) Valid until Other Motion(s) taken into account No.
4375 of 27/04/2018 No validity limit Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

No.

of report Date of debate foreseen Report (Doc.

14812 and addendum) and Resolution 2260 (2019) on the worsening situation of opposition politicians in Turkey: what can be done to protect their fundamental rights in a Council of Europe member State?

adopted on 24/01/2019.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 28/01/2019.
Title of draft report The honouring of obligations and commitments by Ukraine Origin Title Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Former rapporteur(s) Origin mandate Reference Resolution Honouring of obligations and commitments by Ukraine GROZDANOVA, Dzhema Bulgaria EPP/CD 25/04/2018 HEER, Alfred Switzerland ALDE 11/10/2018 16/05/1997 (KELAM, Tunne, Estonia, EPP/CD) 25/04/1997 (SEVERINSEN, Hanne, Denmark, ALDE) 27/01/2000 (WOHLWEND, Renate, Liechtenstein, EPP/CD) 22/01/2008 (LEUTHEUSSER-SCHNARRENBERGER, Sabine, Germany, ALDE) 16/11/2010 (POURBAIX-LUNDIN, Marietta de, Sweden, EPP/CD) 28/01/2010 (REPS, Mailis, Estonia, ALDE) 29/01/2015 (MIGNON, Jean-Claude, France, EPP/CD) 25/06/2015 (XUCLÀ, Jordi, Spain, ALDE) 03/11/2015 (FISCHER, Axel, Germany, EPP/CD) 12/10/2017 (KROSS, Eerik-Niiles, Estonia, ALDE) Resolution 1115 (1997); Opinion 190 (1995) on Ukraine's application for membership of the Council of Europe.
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4300 of 30/06/2017 No.

4379 of 27/04/2018 No.

4413 of 21/01/2019 No validity limit Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

No.

of report Date of debate foreseen Report (Doc.

14227) and Resolution 2145 (2017) on the functioning of democratic institutions in Ukraine adopted on 25/01/2017.

Statements by the co-rapporteurs on 01/ 02/2017 and 28/09/2017.

Statements by the co-rapporteur on 23/03/2018 and 18/05/2018.
Information note by the co-rapporteurs on Mr Kross’ visit in March 2018 declassified on 29/05/2018: AS/ Mon(2018)06.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 28/11/2018.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit in November 2018 declassified on 23/01/2019: AS/ Mon(2019)02.

Pre-electoral mission on 06-07/03/2019.

Electoral missions on 31/03/ 2019 and 21/04/2019.
57 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) Title of draft report Post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria Origin Title Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Former rapporteur(s) Reference Valid until Others State of work in committee Resolution Post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria SCHWABE, Frank Germany SOC 25/06/2015 NÉMETH, Zsolt Hungary EPP/CD 28/01/2016 22/01/2008 (HOLOVATY, Serhiy, Ukraine, ALDE) 24/06/2010 (VOLONTÈ, Luca, Italy, EPP/CD) 06/09/2013 (MATUŠIĆ, Frano, Croatia, EPP/CD) No validity limit Report (Doc.
13085) and Resolution 1915 (2013) adopted on 22/01/2013.

Electoral mission: 10-13/05/2013.

Rapporteur visit: 12-13/02/2014.

Statement by Mr Matušić on 05/06/2015.

Information note by Mr Matušić on his visit on 02-05/06/2015 declassified on 04/09/2015: AS/Mon(2015)27.

Co-rapporteurs’ visit in Brussels on 01/03/2016 for an exchange of views with European Commission officials dealing with matters in relation with Bulgaria.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 10/06/ 2016.


Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit on 08-09/06/2016 declassified on 10/10/2016: AS/Mon(2016)28.

Electoral mission: 06/11/2016.Co-rapporteurs’ visit: 03-05/10/2018.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 08/10/2018.

Preliminary draft report considered on 23/01/2019 and sent to the Bulgarian authorities for comments.
Co- rapporteurs' visit in Brussels on 27/03/2019 for an exchange of views with European Commission officials dealing with matters in relation with Bulgaria.

Comments and draft report to be considered on 16/05/2019.

Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen 2019 - Third part-session Title of draft report Post-monitoring dialogue with Montenegro Origin Title Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Resolution Post-monitoring dialogue with Montenegro STROE, Ionuț-Marian Romania EPP/CD 23/04/2015 MULDER, Anne Netherlands ALDE 10/10/2018 Former rapporteur(s) 23/04/2015 (LEYDEN, Terry, Ireland, ALDE) 26/04/2017 (RIGONI, Andrea, Italy, ALDE) Reference Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on No validity limit Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 20/11/2015.
Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit on 17-19/11/2015 declassified on 28/01/2016: AS/Mon(2015)39.

Electoral mission: 16/10/2016.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 06/10/2017.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit in October 2017 declassified on 13/12/2017: AS/ Mon(2017)31.

Electoral mission: 15/04/2018.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Post-monitoring dialogue with North Macedonia Origin Title Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Resolution Post-monitoring dialogue with North Macedonia GHILETCHI, Valeriu Republic of Moldova EPP/CD 25/06/2015 CHRISTOFFERSEN, Lise Norway SOC 25/06/2015 Former rapporteur(s) 27/02/2014 (WALTER, Robert, United Kingdom, EDG) Reference Valid until Others State of work in committee No validity limit Report (Doc.
13227), Resolution 1949 (2013) and Recommendation 2022 (2013) adopted on 27 June 2013.

Pre-electoral mission from 11 to 12 March 2014.

Information note by the rapporteur on his visit from 2 to 3 December 2013 declassified on 7 April 2014: AS/Mon(2014)02rev.

Electoral missions from 10 to 14 April and from 25 to 28 April 2014.

Statement by the committee on 16/05/2014.

Post-electoral mission on 10/07/2014.


Statement by the Monitoring Committee delegation composed of the Chairperson of the committee, the rapporteur and the Chairperson of the Socialist Group on 30/04/2015, following his visit on 28-29/04/2015.

Statement by Mr Walter on 12/05/2015.

Statements by the co-rapporteurs on 15/07/2015, 19/02/2016 and 25/02/2016.

Pre-electoral mission on 26-27/04/2016.


Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit on 15-18/02/ 2016 declassified on 23/05/2016: AS/Mon(2016)06rev.

Pre-electoral mission: 21-22/11/ 2016.

Electoral mission: 11/12/2016.

Statements by the co-rapporteurs on 28/04/ 2017and 02/06/2017.

Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit in May-June 2017 declassified on 12/10/2017: AS/Mon(2017)22rev.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 18/10/2017.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 20/06/2018.


Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit in June 2018 declassified on 18/09/2018: AS/Mon(2018)13rev.

Statement by the co-rapporteurs on 20/09/2018.

Co-rapporteurs' visit foreseen on 28-31/05/2019.

Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report The functioning of democratic institutions in Poland Origin Title Number Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Co-rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Former rapporteur(s) Reference Number Date Extended on Motion The functioning of democratic institutions in Poland 13978 OMTZIGT, Pieter Netherlands EPP/CD 06/03/2019 ROJHAN GUSTAFSSON, Azadeh Sweden SOC 06/03/2019 23/06/2016 (MARIANI, Thierry, France, EPP/CD) 15/11/2017 (SCHNEIDER-SCHNEITER, Elisabeth, Switzerland, EPP/CD) 23/06/2016 (CRUCHTEN, Yves, Luxembourg, SOC) 29/05/2018 (BAKOYANNIS, Theodora, Greece, EPP/CD) 4206 27/05/2016 12/04/2019 (27/04/2018, 23/11/2018) 59 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) Valid until Other Motion(s) taken into account No.
4379 of 27/04/2018 25/01/2020 Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Rapporteur Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Rapporteur Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

No.


of report Date of debate foreseen Information note by the co-rapporteurs on their visit in April 2017 declassified on 16/05/ 2017: AS/Mon(2017)14.
Bureau decision The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by Hungary To be appointed 4446 12/04/2019 12/04/2021 Bureau decision The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by Malta To be appointed 4447 12/04/2019 12/04/2021 Bureau decision The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by Romania To be appointed 4448 12/04/2019 12/04/2021 AS/Inf (2019) 07 60 Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs VIII.
Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs Title of draft report The need to enable the Committee of Ministers to give answers to the Assembly even in the absence of a consensus Origin Title Number Date Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Motion The need to enable the Committee of Ministers to give answers to the Assembly even in the absence of a consensus 14101 22/06/2016 ÆVARSDÓTTIR, Thorhildur Sunna Iceland SOC 04/09/2018 Former rapporteur(s) 02/12/2016 (SCHENNACH, Stefan, Austria, SOC) Reference Number Date Extended on Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.
No.

of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Date Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

No.
No.

of report Date of debate foreseen 4236 14/10/2016 12/10/2018 04/10/2019 On 02/12/2016, the committee held an exchange of views on the issue of replies given by the Committee of Ministers to written questions from Assembly members, on the basis of an information document prepared by the secretariat.
On 28/06/2017, the committee held an exchange of views with Mr Emil Ruffer, Chair of the Ministers’ Deputies of the Council of Europe, and invited the rapporteur to present a preliminary draft report at a next meeting.
Guidelines on the scope of the parliamentary immunities enjoyed by members of the Parliamentary Assembly Bureau decision Guidelines on the scope of the parliamentary immunities enjoyed by members of the Parliamentary Assembly 13/10/2017 VEN, Mart van de Netherlands ALDE 16/11/2017 4338 13/10/2017 13/10/2019 On 09/03/2018, the committee heard a presentation by Mr Yves Marie Doublet, expert for the Group of States against corruption (GRECO) and the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), Deputy Director of the General Secretariat of the French National Assembly, and held an exchange of views.
61 AS/Inf (2019) 07 Title of draft report Strengthening the decision-making process of the Parliamentary Assembly concerning credentials and voting Origin Title Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Date Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Title of draft report Origin Title Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Valid until Others State of work in committee Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Assembly decision Strengthening the decision-making process of the Parliamentary Assembly concerning credentials and voting SUTTER, Petra De Belgium SOC 10/12/2018 4400 09/10/2018 09/10/2020 Report (Doc.
14621) referred to the committee by Assembly decision on 09/10/2018.

On 10/12/2018, the committee held an exchange of views on the follow-up to be given to the Assembly’s decision at its October 2018 part-session to refer the report back to the committee, reappointed Ms Petra De Sutter (Belgium, SOC) rapporteur, and decided to continue the exchange of views on the content of the new draft report at a forthcoming meeting.
On 22/01/2019, the committee held an exchange of views and decided to postpone any decision to the next meeting.

On 18/03/2019, the committee was informed of the intention of the rapporteur to present a draft report at the next meeting.

On 11/04/2019, the committee decided to postpone until the next meeting the consideration of the draft report presented.
2019 - Third part-session Budget and priorities of the Council of Europe for the biennium 2020- 2021 Bureau decision Budget and priorities of the Council of Europe for the biennium 2020-2021 VEN, Mart van de Netherlands ALDE 18/03/2019 4432 No validity limit On 23/01/2019, the committee held an exchange of views with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Mr Thorbjørn Jagland, on the budgetary situation of the Council of Europe and the Parliamentary Assembly.
On 18/03/2019, the committee heard a statement by the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly on the Council of Europe contingency plan and its consequences for the Parliamentary Assembly, followed by an exchange of views.

It invited the rapporteur to present a draft report at the next meeting.

On 11/04/2019, the committee heard a presentation of the draft report by the rapporteur and decided to proceed to the adoption of a draft opinion at its next meeting.
AS/Inf (2019) 07 62 Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs Title of draft report Expenditure of the Parliamentary Assembly for the biennium 2020- 2021 Origin Title Rapporteur Country Political Group Appointed on Reference Number Valid until Others Bureau decision Expenditure of the Parliamentary Assembly for the biennium 2020-2021 VEN, Mart van de Netherlands ALDE 18/03/2019 4433 No validity limit State of work in committee See above.
On 11/04/2019, the committee heard a presentation of the draft report by the rapporteur and decided to proceed to the adoption of a draft resolution at its next meeting.

Adopted in committee on Doc.

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of report Date of debate foreseen Bureau decision Revision of the Code of Conduct for Members of the Parliamentary Assembly in accordance with §13.2 of Resolution 2274 (2019) on Promoting parliaments free of sexism and sexual harassment To be appointed 4449 12/04/2019 12/04/2021 63 AS/Inf (2019) 07