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___________________________ Raymond Scicluna Skrivan tal-Kamra Third Part of the 2018 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 25 - 29 June 2018 Strtasbourg, France Hon Emanuel Mallia, MP Hon Jason Azzopardi, MP Hon Etienne Grech, MP Hon David Stellini, MP J ~>arlinmentary Assc.
'mbly nr _:~~:.nblee parlementalre ~~1~~?0 DELEGATION TO THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE Third Part-Session- 25 to 29 June 2018 The Assembly brings together 318 men and women ji-om the parliaments of the Council of Europe's 47 member states.

Though it contains many voices, r~flecting political opinion across the continent, its mission is to uphold the shared values of human rights, democracy and the rule of law that are the "common heritage" of the peoples of Europe.
Delegates Attending the Third Part-Session:- Hon.
Emmanuel Mallia- Head- 25 to 28 June 2018 Hon David Stellini- Member- 25 to 28 June 2018 Hon Etienne Grech- Substitute Member (with voting rights ofHon Rosianne Cutajar)- 25 to 28 June 2018 Hon Jason Azzopardi- Substitute Member- 25 to 28 Junr 2018 John Vella- delegation secretary- 25 to 28 June 2018 Atmex A- Agenda of Plenary and Committees Annex B -Resolutions and Recommendations adopted by the Assembly Annex C- Synopsis of Committee Meetings Assembly Election of President of the PACE: Following the non-election in the Italian Elections of the President of the Parliamentary Assembly, Mr Michele Nicoletti, the same assembly elected Ms Maury Pasquier (SOC) as President so as to exhaust the cunent tenn by the socialist group.
In brief, the Plenary Session discussed and passed the following resolutions/recommendations: Recommendations: Ref: 2133 (2018) Ref: 2134 (2018) Ref: 2135 (2018) Ref: 2136 (2018) Protecting human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States (Doc.

14567) New resh·ictions on NGO activities in Council of Europe member States (Doc.

14570) Extra-territorial processing of asylum claims and the creation of safe refugee shelters abroad (Doc.
14571) Human rights impact of the "extemal dimension" of European Union asylum and migration policy: out of sight, out of rights?

(Doc.

14575) Ref: 2137 (2018) Ref: 2138 (2018) Ref: 2139 (2018) Resolutions: Ref: 2224 (20 18) Ref: 2225 (2018) Ref: 2226 (20 18) Ref: 2227 (2018) Ref: 2228 (20 18) Ref: 2229 (20 18) Ref: 2230 (2018) Ref: 2231 (2018) Ref: 2232 (2018) Ref: 2233 (2018) Ref: 2234 (2018) Ref: 2235 (2018) Intemational obligations of Council of Europe member States: to protect life at sea (Doc.
14586) Persecution of LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic (Russian Federation) (Doc.

14572) Deliberate destruction and illegal trafficking of cultural heritage (Doc.

14566) The humanitarian situation of refugees in the countries neighbouring Syria (Doc.

14569) Protecting human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States (Doc.

14567) New restrictions on NGO activities in Council of Europe member States (Doc.
14570) Extra-tenitorial processing of asylum claims and the creation of safe refugee shelters abroad (Doc.

14571) Human rights impact of the "extemal dimension" of European Union asylum and migration policy: out of sight, out of tights?

(Doc.

14575) Intemational obligations of Council of Europe member States: to protect life at sea (Doc.

14586) Persecution of LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic (Russian Federation) (Doc.
14572) Ukrainian citizens detained as political prisoners by the Russian Federation (Doc.

14591) Sttiking a balance between the best interest of the child and the need to keep families together (Doc.

14568) Forced matTiage in Europe (Doc.

14574) Deliberate desh·uction and illegal trafficking of cultural heritage (Doc.

14566) Empoweting women in the economy (Doc.


14573) Under urgent procedure, the following debates took place: '"Tlu·eats to the health and life of Ukrainian prisoners in the Russian Federation at1d occupied Crimea"; and "International obligations of Council of Europe member states: to protect life at sea".

A progress repoti was presented by the mission tasked with the ohservation of the early presidential elections in Azerbaijan.
During this part-session, the Assembly was addressed by Mr Andrej Plenkovic, Prime Minister of Croatia, Mr Peter Pellegrini, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, and Mr Jean Asselborn, Minister for Foreign and Europeat1 Affairs of Luxembourg.
Mr Thorbjom J agland, Secretary General of the Co:nncil of Europe, presented his communication to Assembly Members, Ms Maria Pejcinovic Buric, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Minister of Croatia, informed the Assembly in the context of the Croatian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers.
Hon David Stellini and Hon Etiem1e Grech addressed the Assembly on Wednesday 27th June 2018 during the joint debate on the following three migraton themes "Extra-territorial processing of asylum claims and the creation of safe refugee shelters abroad", "Human rights impact of the "external dimension" of European Union asylum m1d migration policy: out of sight, out of rights?"

and "International obligations of Council of Europe member States: to protect life at sea".
Committees Delegates, besides attending the plenary, took part in the meetings of their respective political grouping and pmiicipated in the proceedings of the following Committees:- Hon Emanuel Mallia: Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee; and (as subsititute) Political Affairs and Democracy Committee.

Hon David Stellini: Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons; and (as substitute) Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media.
Hon Jason Azzopm·di: Political Affairs m1d Democracy Committee; and (as substitute) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons.

Hon Etie1me Grech: Committee on Social, Health and Sustainable Development; and (as substitute) Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media.
Hon Emmanuel Mallia, member on the Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee, reports that: during the meeting on Monday afternoon, the committee had for its consideration, among other things, the 'Introductory Memorandum' on Item 5: Daphne Caruana Galizia's assassination and the rnle oflaw, in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges; notwithstanding his objections backed by the UK representative, that item was dealt with hastily in just four minutes, depriving him of the oppmiunity to expound his arguments with regard to the content of the introductory memo and with regard to the suitability of the rappmieur, Mr Pieter Omtzigt, to repmi on this particular issue in tenns of the PACE code of conduct for rappmieurs; and subsequently, he called for a meeting on Wednesday with the Chairperson and secretariat of the Legal Affairs Committee, where, following his explanations, it was agreed that (i) he makes written submissions conceming his serious reservations and (ii) concmTently he requests that this item will be placed on the agenda of the September 1Oth Legal Affairs Committee meeting.
Moreover, it was confirmed that the rapporteur will refi·ain from proceding with his work p1ior to the September meeting.

l"-1 On Monday, 25th October 2018, the Head of Delegation had an exchange of views with our Pennanent Representative to the Council of Europe, Dr Joseph Filletti and his deputy, Dr Kathleen Vella.

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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 ALOE: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe UEL: Group of the Unified European Left FOG: Free Democrats Group NR: Representatives not belonging to a political group Symbols Cl c:J Iii Q, Presentation, statement Deadline for tabling documents Lists (speakers, questions) Votes Meetings outside the Chamber ------------------------------------------ Join!
Committee Thursday: 16:30-16:30 Bureau of the Assembly Monday: 08:00-09:30 Friday: 08:30-10:00 Commii!ees 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 25 June 2018 Sitting No.

19 (11:30-13:00) 1.

Opening of the part-session 1.1.

Opening by the most senior Vice-President 1.2.

Examination of credentials IJ List of delegations: o (Doc.
14581) 1.3.

Election of the President of the Assembly (AS/Inf (2018) 08 rev) 1.4.

Election of a Vice-President of the Assembly in respect of Italy 1.5.

Changes in the membership of committees (Commissions (2018) 06 +Add.

1) 1.6.

Requests for debate: 1.6.1.

Urgent procedure debate: "Threats to the health and life of Ukrainian prisoners in the Russian Federation and occupied Crimea" 1.6.2.
Urgent procedure debate: "International obligations of Council of Europe member States: to protect life at sea" 1.7.

Adoption of the agenda 1.8.

Approval of the minutes of proceedings of the Standing Committee (Zagreb, 1 June 2018) (AS/Per (2018) PV 02) 2.

Debate 2.1.

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee IJ Presentation by: o Mr Alfred HEER (Switzerland, ALOE), Rapporteur AS/Bur (Doc.

14579, Doc.

14579 Add.

1, Doc.

14579 Add.

2, Doc.

14582) 2.2.


Observation of the early presidential election in Azerbaijan (11 April 2018) IJ Presentation by: o Mr Viorel Riceard BADEA (Romania, EPP/CD), Rapporteur AS/Bur (Doc.

14584) 111 List of speakers (deadline for registration: Monday 25 June, 1 0:00) Sitting No.

20 (15:00-17:00) 3.

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


Communication from the Committee of Ministers CJ Presentation by: o Ms Marija PEJCINOVIC BURIC, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia, Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe CJ Parliamentary question: o (Doc.

14578) ill Questions (deadline for registration: Monday 25 June, 12:00) 3 4.

Debate (continued) 4.1.

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee 4.2.
Observation of the early presidential election in Azerbaijan (11 April 2018) 1'1 List of speakers (deadline for registration: Monday 25 June, 10:00) Q [possibly] Vote 4 Tuesday 26 June 2018 Sitting No.

21 (10:00-13:00) 5.

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

Judge to the European Court of Human Rights IJ List of candidates in respect of: o San Marino (Doc.

14562, Doc.

14579 Add.

2) 6.

Debate 6.1.


The humanitarian situation of refugees in the countries neighbouring Syria Cl Presentation by: o Mr Manlio Dl STEFANO (Italy, NR), Rapporteur AS/Mig (Doc.

14569) 11$ List of speakers (deadline for registration: Monday 25 June, 16:00) G Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 25 June, 16:00) lcl Vote on a draft resolution (Doc.

14569) 7.

Address (12:00-13:00) 7.1.


Mr Andrej PLENKOVIC, Prime Minister of Croatia Speech (12:00-12:20) Questions and replies (12:20-13:00) 11 Questions Sitting No.

22 (15:30-20:00) 8.

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

Judge to the European Court of Human Rights 9.

Question time (15:30-16:00) 9.1.

Mr Thorbjorn JAGLAND, Secretary General of the Council of Europe 11 Questions 10.

Debate 10.1.
Debate 10.1.

Protecting human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States tl Presentation by: o Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS (Lithuania, EPP/CD), Rapporteur AS/Jur (Doc.

14567) ~ List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 26 June, 12:00) G Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 25 June, 16:00) lcl Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc.

14567) 11.

Debate 11.1.


Free debate 11 List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 26 June, 12:00) 5 Wednesday 27 June 2018 Sitting No.

23 (10:00-13:00) 12.

[Possib!y 2nd round] Election (10:00-13:00) 12.1.

Judge to the European Court of Human Rights 13.

Debate 13.1.

New restrictions on NGO activities in Council of Europe member States D Presentation by: o Mr Yves CRUCHTEN (Luxembourg, SOC), Rapporteur AS/Jur (Doc.
14570) iJ List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 26 June, 19:00) C9 Amendments {deadline for tabling: Tuesday 26 June, 1 0:30) fcl Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc.

14570) 14.

Address (12:00-13:00) 14.1.

Mr Peter PELLEGRINI, Prime Minister ofthe Slovak Republic Speech (12:00-12:20) Questions and replies (12:20-13:00) iJ Questions Sitting No.

24 (15:30-20:30) 15.

[Possibly 2nd round] Election (continued) (15:30-17:00) 15.1.
Judge to the European Court of Human Rights 16.

Joint debate 16.1.

Extra-territorial processing of asylum claims and the creation of safe refugee shellers abroad D Presentation by: o Mr Domagoj HAJDUKOVIC (Croatia, SOC), Rapporteur AS/Mig (Doc.

14571) o Mr Egidijus VAREII<IS (Lithuania, EPP/CD), Rapporteur for opinion AS/Jur (Doc. )

16.2.

Human rights impact of the "external dimension" of European Union asylum and migration policy: out of sight, out of rights?
Ll Presentation by: o Ms Tineke STRIK (Netherlands, SOC), Rapporteur AS/Mig (Doc.

14575) 16.3.

Urgent debate: International obligations of Council of Europe member Slates: to protect life at sea D Presentation by: o Rapporteur AS/Mig (Doc. )
Cl Statement by: o Mr Dimitrios VITSAS, Minister of Immigration Policy of Greece 11!1 List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 27 June, 12:00) C9 Amendments {deadline for tabling: Tuesday 26 June, 16:00; deadline for urgent debate: Wednesday 27 June, 1 0:30) Q, Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc.

14571) A Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc.

14575) A Vote on ... () 6 17.

Debate 17.1.


Persecution of LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic (Russian Federation) Cl Presentation by: o Mr Pie!

DeBRUYN (Belgium, NR), Rapporteur AS/Ega (Doc.

14572) ~ List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 27 June, 12:00) (1) Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 26 June, 16:00) D Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc.

14572) 7 Thursday 28 June 2018 Sitting No.

25 (10:00-13:00) 18.

Debate under urgent procedure 18.1.


Threats to the health and life of Ukrainian prisoners in the Russian Federation and occupied Crimea" IJ Presentation by: o Rapporteur AS/Jur (Doc. )

~ List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 27 June, 19:30) C9 Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 27 June, 10:30) ld Vote on ... () 19.

Address (12:00-13:00) 19.1.


Mr Jean ASSELBORN, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg Speech (12:00·12:20) Questions and replies (12:20-13:00) ~ Questions Sitting No.

26 (16:30-20:00) 20.

Debate 20.1.

Striking a balance between the best interest of the child and the need to keep families together Cl Presentation by: o Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI (Republic of Moldova, EPP/CD), Rapporteur AS/Soc (Doc.
14568) ~~ List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 28 June, 12:00) C9 Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 27 June, 17:00) g Vote on a draft resolution (Doc.

14568) 21.

Debate 21.1.

Forced marriage in Europe IJ Presentation by: o Ms Beatrice FRESKO-ROLFO (Monaco, ALDE), Rapporteur AS/Ega (Doc.

14574) o Ms Azadeh ROJHAN GUSTAFSSON (Sweden, SOC), Rapporteur for opinion AS/Jur (Doc. )

o Ms Carina OHLSSON (Sweden, SOC), Rapporteur for opinion AS/Soc (Doc. )
~ List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 28 June, 12:00) (9 Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 27 June, 17:00) ld Vote on a draft resolution (Doc.

14574) 8 Friday 29 June 2018 Sitting No.

27 (10:00-13:00) 22.

Debate 22.1.

Deliberate destruction and illegal trafficking of cultural heritage 0 Presentation by: o Mr Stefan SCHENNACH (Austria, SOC), Rapporteur AS/Cult (Doc.
14566) till List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 28 June, 19:00) C9 Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 28 June, 10:30) Q, Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc.

14566) 23.

Debate 23.1.

Empowering women in the economy 0 Presentation by: o Ms Elena CENTEMERO (Italy, EPP/CD), Rapporteur AS/Ega (Doc.
14573) ~ List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 28 June, 19:00) C9 Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 28 June, 1 0:30) Q, Vote on a draft resolution (Doc.

14573) 24.

Progress report 24.1.

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee (continued) 25.
Closure of the part-session 9 Draft Agenda of meetings of the Committees of the Assembly, the Bureau and Political Groups 3rd part of the 2018 Session: 25-29 June Also available on the internet site: http://assembly.coe.int Date and time Meeting SUNDAY 24 JUNE 2018 07/06/2018 version Room Languages • 15:00 to 18:00 Meeting of the Presidential Committee Room 17 (E only) MONDAY 25 JUNE 2018 • 08:00 to 09:30 Bureau of the Assembly Room 7 • 08:30 to 09:30 Women Working Group~ Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group Room 11 (E/F) • 09:30 to 11:30 Group of the Unified European Left • 09:30 to II :30 Group of the European People's Party Room 3 Room 5 • 09:30 to 11:30 Free Democrats Group Room6 (E/F/1) • 09:30 to II :30 European Conservatives Group • 09:30 to 11:30 Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group • 09:30 to I 1:30 Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Room 8 Room 9 Room 10 • 10:00 to 11:30 Meeting of the Secretaries of National Delegations Room II (E/F) • II :30 * * * **AS S EM B L Y SITTING** * * * • 14:00 to 15:00 Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination Room 3 • 14:00 to 15:00 Sub-Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage of the Committee on Culture, Room 6 Science, Education and Media (E/F) • 14:00 to 15:00 Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Room7 • 14:00 to 14:50 Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons • 14:00 to 15:00 Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy Room 8 Room 9 Page 1 of 4 Date and time Meeting Room Languages • 14:00 to 15:00 Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights Room 10 • 14:50 to 15:00 Sub-Committee on Integration of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Room 8 (ElF) • 15:00 *****ASSEMBLY SITTING***** • 17:00 to 19:00 Group of the Unified European Left • 17:00 to 19:00 Group of the European People 1s Party Room 3 RoomS • 17:00 to 19:00 Free Democrats Group Room 6 (EIF/1) • 17:00 to 19:00 European Conservatives Group • 17:00 to 19:00 Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group Room 8 Room 9 • 17:00 to
 19:00 Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Room 10 TUESDAY 26 JUNE 2018 • 08:30 to 09:00 Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons RoomS • 08:30 to 09:15 Sub-Committee on Children of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Room 7 (ElF) • 08:30 to 10:00 Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights Room 10 • 08:30 to 10:00 Committee on the Honouring of obligations and commitments by member states of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) Room 11 • 09:00 to 10:00 Joint hearing of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons and the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination on 11 Migrant invasion: myth or reality?
11 RoomS • 09:00 to 10:00 Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy Room 9 (ElF) • 09:15 to I 0:00 Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Room 7 (ElF) • I 0:00 *****ASSEMBLY SITTJNG***** • 14:00 to 15:30 Sub-Committee on disability and multiple and intersectional discrimination of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination Room 3 (ElF) • 14:00 to 15:30 Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media • 14:00 to 15:30 Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Room 6 Room 7 • 14:00 to 15:30 Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs Room 8 • 14:00 to 15:30 Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy Room 9 Page 2 of 4 Date and time Meeting Room Languages • 14:00 to 15:30 Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights Room 10 • !5:30 *****ASSEMBLY SITTING***** • 18:00 to 20:00 Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau on The role and mission of the Parliamentary Room 9 (E/F) Assembly WEDNESDAY 27 JUNE 2018 • 08:30 to 10:00 Group of the Unified European Left • 08:30 to 10:00 Group ofthe European People 1s Party Room 3 Room 5 • 08:30 to I 0:00 Free Democrats Group Room6 (E/F/I) • 08:30 to 10:00 Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group • 08:30 to 10:00 Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe • 09:00 to 10:00 European Conservatives Group • !0:00 *****ASSEMBLY SITTING***** Room 9 Room !0 Room 8 • 14:00 to 15:30 Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination Room 3 • 14:00 to 15:30 Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport of the Committee on C'ult11re, Science, Education and Media Koom 6 (E/1') • 14:00 to 15:30 Committee on Rule.-';; of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs Room7 (E/F+D passive) • 14:00 to 15:30 Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons • 14:00 to 15:30 Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy Room 8 Room 9 • 14:00 to 15:30 Committee on the Honouring of obligations
 and commitments by member states of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) Room 11 • 15:00 to 15:15 Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights Room 10 (ElF) • 15:15 to 15:30 Sub-Committee on Human Rights of the Cmmnittee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights Room 10 (ElF) • 15:30 *****ASSEMBLY SITTING***** THURSDAY 28 JUNE 2018 • 08:30 to 10:00 Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination • 08:30 to 10:00 Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media Room3 Room6 Page 3 of 4 Date and time Meeting Room Languages • 08:30 to 10:00 Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Room 7 • 08:30 to 10:00 Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy • 08:30 to 10:00 Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights • 10:00 **'**ASSEMBLY SITTING***** • 14:00 to 15:30 Committee on Equality and Non~ Discrimination • 14:00 to 15:30 Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media Room9 Room 10 Room 3 Room 6 • 14:00 to 15:30 Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Room 7 • 14:00 to 15:30 Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Room 8 • 14:00 to 15:30 Committee on the Honouring of obligations and commitments by member states Room 11 of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) • 15:30 to 17:00 Official ceremony of presentation of the European Diplomas, Committee on Room 1 Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development • 15:30 to 16:30 Joint Committee Room 5 • 16:30 *****ASSEMBLY SITTING***** • 20:00 Meeting of the Presidential Committee Strasbourg (E only) FRIDAY 29 JUNE 2018 • 08:30 to 10:00 Bureau of the Assembly Room 7 • l 0:00 * * * ** A S S EM B L Y S I T T I N G * * * * * • 15:00 to 18:00 Information Seminar for secretaries of national delegations to the PACE on the Committee of Ministers and the Council of Europe's work in the fight against corruption Room 14 (E/F) Page 4 of 4 Committee on Legal Affairs and Human
 Rights for the meetings to be held in Strasbourg (Palais de !
'Europe) on: - Monday 25 June 2018 at 2.00-3.00pm (Room 1 0) -Tuesday 26 June 2018 at 8.30-10am (Room 10) - Tuesday 26 June 2018 at 2.00-3.30pm (Room1 0) -[Wednesday 27 June 2018 at 3.00-3.15pm (Room 10)1 -Thursday 28 June 2018 at 8.30-10am (Room 10) ] Monday 25 June 2018, 2.00pm- 3.00 pm (Room 10) 1.

Possible election of the Committee Chairperson 2.


Agenda [AS/Jur (2018) OJ 05 f!~-;J Rules on access to and movement and security within the Council of Europe during sessions of the Parliamentary Assembly and meetings of Assembly committees and sub-committees] Adoption of the agenda 3.

Minutes [AS/Jur (2018) PV 03] Approval of the minutes of the meeting held during the April part-session 2018 in Strasbourg.
The minutes of the meeting on 22-23 May 2018 in Reykjavik will be approved at the meeting in September.
1 Sub-committee on the im lementation of 'ud ments of the Euro ean Court of Human Ri hts 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 extranei website (restricted area for national delegations): http://assembly.coe.int/extranet.

AS/Jur (2018) OJ 05 Rev 2 4.

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The crash of Polish Air Force Tu-1541ransporling the Polish delegation on 10 April2010 on !he R.ussian Federation's territory Rapprorteur: Mr Pieter Omtzigt, Netherlands .. EPP/CD [AS/Jur (2018) 29] Consideration of a draft report and adoption of a draft resoiution Daphne Caruana Galizia's assassination and the rule of law, in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges Rapprorteur: Mr Pieter Omtzigt, Netherlands, EPPICD [AS/Jur (2018) 30] Consideration of an introductory memorandum Appointment of rapporteurs !Appointment procedure document Rapporteur table (PS!ccl4538 _i)q'fb.
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14_41J)] For report: Political prisoners in Azerbaijan rights and business Human CM/I~ec(20 16)3 7 (Appointment of a Rapporteur following the departure of the previous Rapporteur.
Mr Vusal Huseynov, (Azel·baijan, EPP/CD), frorn the Assembly) to Committee of Ministers Recommendation follow-up ·- what For opinion: Anonymous donation of gametes: balancing the rights of parents, donors and offspring Rapporteur for the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development : Ms Petra de Suiter, Belgium, SOC 7.
Ensuring greater follow-up ol CPT recommendations: enhanced mle ol the Parliamentary Assembly and of national parliaments Rapporteur: Mr Damir Amaut, Bosnia and Herzegovina, EPP/CD [AS/Jur (2018) 22] Consideration of an introductory memorandum B.

World Forum for Democracy [Concept Paper] Proposal of members to the ad hoc committee o!

the Bureau attending the World Forum on Democracy on i 9-21 November 2018 in Strasbourg 2 AS/Jur (2018) OJ 05 Rev 2 Tuesday 26 June 2018, 8.30am- 10am (Room 10) 9.
Protecting human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States Rapporteur: Mr Egidijus Vareikis, Lithuania, EPP/CD [Doc.14567 + amendments] Consideration of amendments to the draft resolution and draft recommendation 10.

Extra-territorial processing of asylum claims and the creation of safe refugee shelters abroad Rapporteur for opinion: Mr Egidijus Vareikis, Lithuania, EPPICD Rapporteur for the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons: Mr Domangoj Hajdukovic [AS/Jur (2018) 32 Doc.
14571] Consideration of a report tabled by the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Consideration and approval of the Committee's opinion 11.

Forced marriage in Europe Rapporteur for opinion: Ms Azadeh Rojhan Gustafsson, Sweden, SOC Rapporteur for the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination: Ms Beatrice Fresko-Ro/fo, Monaco, EPPICD AS/Jur (2018) 33 Doc.
14574] Consideration of a report tabled by the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination Consideration and approval of the Committee's opinion Hearing: 12.
New challenges in the fight against organised crime and money laundering -the need to improve international co-operation Rapporteur: Mr Mart van de Ven, Netherlands, ALOE [AS/Jur (2018) 21] Hearing with the participation of: Mr Paul Radu, Executive Director of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project Bucharest, Romania Ms Maira Martini, Know'edge and Policy Coordinator, Transparency International Tuesday26 June 2018, 2.00pm- 3.30pm (Room 10) 13.
New restrictions on NGO activities in Council of Europe member States Rapporteur: Mr Yves Cruchten, Luxembourg, SOC [Doc.

14570 +amendments] Consideration of amendments to the draft resolution and draft recommendation ''·J 3 AS/Jur (2018) OJ 05 Rev 2 Hearing: 14.
Deal-making in criminal proceedings: the need lor minimum standards lor trial waiver systems Rapporteur: Mr Boriss Cilevics, Latvia, SOC [AS/Jur (2018) 09] Hearing with the participation of: Mr Werner Beulke, Professor emeritus (University of Passau, Germany), practicing defence lawyer Mr Ralph Bunche, Regional Director of the Brussels Office, Fair Trials Europe 15.

Withdrawing citizenship as a measure to combat terrorism: a human rights-compatible approach?
Rapporteur: Ms Tineke Strik, Netherlands, SOC [AS/Jur(2018) 31] Consideration of an introductory memorandum Wednesday 27 June 2018.

3.00- 3.15pm (Sub-committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights- for information) (Room 10) Thursday 28 June 2018, 8.30am- 10am (Room 1CJ) 19.
Request for the creation of a General Rapporteurship on the protection of Human Rights Defenders [AS/Jur (2018) 27] Follow-up to the discussion held at the meeting in Reykjavik on 22 May 2018 4 AS/Jur (2018) OJ 05 Rev 2 20.

Possible motion for resolution to be presented on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights [motion for resolution] 21.

Replies from the Committee of Ministers to recommendations emanating from the Committee [Doc.

14560] 22.
14560] 22.

Participation of members in conferences, meetings, seminars etc Reports by the following representatives: • The Council lor Democratic Elections (of the Venice Commission), 21 June 2018: Lord Richard Balle, United Kingdom, EC • 1 15th plenary session of the European Commission lor Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), 22-23 June 2018: Mr Sergiy Vlasenko, Ukraine, EPP/CD • 80th plenary meeting of GRECO, 18-22 June 2018: Mr Georgii Logvynskyi, Ukraine, EPP/CD 23.

Other business 24.
Next meetings Plenary Committee Paris, 10 September 2018 (Council of Europe Office) Strasbourg, during the Assembly's 4'" part-session of 2018 (8- 12 October 2018) Paris, 13 December 2018 (Council of Europe Office) SUB-COMMITTEE MEETINGS DURING THE :fd PART-SESSION: ***** Sub-committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights • Strasbourg, Wednesday 27 June 2018, 3.00-3.15pm (Room 10) 5 Parliamentary Assembly Assembl<§e parlementaire AS/Pol (2018) OJ 05rev 22 June 2018 Apoj05rev _18 Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy Draft agenda of the meetings to be held in Strasbourg, Palais de I' Europe, on: .
Monday 25 June 2018, 14:00- 15:00, room 9 .

Tuesday 26 June 2018, 14:00-15:30, room 9 .

Wednesday 27 June 2018, 14:00-15:30, room 9 .

Thursday 28 June 2018, 08:30-10:00, room 9 Please also note the meeting of the Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World on Tuesday.

26 June 2018 from 09:00 to 10:00, room 9 (separate draft agenda: AS/Pol/ME (2018) OJ 03rev) Monday, 25 June 2018, 14:00-15:00, room 9 1.

Agenda [AS/Poi (2018) OJ 05rev] Adoption of the agenda 2.

Democracy hacked?

How to respond?
Rapporteur: Mr Friihjof Schmidt, Germany, SOC [Os!o Conference Conclusions, CoE report on information disorder and Brief overview] • • • Statement by the Rapporteur Exchange of views on security in elections with the participation of Ms Simona Granata Menghini, Deputy Secretary, Council of Europe Venice Commission Exchange of views on information disorder with the participation of Mr Patrick Penninckx, Head of the Information Society Department, Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law of the Council of Europe This draft agenda, addressed to ful!
members of the Committee and their alternates, is the convocation to the meeting Copy to Secretaries of delegations and political groups l Meeting documents are published on the Pariiamentary Assembly extranet website (restricted area for national delegations): http:i/assernbly,coe.intfextranet.

'-'I AS/Pol (2018) OJ 05rev Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 14:00-15:30, room 9 3.

Minutes [AS/Pol (2018) PV 03, AS/Pol (2018) PV 04] 4.

5.

6.
Approval of the minutes of the meetings he!d in Strasbourg (23-25 April 2018) and in Athens (22 May 2018) Activities of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Rapporteur: Mr Hendrik Daems, Belgium, ALOE [AS/Poi (2018) 12] Consideration of an outline for report Activities of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2017- 2018 [OECD Outline for report, Res 2181 (2017), Press release 08.02.2018] Exchange of views on the basis of an outline for report proposed by the OECD Setting minimum standards for electoral systems in order to offer the basis for free and fair elections Rapporteur: Ms Elena Centemero.
Italy, EPPICD [AS/Pol (2018) 07] Consideration of an introductory memorandum prepared by the Chairperson 7.

Assessing political consequences offoreign funding of Islam in Europe Rapporteur: Ms Doris Fiala, Switzerland, ALOE Statement by the Rapporteur ~ednesdav.
27 June 2018, 14:00- 15:30, room 9 8, 9, The evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament ol the Kyrgyz Republic Rapporteur: Mr Corneiiu M. Cozmanciuc, Romania, EPP/CD [AS/Pol (2017) 05, Res 1984 (2014 )] Exchange of views with the Kyrgyz delegation Conference on "Building democratic security in the Mediterranean: Common challenges, Shared responsibility", Dubrovnik, Croatia, 6 November 2018 [Outline programme, Practical Information, Participation Form] • • Appointment of members to the ad hoc sub-committee Preparation of the meeting 10, Open discussion on current issues [PACE President's statement on the withdrawal of the United States from the UN Human Rights Council 21.062018, Statement by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe 20.06.2018] ~ (2:30pm) 11, The situation in Syria and its effects upon surrounding countries Rapporteur: Ms Theodora Bakoyannis, Greece, EPP/CD [Press release 22.05.2018] Exchange of views with the participation of Ms Rajaa Alta IIi, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria 2 AS/Pol (2018) OJ 05rev Thursday, 28 June 2018, 08:30 10:00, room 9 12.
Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future Rapporteur: Mr Tiny Kox, Netherlands, UEL Statement by the Rapporteur 13.

Work programme [AS/Po!

(2018) WP 04, AS/Pol/lnf (2018) 01 rev3] • Appointment of a Rapporteur Strengthening parliamentary dialogue with Algeria [Doc.

14476] • Call for candidates Compatibility of Sharia Law with the European Convention on Human Rights: can States Parties to the Convention be signatories of the "Cairo Declaration"?

[Doc.
13965] • Appointment of institutional representatives of the Committee Appointment of the alternate for the Council for democratic elections of the Venice Commission • World Forum for Democracy on Women's participation in public and political affairs (Strasbourg, 19·21 November 2018) [Concept note] Appointment of members to the ad hoc Committee of the Bureau to participate in the Forum • Statement by the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on External Relations Preparation of the meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York' 14.
Changes in the composition of the Sub-Committees 15.

Authorisations by the Committee 16.

Other business 17.

Next meetings • • • • Paris, 11 September 2018 Strasbourg, during the Assembly's 4th part-session, 8-12 October 2018 Dubrovnik, 6 November 2018 (ad hoc Sub-Committee to participate in the Conference on "Building democratic security in the Mediterranean: Common challenges, Shared responsibility") Paris, 11 December 2018 *Subject to the autorisation by the Bureau of the Assembly.
3 Parliamentary Assembly Assemblee parlementaire AS/Soc (2018) OJ 04 8 June 2018 Asocoj04_2018 Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Draft agenda for the meetings to be held in Strasbourg on Monday, 25 June 2018, from 2 to 3 pm [Room 7] Tuesday, 26 June 2018, from 2 to 3.30 pm [Room 7] Thursday, 28 June 2018, from 8.30 to 10 am [Room 7] Thursday, 28 June 2018, from 2 to 3.30 pm [Room 7] [Sub-Committee on Children, room 7 on Tuesday, 26 June 2018, from 8.30 to 9.15 am Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development, room 7 on Tuesday, 26 June 2018, from 9.15 to 10 am Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize, room 1 on Thursday, 28 June 2018, from 3.30 to 5 pm] Mondav.
25 June 2018, from 2 to 3 pm [Room 77 1.

2.
Agenda [AS/Soc (2018) OJ 04] Adoption of the draft agenda Minutes [AS/Soc (2018) PV 03, AS/Soc (2018) PV 03add] .Approval of the draft minutes of the meeting held in Strasbourg on 23-26 April 2018; .Approval and declassification of the minutes of the public launch event on the Report on the Seminar on Children's Mental Health and Child Friendly Justice, held in Strasbourg on, 24 April 2018; 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 extranei website (restricted area for national delegations): http://assembly.coe.inVextranet.
AS/Soc (2018) OJ 04 3.

4.

5.
Forced marriage in Europe Rapporteur for opinion: Ms Carina Ohlsson, Sweden, SOC [Doc .... ,AS/Soc (2018) 21] Consideration and approval of a draft opinion Exchange of views with the Chair of the International Diabetes Federation European Region (IDF Europe) [Letter, Resolution 1804 (2011) "Safeguarding children and young people from obesity and diabetes type 2] Sustainable urban development fostering social inclusion Rapporteur: Ms Sybille Benning, Germany, EPPICD [AS/Soc (2018) 23] Consideration of an introductory memorandum Tuesdav, 26 June 2018. from 2 to 3.30 pm {Room 71 6.
The role of national parliaments in successful decentralisation processes Rapporteur: Mr Luis Leite Ramos, Portugal, EPP!CD [AS/Soc (2018) 18] Exchange of views with: Ms Alba Dakoli Wilson, Director of Foundation for Local Autonomy and Governance (FLAG), Albania; Mr Tomas Font i Llovet, Emeritus Professor in Administrative Law, University of Barcelona, Spain; Mr Andreas Kiefer, Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe; Anonymous donation of gametes: balancing the rights of parents, donors and offspring Rapporteur: Ms Petra De Sutter, Belgium, SOC [AS/Soc (2018) 22] Consideration of an introductory memorandum Air quality and diesel emissions in urban centres Rapporteur: Mr Serhii Kiral, Ukraine, EC [AS/Soc (2018) 25] 7.
8.

Consideration of an introductory memorandum 9.

Committee's work programme and priorities [AS/Soc (2018) 01rev3, AS/Soc (2018) 02rev3] 9.

1.

Appointment of rapporteurs: [Doc.

14489, Doc.

14537] ./ PACE General Rapporteur on Local and Regional Authorities For report ./ The treatment of people with autism and their families ./ The activities of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) ./ Impact of labour migration on left-behind children 2 AS/Soc (2018) OJ 04 9.2.
Appointment of Committee representatives to external events: -/ 22nd meeting of the Committee of the Parties to the Lanzarote Convention, 7-9 November 2018; -/ United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP24), 3-14 December 2018, Katowice, Poland (participation limited to three days), including the Parliamentary Meeting on 9 December organised by the IPU.

9.3.
9.3.

Reports from Committee representatives to external events: -/ Consultation on human rights and mental health, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, 14-15 May 2018: Ms Reina de Bruijn-Wezeman (Netherlands, ALOE); -/ "Industrial in Europe: Fostering equality at work and cross-country convergence?
", the cooperation of the European Commission, Paris, France, relations ILO Conference organised with 17-18 May 2018: Andrej Hunko (Germany, UEL); -/ Cross-border cooperation in Europe: Decentralisation, legal frameworks and practice," International Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 25 May 2018: Mr Luis Leite Ramos (Portugal, EPP/CD); v' World Congress on Justice for Children, Paris, France, 28-30 May 2018: Mr Valeriu Ghiletchi (Republic of Moldova, EPP/CD); -/ General Assembly and Youth Meeting 2018, Association of Towns Awarded the Europe Prize, Lublin, Poland, 2 June 2018: Mr lonut-Marian Stroe (Romania, EPP/CD); -/ 21'1 meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, Strasbourg, France, 20-22 June 2018: Mr Jean-Pierre Grin (Switzerland, ALOE); Thursday, 28 June 2018, from 8.30 to 10 am (Room 71 10.
Nuclear safety and security in Europe Rapporteur: Ms Emine Nur GOnay, Turkey, EC [AS/Soc (2018) 29] Consideration of a draft report and a draft resolution 11.

The provision of palliative care in Europe Rapporteur: Mr Ronan Mullen, Ireland, EPPICD [AS/Soc (2018) 24] Consideration of a preliminary draft report 12.

Addressing the health needs of adolescents in Europe Rapporteur: Baroness Doreen Massey, United Kingdom, SOC [AS/Soc (2018) 30] Consideration of an introductory memorandum 13.
Sub-Committee on Children Report by the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on its meeting in Strasbourg on 26 June 2018 14.

Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development Report by the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on its meeting in Strasbourg on 26 June 2018 Thursday, 28 June 2018, from 2 to 3.30 pm (Room 71 15.

Striking a balance between the best interest of the child and the need to keep families together Rapporteur: Mr Valeriu Ghiletchi, Republic of Moldova, EPP/CD [Doc.
13971, amendments] Consideration of amendments 3 AS/Soc (2018) OJ 04 16.

Changes in Sub-Committees [List of the Sub-Committees] 17.

Other business National developments 18.

Date and place of next meetings Plenary committee: - Monday 17 September and Tuesday 18 September 2018, Lisbon (Portugal); Fourth part-session 2018 of the Assembly, 8-12 October 2018, Strasbourg; Tuesday 4 December 2018, Paris (Council of Europe Office).
2 Parliamentary Assembly Assemblee parlementaire CONSEIL DE tEUROPE AS/Ega (201 B) OJ 05 11June2018 Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination Draft agenda of the meeting to be held in Strasbourg on Monday 25 June 2018, from 2 to 3 pm, room 3 Wednesday 27 June 2018, from 2 to 3.30 pm, room 3 Thursday 28 June 2018, from 8.30 to 10 am, room 3 Thursday 28 June 2018, from 2 to 3.30 pm, room 3 On Tuesday 26 June 2018, from 9 to 10 am, room 5: joint meeting of the No Hate Parliamentary Alliance and the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons On Tuesday 26 June 2018, from 2 to 3.30, room 3: meeting of the Sub-committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination Monday 25 June 2018, from 2 to 3 pm, room 3 1.
Agenda [AS/Ega (2018) OJ 05] Adoption of the draft agenda.

2.

Minutes [AS/Ega (2018) PV 04] Approval of the draft minutes of the meeting of the committee held in Paris on 5 June 2018.

3.
Communication by the Chairperson [Information document IPU/PACE] New rules on the declaration of interests of PACE members; New rules on access to Committee meetings; 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 extranei website (restricted area for PACE Members) when they become available: http://assemblv.coeJnt!extranet AS/Ega (2018) OJ 05 4.
5.

IPUIPACE regional survey on sexism, harassment and violence against women in parliaments in Europe.

Migration from a gender perspective: empowering women as key actors for integration Rapporteur: Ms Gabriela Heinrich (Germany, SOC) [AS/Ega (2018) ... ] Consideration and approval of a draft report, adoption of a draft resolution.

Regional conference on women in politics: how to progress towards equality?
(Rabat, 5 July 2018) [PPSD (2018) 10 rev.4; Practical information; List of members] Consideration of the draft programme and practical information document, approval of the final composition of the ad hoc sub-committee to participate in the conference (at no cost for the Assembly and subject to the Bureau's authorisation).

6.
6.

World Forum for Democracy [Concept note] Appointment of members to the Ad Hoc Committee of the Bureau of the Assembly to participate in the World Forum for Democracy which will take place from 19 to 21 November 2018 in Strasbourg, on the topic "Women's participation in public and political affairs" (at no cost to the Assembly).

7.

Sub-committees [List] Approval of changes to the composition of sub-committees.
Tuesday 26 June 2018, from 9 to 10 am, room 5: Joint meeting of the No Hate Parliamentary Amance and the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Migrant invasion- breaking the myth Hearing with the participation of: Mr Ricardo Gutierrez, Secretary General of the European Federation of Journalists, Brussels [tbc]; Ms Karol in Schwarz, fact-checker, founder of Hoaxmap.org, Berlin.
Tuesday 26 June 2018, from 2 to 3.30 pm, room 3: Meeting of the Sub-committee on Disability, Muitip~e and Intersectional Discrimination Combating discrimination in access to employment Hearing with the participation of ... Wednesday 27 June 2018, from 2 to 3.30 pm, room 3 8.

Persecution of LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic (Russian Federation) Rapporteur: Mr Piet de Bruyn (Belgium, NR) [Doc.
14572] [Compendium of amendments] Consideration of possible amendments to the draft resolution and draft recommendation.

2 9.

Private and family life: achieving equality regardless of sexual orientation Rapporteur: Mr Jonas Gunnarsson (Sweden, SOC) [AS/Ega (2018) ... ] Consideration of a preliminary draft report.

AS/Ega (2018) OJ 05 10.


Growing hate speech and role of the political leaders in fighting hate crime: follow-up to ECRI Recommendations Rapporteur: Ms Elvira Kovacs (Serbia, EPP/CO) [AS/Ega (2018) ... ] Consideration of an information memorandum.

Thursday 28 June 2018, from 8.30 to 10 am, room 3 11.

Forced marriage in Europe Rapporteur: Ms Beatrice Fresko-Rolfo (Monaco, ALOE) [Doc ... ] [Compendium of amendments] Consideration of possible amendments to the draft resolution.

12.
12.

Making sign language one of Europe's official languages Rapporteur: Ms Miren Edurne Gorrotxategui (Spain, UEL) [AS/Ega (2018) ... ] Consideration of an information memorandum.

Hearing with the participation of ... 13.

Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy (2018-2023) [Strategy] Presentation by the Secretariat.

14.

Discrimination in access to employment Rapporteur: Mr Oamien Thiery (Belgium, ALOE) [AS/Ega (2017) 39 rev] Statement by the Rapporteur.

15.
15.

Work programme [AS/Ega/lnf (2018) 01 rev.4; AS/Ega (2018) ... ] i. ii.

Consideration of the work programme; Appointment of rapporteurs for report on: Russian racial discrimination of Crimean Tatars in Crimea, motion for a resolution tabled by Ms Kerstin Lundgren (Sweden, ALDE) and other members of the Assembly [Doc.
14262]; Achievements and challenges in implementing the Istanbul Convention on violence against women, motion for a resolution tabled by Ms Filiz Kerestecioglu Demir and other members of the Assembly [Doc.

14507].

3 t-J AS/Ega (2018) OJ 05 iii.

Appointment of a rapporteur for opinion on: Concerted action on human trafficking, motion for a resolution tabled by Mr Vernon Coaker (United Kingdom, SOC) and other members of the Assembly [Doc.

14478].

iv.
14478].

iv.

Term of office of the General Rapporteur on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTis) [Terms of reference] Re-appointment of Mr Piet de Bruyn (Belgium, NR) for a second and last year.

Thursday 28 June 2018, from 2 to 3.30 pm, room 3 16.

Empowering women in the economy Rapporteur: Ms Elena Centemero (Italy, EPP/CD) [Doc 14573] [Compendium of amendments] Consideration of possible amendments to the draft resolution.

17.
17.

Appointment of representatives (subject to the availability of funds) 18.
Reporting back Isabelle Rauch (France, NR) on her participation in Ms the conference Ten years of implementation of the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings: impact and challenges ahead, Strasbourg, 22 May 2018; Mr Damien Thiery (Belgium, ALDE) on his participation in the conference Minorities and Minority Languages in a Changing Europe, Strasbourg, 18-19 June 2018; Mr David Davies (United Kingdom, EC) on his participation in the 76th meeting of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) held in Strasbourg on 19-22 June 2018.
19.

Other business 20.

Next meetings of the Committee Paris, 19 September 2018 (Council of Europe Office); Paris, 20 September 2018 (Council of Europe Office)- Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence; Strasbourg, during the 41" part-session 2018 of the Assembly (8-12 October); Paris, 3 December 2018 (Council of Europe Office).
4 AS/Cult (201 B) OJ 05 7 June 2018 AAC OJ05_18 Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media Draft agenda of the meeting to be held in Strasbourg, Palais de I' Europe, on: Tuesday 26 June 2018 from 2 pm to 3.30 pm (Room 6) Thursday 28 June 2018 from 8.30 am to 10 am (Room 6) Thursday 28 June 2018 from 2 pm to 3.30 pm (Room 6) Please note: Monday 25 June 2018 from 2 pm to 3 pm (Room 6): Meeting of the Sub-Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage Wednesday 27 June 2018 from 2 pm to 3.30 pm (Room 6): Meeting of the Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport Tuesday 26 June from 2 pm to 3.30 pm (Room 6) 1.
Agenda [AS/Cult (2018) OJ 05] Adoption of the agenda 2.
Minutes [AS/Cult (2018) PV 04] Approval of the minutes of the meeting held in Paris on 25 May 2018; matters arising from the minutes 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 will be published on the Parliamentary Assembly extranei website (restricted area for national delegations): http://assembly.coe.int/extranet.

AS/Cult (2018) OJ 05 3.


Information society, democracy and human rights 3.1.

Internet governance and human rights Rapporteur: Mr Andres Herkel, Estonia, EPP/CD 3.2.

Social media: social threads or threats to fundamental freedoms?

Rapporteur: Mr Jose Cepeda, Spain, SOC 3.3.

Towards an Internet Ombudsman institution Rapporteur: Mr Frederic Reiss, France, EPP/CD [AS/CuiUinf (2018) 04] 3.4.
Media education in the new media environment Rapporteur: Ms Nino Goguadze, Georgia, EC Consideration of one expert report and hearing with the participation of: Professor Jean-Gabriel Ganascia, President of the CNRS Ethics Committee (COMETS), Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Paris Professor Francisco Segado Boj, Director of the Research Group "Communication and Digital Society", Universidad International de Ia Rioja (UNIR), Spain Mr Dan Shefet, Lawyer at the Court of Appeal of Paris, France Thursday 28 June 2018 from 8.30 am to 10 am (Room 6) 4.
5.

6.
Media freedom as a condition for democratic elections Rapporteur: Ms GOlsOn Bilgehan, Turkey, SOC [AS/Cult (2018) 19] Consideration of a preliminary draft report Education and culture: new partnerships to support personal development and cohesion Rapporteur: Mr Mogens Jensen, Denmark, SOC [AS/Cult (2018) 20] Consideration of an information memorandum The value of cultural heritage in a democratic society Rapporteur: Alexander [the Earl of] Dundee, United Kingdom, EC [AS/Cult (2018) 21] Consideration of an information memorandum 7.
References to the committee and appointment of rapporteurs' [ASICuiUinf (2018) 01 -June] Appointment of a new rapporteur: Threats to academic freedom and autonomy of universities in Europe (Doc.

14365) Appointment of rapporteurs following references for rapport: New forms of public debate on the ethical aspects of rapid advances in science and technology (Doc.

14517) Time to act: Europe's political response to fighting the manipulation of sports competitions (Doc.
14518) Threats to media freedom and journalists' security in Europe (Doc.

14455)2 1 This item may be tal<en at any time 2 Subject to Bureau's decision and ratification by the Assembly 2 AS/Cult (2018) OJ 05 Thursday 28 June 2018 from 2 pm to 3.30 pm (Room 6) 8.

Deliberate destruction and illegal trafficking of cultural heritage Rapporteur: Mr Stefan Schennach, Austria, SOC [Doc.
14566] Debate in the Assembly: Friday 29 June morning (tbc} Deadline for amendments: Thursday 28 June at 10:30 am (tbc) Consideration of amendments of the draft resolution and draft recommendation 9.

The role of education in the digital era: from "digital natives" to "digital citizens" Rapporteur: Mr Constantinos Efstathiou, Cyprus, SOC [AS/Cult (2018) 22] Consideration of an information memorandum 10.

Jewish cultural heritage preservation Rapporteur: Mr Raphael Cornie, Switzerland, ALOE [Doc.
14477] Exchange of views with the participation of Mr Yoav Rossano, Head of Heritage, Israelite consistory of Bas-Rhin, France 11.

Replies for the Committee of Ministers' 12.

Composition of sub-committees' [AS/Cult (2018) 02- June] 13.

Committee work programme' [AS/Cult (2018) 01- June] 13.1.

Extension of references 13.2.

Reports on recent meetings 13.3.

Approval of rapporteurs' fact-finding visits 13.4.

Appointment of representatives for forthcoming events 13.5.
Draft motions of resolutions and recommendations 13.6.

Sub-committees 14.

Other business 15.
Next meetings Meetings of the committee Tbilisi, 25 September 2018 Strasbourg, 41 Paris, 6-7 December 2018 " part-session (8-12 October 2018) Joint meeting of the Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport with the Sub-Committee on Children (of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development): Tbilisi, 17 October 2018 3 This item may be taken at any time 3 Parliamentary Assembly Assemblee parlementaire AS/Mig (2018) OJ 05 12June2018 amoj05_2018 Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Draft agenda of the meeting to be held in Strasbourg on - Monday, 25 June 2018, from 2.00 to 2.50 pm (Room 8) - Tuesday 26 June 2018, from 8.30 to 10.00 am (Room 5) - Wednesday, 27 June 2018, from 2.00 to 3.30 pm (Room 8) - Thursday, 28 June 2018, from 2.00 to 3.30 pm (Room 8) A meeting of the Sub-Committee on Integration is foreseen for Monday, 25 June (Room 8) from 2.50 to 3.00 pm 1.
Agenda [AS/Mig (2018) OJ 05] Adoption of the agenda 2.

Minutes [AS/Mig (2018) PV 04] Approval of the draft minutes of the meeting held in Paris on 4 June 2018 3.
Statement by the Chair of the Committee [AS/Bur!CB (2018) 07 REV] [AS/Bur/CB (2018)08] 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 extranei website (restricted area for national delegations): http://assembly.coe.int/extranet.

AS/Mig (2018) OJ 05 4.


Encouraging the movement of international students across Europe Rapporteur: Alexander [The Earl of] Dundee, United Kingdom, EC [Doc.

14509] [AS/Mig (2018) "'] Consideration and approval of an addendum to the report 5.
Sub-Committee on Refugee and Migrant Children and Young People Statement by Alexander [The Earl of] Dundee (United Kingdom, EC), Vice-Chairperson of the Sub Committee, on the joint meeting with the Sub-Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage (London, 26 March 2018) 6.

Stop violence and exploitation of migrant children Rapporteur: Mr Andrea Rigoni, Italy, ALOE [AS/Mig (2018) 20] Consideration of an introductory memorandum 7.
Parliamentary Network on Diaspora Policies [Final Statement] Statement by the Coordinator, Mr Andrea Rigoni (Italy, ALOE) on the Annual Diaspora Forum in Geneva (18 May 2018) 8.
Sub-Committee on Diasporas [AS/Mig/Dia (2018) "'] Statement by Mr Andrea Rigoni (Italy, ALOE), Chairperson of the Sub-Committee, on the meeting held in Geneva on 18 May 2018, in the framework of the Annual Diaspora Forum and communication on the next meeting in the context of the regional meeting of the Parliamentary Network on Diaspora Policies in Kyiv (September 2018), subject to the authorisation by the Bureau 9.
Parliamentary Campaign to End Immigration Detention of Children State of play Appointment of a General Rapporteur 10.

World Forum for Democracy on "Women's participation in public and political affairs" (Strasbourg, 19-21 November 2018) [Concept note] Appointment of members to the ad hoc Committee of the Bureau to participate in the Forum 11.
Work programme [AS/Mig/WP (2018) 05] Appointments of rapporteurs for reports Violence and discrimination against religious minorities in refugee camps across Europe [Doc.

14429] Refugees and migrants as an easy target for trafficking and exploitation [Former rapporteur: Mr Cezar-Fiorin Preda, Romania, EPPICD] [Doc.

14336] 2 AS/Mig (2018) OJ 05 12.

The humanitarian situation of refugees in the countries neighbouring Syria Rapporteur: Mr Manlio DiStefano, Italy, NR [Doc.

14569] [Amendments to Doc.


14569] Consideration of possible amendments tabled to the draft resolution [Assembly debate: Tuesday 26 June 2018 morning] [Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 25 June at 4.00 pm] 13.
Migrant invasion: breaking the myth Joint hearing with the No Hate Parliamentary Alliance, Committee on Equality and Non Discrimination, with the participation of: Mr Yannis Kotsifos, member of the European Federation of Journalists Steering Committee on "Media Against Hate", Brussels (via video conference) Ms Karolin Schwarz, fact-checker, founder of Hoaxmap.org, Berlin Conclusions by Ms Gabriela Heinrich (Germany, SOC), Coordinator of the No Hate Parliamentary Alliance 14.
Extra-territorial processing of asylum claims and the creation of safe refugee shelters abroad Rapporteur: Mr Domagoj Hajdukovi6, Croatia, SOC [Doc.

1457'1] [Doc.

***-opinion] [Amendments to Doc.

14571] Consideration of possible amendments tabled to the draft resolution and the draft recommendation [Assembly debate: Wednesday 27 June 2018 afternoon] [Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 26 June at 4.00 pm] 15.
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 [Doc.

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'*'] Consideration of possible amendments tabled to the draft resolution and the draft recommendation [Assembly debate: Wednesday 27 June 2018 afternoon] [Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 26 June at 4.00 pm] 16.
Statement by Ms Michaelle Jean, Secretary General of La Francophonie Exchange of views 3 AS/Mig (2018) OJ 05 17.

Family reunification in the Council of Europe member States Rapporteur: Ms Ulla Sandbrek, Denmark, UEL [AS/Mig (2018) 22] Consideration of a preliminary draft report and exchange of views with Ms Sophie Magennis, Head of the Political and Legal Unit of the UNHCR Bureau for Europe 18.
Missing refugee and migrant children in Europe Rapporteur: Ms Serap Ya§ar, Turkey, EC [AS/Mig (2018) 09] 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, President of Missing Children Europe 19.
Rights and obligations of NGOs assisting refugees and migrants in Europe Rapporteur: Ms Daphne Dumery, Belgium, NR Statement by Ms Anna Rurka, President of the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe and exchange of views 20.

The implications of Brexit for migration Rapporteur: Mr Killion Munyama, Poland, EPPICD [AS/Mig (2018) 21] Consideration of an introductory memorandum 21.
Sub-Committee on Integration Statement by the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on the meeting held in Strasbourg on 25 June 2018 22.

Recommendation 2108 (2017) on "A comprehensive humanitarian and political response to the migration and refugee crisis and the continuing flows into Europe" (Rapporteur: Mr Duarte Marques, Portugal, EPP/CD) and Recommendation 2109 (2017) on "Migration as an opportunity for European Development" (rapporteur: Mr Andrea Rigoni, Italy, ALOE) [Rec.
2108 (2017)] [Rec 2109 (2017)] [Doc.

14456] Consideration of the joint reply from the Committee of Ministers to Recommendation 2108 (2017) and Recommendation 2109 (2017) 23.

Recommendation 2119 (2018) on "Humanitarian consequences of the war in Ukraine" (Rapporteur: Mr Egidijus Vareikis, Lithuania, EPP/CD) [Rec.

2119 (2018)] [Doc.

14559] Consideration of the reply from the Committee of Ministers to Recommendation 2119 (2018) 4 AS/Mig (2018) OJ 05 24.
Representation of the Committee at various events AppointmeD_t 11'h Meeting of the Committee of experts on administrative detention of migrants (CJ-DAM), 4-7 September 2018, Strasbourg 25.

Composition of the Sub-Committees [AS/Mig/List (2018) 05] Possible modifications of the composition of the Sub-Committees 26.

Free debate 27.

Other business 28.
Next meetings • Paris (National Assembly), 21 September 2018 • Strasbourg, during the 4th part-session 2018 (8-12 October) • Paris, 5 December 2018 Other • Kyiv (Ukraine), September 2018, Meeting of the Sub-Committee on Diasporas in the framework of the Regional meeting of the Parliamentary Network on Diaspora policies, subject to the authorisation by the Bureau 5 Parliamentary Assembly Assemblee parlementaire Bureau of the Assembly AS/Bur/MR-PA (2018) OJ 05 15 June 2018 Ad hoc Committee on The role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly Draft agenda of the meeting to be held in Strasbourg on Tuesday, 26 June 2018 from 6.30 pm to 8 pm Room 9 1.
Agenda [AS/Bur/MR-PA (2018) OJ05] Adoption of the draft agenda 2.

Minutes [AS/Bur/MR-PA (2018) PV 04] Approval of the draft minutes 3.

Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly [AS/Bur/MR-PA (2018) 08] Consideration and approval of a draft report prepared by the Chairperson 4.
Other business To all participants of the Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau of the Assembly copy for information to secretaries of national delegations and political groups and Heads of the secretariat of the Assembly's general committees This document is also the convocation to the meeting AS/CM-Mix (2018) OJ 1 4 June 2018 Joint Committee Draft agenda of the meeting to be held on Thursday 28 June 2018 (from 3.30 to 4.30 pm) at the Palais de I'Europe, Strasbourg (Room 5) 1.
Agenda [AS/CM-Mix (2018} OJ 1] Adoption of the draft agenda.

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Minutes [AS/CM-Mix (2017} PV 1] Approval of the draft minutes of the meeting held in Strasbourg on 12 October 2017 3.

Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau of the Assembly on the role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly [AS/Bur/MR-PA (2018] 06rev] Exchange of views on issues discussed in the Ad hoc Committee which may have an incidence on the work of the Committee of Ministers.

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Other business 5.
Date and place of next meeting To members of the Assembly's delegation to the Joint Committee cc: for information to secretaries of national delegations and political groups THIS DOCUMENT IS ALSO THE CONVOCATION TO THE MEETING The Assembly's delegation to the Joint Committee comprises: members of the Bureau of the Assembly, one representative of each parliamentary delegation of member states not represented in the Bureau and members appointed by the President to speak on the subjects on the agenda Parliamentary Assembly Assemblee parlementaire ll~~~ 2018 ORDINARY SESSION Third part 25-29 June 2018 TEXTS ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY Provisional versions . '
Table of contents Recommendations Recommendation 2133 (2018) Protecting human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States (Doc.

14567) Recommendation 2134 (2018) New restrictions on NGO activities in Council of Europe member States (Doc.

14570) Recommendation 2135 (2018) Extra-territorial processing of asylum claims and the creation of safe refugee shelters abroad (Doc.
14571) Recommendation 2136 (2018) Human rights impact of the "external dimension" of European Union asylum and migration policy: out of sight, out of rights?

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14575) Recommendation 2137 (2018) International obligations of Council of Europe member States: to protect life at sea (Doc.

14586) Recommendation 2138 (2018) Persecution of LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic (Russian Federation) (Doc.
14572) Recommendation 2139 (2018) Deliberate destruction and illegal trafficking of cultural heritage (Doc.

14566) Resolutions Resolution 2224 (2018) Resolution 2225 (2018) Resolution 2226 (2018) Resolution 2227 (2018) Resolution 2228 (2018) Resolution 2229 (2018) Resolution 2230 (2018) Resolution 2231 (2018) Resolution 2232 (2018) The humanitarian situation of refugees in the countries neighbouring Syria (Doc.

14569) Protecting human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States (Doc.
14567) New restrictions on NGO activities in Council of Europe member States (Doc.

14570) Extra-territorial processing of asylum claims and the creation of safe refugee shelters abroad (Doc.

14571) Human rights impact of the "external dimension" of European Union asylum and migration policy: out of sight, out of rights?

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14575) International obligations of Council of Europe member States: to protect life at sea (Doc.
14586) Persecution of LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic (Russian Federation) (Doc.

14572) Ukrainian citizens detained as political prisoners by the Russian Federation (Doc.

14591) Striking a balance between the best interest of the child and the need to keep families together (Doc.

14568) Resolution 2233 (2018) Forced marriage in Europe (Doc.

14574) Resolution 2234 (2018) Deliberate destruction and illegal trafficking of cultural heritage (Doc.
14566) Resolution 2235 (2018) Empowering women in the economy (Doc.
14573) Recommendations 2133 to 2139 \-\1 Recommendation 2133 (2018)1 Provisional version Protecting human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States Parliamentary Assembly Referring to its Resolution 2225 (2018) on protecting human rights defenders in Council of Europe 1. member States, the Parliamentary Assembly recommends that the Committee of Ministers: continue its dialogue with human rights defenders, in particular by holding regular exchanges of 1.1. views with them, in the framework of the work of its subordinate bodies; 1.2. support the work of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights in the field of protecting human rights defenders, including by ensuring that sufficient financial and human resources are available to the mandate; 1.3. establish a platform, similar to the Platform for the protection of journalism and the safety of journalists, for the protection of human rights defenders, or another mechanism for monitoring and reacting to cases of reprisals against human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States, as also called for in Recommendation 2121 (2018) on the case for drafting a European convention on the profession of lawyer; request information from the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on the implementation 1.4. to date of his proposal to establish a mechanism for regularly reporting on and reacting to cases of intimidation of human rights defenders co-operating with Council of Europe bodies, and share this information with the Assembly; 1.5. streamline its work in this area through better co-ordination with the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, the Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations, the Secretary General, the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights and the Assembly; 1.6. adopt without delay the Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on the need to strengthen the protection and promotion of the civil society space in Europe, as prepared by the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH); 1.
7. organise a high-level seminar to rnark the 1Oth anniversary of the Committee of Ministers Declaration on Council of Europe action to improve the protection of human rights defenders and promote their activities and the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognised Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of 9 December 1998, as recommended by the CDDH; 1.8. strengthen its co-operation on the protection of human rights defenders with other international organisations, in particular the European Union, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations.
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Assembly debate on 26 June 2018 (22nd Sitting) (see Doc.

14567, report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, rapporteur: Mr Egidijus Vareikis).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 26 June 2018 (22nd Sitting).
COUNCIL Of EUROPE Recommendation 2134 (2018)1 Provisional version New restrictions on NGO activities in Council of Europe member States Parliamentary Assembly Referring to its Resolution 2226 (2018) on new restrictions on NGO activities in Council of Europe 1. member States, the Parliamentary Assembly recommends that the Committee of Ministers: 1.1. call again on member States of the Council of Europe to implement its Recommendation CM/ Rec(2007)14 on the legal status of non-governmental organisations in Europe and continue to take stock of progress made to this end; continue its thematic debates on the "role and functioning of NGOs in the Council of Europe" 1.2. and its exchanges with the Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) on a regular basis; strengthen its interaction with civil society representatives through a more developed framework 1.3. for dialogue with them, including the holding of regular meetings open to the public; 1.4. continue to promote European and international standards relevant for the creation and maintenance of a safe and enabling environment for civil society as well as to exchange good practices in this area; 1.5. in this respect, continue to strengthen synergies, within the Council of Europe, between all the stakeholders concerned, in particular the Secretary General, the Commissioner for Human Rights, the Conference of INGOs and the Assembly; establish a rnechanisrn aimed at receiving, analysing and reacting to alerts on possible new 1.6. restrictions on the right to freedom of association in Council of Europe member States; 1.7. develop and adopt guidelines on foreign funding of NGOs in the member States (on the basis of a study currently being finalised by the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission)), as proposed in the 2016 annual report by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
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Assembly debate on 27 June 2018 (23rd Sitting) (see Doc.

14570, report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, rapporteur: Mr Yves Cruchten).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 27 June 2018 (23rd Sitting).

Recommendation 2135 (2018)1 Provisional version Extra-territorial processing of asylum claims and the creation of safe refugee shelters abroad Parliamentary Assembly 1.
The Parliamentary Assembly welcomes the higher legal standards for the protection of asylum seekers set by the European Union, while noting that these standards are not applicable in many member States of the Council of Europe and that the granting of refugee status and of humanitarian visas is not a legislative competence of the European Union.
Therefore, the Assembly believes that the Council of Europe could serve all its member States, whether a member of the European Union or not, by setting human rights-based common standards in this field and by ensuring mutual legal assistance and administrative co-operation in matters regarding refugees and migrants.
Referring to its Resolution 2227 (2018) on extra-territorial processing of asylum claims and the creation 2. of safe refugee shelters abroad, the Assembly recommends that the Committee of Ministers: instruct its European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) to analyse whether and to what 2.1. extent a revision is required of: 2.1.1. the European Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Refugees (ETS No.
31), in order to allow persons who have received refugee status through an extra-territorial procedure to transit or enter the territory of another party without a visa; 2.1.2.

Chapter IV of the European Convention on Consular Functions (ETS No.
61 ), in order to allow consular officers of a sending State to issue humanitarian visas or grant refugee status to persons in a receiving State or on board a vessel registered in that sending State; invite member States to sign and ratify the Protocol to the European Convention on Consular 2.2.

Functions concerning the Protection of Refugees (ETS No.
61A) and to consider updating this protocol in view of the present challenges and requirements regarding the protection of refugees by consular services abroad.

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Assembly debate on 27 June 2018 (24th Sitting) (see Doc.

14571, report of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, rapporteur: Mr Domagoj Hajdukovi6; and Doc.

14585, opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, rapporteur: Mr Egidijus Vareikis).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 27 June 2018 (24th Sitting).
Recommendation 2136 (2018)1 Provisional version Human rights impact of the "external dimension" of European Union asylum and migration policy: out of sight, out of rights?

Parliamentary Assembly The Parliamentary Assembly refers to its Resolution 2228 (2018) "Human rights impact of the 'external 1. dimension' of European Union asylum and migration policy: out of sight, out of rights?".

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The Assembly recalls that the aims of the delegation of migration control and procedures to countries outside the European Union's border are to ease the migratory pressure on member States at the borders, facilitate resettlement to Europe and regulate migratory flows, while reducing migrants' need to undertake long and dangerous land and sea journeys.

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In the light of these aims, it emphases that European countries must not only invest substantially in reception, protection and integration of refugees in the region but also show more willingness to host, resettle and integrate migrants themselves.

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The Assembly insists that externalisation of border control and asylum procedures agreed by the European Union or by individual member States with third countries should be accompanied systematically by assessments of the impact of such agreements on the human rights of migrants and guarantees of the protection of migrants' human rights under international law, with access to legal redress in cases of violation.

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In the light of the above, the Assembly calls on the Committee of Ministers to: 5.1. instruct the relevant Council of Europe intergovernmental sector to draft guidelines for external co-operation on migration with third countries, in order to ensure that the implementation of this co operation is in compliance with the standards of the European Convention on Human Rights (ETS No.
5) and other legal instruments of the Council of Europe, as well as the United Nations 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees; support member States in defining the extent of their responsibility for possible human rights 5.2. violations in third countries as an indirect or direct result of external co-operation on migration; ensure follow-up to the Copenhagen Declaration on the reform of the European Convention on 5.3.
Human Rights system adopted by the Council of Europe member States on 13 April 2018, in particular by actively promoting ratification by the European Union of the European Convention on Human Rights.

1, Assembly debate on 27 June 2018 {24th Sitting) (see Doc.

14575, report of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, rapporteur: Ms Tineke Strik).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 27 June 2018 (24th Sitting).
COUNCil OF EUROPE Recommendation 2137 (2018)1 Provisional version International obligations of Council of Europe member States: to protect life at sea Parliamentary Assembly Recalling its Resolution 2229 (2018) "International obligations of Council of Europe member States: to 1. protect life at sea", the Parliamentary Assembly recommends that the Committee of Ministers: develop guidelines for member States on the protection of human life at sea through search and 1.1. rescue operations, in accordance with the obligations flowing from the European Convention on Human Rights (ETS No.
5) and other international legal texts; pay particular attention to the risks incurred by those at sea, especially women and children, of 1.2. being smuggled as well as trafficked, and ensure that they enjoy protection under, in particular, the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (CETS No.
197); hold a thematic debate on European policies for the protection of life at sea, the right to enter a 1.3. foreign port in circumstances of distress and the right to apply for refugee status.

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Assembly debate on 27 June 2018 (24th Sitting) (see Doc.

14586, report of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, rapporteur: Ms Petra De Sutter).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 27 June 2018 (24th Sitting).

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Recommendation 2138 (2018) 1 Provisional version Persecution of LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic (Russian Federation) Parliamentary Assembly 1.

The Parliamentary Assembly refers to its Resolution 2230 (2018) on the persecution of LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic.
In 2017, a campaign of persecution unfolded against the backdrop of serious, systematic and widespread discrimination and violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in the Chechen Republic and resulted in abductions, arbitrary detentions, torture, beatings, intimidation and harassment.
Considering that all forms of persecution, hate speech, discrimination and harassment on any ground, 2. including sexual orientation and gender identity, should be condemned in the strongest terms and should not go unpunished, the Assembly recommends that the Committee of Ministers: call on the Russian Federation to comply with the recommendations laid down in Assembly 2.1.
Resolution 2230 (2018); 2.2. in the event of the Russian Federation failing to conduct an investigation within a reasonable lapse of time, consider launching a Council of Europe investigation into the campaign of persecution against LGBTI people which took place in 2017 in the Chechen Republic.
The Assembly recommends that when reviewing its Recommendation CM/Rec(201 0)5 on measures to 3. combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity, the Committee of Ministers pay special attention to homophobic and transphobic hate speech, including by politicians, and its impact on discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity and hate crimes against LGBTI people.

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Assembly debate on 27 June 2018 (24th Sitting) (see Doc.
14572, report of the Committee on Equality and Non Discrimination, rapporteur: Mr Piet De Bruyn).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 27 June 2018 {24th Sitting).

Recommendation 2139 (2018) 1 Provisional version Deliberate destruction and illegal trafficking of cultural heritage Parliamentary Assembly 1.
The Parliamentary Assembly, referring to its Resolution 2234 (2018) on the deliberate destruction and illegal trafficking of cultural heritage, recalls that cultural heritage in all its forms constitutes a unique and important testimony of the history and identity of different peoples and is a common asset that should be preserved in al!

circumstances.

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The Assembly is deeply concerned that cultural heritage is targeted with alarming frequency in both peacetime and wartime.
It welcomes the new Council of Europe Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property (CETS No.

221) and urges its wide ratification and implementation.
Accordingly, the Assembly recommends that the Committee of Ministers instruct the relevant bodies of 3. the Council of Europe to: 3.1. raise public awareness and produce a general publication to accompany the convention, encouraging ratification and implementation by alerting audiences to key problems and highlighting the ethical and legal issues which are vital to the acceptance of the convention and its implementation; 3.2. organise regional and national conferences on harmonising criminal law with a view to facilitating a discussion among member States on the implications of ratifying and implementing the convention in both legislative and policy terms; 3.3. if required, provide necessary technical assistance and guidance to member States seeking to ratify the convention, by for instance making available a "standard model law" to help States adapt their legislation; 3.4. work closely with member States in order to address the transnational aspects of illicit trafficking in cultural property in a more efficient manner by strengthening international co-operation in criminal matters and, where necessary, establishing joint investigative teams composed of experts from law enforcement agencies, judiciary and customs authorities, as well as experts in cultural heritage; in co-operation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 3.5.
(UNESCO), the European Union and Interpol: undertake a feasibility study to explore the possibilities of creating and funding a 3.5.1.

European observatory, as a permanent platform to systematically monitor and co-ordinate efforts to fight cultural property crimes; this could be envisaged in the format of an enlarged partial agreement; 3.5.2. promote the ratification of the convention by non-member States.

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Assembly debate on 29 June 2018 (27th Sitting) (see Doc.
14566, report of Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media, rapporteur: Mr Stefan Schennach).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 29 June 2018 (27th Sitting).

Resolutions 2224 to 2235 Resolution 2224 (2018)1 Provisional version The humanitarian situation of refugees in the countries neighbouring Syria Parliamentary Assembly 1.
The Parliamentary Assembly refers to its earlier work on the humanitarian situation of refugees in Syria, its neighbouring countries and the whole region, and in particular to Resolution 2107 (2016) on a stronger European response to the Syrian refugee crisis and Resolution 1971 (2014) "Syrian refugees: how to organise and support international assistance?".

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Furthermore, it refers to its earlier work concerning the human rights of refugees and general principles underlying the management of mass population displacement that is fully relevant and applicable to the situation in Syria's neighbouring countries and surrounding region, and in particular: Resolution 2164 (2017) on possible ways to improve the funding of emergency refugee situations; Resolution 2109 (2016) on the situation of refugees and migrants under the EU-Turkey Agreement of 18 March 2016; Resolution 2089 (2016) on organised crime and migrants; Resolution 2099 (2016) on the need to eradicate statelessness of children; and Resolution 2136 (2016) on harmonising the protection of unaccompanied minors in Europe.
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The region is currently both the source and recipient of the largest numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons globally, and Syria's neighbours are among the countries with both the highest refugee-to population ratio and absolute numbers of refugees.

As at 1 June 2018, there were over 3.6 million registered refugees in Turkey, 2.7 million in Jordan, 1.8 million in Lebanon and 267 000 in Iraq.

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The entire region had been subject to mass forced population movements for many years as a result of armed conflicts including the civil war in Lebanon, the Gulf wars and the war in Yemen.

These movements took place in the context of the long-term displacement of third and fourth generation Palestinian refugees.

While Syria and Yemen are currently at the core of the large-scale displacements, there is significant protracted displacement from other countries, particularly from Iraq.

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The outbreak of military hostilities in Syria in 2011 and the ensuing infiux of refugees overstretched reception capacities and put enormous strain on the economies, social services and populations of the neighbouring countries.

Over 5.3 million Syrian refugees out of the 11 million in total who had fled the country are currently registered in one of the neighbouring countries.

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Confronted with a humanitarian tragedy of this scale, the neighbouring countries have not always been able, despite international assistance, to provide refugees with adequate material reception conditions.

To their credit, it should be underlined that they left their borders open for Syrian refugees during the peak arrivals.

Regrettably, at present the borders remain closed except for critical medical cases and there have been reported returns of refugees on an involuntary basis.
The legal framework governing refugee issues in Syria's neighbouring countries is far from satisfactory.

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In particular, all of these countries should ratify as a priority the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees without exemption clauses and its 1967 Protocol, and introduce, if they have not already done so, adequate legislation regulating services offered to refugees, including access to health care, education and work governed by the principle of non-discrimination.

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Assembly debate on 26 June 2018 (21st Sitting) (see Doc.

14569, report of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, rapporteur: Mr Manlio DiStefano).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 26 June 2018 (21st Sitting).

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According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), between 75% and 90% of Syrian refugees in the region live below the poverty line.

More than 2.5 million require continuous food assistance.
43% of Syrian refugee children were out of school as of June 2017.

These figures should, however, be considered in the context of the economic situation of the countries concerned as well as of the living conditions of the local population.

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With a view to sustaining the efforts of the neighbouring countries, which are continuously confronted with a refugee influx, greater financial support from the international community is indispensable.
The comprehensive approach adopted by the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan under the aegis of the United Nations that addresses the needs of the host communities in Syria's neighbouring countries, including refugees and the local population, is to be highly commended as responding to the challenges faced by the region.

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There is a clear need to enhance the use of and take advantage of new technologies, including "EyePay" and a blockchain-based form of digital identity, in order to make significant financial savings and make the whole assistance process more transparent and accountable.

the creation of legal pathways 11.


While improvement of the reception capacities of the countries across the region remains the main objective, including humanitarian visas, academic scholarships, private sponsorship and labour mobility schemes, should become another priority.

Furthermore, external processing of asylum applications constitutes an opportunity to improve the situation and should be seriously considered.

for resettlement, 12.
The Assembly therefore calls on the governments of Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon to: 12.1. enhance their legal framework for governing refugee issues, in particular, to ratify the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, and introduce specific legislation with regard to asylum procedures governed by the principle of non-discrimination and guaranteeing fundamental freedoms; 12.2. adopt and implement comprehensive domestic legislation regulating benefits offered to refugees and asylum seekers, in particular with regard to health care, education and employment; 12.3. ensure a legal basis for the priority treatment of unaccompanied refugee minors and other vulnerable groups of refugees; further, adopt and implement comprehensive policies including but not limited to ease of access to all 12.4. and staff training, unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable groups of refugees, in particular women and girls; in order to ensure appropriate assistance is consistently provided 12.5. follow UNHCR recommendations with regard to stateless people; 12.6. maintain an open-door policy for refugees and create appropriate reception centres at border areas with Syria to provide temporary legal protection for refugees; 12.7. ensure that all returns are conducted on a voluntary basis with due respect for security and dignity; 12.8. enhance mutual co-operation wi\11 the UNHCR with a view to the better management of refugee flows and the facilitation of distribution of appropriate services to refugees and asylum seekers.
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The Assembly calls on the Government of Turkey to: 13.1. abolish the geographical limitations restricting the scope of the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees; 13.2. return to an open-door policy for refugees and refrain from carrying out forced returns; 13.3. ensure that the implementation of the EU-Turkey statement of March 2016 is carried out with full respect for the human rights of irregular migrants and refugees; 13.4. meet the specific needs of unaccompanied minors and all vulnerable groups of refugees, especially women and girls.
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Furthermore, the Assembly calls on Council of Europe member States to: 14.1. step up financial contributions to the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan drawn up under the auspices of the United Nations, in order to satisfy funding requirements; 2 Resolution 2224 (2018) 14.2. step up responsibility sharing by substantially increasing the resettlement and other forms of legal admission of refugees from the region to their countries; 14.3. use all available diplomatic means to encourage fairer responsibility sharing with non-European Union countries, in particular those involved in the Middle East process such as the United States, the Russian Federation and the Gulf States.
The Assembly is of the opinion that all integration and social inclusion initiatives targeting refugees in 15. the region should be supported and encouraged.

The Intercultural cities programme sponsored by the Council of Europe is a good example to follow.

Furthermore, the Council of Europe Development Bank could be instrumental in funding integration 16. projects for refugees in the region, as already recommended by the Assembly in its Resolution 1971 (2014).

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The Assembly calls on its member States to reply positively to the pledge of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) for increased contributions to its budget in order to compensate for the significant funding cuts on the part of the United States.

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The Assembly points out that enhancing the capacity of Syria's neighbouring countries to cope with the consequences of forced displacements in the region would create more favourable conditions for refugees to return to their countries once the situation allows it.

It would furthermore reduce the risk of their undertaking perilous journeys across the Mediterranean and falling prey to smugglers and traffickers and endangering their lives.
3 Resolution 2225 (2018)1 Provisional version Protecting human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States Parliamentary Assembly in Council of Europe member State and The Parliamentary Assembly recalls its Resolutions 1660 (2009) and 1891 (2012) on the situation of 1. its Resolution 2095 (2016) and human rights defenders Recommendation 2085 (2016) on strengthening the role and protection of human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States.
It pays tribute to the invaluable work of human rights defenders for the protection and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Human rights defenders are "those who work for the rights of others"- individuals or groups who act, in a peaceful and legal way, to promote and protect human rights, whether they are lawyers, journalists, members of non-governmental organisations or others.

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Nearly 20 years ago, on 9 December 1998, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognised Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders).
Moreover, on 6 February 2008, the Committee of Ministers adopted its Declaration on Council of Europe action to improve the protection of human rights defenders and promote their activities.

Both documents reaffirm that the responsibility for promoting and protecting human rights defenders lies first and foremost with States.
The Assembly notes that in the majority of Council of Europe member States, human rights defenders 3. are free to work in an environment conducive to the development of their activities.

Nevertheless, it notes that over the past few years the number of reprisals against human rights defenders has been on the rise.

New restrictive laws on NGO registration and funding have been introduced.
Many human rights defenders have been subject to judicial, administrative or tax harassment, smear campaigns and criminal investigations launched on dubious charges, often related to alleged terrorist activities or purportedly concerning national security.

Some of them have been threatened, physically attacked, arbitrarily arrested, detained or imprisoned.

Others have even been assassinated.

As a result, the space for human rights defenders' action is becoming more and more restricted and less safe.

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The Assembly condemns these developments and reaffirms its support for the work of human rights defenders.

who often put at r'rsk their security and life for the promotion and protection of the rights of others, including the most vulnerable and oppressed groups (migrants, refugees and members of minorities - national, religious or sexual), and in order to combat impunity of State officials and corruption.
It particularly deplores the fact that some of the most serious attacks on human rights defenders, including murders, abductions and torture, have still not been effectively investigated.

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The Assembly therefore calls on member States to: respect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of human rights defenders, including their 5.1. right to liberty and security, a fair trial and their freedoms of expression and assembly and association; 1.

Assembly debate on 26 June 2018 (22nd Sitting) (see Doc.
14567, report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, rapporteur: Mr Egidijus Vareikis).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 26 June 2018 (22nd Sitting).

See also Recommendation 2133 (2018).


r----J Resolution 2225 (2018) refrain from any acts of intimidation or reprisal against human rights defenders and protect them 5.2. against attacks or harassment by non-State actors; ensure that human rights defenders have access to effective domestic remedies with respect to 5.3. violations of their rights, especially those related to their work; 5.4. more actively propose friendly settlement under Article 39 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ETS No.
5) in cases of obvious violation, particularly of the rights of human rights defenders and of lawyers representing applications before the European Court of Human Rights; conduct effective investigations into all acts of intimidation or reprisal against human rights 5.5. defenders, and especially cases of assassinations, physical attacks and threats; 5.6. ensure an enabling environment for the work of human rights defenders, in particular by reviewing legislation and bringing it into line with international hurnan rights standards, refraining from organising smear campaigns against defenders and other civil society activists and firmly condemning such campaigns where organised by non-State actors; 5.
7. encourage human rights defenders to participate in public life and ensure that they are consulted on draft legislation concerning human rigl1ts and fundamental freedoms, as well as that concerning regulation of their activities; 5.8. refrain from arbitrary surveillance of human rights defenders' online and other communications; facilitate the granting of emergency visas, residence permits or asylum to human rights 5.9. defenders who are at risk in their own countries and provide them with temporary refuge, if need be; fully co-operate with the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights in addressing 5.1 0. individual cases of persecution and reprisals against human rights defenders; 5.11. evaluate the sufficiency in practice, as measured by concrete results, of their efforts taken to protect human rights defenders since the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders and the Committee of Ministers' Declaration on Council of Europe action to improve the protection of human rights defenders and promote their activities.
6.

The Assembly welcomes and encourages parliamentary initiatives such as that by the German Bundestag providing for individual parliamentarians to look after cases of threats, intimidation or persecution of human rights defenders.

2 Resolution 2226 (2018)1 Provisional version New restrictions on NGO activities in Council of Europe member States Parliamentary Assembly 1.
The Parliamentary Assembly recalls its Resolution 2096 (2016) and Recommendation 2086 (2016) on "How can inappropriate restrictions on NGO activities in Europe be prevented?

", its previous Resolutions 1660 (2009), 1891 (2012) and 2095 (2016) and Recommendation 2095 (2016) on the situation of human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States, as well as Resolution 2060 (2015), Recommendation 2073 (2015), Resolution 1729 (201 0) and Recommendation 1916 (201 0) on the protection of "whistle-blowers".
the reiterates The Assembly importance of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) the 2. development and realisation of democracy, the rule of law and human rights, in particular through the promotion of public awareness, participation in public life and by securing the transparency and accountability of public authorities and contributing to the cultural life and social well-being of democratic societies.
It pays tribute to all NGOs, whose work has strengthened human rights, democracy and the rule of law in the member States of the Council of Europe.

for 3.

The Assembly recalls that by adhering to the European Convention on Human Rights (ETS No.
5), the member States of the Council of Europe have agreed to ensure, without discrimination, respect for freedom of assembly and association as well as the freedom of expression, which are inextricably linked to one another and are vital to the proper functioning of civil society.

Any restriction of the above rights shall be "prescribed by law", "necessary in a democratic society" and proportionate to the envisaged legitimate aim.

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4.

The Assembly notes with concern that in several Council of Europe member States the space for civil society has been shrinking over the last few years, especially in respect of NGOs working in the area of human rights.

This has been mainly due to: restrictive laws and regulations concerning registration requirements or funding; administrative harassment; smear campaigns against certain groups; and threats and intimidation against NGO leaders and activists.
The Assembly recalls its Resolution 2184 (2017) on the functioning of democratic institutions in 5.

Azerbaijan and Resolution 2185 (2017) "Azerbaijan's Chairmanship of the Council of Europe: what follow-up on respect for human rights?"

and condemns the lack of a conducive environment for the activities of NGOs and reprisals against civil society activists in Azerbaijan.
It calls on Azerbaijan to amend its legislation on NGOs in accordance with the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the recommendations of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) (Opinions Nos.

636/2011 and 787/2014).

6.


Recalling its Resolution 2162 (2017) "Alarming developments in Hungary: draft NGO law restricting civil society and possible closure of the European Central University", the Assembly expresses concern about the entry into force of the Law on the transparency of organisations receiving support from abroad and calls on Hungary to repeal those of its provisions that are not in line with the Venice Commission's recommendations (Opinion No.

889/2017).
889/2017).

It is also alarmed by the adoption by the Hungarian Parliament of the "Stop-Soros" 1.

Assembly debate on 27 June 2018 (23rd Sitting) (see Doc.

14570, report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, rapporteur: Mr Yves Cruchten).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 27 June 2018 (23rd Sitting).

See also Recommendation 2134 (2018).


Resolution 2226 (2018) package of laws, which restricts the freedoms of NGOs working for refugees' and migrants' rights and their members, and calls on Hungary to revise it in accordance with the Opinion of the Venice Commission and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR) adopted on 22 June 2018.

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7.

The Assembly remains concerned about the implementation of the so-called "foreign agents law" and the "law on undesirable organisations".

which has led to the closure of dozens of domestic NGOs that received foreign funding and termination of operations of the major international and foreign donor organisations that supported the activities of Russian NGOs.
The Assembly reiterates its calls on the Russian Federation to amend the legislation on NGOs in accordance with the Venice Commission Opinions Nos.

716/2013,717/2013 and 814/2015.

8.


Recalling its Resolutions 2156 (2017) on the functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey and 2209 (2018) "State of emergency: proportionality issues under Article 15 of the European Convention on Human Rights", the Assembly is particularly worried about the high number of associations and foundations (nearly 1 600) closed on the basis of state of emergency measures.
It calls on Turkey to lift the state of emergency as soon as possible and to ensure that the closed NGOs dispose of an effective remedy against the decision concerning their definitive closure and to reconsider the necessity and proportionality of the measures restricting the freedom of association, assembly and expression, in light of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the recommendations of the Venice Commission (Opinion No.

865/2016).
865/2016).

financial reporting obligations on NGOs unless The Assembly calls on Romania and Ukraine to reject the recently proposed draft laws imposing 9. additional the recommendations of the Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR (see, respectively, Opinions Nos.

914/2017 and 912/2018) and to submit them to broad public consultations.

It also calls on Ukraine to repeal as soon as possible the a-declaration requirements for anti-corruption activists introduced by Law No.
1975- VIII of23 March 2017. they are amended according to 10.
The Assembly calls on all member States to: fully implement Committee of Ministers Recommendation CM/Rec(2007)14 on the legal status of 1 0.1. non-governmental organisations in Europe; 1 0.2. review and repeal or amend legislation that impedes the free and independent work of NGOs and ensure that this legislation is in conformity with international human rights instruments regarding the rights to freedom of association, assembly and expression (including the Joint Venice Commission OSCE/0011-lR Guidelines on Freedom of Association and on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly), by making use of the Council of Europe, and in particular of the Venice Commission and the Expert Council on NGO Law of the Conference of International Non-Governmental Organisations; refrain from adopting new laws which would result in unnecessary and disproportionate 1 0.3. restrictions or financial burdens on NGO activities; 1 0.4. ensure that NGOs can seek, receive and use transparent funding and other resources, whether domestic or foreign, without discrimination or undue impediments; 10.5. ensure that NGOs are effectively involved in the consultation process concerning new legislation which concerns them and other issues of particular importance to society, such as the protection of human rights; 1 0.6. ensure an enabling environment for civil society, in particular by refraining from any harassment Oudicial, administrative or tax-related), negative public discourse, smear campaigns against NGOs and intimidation of civil society activists; 10.7. sign and/or ratify the European Convention on the Recognition of the Legal Personality of International Non-Governmental Organisations (ETS No.
124), if this has not yet been done.

The Assembly, mindful of the shrinking space of civil society in many member States of the Council of 11. the Europe, resolves to remain seized of the matter.

2 Resolution 2227 (2018) 1 Provisional version Extra-territorial processing of asylum claims and the creation of safe refugee shelters abroad Parliamentary Assembly 1.
The Parliamentary Assembly is deeply concerned about the continuing high number of migrants who lose their lives when boarding the boats of human smugglers, in particular embarking from Turkey, Libya and Morocco, in their desperate efforts to reach European countries on the other side of the Mediterranean Sea.

The Assembly also deplores the severe violence to which migrants are exposed in Libya and the Lake Chad region.
It is of utmost importance that all member States pursue concerted efforts to halt this human tragedy.

A considerable number of these migrants have the right to asylum or other forms of international 2. protection.

They should therefore not be obliged to embark in this way or to use other means of illegal transport which put their lives at risk in addition to the existing threats in their home countries.
Instead, they should be offered safe ways of applying for asylum in conformity with the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

3.
3.

Recalling the historic examples of the extra-territorial issuance of visas on humanitarian grounds by Raoul Wallenberg and other outstanding diplomats in Budapest towards the end of the Second World War, the Assembly calls on member States to take legislative and practical measures to enable people to apply for this protection through extra-territorial processes as an exceptional measure on humanitarian grounds.

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4.

The Assembly reaffirms that, as a general principle under international law, persons should be expected to apply for refugee status in the first safe country of arrival, provided that country can guarantee effective protection in accordance with international standards and that any country of first arrival must receive and duly process such applications.
It emphasises that this fundamental obligation cannot be derogated from on the grounds that a third country provides for the possibility of processing asylum claims extra-territorially in that country of first arrival.

Refugees must not be denied their right to asylum in any country because another country is allowing extra-territorial asylum applications.

Referring to Recommendation (97) 22 of the Committee of Ministers containing Guidelines on the 5.
Application of the Safe Third Country Concept, the Assembly recalls that, when a third country is considered safe, applications for asylum are generally examined in accelerated procedures.
Therefore, such non substantial examinations could be made through diplomatic or consular missions of member States in safe third countries, on the condition that the criteria developed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are fulfilled and that applicants can challenge the status of safe country.

This extra-territorial processing of asylum claims would prevent people from being deceived by human smugglers about opportunities for asylum.

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6.

Referring to the Guidelines on human rights protection in the context of accelerated asylum procedures adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 1 July 2009, the Assembly recalls that under international law, including relevant provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights (ETS No.

5), the United Nations 1.

Assembly debate on 27 June 2018 (24th Sitting) (see Doc.

14571, report of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, rapporteur: Mr Domagoj HajdukoviC; and Doc.
14585, opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, rapporteur: Mr Egidijus Vareikis).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 27 June 2018 (24th Sitting).

See also Recommendation 2135 (2018).

, .
j Resolution 2227 (2018} 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, and customary international law, States receiving asylum applications are required to ensure that return of asylum seekers to their country of origin or any other country will not expose them to a real risk of a death sentence, torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, persecution, or serious violation of other fundamental rights which would, under international or national law, justify granting protection.
Welcoming the initiative by the French Government in 2017 to provide 3 000 visas and transport to 7.

France for refugees from Chad and Niger, the Assembly notes with regret that many member States do not have legislation which allows for extra-territorial processing of asylum claims on humanitarian grounds.

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8.

The Assembly further welcomes the fact that the UNHCR has resumed its evacuation of vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers out of Libya and provides official Asylum Seeker Cards for Syrian refugees registered in Egypt, but regrets that in 2013 it had to end its global Refugee Status Determination Programme due to the considerable increase in applications.
Through the latter programme, the UNHCR assisted approximately 50 States in dealing with asylum applications and had directly assisted applicants in an additional 20 States globally.

This example shows that such programmes can relieve the situation of refugees and asylum seekers, but only if they are substantially supported by the States.

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9.

If sufficient provision were made for refugee status determination and prompt access to effective protection in countries of first arrival or in third countries, migrants would not have to expose themselves to life-threatening journeys or human smuggling.
Therefore, the Assembly calls on member States to: consider introducing in their domestic law, if such provisions do not already exist, the possibility 9.1. to apply for asylum or humanitarian visas at diplomatic or consular missions abroad; 9.2. define the conditions to be fulfilled by those extra-territorial applicants, such as a particular humanitarian emergency, the impossibility to reach safely the territory of the member State concerned, quotas for applicants, or security requirements including the presentation of identity documents; 9.3. provide special extra-territorial procedures for accelerated asylum applications: 9.3.1. when their competent national authorities have decided to generally grant a category of refugees asylum as an exceptional measure on humanitarian or other grounds; 9.3.2. in the context of family reunification of refugees; 9.3.3. by applicants originating from safe countries or present in third countries WlliCh are considered as safe, in accordance with Committee of Ministers Recommendation No.
R (97) 22; provide basic social services, including shelter, food and health care for applicants, where 9.4. necessary, possibly in co-operation with the UNHCR or the European Union; provide comprehensive information to applicants about the procedure of applying for asylum or 9.5. humanitarian visas, as well as about regular entry visas to which they may have access, such as temporary visas, work visas and study visas in a language that they understand; assist successful applicants with their travel to tile respective member States which have 9.6. granted asylum; 9.7. ensure that rejected asylum seekers have access to a complaint mechanism and an effective remedy against the rejection in accordance with Article 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights; substantially step up the number of pledges for resettlement and humanitarian admission 9.8. programmes organised by the UNHCR; ensure that any means of humanitarian admission or resettlement do not affect the right to apply 9.9. for asylum in member States.
10.

Referring to its Resolutions 2000 (2014) on the large-scale arrival of mixed migratory flows on Italian shores and 2147 (2017) on the need to reform European migration policies, the Assembly recognises that extra-territorial processing of asylum claims remains an exceptional and limited way of granting international protection.
Therefore, additional measures are urgently needed to provide safety and protection to refugees and migrants abroad in accordance with the standards required under the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

11.

In the past, protective shelters or zones were established successfully, for instance in the framework of the United Nations or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), for persons who were forcibly displaced by violence or armed conflicts.
Those shelters provided temporary security to persons who would otherwise 2 Resolution 2227 (2018) have qualified for asylum in other countries.

Therefore, the Assembly calls on member States to help establish such protective shelters in countries affected by violence or conflict or in neighbouring countries, in order to avoid persons being forced to flee to other countries on long and perilous routes.

12.
12.

Referring to the camps established successfully for Syrian refugees in Turkey and Jordan, the Assembly calls on member States and the European Union to support such camps financially and logistically.

13.

Welcoming the projects of the Italian Refugee Council and the UNHCR for refugees and migrants in Libya, including the creation of protected areas for children, the Assembly calls member States and the European Union to support similar programmes.

14.
14.

The Assembly invites the UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration (/OM) to assist migrants who so wish by registering them as asylum seekers and to provide refugee status determination programmes in co-operation with safe countries of first arrival as well as third countries which offer extra territorial processing of asylum claims.

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15.

The Assembly invites the European Union and its member States to support financially and through technical co-operation those States which accept persons under international protection or on humanitarian grounds.

3 Resolution 2228 (2018)1 Provisional version Human rights impact of the "external dimension" of European Union asylum and migration policy: out of sight, out of rights?

Parliamentary Assembly 1.


The Parliamentary Assembly has followed closely the European Union's policies providing for the implementation of asylum and migration control and border management beyond its external borders since the beginning of the current crisis in 2011.

2.

The Assembly's position on the externalisation of asylum procedures has adapted to the evolving situation.
Resolution 2147 (2017) on the need to reform European migration policies called on European Union member States and institutions to "explore possibilities for better identifying people in need of international protection and organising external processing of asylum applications by means of safer procedures established outside Europe in safe third countries, provided that the human rights of the asylum seekers are safeguarded".
In Resolution 2000 (2014) on the large-scale arrival of mixed migratory flows on Italian shores, the Assembly expressed support for the setting up of camps to process asylum requests in North Africa.

In Resolution 2109 (2016) on the situation of refugees and migrants under the EU-Turkey Agreement of 18 March 2016, it voiced its concern that "the EU-Turkey Agreement raises several serious human rights issues relating to both its substance and its implementation now and in the future".

3.
3.

The declared objectives of the delegation of migration procedures to countries outside the European Union's borders are to ease the migratory pressure on member States at the European Union's borders, thus facilitating migrants' onward resettlement throughout Europe and a more regular influx, to reduce migrants' need to undertake potentially fatal land and sea journeys, and to promote co-operation with Europe's neighbours in migration management.
In the most recent Resolution 2215 (2018) "The situation in Libya: prospects and role of the Council of Europe", the Assembly notes that the European Union's Triton and Sophia air and sea operations resulted in a reduction of nearly 32% of arrivals on the Italian coasts between November 2016 and November 2017, that these operations have saved over 200 000 lives since 2014 and that the European Union provides much of the funding for the activities of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organisation for Migration in aid of refugees and migrants.
4.

However, the shifting of responsibilities and the enlistment of third countries to reinforce European Un'ton border controls entails serious human rights risks; it increases the risk of migrants being "stranded" in transit countries through readmission, as well as the increased use of punitive and restrictive measures such as refoulement, arbitrary detention and ill-treatment.
It is also a way for many European Union member States to distance themselves from the politically divisive issue of assisting and integrating refugees.

Keeping migrants at a greater distance may also in fact provide a means of avoiding situations of refou/ement within Europe.

In the above-mentioned Resolution 2215 (2018), the Assembly called on the Council of Europe member States to comply with their obligations under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ETS No.
5), which requires them to refrain from sending migrants back to countries where they are exposed to the risk of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and not to co-operate on migration control with third countries if this is likely to result in violations of Article 3.

1.

Assembly debate on 27 June 2018 (24th Sitting) (see Doc.

14575, report of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, rapporteur: Ms Tineke Strik).
Text adopted by the Assembly on 27 June 2018 (24th Sitting).

See also Recommendation 2136 (2018).

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Despite what might be termed as the success of the European Union's externalisation policies in contributing to a reduction in the number of migrants entering Europe, it has become clear that the involvement of third countries in migration management has compromised the rights of asylum seekers on many occasions.
The member States should do more to ensure that these rights are defended and maintained, especially where this degradation is a direct consequence of measures decided in Europe.

Europe is both morally and politically accountable.

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6.

The Assembly considers that migrants who have been, or will be, the subjects of asylum processing organised by the European Union outside its borders may find themselves in a "legal limbo" with regard to the guarantee of the fundamental rights stemming both from the United Nations 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the European Convention on Human Rights.
That is because the countries concerned may not have equivalent human rights standards or legal instances to uphold them, whereas asylum seekers face difficulties in holding the European Union or individual States responsible for possible human rights violations.
This difficulty in upholding rights is all the more serious as the people in question are more exposed to 7. their denial: in extreme situations there is proof that migrants have been subjected to refoulement, torture and inhuman and degrading treatment and even slavery, as revealed in Libya; in others, they are consistently subjected to discrimination, arbitrary detention and lack of social protection and economic opportunities.
Externalisation policies have been introduced without due regard to the need to ensure that their 8. implementation does not jeopardise human rights.

In addition, there is a growing tendency to make development assistance conditional on countries' taking on migration procedures.

For countries which by definition lack sufficient capacity to respond to the needs of their own populations, this amounts to creating more tensions and difficulties.

9.
The Parliamentary Assembly therefore urges member States to: 9.1. work together to ensure that the growing focus on deterrence policies does not detract from European States' primary duty to respect and defend human rights globally and does not reduce resources devoted to development co-operation, which aims for the long-term reduction of poverty; 9.2. refrain from externalising migration control to countries in which legislation, policies and practice do not meet the standards of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, and where State agencies cannot effectively ensure the protection of these rights.
To achieve this, human rights impact assessments on national and regional levels should be carried out by States before entering into such co-operation: introduce conditions in all agreements and arrangements concerning asylum management 9.3. providing for human rights protection of migrants and asylum seekers, including: 9.3.1.
Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol; standards for asylum seekers and refugees equivalent to the Convention relating to the 9.3.2. respect for the standards of the European Convention on Human Rigl1ts, including the obligation of non-refou/ement and an individual and meaningful assessment of asylum claims, the right to an effective remedy, freedom of movement (including the right to leave a country), human dignity and non-discrimination, as well as information and legal assistance; 9.3.3. procedures which avoid arbitrary detention and allow possibilities for family reunion; safe and hygienic reception conditions and efficient and appropriate asylum application 9.3.4. ensure that external co-operation on migration control and return policies is contingent on a system of independent monitoring which will ensure compliance with international human rights law and suspension of co-operation in the case of repeated human rights violations: 9.4. support the changes to the Dublin Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council, on the basis of Resolution 2072 of 29 September 2015 and according to the proposals of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament approved in November 2017, forsaking the country of first entry criterion and distributing asylum applicants among all member States under a permanent quota system, in accordance with Article 80 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
2 10.
In line with its Resolution 2109 (2016) and its Resolution 2224 (2018) on the humanitarian situation of refugees in the countries neighbouring Syria, the Assembly praises the efforts of the Government of Turkey to host (as at June 2018) 3.6 million Syrian refugees and large numbers of refugees and asylum seekers of other nationalities, and asks it to: Resolution 2228 (2018) 1 0.1. while acknowledging the Turkish efforts, ensure that the EU-Turkey Agreement is implemented in full respect of the hurnan rights of all migrants, including irregular migrants and refugees; 10.2. while acknowledging the Turkish efforts, guarantee that asylum seekers have access to an effective asylum procedure respecting the non-refoulement principle and to proper reception provisions; 10.3. in order for Syrian refugees to be able to build a sustainable future, ensure their right to family reunification as well as all the rights provided by the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, including effective access to education and in particular the means of earning a livelihood through effective access to the labour market, without losing the benefit of protection measures or possibilities of resettlement; 10.4. give access to Turkey to Syrian refugees fleeing their country, and ensure that border control activities do not prevent them from claiming their right to protection; 1 0.5. while acknowledging the Turkish efforts, ensure that migrants, asylum seekers and refugees always have access to an effective remedy against deportation decisions, including suspensive effect and a full and ex nunc review, and that these fundamental rights are not affected by any measures taken under the state of emergency; 10.6. give full information to asylum seekers on their asylum and protection status possibilities and provide direct access to legal assistance at all stages of asylum procedures, including appeal against decisions, as well as psychological support.
11.
The Assembly asks the Government of Italy to: 11.1. make any co-operation, both present and future, with the Libyan Coastguard dependent on respect for refugees' and migrants' fundamental rights, particularly by refraining from exposing them to situations in which they risk being subjected to severe ill-treatment, in accordance with its Resolution 2174 (2017) on human rights implications of the European response to transit migration across the Mediterranean; 11.2. in accordance with its Resolution 2215 (2018) "The situation in Libya: prospects and role of the Council of Europe", delay the setting up of a new Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Libya until capacity building has ensured improved governance structures, to ensure adequate international human rights law training for the Libyan Coastguard and to maintain and improve co-operation with non-governmental organisations the Mediterranean individual countries; international rules and agreements concluded by (NGOs) carrying out search and in accordance with rescue operations in investigate fully 11.3. international NGOs, such as Amnesty International, of returns to Libya of migrants picked up at sea in the Italian Search and Rescue Zone, and of collusion between the Libyan coastguard and the people smugglers in the Mediterranean.
the allegations of experts and The Assembly further asks the European Union member States and institutions, in addition to putting in 12. place all the safeguards to the externalisation of migration control described above, to: 12.1. make progress with the European Union's ratification of the European Convention on Human Rights in order to remove the legal void to allow appeals against the European Unions external policies; 12.2. step up the sharing of responsibilities, in the first instance by fulfilling their pledges to resettle 50 000 refugees (of whom only 4 252 had been transferred in May 2018), giving preference to the most vulnerable refugees; in 12.3. the context of the EU-Turkey Agreement, improve the flexibility of European Union programme implementation in order to provide more rapid and appropriate responses and fulfil the European Union's obligations entered into under the agreement; 12.4. substantially improve, broaden and sustain support to host countries and communities, particularly those affected by large movements of refugees, in order to provide protection, assistance and sustainable solutions for refugees.
Sucl1 support should not depend on co-operation on return or border control.

The European Union should give its full support to the draft Global Compact on Refugees; 3 Resolution 2228 (2018) 12.5. ensure that the European Union carries out thorough human rights impact assessments, in particular as regards compliance with the principle of non-refoulement, both in advance of agreements likely to have an impact on human rights and after such agreement have been put into operation.
Assessments should include direct and indirect effects as well as intended and unintended effects on human rights; recognise responsibility and enhance accountability for human rights violations in third countries 12.6. if they result from formal or informal agreements on migration control between the European Union or its member States and those countries, and ensure that migrants affected by this co-operation have access to effective means of legal redress from European Union institutions and member States; refrain from making funding for co-operation programmes to developing countries dependent on 12.7. their acceptance of delegated migration control which should be the responsibility of European Union member States; 12.8. carry out stricter supervision of how funding for migration control is spent and ensure that a large proportion of expenditure is devoted to migrants' well-being and human rights during all procedures; 12.9. ensure greater transparency in reporting on the expenditure of funding from the European Union and establish more assessment and accountability mechanisms for the investments made in the context of the external dimension of European Union migration policies; 12.1 0. ensure that all co-operation arrangements with third countries on migration, whether formal or informal, including agreements of a political nature, are treated in a manner consistent with the principles and values set out in the international treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; 12.11. in the context of the EU-Turkey Agreement, ensure that asylum seekers in Turkey have access to effective asylum procedures, that refugees can effectively enjoy all the rights under the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, including access to the labour market, and that Syrian refugees are able to leave their country if necessary; 12.12. carry out a thorough human rights assessment of the EU-Turkey Agreement on a regular basis, in compliance with the European Union Ombudsman's January 2017 decision in the joint inquiry into complaints Nos.
506-509-674-784-927-1381/2016/MHZ against the European Commission concerning a human rights the context of the EU-Turkey Agreement "since the implementation of the Agreement reasonably and necessarily has an impact a) on the human rights of migrants (direct or indirect) and b) on the ability of the European Union and the Member States involved to fulfil their l1uman rights obligations".
In order to carry out its responsibility, the European Union should ensure the possibility of legal redress for people affected by the agreement; impact assessment in 12.13. guarantee that the standards related to the safe third country concept in the forthcoming asylum procedures regulation are in line with international human rights law, by requiring that third countries fulfil all obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights and the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, both in legislation and in practice, and that refugees have a meaningful connection with the third country concerned.
4 Resolution 2229 (2018)1 Provisional version International obligations of Council of Europe member States: to protect life at sea Parliamentary Assembly 1.

The Parliamentary Assembly recalls its Resolution 1872 (2012) "Lives lost in the Mediterranean Sea: who is responsible?
", Resolution 1999 (2014) "The left-to-die boat: actions and reactions", Resolution 2000 (2014) on the large-scale arrival of mixed migratory flows on Italian shores, Resolution 2050 (2015) "The human tragedy in the Mediterranean: immediate action needed", Resolution 2072 (2015) "After Dublin- the urgent need for a real European asylum system" and Resolution 2088 (2016) "The Mediterranean Sea: a front door to irregular migration".
The Assembly is alarmed by the fact that coastal member States are refusing entry to their ports by foreign vessels with passengers rescued at sea on board.

2.

The Assembly is appalled by the high numbers of lives lost in the Mediterranean Sea by asylum seekers who are trying desperately to reach Europe on makeshift boats.

It calls on member States to respect their international obligations and co-ordinate their efforts to protect human life at sea.

3.
3.

Saving lives at sea and on land is a moral as well as legal obligation for member States, framed by legal provisions which serve to regulate the implementation of the fundamental duty to respect human rights, including the right to life.

The Assembly calls on member States to duly take account of this duty in all their action.

4.
4.

Emphasising that European States are not directly responsible for causing today's high migration flows, the Assembly points out that the closure of borders puts asylum seekers in even more life-threatening situations, as journeys become longer and routes more dangerous.

The European Union's increasing focus on border security, and its increasing demands on partner countries to enforce this security, do not comply with the obligation to respect human rights and dignity above all.
In the light of the need to fulfil their obligations to save lives at sea, the Parliamentary Assembly calls on 5. the Council of Europe member States to: establish clear geographical responsibilities for international search and rescue operations at 5.1. sea and disembarkation under the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, for instance in the framework of the International Maritime Organization or through bi- or multilateral agreements; allow commercial and non-governmental ships to enter ports of coastal States, and assist those 5.2. ships in their rescue operations; disconnect rescue operations carried out by member States from subsequent applications for 5.3. asylum by those rescued at sea, as both imply distinct obligations of member States; support countries along Europe's borders by making more efficient use of mechanisms to share 5.4. costs, resources and infrastructure devoted to migration management; 1.
Assembly debate on 27 June 2018 (24th Sitting) (see Doc.

14586, report of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, rapporteur: Ms Petra De Sutter).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 27 June 2018 (24th Sitting).

See also Recommendation 2137 (2018).


Resolution 2229 (2018) 5.5. sign and ratify, if they have not yet done so, the amendments of 2004 to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue as well as the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.

6.

The Assembly calls on the European Union member States to: lead the way in working to finally ensure fair and regular resettlement programmes, following 6.1.
Resolution 2072 (2015) "After Dublin- the urgent need for a real European asylum system"; continue the combat against smuggling and trafficking in order to reduce the risks involved in 6.2. long sea journeys by enabling migrants to travel in adequate conditions; ensure that the missions of the European Agency for the Management of Operational 6.3.
Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (Frontex) can effectively assist in search and rescue operations; uphold the international standards for the protection of life at sea in devising and implementing 6.4. common action.

2 Resolution 2230 (2018)1 Provisional version Persecution of LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic (Russian Federation) Parliamentary Assembly 1.
On 1 April 2017, the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta published its first report on a campaign of persecution against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in the Chechen Republic which had been taking place since the end of February that year.

Novaya Gazeta reported cases of abduction, arbitrary detention and torture of men presumed to be gay, with the direct involvement of Chechen law-enforcement officials on the orders of top-level Chechen authorities.
This campaign of persecution unfolded against the backdrop of serious, systematic and widespread discrimination and harassment against LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic.

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The Assembly condemns in the strongest terms all forms of persecution, hate speech, discrimination and harassment, on any grounds, including sexual orientation and gender identity.

It recalls that the treatment of vulnerable groups is a sign of the strength of democratic systems and reflects their level of respect for human rights.
In this regard, it expresses dismay at the statements of Chechen and Russian public officials denying the existence of LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic.

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Even if the large-scale campaign of persecution has stopped, its effects continue.

LGBTI people who have stayed in the Chechen Republic remain invisible; they know that reporting ill-treatment to the Chechen authorities would be of no avail; on the contrary, it would risk exposing them and their families to retaliation.

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To date, more than 114 LGBTI people and members of their families have fled the Chechen Republic to other regions of the Russian Federation, other Council of Europe member States and beyond.

The Assembly commends the actions taken by countries which have accepted their asylum claims and encourages more to follow their example by providing international protection within the meaning of the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

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In its Resolution 2157 (2017) "Human rights in the North Caucasus: what follow-up to Resolution 1738 (2010)?
", considering the alarming reports of abductions of hundreds of men in the Chechen Republic based on their alleged sexual orientation, the Assembly already urged the Russian Federation to "carry out an immediate and transparent investigation into these reports in order to bring to justice those responsible and to ensure the safety of the LGBTI community in the North Caucasus, as well as human rights defenders and journalists reporting such violations".

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The Russian Federation holds responsibilities as a Council of Europe member State and should ensure the respect of the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights (ETS No.

5) throughout its territory.

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In the light of these considerations, the Assembly urges the Russian Federation to: conduct an impartial and effective investigation into the persecution of LGBTI people in the 7.1.

Chechen Republic and ensure there will be no impunity for the perpetrators; 1.
Assembly debate on 27 June 2018 (24th Sitting) (see Doc.

14572, report ot the Committee on Equality and Non Discrimination, rapporteur: Mr Pie!

DeBruyn).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 27 June 2018 (24th Sitting).

See also Recommendation 2138 (2018).


Resolution 2230 (2018) allow an international independent investigation by an international human rights organisation 7.2. should an investigation at national level not be pursued; ensure the legal and physical protection of victims, their family members and witnesses of 7.3. persecution of LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic; implement the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Bayev and 7.4.
Others v. Russia and other relevant judgments, and repeal, as recommended by the Court, the law prohibiting the so-called propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships among minors, which has contributed to reinforcing an overall climate of discrimination and prejudice against LGBTI people; ensure the protection of human rights defenders throughout the country, including those working 7.5. on the promotion and protection of lhe rights of LGBTI people; 7.6. authorise the publication of the report of the visit made by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) to the Chechen Republic in December 2017 and implement its recommendations without delay; fully implement the recommendations of the European Commission against Racism and 7.7.
Intolerance (ECRI) in the context of its 5th monitoring cycle; provide full support to the review process of Committee of Ministers Recommendation CM/ 7.8.

Rec(201 0)5 on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity.

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The Assembly also calls on all Council of Europe member States to: 8.1. welcome persons fleeing the Chechen Republic after being the victims of persecution motivated by actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity, as well their family members and witnesses of such persecution, by granting them international protection within the meaning of the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees; 8.2. ensure the respect of the Guidelines of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on International Protection No.
9 which provide guidance for processing asylum claims on t11e basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, and related resettlement cases; provide protection to victims and witnesses of persecution against LGBTI people in the Chechen 8.3.
Republic who have fled, and also medical and psychological support to these persons; support the non-governmental organisations and human rights defenders helping victims and 8.4. witnesses of the anti-LGBTI campaign; take a strong stand condemning violence and discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation 8.5. and gender identity; firmly condemn homophobic statements and calls for violence against LGBTI people made by 8.6. politicians and political leaders; refrain from using the argument of protecting so-called traditional values as a ground for limiting 8.7. rights, including freedom of expression and association; ensure the full implementation of Committee of Ministers Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)5 on 8.8. measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity.
The Assembly calls on national parliaments to discuss measures to be tal<en at the national level to 9. provide support to the victims and witnesses of the campaign of persecution against LGBTI people.

2 Resolution 2231 (2018) 1 Provisional version Ukrainian citizens detained as political prisoners by the Russian Federation Parliamentary Assembly 1.
The Parliamentary Assembly recalls previous resolutions relating to the situation in Ukraine, in particular Resolution 1990 (2014) on the reconsideration on substantive grounds of the previously ratified credentials of the Russian delegation, Resolution 2034 (2015) on the challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the delegation of the Russian Federation, Resolution 2063 (2015) on consideration of the annulment of the previously ratified credentials of the delegation of the Russian Federation (follow-up to paragraph 16 of Resolution 2063 (2015)), Resolution 2112 (2016) on the humanitarian concerns with regard to people captured during the war in Ukraine, Resolution 2132 (2016) on the political consequences of the Russian aggression in Ukraine, Resolution 2133 (2016) on legal remedies for human rights violations on the Ukrainian territories outside the control of the Ukrainian authorities and Resolution 2198 (2018) on humanitarian consequences of the war in Ukraine.
The Assembly recalls in particular the position it took in the aforementioned resolutions on the following 2. issues of relevance in the present context: 2.1.
Crimea has been illegally annexed following a military occupation by the Russian Federation, which is as a result obliged to secure the human rights of everyone in Crimea through its extraterritorial jurisdiction based on effective control over the region; the human rights situation in Crimea has deteriorated, with deaths and disappearances of 2.2. political activists who were critical of the Russian occupation and annexation, threats and actions against critical non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and media outlets, and harassment and repression of the indigenous Crimean Tatar community; the inhabitants of Crimea have been placed under immense pressure to obtain Russian 2.3. passports and renounce their Ukrainian nationality, following the imposition of Russian citizenship on them by the de facto authorities; numerous Ukrainian citizens have been detained in Crimea or the Russian Federation on 2.4. politically motivated or otherwise fabricated charges.
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The Assembly is therefore deeply concerned by reports that as many as 70 or more Ukrainian citizens -widely considered, including by the European Parliament in its resolution of 14 June 2018, to be political prisoners - are still detained in Crimea or the Russian Federation on politically motivated or otherwise fabricated charges.
As examples, it considers that the cases of Mr Oleh Sentsov, Mr Volodymyr Balukh and Mr Pavia Hryb in particular meet the Assembly's definition of political prisoners, as set out in its Resolution 1900 (2012) on the definition of political prisoner.

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As regards the cases of Mr Sentsov, Mr Balukh and Mr Hryb, the Assembly is alarmed by reports concerning their conditions of detention.
There have been allegations of torture and inhuman treatment in the cases of Mr Sentsov and Mr Balukh and denial of access to essential health care for potentially serious medical conditions in the cases of Mr Balukh, who has been on hunger strike since March 2018, and Mr Hryb.

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Assembly debate on 28 June 2018 (25th Sitting) (see Doc.

14591, report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, rapporteur: Mr Emanuel is Zingeris).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 28 June 2018 (25th Sitting).
Resolution 2231 (2018) Mr Sentsov has also been on hunger strike since May 2018, as a result of which he reportedly now suffers from heart and kidney problems; it has been suggested that he has been force-fed by the Russian authorities, in possible violation of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ETS No.

5).

The Assembly is also gravely concerned by the detailed reports of ill-treatment and denial of access to 5. health care in other cases of alleged political prisoners.

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The Assembly regrets that the Council of Europe's human rights monitoring mechanisms, in particular the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT), have been unable to access Crimea in order to assess the human rights situation of people detained there and calls on the Russian Federation to facilitate such access.
It also regrets that the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Liudmyla Denysova, was recently denied access to visit Mr Sentsov in the penal colony where he is being held.

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The Assembly commits to further observe the human rights situation in occupied Crimea, and continue to follow the situation of Ukrainian citizens detained as political prisoners by the Russian Federation.
Further, the Assembly commits to follow the implementation of the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights on the violation of the human rights of the people detained in Crimea and detained in the Russian Federation.

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The Assembly therefore calls on the Russian Federation to: release without further delay all Ukrainians detained in the Russian Federation and in Crimea on 8.1. politically motivated or otherwise fabricated charges and make every effort to expedite the release of Ukrainian citizens detained in the territory of Donbass under the effective control of the Russian Federation; until their release, ensure full respect of their rights, including by respecting the prohibition on 8.2. torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and ensuring the right of access to requisite medical assistance in order that health and well-being are adequately secured; refrain from force-feeding Mr Sentsov, or any other of the detainees, unless medically necessary 8.3. in order to save his or their life; allow the monitoring of these detainees' state of health and conditions of detention by 8.4. independent international monitors, including the CPT and the International Committee of the Red Cross, and allow Ukrainian officials, including the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, to visit them; abandon the policy of imposition of Russian citizenship on Ukrainian citizens living in Crimea 8.5. who do not wish to acquire it and refrain from forcibly transferring such persons from Crimea to the Russian Federation, including those subject to criminal law measures; lift the ban on the Mejlis, which is contrary to international standards of freedom of association, 8.6. and allow entry into Crimea for leaders of the Mejlis: Mustafa Dzhemiliev and Refat Chubarov; stop the persecution of, and pressure on, the Crimean Tatar People and the persons who 8.7. represent them, including lawyers and human rights defenders.
2 COUNCIL OF EUROPE Resolution 2232 (2018)1 Provisional version Striking a balance between the best interest of the child and the need to keep families together Parliamentary Assembly 1.
Recalling its Resolution 2049 (2015) and Recommendation 2068 (2015) "Social services in Europe: legislation and practice of the removal of children from their families in Council of Europe member States", the Parliamentary Assembly reaffirms that children have the right to be protected from all types of violence, abuse and neglect.
But they also have the right not to be separated from their parents against their will, except when competent authorities subject to judicial review determine that such separation is absolutely necessary in the best interests of the child.

Even when such separation is necessary, children have the right to maintain personal relations and direct contact with both parents on a regular basis, unless it is contrary to the child's best interests.

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Despite the existence of clear international and European standards in this area of children's rights, there continues to be a lack of uniform application in decisions on child removal, adoption, placement and reunification across Council of Europe member States.

Further action to bridge the gap between these standards and their implementation is thus needed, as well as improved data collection and research which could inform policymakers on how to implement these standards in the best possible way.
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Council of Europe member States that have ratified respective United Nations treaties and Council of Europe instruments in the area of children's rights are called upon to implement them and to further act in accordance with them in decisions on child removal, adoption, placement and reunification.

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The Assembly reaffirms that the best interest of the child should be a primary consideration in all actions concerning children, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

However, the implementation of this principle in practice depends on the context and the specific circumstances.

It is sometimes easier to say what is not in the best interests of children: coming to serious harm at the hands of their parents, or being removed from a family without good cause.
It is with this caveat in mind that the Assembly reiterates the recommendations it made in Resolution 5.

2049 (2015) and recommends that Council of Europe member States focus on the process in order to achieve the best results for children and their families alike.
Member States should: 5.1. secure child-friendly processes throughout removal, placement and reunification: this includes guaranteeing full child participation by having properly trained and educated staff speak to and listen to the child, whose views should not only be heard, but also taken into account as long as this view is not against the best interest of the child; 5.2. give the necessary support to families in a timely and positive manner with a view to avoiding the necessity for removal decisions in the first place, and to facilitating family reunification when possible and in the child's best interest: this includes the need to build better collaboration with parents, with a view to avoiding possible mistakes based on misunderstandings, stereotyping and discrimination, mistakes which can be difficult to correct later on once the trust has gone; 1.
Assembly debate on 28 June 2018 (26th Sitting) (see Doc.

14568, report of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development, rapporteur: Mr Valeriu Ghiletchi).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 28 June 2018 (26th Sitting).
\,._j Resolution 2232 (2018) 5.3. ensure that child welfare systems are open and transparent with a view to bolstering the legitimacy of and trust in the system; this includes the necessity for decisions to be well-documented at all stages of the process and for court proceedings to be low-threshold, child-friendly and accessible, as well as for improved data collection and research; 5.4. ensure that all personnel involved in removal and placement decisions, including judges, are suitably qualified and regularly trained (including on international and European standards), have sufficient resources to take decisions in an appropriate time frame, and are not overburdened with too great a caseload; 5.5. seek to keep at a minimum the practices of removing children from parental care at birth, basing placement decisions on the effluxion of time, and adoptions without parental consent, and only in extreme cases.
Where in the child's best interests, efforts should be made to maintain family ties; 5.6. where the decision to remove a child from their family has been made, ensure that 5.6.1. such decisions are a proportionate response to a credible and verified assessment by competent authorities subject to judicial review that there is a real risk of actual and serious harm to the children involved; a detailed decision is provided to the parents and a copy of the decision is also 5.6.2. retained, that the decision is explained in an age-appropriate way to the child or that the child is otherwise granted access to the decision, and that the determination outlines the circumstances that led to the decision and provides reasons for the removal; 5.6.3. time; removing children is a last resort and should be done only for the necessary period of 5.6.4. the child; siblings are kept together in care in all cases where it is not against the best interest of 5.6.5. family unit so as to minimise the disruption of family bonds for the children involved; as long as it is in the best interest of the child, children are cared for within the wider 5.6.6. appropriate taking into account the best interests and views of the child; regular consideration is given to family reunification and/or family access as is 5.6.7. work towards reunification unless manifestly inappropriate; visitation and contact arrangements facilitate the maintenance of the family bond and 5.6.8. well as parity between the resources available to the family and to the child welfare system; all related court proceedings are independent, with the equality of arms guaranteed, as 5.6.9. when placing children in alternative care; religious, ethnic and cultural background and sibling bonds are taken into account ensure appropriate checks and balances are built into the child welfare system, including 5.7. regulatory oversight and parliamentary scrutiny where necessary.
2 Resolution 2233 (2018)1 Provisional version Forced marriage in Europe Parliamentary Assembly 1.

Every day throughout the world, 39 000 young girls are married before reaching the age of majority.

More than one third of them are younger than 15.

Forced marriages between adults are also frequent.


All countries in Europe are affected by these harmful practices, whether in the form of forced marriages concluded in Europe, forced marriages of European nationals or residents concluded elsewhere, or persons forced to marry before arriving in Europe.

These human rights violations affect above all women and girls, but they also affect men and boys.

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Many ruined lives, much wasted potential and serious health risks lie behind these figures.
For young girls, marrying often means dropping out of school, separation from their families, transitioning too quickly from childhood to adult life, domestic slavery, unprotected and forced sexual relations and unwanted pregnancies that endanger their health.
Forced marriages during adulthood deprive women of the possibility of determining all matters relating to the'lf life choices, their sexuality and sexual and reproductive health freely and without coercion, discrimination or violation of their rights.

For women and girls, forced marriage is often synonymous with violence and repeated sexual assault and rape.

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The Assembly condemned these practices in its Resolution 1468 (2005) on forced marriages and child marriages, in which it defined forced marriage as the union of two persons, at least one of whom has not given their full and free consent to the marriage, and child marriage as the union of two persons, at least one of whom is under 18 years of age.
These definitions remain valid today, with child marriage being one form of forced marriage, as a child cannot be considered to have expressed full, free and informed consent to a marriage.

A marriage in which at least one of the parties is not free to put an end to the marriage or to leave his or her spouse is also a forced marriage.

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Forced marriage is not simply a question of being forced to accept a spouse but involves a series of human rights violations, including violations of children's rights and violent acts against women.

It violates an entire series of other rights, including their rights to physical integrity, physical and mental health, sexual and reproductive health, education, private life, freedom and autonomy.

5. International standards to prevent and combat forced marriages have existed for a long time.
The more recent Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (CETS No.

210, "Istanbul Convention") moreover defines forced marriage as a form of violence and calls on States Parties to criminalise them.

However, the measures put in place thus far have proved inadequate to stem this harmful practice within our member States.

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The Assembly considers it essential for member States to step up their efforts to prevent and combat forced marriages and put an end to the violence and violation of rights that they entail.

These efforts must include all those concerned, such as the communities in which forced marriages are practised, grassroots organisations, social and education services, the police, the justice system and health-care professionals.

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Assembly debate on 28 June 2018 (26th Sitting) (see Doc.
14574, report of the Committee on Equality and Non Discrimination, rapporteur: Ms Beatrice Fresko-Rolfo; Doc.

14592, opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, rapporteur: Ms Azadeh Rojhan Gustafsson: and Doc.

14593, opinion of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development.

rapporteur: Ms Carina Ohlsson}.

Text adopted by the Assembly on 28 June 2018 (26th Sitting).
Resolution 2233 (2018) Awareness and education campaigns must involve both women and men in the communities concerned and sever the link between these harmful practices and gender stereotypes, culture and traditions, including the concept of so-called "honour", which help ensure that they continue.

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In the light of the above, the Assembly calls on member States of the Council of Europe to: include the fight against forced marriages in their national policies and practices to prevent and 7.1. combat violence against women and girls, and set up a specific body within their administrative authorities dedicated to the fight against forced marriages; run public awareness and information campaigns to combat forced marriages and support the 7.2. initiatives of non-governmental organisations in this field; 7.3. further develop and strengthen the structures put in place to assist victims and those at risk of forced marriage, including telephone helplines for urgent calls and accommodation and shelters for women and girls who have had to leave their homes; enhance the empowerment of women and girls, in particular by guaranteeing their access to 7.4. education and to the labour market; 7.5. with regard to domestic law: 7.5.
1. criminalise, as a specific offence, intentional conduct forcing an adult or a child to enter into a marriage, as well as luring an adult or a child abroad for the purpose of forcing him or her to enter into a marriage, and provide for effective sanctions against the perpetrators of and those who aid, abet, or attempt to commit such offences; 7.5.2. boys in terms of the minimum age for marriage; prohibit, without exception, child marriage and abolish differences between girls and 7.5.3. put in place mechanisms to verify, prior to the marriage, that there is true consent on the part of both spouses, bearing in mind that each party must be free to refuse to go ahead with the marriage without suffering any negative consequences; 7.5.4. adopt civil law measures, such as restraining or protection orders, within the meaning of the Istanbul Convention against forced marriage, together where appropriate with a ban on leaving the country, in order to prevent forced marriages when cases involving persons at risk are reported; ensure that births and marriages are registered and that anyone forced to conclude an 7.5.5. unregistered marriage and any children resulting from that marriage are given the same level of protection as if the marriage had been registered; 7.5.6. without undue financial or administrative burden placed on the victim; take measures to ensure that forced marriages may be voidable, annulled or dissolved 7.6. in order to ensure the effective application of criminal and civil law provisions to prevent and punish forced marriage, improve the conditions for enabling the reporting of cases of forced marriage and guarantee the protection of victims, whistle-blowers and other witnesses as long as required to ensure their safety; 7.7. with regard to their commitments under international law: 7.7.
1. sign andlor ratify and fully implement the relevant Council of Europe instruments, in particular the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence; 7.7.2. sign andlor ratify the United Nations Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages, and the Amendment and Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; 7.8. recognise forced marriage as a ground for international protection; 7.9. refrain from recognising forced marriages contracted abroad but, where it would be in the victim's best interests, recognise the effects of the marriage insofar as this would enable the victim to secure rights which they could not otherwise claim; 7:10. collect accurate and comparable data on forced marriages, broken down by sex and age, and carry out detailed studies on the causes and frequency of these practices and on the associated risk factors; 2 Resolution 2233 (2018) 7.11. in order to guarantee the protection of victims and persons at risk from the very moment when their situation is reported, provide detailed training for professionals working in the social and education services, the police and the justice system and health-care professionals; 7.12. establish effective co-ordination mechanisms and mechanisms for monitoring victims and those at risk, and promote exchanges of good practices, referring in particular in this connection to the Guide to good and promising practices aimed at preventing and combating female genital mutilation and forced marriage drawn up by the Steering Committee for Human Rights.
The Assembly encourages national parliaments to support action to prevent forced marriage at national 8. level and through their international co-operation activities.

The Assembly welcomes and supports the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United 9.

Nations, which include the elimination of forced marriage by 2030, and encourages all Council of Europe member States to make an active contribution to the implementation of those goals.

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Finally, the Assembly acknowledges that forced marriages are linked to other harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation, the subject of its Resolution 2135 (2016), and so-called "honour crimes", subject of its Resolution 1681 (2009) and its Recommendation 1881 (2009), which the member States of the Council of Europe must also combat firmly and resolutely.
3 r-··J Parliamentary Assembly Assemblee parlementaire Resolution 2234 (2018) 1 Provisional version Deliberate destruction and illegal trafficking of cultural heritage Parliamentary Assembly 1.

Cultural heritage has social and political value, as well as intrinsic worth.
It stands for the ideas and achievements which have shaped human development; throughout history, it has been celebrated as a manifestation of creativity, but it has also been targeted in times of conflict as a symbol of identity to be attacked in order to demoralise, defeat and eradicate populations.

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Due to its intrinsic worth, cultural heritage has been legitimately commissioned, displayed, bought and sold, but it has also been stolen, looted, trafficked and forged for illicit financial gain.
Notably, in Iraq and Syria, Daesh has been plundering the region's cultural heritage, deliberately destroying important archaeological sites and profiting from the sale of valuable excavated artefacts.

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Illegal trafficking in cultural heritage has always been transnational, feeding into a black market trade in antiquities, art and artefacts.

Nowadays, the black market is also moving away from the traditional means of trading towards social media and internet.
Moreover, the Assembly is concerned that these illicit financial gains are used in turn to fund corruption, terrorism and violence.

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In this context, the Parliamentary Assembly refers to its Resolution 2057 (2015) and Recommendation 2071 (2015) on cultural heritage in crisis and post-crisis situations and the Namur Call adopted at the Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Cultural Heritage (2015) and welcomes the work undertaken as a result of this decision which has led to the new Council of Europe Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property (GETS No.

221), adopted in Nicosia in May 2017.

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The new convention builds on the existing legal framework following the Convention of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict ("the Hague Convention") (1954) and its Protocols (1999), the UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Sale of Cultural Property (1970), the Convention of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects (1995) and the various regulations and directives of the European Union, and therefore aims to close the gaps which remain in the criminal law.
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Accordingly, the Assembly recommends that the member States of the Council of Europe: 6.1. sign and ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property; sign and ratify, if not done yet, the UNESCO Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property 6.2. in the Event of Armed Conflict and its Protocols, the UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Sale of Cultural Property and the UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects; establish close co-operation between relevant ministries, involving also public agencies, the 6.3. police, customs and representatives of the trade in art and antiquities, and set up a central national authority which would also be a focal point for international co-operation; 1.
Assembly debate on 29 June 2018 (27th Sitting) (see Doc.

14566, report of Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media, rapporteur: Mr Stefan Schennach}.

Text adopted by the Assembly on 29 June 2018 (27th Sitting).

See also Recommendation 2139 (2018).
Resolution 2234 (2018) engage in 6.4. international co-operation (on gathering evidence, convicting perpetrators and recovering objects) between source, transit and final destination countries, enabling the exchange of information, the harmonisation of laws and the standardisation of procedures and expectations of due diligence at all levels of the marketing chain; and in particular: 6.4.1. establish regularly maintained digital inventories for the safeguarding of cultural property with regulated, differential levels of access and common standards in denomination and description of objects and sites to facilitate international co-operation, inter alia through Interpol's Stolen Works of Art database; 6.4.2. introduce mandatory "passports" for cultural objects in order to facilitate object identification and data exchange, by using the Object ID standard (including photographs as part of the record) developed by the Getty Information Institute and hosted by UNESCO; 6.4.3. requirement) to combat widespread falsification of documentation; harmonise mandatory import and export procedures (including the photographic 6.4.4. develop accredited training programmes for all those professionally concerned with the protection of cultural property, including museum staff, military personnel, police, customs officers and archaeologists; create incentives for the 6.4.5. in all substantive discussions in combating trafficking and creating a more open and transparent market, urging adherence to codes of practice, explaining proper procedures to the wider public and participating fully in outlawing illegitimacy; legitimate art market to participate engage in co-operation activities with the Council of Europe, UNESCO, UNIDROIT and other 6.5. relevant international organisations, with a view to: 6.5.1. codifying the international requirement of due diligence for auction houses and dealers (with an obligation to establish records of transactions) and individual purchasers, following the creation of the Code of Ethics for Museums by the International Council of Museums (ICOM); and develop guidance for private buyers in co-operation with established dealers and auction houses; 6.5.2. creating incentives for internet marketing platforms, such as eBay, to regulate internet transactions and use the procedures which are required for the legitimate art market, namely to publicise and prevent potential illegality in transactions and insist on the presentation of documentation on provenance alongside the object; developing strategies 6.5.3. in archaeologically sensitive potential combat zones, and if feasible provide technical and financial assistance to their effective implementation; participate in the training initiative launched by UNESCO and the Italian Government for tl1e United Nations Blue Helmets for Culture in Turin.
threatened heritage the protection of required for 2 Resolution 2235 (2018)1 Provisional version Empowering women in the economy Parliamentary Assembly In spite of the significant progress achieved in the last few decades, inequality between women and 1. men is still rife, in Council of Europe member States and beyond, and is particularly evident in the economy.
Gender inequality in the economy manifests itself in various forms, including difficult access for women 2. to the labour market and to career progression, especially at top level (glass ceiling).

Unjustified differences in pay levels (gender pay gap) are a blatant form of discrimination based on gender in the labour market.

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Women are under-represented in management jobs, and over-represented in non-standard, part-time and precarious work, which generally holds fewer opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

Gender differences also exist among autonomous workers and entrepreneurs, with over 50% more self-employed men than women, and the gap widening as the size of the business grows.

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Gender segmentation of the economy also contributes to disparities, as sectors with a predominant female work force, such as education, social work and care, tend to feature lower remuneration levels.

Women are under-represented in particular in the area of STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), which offer better employment and professional development opportunities.

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The Parliamentary Assembly has consistently advocated gender equality in the economy through different measures, including positive actions such as reserved quotas on corporate boards, and work-life balance reconciliation measures, and with texts such as Resolution 1719 (201 0) and Recommendation 1911 (2010) on women and the economic and financial crisis, Resolution 1825 (2011) and Recommendation 1977 (2011) "More women in economic and social decision-making bodies", Resolution 1921 (2013) on gender equality, reconciliation of work and private life and co-responsibility, and Resolution 1939 (2013) on parental leave as a way to foster gender equality.
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The situation has improved in some Council of Europe member States thanks to a variety of measures ranging from positive discrimination, to reconciliation measures including flexible work arrangements and parental leave schemes.

Awareness raising, training and life-long education have also contributed to this positive development.

However, the improvement is achieved at a slow pace and not in all countries equally.

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The experience of more gender-equal societies shows that equality between women and men in the economy is a precondition for advances in other spheres, including public and political life.

Accordingly, the Assembly recognises that maternity and motherhood must be supported and protected within the workplace and must not be treated as though they were impediments for a woman's career.

Equal treatment of men and women within the economy is essential to society.

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The Assembly is concerned that inequalities in the workplace have a severe impact on the economic well-being of women, not only in the short but also in the longer term, as the combination of lower pay, precarious employment and limited career advancement translate over time into considerably lower pensions and wealth.

It notes that the various manifestations of discrimination based on gender in the economy are 1.

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14573, report of Committee on Equality and Non Discrimination, rapporteur: Ms Elena Centemero).

Text adopted by the Assembly on 29 June 2018 (27th Sitting).

,_j Resolution 2235 (2018) interconnected and linked with gender inequalities within the household.

This correlation should always be inequality and when designing possible borne countermeasures.

in mind both when analysing various forms of 9.


The Assembly believes that education plays a crucial role in combating the cultural factors that hinder women's participation in the economy, particularly gender stereotypes limiting women's freedom to choose education and careers, and reserving for them a disproportionate burden of unpaid household and care work.

Training and life-long education, in addition, would contribute to countering gender segregation in the labour market.
The study of STEM subjects, in particular, should be strongly encouraged among women and girls, in view of their growing importance and the current gender imbalance in this area.

In the light of these considerations, the Assembly calls on Council of Europe member and observer 10.
States and States whose parliaments enjoy observer or partner for democracy status with the Parliamentary Assembly, to: 10.1. as regards women employees: 10.1.1. encourage public and private companies to adopt policies aimed at enhancing gender balance and equal opportunities in the work place, through human resources management policies in areas including recruitment, training and career progression; require public and private companies to introduce transparency policies on salaries, 10.1.2. based on making remuneration scales public by sector and type of job, with a view to guaranteeing equal treatment for equal work; 1 0.1.3. consider remuneration schemes are not discriminatory, in particular on grounds of gender; introducing a certification system acknowledging that a company's recognise that maternity and parenthood are essential and positive contributions to 1 0.1.4. society that should not be treated negatively or in any way as an impediment to career progression, by introducing legislation and policies on work-life balance measures, including flexible work arrangements (part-time work, teleworking, flexible hours), as well as attractive parental leave schemes; 10.1.5. provide affordable childcare services for children of all age groups and encourage companies to do likewise; 10.1.6. related to childcare; introduce incentives to childcare, such as tax deductions or vouchers for expenditure 10.1.7. promote, also through financial and fiscal incentives, companies' policies to encourage women to return to work after maternity, including professional training and guidance; 1 0.2. as regards women in management positions, introduce quotas reserved for the under represented sex on company boards of directors, of 30% or more, with financial and non-financial sanctions for non-compliance, such as the dismissal of the entire board in severe cases; 1 0.3. as regards women's entrepreneurship: 1 0.3.1. promote women's access to funding for the creation of businesses and land ownership, in particular through special
 credit lines at reduced interest rates; 10.3.2. provide women with free or affordable training opportunities and guidance for the creation of businesses, specifically designed for women; 10.3.3. encourage mentoring and coaching programmes for women entrepreneurs and enhance gender equality in the work of business incubators; 1 0.4. as regards women who are mothers, consider recognising unremunerated household and caregiving work in the pension system, so as to guarantee adequate treatment to women and men choosing caring responsibilities; 1 0.5. as regards education: introduce citizenship education in school curricula with a focus on gender equality, 10.5.1. based on a holistic approach encompassing equality between women and men in private and public life, including in education and participation in the work force; 2 Resolution 2235 (2018) 10.5.2. provide training on gender issues and equality to teaching and non-teaching school staff, with a view to combating gender stereotypes in education, including as regards educational and career guidance; 1 0.5.3. encourage girls to choose STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) through educational guidance activities throughout their school career and at university; 1 0.5.4. encourage education institutions at school and university level to explore new approaches to recruiting students in STEM disciplines, with a view to improving gender balance in the student population; 1 0.5.5. promote equal access of women and men technology and to lifelong education in this area; to information and communication introduce into schools' economy and finance programmes the knowledge of legislative 10.5.6. and financial instruments that make it possible for women to be better integrated into economic life and which would ensure gender equality; 1 0.6. as regards information and awareness raising, promote information and awareness-raising campaigns to counter gender stereotypes, particularly regarding the
 world of work, including through relevant role models and testimonials; 1 0.7. as regards data collection, promote data collection and analysis on the impact of innovative gender equality- oriented management practices.
3 Parliamentary Assembly Assemblee parlementaire BUREAU OF THE ASSEMBLY AS/Bur/CB (2018) 09 2 July 2018 To the Members of the Assembly Synopsis of the meeting held in Strasbourg on 29 June 2018 The Bureau of the Assembly, meeting on Friday 29 June 2018 in Strasbourg with Ms Liliane Maury Pasquier, President of the Assembly, in the Chair, as regards: Communications: took note of the communications by the President of the Assembly and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe; Third part-session of 2018 (Strasbourg, 25-29 June): i. approved the follow-up proposals made by the Secretary General of the Assembly, concerning: Texts adopted by the Assembly: approved the following reference, subject to ratification by the Assembly: Restrictions on NGO activities in Council of Europe member States, reference to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for report; Rules on access to and movement within the Council of Europe premises during Assembly sessions and meetings: following the decision of the Assembly to refer back the Rules on access to the Bureau for its consideration, decided to fix for 15 September 2018 the deadline for possible to be comments/amendments by national delegations and political groups on those rules, submitted to the Secretary General of the Assembly with a view to reviewing these rules at the Bureau meeting during the October 2018 part-session; ii.
Ad hoc Committee on the role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: took note of the report of the Ad hoc Committee, decided to declassify it and to transmit it, together with the background documents, to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy and to the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs to be taken into account when preparing their respective reports on the issues dealt with by the Ad hoc Committee, and in particular, subject to ratification by the Assembly, to: > refer to the Committee on Rules, Immunities and Institutional Affairs Committee, for report: proposals aimed at streamlining the Assembly work; proposals aimed at maintaining, changing or supplementing the Rules governing ratification or challenging of credentials and/or representation or participation rights of national delegations for report at the October 2018 part-session of the Assembly; proposals regarding the voting rights of members or the voting procedures of the Assembly for report at the October 2018 part-session of the Assembly; other proposals aimed at modifying the Assembly's Rules of Procedure.
__ j ASIBuriCB (2018) 09 J> refer to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, to be taken into consideration in the context of the report on the Role and mission of the Assembly: main challenges for the future: the issues related to the nature, identity and mission of the Assembly, as well as other proposals regarding the themes that should be dealt with by the Assembly as a matter of priority; proposals aimed at enhancing follow-up to Assembly resolutions by national parliaments and, in general, interaction and impact of the Assembly work on the latter, reflecting existing best practice on the basis of contributions sent by national parliaments as well as earlier proposals for improvement (see Resolution 1640 (2008)); proposals aimed at enhancing the Assembly relations with the European Union and other international organisations or parliamentary assemblies.
J> refer proposals aimed at reforming the overall monitoring system of the Assembly or the current working methods and internal procedures of the Monitoring Committee on the basis of Resolution 1115 (1997) for consideration to the Monitoring Committee and the Committee of Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs which should act in concert.
Following discussions in the Joint Committee meeting of 28 June 2018, decided to continue its dialogue with the Committee of Ministers, as appropriate, on all proposals aimed at enhancing the Assembly role vis-a-vis the Committee of Ministers or improving the dialogue between the two statutory organs.
Decided to invite the President of the Assembly, together with the Secretary General of the Assembly, to explore further the possibility for the Assembly to sign Memoranda or Co-operation Agreements with national parliaments on a bilateral basis or to propose an overall binding Co-operation Agreement at the next European Conference of Presidents of Parliament.
Fourth part-session of 2018 (Strasbourg, 8-12 October): asked the Secretary General of the Assembly to prepare a preliminary draft agenda to be submitted to Bureau members via a written consultation, with a view to drawing up the draft agenda at its next meeting; Elections observation: i.

Turkey: early presidential and parliamentary elections (24 June 2018): took note of the statement of the observation election mission; ii.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: general election (7 October 2018): took note of the provisional list of members of the Ad hoc Committee to observe this election (Appendix 1 ); appointed Dame Cheryl Gillan (United Kingdom, EC) as Chairperson of the Ad hoc Committee; iii.
Georgia: presidential election (October 2018- date to be confirmed): took note of the provisional list of members of the Ad hoc Committee to observe this election (Appendix 2); appointed Mr Andrej Hunko (Germany, UEL) as Chairperson of the Ad hoc Committee; Budgetary matters - Analysis of the use made by the Assembly's political groups of their allocations for 2017: took note of the letter by the Chairperson of the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs; approved the draft communication submitted by the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs and; instructed the latter to revise the rules on the financing and auditing of budgets of political groups of the Assembly with a view to submitting them to the Bureau for its approval; 2018 World Forum for Democracy (Strasbourg, 19-21 November): approved the composition of the Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau to participate in the Forum and designated Ms Liliane Maury Pasquier (Switzerland, SOC), President of the Assembly, as its Chairperson (Appendix 3); European Conference of Presidents of Parliament 2019: took note that the next conference will take place on 24-25 October 2019 in Strasbourg; 2 AS/Bur/CB (2018) 09 Issues raised by committees : i.
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy: authorised Mr Mogens Jensen (Denmark, SOC) to carry out a fact-finding visit to Jordan, before the end of 2018, in the framework of the preparation of his report on "The evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Jordan"; Progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly and of the Standing Committee (25 June - 7 Octobre 2018): appointed Ms R6sa Bjork Brynj61fsd6ttir {Iceland, UEL) as Rapporteur; Composition of the Committees: i.
Monitoring Committee: on the basis of a proposal by the ALDE group, appointed Mr Claude Kern (France) and Mr Martin Poliacik (Slovak Republic); on the basis of a proposal by the EPP/CD group, appointed Mr Attila Korodi (Romania), Mr Filippo Lombardi (Switzerland), Mr Vetle Wang Soleim (Norway) and Mr Miltiadis Varvitsiotis (Greece); ii.
Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs - - on the basis of a proposal by the group SOC, appointed Mr Mogens Jensen (Denmark) ; on the basis of a proposal by the group ALDE, appointed Mr Raphael Comte (Switzerland) ; Institutional representation of the Parliamentary Assembly in 2018: approved the proposals for the institutional representation of the Parliamentary Assembly in 2018 (Appendix 4); Co-operation with the European Parliament and other European Union institutions: took note of the memorandum prepared by the Secretary General of the Assembly; Honorary associates of the Assembly: took note of the current list of the honorary associates; Meetings elsewhere than Strasbourg and Paris: authorised the Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development to meet in lvano Frankivsk (Ukraine) on 28 September 2018; lsild 1-leurtin, Angela Garabagiu Date and place of the next meetings: Monday, 3 September 2018, Paris, at 9 am Monday, 8 October 2018, Strasbourg, at 8 am Friday, 12 October 2018, Strasbourg, 8.30 am Thursday, 22 November 2018, Helsinki, in the afternoon Friday, 14 December 2018, Paris, at 9 am Copy to: Secretary Genera!
of the Parliamentary 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 ASIBuriCB (2018) 09 Appendix 1 - Provisional list of members of the ad hoc committee to observe the general election in Bosnia and Herzegovina (7 October 2018) Chairperson I Presidente : Dame Cheryl GILLAN, United Kingdom I Royaume-Uni Group of the European People's Party (EPPICD) I Groupe du Parti populaire european (PPEIDC) Mr I M. Werner AMON, Austria I Autriche Ms I Mme Nicole DURANTON, France Mr I M. Samvel FARMANYAN, Armenia I Armenie Ms I Mme lryna GERASHCHENKO, Ukraine Mr I M. Fran9ois GROSDIDIER, France Mr I M. Georgii LOGVYNSKYI, Ukraine Mr I M. Attila TILKI, Hungary I Hongrie Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group I Groupe des socialistes, democrates et verts (SOC) Mr I M. Pierre-Aiain FRIDEZ, Switzerland I Suisse* Mr I M. Josip JURATOVIC, Germany I Allemagne Ms I Mme Colette KELLEHER, Ireland I lrlande Ms I Mme Soraya RODRiGUEZ RAMOS, Spain I Espagne Ms I Mme Idalia SERRAO, Portugal Ms I Mme Angela SMITH, United Kingdom I Royaume-Uni Ms I Mme Adriana Diana TUSA, Romania I Roumanie Mr I M. Andre VALLINI, France Mr I M. Petar VITANOV, Bulgaria I Bulgarie Ms I Mme Ute VOGT, Germany I Allemagne Substitutes I Suppleants: Mr I M. Antonio GUTIEoRREZ, Spain I Espagne Mr I M. Emanuel MALLIA, Malta I Malle Mr I M. Jose CEPEDA, Spain I Espagne Mr I M. Predrag SEKULIC, Montenegro I Montenegro European Conservatives Group (EC) I Groupe des conservateurs europeans (CE) Lord David BLENCATHRA, United Kingdom I Royaume-Uni Dame Cheryl GILLAN, United Kingdom I Royaume-Uni* Alliance of
 Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALOE) I Alliance des democrates et des liberaux pour I'Europe (ADLE) Mr I M. Anne MULDER, Netherlands I Pays-Bas Ms I Mme Judith PALLARE:S, Andorra I Andorre Ms I Mme Melisa RODRiGUEZ HERNANDEZ, Spain I Espagne Substitutes I Suppleants: Mr I M. Claude KERN, France Mr I M. Dzheyhan IBRYAMOV, Bulgaria I Bulgarie Group of the Unified European Left (UEL) I Groupe pour Ia gauche unitaire europeenne (GUE) Mr I M. Petter EIDE, Norway I Norvege* Ms I Mme Miren Edurne GORROTXATEGUI, Spain I Espagne 4 ASIBuriCB (2018) 09 Free Democrats Group (FDG) I Groupe des democrates fibres (GDL) Ms I Mme Ganira PASHAYEVA , Azerbaijan I Azerba"ldjan Substitutes I Suppleants: Mr I M. Roger ZAVOLI, San Marino I Saint-Marin Rapporteur of Monitoring Committee I rapporteur de Ia commission de suivi Mr I M. Tiny KOX, Netherlands I Pays-Bas Venice Commission I Commission de Venise *Member of the pre-electoral mission I membre de Ia mission pre-electorale 5 ASIBuriCB (2018) 09 Appendix 2 - Provisional list of members of the ad hoc committee to observe the presidential election in Georgia (October 2013 - tbc) Chairperson I President : Mr I M. Andrej HUNKO, Germany I Allemagne* Group of the European People's Party (EPP/CD) I Groupe du Parti populaire european (PPE/DC) Ms I Mme Boriana ABERG, Sweden I Suede* Mr I M. Volodymyr ARIEV, Ukraine Mr I M. Viorel Riceard BADEA, Romania I Roumanie Mr I M. Corneliu Mugurel COZMANCIUC, Romania I Roumanie Ms I Mme Marie-Christine DALLOZ, France Ms I Mme Nicole DURANT ON, France Ms I Mme lryna GERASHCHENKO, Ukraine Mr I M. Vladyslav GOLUB, Ukraine Ms I Mme Sylvie GOY-CHAVENT, France Ms I Mme Stella KYRIAKIDES, Cyprus I Chypre Ms I Mme lnese LlBI~A-EGNERE, Latvia I Lettonie Mr I M. Georgii LOGVYNSKYI, Ukraine Mr I M. Ronan MULLEN, Ireland llrlande Ms I Mme Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN, Netherlands I Pays-Bas Ms I Mme Berengere POLETTI, France Mr I M. Adao SILVA, Portugal Mr I M. Birgir THORARINSSON, Iceland llslande Mr I M. Attila
 TILKI, Hungary I Hongrie Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group I Groupe des socialistes, democrates et verts (SOC) Ms I Mme Maryvonne BLONDIN, France Mr I M. Jose CEPEDA, Spain I Espagne Mr I M. Boriss CILEVICS, Latvia I Lettonie Mr I M. Etienne GRECH, Malta I Malte Ms I Mme Zita GURMAI, Hungary I Hongrie Ms I Mme Josephine ORTLEB, Germany I Allemagne Mr I M. Stefan SCHENNACH, Austria I Autriche' Mr I M. Predrag SEKULIC, Montenegro I Montenegro Mr I M. Andre VALLINI, France Mr I M. Petar VITANOV, Bulgaria I Bulgarie Substitutes I Suppleants: Mr I M. Antonio GUTIERREZ, Spain I Espagne European Conservatives Group (EC) I Groupe des conservateurs europeans (CE) Lord David BLENCATHRA, United Kingdom I Royaume-Uni * Dame Cheryl GILLAN, United Kingdom I Royaume-Uni Mr I M. Oleksii GONCHARENKO, Ukraine Mr I M. John HOWELL, United Kingdom I Royaume-Uni Mr I M. Morten WOLD, Norway I Norvege Substitutes I Suppleants: Lord Richard BALFE, United Kingdom I Royaume-Uni Sir Edward LEIGH, United Kingdom I Royaume-Uni 6 ASIBuriCB (2018) 09 Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALOE) I Alliance des democrates et des liberaux pour I' Europe (ADLE) Ms I Mme Reina de BRUIJN-WEZEMAN, Netherlands I Pays-Bas Mr I M. Alfred HEER, Switzerland I Suisse* Ms I Mme Nellija KLEINBERGA, Latvia I Lettonie Substitutes I Suppleants: Mr / M. Andrii LOPUSHANSKYI, Ukraine Mr I M. Mart VAN DE VEN, Netherlands, Pays-Bas Mr I M. Dzheyhan IBRYAMOV, Bulgaria I Bulgarie Mr I M. Claude KERN, France Ms I Mme Olena SOTNYK, Ukraine Group of the Unified European Left (UEL) I Groupe pour Ia gauche unitaire europeenne (GUE) Mr I M. Andrej HUNKO, Germany I Allemagne* Mr I M. Paul GAVAN, Ireland llrlande Substitutes I Suppleants: Mr I M. Petter EIDE, Norway I Norvege Ms I Mme Miren Edurne GORROTXATEGUI, Spain I Espagne Free Democrats Group (FOG) I Groupe des democrates lib res (GDL) Ms Ulviyye AGHAYEVA, Azerbaijan I Azerba'ldjan Substitutes I Suppleants: Ms I Mme Ganira PASHAYEVA, Azerbaijan I Azerba'idjan
 Rapporteur of Monitoring Committee I rapporteur de Ia commission de suivi Ms I Mme Kerstin LUNDGREN, Sweden I Suede Mr I M. Titus CORLATEAN, Romania I Roumanie Venice Commission I Commission de Venise *Member of the pre-electoral mission I membre de Ia mission pre-electorale 7 ASIBuriCB (2018) 09 Appendix 3 - List of members of the ad hoc committee to participate in the World Forum for Democracy (Strasbourg, 19-21 November 2018) Chairperson I Presidente Ms Liliane Maury Pasquier - President of the Parliamentary Assembly I Presidente de I'Assemblee parlementaire Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy I Commission des questions politiques et de Ia democratie Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights I Commission des questions juridiques et des droits del'homme Ms Eka Beselia (Georgia, SOC I Georgie, SOC) Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) I Commission pour le respect des obligations et engagements des !Etats membres du Conseil de /'!Europe (Commission de suivi) Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development I Commission des questions sociales, de Ia sante, et du developpement durable Ms Yolaine De Courson (France, NRINI) Ms Jennifer De Temmerman (France, NRINI) Ms Milica Markovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina, FDG IBosnie-Herzegovine, GDL) Mr Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC I Autriche, SOC) Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media I Commission de Ia culture, de Ia science, de !
'education et des medias Mr Francesco Giro (Italy, EPPICD I ltalie, PPEIDC) Mr Rafael Huseynov (Azerbaijan, ALDE I Azerbaidjan , ADLE) Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination I Commission sur /'egalite et sur Ia non discrimination Mr Jean-Pierre Grin (Switzerland, ALDE I Suisse, ADLE) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons I Commission des migrations, des refugies et des personnes deplacees Ms R6sa Bjork Brynj61fsd6ttir (Iceland, UEL I lslande, GUE) Mr Killion Munysma (Poland, EPPIDC I Pologne, PPEIDC) Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs I Commission du Reglement, des immunites et des affaires institutionnelles Ms Petra De Sutter (Belgium, SOC I Belgique, SOC) 8 Appendix 4 -Institutional representation of the Parliamentary Assembly in 2018 Body I.
Council of Europe bodies who represents the Assembly reference 2018 AS/Bur/CB (2018) 09 European Commission for Democracy through Law Venice Commission Representatives of the Assembly appointed by the Bureau to attend the sessions of the Commission Article 2.4 of the Venice Commission Statute (Res CM (2002) 3) Council for Democratic Elections of the Venice Commission Representatives of AS/Pol, AS/Jur and AS/Mon approved by the Bureau of the Assembly Bureau decision of 1 0 March 2003 European Centre for Global Interdependence and Solidarity North-South Centre Two members of the Executive Council- appointed by the Bureau of the Assembly Article 4.2 (b) of the North-South Centre revised Statute (Res CM (2011) 6) European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance ECRI Representatives of the Assembly appointed by the Bureau (representatives of the Statute (Res CM following three committees: AS/Pol, AS/Ega and AS/Cult) (2002) 8) Article 5 of the ECRI Group of States against Corruption GRECO A representative of the Assembly appointed by the Bureau Committee for Works of Art Two members appointed by the Bureau of the Assembly (at present AS/Cult Committee member and Museum Prize rapporteur) CM decision of 717th meeting in 2000 in accordance with Article 7.2 of the Statute of the GRECO Members: Ms Kyriakides, EPP/CD appointment by the President Mr Vlasenko- EPP/CD (AS/Jur) Substitute: Ms Rojhan Gustafsson - SOC (AS/Jur) Members: Lord Balfe- EC (AS/Jur) Mr Kox- UEL (AS/Mon) Mr Cozmanciuc- EPP/CD (AS/Pol) Substitutes : Ms Beselia - SOC (AS/Jur) Mr Pociej- EPP/CD (AS/Mon) Lord George Foulkes- SOC (AS/Pol) Members: Ms Gunay- EC (AS/Soc) Mr Leite Ramos- EPP/CD (AS/Cult) Substitutes : Mr Schennach- SOC (AS/Soc) Mr Gon9alves - EPP/CD (AS/Cult) Members: Mr Corlii\ean - SOC (AS/Pol) Mr Thiery- ALOE (AS/Ega) Mr Sorre- NR (AS/Cult) Substitutes : Mr Davies- EC (AS/Ega) Member: Mr Logvynskyi- EPP/CD (AS/Jur) Substitute: Ms Sotnyk- ALOE (AS/Jur) CM decision of 482nd meeting in 1992 Members: Lady Eccles- EC (AS/Cult) Ms Gambaro- FOG (AS/Cult) MONEYVAL Council of Europe Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property II.
Other EUROPA NOSTRA Pan-European Federation for Heritage A representative of the Assembly appointed by the Bureau Article 4.1 of Resolution CM/Res (2010)12 Member: Mr Corlatean - SOC (AS/Jur) Substitute: Mr van de Ven- ALOE (AS/Jur) A representative of the Assembly appointed by the Bureau STCE no221 CM(2017)32, Chapter Mr Schennach - SOC (AS/Cult) V, Article 23.1 One member (and substitute) to be nominated by the Assembly -to attend the Federation Council meetings as observer Article 21.4 of the Statute of Europa Nostra Mr Gryffroy- NR (AS/Cult) 9 lLJ?-- Parliamentary Assembly ttfl~ Assemblee parlementaire ~~ ~~ ~e:tl?r:::.
SECRETARIAT AS/Pol (2018) CB 05 29 June 2018 To the members of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy Synopsis of the meetings held in Strasbourg from 25 to 27 June 2018 The Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, meeting in Strasbourg from 25 to 27 June 2018, with Ms Ria Oomen-Ruijten (Netherlands, EPP/CD) in the Chair: Monday 25 June 2018, 14:00-15:00, room 9, as regards: Democracy hacked?

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(Rapporteur: Mr Frithjof Schmidt, Germany, SOC): held an exchange of views on security in elections with the participation of Ms Simona Granata-Menghini, Deputy Secretary of the Council of Europe Venice Commission, and on information disorder with the participation of Mr Patrick Penninckx, Head of the Information Society Department of the Council of Europe Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law; Tuesday 26 June 2018, 14:00-15:30, room 9, as regards: Activities of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) (Rapporteur: Mr Hendrik Daems, Belgium, ALOE): heard a statement by the Rapporteur and considered an outline for report: The activities of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2017-2018: held an exchange of views on the basis of an outline for report proposed by the OECD; Setting minimum standards for electoral systems in order to offer the basis for free and fair elections (Rapporteur: Ms Elena Centemero, Italy, EPPICD): thanked the Rapporteur for her work, held an exchange of views on the basis of an introductory memorandum prepared by the Chairperson and took note of her availability to complete the report once the mandate of Ms Centemero came to an end; Assessing political consequences of foreign funding of Islam in Europe (Rapporteur: Ms Doris Fiala, Switzerland, ALOE): heard a statement by the Rapporteur, decided to change the title as follows: Regulating foreign funding of Islam in Europe in order to prevent radicalisation and /slamophobia and approved her proposal to schedule the adoption of this report by the Committee at its meeting on 11 September 2018, with a view to an Assembly debate during the October 2018 part session; Open discussion on current issues: heard statements by members who took part in the mission to observe the early presidential and parliamentary elections organised in Turkey on 24 June 2018 and held an exchange of views with the Chairperson of the Turkish delegation; This document is available on the Parliamentary Assembly Extranet website (restricted area for PACE Members) http ://assembly.
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*'"" AS/Pol (2018) CB 05 Wednesday 27 June 2018, 14:00-15:30, room 9, as regards: Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future (Rapporteur: Mr Tiny Kox, Netherlands, UEL): heard a statement by the Rapporteur including a declaration of absence of any conflict of interest; The situation in Syria and its effects upon surrounding countries (Rapporteur: Ms Theodora Bakoyannis, Greece, EPPICD): 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; Work programme: • • • • • appointed Mr Jacques Maire (France, NR) as Rapporteur on Strengthening parliamentary dialogue with Algeria and heard from him a declaration of absence of any conflict of interest, called for candidates for opinion on Compatibility of Sharia Law with the European Convention on Human Rights: can States Parties to the Convention be signatories of the "Cairo Declaration"?, and took note that members may put forward their candidature until the appointment which will take place in September 2018, appointed Lord George Foulkes (United Kingdom, SOC) as alternate for the Council for democratic elections of the Venice Commission, in the framework of the Assembly's institutional representation, and decided to inform the Bureau of the Assembly accordingly, took note of the concept paper of the World Forum for Democracy on Women's participation in public and political affairs (Strasbourg, 19-21 November 2018) and called for candidates with a view to nominations to the ad hoc Committee of the Bureau of the Assembly at one of its next meetings; was informed by the Secretariat that, in accordance with Assembly Order 500 (1994) Relations between the Council of Europe and the United Nations, a meeting of the Sub-Committee on External Relations would be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in November or December 2018 (subject to the authorisation
 by the Bureau of the Assembly and the availability of funds); Conference on "Building democratic security in the Mediterranean: Common challenges, Shared responsibility", Dubrovnik, Croatia, 6 November 2018: took note of the outline programme and the practical information for the Conference and appointed the following members to the ad hoc Sub-Committee: • • • • • • • Mr Sabir Hajiyev (Azerbaijan, SOC) Mr Sam ad Seyidov (Azerbaijan, EC) Mr Jacques Maire (France, NR) Ms Nina Kasimati (Greece, UEL) Ms Deborah Bergamini (Italy, EPPICD) Mr Jordi Xucla (Spain, ALOE) Mr Tommy Sheppard (United Kingdom, NR); Authorisations by the Committee: approved the request by Mr Mogens Jensen (Denmark, SOC), Rapporteur on The evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Jordan, to carry out a fact-finding visit to Jordan, by the end of 2018, in the framework of the preparation of his report (subject to the authorisation by the Bureau of the Assembly and the availability of funds); Next meetings: decided on forthcoming meetings as follows: • • • • Paris, 11 September 2018 Strasbourg, during the Assembly's 4th part-session, 8-12 October 2018 Dubrovnik, 6 November 2018 (ad hoc Sub-Committee to participate in the Conference on "Building democratic security in the Mediterranean: Common challenges, Shared responsibility") Paris, 11 December 2018.
2 AS/Pol (2018) CB 05 ***** The Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World (of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy), meeting in Strasbourg on 26 June 2018 with Ms Kerstin Lundgren (Sweden, ALDE) in the Chair, as regards: The evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Jordan (Rapporteur: Mr Mogens Jensen, Denmark, SOC): held an exchange of views with the participation of the Jordanian partner for democracy delegation; The political transition in Egypt (Rapporteur: Lord David Blencathra, United Kingdom, EC): was informed that at its meeting on 25 June 2018 the Bureau decided not to authorise the extension of the reference and that the Committee would therefore no longer be seized on this issue as from 30 June 2018; The situation in the Middle East: took note of an exchange of letters between Ms Aliza Lavie, Chairperson of the Israeli observer delegation, and the President of the Parliamentary Assembly; welcomed the signature by the Palestinian authority of the Protocol on the abolition of the death penalty; and was informed of the extension of the administrative detention of Ms Khalida Jarrar, member of the Palestinian partner for democracy delegation; Future work : was informed of contacts by the Chairperson and the Secretariat with the Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian delegations with a view to organising a meeting in the region in 2018 and decided to keep all options open; Date and place of the next meeting: left it to the Chairperson to convene its next meeting.
D. Chatzivassiliou, J. Ary, P. Chevtchenko, S. Arzilli, A. Salanson 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 Parliamentary Assembly Assemblee parlementaire SECRETARIAT AS/Cult (2018) CB 05 29 June 2018 To the members of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media Synopsis of the meeting held in Strasbourg on 26 and 28 June 2018 The Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media, meeting in Strasbourg with Mr Andres Herkel, (Estonia, EPP/CD), Lady Diana Eccles (United Kingdom, EC), Lord George Foulkes (United Kingdom, SOC) and Ms GOlsOn Bilgehan (Turkey, SOC) in the Chair, • on Tuesday 26 June 2018 from 2 pm to 3.30 pm, as regards: References to the committee and appointment of rapporteurs: appointed Mr Roland Rino BOchel (Switzerland, ALOE) rapporteur on Time to act: Europe's political response to fighting the manipulation of sports competitions (Doc.
1 "518) and heard his declaration of absence of conflict of interest; Information society, democracy and human rights: held a hearing, with the participation of Professor Jean-Gabriel Ganascia, President of the CNRS Ethics Committee (COMETS), Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Paris; Professor Francisco Segado Boj, Director of the Research Group "Communication and Digital Society'', Universidad International de Ia Rioja (UNIR), Spain; and Mr Dan Shefet, Lawyer at the Court of Appeal of Paris, France; the hearing focused on topics of interest for the following reports: Internet governance and human rights (Rapporteur: Mr Andres Herkel, Estonia, EPP!CD), Social media: social threads or threats to fundamental freedoms?
(Rapporteur: Mr Jose Cepeda, Spain, SOC), Towards an Internet Ombudsman institution (Rapporteur: Mr Frederic Reiss, France, EPPICD), Media education in the new media environment (Rapporteur: Ms Nino Goguadze, Georgia, EC); Towards an Internet Ombudsman institution (Rapporteur: Mr Frederic Reiss, France, EPP/CD): considered an expert report; e on Thursday 28 June 2018 from 8.30 am to 10 am, as regards: Media freedom as a condition for democratic elections (Rapporteur: Ms GO/sun Bilgehan, Turkey, SOC): considered a preliminary draft report; Education and culture: new partnerships to support personal development and cohesion (Rapporteur: Mr Mogens Jensen, Denmark, SOC): considered an information memorandum; The value of cultural heritage in a democratic society (Rapporteur: Alexander [the Earl of] Dundee, United Kingdom, EC): considered an information memorandum; World Forum for Democracy- Strasbourg, 19-21 November 2018: took note of the dates of the next forum on the theme Women's participation in public and political affairs and designated Mr Rafael Huseynov (Azerbaijan, ALOE) to be appointed to the ad hoc Committee of the Bureau to participate in the Forum; References to the committee and appointment of rapporteurs: appointed: Mr Koloman Brenner (Hungary, NR) rapporteur on Threats to academic freedom and autonomy of universities in Europe (Doc.
143<35) and heard his declaration of absence of conflict of interest, Mr Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC) rapporteur on New forms of public debate on the ethical aspects of rapid advances in science and technology (Doc.

14517), subject to his declaration of absence of conflict of interest, Lord George Foulkes (United Kingdom, SOC) rapporteur on Threats to media freedom and journalists' security in Europe (Doc.
14455) and heard his declaration of absence of conflict of interest; • on Thursday 28 June 2018 from 2 pm to 3.30 pm, as regards: References to the committee and appointment of rapporteurs: heard the declaration of absence of conflict of interest from Mr Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC), appointed rapporteur on New forms of public debate on the ethical aspects of rapid advances in science and technology (Doc.
'14517); Deliberate destruction and illegal trafficking of cultural heritage (Rapporteur: Mr Stefan Schennach, to the draft Austria, SOC): took note that there were no amendments to the draft resolution and recommendation; The role of education in the digital era: from "digital natives" to "digital citizens" (Rapporteur: Mr Constant/nos Efstathiou, Cyprus, SOC): in the absence of the rapporteur, considered an information memorandum; Jewish cultural heritage preservation (Rapporteur: Mr Raphael Comte, Switzerland, ALOE): held an exchange of views with the participation of Mr Michael Mail, Chief Executive, Foundation for Jewish Heritage, UK (via video-conference) and Mr Yoav Rossano, Head of Heritage, Israelite consistory of Bas-Rhin, France; World Forum for Democracy- Strasbourg, 19-21 November 2018: designated Mr Francesco Maria Giro (Italy, EPP/CD) to be appointed to the ad hoc Committee of the Bureau to participate in the Forum; Composition of sub-committees: approved the following changes in the composition of the Sub- Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage: Ms Susan Elan Jones (United Kingdom, SOC) becomes the alternate of Alexander [The Earl of] Dundee (United Kingdom, EC), Ms Vicky Ford (United Kingdom, EC) becomes the alternate of Lady Diana Eccles (United Kingdom, EC); Committee work programme: Approval of rapporteurs' fact finding visits: approved, subject to the availability of funds: the fact-finding visit by Mr Raphael Comte (Switzerland, ALDE), rapporteur on Jewish cultural heritage preservation, to Lithuania (15-17 October 2018); the fact-finding visit by Mr Petri Honkonen (Finland, ALDE), rapporteur on Public service media in the context of fake news and propaganda, to the BBC in London (dates to be agreed on later, during week 42 or 43); Appointment of representatives for forthcoming events: decided to ask for the authorisation of the Bureau of the Assembly for the participation of Mr Luis Leite Ramos (Portugal, EPP/CD), representative of the committee to the European Centre for Global
 Interdependence and Solidarity (North-South Centre), in the meeting of the executive Bureau of the North-South Centre in Tunis (16 October 2018); Other business: was informed by Mr Paolo Corsini and Ms Adele Gambaro that this was their last meeting and thanked them warmly for the significant contribution they had made to the work of tile committee and the Assembly; Next meetings: decided to hold its next meeting in Tbilisi on 25 September 2018 and to open to the public the hearings and exchanges of views which will be held there; took note of the calendar of the next meetings as it follows: Tbilisi, 25 September 2018, 2 Strasbourg, 4'" part-session (8-12 October 2018), Paris, 6-7 December 2018.
*" The Sub-Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage (of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media), meeting in Strasbourg on Monday 25 June 2018 from 2 pm to 3 pm with Ms Nino Goguadze (Georgia, EC) in the Chair, as regards: Cultural Routes programme of the Council of Europe: held an exchange of views with the participation of Mr Stefano Dominioni, Executive Secretary of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes, DGII- Directorate of Democratic Citizenship and Participation, Council of Europe; European Heritage Strategy for the 21st century: held an exchange of views with the participation of Ms Ana Schoebel, Programme Manager Strategy 21, Culture and Cultural Heritage Division, DGII - Directorate of Democratic Citizenship and Participation, Council of Europe; Work programme of the sub-committee and future priorities: decided to postpone this item to the next meeting of the sub-committee; Other business: heard Lady Diana Eccles (United Kingdom, EC) on the initiative of the "Global Women in Music for Human Rights"; Next meeting: decided to hold its next meeting during the fourth part-session, if feasible on 8 October 2018.
*** The Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport (of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media), meeting in Strasbourg on Wednesday 27 June 2018 from 2 pm to 3.30 pm with Mr Georgios Mavrotas (Greece, SOC) in the Chair, as regards: Hearing on "Time to act: Europe's political response to fighting the manipulation of sports competitions": held a hearing with the participation of Ms Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe; Mr Harri Syvasalmi, 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 Joao Paulo Almeida, Director General, Olympic Committee of Portugal, Portugal; Joint discussion on the purpose of, and the expectations from, the future Parliamentary Alliance: decided to postpone this item to the Task Force which was meeting in the margins of the sub committee meeting; Next meeting: decided to hold its next meeting with the Sub-Committee on Children (of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development) in Tbilisi on 17 October 2018.
Roberto Fasino, lvi-Triin Odrats, Dana Karanjac 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 Parliamentary Assembly Assemblee parlementaire SECRETARIAT ASIJur {2018) CB 05 2 July 2018 To the members of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights Synopsis of the meeting held in Strasbourg on 25-28 June 2018 The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, meeting in Strasbourg from 25 to 28 June 2018, as regards: • on Monday 25 June 2018 at 2.00 pm, with first Mr Frank Schwabe (Germany, SOC) in the Chair, as regards, Resignation of the Chair: took note of the resignation of the Committee's Chair, Mr Frank Schwabe (Germany, SOC), following his election to the post of Chairperson of the Socialist, Democrats and Greens Group (SOC); • then with Lord Richard Balfe (United Kingdom, EC), oldest member present, in the Chair, Election of the Chair: the Committee elected Ms Thorhildur Sunna JEvarsd6ttir (Iceland, SOC) Chairperson by acclamation; • then with Ms Thorhildur Sunna JEvarsd6ttir (Iceland, SOC) in the Chair, Committee hearings: agreed that all hearings on the Committee's agenda would be open to the public, subject to possible objections by the rapporteurs or invited experts; Debate under urgent procedure "Ukrainian citizens detained as political prisoners by the Russian Federation 1 ": appointed Mr Emanuel is Zingeris (Lithuania, EPPICD) as rapporteur and heard from him a declaration of absence of conflict of interest; The crash of Polish Air Force Tu-154 transporting the Polish delegation on 10 April 2010 on the Russian Federation's territory (Rapporteur: Mr Pieter Omtzigt, Netherlands, EPPICD): considered a draft report and unanimously adopted a draft resolution; Daphne Caruana Galizia's assassination and the rule of law, in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges (Rapporteur: Mr Pieter Omtzigt, Netherlands, EPPICD): considered an introductory memorandum.
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; 1 Original title: 'Threats to the health and life of Ukrainian prisoners in the Russian Federation and occupied Crimea", amended by the Committee on 26 June 2018.
• on Tuesday 26 June 2018 at 8.30 am with Ms Thorhildur Sunna JEvarsd6ttir (Iceland, SOC) Chair, in the Daphne Caruana Gafizia's assassination and the rule of law, in Nlalta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges (continued) (Rapporteur: Mr Pieter Omtzigt, Netherlands, EPP/CD): 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; Protecting human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States (Rapporteur: Mr Egidijus Vareikis, Lithuania, EPPICD): took position on 6 amendments to the draft resolution and 4 amendments to the draft recommendation; • then with Lord Richard Balfe (United Kingdom, EC), oldest member present, in the Chair, Appointment of rapporteurs For report: Political prisoners in Azerbaijan: appointed Ms Thorhildur Sunna JEvarsd6ttir (Iceland, SOC) and heard from her a declaration of absence of conflict of interest; • then again with Ms Thorhildur Sunna JEvarsd6ttir (Iceland, SOC) in the Chair, Appointment of rapporteurs (continued} For report: Human rights and business - what follow-up to Committee of Ministers Recommendation CNI!Rec(2016)3?
Following the departure of the previous rapporteur, Mr Vusal Huseynov (Azerbaijan, EPP/CD), from the Assembly, appointed Mr Elshad Hasanov (Azerbaijan, FDG) and heard from him a declaration of absence of conflict of interest; For opinion: Anonymous donation of gametes: balancing the rights of parents, donors and offspring (Rapporteur for the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development: Ms Petra de Sutter, Belgium, SOC) appointed Ms Sabien Lahaye-Battheu (Belgium, ALDE) in absentia and noted that a declaration of absence of conflict of interest would be made by the rapporteur at a forthcoming meeting; Debate under urgent procedure "Ukrainian citizens detained as political prisoners by the Russian Federation": (Rapporteur: Mr Emanuelis Zingeris, Lithuania, PPE!DC) considered a draft report and unanimously adopted a draft resolution; Extra-territorial processing of asylum claims and the creation of safe refugee shelters abroad: (Rapporteur for opinion: Mr Egidijus Vareikis, Lithuania, EPPICD) (Rapporteur for the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons: Mr Domangoj 1-lajdukovi6): considered a report tabled by the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons and considered and approved the Committee's opinion; Ensuring greater follow-up of CPT recommendations: enhanced role of the Parliamentary Assembly and of national parliaments (Rapporteur: Mr Damir Arnaut, Bosnia and Herzegovina, EPP!CO): considered an introductory memorandum and agreed to the Rapporteur's requests to hold a hearing with experts at a future meeting, subject to the availability of funds, and to send a questionnaire to national parliaments; World Forum for Democracy: was informed that members interested in participating should notify the secretariat; 2 New challenges in the fight against organised crime and money laundering - the need to improve international co-operation (Rapporteur: Mr Mart van de Ven, Netherlands, ALOE): held a hearing with the participation of Mr Paul Radu, Executive Director of the
 Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, Bucharest, Romania, and Ms Maira Martini, Knowledge and Policy Coordinator, Transparency International; • on Tuesday 26 June 2018 at 2pm, Forced marriage in Europe (Rapporteur for opinion: Ms Azadeh Rojhan Gustafsson, Sweden, SOC) (Rapporteur for the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination: Ms Beatrice Fresko-Rolfo, Monaco, EPPICD): considered a report tabled by the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination and considered and approved the Committee's opinion; New restrictions on NGO activities in Council of Europe member States (Rapporteur: Mr Yves Cruchten, Luxembourg, SOC): took position on 6 amendments to the draft resolution and one amendment to the draft recommendation; Deal-making in criminal proceedings: the need for minimum standards for trial waiver systems (Rapporteur: Mr Boriss Cilevics, Latvia, SOC): held a hearing with the participation of Mr Werner Beulke, Professor emeritus (University of Passau, Germany), practicing defence lawyer, Mr Ralph Bunche, Regional Director of the Brussels Office, Fair Trials Europe; Withdrawing citizenship as a measure to combat terrorism: a human rights-compatible approach?
(Rapporteur: Ms Tineke Strik, Netherlands, SOC): considered an introductory memorandum and agreed to the rapporteur's requests to hold a hearing with experts at a future meeting, subject to the availability of funds, and send out a questionnaire to national parliaments delegations and to national human rights institutions to gather further information; Other business : Sub-committee on the Implementation of judgements of the European Court of Human Rights: agreed to the request of the United Kingdom delegation to replace Mr Alex Chalk (EC) with Sir Christopher Chope (EC) (with Sir Edward Leigh remaining as alternate); • on Thursday 28 June 2018 at 8.30 am with Ms Thorhildur Sunna 1Evarsd6ttir, (Iceland, SOC) in the Chair, Co-operation with United Nations human rights mechanisms - a challenge for the Council of Europe and its member States (Rapporteur: Mr Frank Schwabe, Germany, SOC): held an exchange of views with Mr Christos Giakoumopoulos, Director General of Human Rights and Rule of Law, Council of Europe; Debate under urgent procedure "Ukrainian citizens detained as political prisoners by the Russian Federation" (Rapporteur: Mr Emanuelis Zingeris, Lithuania, EPP/CD): took position on 5 amendments to the draft resolution; Protecting human rights during transfers of prisoners (Rapporteur: Mr Emanuel Mallia, Malta, SOC): considered an introductory memorandum and held a hearing with the participation of Mr James McManus, expert of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, former Professor of Criminal Justice, Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom and Ms Heather McGill, Researcher, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Programme, Amnesty International, London, United Kingdom; Election of the 3'd Vice-Chairperson of the Committee: postponed until the October 2018 part session; Request for the creation of a General Rapporteurship on the situation of Human Rights Defenders: approved the mandate for a General Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and agreed to submit it to the Bureau for
 approval; 3 Next meetings Plenary Committee Paris, 10 September 2018 (Council of Europe Office) Strasbourg, during the Assembly's 41h part-session of 2018 (8-12 October 2018) Paris, 13 December 2018 (Council of Europe Office) Gunter Schirmer, David Milner, Agnieszka Szklanna, Kelly Sipp ***** The Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights), meeting in Strasbourg on Wednesday 27 June 2018 at 3pm with Ms Eka Beselia (Georgia, SOC) in the Chair as regards: Work programme of the Sub-Committee: agreed to hold an exchange of views with a staff member of the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the Council of Europe, a staff member of the Court's Registry and a representative of civil society, regarding non-implementation of the Court's judgments, during the October part-session; Next meeting: Strasbourg, during the Assembly's 41h part-session of 2018 (8-12 October 2018) 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 Parliamentary Assembly Assemblee parlementaire SECRETARIAT AS/Ega/CB (2018) 05 2 July 2018 CONSEIL DE lEUROPE To the members of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination Synopsis of the meeting held in Strasbourg ·from 25 to 28 June 2018 The Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, meeting in Strasbourg from 25 to 28 June 2018, with first Ms Elvira Kovacs (Serbia, EPP/CD), Chairperson, and then Mr Manuel Tornare (Switzerland,
 SOC), First Vice-Chairperson, in the Chair: e Monday 25 June 2018, from 2 to 3 pm, as regards: Communication: heard a communication by its Chairperson including an update on the state of preparation of the IPU/PACE regional survey on sexism, harassment and violence against women in parliaments in Europe; Private and family life: achieving equality regardless of sexual orientation (Rapporteur: Mr Jonas Gunnarsson, Sweden, SOC): considered a preliminary draft report; Regional conference on women in politics: how to progress towards equality?
(Rabat, 5 July 2018): considered the draft programme, the practical information and the list of participants; and approved the final composition of the ad hoc sub-committee to participate in the conference (at no cost for the Assembly), to include Ms Elena Centemero (Italy, EPP/CD) and Ms Albane Gaillot (France, NR); World Forum for Democracy (Strasbourg, 19- 21 November 2018): appointed Mr Jean-Pierre Grin (Switzerland, ALDE) as its representative to the ad hoc committee of the Bureau to participate in the World Forum for Democracy (at no cost for the Assembly); Sub-Committee on Disability and Inclusion and Intersectional Discrimination: approved changes to the composition of the sub-committee, with Mr Steve Double (United Kingdom, EC) becoming a full member and Mr Nigel Evans (United Kingdom, EC) his alternate; e Wednesday 27 June 2018, from 2 to 3.30 pm, as regards: Persecution of LGBTI people in the Chechen Republic (Russian Federation) (Rapporteur: Mr Piet de Bruyn, Belgium, NR): took position on the amendments which had been tabled to the draft resolution and asked its Chairperson to propose that the amendments which had been unanimously approved by the committee be declared as adopted by the Assembly under rule 34.11 of the Assembly's Rules of Procedure; Migration from a gender perspective: empowering women as key actors for integration (Rapporteur: Ms Gabriela Heinrich, Germany, SOC): considered and approved a draft report; unanimously adopted a draft resolution; Making sign language one of Europe's official languages (Rapporteur: Ms Miren Edurne Gorrotxategui (Spain, UEL): considered an information memorandum; AS/Ega!CB (2018) 05 • Thursday 28 June 2018, from 8.30 to 10 am.
as regards: I Forced marriage in Europe (Rapporteur: Ms Beatrice Fresko-Rolfo, Monaco, ALOE): took position on the amendments which had been tabled to the draft resolution; decided to table one sub-amendment and one oral amendment; asked its Chairperson to propose that the amendments which had been unanimously approved be declared as adopted by the Assembly under rule 34.11 of the Assembly's Rules of Procedure; and appointed Mr Jonas Gunnarsson (Sweden, SOC) to replace its Chairperson during the debate; Growing hate speech and role of the political leaders in fighting hate crime: follow-up to ECRI Recommendations (Rapporteur: Ms Elvira Kovacs, Serbia, EPPICD): considered an information memorandum and decided to ask the Bureau for an extension of the reference until 25 January 2019; Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy (201 B-2023): heard a presentation by Ms Marja Ruotanen, Director of Committees, Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly, and asked its Chairperson to prepare a memorandum on A strategy to promote gender mains/reaming in the work of the Assembly; Work programme: took note of the work programme; following a vote by secret ballot, appointed Mr Manuel Tornare (Switzerland, SOC) as rapporteur for report on Russian racial discrimination of Crimean Tatars in Crimea, and heard from him a declaration of absence of conflict of interests; following a vote by secret ballot, appointed Ms Zita Gurmai (Hungary, SOC) as rapporteur for report on Achievements and challenges in implementing the Istanbul Convention on violence against women and heard from her a declaration of absence of conflict of interests; appointed Ms Isabelle Rauch (France, NR) as rapporteur for opinion on Concerted action on human trafficking, subject to hearing from her a declaration of interests; appointed Mr Piet De Bruyn (Belgium, NR) as General Rapporteur on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTis) for a second and last year; launcl1ed a call for candidatures for the appointment of rapporteurs
 for report on Ethnic profiling in Europe: a matter of high concern and Preserving Europe's linguistic, ethnic, cultural and national diversity; as well as for the appointment of a rapporteur for opinion on Evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the parliament of Morocco; Reporting back: heard reports from: Ms Isabelle Rauch (France, NR) on her participation in the conference on Ten years of implementation of the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings: impact and challenges ahead, Strasbourg, 22 May 2018; Mr Damien Thiery (Belgium, ALDE) on his participation in the conference on Minorities and Minority Languages in a Changing Europe, Strasbourg, 18-19 June 2018; • Thursday 26 April 2018, from 2 to 3.30 pm, as regards: Empowering women in the economy (Rapporteur: Ms Elena Centemero, Italy, EPPICD): took position on the amendments which had been tabled to the draft resolution; decided to table three sub amendments; asked its Chairperson to propose that the amendment wl1ich had been unanimously approved by the committee be declared as adopted by the Assembly under rule 34.11 of the Assembly's Rules of Procedure; and appointed Mr Frantisek Kopriva (Czech Republic, ALDE) to replace its Chairperson during the debate; Other business: took note of an information memorandum prepared by Mr Piet De Bruyn (Belgium, NR), General Rapporteur on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTis), on Freedom of expression and assembly of LGBTI persons in Europe: May 2017- May 2018; authorised Mr Adao Silva (Portugal, EPPICD), Rapporteur on For a disability inclusive workforce, to carry out a fact-finding visit to Denmark in the framework of the preparation of his report, subject to the availability of financial resources by the Assembly; and heard a statement from Ms Petra Bayr (Austria, SOC) on her intention to table a motion for a resolution on Empowering women: promoting access to contraception in Europe; 2
 AS!Ega!CB (2018) 05 Next meetings: confirmed its next meetings as follows: Paris, 19 September 2018 (Council of Europe Office); Paris, 20 September 2018 (Council of Europe Office)- Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence; Strasbourg, during the 41" part-session 2018 of the Assembly (8-12 October); Paris, 3 December 2018 (Council of Europe Office).
*** The No Hate Parliamentary Alliance, meeting in Strasbourg on Tuesday 26 June 2018 from 9 to 10 am, with Ms Gabriela Heinrich (Germany, SOC), Co-ordinator of the Alliance, in the chair, as regards: Migrant invasion- breaking the myth: held a hearing with the participation of: Mr Yannis Kotsifos, member of the steering committee, European Federation of Journalists, Brussels (via video conference); Ms Karolin Schwarz, fact-checker, founder of Hoaxmap.org, Berlin; Next meeting: left it to its Co-ordinator to decide the date and place of the next meeting.
*** The Sub-Committee on Disability and Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, meeting in Strasbourg on Tuesday 26 June 2018 from 2 to 3.30 pm, with Mr Adao Silva (Portugal, EPP/DC), Chairperson, in the Chair, as regards: Combating discrimination in access to employment: held a hearing with the participation of: Ms Kimberly Mcintosh, Policy Officer, Runnymede Trust, United Kingdom; Mr James Crowe, President of the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD), United Kingdom; Ms Aletta Grafin von Hardenberg, Director of the German Diversity Charter Initiative, Germany (via video conference); Next meeting: left it to its Chairperson to decide the date and place of the 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 t!1e 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 Parliamentary Assembly Assemblee parlementaire SECRETARIAT AS/Mig {2018) CB 05 2 July 2018 CONSEIL DE ~EUROPE To the members of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Synopsis of the meeting held in Strasbourg on 25, 26, 27 and 28 June 2018 The Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, meeting in Strasbourg, with Ms Doris Fiala (Switzerland, ALOE) and Mr Killion Munyama (Poland, EPPICD) in the Chair, • on Monday, 25 June 2018 at 2.00 p.m., with Ms Doris Fiala (Switzerland, ALOE) in the Chair, as regards: Debate under urgent procedure: following the ratification by the Assembly and the referral to the Committee of the request to hold a debate under urgent procedure on "International obligations of Council of Europe member States: to protect life at sea", appointed Ms Petra De Sutter (Belgium, SOC) as rapporteur and heard from her a declaration of absence of conflict of interest; Encouraging the movement of international students across Europe (Rapporteur: Alexander [The Earl of] Dundee, United Kingdom, EC): considered and approved an addendum to the report and adopted two amendments proposed by the rapporteur on behalf of the Committee; Sub-Committee on Refugee and Migrant Children and Young People: heard a statement by Alexander [The Earl of] Dundee (United Kingdom, EC), Vice-Chairperson of the Sub-Committee, on the joint meeting with the Sub-Committee on Culture, Diversity and
 Heritage {London, 26 March 2018); The implications of Brexit for migration (Rapporteur: Mr Killion Munyama, Poland, EPPICD): heard a statement by the rapporteur and considered an introductory memorandum; authorised the rapporteur to carry out a fact-finding visit to the United Kingdom, subject to the availability of financial resources of the Assembly; Recommendation 2119 (2018) on "Humanitarian consequences of the war in Ukraine" {Rapporteur: Mr Egidijus Vareikis, Lithuania, EPP/CD): heard a statement by the rapporteur and considered the reply from the Committee of Ministers to Recommendation 2119 (2018); Parliamentary Campaign to End Immigration Detention of Children: appointed Mr Pierre-Aiain Fridez (Switzerland, SOC), General Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Campaign to End Immigration Detention of Children and heard from him a declaration of absence of conflict of interest; informed the Committee that a parliamentary visit for interested members to SOS Children's Villages (alternative centres for migrant children) would take place in Greece on 23 July 2018, subject to the availability of financial resources of the Assembly; AS/Mig (2018) CB 05 • on Tuesday, 26 June 2018 at 3.30 a.m., with Ms Doris Fiala (Switzerland, ALDE) in the Chair, as regards: International obligations of Council of Europe member States: to protect life at sea (Rapporteur: Ms Petra De Sutter, Belgium, SOC): considered a draft report and adopted a preliminary draft resolution as amended and a preliminary draft recommendation; The humanitarian situation of refugees in the countries neighbouring Syria (Rapporteur: Mr Manlio DiStefano, Italy, NR): took position on the amendments tabled to the draft resolution; Stop violence and exploitation of migrant children (Rapporteur: Mr Andrea Rigoni, Italy, ALDE): heard a statement by the rapporteur and considered an introductory memorandum; Parliamentary Network on Diaspora Policies: heard a statement by the Coordinator, Mr Andrea Rigoni (Italy,
 ALDE), on the Annual Diaspora Forum held in Geneva on 18 May 2018; Sub-Committee on Dlasporas: heard a statement by Mr Andrea Rigoni (Italy, ALOE), Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on the meeting held in Geneva (18 May 2018), in the context of the Annual Diaspora Forum; heard a communication on the next meeting of the Sub-Committee in the context of the Regional meeting of the Parliamentary Network on Diaspora Policies to be held in Kyiv (24 September 2018); • on Wednesday, 27 June 2018 at 2.00 p.m., with Ms Doris Fiala (Switzerland, ALDE) and Mr Killion Munyama (Poland, EPP/CD) in the Chair, as regards: Extra-territorial processing of asylum claims and the creation of safe refugee shelters abroad (Rapporteur: Mr Domagoj Hajdukovi6, Croatia, SOC): took position on the amendments tabled to the draft resolution and the draft recommendation; 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): took position on the amendments tabled to the draft resolution; International obligations of Council of Europe member States: to protect life at sea (Rapporteur: Ms Petra De Sutter, Belgium, SOC): was informed that no amendments had been tabled to the draft resolution and the draft recommendation; World Forum for Democracy on "Women's participation in public and political affairs" (Strasbourg, 19-21 November 2018): took note of the draft programme and proposed that Ms R6sa Bjork Brynj61fsd6ttir (Iceland, UEL) and Mr Killion Munyama (Poland, EPP/CD) be appointed to the ad hoc Committee of the Bureau of the Assembly: Family reunification in the Council of Europe member States (Rapporteur: Ms Ulla Sandb<Bk, Denmark, UEL): held an exchange of views with Ms Sophie Magennis, Head of the Political and Legal Unit of the UNHCR Bureau for Europe, Geneva; heard a statement by the rapporteur and considered a preliminary draft report; • on Thursday, 28 June 2018 at 2.00 p.m., with Mr Killion Munyama (Poland, EPP/CD) in the Chair, as regards: Missing refugee and migrant children in Europe (Rapporteur: Ms Serap Ya~ar, Turkey, EC): held an 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; heard a statement by the rapporteur and considered an introductory memorandum; Rights and obligations of NGOs assisting refugees and migrants in Europe (Rapporteur: Ms Daphne Dumery, Belgium, NR): held an exchange of views with the participation of Mr Ruben Neugebauer, Spokesperson and co-founder of the Sea Watch NGO, Berlin and Ms Anna Rurka, President of the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe; heard a statement by the rapporteur and authorised her to carry out a fact-finding visit to Malta, subject to the availability of financial resources of the Assembly; 2 AS/Mig (2018) CB 05 Sub-Committee on Integration: postponed the statement by the Chairperson of the
 Sub-Committee on the meeting held on 25 June 2018 until the next meeting; Work programme: agreed to ask the Bureau of the Assembly to request that the motion for a resolution on "Reception and integration of refugees in Jordan: an example for Europe" be referred to it for report; Appointments of rapporteurs for reports: Violence and discrimination against religious minorities in refugee camps across Europe: postponed the appointment of a rapporteur until the next meeting; Refugees and migrants as an easy target for trafficking and exploitation: agreed to ask the Bureau of the Assembly to combine this report with "Concerted action on human trafficking" (rapporteur: Mr Vernon Coaker, United Kingdom, SOC) under the latter title; Next meetings: • Paris (National Assembly), 21 September 2018 • Strasbourg, during the 4th part-session 2018 (8-12 October) • Paris, 5 December 2018 Other • Kyiv, 24 September 2018, Sub-Committee on Diasporas in the context of the Regional meeting of the Parliamentary Network on Diaspore Policies ***** The Sub-Committee on Integration, meeting in Strasbourg on 25 June 2018, with Ms Doris Fiala (Switzerland, ALOE) in the Chair, as regards: Election of a Chairperson: elected Mr Georgios Psychogios (Greece, UEL) following a vote; Election of a Vice-Chairperson: elected Mr Domagoj Hajdukovi6 (Croatia, SOC) by acclamation; Next meeting: left it to its Chairperson to convene the next meeting; Penelope Denu, Rudiger Dassow, Olga Kostenko 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 Parliamentary Assembly Assembh~e par!ementaire SECRETARIAT ASIMon (2018)CB05 29 June 2018 CONSEIL DE ~EUROPE 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 26, 27 and 28 June 2018 The Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee), meeting in Strasbourg, on 26, 27 and 28 June 2018, with Sir Roger Gale (United Kingdom, EC) in the Chair: • on Tuesday 26 June 2018 at 8.30 am., as regards: Turkey (co-rapporteurs: Ms Marianne Mikko, Estonia, SOC and Mr Nigel Evans, United Kingdom, EC): considered an information note by the co-rapporteurs on their fact-finding visit to Ankara and Istanbul (28-30 March 2018) and agreed to declassify it; held an exchange of views on the observation of the early presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey (24 June 2018) and invited the co-rapporteurs to make a statement on the political developments in the country; Serbia (co-rapporteurs: Ms Maria Guzenina, Finland, SOC and Mr Robert Goodwill, United Kingdom, EC): appointed Mr Robert Goodwill (United Kingdom, EC) co-rapporteur to replace Mr Samad Seyidov (Azerbaijan, EC) and heard a declaration of non-conflict of interest from him; considered the comments received from the Serbian delegation to the preliminary draft report on the honouring of obligations and commitments by Serbia; • on Wednesday 27 June 2018 at 2pm, as regards: Armenia (co-rapporteurs: Mr Giuseppe Galati, Italy, EPPICD and Ms Yuliya Lovochkina, Ukraine, SOC): considered an information note from the co-rapporteurs on their fact-finding visit to Yerevan (23-25 May 2018) and agreed to declassify it; Republic of Moldova (co-rapporteurs: Mr Egidijus Vareikis, Lithuania, EPPICD, and Ms Maryvonne Blondin, France, SOC): considered an information note by the co-rapporteurs on their fact
 finding visit to Chisinau and Com rat (3-5 April 2018) and agreed to declassify it, as amended; Monitoring procedure: strengthening its efficiency and efficacy: considered an explanatory note by the Chair.
agreed with the proposed procedure to follow and invited the Committee members to send their written comments and suggestions for possible improvements to the monitoring procedure and the working methods of the committee to the Secretariat by 10 September 2018; • on Thursday 28 June 2018 at 2pm, as regards: Azerbaijan (co-rapporteurs: Mr Stefan Schennach, Austria, SOC and Sir Roger Gale, United Kingdom, EC): took note of Sir Roger Gale's (United Kingdom, EC) resignation from his co-rapporteurship on Bosnia and Herzegovina, appointed him co-rapporteur to replace Mr Cezar Florin Preda (Romania, EPP/CD); heard a declaration of non-conflict of interest from him and agreed to put the appointment of a new AS/Mon (2018) CB05 rapporteur for Bosnia and Herzegovina to replace Sir Roger Gale (United Kingdom, EC) on the agenda of its next meeting; Post-monitoring dialogue with "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (co-rapporteurs: Ms Lise Christoffersen, Norway, SOC and Mr Valeriu Ghiletchi, Republic of Moldova, EPPICD): heard an oral report by the co-rapporteurs on their fact-finding visit to Skopje (18-20 June 2018); agreed to organise an exchange of views on the June 2018 agreement on the name issue at its next meeting, with the participation of representatives of the main ruling and opposition parties of "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and Greece; invited the Chair to propose to the Bureau to observe the referendum to be held in "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" in autumn, subject to receiving the invitation from the authorities; Authorisation of fact-finding visits: authorised fact-finding visits to Bulgaria and to Serbia; Other business: • Romania: considered a letter from several members of the Romanian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly and decided to request an opinion of the Venice Commission to the recent amendments to the Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code of Romania; • Russian Federation (co-rapporteurs: Mr Telmo Correia, Portugal, EPPICD ..
): agreed to put the appointment of a new rapporteur to replace Ms Liliane Maury Pasquier (Switzerland, SOC), following her election as President of the Assembly, on the agenda of its next meeting; • Sub-committee on Conflicts between Council of Europe Member States: agreed to hold the next meeting of the Sub-committee on Conflicts between Council of Europe Member States in October 2018 in the framework of the Assembly part-session; • World Forum for Democracy: took note of the programme of the next Forum for Democracy which will be held on in Strasbourg on 19-21 November 2018 and invited interested members to register; • Meeting of the Monitoring Committee in Tbilisi, 16-18 September 2018: took note of the draft programme and practical information note regarding the next meeting of the Committee; Next meetings: decided to hold its next meetings as follows: Tbilisi, Georgia, 17-18 September 2018 Strasbourg, 8-12 October 2018 (during the Assembly part-session) Paris, 14 November 2018 (Council of Europe Office) (to be confirmed) Paris, 12 December 2018 (Council of Europe Office) (to be confirmed).
*** Agnieszka Nachilo, Bas Klein, Sylvie Affholder 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 Parliamentary Assembly Assemblee parlementaire SECRETARIAT AS/Soc (2018) CB 04 29 June 2018 To the members of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Synopsis of the meeting held in Strasbourg from 25 to 29 June 2018 CONSEIL DE nUROPE The Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development, meeting in Strasbourg: Monday, 25 June 2018, at 2 pm, with Mr Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC), Chairperson, in the Chair, as regards: Forced marriage in Europe (Rapporteur for opinion: Ms Carina Ohlsson, Sweden, SOC}: considered and unanimously approved an opinion including six amendments to the draft resolution tabled by the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination; The International Diabetes Federation European Region (JDF Europe): held an exchange of views with Ms !
;>ehnaz Karadeniz, Chairperson of IDF Europe; Sustainable urban development fostering social inclusion: (Rapporteur: Ms Sybille Benning, Germany, EPPICD}: approved the Rapporteur's request (subject to availability of funds) to undertake a fact-finding visit to Zurich (Switzerland), and agreed to submit to the Bureau a request for an extension of the reference until 30 April 2019, and decided to come back to this issue later in the week; • Tuesday, 26 June 2018, at 2 pm, with Mr Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC), Chairperson, in the Chair, as regards: The role of national parliaments in successful decentralisation processes (Rapporteur: Mr Luis Leite Ramos, Portugal, EPPICD}: held an exchange of views with the participation of: ./ Ms Alba Dakoli Wilson, Director of Foundation for Local Autonomy and Governance (FLAG), Albania; ./ Mr Tomas Font i Llovet, Emeritus Professor in Administrative Law, University of Barcelona, Spain; ./ Mr Andreas Kiefer, Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe; Sustainable urban development fostering social inclusion: (Rapporteur: Ms Sybille Benning, Germany, EPPICD}: in the absence of the Rapporteur, considered an introductory memorandum; Addressing the health needs of adolescents in Europe (Rapporteur: Baroness Doreen Massey, United Kingdom, SOC}: considered an introductory memorandum and, (subject to availability of funds) authorised the rapporteur to undertake a fact-finding visit to Stockholm (Sweden); Air quality and diesel emissions in urban centres (Rapporteur: Mr Serhii Kiral, Ukraine, EC}: in the absence of the rapporteur, considered an introductory memorandum and, (subject to availability of funds} authorised the Rapporteur to undertake a fact-finding visit to the European Environment Agency in Copenhagen (Denmark), and to attend the first WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health, to be held on 30 October -1 November 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland; - - F -67075 Strasbourg Cedex I assemb:v@coe.int I Tel:+ 33 3"88 412000 I
 Fiax:+33 '311841 :27 33 AS/Soc (2018) CB 04 Committee's work programme and priorities: appointed Mr Jean-Pierre Grin (Switzerland, ALOE) as PACE General Rapporteur on Local and Regional Authorities and heard from him a declaration of absence of conflict of interest; Thursday, 28 June 2018, at 8.30 am, with Mr Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC), Chairperson, in the Chair, as regards: Committee's work programme and priorities: heard reports from Committee representatives to external events, as follows: -/ Consultation on human rights and mental health, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, 14-15 May 2018: Ms Reina de Bruijn-Wezeman (Netherlands, ALOE); -/ 13th meeting of the Committee on Bioethics (DH-BIO), Strasbourg, France, 23-25 May 2018: Ms Reina de Bruijn-Wezeman (Netherlands, ALOE); Nuclear safety and security in Europe (Rapporteur: Ms Emine Nur GOnay, Turkey, EC): considered a draft report; The provision of palliative care in Europe (Mr Ronan Mullen, Ireland, EPPICD): considered a preliminary draft report; Committee's work programme and priorities: -appointed rapporteurs (for report) as follows: ./ The treatment of people with autism and their families: Ms Sevinj Fataliyeva (Azerbaijan, EC); -/ Impact of labour migration on left-behind children: Mr Viorel Riceard Badea (Romania, EPP/CD) (in his absence); and heard from Ms Fataliyeva a declaration of absence of conflict of interest; -appointed Committee representatives to external events as follows (subject to availability of funds): ./ 22nd meeting of the Committee of the Parties to the Lanzarote Convention, 7-9 November 2018: Baroness Massey, United Kingdom, SOC; ./ United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP24), 3-14 December 2018, Katowice, Poland (participation limited to three days), including the Parliamentary Meeting on 9 December organised by the IPU: Lord John Prescott (United Kingdom, SOC), in his capacity as Rapporteur on Climate change and
 implementation of the Paris Agreement, and as second representative (at no cost to the Assembly) Ms Jennifer De Temmerman (France, NR); -World Forum for Democracy, Strasbourg, 19-21 November 2018: took note of the dates of the next forum on the theme "Women's participation in public and political affairs", and proposed Ms Jennifer De Temmerman (France, NR), Ms Yolande De Courson (France, NR), Ms Milica Markovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina, FDG) and Mr Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC) as members of the ad hoc Committee of the Bureau to participate in the Forum; - heard reports from Committee representatives to external events, as follows: ./ Cross-border co-operation in Europe: Decentralisation, frameworks and practice", International Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 25 May 2018: Mr Luis Leite Ramos (Portugal, EPP/CD); 21 '' meeting of the Lanzarote Committee, Strasbourg, France, 20-22 June 2018: Mr Jean-Pierre Grin (Switzerland, ALOE); legal -/ Anonymous donation of gametes: balancing the rights of parents, donors and offspring introductory (Rapporteur: Ms Petra De Sutter, Belgium, SOC): considered and declassified an memorandum and modified the title to read "Anonymous donation of sperm and oocytes: balancing the rights of parents, donors and children"; 2 AS/Soc (2018) CB 04 Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development: heard a report from Ms Anne Kalmari (Finland, ALDE), Vice-Chairperson of the Sub-Committee, on the meeting held on Tuesday 26 June 2018; Thursday, 28 June 201 B, at 2 pm, with Mr Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC), Chairperson, in the Chair, as regards: Committee's work programme and priorities: appointed rapporteur (for report) as follows: v" The activities of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB): Ms Nicole Trisse (France, NR), subject to the renewal of her status as member of the committee, and heard from her a declaration of absence of conflict of interest; Striking a balance between the best interest of the child and the need to
 keep the families together (Rapporteur: Mr Valeriu Ghiletchi, Republic of Moldova, EPPICD): took position on the 15 amendments and 7 sub-amendments tabled to the draft resolution; Sub-Committee on Children: heard a report from Baroness Doreen Massey (United Kingdom, SOC), Chairperson of the Sub-Committee, on the meeting held on Tuesday 26 June 2018; Stress at work (Rapporteur: Mr Stefaan Vercamer, Belgium, EPPICD): in the absence of the Rapporteur, agreed to submit to the Bureau a request for an extension of the reference until 30 April 2019; Changes in Sub-Committees: approved the following change: Sub-Committee on the European Social Charter v" Mr Steve Double (United Kingdom, EC) becomes the alternate of Mr Conor McGinn (United Kingdom, SOC); v" Mr Nagif Hamzayev (Azerbaijan, NR) becomes a full member; v" Ms Yolaine de Courson (France, NR) becomes a full member; Sub-Committee on Children v" Ms Yolaine de Courson (France, NR) becomes a full member; v" Ms Reina de Bruijin-Wezeman (Netherlands, ALDE) becomes a full member; Date and place of next meetings: decided to hold its next meetings as follows: Plenary committee: Monday 17 September and Tuesday 18 September 2018, Lisbon (Portugal); Fourth part-session 2018 of the Assembly, 8-12 October 2018, Strasbourg; Tuesday 4 December 2018, Paris (Council of Europe Office).
Sub-Committee on Children: Monday, 17 September 2018, Lisbon (Portugal); Fourth part-session 2018 of the Assembly, Strasbourg (date to be confirmed); Joint meeting with the Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport: Wednesday 17 October and Thursday 18 October 2018, Tbilisi, Georgia; Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development: Monday, 17 September 2018 Lisbon, Portugal; 3 AS/Soc (2018) CB 04 **** The Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development, meeting in Strasbourg on 26 June 2018, with first Mr Stefan Schennach, Committee Chairperson, and then Ms Anne Kalmari, newly elected Vice-Chairperson in the Chair: elected by acclamation Ms Anne Kalmari (Finland, ALOE) Vice-Chairperson; Follow-up to the meeting with a member of the Turkish Delegation to the PACE on the appeal of the Environmental Platform of Mug/a District, Turkey: heard a statement by the Committee Chairperson on the meeting held on 25 April 2018 and agreed to his proposal that a motion for a resolution on "Protecting the environment through transparent, inclusive and accountable land use" be submitted to the plenary Committee, with a view to its adoption for tabling; Global Kidney Exchange concept: held an exchange of views with Ms Marta Lopez Fraga, Secretary to the European Committee on Organ Transplantation (CO-P-TO), and agreed to consider a draft statement on the Global Kidney Exchange concept at its next meeting, with a view to its adoption by the plenary Committee at its meeting in Lisbon; Date and place of the next meeting: decided 17 September 2018, in Lisbon, Portugal.
to hold its next meeting on Monday, **** The Sub-Committee on Children, meeting in Strasbourg on 26 June 2018, with Baroness Doreen Massey, Chairperson, in the Chair, as regards: Chair's Report on the Sub-Committee activities in 2017: heard a statement by the Sub-Committee Chairperson and approved the 2018 work programme of the Sub-Committee; Joint meeting of the Sub-Committee on Children and the Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport in Tbilisi, Georgia from 17-18 October 2018: heard an update on the preparations for the joint meeting and took note of the expressions of interest from the members of the Sub-Committee; Other business: held an exchange of views on the recent developments in the area of children's rights in member States; Date and place of the next meeting: decided to hold its next meeting on Monday, 17 September, in Lisbon, Portugal.
4 AS/Soc (2018) CB 04 **** The Sub-Committee on in Strasbourg on 28 June 2018, with Mr Luis Leite Ramos (Portugal, EPP/CD), Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development, in the Chair, as regards: the Europe Prize, meeting held the award ceremony of the 2018 European Diplomas, awarded to 16 cities; Date and place of the next meeting: decided to hold its next meeting on the occasion of the Europe Prize presentation ceremony in lvano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, on 28 September 2018.
Tanja Kleinsorge, Aiste Ramanauskaite, Ay~egul Elveri~, Yulia Pererva, Carmen Mettling cc: Secretary General 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 5 Vella John at Pariament-MT From: Sent: Subject: pace.com <pace.com@coe.int> 29 June 2018 15:32 PA 064 - Next step in Assembly reform process PRESS REI .. EASE Communicati-on Division PACE 064 (2018) Next step in Assembly reform process Strasbourg, 29.06.2018 - Proposals aimed at maintaining, changing or supplementing the rules governing the ratification or challenge of credentials, and participation rights of national delegations, have been referred to PACE's Rules Committee for report at the October part-session (8-12 October, Strasbourg).
Proposals regarding the voting rights of members and the voting procedures of the Assembly were also referred, on the same basis, to the committee.

The proposals appear in a report of the ad hoc Committee on the role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which the PACE Bureau declassified today.
The Assembly's President, Liliane Maury Pasquier, paid tribute to the work of the ad hoc Committee, recalling the importance of its "inclusive approach" - parliamentarians from all 47 member states participated on an equal footing -and thanked the Chairperson, her predecessor Michele Nicoletti, for its "swift and comprehensive work, completed within five months".
She announced that the PACE Bureau today approved the proposals contained in the report- a twelve-point blueprint - for an in-depth reform of the Assembly with a view to enhancing its impact within the Organisation and member States, as well as improving its functioning and members' involvement in its work.

The report also covers issues such as PACE's nature and identity, its functions, relations with other Council of Europe bodies, external relations and internal functioning.
The PACE Bureau referred these issues for consideration to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, as well as to the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs.
~ _j 1 The PACE President recalled that ultimately the Assembly's reflection on its identity, role and mission as a statutory organ of the Council of Europe and a pan-European forum for interparliamentary dialogue, which aims at having an impact in all Council of Europe member States, is also meant to provide the Assembly's vision of the future of the Organisation, in line with PACE Resolution 2186 (2017) calling for a Council of Europe summit to reaffirm European unity and to defend and promote democratic security in Europe.
"As an organisation which brings together almost all European states on the basis of common values, principles and legal standards, the Council of Europe is today best placed to help meet the challenges raised by growing nationalism and avoid the building of new walls," the PACE President concluded, making a plea for "upholding multilateralism as an essential weapon against sovereignist attacks on our shared values".
ne nouvelle etape dans le processus reforme I'Assemblee Strasbourg, 29.06.2018 - Des propositions visant a conserver, modifier ou a completer le Reglement regissant Ia ratification ou Ia contestation des pouvoirs et les droits de participation des delegations nationales ont ete renvoyees a Ia Commission du Reglement de I'APCE pour rapport a Ia partie de session d'octobre (8-12 Octobre, Strasbourg).
Des propositions portant sur les droits de vote des membres et sur les procedures de vote de I'Assemblee ont egalement ete renvoyees a Ia Commission du Reglement, sur Ia meme base.

Ces propositions figurent dans un rapport de Ia Commission ad hoc sur le role et Ia mission de I'Assemblee parlementaire du Conseil de !

'Europe (APCE), que le Bureau de I'APCE a declassifie aujourd'hui.

La Presidente de I'Assemblee, Liliane Maury-Pasquier, a rendu hommage a Ia Commission ad hoc pour· ses travaux, rappelant !
'importance de son <<approche inclusive>> - les parlementaires de !

'ensemble des 47 Etats membres y ont participe sur un pied d'egalite - et a remercie son president, Michele Nicoletti, qui l'a precedee a Ia tete de I'Assemblee, pour« le travail rap ide et global, acheve en cinq mois ».

Elle a annonce que le Bureau de I'APCE avait approuve aujourd'hui les propositions contenues dans le rapport - un projet en douze points - pour une reforme en profondeur de I'Assemblee afin de renforcer son impact au 2