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CM/Bur/Del(2017)1292

5 September 2017[1]

Meeting report Strasbourg, 4 September 2017

 

1.         Subsidiary groups – vacancies

The Bureau noted that the position of Chair of the Rapporteur Group on Education, Culture, Sport, Youth and Environment (GR-C) was now vacant and invited those interested in this position to inform the Chair of the Deputies, in writing, before 5 p.m. on Friday, 15 September 2017.

2.         Functioning of the ‘navette’

As part of the streamlining of expenditures, the Bureau noted that, as of 18 September 2017, the ‘navette’ service will be limited to one delivery a day, every morning between 9 a.m. and 12 noon. All Committee of Ministers’ documents will also be sent by email.

3.         Use of the Committee of Ministers’ meeting room

The Bureau was informed of a request from the Group of States against corruption (GRECO) to use the Committee of Ministers’ meeting room on Wednesday 29 November 2017 (from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.). The Bureau recommended acceding to this request.

4.         Use of the Foyer of the Committee of Ministers

The Bureau was informed of a request from the Centre for International Studies of Intellectual Property (CEIPI) of the University of Strasbourg to organise a reception on the occasion of its Board of Directors on 15 September 2017 between 12 noon and 3 p.m..

The Bureau was also informed of a request from Ambassador Gerhard Küntzle, Permanent Representative of Germany, together with a number of other delegations, to support, at the request of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, the organisation of an exhibition entitled “People-Book-Land; The 3.500 year relationship of the Jewish People with the Holy Land" from 16 to 27 October 2017.

The Bureau recommended acceding to these requests.

5.         Date of next meeting

Monday, 11 September 2017, 10.00 a.m.

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Appendix

State of preparation of the 1292^nd (6 September 2017), 1293^rd (13 September 2017) and 1295^th (27 September 2017) meetings

The Bureau took note of the state of preparation of the above meetings.

With regard to the 1292^nd (6 September 2017) meeting, the Bureau recommended that:

- the following items be added:

            3.1       Written Questions by members of the Parliamentary Assembly to the Committee of                              Ministers

                        a. Written Question No. 722 by Mr Nikolaj Villumsen: “Minority languages in Ukraine”

                        b. Written Question No. 723 by Mr Valeriu Ghiletchi: “Russian Federation's ban on                                 Jehovah's Witnesses”

                        c. Written Question No. 718 by Mr Michael Aastrup Jensen: “House arrest of the Russian                      librarian, Ms Natalya Sharina”

d. Written Question No. 724 by Mr Pieter Omtzigt: “Expropriations of Christian churches, monasteries and cemeteries in the province of Mardin, Turkey”

4.1       “Attacks against journalists and media freedom in Europe” –

Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 2097 (2017)

- the following sub-item be postponed to a forthcoming meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies:

2.3       European Committee on Democracy and Governance (CDDG)

            b. Guidelines for civil participation in political decision making

With regard to the 1293^rd (13 September 2017) meeting, the Bureau recommended that the following items be added:

2.3       “Recurring issues based on assessments resulting from Congress monitoring and election observation missions (reference period 2010-2016)” –

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Recommendation 395 (2017)

4.7       Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH)

a. Abridged report of the 87th meeting (Strasbourg, 6-9 June 2017)

b. Draft Declaration of the Committee of Ministers, on the need to intensify the efforts to prevent and combat female genital mutilation and forced marriage in Europe

c. Guide to good and promising practices aimed at preventing and combating female genital mutilation and forced marriage

d. Request for an extension of the delay until 30 June 2018 for the analysis of the national reports regarding the implementation by the member States of the Brussels Declaration

e. Guide to good practice on the implementation of Committee of Ministers’ Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)2 of the on efficient domestic capacity for rapid execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights

f. Analysis of the relevant jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and other Council of Europe instruments to provide additional guidance on how to reconcile freedom of expression with other rights and freedoms, in particular in culturally diverse societies

g. Analysis on the impact of current national legislation, policies and practices on the activities of civil society organisations, human rights defenders and national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights

With regard to the 1295th (27September 2017) meeting, the Bureau recommended that the following item be added:

7.1       Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP) –

Abridged report of the 7th meeting (Strasbourg, 19-21 April 2017)

              a. Abridged report of the 6th meeting (Strasbourg, 10-12 May 2017)

b. Draft Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)… on the contribution of the European Landscape Convention to the exercise of human rights and democracy with a view to sustainable development

c. Draft Resolution CM/Res(2017)…on the Landscape Award Alliance of the Council of Europe

d. Attribution of the Landscape Award of the Council of Europe – 5th session 2016-2017

e. Draft Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)… on the Challenges of Big Data for Culture, Literacy and Democracy

f. Draft Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)… on gender equality in the audiovisual sector