Ministers’ Deputies
Decisions
CM/Del/Dec(2015)1238 16 October 2015
1238th meeting, 14 October 2015
Decisions adopted
CONTENTS
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List of those present .................................................................................................................. 6
Introduction................................................................................................................................. 9
1. General questions
1.1 Adoption of the agenda............................................................................................................... 9
1.2 Preparation of forthcoming meetings........................................................................................... 9
1.3 Dialogue with the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General......................................... 10
1.4 Report of the Bureau................................................................................................................. 10
2. Democracy and political questions
2.1 The Council of Europe and the conflict in Georgia......................................................................... +
2.1bis Current political questions
a. Activities for the development and consolidation of democratic stability.................................. 10
-The role and functioning of NGOs in the Council of Europe – Follow-up to the Ministers’
Deputies' thematic debate
- State of implementation of the commitments entered into by Azerbaijan (May 2013 – April 2015)
b. Other questions..................................................................................................................... 11
- Draft Declaration by the Committee of Ministers on the death penalty
- Statement by the Representative of Ukraine
- Statement by the Representative of the European Union
2.2 Situation in Cyprus....................................................................................................................... +
2.3 Centre of Expertise for Local Government Reform – Annual activity report 2014........................... 11
3. Parliamentary Assembly
3.1 4th part of the 2015 Session (Strasbourg, 28 September – 2 October 2015) – Texts adopted........ 12
3.2 Written Questions by members of the Parliamentary Assembly to the Committee of Ministers
a. Written Question No. 694 by Mr Boriss Cilevičs: “Ratification of the Council of Europe's
treaties on minority rights”.......................................................................................................... 14
b. Written Question No. 695 by Mr Tiny Kox: “Political persecutions in the Republic of Moldova”... 14
c. Written Question No. 696 by Mr Arcadio Díaz Tejera: “Social security contributions by Spanish sailors in Norway”.................................................................................................................................... 14
d. Written Question No. 693 by Mr Alexey Pushkov: “President Poroshenko continues to violate journalists’ rights and to restrict freedom of the media in Ukraine”................................................................. 15
4. Human rights
H46-1 Supervision of execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights –
Adoption of final resolutions...................................................................................................... 15
4.1 Exchange of views with Mr Dean Spielmann, President of the European Court of Human Rights...... +
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7. Education and culture
7.1 Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP).............................................. 17
a. Abridged report of the 4th meeting (Strasbourg, 1-3 June 2015)
b. Draft Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)… of the Committee of Ministers to member States
on the Internet of citizens........................................................................................................... 18
c. Draft Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)… of the Committee of Ministers to member States on pedagogical material for landscape education in primary school
d. Draft Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)… of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the implementation of Article 9 of the European Landscape Convention on Transfrontier Landscapes
e. Awarding of the Council of Europe Landscape Award
f. Draft European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production (revised) and its Explanatory Report
g. Draft Protocol amending the European Landscape Convention (ETS No. 176)
7.2 25th session of the Council of Europe Conference of Ministers of Education
(Brussels, April 2016) – Concept Note......................................................................................... 18
8. Youth and sport
8.1 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) ‒ Designation of the European representatives to the
Executive Committee and the Foundation Board for 2016-2017.................................................... 20
10. Legal questions
10.1 Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (CETS No. 198) – Conference of the Parties –
First activity report (covering the period 2009-2014)..................................................................... 20
10.2 Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) – Application by the United Kingdom for the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar to be assessed by MONEYVAL.......................................................................................................... 20
10.3 Oral “tour de table” on the intentions of signature of the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism and its Additional Protocol at the High-level International Conference on Foreign Terrorist Fighters (Riga, 22 October 2015)............................................................................................................... +
13. Other business
13.1 Statement by the Representative of France................................................................................... +
APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1 1238th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies
(Item 1.1) (Strasbourg, 14 (10 a.m.) October 2015)
Agenda............................................................................................................. 21
APPENDIX 2 1239th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies
(Item 1.2) (Strasbourg, 4 (10 a.m.) November 2015)
Draft Agenda.................................................................................................... 24
APPENDIX 3 1239bis meeting of the Ministers' Deputies
(Item 1.2) (Strasbourg, 10 (10.30 a.m.) November 2015)
Draft Agenda.................................................................................................... 27
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APPENDIX 4 1240th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies
(Item 1.2) (Strasbourg, 17 (10 a.m.) November 2015)
Draft Agenda.................................................................................................... 28
APPENDIX 5 1241st (Budget) meeting of the Ministers' Deputies
(Item 1.2) (Strasbourg, 24 (10 a.m.) – 26 November 2015)
Draft Agenda.................................................................................................... 30
APPENDIX 6 Declaration by the Committee of Ministers on the death penalty........................... 33
(Item 2.1bis b)
APPENDIX 7 Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)7
(Item 7.1) of the Committee of Ministers to member States
on pedagogical material for landscape education in primary school..................... 34
APPENDIX 8 Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)8
(Item 7.1) of the Committee of Ministers to member States
on the implementation of Article 9 of the European Landscape Convention on
Transfrontier Landscapes................................................................................... 35
APPENDIX 9 Resolution CM/Res(2015)26
(Item 10.2) on the evaluation of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar by the
Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures
and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) ..................................................... 36
The 1238th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies opened on 14 October 2015 at 10.00 a.m. under the chairmanship of Mr A. Săhović, Deputy for the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
PRESENT
ALBANIA
Ms A. Hobdari
Ms A. Kasa
Mr E. Begalla
ANDORRA
Ms M.E. Rabasa Grau
Mr J. Forner Rovira
ARMENIA
Mr A. Papikyan
Mr A. Khachatryan
Ms I. Beglaryan
Ms S. Adamyan
AUSTRIA
Ms E. Bernhard
Mr M. Reichard
AZERBAIJAN
Mr E. Eyyubov
Mr E. Hasanov
Mr E. Aslanov
Mr U. Machanov
Mr H. Akhundov
BELGIUM
Mr D. Van Eeckhout
Mr M. Creffier
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Mr A. Săhović, Chairman
Ms S. Radjo
BULGARIA
Mr E. Valev
Mr A. Manov
Ms K. Nikolova
CROATIA
Mr M. Papa
Ms A. Vrkljan Sučić
CYPRUS
Ms T. Constantinidou
Ms M. Savvidou
CZECH REPUBLIC
Mr T. Boček
Mr J. Šlais
DENMARK
Mr A. de Fine Skibsted
Mr T. Sand Kirk
ESTONIA
Ms K. Kivi
Ms K. Juhasoo-Lawrence
FINLAND
Ms S. Mattila-Budich
Ms H. Kosonen
FRANCE
Ms J. Caballero
Mr J.-C. Bou
Ms C. Bobko
Ms V. Lübken
GEORGIA
Ms M. Maisaia
Ms I. Kubetsia
Mr M. Sulaberidze
GERMANY
Mr G. Küntzle
Mr A. Huber
Ms V. Wolf
GREECE
Mr S. Perrakis
Mr V. Vikas
Mr T. Zafeirakos
HUNGARY
Mr F. Robák
Ms K. Jensen-Magyar
Ms A. Tóth-Ferenci
ICELAND
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IRELAND
Mr P. Gunning
Mr F. Power
Ms S. Kennefick
ITALY
Mr M. Jacoangeli
LATVIA
Mr R. Lappuķe
Mr M. Klīve
Mr E. Rubīns
LIECHTENSTEIN
Mr D. Ospelt
LITHUANIA
Ms L. Jurevičienė
Ms D. Mardosaitė-Vaišnorienė
Mr A. Tumėnas
LUXEMBOURG
Ms M. Eisenbarth
Ms A. Kayser-Attuil
Mr B. Bollendorff
MALTA
Mr J. Filletti
Ms T. Carabott
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
Mr M. Cebotari
Ms I. Botnari
MONACO
Mr R. Mortier
Mr G. Revel
MONTENEGRO
Ms B. Krunić
Ms A. Radusinović
NETHERLANDS
Mr O. Elderenbosch
Mr H. De Witt
NORWAY
Ms A. Helle
Mr Å. Eriksen
Mr Y.O. Hvoslef
POLAND
Mr J. Stanczyk
Ms R. Kowalska
Ms I. Marczyk-Stępniewska
Ms M. Kaczmarska
PORTUGAL
Mr L.F. Castro Mendes
Mr A. Chrystêllo Tavares
ROMANIA
Ms A.-L. Rusu
Mr L. Bleoca
Mr D. Dumitrache
Ms I.M. Dumitriu
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Mr V. Egorov
Mr V. Nevzorov
Ms M. Molodtsova
Mr S. Savushkin
Mr E. Ryzhkin
Mr A. Vlasov
Mr A. Tarasov
Mr P. Volchikhin
SAN MARINO
Mr G. Bellatti Ceccoli
Ms M. Bovi
SERBIA
Mr Z. Popović
Mr I. Vučinić
Mr R. Milikić
Ms S. Petrović
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Mr D. Štefánek
Ms M. Hanusová
Mr T. Grünwald
SLOVENIA
Ms E. Tomič
Ms M. Štrumelj Piškur
Mr H. Hartman
SPAIN
Mr L.J. Gil Catalina
Mr L. Tarin Martin
SWEDEN
Mr T. Haak
Ms A.M. Bolin Pennegård
SWITZERLAND
Mr U. Beer
Mr C. Tutumlu
“THE FORMER YUGOSLAV
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA”
Mr P. Pop-Arsov
Mr T. Pavloski
TURKEY
Mr E. Işcan
Mr C. Öztas
Ms S. Birand Cınar
Ms M. Yilmaz Öskiper
Ms M.U. Gültekin
Mr A. Vural
Mr Y. Şimşek
UKRAINE
Mr M. Tochytskyi
Mr D. Podolskyi
Mr M. Kononenko
Mr O. Kulikovskyi
Ms T. Hrytsak
UNITED KINGDOM
Ms M. Tankard
Mr M. Gorey
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EUROPEAN UNION
Mr J. Vilén
Ms A. Shakir
Ms V. Siposova
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CANADA
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HOLY SEE
Mgr P. Rudelli
Rev. J.B. Itaruma
JAPAN
Mr S. Shimizu
Mr K. Wada
Ms W. Fujita
MEXICO
Mr S. Oñate Laborde
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Ms A. Westling
Introduction
At the start of the meeting, the Deputies observed a minute’s silence, in sympathy and solidarity with Turkey following the attacks in Ankara. The Chairman then bade farewell to Ms Irina Beglaryan, Deputy to the Permanent Representative of Armenia, and Mr Demian Podolskyi, Deputy to the Permanent Representative of Ukraine, and thanked them for their contribution to the work of the Committee. He also welcomed Mr Piero Vaira, Deputy to the Permanent Representative of Italy, and Ms Ann Marie Bolin Pennegård, Deputy to the Permanent Representative of Sweden, and wished them a pleasant stay in Strasbourg and a successful mission within the Committee.
Item 1.1
Adoption of the agenda
Decisions
The Deputies
1. agreed to add the following sub-items to the agenda of their present meeting:
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2.1bis |
Current political questions b. Other questions - Draft Declaration by the Committee of Ministers on the death penalty - Statement by the Representative of Ukraine - Statement by the Representative of the European Union |
2. agreed to add the following item to the agenda of their present meeting:
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13.1 |
Statement by the Representative of France |
3. taking into account decisions 1 and 2 above, adopted the agenda of their 1238th meeting, as it appears at Appendix 1 to the present volume of Decisions.
Item 1.2
Preparation of forthcoming meetings
Decisions
The Deputies
1. approved the draft agenda for their 1239th meeting (4 (10 a.m.) November 2015), as it appears at Appendix 2 to the present volume of Decisions;
2. approved the draft agenda for their 1239bis meeting (10 (10.30 a.m.) November 2015), as it appears at Appendix 3 to the present volume of Decisions;
3. approved the draft agenda for their 1240th meeting (17 (10 a.m.) November 2015), as it appears at Appendix 4 to the present volume of Decisions;
4. approved the draft agenda for their 1241st (Budget) meeting (24 (10 a.m.) - 26 November 2015), as it appears at Appendix 5 to the present volume of Decisions.
Item 1.3
Dialogue with the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General
SG/Com(2015)1238, SG/Inf(2015)39
Decision
The Deputies took note of the communication of the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General (SG/Com(2015)1238) and the exchange of views under this item.
Item 1.4
Report of the Bureau
CM/Bur/Del(2015)23
Decisions
The Deputies
1. approved the Bureau’s recommendation as regards use of the Committee of Ministers’ Foyer, as set out in item 1 of the Bureau report;
2. took note of the report of the meeting of the Bureau of 12 October 2015 (document CM/Bur/Del(2015)23) as a whole.
Item 2.1bis a.
Current political questions
a. Activities for the development and consolidation of democratic stability
- The role and functioning of NGOs in the Council of Europe – Follow-up to the Ministers’ Deputies' thematic debate
- State of implementation of the commitments entered into by Azerbaijan (May 2013 – April 2015)
GR-DEM(2015)CB7, GR-DEM(2015)15
Decisions
The Deputies
1. took note of the synopsis of the GR-DEM meeting held on 6 October 2015 (document GR‑DEM(2015)CB7);
Concerning the role and functioning of NGOs in the Council of Europe
2. took note of the report of the discussions on the role and functioning of NGOs in the Council of Europe submitted orally by the Chair of the GR-DEM;
Concerning Azerbaijan
3. took note of the report “State of implementation of the commitments entered into by Azerbaijan” (document GR-DEM(2015)15);
4. expressed serious concerns at the alarming deterioration of the legal and administrative framework in which civil society and independent media operate, and at the increased number of prosecution procedures against human rights defenders and journalists, along with an increased recourse to detention;
5. reiterated their call to Azerbaijan to implement its commitments, paying special attention to the shortcomings and concerns identified in the aforementioned report;
6. welcomed the progress in some areas, as illustrated by the adoption of a number of measures mentioned in the said report;
7. took note of the sustained efforts by the Azerbaijani authorities to promote intercultural and interreligious dialogue, in particular through the “Baku process”;
8. stressed the particular importance and urgency of taking effective measures to ensure respect for fundamental freedoms and the democratic functioning of institutions, in particular in view of the forthcoming parliamentary elections to be held on 1 November 2015;
9. reiterated their commitment to continue to provide assistance to Azerbaijan to this end and, in this connection, stressed the importance they attach to the effective implementation of the 2014-2016 Action Plan;
10. called on Azerbaijan to implement the recommendations as specified in the report;
11. invited their Rapporteur Group on Democracy (GR-DEM) to report back to them in one year.
Item 2.1bis b.
Current political questions
b. Draft Declaration by the Committee of Ministers on the death penalty
Decision
The Deputies adopted the Declaration by the Committee of Ministers on the death penalty, as it appears at Appendix 6 to the present volume of Decisions.
Item 2.3
Centre of Expertise for Local Government Reform – Annual activity report 2014
This item was postponed.
Item 3.1
Parliamentary Assembly –
4th part of the 2015 Session (Strasbourg, 28 September – 2 October 2015) –
Texts adopted
2015 Session (Provisional Compendium of texts adopted)
Decisions
The Deputies
1. concerning Recommendation 2078 (2015) – “Countries of transit: meeting new migration and asylum
challenges”
a. agreed to communicate it to the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH), for information and possible comments by 14 January 2016;
b. agreed to communicate it to the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights for information;
c. in the light of possible comments, invited their Rapporteur Group on Social and Health Questions (GR-SOC) to prepare a draft reply for adoption at one of their forthcoming meetings;
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2. concerning Recommendation 2079 (2015) – “Implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights”
a. agreed to communicate it to the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH), for information and possible comments by 14 January 2016;
b. in the light of possible comments, invited their Ad hoc Working Party on Reform of the Human Rights Convention system (GT-REF.ECHR) to prepare a draft reply for adoption at one of their forthcoming meetings;
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3. concerning Recommendation 2080 (2015) – “Freedom of religion and living together in a democratic society”
a. agreed to communicate it to the Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP), to the Steering Committee for Educational Policy and Practice (CDPPE) and to the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ), for information and possible comments by 14 January 2016;
b. in the light of possible comments, invited their Rapporteur Group on Education, Culture, Sport, Youth and Environment (GR-C) to prepare a draft reply for adoption at one of their forthcoming meetings;
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4. concerning Recommendation 2081 (2015) – “Abuse of pretrial detention in States Parties to the European Convention on Human Rights”
a. agreed to communicate it to the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) and to the European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC), for information and possible comments by 14 January 2016;
b. agreed to communicate it to the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights for information;
c. in the light of possible comments, invited their Rapporteur Group on Human Rights (GR-H) to prepare a draft reply for adoption at one of their forthcoming meetings;
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5. took note of the following resolutions:
Resolution 2071 (2015) “Public health and the interests of the pharmaceutical industry: how to guarantee the primacy of public health interests?”
Resolution 2072 (2015) “After Dublin – the urgent need for a real European asylum system”
Resolution 2073 (2015) “Countries of transit: meeting new migration and asylum challenges”
Resolution 2074 (2015) “The activities of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2014-2015”
Resolution 2075 (2015) “Implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights”
Resolution 2076 (2015) “Freedom of religion and living together in a democratic society”
Resolution 2077 (2015) “Abuse of pretrial detention in States Parties to the European Convention on Human Rights”
Resolution 2078 (2015) “The progress of the Assembly’s monitoring procedure (October 2014-August 2015)”
Resolution 2079 (2015) “Equality and shared parental responsibility: the role of fathers”
Resolution 2080 (2015) “Rethinking the anti-doping strategy”
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6. adopted the following reply to the texts adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly at the 4th part of the 2015 Session (Strasbourg, 28 September – 2 October 2015):
“The Committee of Ministers took note of Recommendations 2078 to 2081 (2015) and Resolutions 2071 to 2080 (2015) adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly at its 4th part of the 2015 Session (Strasbourg, 28 September – 2 October 2015).
The Committee of Ministers entrusted Recommendations 2078 to 2081 (2015) to the competent organs and/or committees of experts for information and possible comments and to the relevant Rapporteur Groups with a view to preparing draft replies for adoption at an early date.”
Item 3.2a
Written Questions by members of the Parliamentary Assembly to the Committee of Ministers
a. Written Question No. 694 by Mr Boriss Cilevičs: “Ratification of the Council of Europe's treaties on minority rights”
Decisions
The Deputies
1. instructed the Secretariat to prepare a draft reply to Written Question No. 694 in light of the views expressed at the present meeting;
2. agreed to resume consideration of this question at one of their forthcoming meetings.
Item 3.2b
Written Questions by members of the Parliamentary Assembly to the Committee of Ministers
b. Written Question No. 695 by Mr Tiny Kox: “Political persecutions in the Republic of Moldova”
Decisions
The Deputies
1. instructed the Secretariat to prepare a draft reply to Written Question No. 695 in light of the views expressed at the present meeting;
2. agreed to resume consideration of this question at one of their forthcoming meetings.
Item 3.2c
Written Questions by members of the Parliamentary Assembly to the Committee of Ministers
c. Written Question No. 696 by Mr Arcadio Diaz Tejeda: “Social security contributions by Spanish sailors in Norway”
Decisions
The Deputies
1. instructed the Secretariat to prepare a draft reply to Written Question No. 696 in light of the views expressed at the present meeting;
2. agreed to resume consideration of this question at one of their forthcoming meetings.
Item 3.2d
Written Questions by members of the Parliamentary Assembly to the Committee of Ministers
b. Written Question No. 693 by Mr Alexey Pushkov: “President Poroshenko continues to violate journalists’ rights and to restrict freedom of the media in Ukraine”
Decisions
The Deputies
1. instructed the Secretariat to prepare a draft reply to Written Question No. 693 in light of the views expressed at the present meeting;
2. agreed to resume consideration of this question at one of their forthcoming meetings.
Item H46-1
Supervision of execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights –
Adoption of final resolutions
Decision
The Deputies adopted the final Resolutions CM/ResDH(2015)158 to CM/ResDH(2015)168 in respect of the judgments and decisions listed below.
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Resolution |
Application No. |
Case |
Judgment or decision of |
Final on |
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AUSTRIA |
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32263/10 |
Heidi BERNHART |
09/12/2014 |
Decision |
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BELGIUM |
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44256/06 |
TURAN CAKIR |
10/03/2009 |
10/06/2009 |
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CROATIA |
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74392/12 |
Duro BIBIĆ AND OTHERS |
13/01/2015 |
Decision |
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38878/13 |
Ružica PERIĆ |
13/01/2015 |
Decision |
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50252/12 |
Milivoj RADOVANOVIĆ |
10/03/2015 |
Decision |
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12992/13 |
Nirvana REPAC |
13/01/2015 |
Decision |
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FINLAND |
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77096/13 |
Volker BECKER |
18/11/2014 |
Decision |
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30306/11 |
SAIKKONEN |
22/10/2013 |
Decision |
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HUNGARY |
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58947/11 |
Gyula DIÓSI |
16/12/2014 |
Decision |
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64901/11 |
Jenő FALLER |
16/12/2014 |
Decision |
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REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA |
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22966/13 |
Roman STEFOGLO |
16/12/2014 |
Decision |
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MONTENEGRO |
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17323/07 |
Slavka LAKIĆEVIĆ AND 7 OTHER APPLICATIONS |
30/09/2014 |
Decision |
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POLAND |
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55167/11 |
WALDEMAR NOWAKOWSKI |
24/07/2012 22/07/2014 |
17/12/2012 22/07/2014 |
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
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26433/06 |
Andrey Petrovich BELIKOV |
15/04/2014 |
Decision |
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58136/09 |
DEMCHISHIN AND 4 OTHER APPLICATIONS |
10/12/2013 |
Decision |
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26694/09+ |
MAKSUTOV AND 3 OTHER APLICATIONS |
19/02/2013 |
Decision |
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17838/07 |
Tamara Nikolayevna MASLOVA |
15/04/2014 |
Decision |
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31349/09 |
Igor Lvovich MESHCHERYAKOV |
07/10/2014 |
Decision |
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57660/08 |
Maksim Ilyich MURAVSKIY |
18/06/2013 |
Decision |
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3666/06+ |
Anatoliy Anatolyevich OSTROUSHKO AND 11 OTHER APPLICATIONS |
09/12/2014 |
Decision |
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31192/06+ |
RODIONOV AND 5 OTHER APPLICATIONS |
18/02/2014 |
Decision |
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77950/11+ |
SAKHNOV AND CHEPICHENKO |
18/02/2013 |
Decision |
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33683/11 |
Georgiy Anatolyevich SOKUR |
26/08/2014 |
Decision |
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11994/09 |
Dmitriy Valeryevich YAKOVLEV |
17/06/2014 |
Decision |
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45707/09+ |
ZARETSKIY AND 4 OTHER APPLICATIONS |
02/07/2013 |
Decision |
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SLOVENIA |
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19617/09 |
O.P. |
06/01/2015 |
Decision |
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TURKEY |
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58507/11 |
Nazir AĞCAER |
16/09/2014 |
Decision |
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53336/10 |
Evren AKYÜZ |
16/09/2014 |
Decision |
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58304/10 |
Mehmet Emin ALİSİNANOĞLU |
16/09/2014 |
Decision |
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36405/06 |
BAYBOĞAN |
28/09/2010 |
Decision |
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33747/11 |
Önder BAYDAR |
16/09/2014 |
Decision |
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53382/11 |
Hatice BOZKURT |
25/11/2014 |
Decision |
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41029/05 |
BURGAZ |
28/09/2010 |
Decision |
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40931/09 |
Ayşe ÇAKAL |
02/09/2014 |
Decision |
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55143/11 |
Mehmet CAN |
16/09/2014 |
Decision |
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49501/11 |
Mettin DEDE |
16/09/2014 |
Decision |
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55337/10 |
Musa DEVECİ |
16/09/2014 |
Decision |
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48497/12 |
Cevdet GENÇ |
02/09/2014 |
Decision |
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13704/12 |
Deniz GÜN |
03/06/2014 |
Decision |
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25414/11 |
Suat HAKSEVER |
16/09/2014 |
Decision |
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1763/09 |
İsmail KALA |
16/09/2014 |
Decision |
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54897/11 |
İbrahim KANAT |
04/11/2014 |
Decision |
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53342/11 |
Tunç KAPLAN |
16/09/2014 |
Decision |
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40196/09 |
Zafer KAYA |
16/09/2014 |
Decision |
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58931/11 |
Ahmet KAYA |
16/09/2014 |
Decision |
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37341/10 |
Tuncay KIZILTAŞ |
16/09/2014 |
Decision |
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46264/11 |
Gökhan ORUÇ |
16/09/2014 |
Decision |
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54215/10 |
Mesut PEKBALCI |
16/09/2014 |
Decision |
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48518/11 |
Tuncer SAĞINÇ |
04/11/2014 |
Decision |
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48668/06 |
ŞENTÜRK |
28/09/2010 |
Decision |
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27011/08 |
Metin SEVİNDİK |
17/02/2015 |
Decision |
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28304/11 |
Nazmi TEKİNIŞIK |
16/09/2014 |
Decision |
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14964/11 |
Murat TEMİZ |
14/10/2014 |
Decision |
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31921/09 |
Mustafa TİMUR |
17/02/2015 |
Decision |
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Item 7.1
Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP)
a. Abridged report of the 4th meeting (Strasbourg, 1-3 June 2015)
c. Draft Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)… of the Committee of Ministers to member States on pedagogical material for landscape education in primary school
d. Draft Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)… of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the implementation of Article 9 of the European Landscape Convention on Transfrontier Landscapes
e. Awarding of the Council of Europe Landscape Award
f. European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production (revised) and its Explanatory Report
g. Draft Protocol amending the European Landscape Convention (ETS No. 176)
CM(2015)135, CM(2015)139, CM(2015)139-add, CM(2015)140
Decisions
The Deputies
1. adopted Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)7 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on pedagogical material for landscape education in primary school, as it appears at Appendix 7 to the present volume of Decisions ;
2. adopted Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)8 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the implementation of Article 9 of the European Landscape Convention on Transfrontier Landscapes, as it appears at Appendix 8 to the present volume of Decisions ;
3. in the framework of the session 2014-2015 of the Council of Europe Landscape Award of the European Landscape Convention:
a. attributed the Landscape Award to the following achievement:
“Borderless co-operation of local communities for the landscape heritage of ‘Fabulous’ Hetés”, Local government authorities, the Greenways Methodological Association and the Iron Curtain Trail Association, Hungary, and all the Slovenian villages of the Hetés Region – Project presented by Hungary;
b. attributed identical special mentions of the Landscape Award to the following achievements:
- “Service tree, the tree of the Slovácko Region”, Municipality of Tvarožná Lhota and INEX voluntary
service Bílé Karpaty – NGO, Czech Republic;
- “Liptovská Teplička: protection of unique types of historical landscape”, Village of Liptovská Teplička, Slovak Republic;
- “The Sénia Territory Millennium Olive Tree Landscape”, Taula del Sénia Commonwealth, Spain;
c. acknowledged and praised the great value of all the other projects presented and recommended to make them well-known to the general public for their exemplary value and as sources of inspiration:
- “Enhancement of the natural landscape of Hof ter Musschen”, Committee on the environment of Brussels and surroundings, Belgium;
- “Ecomuseum Blaca Hermitage”, Cultural Centre of Brač, Croatia;
- “Development of the historical centre of Agios Athanasios Municipality”, Municipality of Agios Athanasios, Cyprus;
- “Bull by the Horns: grazing in nature and landscape management”, The Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Central Finland, Finland;
- “Agricultural Park of Paduli”, Open Urban Laboratory, Italy;
- “The town of Kuldīga in the Venta Valley: preserving a unique landscape for the next generations”, Kuldīga Municipality, Latvia;
-“New Dutch Waterline”, Board of the New Dutch Waterline, Netherlands;
- “Biodiversity and natural resources management in Camili Basin”, Camili Environmental Protection and Development Association, Turkey;
4. agreed to transmit the draft European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production (revised) and its Explanatory Report, as they appear in documents CM(2015)139 and CM(2015)139-add, to the Parliamentary Assembly and invited the Assembly to give its opinion on the draft Convention;
5. agreed to transmit the draft Protocol amending the European Landscape Convention (ETS
No. 176), as it appears in document CM(2015)140, to the Parliamentary Assembly and invited the Assembly to give its opinion on the draft Protocol;
6. in the light of decisions 1 to 5 above, took note of the abridged report of the 4th meeting of the Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP), as it appears in document CM(2015)135, as a whole.
Item 7.1b
Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP)
b. Draft Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)… of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the Internet of citizens
This sub-item was postponed.
Item 7.2
25th Session of the Council of Europe Conference of Ministers of Education (Brussels, April 2016) –
Concept note
CM(2015)146
Decisions
The Deputies
Concerning the 25th session of the Council of Europe Conference of Ministers of Education
1. noted that the conference would be held in April 2016 in Brussels, Belgium;
2. agreed to entrust the preparation of the conference to the Steering Committee for Educational Policy and Practice (CDPPE);
3. noted that the theme of the conference would be: “The role of education for the development of competences for democratic culture”;
4. noted that the sub-themes of the conference would be:
- “Development of competences for the strengthening of the culture of democracy”;
- “The effectiveness of current education policies, curricula and training programmes on democratic culture and citizenship, in particular with regard to the fight against violent extremism and radicalisation leading to terrorism”;
- “European vs Global challenges in citizenship education – implementation of the UN Agenda for Education 2030 “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all””;
5. noted that the following would be invited to participate in the conference:
- States Parties to the European Cultural Convention;
- Committee of Ministers;
- Parliamentary Assembly;
- Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe;
- Education and Culture Committee of the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe;
- European Union;
- European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ);
- Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ);
6. noted that the following States would be invited to attend the conference as observers:
- Canada;
- Japan;
- Mexico;
- United States of America;
7. agreed to invite the following non-member States and international organisations as observers:
- Israel;
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO);
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD);
- Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE);
- Nordic Council of Ministers;
- Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (ALECSO);
- European Training Foundation (EFT);
- Conference of European Churches (CEC);
- Education International (EI);
- European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE);
- European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers (EURODOC);
- European Cultural Foundation (ECF);
- European Federation of Catholic Universities (FUCE);
- European Science Foundation (ESF);
- European Students’ Union (ESU);
- European University Association (EUA);
- European Wergeland Centre;
- International Association of Universities (IAU).
Item 8.1
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) – Designation of European representatives to the Executive Committee and the Foundation Board for 2016-2017
DD(2015)967, DD(2015)968
Decisions
The Deputies, having regard to the unanimous endorsement by the Ad hoc European Committee for the World Anti-Doping Agency (CAHAMA),
1. designated Ms Thorhild Widvey, Minister of Culture of Norway, as European candidate to the Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appointed by the Council of Europe for 2016‑2017;
2. designated Mr Pavel Kolobkov, Deputy Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation,to the position of second member of the Foundation Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appointed by the Council of Europe for 2016-2017.
Item 10.1
Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (CETS No. 198) – Conference of the Parties –
First activity report (covering the period 2009-2014)
CM(2015)126
Decision
The Deputies took note of the first activity report of the Conference of the Parties of the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (CETS No. 198), as it appears in document CM(2015)126.
Item 10.2
Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) –
Application by the United Kingdom for the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar to be assessed by MONEYVAL
GR-J(2015)11
Decision
The Deputies adopted Resolution CM/Res(2015)26 on the evaluation of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar by the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL), as it appears at Appendix 9 to the present volume of Decisions.
Appendix 1
(Item 1.1)
1238 meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies
(Strasbourg, 14 (10 a.m.) October 2015)
Agenda
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1. |
General questions |
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1.1 |
Adoption of the agenda |
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1.2 |
Preparation of forthcoming meetings |
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CM/Notes/1238/1.2 of 12.10.2015 |
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1.3 |
Dialogue with the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General |
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1.4 |
Report of the Bureau |
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2. |
Democracy and political questions |
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2.1 |
The Council of Europe and the conflict in Georgia |
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CM(2008)150-rev, CM(2008)162, SG/Inf(2008)19, DD(2008)631, SG/Inf(2009)5, SG/Inf(2009)7, CM(2009)PV-final, SG/Inf(2009)10, SG/Inf(2009)5-add, SG/Inf(2009)9, CM/AS(2009)Quest572, DD(2009)447, SG/Inf(2009)15-final, SG/Inf(2009)5-add2, Parliamentary Assembly REC_1846(2008), CM/AS(2009)Rec1846-final, Parliamentary Assembly REC_1857(2009), CM/AS(2009)Rec1857-final, CM(2009)164, Parliamentary Assembly REC_1869(2009), CM/AS(2010)Rec1869-final, DD(2010)71, DD(2010)95, SG/Inf(2010)7, SG/Inf(2010)8, DD(2010)238, CM/Del/Dec(2010)1090/2.1, SG/Inf(2010)19, DD(2010)559, SG/Inf(2011)8, SG/Inf(2011)24, SG/Inf(2012)5, SG/Inf(2012)28-rev, SG/Inf(2013)13, SG/Inf(2013)38, DD(2014)490, SG/Inf(2014)17, SG/Inf(2014)41, SG/Inf(2015)18 |
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2.1bis |
Current political questions |
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a. Activities for the development and consolidation of democratic stability |
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- The role and functioning of NGOs in the Council of Europe – |
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GR-DEM(2015)CB7, GR-DEM(2015)15 |
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b. Other questions - Statement by the Representative of Ukraine - Statement by the Representative of the European Union |
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2.2 |
Situation in Cyprus |
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2.3 |
Centre of Expertise for Local Government Reform – Annual activity report 2014 |
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(Item postponed) |
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3. |
Parliamentary Assembly |
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3.1 |
4th part of the 2015 Session (Strasbourg, 28 September – 2 October 2015) – Texts adopted |
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2015 Session (Provisional Compendium of texts adopted) |
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3.2 |
Written Questions by members of the Parliamentary Assembly to the Committee of Ministers |
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a. Written Question No. 694 by Mr Boriss Cilevičs: “Ratification of the Council of Europe's treaties on minority rights” |
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CM/Notes/1238/3.2a of 2.10.2015 |
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b. Written Question No. 695 by Mr Tiny Kox: “Political persecutions in the Republic of Moldova” |
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CM/Notes/1238/3.2b of 2.10.2015 |
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c. Written Question No. 696 by Mr Arcadio Díaz Tejera: “Social security contributions by Spanish sailors in Norway” |
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CM/Notes/1238/3.2c of 6.10.2015 |
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d. Written Question No. 693 by Mr Alexey Pushkov: “President Poroshenko continues to violate journalists’ rights and to restrict freedom of the media in Ukraine” |
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CM/Notes/1237/3.2b of 25.9.2015 |
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4. |
Human rights |
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H46-1 |
Supervision of execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights – |
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CM/Notes/1238/H46-1 of 2.10.2015 |
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4.1 |
Exchange of views with Mr Dean Spielmann, President of the European Court of Human Rights |
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7. |
Education and culture |
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7.1 |
Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP) |
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a. Abridged report of the 4th meeting (Strasbourg, 1-3 June 2015) |
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b. Draft Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)… of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the Internet of citizens |
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(Sub-item b. postponed) |
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c. Draft Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)… of the Committee of Ministers to member States on pedagogical material for landscape education in primary school |
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d. Draft Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)… of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the implementation of Article 9 of the European Landscape Convention on Transfrontier Landscapes |
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e. Awarding of the Council of Europe Landscape Award |
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f. Draft European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production (revised) and its Explanatory Report |
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g. Draft Protocol amending the European Landscape Convention (ETS No. 176) |
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CM/Notes/1238/7.1 of 8.10.2015 |
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7.2 |
25th session of the Council of Europe Conference of Ministers of Education (Brussels, April 2016) – Concept Note |
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CM(2015)146 |
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8. |
Youth and sport |
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8.1 |
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) ‒ |
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DD(2015)967, DD(2015)968 |
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10. |
Legal questions |
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10.1 |
Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (CETS No. 198) – Conference of the Parties – |
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CM(2015)126 |
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10.2 |
Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) – Application by the United Kingdom for the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar to be assessed by MONEYVAL |
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GR-J(2015)11, DD(2015)1014 |
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10.3 |
Oral “tour de table” on the intentions of signature of the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism and its Additional Protocol at the High-level International Conference on Foreign Terrorist Fighters (Riga, 22 October 2015) |
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13. |
Any other business |
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13.1 |
Statement by the Representative of France |
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Appendix 2
(item 1.2)
1239 Meeting of the Ministers' Deputies
(Strasbourg, 4 (10 a.m.) November 2015)
Draft Agenda
In application of the rules for the dispatch of reference documents and Notes on the Agenda, the deadlines are:
CM: 7 October 2015
Notes: 23 October 2015
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1. |
General questions |
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1.1 |
Adoption of the agenda |
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1.2 |
Preparation of forthcoming meetings |
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1.3 |
Dialogue with the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General |
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1.4 |
Report of the Bureau |
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1.5 |
Conferences of specialised ministers – State of preparation |
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1.6 |
Transfer of the chairmanship between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria (Strasbourg, |
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CM/Notes/1239/1.6 of … |
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1.7 |
Thematic debate: “Freedom of assembly and association: current challenges and the response from the Council of Europe” – Follow-up |
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CM/Del/Dec(2015)1237/1.6, SG/Inf(2015)… |
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2. |
Democracy and political questions |
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2.1 |
The Council of Europe and the conflict in Georgia |
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CM(2008)150-rev, CM(2008)162, SG/Inf(2008)19, DD(2008)631, SG/Inf(2009)5, SG/Inf(2009)7, CM(2009)PV-final, SG/Inf(2009)10, SG/Inf(2009)5-add, SG/Inf(2009)9, CM/AS(2009)Quest572, DD(2009)447, SG/Inf(2009)15-final, SG/Inf(2009)5-add2, Parliamentary Assembly REC_1846(2008), CM/AS(2009)Rec1846-final, Parliamentary Assembly REC_1857(2009), CM/AS(2009)Rec1857-final, CM(2009)164, Parliamentary Assembly REC_1869(2009), CM/AS(2010)Rec1869-final, DD(2010)71, DD(2010)95, SG/Inf(2010)7, SG/Inf(2010)8, DD(2010)238, CM/Del/Dec(2010)1090/2.1, SG/Inf(2010)19, DD(2010)559, SG/Inf(2011)8, SG/Inf(2011)24, SG/Inf(2012)5, SG/Inf(2012)28-rev, SG/Inf(2013)13, SG/Inf(2013)38, DD(2014)490, SG/Inf(2014)17, SG/Inf(2014)41, SG/Inf(2015)18 |
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2.1bis |
Current political questions |
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2.2 |
Situation in Cyprus |
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2.3 |
Co-operation between the Council of Europe and the OSCE – |
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4. |
Human rights |
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H46-1 |
Supervision of execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights – |
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CM/Notes/1239/H46-1 of … |
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4.1 |
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) ‒ |
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Resolutions Res(2002)8, CM/Res(2013)12, CM/Res(2014)2, DGII/Inf(2015)5 |
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4.2 |
“European institutions and human rights in Europe” ‒ |
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Parliamentary Assembly REC_2065(2015), CM/AS(2015)Rec2065-prov2 |
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4.3 |
“Guaranteeing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people’s rights: a responsibility for Europe’s towns and regions” – Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Recommendation 370 (2015) |
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Congress REC_370(2015), CM/Cong(2015)Rec370-prov |
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6. |
Social cohesion |
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6.1 |
European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare (EDQM) ‒ |
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10. |
Legal questions |
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10.1 |
European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) |
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a. Exchange of views with Mr Georg Stawa, President of the CEPEJ |
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b. 2014 activity report |
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10.2 |
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages |
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a. 4th report of the Committee of Experts in respect of Luxembourg |
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CM(2015)124 |
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b. 4th report of the Committee of Experts in respect of Spain |
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10.3 |
Council of Europe Convention on the Counterfeiting of Medical Products and Similar Crimes involving Threats to Public Health (CETS No. 211) (MEDICRIME) – |
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13. |
Any other business |
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Appendix 3
(item 1.2)
1239bis Meeting of the Ministers' Deputies
(Strasbourg, 10 (10.30 a.m.) November 2015)
Draft Agenda
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1. |
General questions |
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1.1 |
Adoption of the agenda |
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1.2 |
Stocktaking of the outgoing chairmanship |
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1.3 |
Presentation of the priorities of the incoming chairmanship |
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13. |
Any other business |
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Appendix 4
(Item 1.2)
1240 Meeting of the Ministers' Deputies
(Strasbourg, 17 (10 a.m.) November 2015)
Draft Agenda
In application of the rules for the dispatch of reference documents and Notes on the Agenda, the deadlines are:
CM: 21 October 2015
Notes: 6 November 2015
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1. |
General questions |
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1.1 |
Adoption of the agenda |
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1.2 |
Preparation of forthcoming meetings |
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CM/Notes/1240/1.2 of … |
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1.3 |
Dialogue with the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General |
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1.4 |
Report of the Bureau |
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1.5 |
Review of action taken by the Committee of Ministers on Parliamentary Assembly recommendations |
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CM(2015)… |
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1.6 |
Exchange of views with Sir Nicolas Bratza, Chair of the International Advisory Panel on Ukraine (IAP) |
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2. |
Democracy and political questions |
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2.1 |
The Council of Europe and the conflict in Georgia |
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CM(2008)150-rev, CM(2008)162, SG/Inf(2008)19, DD(2008)631, SG/Inf(2009)5, SG/Inf(2009)7, CM(2009)PV-final, SG/Inf(2009)10, SG/Inf(2009)5-add, SG/Inf(2009)9, CM/AS(2009)Quest572, DD(2009)447, SG/Inf(2009)15-final, SG/Inf(2009)5-add2, Parliamentary Assembly REC_1846(2008), CM/AS(2009)Rec1846-final, Parliamentary Assembly REC_1857(2009), CM/AS(2009)Rec1857-final, CM(2009)164, Parliamentary Assembly REC_1869(2009), CM/AS(2010)Rec1869-final, DD(2010)71, DD(2010)95, SG/Inf(2010)7, SG/Inf(2010)8, DD(2010)238, CM/Del/Dec(2010)1090/2.1, SG/Inf(2010)19, DD(2010)559, SG/Inf(2011)8, SG/Inf(2011)24, SG/Inf(2012)5, SG/Inf(2012)28-rev, SG/Inf(2013)13, SG/Inf(2013)38, DD(2014)490, SG/Inf(2014)17, SG/Inf(2014)41, SG/Inf(2015)18 |
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2.1bis |
Current political questions |
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2.2 |
Situation in Cyprus |
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4. |
Human rights |
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H46-1 |
Supervision of execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights – |
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CM/Notes/1240/H46-1 of … |
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4.1 |
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights – |
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11. |
Programme, Budget and Administration |
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11.1 |
Ad hoc Committee of Experts on Buildings (CAHB) – |
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12. |
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe |
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12.1 |
29th plenary session of the Congress (Strasbourg, 20-22 October 2015) – Adopted texts |
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Compendium of adopted texts |
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13. |
Any other business |
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Appendix 5
(Item 1.2)
1241 (Budget) Meeting of the Ministers' Deputies
(Strasbourg, 24 (10 a.m.) – 26 November 2015)
Draft Agenda
In application of the rules for the dispatch of reference documents and Notes on the Agenda, the deadlines are:
CM: 28 October 2015
Notes: 13 November 2015
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1. |
General questions |
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1.1 |
Adoption of the agenda |
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1.2 |
Preparation of forthcoming meetings |
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1.3 |
Dialogue with the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General |
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1.4 |
Report of the Bureau |
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2. |
Democracy and political questions |
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2.1 |
The Council of Europe and the conflict in Georgia |
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CM(2008)150-rev, CM(2008)162, SG/Inf(2008)19, DD(2008)631, SG/Inf(2009)5, SG/Inf(2009)7, CM(2009)PV-final, SG/Inf(2009)10, SG/Inf(2009)5-add, SG/Inf(2009)9, CM/AS(2009)Quest572, DD(2009)447, SG/Inf(2009)15-final, SG/Inf(2009)5-add2, Parliamentary Assembly REC_1846(2008), CM/AS(2009)Rec1846-final, Parliamentary Assembly REC_1857(2009), CM/AS(2009)Rec1857-final, CM(2009)164, Parliamentary Assembly REC_1869(2009), CM/AS(2010)Rec1869-final, DD(2010)71, DD(2010)95, SG/Inf(2010)7, SG/Inf(2010)8, DD(2010)238, CM/Del/Dec(2010)1090/2.1, SG/Inf(2010)19, DD(2010)559, SG/Inf(2011)8, SG/Inf(2011)24, SG/Inf(2012)5, SG/Inf(2012)28-rev, SG/Inf(2013)13, SG/Inf(2013)38, DD(2014)490, SG/Inf(2014)17, SG/Inf(2014)41, SG/Inf(2015)18 |
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2.1bis |
Current political questions |
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2.2 |
Situation in Cyprus |
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4. |
Human rights |
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H46-1 |
Supervision of execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights – |
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CM/Notes/1241/H46-1 of … |
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8. |
Youth and sport |
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8.1 |
Advisory Council of Youth (CCJ) ‒ Nomination of the new members for 2016-2017 |
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CM(2015)144 |
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11. |
Programme, Budget and Administration |
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11.1 |
Draft Programme and Budget 2016-2017 |
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Part 1 |
Ordinary Budget, Services Budgets, Subsidiary Budget of the European Youth Centres, Subsidiary Budget for Publications, draft Programme |
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Part 2 |
Extraordinary Budget |
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Part 3 |
Pensions Budget |
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Part 4 |
Budget of the European Youth Foundation |
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Part 5 |
Budget of the European Pharmacopoeia |
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Part 6 |
Budget of the Partial Agreement on the Council of Europe Development Bank |
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Part 7 |
Budget of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs (Pompidou Group) |
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Part 8 |
Budget of the Partial Agreement on the Co-operation Group for the Prevention of, Protection Against, and Organisation of Relief in Major Natural and Technological Disasters (EUR-OPA) |
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Part 9 |
Budget of the Partial Agreement on the European Support Fund for the Co-production and Distribution of Creative Cinematographic and Audiovisual Works “Eurimages” |
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Part 10 |
Budget of the Enlarged Agreement on the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) |
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Part 11 |
Budget of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Youth Mobility through the Youth Card |
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Part 12 |
Budget of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the European Centre for Modern Languages (Graz) |
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(Item to be prepared by the GR-PBA of …) |
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CM/Notes/1241/11.1-Part1-12 of … |
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(See reference documents in appendix) |
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11.2 |
Co-ordinating Committee on Remuneration (CCR) |
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a. Special adjustment of remuneration at 1 May 2015 for Turkey – 236th report |
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b. Annual adjustment of remuneration of the staff of the co-ordinated organisations at 1 January 2016 – 237th report |
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CM(2015)152 of …, CM(2015)152-add of … |
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13. |
Any other business |
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APPENDIX
|
LIST OF DOCUMENTS |
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DRAFT PROGRAMME AND BUDGET 2016-2017 |
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Draft Programme and Budget 2016-2017 |
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Adjustment of scales of contributions by member States and non-member States to the budgets of the Council of Europe for the financial year 2016 |
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Meeting report of the Budget Committee – October 2015 Session |
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Intergovernmental structures 2016-2017 |
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Parliamentary Assembly Resolution 2046 (2015) |
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Parliamentary Assembly Opinion No. 288 (2015) |
Budgets and priorities of the Council of Europe for the financial years |
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Congress REC_368(2015) |
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Appendix 6
(Item 2.1bis b)
Declaration by the Committee of Ministers on the death penalty
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 14 October 2015
at the 1238th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)
The Committee of Ministers welcomes the joint declaration by the High Representative of the European Union and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe on the World Day against the Death Penalty and, in view of the recent executions in the United States of Ms Kelly Gissendaner, in the State of Georgia, and Mr Alfredo Prieto, a citizen of El Salvador, in the State of Virginia, reiterates its unequivocal opposition to capital punishment and once again calls on the United States, an observer country to the Council of Europe which shares our principles, to introduce a moratorium on the application of the death penalty as a first step towards its total abolition.
Appendix 7
(Item 7.1)
Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)7
of the Committee of Ministers to member States
on pedagogical material for landscape education in primary school
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 14 October 2015
at the 1238th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, under the terms of Article 15.b of the Statute of the Council of Europe,
Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve greater unity between its members for the purpose of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which are their common heritage;
Having regard to the European Landscape Convention (ETS No. 176, 2000);
Believing that the landscape is a key element of individual and social well-being and that its protection, management and planning entail rights and responsibilities for everyone;
Considering the aims of the European Landscape Convention and wishing to encourage its implementation;
Referring to Article 6.B of the European Landscape Convention on specific measures for training and education, which states that “Each Party undertakes to promote: ... school ... courses which, in the relevant subject areas, address the values attaching to landscapes and the issues raised by their protection, management and planning”;
Recalling the principles laid out in Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)3 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the guidelines for the implementation of the European Landscape Convention, according to which school curricula should foster children’s awareness of and sensitivity to landscape;
Having regard to Recommendation CM/Rec(2014)8 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on promoting landscape awareness through education which considers that one of the aims of education is to train young people and equip them with a set of skills necessary for citizenship and democracy;
Asserting that educational activities in the landscape field are an excellent way of giving meaning to the future,
Recommends that the governments of member States make the document “Landscape teaching activities for primary education”[1] available as a source of inspiration and facilitate its dissemination and translation into other languages as appropriate.
Appendix 8
(Item 7.1)
Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)8
of the Committee of Ministers to member States
on the implementation of Article 9 of the European Landscape Convention on Transfrontier Landscapes
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 14 October 2015
at the 1238th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)
The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 15.b of the Statute of the Council of Europe,
Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members for the purpose of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which are their common heritage;
Having regard to the European Landscape Convention (ETS No. 176, 2000);
Considering Article 9 of the said Convention on Transfrontier Landscapes which states that “The Parties shall encourage transfrontier co-operation on local and regional level and, wherever necessary, prepare and implement joint landscape programmes”;
Referring to the European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities (ETS No. 106, 1980) and its additional protocols;
Bearing in mind the European Charter of Local Self-Government (ETS No. 122, 1985);
Considering that transfrontier landscapes bear witness to geographical continuity, historic events and the human and cultural relationships that have been forged over time;
Eager to raise greater awareness on both sides of the border of the landscape values of the areas concerned and to promote transfrontier co-operation focusing on landscapes;
Wishing to involve and bring together elected representatives, professionals, the local population and other stakeholders taking action for the protection, management and development of these transfrontier landscapes;
Considering that it is important for appropriate consideration to be given to landscape and its environmental, cultural, social and economic values as a development factor for local societies,
1. recommends that the States Parties to the European Landscape Convention promote co-operation focusing on transfrontier landscapes by encouraging local and regional authorities to work together to draw up, where appropriate, joint landscape-enhancement programmes for implementation of Article 9 of the European Landscape Convention on transfrontier landscapes;
2. calls on the Parties concerned to inform the other Parties to the Convention, in the framework of the Council of Europe Information System on the European Landscape Convention, of the co-operation programmes drawn up and put in place in order to foster an exchange of experience between the Parties.
Appendix 9
(Item 10.2)
Resolution CM/Res(2015)26
on the evaluation of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar by the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL)
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 14 October 2015
at the 1238th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)
The Committee of Ministers,
Recognising the importance of the fight against money laundering, the financing of terrorism and other forms of serious proceeds-generating crimes for the purpose of which the Council of Europe has adopted a variety of instruments, in particular the 1990 Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime (ETS No. 141) and the 2005 Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (CETS No. 198);
Having regard to Resolution CM/Res(2013)13 on the Statute of the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL), adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 9 October 2013, and to the status of the Council of Europe/MONEYVAL since June 2006 as an associate member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF);
Underlining the importance of MONEYVAL as a leading international partner in the global network of anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) assessment bodies and its role in strengthening the global AML/CFT network;
Bearing in mind Article 2 (2) d of the Statute of MONEYVAL by which member States of the Council of Europe which are members of the FATF may request evaluations by MONEYVAL to cover territories for whose international relations they are responsible or on whose behalf they are authorised to give undertakings, provided these territories are not evaluated by the FATF;
Considering the United Kingdom's request under Article 2 (2) d of the Statute of MONEYVAL, dated 19 May 2015, for the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar to be evaluated by MONEYVAL:
1. agrees to the request of the United Kingdom that the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar be evaluated by MONEYVAL and be subject to its procedures without voting rights;
2. decides that all operational implications of the adoption and implementation of this resolution shall be resolved in consultations with the Secretariat of the Council of Europe and in full respect of Articles 2 (2) d and 3 (1) of the Statute of MONEYVAL.