18 May 1999

No. 99/470

Reference documents

- CM/Del/Dec(98)639/1.7

- CM(98)186

- CM(98)191

- CM(98)211 rev.

In the light of the meeting of the Joint Committee (Strasbourg, 29 May 1999) and in accordance with Article 5 of the Rules of Procedure for appointment to the post of Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General and Clerk of the Assembly having the rank of Deputy Secretary General, the Deputies are invited to adopt the appended draft Resolution.

1. At their 639^th meeting (September 1998, item 1.7), the Deputies approved the timetable concerning the procedure for the appointment to the post of Secretary General. This timetable foresees, after the consultation of the Parliamentary Assembly at a meeting of the Joint Committee, the adoption by the Deputies, at the 671^st meeting, of a Resolution containing the names of candidates to be forwarded to the Parliamentary Assembly.

2. It is recalled that by the closing date for the nomination of candidates (15 February 1999), the Secretary General received the following nominations (in alphabetical order):

- by the Government of the United Kingdom

Mr Terry DAVIS

(CM(98)191)

 

- by the Government of Austria

Mr Walter SCHWIMMER

(CM(98)186)

- by the Government of Poland

Mrs Hanna SUCHOCKA

(CM(98)211 revised)

3. In conformity with Article 3 of the Rules of Procedure for appointment to the post of Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General and Clerk of the Assembly having the rank of Deputy Secretary General, the Deputies interviewed the three candidates for the post of Secretary General on 24 March 1999 (665^th meeting, item 1.6).

The Deputies, after these interviews, consulted the Parliamentary Assembly on the appointment of the Secretary General, in accordance with Article 4 of the said procedure, at the Joint Committee (Strasbourg, 29 May 1999) and agreed to resume consideration of this item at the present meeting, in accordance with the timetable concerning the procedure for the election of the Secretary General.

4. It is recalled that the election of the Secretary General will take place during the 3^rd part of the 1999 Session of the Parliamentary Assembly (21-25 June 1999).

5. In accordance with Article 5  ^{footnote 1} of the above-mentioned Rules of Procedure, the Committee of Ministers is invited to draw up a list to be submitted to the Assembly. On the occasion of previous nominations, this list has taken the form of a Resolution of the Committee of Ministers.

Item 1.8

(CM/Del/Dec(98)639/1.7, CM(98)186, 191 and 211 rev.)

The Deputies adopted Resolution (99) .. on the appointment to the post of Secretary General, as it appears at Appendix .. to the present volume of Decisions. <see Appendix to the present Notes on the Agenda>.

(item 1.8)

DRAFT RESOLUTION (99) ..

The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 36.b of the Statute of the Council of Europe,

Having regard to the Rules of Procedure for appointment to the posts of Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General and Clerk of the Assembly having the rank of Deputy Secretary General;

Having examined the three candidatures presented by the Governments of Austria, Poland and the United Kingdom;

Having interviewed the three candidates;

Having consulted the Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly in the Joint Committee;

Decides to transmit to the Parliamentary Assembly, for consideration for appointment to the post of Secretary General, with effect from 1 September 1999, the following candidatures, listed in alphabetical order, with the names of the sponsoring governments in brackets:

Mr Terry DAVIS (United Kingdom)

Mr Walter SCHWIMMER (Austria)

Mrs Hanna SUCHOCKA (Poland).

1    Article 5 of the procedure reads as follows: