30 OCTOBER – Afternoon session 14:00 – 17:00

1. Opening of the meeting

Irena GUIDIKOVA, Head of Democratic Institutions and Freedoms Department, Directorate for Democracy, Directorate General of Democracy and Human Dignity

2. Adoption of the agenda and order of business

3.     Ongoing standard setting work

3.1          Expert committees of the CDMSI - work progress

3.2          Work progress related to the further expected deliverables under CDMSI Terms of Reference

3.3          Council of Europe work towards a legal mechanism to support European drama series production under CDCPP authority – CDMSI consultation process

Information provided by the Secretariat and discussion.

4. Council of Europe ‘Journalists matter’ Campaign for the Safety of Journalists
   • Progress report on most recent developments and forthcoming work

Information provided by the Secretariat and discussion.

31 OCTOBER – Morning session 09:30 – 12:30

5.     Follow-up to the CDMSI’s previous work

o    Update on follow-up to Recommendation CM/Rec(2024)2 on countering the use of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 5 April 2024, and in particular on the organisation of the second European Anti-SLAPP Conference, taking place on 14 November 2024

o    Follow-up on WSIS declaration

Information provided by the Secretariat and discussion.

6.     Latest developments in the work of the Council of Europe and its partner institutions that are of relevance to CDMSI

o    Council of Europe

§  Committee of Ministers responses to PACE recommendations

§  PACE - recent relevant documents, including adopted Resolutions on The detention and conviction of Julian Assange and their chilling effects on human rights, the Risks and opportunities of the metaverse and related report, and the Resolution on Propaganda and freedom of information in Europe.

§  Council of Europe Partnership with Digital Companies

§  Freedom of Expression in 2023, Report on trends in freedom of expression in Council of Europe member states, prepared for the Democratic Institutions and Freedoms Department by Peter Noorlander, Independent Consultant and Startup Director, Reporters Shield

§  Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law

o    External partners

§  28th Legal and Policy Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), 10-11 October 2024, Strasbourg

§  RightsCon Summit, Taipei, 24-27 February 2025

§  European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA), Limassol, Cyprus, 23-25 October 2024

            Information provided by the Secretariat and discussion.

7.     Preparation for the 26^th CDMSI Plenary meeting (4-6 December in Strasbourg)

o    Planned and potential exchange of views

§  Michael O'Flaherty, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

§  European Court of Human Rights, Registry

§  Human Rights and artificial intelligence (CDDH-IA)

§  PACE Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media

§  Council of Europe Cooperation activities on freedom of expression – Alina Tatarenko, Head of Co-operation and Capacity Building in Freedom of Expression Division

§  Platform to promote the protection of journalism and safety of journalists

§  European Audiovisual Observatory

§  European Platform of Regulatory Authorities

8. Recent country-specific developments in the field of freedom of expression

9. Participation in events of relevance for the CDMSI

Information provided by the Bureau members and by the Secretariat.

10. Any other business

Date and place of next meeting.