Wednesday, 31 January

20:00-22:00         Informal dinner of Presidents of Intergovernmental

                            Committees

                            Venue: European Youth Centre Strasbourg (TBC)

Thursday, 1 February 

8:45-9:30              Networking Coffee (outside room 11)

9:30-9:40

Plenary Session (room 11)

Opening remarks by Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General of the Council of Europe

9:40-9:50

Intervention by Síofra O’Leary, President of the European Court of Human Rights

9:50-11:30

Discussion in Working Groups: Beyond the 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government: delivering results on the Reykjavík commitments

Working Group 1 (room 11)

Challenges to Council of Europe fundamental values and how to address them: strengthening the commitment to the European Convention of Human Rights, countering democratic backsliding, engaging civil society and including a youth perspective

Moderator: Matjaž Gruden, Director for Democracy, DG II

Rapporteur: Krista Oinonen, CDDH, Government Agent before the ECtHR, Director, Unit for Human Rights Courts and Conventions, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland

Working Group 2 (room 10)

Challenges to Council of Europe fundamental values and how to address them: the fight against discrimination and anti-gender movements, the use of new digital technologies, protection of the environment

Moderator: Daniele Cangemi, Head of Department, Human Rights, Justice and Legal Co-operation, Standard-Setting activities, DG I

Rapporteur: Ralph Kass, Gender Equality Commission, Principal Advisor to the Director, Ministry of Equality between Men and Women, Luxembourg

11:30-11:45

Coffee break

11:45-12:45

Plenary Session (room 11)

Presentation of the conclusions of the Working Groups, followed by concluding remarks by the Secretary General

12:45-14:30

Family photo followed by the lunch, Blue Restaurant

14:30-17:00

14:30-15:30

Discussion between Presidents of Intergovernmental Committees on working methods (room 11)

First topic:

-       Exchange of information, transversal co-operation, mainstreamed perspectives and joint work among Committees

Second topic:

-       Relations with the European Union

15:30-15:45

Coffee break                                                                     

15:45-16:45

Third topic:

-       Interaction with civil society, including in view of the implementation of the Secretary General's Roadmap on the Council of Europe's Engagement with Civil Society 2024‑2027

Fourth topic:

-       Impact of the intergovernmental work: implementation of standards, interaction with monitoring, role of co-operation activities and visibility of its work

16:45-17:00

Conclusions and closing of the meeting