The Committee held a meeting in Paris on 29 and 30 September 2016 with Mr Boriss Cilevičs (Latvia, SOC) in the Chair.
The Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights assessed the lists of the candidates to the Court in respect of Azerbaijan, Albania, Hungary, Georgia and “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”.Note
Azerbaijan
The Committee interviewed all the candidates on 29 September 2016.
The Committee recommends, with an overwhelming majority, the candidature of Mr Lətif HÜSEYNOV as the most qualified candidate.
Albania
The Committee recommends to the Assembly to reject the list in view of the national selection procedure not being in line with the standards required by the Assembly and the Committee of Ministers.
Hungary
The Committee recommends to the Assembly to reject the list in view of the national selection procedure not being in line with the standards required by the Assembly and the Committee of Ministers.
Georgia
The Committee interviewed all the candidates on 29 September 2016.
The Committee decided to postpone until a later date its decision on the recommendation to the Assembly concerning this list.
“The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”
The Committee interviewed all the candidates on 30 September 2016.
The Committee recommends, by a narrow majority, Ms Natasa GABER-DAMJANOVSKA, over Mr Jovan Ilievski, as the most qualified candidate.
Azerbaijan
Albania
Hungary
Georgia
“The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”
Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD)
Socialist Group (SOC)
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)
European Conservatives Group (EC)
Ex officio
Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly