Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
Progress report
| Doc. 14911 Add. 2
| 19 June 2019
- Author(s):
- Bureau of the Assembly
1 Report of the Committee
on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
The Committee held a meeting in Paris on 14 June 2019 with
Mr Valeriu Ghiletchi (Republic of Moldova, EPP/CD) in the Chair.
2 Introduction
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 Estonia and Germany.Note
3 Conclusions of the Committee on the lists of candidates
submitted by Estonia and Germany
Estonia
The Committee interviewed all the candidates on 14 June 2019.
The Committee recommends to the Assembly, by a large majority,
Mr Peeter Roosma as the most qualified candidate.
Germany
The Committee interviewed all the candidates on 14 June 2019.
The Committee recommends to the Assembly Ms Christiane Schmaltz
and Ms Anja Seibert-Fohr, as two equally well-qualified candidates.
Appendix 1 – Lists of candidates submitted by the Governments
of Estonia and Germany
Estonia
- Mr Madis ERNITS
- Ms Meeli KAUR
- Mr Peeter ROOSMA
Germany
- Mr Thilo MARAUHN
- Ms Christiane SCHMALTZ
- Ms Anja SEIBERT-FOHR
Appendix 2 – Members of the Committee who participated in
the meetingNot all members of the Committee participated
in all votes.
Group of the
European People's Party (EPP/CD)
- Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Republic of Moldova, Chairperson
- Ms Alina Ştefania GORGHIU, Romania
- Mr Volker ULLRICH, Germany
- Mr Sergiy VLASENKO, Ukraine
Socialists, Democrats and Greens
Group (SOC)
- Ms Petra
BAYR, Austria
- Mr Boriss CILEVIČS, Latvia
- Mr Titus CORLĂŢEAN, Romania
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats
for Europe (ALDE)
- Mr Olivier
BECHT, France
- Mr Edmon MARUKYAN, Armenia
- Ms Olena SOTNYK, Ukraine
- Mr Jordi XUCLÀ, Spain
European Conservatives Group (EC)
- Sir Christopher CHOPE, United
Kingdom
- Lord David BLENCATHRA, United Kingdom
Group of the Unified European
Left (UEL)
Secretariat of the Parliamentary
Assembly
- Mr Wojciech
SAWICKI, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly
- Mr Günter SCHIRMER, Head of the Secretariat
