Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (31 January 2025 – 6 April 2025)

Progress report | Doc. 16140 | 02 April 2025

Author(s):

Bureau of the Assembly

Rapporteur :

Mr Andrej HUNKO, Germany, UEL

1 Introduction

At its meeting on 31 January 2025, the Bureau appointed me as rapporteur for this report, which covers its activities over the period from the last Bureau meeting of the first part-session of 2025 (Friday 31 January) to the pre-session Bureau meeting of the second part-session (Monday 7 April).

The present report includes the decisions taken at the Bureau meetings held on 31 January 2025 in Strasbourg and on 19 March 2025 in Strasbourg. Chapter 2 presents a list of decisions which do not require ratification. Chapter 3 presents a list of decisions taken by the Bureau on 19 March that require ratification at the opening of the second part-session 2025 of the Assembly.

An addendum to this report will be issued after the Bureau meeting of 7 April, which will also include decisions to be ratified by the Assembly at the opening of the 2025 second part-session. Another addendum will be issued after the Bureau meeting of 11 April. It will only include the decisions to be ratified by the Assembly on the same day, notably the references and transmissions to committees which will have been approved by the Bureau.

The report of the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights presenting the conclusions of the committee on the lists of candidates submitted by Monaco and the Slovak Republic is published as Addendum 2 to this report.

The Bureau will hold its next meeting on Thursday 22 May 2025 in Valletta. The next meeting of the Standing Committee will be held in Valletta on Friday 23 May 2025.

2 Activities of the Bureau since the last part-session and decisions not requiring ratification by the Assembly

2.1 Follow-up to the first part-session of 2025 (Strasbourg, 27-31 January)

On 31 January, the Bureau heard a statement by the Secretary General of the Assembly and discussed the follow-up to the part-session.

2.2 Second part-session of 2025 (Strasbourg, 7-11 April)

On 19 March, the Bureau drew up the preliminary draft agenda for the second part-session of 2025.

2.2.1 Requests for debates under urgent procedure

On 19 March, the Bureau took note of the requests for debates under urgent procedure on:

• “The situation in Georgia and follow up to Resolution 2585 (2025) ‘Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of Georgia’” tabled by the Monitoring Committee;
• “War in Ukraine: the need for accountability, avoiding impunity” tabled by the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group (ALDE);
• “The arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul and the state of democracy and human rights in Türkiye” tabled by the Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD).

2.2.2 Request for a current affairs debate

On 19 March, the Bureau took note of the request for a current affairs debate on “Protests in Serbia and the situation in the Western Balkans” tabled by the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group (ALDE).

2.3 Communications

On 31 January, the Bureau took note of the statement by the President of the Assembly. On 19 March, it took note of the communications by the President of the Assembly and held an exchange of views with the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

2.4 References and transmissions to committees

On 31 January, the Bureau considered and approved the references and transmissions to committees as presented in Doc. 16096 Add.5, ratified by the Assembly the same day.

2.4.1 Extension of references

During the reference period, the Bureau also approved the following requests for extension of references:

• Olympic movement and peacekeeping: is sport neutrality serving sport values? (former title: Excluding the athletes and officials of the Russian Federation and Belarus from participating in the international Olympic movement), Doc. 15721, motion for a resolution, reference 4716 of 2 March 2023 – validity: 31 March 2025: extension until 30 April 2025;
• The role of youth in revitalising democracy, Doc. 15756, motion for a resolution, reference 4746 of 19 June 2023 – validity: 19 June 2025: extension until 30 June 2025.

2.5 Election observation

2.5.1 Assembly of Kosovo [(1) All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.]: elections (9 February 2025)

On 19 March, the Bureau took note of the statement of the election observation mission.

2.5.2 Albania: parliamentary elections (11 May 2025)

On 31 January, the Bureau approved the list of members of the ad hoc committee to observe the elections and appointed Mr Simone Billi (Italy, ECPA) as its chairperson. On 19 March, it approved the revised list (Appendix 1).

2.5.3 Poland: presidential election (18 May 2025)

On 31 January, the Bureau approved the list of members of the ad hoc committee to observe the election and appointed Mr Iulian Bulai (Romania, ALDE) as its chairperson. On 19 March, it approved the revised list (Appendix 2).

2.5.4 Parliamentary Assembly Network of Election Observers

On 31 January, the Bureau approved the revised list of members (Appendix 3). On 19 March, it took note of the letter of the chairperson of the Network and instructed the Secretary General of the Assembly to prepare a memorandum on the follow-up to be given to the proposals made.

2.6 Follow-up to the Resolution 2553 (2024) “Strengthening the youth perspective in the work of the Parliamentary Assembly”

2.6.1 Modalities of implementation of PACE-Youth Participation Mechanism

On 19 March, the Bureau took note of the memorandum prepared by the Secretary General of the Assembly and approved the proposals contained in the document.

2.6.2 PACE Youth Rapporteurs

On 19 March, the Bureau took note of the updated list of the Assembly Youth Rapporteurs (Appendix 4).

2.6.3 Exchange of views with members of the joint bureaux of the Advisory Council on Youth and the European Steering Committee for Youth

On 19 March, the Bureau held an exchange of views with the participation of:

• Ms Yevheniia Kravchuk (Ukraine, ALDE), Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on Youth and the Society of the Future;
• Ms Nina Grmuša, Chairperson of the Council of Europe Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) and of the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ);
• Ms Miriam Teuma, Chairperson of the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) and Vice-Chairperson of the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ);
• Mr Maurizio Cuttin, Vice-Chairperson of the Council of the Council of Europe Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ).

2.7 Participation of members in Parliamentary Assembly plenary sessions and committee meetings

On 19 March, the Bureau took note of the information memorandum submitted to the Bureau by the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs, agreed to its publication and left it to the President to decide on the appropriate follow-up.

2.8 Previously ratified credentials of a national delegation whose members have all subsequently resigned: interpretation of Rules 6 and 9 of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure

On 19 March, following a request from the Monitoring Committee on 4 March 2025, and the decision by the Bureau, through written consultation on 12 March 2025, to request an opinion from the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (Rules Committee), the Bureau took note of the opinion of the Rules Committee and decided to declassify it.

2.9 Institutional representation of the Parliamentary Assembly in 2025

On 31 January, the Bureau approved the proposals as set out in Appendix 5. On 19 March, the Bureau approved the appointment of Lord David Blencathra (United Kingdom, ECPA) and Ms Liliana Tanguy (France, ALDE), as institutional representatives for the Council for Democratic Elections of the Venice Commission.

2.10 European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)

On 31 January, the Bureau approved the list of candidates in respect of Croatia to be forwarded to the Committee of Ministers.

2.11 Composition of committees

2.11.1 Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee)

On 31 January, on the basis of a proposal by the SOC Group, the Bureau nominated Ms Wanda Nowicka (Poland) as a member; on the basis of proposals by the EPP/CD Group, nominated Mr Christophe Brico (Monaco), Ms Carmen Leyte (Spain), Ms Saara-Sofia Sirén (Finland) and Ms Albana Vokshi (Albania) as members; on the basis of a proposal by the ALDE Group, nominated Mr Régis Bergonzi (Monaco) as a member.

2.11.2 Committee on the Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs

On 31 January, on the basis of proposals by the EPP/CD Group, nominated Mr Gustaf Göthberg (Sweden) and Mr Niklaus-Samuel Gugger (Switzerland) as members.

2.11.3 Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

On 31 January, on the basis of a proposal by the EPP/CD Group, nominated Mr Benjamin Dalle (Belgium) as an alternate.

2.12 Issues raised by committees

2.12.1 Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy

On 31 January, the Bureau took note of the letter by the chairperson of the Committee and decided to authorise Mr George Papandreou (Greece, SOC), Rapporteur on A closer cooperation between the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the United States Congress, to carry out a fact-finding visit in the framework of the preparation of his report, to Washington on 12 and 13 March 2025 to meet with representatives from the United States Congress and the State Department.

2.12.2 Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination

On 31 January, the Bureau took note of the letter by the chairperson of the committee and:

• approved the terms of reference of the Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence and the No Hate Parliamentary Alliance, which were ratified by the Assembly the same day (Doc. 16096 Add.5);
• took note of the change of wording in the English title of the Parliamentary Platform on the Rights of LGBTI Persons in Europe, and in the title of the General Rapporteur, co-ordinator of this Platform;
• agreed to recommend to committees to consider revising the terms of reference of their networks to include representatives from political groups.

2.13 Call for the immediate release of Ekrem İmamoğlu, Mayor of Istanbul

On 19 March, the Bureau adopted a statement.

2.14 OECD Global Parliamentary Network, Paris, 5-7 February 2025

On 31 January, the Bureau approved the list of members of the ad hoc committee of the Bureau and appointed Mr Damien Cottier (Switzerland, ALDE) as its Chairperson (Appendix 6).

2.15 Parliamentary Conference on “Envisioning effective public policy to prevent & address cases of missing migrants” organised as a follow-up to Resolution 2569 (2024) Missing migrants, refugees and asylum seekers – A call to clarify their fate, Strasbourg, 23-24 April 2025

On 31 January, the Bureau approved the list of members of the ad hoc committee of the Bureau to participate in this event. On 19 March, it approved the revised list of members (Appendix 7).

2.16 Meeting between parliamentarians from the Nordic Council and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Kristiansand, Norway, 4-5 May 2025

On 31 January, the Bureau decided to revise the composition of the ad hoc committee of the Bureau to participate in this event, to include a member of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons and a member of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination. On 19 March, the Bureau approved the list of members of the ad hoc committee (Appendix 8).

2.17 Black Sea Security Forum, Odesa, Ukraine, 30-31 May 2025

On 19 March, the Bureau decided that the ad hoc committee to participate in this event should be composed of up to three members from each of the Assembly’s committees (subject to security conditions).

2.18 Meetings elsewhere than Strasbourg and Paris

During the reference period, the Bureau authorised:

• the ad hoc sub-committee of the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs to meet in London on 31 March 2025 to attend the Round Table on Strengthening ethics and integrity in Parliaments;
• the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development and the Network on the situation of the children of Ukraine to meet in Helsinki on 15-16 May 2025;
• the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy to meet in Chania on 26-27 May 2025;
• the sub-committee on the Europe Prize to meet in San Sebastian on 6 June 2025.

2.19 Vigdís Prize for Women's Empowerment 2025

On 19 March, the Bureau took of the deadline for submission of nominations to 28 March 2025.

3 Decisions of the Bureau requiring ratification by the Assembly

3.1 References to committees

On 19 March, the Bureau considered and approved the following references:

• Regulating foreign influence: best practices and European standards, Doc. 16103, motion for a resolution: reference to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for report;
• Role of the Parliamentary Assembly and National Parliaments in implementing the outcome of the 2024 Summit of the Future, Doc. 16108, motion for a resolution: reference to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for report;
• Protecting ethnic and religious diversity in Syria, Doc. 16110, motion for a resolution: reference to the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination for report
• Safeguarding the rule of law in Tunisia, Doc. 16060, motion for a resolution: reference to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for report.

3.2 New Democratic Pact

On 19 March, the Bureau took note of the letter of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and decided to set up an ad hoc committee of the Bureau composed of the President of the Assembly, the chairpersons of all the committees, the General Rapporteur on Democracy and the chairpersons of the five political groups.

3.3 20th European Conferences of Electoral Management Bodies, Vilnius, Lithuania, 15-16 April 2025

On 19 March, the Bureau decided to set up an ad hoc committee of the Bureau to participate in this event, composed of the General Rapporteur for Democracy, the Rapporteur on Elections in times of crisis, the Assembly institutional representatives to the Council for Democratic Elections and the members of the Bureau of PACE Network of Elections Observers (Appendix 9).

The Assembly is invited to ratify these Bureau decisions.

Appendix 1 – List of members of the ad hoc Committee for the observation of the parliamentary elections in Albania (11 May 2025)

Chairperson / Président: Mr / M. Simone BILLI (Italy, ECPA / Italie, CEPA)

Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group / Groupe des socialistes, démocrates et verts (SOC)

Mr / M. Jone BLIKRA, Norway / Norvège

Mr / M. Cerni ESCALE CABRE, Andorra / Andorre

Ms / Mme Sascha FAXE, Denmark / Danemark

Mr / M. Pierre-Alain FRIDEZ, Switzerland / Suisse

Ms / Mme Luz MARTINEZ SEIJO, Spain / Espagne *

Mr / M. Axel SCHÄFER, Germany / Allemagne

Substitutes / Suppléant·es

Mr / M. Yunus EMRE, Türkiye

Mr / M. Gerardo GIOVAGNOLI, San Marino / Saint-Marin

Mr / M. Antonio GUTIERREZ LIMONES, Spain / Espagne

Ms / Mme Bisera KOSTADINOVSKA-STOJEVSKA, North Macedonia / Macédoine du Nord

Mr / M. Saša MAGAZINOVIĆ, Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bosnie-Herzégovine

Mr / M. Didier MARIE, France

Mr / M. Perran MOON, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni

Mr / M. Christian PETRY, Germany / Allemagne

Mr / M. Stefan SCHENNACH, Austria / Autriche

Mr / M. Roberto SPERANZA, Italy / Italie

Ms / Mme Céline THIEBAULT-MARTINEZ, France

Ms / Mme Birute VĖSAITĖ, Lithuania / Lituanie

Ms / Mme Sandra ZAMPA, Italy / Italie

Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD) / Groupe du Parti populaire européen (PPE/DC)

Ms / Mme Borianna ÅBERG, Sweden / Suède

Mr / M. Branislav BORENOVIĆ, Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bosnie-Herzégovine

Ms / Mme Linda Hofstad HELLELAND, Norway / Norvège

Mr / M. Pablo HISPÁN, Spain / Espagne

Ms / Mme Denitsa SACHEVA, Bulgaria / Bulgarie

ZZ

Substitutes / Suppléant·es

Ms / Mme Belén HOYO, Spain / Espagne

Mr / M. Jan Filip LIBICKI, Poland / Pologne

Mr / M. Joseph O’REILLY, Ireland / Irlande

Mr / M. Chris SAID, Malta / Malte

Mr / M. Georgios STAMATIS, Greece / Grèce

European Conservatives, Patriots & Affiliates (ECPA) / Conservateurs européens, Patriotes et Affiliés (CEPA)

Dame Karen BRADLEY, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni

Mr / M. Simone BILLI, Italy / Italie *

Ms / Mme Elisabetta GARDINI, Italy / Italie

Mr / M. Malte KAUFMANN, Germany / Allemagne

Substitutes / Suppléant·es

Mr / M. Oleksii GONCHARENKO, Ukraine

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) / Alliance des démocrates et des libéraux pour l’Europe (ADLE)

Mr / M. François BONNEAU, France

Ms / Mme Valentina GRIPPO, Italy / Italie *

Ms / Mme Rian VOGELS, Netherlands / Pays Bas

Substitutes / Suppléant·es

Mr / M. Mehmet AKALIN, Türkiye

Ms / Mme Yevheniia KRAVCHUK, Ukraine

Mr / M. Arminas LYDEKA, Lithuania / Lituanie

Ms / Mme Yuliia OVCHYNNYKOVA, Ukraine

Group of the Unified European Left (UEL) / Groupe pour la gauche unitaire européenne (GUE)

Mr / M. Andrej HUNKO, Germany / Allemagne *

Substitutes / Suppléant·es

Mr / M. Arnaldo LOMUTI, Italy / Italie

Co-rapporteur·es AS/MON (ex officio)

Mr / M. Ionuț-Marian STROE, Romania / Roumanie – EPP/CD *

ZZ

* Pre-electoral mission / mission préélectorale

Appendix 2 – List of members of the ad hoc Committee for the observation of the presidential election in Poland (18 May 2025)

Chairperson / Président: Mr / M. Iulian BULAI (Romania, ALDE / Roumanie, ADLE)

Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group / Groupe des socialistes, démocrates et verts (SOC)

Ms / Mme Zita GURMAI, Hungary / Hongrie

Mr / M. Antonio GUTIÉRREZ LIMONES, Spain / Espagne *

Ms / Mme Bisera KOSTADINOVSKA-STOJEVSKA, North Macedonia / Macédoine du Nord

Mr / M. Christophe LACROIX, Belgium / Belgique

Mr / M. Saša MAGAZINOVIĆ, Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bosnie-Herzégovine

Mr / M. Perran MOON, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni

Ms / Mme Sandra REGOL, France

Mr / M. Stefan SCHENNACH, Austria / Autriche

Mr / M Roberto SPERANZA, Italy / Italie

Substitutes / Suppléant·es

Mr / M. Jone BLIKRA, Norway / Norvège

Mr / M. Yunus EMRE, Türkiye

Mr / M. Gerardo GIOVAGNOLI, San Marino / Saint-Marin

Ms / Mme Annick LAMBRECHT, Belgium / Belgique

Mr / M. Axel SCHÄFER, Germany / Allemagne

Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD) / Groupe du Parti populaire européen (PPE/DC)

Ms / Mme Deborah BERGAMINI, Italy / Italie

Mr / M. Ricardo CARVALHO, Portugal

Mr / M. Pablo HISPÁN, Spain / Espagne

Ms / Mme Belén HOYO, Spain / Espagne

Ms / Mme Arusyak JULHAKYAN, Armenia / Arménie

Mr / M. Joseph O’REILLY, Ireland / Irlande *

Mr / M. Georgios STAMATIS, Greece / Grèce

ZZ

ZZ

European Conservatives, Patriots & Affiliates (ECPA) / Conservateurs européens, Patriotes et Affiliés (CEPA)

Mr / M. Simone BILLI, Italy / Italie

Ms / Mme Elisabetta GARDINI, Italy / Italie *

Mr / M. Armen GEVORGYAN, Armenia / Arménie

Ms / Mme Jessica STEGRUD, Sweden / Suède

Ms / Mme Victoria TIBLOM, Sweden / Suède

Mr / M. Michael RUBBESTAD, Sweden / Suède

Substitutes / Suppléant·es

Mr / M. Malte KAUFMANN, Germany / Allemagne

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) / Alliance des démocrates et des libéraux pour l’Europe (ADLE)

Mr / M. Iulian BULAI, Romania / Roumanie *

Mr / M. Alfred HEER, Switzerland / Suisse

Ms / Mme Fiona O’LOUGHLIN, Ireland / Irlande

Ms / Mme Liliana TANGUY, France

Ms / Mme Lesia ZABURANNA, Ukraine

Substitutes / Suppléant·es

Ms / Mme Lucia PLAVAKOVA, Slovak Republic / République slovaque

Ms / Mme Yuliia OVCHYNNYKOVA, Ukraine

Group of the Unified European Left (UEL) / Groupe pour la gauche unitaire européenne (GUE)

Ms / Mme Laura CASTEL, Spain / Espagne *

Co-rapporteur·es AS/MON (ex officio)

Ms / Mme Azadeh ROJHAN, Sweden / Suède - SOC *

Mr / M. Pieter OMTZIGT, Netherlands / Pays-Bas – EPP/CD

* Pre-electoral mission / mission préélectorale

Appendix 3 – List of members of the Parliamentary Assembly Network of Election Observers

Chairperson / Président: Lord David BLENCATHRA, United Kingdom, ECPA / Royaume-Uni, CEPA

Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group / Groupe des socialistes, démocrates et verts (SOC)

Ms / Mme Petra BAYR, Austria / Autriche

Mr / M. Andrea CRISANTI, Italy / Italie

Mr / M. Constantinos EFSTATHIOU, Cyprus / Chypre

Mr / M. Yunus EMRE, Türkiye

Mr / M. Piero FASSINO, Italy / Italie

Mr / M. Pierre-Alain FRIDEZ, Switzerland / Suisse

Mr / M. Gerardo GIOVAGNOLI, San Marino / Saint-Marin

Mr / M. Antonio GUTIERREZ LIMONES, Spain / Espagne

Ms / Mme Saskia KLUIT , Netherlands / Pays-Bas

Mr / M. Max LUCKS, Germany / Allemagne

Mr / M. Jamila MADEIRA, Portugal

Mr / M. Sasa MAGAZINOVIC, Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bosnie- Herzégovine

Mr / M. Didier MARIE*, France

Ms / Mme Kate OSBORNE, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni

Mr / M. Paulo PISCO, Portugal

Mr / M. Stefan SCHENNACH, Austria / Autriche

Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD) / Groupe du Parti populaire européen (PPE/DC)

Mr / M. Pauli AALTO-SETÄLÄ, Finland / Finlande

Mr / M. Christophe BRICO, Monaco

Ms / Mme Andrea EDER-GITSCHTHALER, Austria / Autriche

Ms / Mme Arusyak JULHAKYAN, Armenia / Arménie

Mr / M. Yuriy KAMELCHUK, Ukraine

Mr / M. Cristian-Augustin NICULESCU-ȚÂGÂRLAȘ, Romania / Roumanie

Mr / M. Tekke PANMAN, Netherlands / Pays-Bas

Ms / Mme Catia POLIDORI*, Italy / Italie

Mr / M. Chris SAID, Malta / Malte

Mr / M. Georgios STAMATIS, Greece / Grèce

Ms / M. Maria SYRENGELA, Greece / Grèce

Mr / M. Nicos TORNARITIS, Cyprus / Chypre

European Conservatives, Patriots & Affiliates (ECPA) / Conservateurs européens, Patriotes et Affiliés (CEPA)

Lord David BLENCATHRA*, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni

Mr / M. Armen GEVORGYAN, Armenia / Arménie

Mr / M. Oleksii GONCHARENKO, Ukraine

Mr / M. Jan KANTHAK, Poland / Pologne

Mr / M. Axel KASSEGGER, Austria / Autriche

Mr / M. Malte KAUFMANN, Germany / Allemagne

Mr / M. Norbert KLEINWÄCHTER, Germany / Allemagne

Mr / M. Daniel MILEWSKI, Poland / Pologne

Mr / M. Kacper Maciej PŁAŻYŃSKI, Poland / Pologne

Mr / M. José María SÁNCHEZ GARCÍA, Spain / Espagne 

Ms / Mme Victoria TIBLOM, Sweden / Suède

Mr / M. Harald WEYEL, Germany / Allemagne

Mr / M. Markus WIECHEL, Sweden / Suède

Mr / M. Morten WOLD, Norway / Norvège

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) / Alliance des démocrates et des libéraux pour l’Europe (ADLE)

Mr / M. Mehmet AKALIN, Türkiye

Mr / M. François BONNEAU, France

Mr / M. Damien COTTIER, Switzerland / Suisse

Ms / Mme Valentina GRIPPO, Italy / Italie

Mr / M. Claude KERN*, France

Ms / Mme Yevheniia KRAVCHUK, Ukraine

Mr / M. Michael LINK, Germany / Allemagne

Ms / Mme Fiona O’LOUGHLIN, Ireland / Irlande

Mr / M. Dean PREMIK, Slovenia / Slovénie

Ms / Mme Liliana TANGUY, France

Mr / M. Kim VALENTIN, Denmark / Danemark

Ms / Mme Lesia VASYLENKO, Ukraine

Ms / Mme Rian VOGELS, Netherlands / Pays-Bas

Ms / Mme Lesia ZABURANNA, Ukraine

Group of the Unified European Left (UEL) / Groupe pour la gauche unitaire européenne (GUE)

Ms / Mme Laura CASTEL, Spain / Espagne

Ms / Mme Sevilay ÇELENK, Türkiye

Mr / M. Paul GAVAN, Ireland / Irlande

Ms / Mme Nina KASIMATI, Greece / Grèce

Mr / M. George LOUCAIDES*, Cyprus / Chypre

Non-registered PACE members / Membres APCE non-inscrit·es

…

Ex officio members / Membres ex officio

PACE President/ Président de l’APCE	Mr / M. Theodoros ROUSOPOULOUS	Greece / Grèce
POL	Mr / M. Bertrand BOUYX	France
JUR	Lord Richard KEEN	United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
MON	Ms / Mme Zanda KALNIŅA-LUKAŠEVICA	Latvia / Lettonie
SOC	Mr / M. Frank SCHWABE	Germany / Allemagne
EPP/CD / PPE/DC	Mr / M. Pablo HISPÁN	Spain / Espagne
ECPA / CEPA	Mr / M. Zsolt NÉMETH	Hungary / Hongrie
ALDE / ADLE	Mr / M. Iulian BULAI	Romania / Roumanie
UEL / GUE	Ms / Mme Laura CASTEL Mr / M. Andrej HUNKO	Spain / Espagne Germany / Allemagne
General Rapporteur on Democracy / Rapporteur Général sur la Démocratie	Mr / M. George PAPANDREOU	Greece / Grèce
PACE members of the Council of Democratic Elections / Membres APCE du Conseil des Elections Démocratiques	Mr / M. Titus CORLĂŢEAN	Romania / Roumanie
	Mr / M. Pablo HISPÁN	Spain / Espagne
	Mr / M. Michael LINK	Germany / Allemagne
	Ms / Mme Octavie MODERT ZZ ZZ	Luxembourg

Observers / Observateurs

Mr / M. Claude CARIGNAN, Canada

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities / Congrès des pouvoirs locaux et régionaux

Mr / M. Stewart DICKSON, United Kindgom / Royaume-Uni

Venice Commission / Commission de Venise

Mr / M. Srdjan DARMANOVIC, Montenegro / Monténégro

* Bureau member appointed by the Political Group / Membre du Bureau désigné·e par le groupe politique

Appendix 4 – PACE Youth Rapporteurs

Committees / Commissions	Rapporteurs / Rapporteur·es	Country / Pays	Political Group / Groupe politique	appointed on: désigné·e le :
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy / Commission des questions politiques et de la démocratie	Max LUCKS	Germany / Allemagne	SOC	11.12.2024
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights / Commission des questions juridiques et des droits de l'homme	Saara-Sofia SIRÉN	Finland / Finlande	EPP/CD / PPE/DC	30.01.2025
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development / Commission des questions sociales, de la santé et du développement durable	Aurora FLORIDIA	Italy / Italie	SOC	06.12.2024
Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons / Commission des migrations, des réfugiés et des personnes déplacées	Arusyak JULHAKYAN	Armenia / Arménie	EPP/CD / PPE/DC	11.03.2025
Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media / Commission de la culture, de la science, de l'éducation et des médias	Yevheniia KRAVCHUK	Ukraine	ALDE / ADLE	28.01.2025
Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination / Commission sur l'égalité et la non-discrimination	Aysu BANKOĞLU	Türkiye	SOC	05.12.2024
Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) / Commission pour le respect des obligations et engagements des États membres du Conseil de l'Europe (commission de suivi)	Naomi CACHIA	Malta / Malte	SOC	29.01.2025
Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs / Commission du Règlement, des immunités et des affaires institutionnelles	Sona GHAZARYAN	Armenia / Arménie	ALDE / ADLE	12.12.2024

Appendix 5 – Institutional representation of the Assembly in 2025

Body / Organe	Reference / référence	Members / membres	Substitutes / remplaçant∙e∙s
I. Council of Europe bodies / Organes du Conseil de l'Europe
European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) Commission européenne pour la démocratie par le droit (Commission de Venise)	Article 2.4 of the Venice Commission StatuteRes(2002)3 Article 2.4 du statut de la Commission de VeniseRes(2002)3	Ingjerd Schie SCHOU Norway / Norvège EPP/CD / PPE/DC (Appointment by the President)(Désignation par le/la Président∙e) Antonio GUTIÉRREZ LIMONES Spain / Espagne SOC (AS/Jur)	Sergiy VLASENKO Ukraine EPP/CD / PPE/DC (AS/Jur)
Council for Democratic Elections of the Venice Commission Conseil des élections démocratiques de la Commission de Venise	Bureau decision of 10 March 2003 Décision du Bureau du 10 mars 2003	Titus CORLĂŢEAN Romania / Roumanie SOC (AS/Pol) Pablo HISPÁN Spain / Espagne EPP/CD / PPE/DC (AS/Jur) Lord David BLENCATHRA United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni ECPA / CEPA (AS/Mon)	Michael Georg LINK Germany / Allemagne ALDE / ADLE (AS/Pol) Octavie MODERT Luxembourg EPP/CD / PPE/DC (AS/Jur) Liliana TANGUY France ALDE / ADLE (AS/Mon)
European Centre for Global Interdependence and Solidarity – North-South Centre Centre européen pour l’interdépendance et la solidarité mondiales – Centre Nord-Sud	Article 4.2 (b) of the North-South Centre revised StatuteCM/Res(2011)6 Article 4.2 (b) du statut révisé du Centre Nord-SudCM/Res(2011)6	Edite ESTRELA Portugal SOC (AS/Cult) Stefan SCHENNACH Austria / Autriche SOC (AS/Soc)	ZZ (AS/Cult) Carmen LEYTE Spain / Espagne EPP/CD / PPE/DC (AS/Soc)
European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance ECRI Commission européenne contre le racisme et l’intolérance ECRI	Article 5 of the ECRI Statute Res(2002)8 Article 5 du statut de l’ECRI Res(2002)8	Sibel ARSLAN Switzerland / Suisse SOC (AS/Pol) Zeynep YILDIZ Türkiye SOC (AS/Cult) Petra BAYR Austria / Autriche SOC (AS/Ega)	George LOUCAIDES Cyprus / Chypre GUE /UEL (AS/Pol) Baroness Ruth HUNT United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni SOC (AS/Cult) Francesco VERDUCCI Italy / Italie SOC (AS/Ega)
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) Groupe d'états contre la corruption (GRECO)	CM decision of 717th meeting in 2000 in accordance with Article 7.2 of the Statute of the GRECO Décision du CM lors de la 717ème réunion en 2000 selon l'Article 7.2. du Statut du GRECO	Agnes Sirkka PRAMMER Austria / Autriche SOC (AS/Jur)	Arusyak JULHAKYAN Armenia / Arménie EPP/CD / PPE/DC (AS/Jur)
Committee of Experts on Artificial Intelligence, Equality and Discrimination (GEC/ADI-AI) Comité d’expert∙e∙s sur l’intelligence artificielle, l’égalité et la discrimination (GEC/ADI-AI)	CM/Res(2021)3	Edite ESTRELA Portugal SOC (AS/Ega)
Committee for Works of Art (C-ART) Comité des œuvres d'art(C-ART)	CM decision of 482nd meeting in 1992 Décision du CM lors de la 482ème réunion en 1992	Constantinos EFSTATHIOU Cyprus / Chypre SOC (AS/Cult) Luz MARTINEZ SEIJO Spain / Espagne SOC (AS/Cult)
MONEYVAL	Article 4.1 of Resolution CM/Res (2010) 12 Article 4.1 de la Résolution CM/Res (2010) 12	Klotilda BUSHKA Albania / Albanie SOC (AS/Jur)	ZZ… (AS/Jur)
Committee on offences relating to cultural property (PC-IBC) / Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP) Comité sur les infractions visant les biens culturels (PC-IBC) / Comité directeur de la culture, du patrimoine et du paysage (CDCPP)	STCE n° 221 CM(2017)32, Chapter V, Article 23.1 SG/Inf(2012)12	Stefan SCHENNACH Austria / Autriche SOC (AS/Cult)
II. Others / Autres
EUROPA NOSTRA Pan-European Federation for Heritage EUROPA NOSTRA - Fédération paneuropéenne du patrimoine	Article 21.4 of the Statute of Europa Nostra	Luz MARTINEZ SEIJO Spain / Espagne SOC (AS/Cult)	Andries GRYFFROY Belgium / Belgique NR / NI (AS/Cult)

Appendix 6 – List of members of the ad hoc Committee of the Bureau to participate in the OECD Global Parliamentary Network, Paris, 5-7 February 2025

Chairperson / Président: Mr / M. Damien COTTIER (Switzerland, ALDE / Suisse, ADLE)

Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy / Commission des questions politiques et de la démocratie

Ms / Mme Dora BAKOYANNIS (Greece, EPP/CD / Grèce, PPE/DC)

Ms /Mme Deborah BERGAMINI (Italy, EPP/CD / Italie, PPE/DC)

Mr / M. Titus CORLĂŢEAN (Romania, SOC / Roumanie, SOC)

Ms / Mme Marietta KARAMANLI (France, SOC)

Ms / Mme Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI (Finland, SOC / Finlande, SOC)

Ms / Mme Liliana TANGUY (France, ALDE / ADLE)

Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights / Commission des questions juridiques et des droits de l'homme

Mr / M. Damien COTTIER (Switzerland, ALDE / Suisse, ADLE)

Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development / Commission des questions sociales, de la santé, et du développement durable

Mr / M. Armen GEVORGYAN (Armenia, ECPA / Arménie, CEPA)

Ms / Mme Saskia KLUIT (Netherlands, SOC / Pays-Bas, SOC)

Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media / Commission de la culture, de la science, de l’éducation et des médias

Ms / Mme Valentina GRIPPO (Italy, ALDE / Italie, ADLE)

Appendix 7 – List of members of the ad hoc Committee of the Bureau to participate in the Parliamentary Conference on “Envisioning effective public policy to prevent & address cases of missing migrants”, Strasbourg, 23-24 April 2025

Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy / Commission des questions politiques et de la démocratie

Mr / M. Piero FASSINO (Italy, SOC / Italie, SOC)

Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development / Commission des questions sociales, de la santé, et du développement durable

Mr / M. Pierre-Alain FRIDEZ (Switzerland, SOC / Suisse, SOC)

Ms / Mme Carmen LEYTE (Spain, EPP/CD / Espagne, PPE/DC)

Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons / Commission des migrations, des réfugiés et des personnes déplacées

Ms / Mme Nerea AHEDO (Spain, ALDE / Espagne, ADLE)

Ms / Mme Larysa BILOZIR (Ukraine, ALDE / ADLE)

Ms / Mme Sena Nur ÇELİK KANAT (Türkiye, NR / NI)

Ms / Mme Christiana EROTOKRITOU (Cyprus, SOC / Chypre, SOC)

Lord Michael GERMAN (United Kingdom, ALDE / Royaume-Uni, ADLE)

Ms / Mme Meryem GÖKA (Türkiye, NR / NI)

Mr / M. Oleksii GONCHARENKO (Ukraine, ECPA / CEPA)

Mr / M. Dimitrios MARKOPOULOS (Greece, EPP/CD / Grèce, PPE/DC)

Mr / M. Julian PAHLKE (Germany, SOC / Allemagne, SOC)

Mr / M. Paulo PISCO (Portugal, SOC)

Mr / M. Gonzalo ROBLES (Spain, EPP/CD / Espagne, PPE/DC)

Ms / Mme Pelin YILIK (Türkiye, NR / NI)

Ms / Mme Sandra ZAMPA (Italy, SOC / Italie, SOC)

Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media / Commission de la culture, de la science, de l’éducation et des médias

Ms / Mme Luz MARTINEZ SEIJO (Spain, SOC / Espagne, SOC)

Mr / M. José María SÁNCHEZ GARCÍA (Spain, ECPA / Espagne, CEPA)

Mr / M. Stefan SCHENNACH (Austria, SOC / Autriche, SOC)

Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination / Commission sur l'égalité et la non-discrimination

Mr / M. Giorgios STAMATIS (Greece, EPP/CD / Grèce, PPE/DC)

Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) / Commission pour le respect des obligations et engagements des États membres du Conseil de l'Europe (commission de suivi)

Mr / M. Yunus EMRE (Türkiye, SOC)

Appendix 8 – List of members of the ad hoc Committee of the Bureau to participate in the meeting between parliamentarians from the Nordic Council and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Kristiansand, Norway, 4-5 May 2025

Chairperson / Président : Mr / M. Theodoros ROUSOPOULOS

Presidential Committee / Comité présidentiel :

Mr / M. Frank SCHWABE (Germany, SOC / Allemagne, SOC)

Mr / M. Pablo HISPÁN (Spain, EPP/CD / Espagne, PPE/DC)

Mr / M. Zsolt NÉMETH (Hungary, ECPA / Hongrie, CEPA)

Mr / M. Iulian BULAI (Romania, ALDE / Roumanie, ADLE)

Mr / M. Andrej HUNKO (Germany, UEL / Allemagne, GUE)

Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy / Commission des questions politiques et de la démocratie

Ms / Mme Ingjerd Schie SCHOU (Norway, EPP/CD / Norvège, PPE/DC) – member / membre

Mr / M. Stephen GETHINS (United Kingdom, NR / Royaume-Uni, NI) – substitute / suppléant

Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development / Commission des questions sociales, de la santé, et du développement durable

Mr / M. Armen GEVORGYAN (Armenia, ECPA / Arménie, CEPA) – member / membre

Mr / M. Pierre-Alain FRIDEZ (Switzerland, SOC / Suisse, SOC) – substitute / suppléant

Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons / Commission des migrations, des réfugiés et des personnes déplacées

Mr / M. Oleksii GONCHARENKO (Ukraine, ECPA / CEPA)

Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media / Commission de la culture, de la science, de l’éducation et des médias

Ms / Mme Mia KARAMEHIĆ-ABAZOVIĆ (Bosnia and Herzegovina, NR / Bosnie-Herzégovine, NI)

Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination / Commission sur l'égalité et la non-discrimination

Ms / Mme Catia POLIDORI (Italy, EPP/CD / Italie, PPE/DC)

Appendix 9 – List of members of the ad hoc committee to participate in the 20th European Conference of Electoral Management Bodies, Vilnius, 15-16 April 2025

General Rapporteur on Democracy / Rapporteur général sur la démocratie

Mr / M. George PAPANDREOU (Greece, SOC / Grèce, SOC)

Rapporteur on « Elections in times of crisis » / Rapporteur sur «Élections en temps de crise»

Mr / M. Damien COTTIER (Switzerland, ALDE / Suisse, ADLE)

Members of the Council for Democratic Elections / Membres du Conseil des élections démocratiques

Mr / M. Pablo HISPÁN (Spain, EPP/CD / Espagne, PPE/DC)

Lord BLENCATHRA (United Kingdom, ECPA / Royaume-Uni, CEPA)

Mr / M. Titus CORLĂŢEAN (Romania, SOC / Roumanie, SOC)

Substitute members of the Council for Democratic Elections / Membres suppléants du Conseil des élections démocratiques

Mr / M. Michael Georg LINK (Germany, ALDE / Allemagne, ADLE)

Ms / Mme Octavie MODERT (Luxembourg, EPP/CD / PPE/DC)

Ms / Mme Liliana TANGUY (France, ALDE / ADLE)

Members of the Bureau of PACE Network of Elections Observers / Membres du Bureau du Réseau des Observateurs d’Élections

Lord BLENCATHRA (United Kingdom, ECPA / Royaume-Uni, CEPA), Chairperson / Président

Mr / M. Claude KERN (France, ALDE / ADLE)

Mr / M. George LOUCAIDES (Cyprus, UEL / Chypre, GUE)

Mr / M. Didier MARIE (France, SOC)

Ms / Mme Catia POLIDORI (Italy, EPP/CD / Italie, PPE/DC)