Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (30 January-19 April 2026)
Progress report
| Doc. 16377
| 17 April 2026
- Author(s):
- Bureau of the Assembly
- Rapporteur :
- Mr Pablo HISPÁN,
Spain, EPP/CD
1 Introduction
At its meeting on 2 March 2026, 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
2026 (Friday 30 January 2026) to the pre-session Bureau meeting
of the second part-session of 2026 (Monday 20 April 2026).
The present report includes the decisions taken at the Bureau
meetings held on 30 January 2026 in Strasbourg and on 2 March 2026
in Paris. It also includes two decisions taken by the Bureau by
written consultation on 26 March 2026. Chapter 2 presents a list
of decisions which do not require ratification. Chapter 3 presents
a list of decisions taken by the Bureau on 2 March that require
ratification at the opening of the second part-session 2026 of the
Assembly.
Addendum 1 to this report presents the 2025 statistics of
gender equality in the functioning of the Assembly.
An addendum to this report will be issued after the Bureau
meeting of 20 April, which will also include decisions to be ratified
by the Assembly at the opening of the second part-session of 2026.
Another addendum will be issued after the Bureau meeting of 24 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 Bureau will then hold its next meeting on Thursday 21
May 2026 in Monaco. The next meeting of the Standing Committee will
be held in Monaco on Friday 22 May 2026.
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 2026 (Strasbourg, 26-30 January)
On 30 January, the Bureau discussed the follow-up to the part-session.
2.2 Second part-session
of 2026 (Strasbourg, 20-24 April)
On 2 March, the Bureau drew up the preliminary draft agenda
for the second part-session of 2026.
2.3 Communications
On 30 January and 2 March, the Bureau took note of the communication
by the President of the Assembly.
2.4 References and
transmissions to committees
On 30 January, the Bureau considered and approved the references
and transmissions to committees as presented in Doc. 16323 Add. 4, 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:
- Strengthening
early warning mechanisms for democratic backsliding (former
title: strengthening mechanisms for early warning and action in
conflict prevention), Doc. 15906, motion for a resolution, reference 4792 of 7 March
2024 – validity: 31 March 2025: extension until 7 March 2027;
- Media concentration and threats
to media pluralism and independence, Doc. 15916, motion for a resolution, reference 4798 of 15 April
2024 – validity: 15 April 2026: extension until 31 December 2026;
- Ensuring better protection
of whistle-blowers in Europe, Doc 15919, motion for a resolution, reference 4801 of 15 April
2024 – validity: 15 April 2026: extension until 31 January 2027.
2.5 Election observation
2.5.1 Kazakhstan: referendum
(19 March 2026)
On 2 March, the Bureau took note of the invitation letter
and decided not to observe the referendum.
2.5.2 Hungary: parliamentary
elections (12 April 2026)
On 30 January, the Bureau approved the list of members of
the ad hoc committee to observe these elections and appointed Pablo
Hispán (Spain, EPP/CD) as chairperson and Ms Elisabetta Gardini
(Italy, ECPA) as vice-chairperson.
On 2 March, the Bureau approved the revised list of members
of the ad hoc committee to observe these elections (Appendix 1).
2.5.3 Bulgaria: parliamentary
elections (19 April 2026)
On 2 March, the Bureau decided to observe these elections
and to set up an ad hoc committee of 20 members (SOC-7; EPP/CD-5;
ECPA-4; ALDE-3; UEL-1)
On 26 March, following a written consultation, the Bureau
decided to approve the list of members of the ad hoc committee to
observe these elections and appointed Mr Chris Said (Malta, EPP/CD)
as chairperson and Mr Armen Gevorgyan (Armenia, ECPA) as vice-chairperson
(Appendix 2).
2.5.4 Joint debate
co-organised by the Parliamentary Assembly, the Congress of Local
and Regional authorities and the Venice Commission on “Towards Reliable
and Inclusive Electoral Processes: The Role of Observers” (Paris,
28-29 April 2026)
On 30 January, the Bureau approved the list of members of
the ad hoc committee.
On 2 March, the Bureau took note of the new title of the debate
(former title: “Securing the rights of observers for trust and inclusive
electoral processes, as a contribution to the New Democratic Pact”)
and approved the revised list of members of the ad hoc committee
to participate in this event (Appendix 3).
2.5.5 Armenia: parliamentary
elections (7 June 2026)
On 30 January, the Bureau decided, subject to receiving an
invitation, to observe these elections and to set up an ad hoc committee
composed of 20 members (SOC-7; EPP/CD-5; ECPA-4; ALDE-3; UEL-1),
as well as the two co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee, and
to conduct a pre-electoral mission.
On 2 March, the Bureau approved the list of members of the ad hoc committee to observe these
elections and appointed Mr Damien Cottier (Switzerland, ALDE) as
chairperson and Lord David Blencathra (United Kingdom, ECPA) as
vice-chairperson (Appendix 4).
2.5.6 Parliamentary
Alliance for Free and Fair Elections
On 2 March, the Bureau took note of the letter from the chairperson
of the Alliance and approved the revised list of members of the
Parliamentary Alliance for Free and Fair Elections (Appendix 5).
2.5.7 Assembly of KosovoNote:
elections to the Assembly of Kosovo (28 December 2026)
On 2 March, the Bureau decided to organise a post-election
technical mission composed of the chairperson and vice-chairperson
of the ad hoc committee which observed these elections.
2.6 Václav Havel
Human Rights Prize
On 2 March, the Bureau took note of the memorandum prepared
by the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly and appointed
Ms Ingjerd Schie Schou as a member of the selection panel.
2.7 Participation
of members in Parliamentary Assembly plenary sessions and committee meetings
On 2 March, the Bureau took note of the information memorandum
and approved the publication of the statistics.
2.8 Special Committee
on the New Democratic Pact
On 2 March, the Bureau approved the revised terms of reference
for the special Committee (Appendix 6).
2.9 OECD Global Parliamentary
Network (Paris, 11-13 March 2026)
On 30 January, following its decision of 26 January, taken
by written consultation, to set up an ad hoc committee to participate
in this meeting, the Bureau approved the list of members of the
ad hoc committee and appointed its chairperson.
On 2 March, the Bureau approved the revised list of members
of the ad hoc committee to participate in this event (Appendix 7).
2.10 High-level conference
on the European Social Charter (Chișinău, 18-19 March 2026)
On 30 January, following its decision of 26 January, taken
by written consultation, to set up an ad hoc committee to participate
in this conference, the Bureau approved the list of members of the
ad hoc committee.
On 2 March, the Bureau approved the revised list of members
of the ad hoc committee to participate in this event (Appendix 8).
2.11 Black Sea Security
Forum (Odesa, Ukraine, 29-31 May 2026)
On 30 January, the Bureau decided to set up an ad hoc committee
of the Bureau to participate in this event, subject to security
conditions.
On 2 March, the Bureau decided that the ad hoc committee of
the Bureau to participate in this event should be composed of up
to three members from each of the Assembly’s committees (subject
to security conditions).
2.12 Composition of
committees
2.12.1 Committee on
the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of
the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee)
On 30 January, on the basis of a proposal by the UEL Group,
the Bureau nominated Mr Dionysios-Charalampos Kalamatianos (Greece)
as member.
2.13 Institutional
representation of the Parliamentary Assembly in 2026
On 30 January, the Bureau approved the proposals as set out
in Appendix 9.
2.14 European Committee
for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment (CPT) – List of candidates in respect of Hungary
On 30 January, the Bureau approved the list of candidates
in respect of Hungary to be forwarded to the Committee of Ministers.
2.15 Issues raised
by committees
2.15.1 Committee on
Legal Affairs and Human Rights
On 2 March, the Bureau took note of the letter by the chairperson
of the Committee and approved the terms of reference of the Network
of Parliamentarians to Promote the Implementation of Judgments of
the European Court of Human Rights (Appendix 10).
On 26 March, following a written consultation, the Bureau
authorised Mr Constantinos Efstathiou (Cyprus, SOC), rapporteur
on “Fighting back against transnational repression”, to carry out
a fact-finding visit to Washington in the framework of the preparation
of his report (4-5 May 2026).
2.16 Petitions to
the Assembly
On 2 March, the Bureau took note of the memorandum prepared
by the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly and:
- referred for report to the Committee
on Rules, Ethics and Immunities, a request to review and revise
the Assembly’s procedures and criteria for petitions;
- instructed the Committee on Rules, Ethics and Immunities
to prepare a note containing proposals to update the Bureau’s criteria
on the admissibility of petitions;
- declared that the three petitions presented in the memorandum
are inadmissible.
2.17 Other business
2.17.1 Progress report
of the Bureau of the Assembly and of the Standing Committee (30
January – 19 April 2026)
On 2 March, the Bureau appointed Mr Pablo Hispán (Spain, EPP/CD)
as rapporteur.
2.18 Appointment of
Assembly representatives to official activities
On 2 March, the Bureau appointed Mr Theodoros Rousopoulos
(Greece, EPP/CD) to represent the Parliamentary Assembly at the
event “Serenissima Republic and modern state: Conversations about
rights and democracy” organised by the Venice Commission on 4 March
2026 in Venice.
2.19 Meetings elsewhere
than Strasbourg and Paris
During the reference period, the Bureau authorised:
- the Special Committee on the
New Democratic Pact to meet in Warsaw on 18-19 May 2026;
- the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights to meet
in Tallinn on 26-27 May or June 2026;
- the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments
by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee)
to meet in Sarajevo on 28-29 May 2026;
- the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination to meet
in Athens on 28-29 (morning) May 2026;
- the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
to meet in Istanbul on 2-3 June 2026;
- the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable
Development to meet in Athens on 4-5 June 2026.
3 Decisions of
the Bureau requiring ratification by the Assembly
3.1 References to
committees
On 2 March, the Bureau considered and approved the following
references:
- The convergence of extremist, autocratic and
oligarchic threats to democracy in Europe, Doc. 16331, motion for a resolution: reference to the Committee
on Political Affairs and Democracy for
report;
- Democratising the economy:
a new frontier for democratic governance, Doc. 16333, motion for a resolution, reference to the Committee
on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development for report and to the Committee
on Political Affairs and Democracy for
opinion;
- Safeguarding international
justice from transnational repression, Doc. 16338, motion for a resolution: reference to the Committee
on Legal Affairs and Human Rights to
be taken into account in the preparation of the report on “Fighting back against
transnational repression”;
- Countering the backlash against
women’s rights: a European response, Doc. 16339, motion for a resolution: reference to the Committee
on Equality and Non-Discrimination for
report;
- Bureau decision: The need for
accountability of Council of Europe high ranking officials elected
by the Parliamentary Assembly and increased integrity standards
for the Organisation: reference to the Committee on Rules,
Ethics and Immunities for report;
- Bureau decision: Review and
revision of the Assembly’s procedures and criteria for petitions:
reference to the Committee on Rules, Ethics and Immunities for report.
3.2 Modification
of a reference
On 2 March, the Bureau considered and approved the following
modification of reference:
- Digital transformation: the role of the OECD
in evaluating the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the future
of work (former title: The activities of the Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)), Doc. 16055, motion for a resolution: reference to the Committee
on Political Affairs and Democracy for
report, to the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and
Sustainable Development and to the Committee on Migration, International
Protection and Economic Co-operation for
opinion.
The Assembly is invited to ratify
these Bureau decisions.
Appendix 1 – Revised list of members of
the ad hoc Committee for the observation of the parliamentary elections
in Hungary (12 April 2026)
Chairperson /
Président: Mr / M. Pablo HISPÁN, Spain / Espagne
Vice-Chairperson / Vice-présidente:
Ms / Mme Elisabetta GARDINI, Italy /
Italie
Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group
/ Groupe des socialistes, démocrates et verts (SOC)
- Ms / Mme Sibel
ARSLAN, Switzerland / Suisse
- Ms / Mme Aysu BANKOGLU, Türkiye
- Ms / Mme Jone BLIKRA, Norway
/ Norvège
- Ms / Mme Aurora FLORIDIA, Italy
/ Italie
- Mr / M. Gerardo GIOVAGNOLI, San Marino / Saint-Marin *
- Ms / Mme Kristina IKIC BANICEK,
Croatia / Croatie
- Mr / M. Julian JOSWIG, Germany / Allemagne
- Mr / M. Christophe LACROIX, Belgium / Belgique
- Mr / M. Didier MARIE, France
Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD)
/ Groupe du Parti populaire européen (PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Christophe BRICO,
Monaco
- Ms / Mme Marie-Christine DALLOZ,
France
- Mr / M. Pablo HISPÁN, Spain / Espagne*
- Ms / Mme Nađa LAKOVIĆ, Montenegro
/ Monténégro
- Mr / M. Jan Filip LIBICKI, Poland / Pologne
- Mr / M. Christian-Augustin NICULESCU-TÂGÂRLAS, Romania
/ Roumanie
- Ms / Mme Albana VOKSHI, Albania
/ Albanie
European Conservatives, Patriots &
Affiliates (ECPA) / Conservateurs européens, Patriotes et Affiliés (CEPA)
- Lord David BLENCATHRA,
United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
- Sir Christopher CHOPE, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
- Ms / Mme Elisabetta GARDINI,
Italy / Italie*
- Mr / M. Oleksii GONCHARENKO, Ukraine
- Lord Richard KEEN, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for
Europe (ALDE) / Alliance des démocrates et des libéraux pour l’Europe
(ADLE)
- Mr / M. Roland Rino
BÜCHEL, Switzerland / Suisse
- Ms / Mme Yevheniia KRAVCHUK,
Ukraine
- Mr / M. James MACCLEARY, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
- Ms / Mme Lucia PLAVÁKOVÁ, Slovak
Republic / République slovaque
- Ms / Mme Marjana PULJAK, Croatia
/ Croatie*
Group of the Unified European Left (UEL)
/ Groupe pour la gauche unitaire européenne (GUE)
- Ms / Mme Gabrielle
CATHALA, France
- Ms / Mme Semra ÇAĞLAR GÖKALP,
Türkiye*
Co-rapporteurs AS/MON (ex officio)
- Mr / M. Georges PAPANDREOU,
Greece / Grèce, SOC
- Mr / M. Eerik-Niiles KROSS, Estonia / Estonie, ALDE /
ADLE
Venice Commission / Commission de Venise
- Ms / Mme Katharina
PABEL, Member of the Venice Commission in respect of Austria / membre
de la Commission de Venise pour l’Autriche
- Mr / M. Michal JANSSEN, Legal Advisor, Venice Commission
secretariat / Conseiller juridique, Secrétariat de la Commission
de Venise
- Ms / Mme Martina SILVESTRI,
Legal Advisor, Venice Commission secretariat / Conseillère juridique, Secrétariat
de la Commission de Venise
Secretariat of political groups / Secrétariat
des groupes politiques
- Ms / Mme Denise
O’HARA, EPP/CD / PPE/DC
Accompanying persons / Personnes accompagnantes
- Lady Tara BLENCATHRA,
accompanying / accompagnant Lord David BLENCATHRA
- Mr / M. Paweł SKALIK, accompanying / accompagnant Mr /
M. Jan Filip LIBICKI
Secretariat / Secrétariat
- Ms / Mme Sonia
SIRTORI, Director of Committees / Directrice des commissions
- Ms / Mme Sylvie AFFHOLDER,
Head of the Elections Division, Secretary of the ad hoc committee / Cheffe de la
Division des élections, Secrétaire de la commission ad hoc
- Ms / Mme Ivi-Triin ODRATS,
Deputy Head of the Elections Division / Cheffe adjointe de la Division
des élections
- Ms / Mme Amila BERKOVIC, Assistant,
Elections Division / Assistante, Division des élections
* Pre-electoral mission / mission préélectorale
Appendix 2 – Revised list of members of
the ad hoc Committee for the observation of the early parliamentary
elections in Bulgaria (19 April 2026)
Chairperson /
Président: Mr / M. Chris SAID, Malta / Malte
Vice-Chairperson / Vice-président:
Mr / M. Armen GEVORGYAN, Armenia / Arménie
Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group
/ Groupe des socialistes, démocrates et verts (SOC)
- Mr / M. Jone BLIKRA,
Norway / Norvège
- Mr / M. Yunus EMRE, Türkiye (excused on 30 March / excusé
le 30 mars)
- Ms / Mme Bisera KOSTADINOVSKA-STOJCHEVSKA,
North Macedonia / Macédoine du Nord
- Mr / M. António MENDONÇA MENDES, Portugal
Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD)
/ Groupe du Parti populaire européen (PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Chris SAID,
Malta / Malte
European Conservatives, Patriots &
Affiliates (ECPA) / Conservateurs européens, Patriotes et Affiliés (CEPA)
- Mr / M. Armen GEVORGYAN,
Armenia / Arménie
- Mr / M. José María SÁNCHEZ GARCÍA, Spain / Espagne
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for
Europe (ALDE) / Alliance des démocrates et des libéraux pour l’Europe
(ADLE)
- Mr / M. Bertrand BOUYX,
France
- Mr / M. Erich HESS, Switzerland / SuisseNote
- Ms / Mme Marijana PULJAK, Croatia
/ Croatie
- Ms / Mme Liliana TANGUY, France
- Ms / Mme Rian VOGELS, Netherlands
/ Pays-Bas
Group of the Unified European Left (UEL)
/ Groupe pour la gauche unitaire européenne (GUE)
- Mr / M. Arnaldo LOMUTI,
Italy / Italie
Venice Commission / Commission de Venise
- Mr / M. Tomas LANGASEK,
Substitute member of the Venice Commission in respect to Czechia
/ Membre suppléant de la Commission de Venise au titre de la Tchéquie
- Ms / Mme Tone-Sorfonn MOE,
Legal advisor, Venice Commission Secretariat / Conseillère juridique, Secrétariat
de la Commission de Venise
- Mr / M. Domenico VALLARIO, Legal advisor, Venice Commission
Secretariat / Conseiller juridique, Secrétariat de la Commission
de Venise
Secretariat / Secrétariat
- Ms / Mme Ivi-Triin
ODRATS, Deputy Head of the Elections Division / Cheffe adjointe
de la Division des élections
- Ms / Mme Carine ROLLER-KAUFMAN,
Assistant, Elections Division / Assistante, Division des élections
Appendix 3 – Revised list of members of
the ad hoc Committee to participate in the joint debate organised
by the Parliamentary Assembly, the Congress of Local and Regional
Authorities and the Venice Commission “Towards Trusted and Inclusive
Electoral Processes: The Role of Observers” (Paris, 28-29 April
2026)
Chairperson /
Présidente: Ms / Mme Petra
BAYR (Austria / Autriche, SOC)
President of the Parliamentary
Assembly / Présidente de l’Assemblée parlementaire: Ms /
Mme Petra BAYR (Austria / Autriche, SOC)
Members of the Presidential committee
/ membres du comité présidentiel
- Mr / M. Frank SCHWABE
(Germany / Allemagne, SOC)
- Mr / M. Pablo HISPÁN (Spain / Espagne, EPP/CD / PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Zsolt NÉMETH (Hungary / Hongrie, ECPA / CEPA)
- Mr / M. Iulian BULAI (Romania / Roumanie, ALDE / ADLE)
- Ms / Mme Laura CASTEL (Spain
/ Espagne, UEL / GUE)
- Mr / Mr George LOUCAIDES (Cyprus / Chypre, UEL / GUE)
Parliamentary Alliance for Free and Fair
Elections / Alliance parlementaire pour des élections libres et équitables
Bureau of the Alliance / Bureau de l’Alliance
Chairperson / Président: Lord
David BLENCATHRA (United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni, ECPA / CEPA)
- Mr / M. Didier MARIE (France,
SOC)
- Ms / Mme Catia POLIDORI (Italy
/ Italie, EPP/CD / PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Claude KERN (France, ALDE / ADLE)
- Ms / Mme Sevilay ÇELENK (Türkiye,
UEL / GUE)
Members of the Alliance / membres de l’Alliance
- Mr / M. Christophe CHAILLOU
(France, SOC)
- Mr / M. Yuriy KAMELCHUK (Ukraine, EPP/CD / PPE/DC)
- Ms / Mme Alicia KEARNS (United
Kingdom / Royaume-Uni, ECPA / CEPA)
- Mr / M. Jan Filip LIBICKI (Poland / Pologne, EPP/CD /
PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Saša MAGAZINOVIĆ (Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bosnie-Herzégovine,
SOC)
- Mr / M. Chris SAID (Malta / Malte, EPP/CD / PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Georgios STAMATIS (Greece / Grèce, EPP/CD / PPE/DC)
- Ms / Mme Maria SYRENGELA (Greece
/ Grèce, EPP/CD / PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Francesco VERDUCCI (Italy / Italie, SOC)
- Ms / Mme Albana VOKSHI (Albania
/ Albanie, EPP/CD / PPE/DC)
Council for Democratic Elections (CDE)
of the Council of Europe / Conseil des Elections Démocratiques (CED)
du Conseil de l’Europe
CDE Members / membres du CED
- AS/Mon: Ms / Mme Laura
CASTEL (Spain / Espagne, UEL / GUE)
- AS/Jur: Mr / M. Pablo HISPAN (Spain / Espagne, EPP/CD
/ PPE/DC)
- AS/Pol: Ms / Mme Rian VOGELS
(Netherlands / Pays-Bas, ALDE/ADLE)
CDE Substitutes / suppléant.es du CED
- AS/Pol: Lord David BLENCATHRA
(United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni, ECPA / CEPA)
- AS/Jur: Ms / Mme Bisera KOSTADINOVSKA-STOJCHEVSKA
(North Macedonia / Macédoine du Nord, SOC)
- AS/Mon: Ms / Mme Liliana TANGUY
(France, ALDE / ADLE)
Bureau of the Special Committee on the
New Democratic Pact / Bureau de la commission spéciale sur le Nouveau
Pacte Démocratique
Chairperson / Président: Mr /
M. Christopher CHOPE (United Kingdom, / Royaume-Uni, ECPA / CEPA)
Vice-Chairpersons / Vice-Président·es
- Mr / M. George PAPANDREOU
(Greece / Grèce, SOC)
- Mr / M. Damien COTTIER (Switzerland / Suisse, ALDE / ADLE)
- Ms / Mme Yelyzaveta YASKO (Ukraine,
EPP/CD / PPE/DC)
PACE General rapporteur on Democracy /
Rapporteur général de l’APCE sur la démocratie
- Mr / M. George PAPANDREOU
(Greece / Grèce, SOC)
PACE Rapporteur on «Elections in times
of crisis» / Rapporteur de l’APCE sur «Elections en temps de crise»
- Mr / M Damien COTTIER
(Switzerland / Suisse, ALDE / ADLE)
PACE rapporteur on The need to protect
election observers / Rapporteure de l’APCE sur «Nécessité de protéger
les observateurs d’élections»
- Ms / Mme Rian
VOGELS (The Netherlands / Pays-Bas, ALDE / ADLE)
Appendix 4 – List of members of the ad hoc
Committee for the observation of the parliamentary elections in
Armenia (7 June 2026)
Chairperson /
Président: Mr / M. Damien COTTIER, Switzerland / Suisse
Vice-Chairperson / Vice-président: Lord
David BLENCATHRA, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group
/ Groupe des socialistes, démocrates et verts (SOC)
- Mr / M. Christophe CHAILLOU,
France
- Mr / M. Cerni ESCALE CABLE, Andorra / Andorre
- Ms / Mme Edite ESTRELA, Portugal
- Mr / M. Dimitrios MANTZOS, Greece / Grèce
- Ms / Mme Luz MARTINEZ SEIJO,
Spain / Espagne
- Ms / Mme Wanda NOWICKA, Poland
/ Pologne
- Mr / M. Roberto SPERANZA, Italy / Italie*
Substitutes / Suppléant·es
- Mr / M. Jone BLIKRA,
Norway / Norvège
- Mr / M. Nuno FAZENDA, Portugal
- Ms / Mme Aurora FLORIDIA, Italy
/ Italie
- Mr / M. Julien JOSWIG, Germany / Allemagne
- Ms / Mme Marietta KARAMANLI,
France
- Ms / Mme Bisera KOSTADINOVSKA-STOJCHEVSKA,
North Macedonia / Macédoine du Nord
- Ms / Mme Saskia KLUIT, Netherlands
/ Pays-Bas
- Ms / Mme Annick LAMBRECHT,
Belgium / Belgique
- Mr / M. Didier MARIE, France
- Mr / M. Yvan RACAN, Croatia / Croatie
- Mr / M. Namik TAN, Türkiye
Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD)
/ Groupe du Parti populaire européen (PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Ricardo CARVALHO,
Portugal
- Mr / M. Benjamin DALLE, Belgium / Belgique
- Ms / Mme Andrea EDER-GITSCHTHALER,
Austria / Autriche
- Mr / M. Tekke PANMAN, Netherlands / Pays-Bas
- Mr / M. Georgios STAMATIS, Greece / Grèce*
Substitutes / Suppléant·es
- Mr / M. Joseph O’REILLY,
Ireland / Irlande
- Ms / Mme Albana VOKSHI, Albania
/ Albanie
European Conservatives, Patriots &
Affiliates (ECPA) / Conservateurs européens, Patriotes et Affiliés (CEPA)
- Lord David BLENCATHRA,
United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
- Mr / M. Malte KAUFMANN, Germany / Allemagne
- Mr / M. Zsolt NÉMETH, Hungary / Hongrie*
- Ms / Mme Victoria TIBLOM, Sweden
/ Suède
Substitutes / Suppléant·es
- Ms / Mme Alicia
KEARNS, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
- Mr / M. José María SÁNCHEZ GARCÍA, Spain / Espagne**
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for
Europe (ALDE) / Alliance des démocrates et des libéraux pour l’Europe
(ADLE)
- Mr / M. Olivier BITZ,
France
- Mr / M. Damien COTTIER, Switzerland / Suisse*
- Ms / Mme Lesia ZABURANNA, Ukraine
Substitutes / Suppléant·es
- Ms / Mme Valentina
GRIPPO, Italy / Italie
- Mr / M. Arminas LYDEKA, Lithuania / Lituanie
- Ms / Mme Liliana TANGUY, France
- Ms / Mme Tamila TASHEVA, Ukraine
- Ms / Mme Rian VOGELS, Netherlands,
Pays-Bas
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)
Venice Commission / Commission de Venise
- Ms / Mme Veronika BILKOVA,
Venice Commission expert / experte de la Commission de Venise
- Mr / M. Adria RODRIGUEZ-PEREZ, Legal Advisor, Venice Commission
secretariat / Conseiller juridique, Secrétariat de la Commission
de Venise
Accompanying person / Personnes accompagnantes
- Lady Tara BLENCATHRA,
accompanying / accompagnant Lord David BLENCATHRA
Secretariat / Secrétariat
- Mr / M. Bogdan TORCATORIU,
Senior Elections Officer, Elections Division / Conseiller principal
aux élections, Division des élections
- Ms / Mme Carine ROLLER-KAUFMAN,
Assistant, Elections Division / Assistante, Division des élections
* Pre-electoral mission / mission préélectorale
** Awaiting the non-conflict of interest declaration / en
attente de la déclaration de non-conflit d’intérêt
Appendix 5 – List of members of the Parliamentary
Alliance for Free and Fair Elections
Chairperson /
Président: Lord David BLENCATHRA, United Kingdom, ECPA
/ Royaume-Uni, CEPA
Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group
/ Groupe des socialistes, démocrates et verts (SOC)
- Mr / M. Jone BLIKRA,
Norway / Norvège
- Mr / M. Christophe CHAILLOU, France
- Mr / M. Titus CORLATEAN, Romania / Roumanie
- Mr / M. Yunus EMRE, Türkiye
- Ms / Mme Edite ESTRELA, Portugal
- Ms / Mme Aurora FLORIDIA, Italy
/ Italie
- Mr / M. Antonio GUTIERREZ LIMONES, Spain / Espagne
- Ms / Mme Marietta KARAMANLI,
France
- Ms / Mme Saskia KLUIT, Netherlands
/ Pays-Bas
- Ms / Mme Bisera KOSTADINOVSKA-STOJCHEVSKA,
North Macedonia / Macédoine du Nord
- Ms / Mme Annick LAMBRECHT,
Belgium / Belgique
- Mr / M. Sasa MAGAZINOVIC, Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bosnie-Herzégovine
- Mr / M. Didier MARIE*, France
- Mr / M. Fabian MOLINA, Switzerland / Suisse
- Ms / Mme Wanda NOWICKA, Poland
/ Pologne
- Ms / Mme Kate OSAMOR, United
Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
- Mr / M. George PAPANDREOU, Greece / Grèce
- Mr / M. Ivan RACAN, Croatia / Croatie
- Mr / M. Namik TAN, Türkiye
- Mr / M. Francesco VERDUCCI, Italy / Italie
Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD)
/ Groupe du Parti populaire européen (PPE/DC)
- 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. Jan Filip LIBICKI, Poland / Pologne
- Mr / M. Andreas MINNICH, Austria / Autriche
- Ms / Mme Octavie MODERT, Luxembourg
- 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
- Ms / Mme Albana VOKSHI, Albania
/ Albanie
European Conservatives, Patriots &
Affiliates (ECPA) / Conservateurs européens, Patriotes et Affiliés (CEPA)
- Lord David BLENCATHRA*,
United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
- Ms / Mme Cristina Gabriella
DUMITRESCU, Romania / Roumanie
- Mr / M. Armen GEVORGYAN, Armenia / Arménie
- Mr / M. Oleksii GONCHARENKO, Ukraine
- Mr / M. Martin GRAF, Austria / Autriche
- Mr / M. Jan KANTHAK, Poland / Pologne
- Mr / M. Axel KASSEGGER, Austria / Autriche
- Mr / M. Malte KAUFMANN, 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. Markus WIECHEL, Sweden / Suède
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for
Europe (ALDE) / Alliance des démocrates et des libéraux pour l’Europe
(ADLE)
- Mr / M. Mehmet AKALIN,
Türkiye
- Ms / Mme Larysa BILOZIR, Ukraine
- Mr / M. François BONNEAU, France
- Mr / M. Roland BÜCHEL, Switzerland / Suisse
- Mr / M. Damien COTTIER, Switzerland / Suisse
- Mr / M. Stephen GETHINS, United Kingdom / Royaume Uni
- Ms / Mme Valentina GRIPPO,
Italy / Italie
- Mr / M. Erich HESS, Switzerland / Suisse
- Mr / M. Claude KERN*, France
- Ms / Mme Yevheniia KRAVCHUK,
Ukraine
- Mr / M. Eerik-Niiles KROSS, Estonia / Estonie
- Mr / M. Arminas LYDEKA, Lithuania / Lituanie
- Mr / M. Dominik OBERHOFER, Austria / Autriche
- Ms / Mme Lucia PLAVAKOVA, Slovak
Republic / République slovaque
- Mr / M. Dean PREMIK, Slovenia / Slovénie
- Ms / Mme Elena Simona SPATARU,
Romania / Roumanie
- 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. George LOUCAIDES, Cyprus / Chypre
Non registered members (NR) / membres
non-inscrits (NI)
- Mr / M. Petr SOKOL,
Czechia / Tchéquie
Ex officio members / Membres de droit
|
PACE President / Présidente de
l’APCE
|
Ms / Mme Petra
BAYR
|
Austria / Autriche
|
|
POL
|
Ms / Mme Elisabetta
GARDINI
|
Italy / Italie
|
|
JUR
|
Mr / M. Eerik-Niiles
KROSS
|
Estonia / Estonie
|
|
MON
|
Ms / Mme Elvira
KOVACS
|
Serbia / Serbie
|
|
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 / Mr George LOUCAIDES
|
Spain / Espagne
Cyprus
/ Chypre
|
|
General Rapporteur on Democracy
/ Rapporteur Général sur la Démocratie
|
Mr / M. George PAPANDREOU
|
Greece / Grèce
|
Council of Democratic Elections of the
Council of Europe / Conseil des Elections Démocratiques du Conseil
de l’Europe
Members / membres
- AS/Mon: Ms / Mme Laura
CASTEL, UEL / GUE, Spain / Espagne
- AS/Jur: Mr / M. Pablo HISPAN, EPP/CD / PPE/DC, Spain /
Espagne
- AS/Pol: Ms / Mme Rian VOGELS,
ALDE / ADLE , Netherlands / Pays-Bas
Substitutes / suppléant·es
- AS/Pol: Lord David BLENCATHRA,
ECPA/CEPA, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
- AS/Jur: Ms / Mme Bisera KOSTADINOVSKA-STOJCHEVSKA,
SOC, North Macedonia / Macédoine du Nord
- AS/Mon: Ms / Mme Liliana TANGUY,
ALDE / ADLE, France
Partners for Democracy and Observers /
Partenaires pour la Démocratie et Observateurs
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
/ Congrès des pouvoirs locaux et régionaux
- Mr / M. Stewart DICKSON,
United Kingdom / 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 6 – Revised terms of reference
of the New Democratic Pact
Title: Special
committee on the New Democratic Pact (AS/Pact) – (81 seats + 5)
Duration: The special
committee shall be established for a period of two years (1+1).
Role: The special committee
shall be the Parliamentary Assembly’s coordinating body and interface
for its contribution to the preparation, implementation and promotion
of the New Democratic Pact for Europe, leveraging on the dual (national
and European) mandate of its members. It shall, in particular:
- act as a platform for reflection
and foresight;
- provide the Parliamentary Assembly’s input to the Pact;
- advance inter-parliamentary dialogue on the Pact, its
tools and objectives;
- promote the Pact in national parliaments and at national
level in different fora;
- as appropriate, represent the Parliamentary Assembly at
high-level events connected to the Pact.
Specific tasks
- The special committee
may hold meetings in Strasbourg, Paris, and in a Council of Europe
member States, at the invitation of its relevant parliaments. On
these occasions, it may hold hearings with a wide range of interlocutors.
- The special committee may support events organised by
its members in their national parliaments.
- The special committee shall prepare a report on the New
Democratic Pact to be debated by the Assembly and leading to the
adoption of a resolution and/or recommendation. This report should
be finalised by the end of the first year, or the second should
the mandate be renewed.
Composition
The special committee shall be composed of representatives
and alternates from each national delegation, in conformity with
Rule 44.2 of the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly. In conformity
with Rule 44.8, candidatures for membership of the committees shall
be addressed to the President of the Assembly, who shall submit
to the Assembly, the Standing Committee or, failing that, the Bureau.
Chairpersons of political groups will be as ex
officio members.
Bureau
The special committee shall elect a Bureau consisting of a
Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons from among its members, in accordance
with Rule 46 of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure.
The Chairperson of the special committee shall be a member
of the Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly and of the Standing
Committee.
Languages
Meetings of the special committee will be held in English
and French.
Financing
The activities of the special committee may be financed through
the ordinary budget and voluntary contributions.
Draft decision
The Bureau is invited to approve the revised terms of reference
of the Special Committee on the New Democratic Pact.
Appendix 7 – List of members of the ad hoc
Committee of the Bureau to participate in the OECD Global Parliamentary
Network (Paris, 11-13 March 2026)
Chairperson /
Présidente: Ms / Mme Sandra
ZAMPA (Italy / Italie, SOC)
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
/ Commission des affaires politiques et de la démocratie
- Mr / M. Titus CORLĂŢEAN
(Romania / Roumanie, SOC)
- Ms / Mme Marietta KARAMANLI
(France, SOC)
- Ms / Mme Liliana TANGUY (France,
ALDE / ADLE)
- Mr / M. Piero FASSINO (Italy / Italie, SOC): alternate / suppléant
Committee on Migration, International
Protection and Economic Co-operation / Commission des migrations,
de la protection internationale et de la coopération économique
- Ms / Mme Albana
VOKSHI (Albania / Albanie, EPP/CD / PPE/DC)
- Ms / Mme Pelin YILIK (Türkiye,
NR / NI)
- Ms / Mme Sandra ZAMPA (Italy
/ Italie, SOC)
- Ms / Mme Sena Nur ÇELİK KANAT
(Türkiye, NR / NI): alternate / suppléante
- Ms / Mme Larysa BILOZIR (Ukraine,
ALDE / ADLE): alternate / suppléante
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and
Sustainable Development / Commission des affaires sociales, de la
santé et du développement durable
- Mr / M. Armen GEVORGYAN
(Armenia / Arménie, ECPA / CEPA)
- Ms / Mme Maria-Gabriela HORGA
(Romania / Roumanie, EPP/CD / PPE/DC)
- Ms / Mme Lesia ZABURANNA (Ukraine,
ALDE / ADLE)
- Ms / Mme Larysa BILOZIR (Ukraine,
ALDE / ADLE): alternate / suppléante
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 / Italie, ALDE / ADLE)
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
/ Commission des questions juridiques et des droits de l'homme
- Mr / M. Emanuelis ZINGERIS
(Lithuania / Lituanie, EPP/CD / PPE/DC)
Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
/ Commission de l'égalité et de la non-discrimination
- Mr / M. Francesco VERDUCCI
(Italy / Italie, SOC)
- Mr / M. Georgios PSYCHOGIOS (Greece / Grèce, UEL / GUE): alternate / suppléant
Appendix 8 – List of members of the ad hoc
Committee of the Bureau to participate in the High-Level Conference
on the European Social Charter (Chișinău, 18-19 March 2026)
Members of the sub-Committee on the European
Social Charter of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable
Development / Membres de la sous-commission sur la Charte sociale européennes
de la commission des questions sociales, de la santé et du développement
durables
Chairperson / Présidente: Ms /
Mme María Fernández, Spain / Espagne,
SOC
Vice-Chairperson / Vice-Présidente: Ms /
Mme Sibel Arslan, Swizerland / Suisse,
SOC
- Mr / M. Armen Gevorgyan
(Armenia / Arménie, ECPA / CEPA): Member / Membre
- Ms / Mme Hripsime Grigoryan
(Armenia / Arménie, SOC): Alternate / Suppléante
- Ms / Mme Claudia Arpa (Austria
/ Autriche, SOC): Member / Membre
- Ms / Mme Anne Lambelin (Belgium
/ Belgique, SOC): Member / Membre
- Mr / M. Andries Gryffroy (Belgium / Belgique, ALDE / ADLE):
Alternate / Suppléant
- Mr / M. Marko Pavić (Croatia / Croatie, EPP/CD / PPE/DC):
Member / Membre
- Ms / Mme Charlotte Bagge Hansen
(Denmark / Danemark ALDE / ADLE): Member / Membre
- Ms / Mme Minna Reijonen (Finland
/ Finlande, SOC): Member / Membre
- Mr / M. Alain Milon (France, EPP/CD / PPE/DC): Member
/ Membre
- Ms / Mme Inge Gräßle (Germany
/ Allemagne, EPP/CD / PPE/DC): Member / Membre
- Mr / M. Vinzenz Glaser (Germany / Allemagne, UEL, GUE):
Alternate / Suppléant
- Mr / M. Dionysios Charalampos Kalamatianos (Greece / Grèce,
UEL, GUE): Member / Membre
- Ms / Mme Maria Nefeli Chatziioannidou
(Greece / Grèce EPP/CD / PPE/DC): Alternate / Suppléante
- Mr / M. Rónán Mullen (Ireland / Irlande EPP/CD / PPE/DC):
Member / Membre
- Ms / Mme Elena Bonetti (Italy
/ Italie, ALDE / ADLE): Member / Membre
- Mr / M. Paul Galles (Luxembourg, EPP/CD / PPE/DC): Member
/ Membre
- Mr / M. Michael Farrugia (Malta / Malte, SOC): Member
/ Membre
- Ms / Mme Edina Dešić (Montenegro
/ Monténégro, EPP/CD / PPE/DC): Member / Membre
- Mr / M. Jan Filip Libicki (Poland / Pologne, EPP/CD /
PPE/DC): Member / Membre
- Ms / Mme Georgeta Carmen Holban
(Romania / Roumanie, SOC): Member / Membre
- Ms / Mme Dumitrina Mitrea (Romania
/ Roumanie, ECPA / CEPA): Alternate / Suppléante
- Mr / M. Vladimir Đorđević (Serbia / Serbie, ECPA / CEPA):
Member / Membre
- Ms / Mme María Fernández (Spain
/ Espagne, SOC): Member / Membre
- Mr / M. José Latorre (Spain / Espagne, SOC) Alternate
/ Suppléant
- Ms / Mme Valérie Piller Carrard
(Switzerland / Suisse, SOC): Member / Membre
- Ms / Mme Céline Amaudruz (Switzerland
/ Suisse, ALDE / ADLE): Alternate / Suppléante
- Ms / Mme Sibel Arslan (Switzerland
/ Suisse, SOC): Member / Membre
- Mr / M. Niklaus-Samuel Gugger (Switzerland / Suisse, EPP/CD
/ PPE/DC): Alternate / Suppléant
- Ms / Mme Gökçe Gökçen (Türkiye,
SOC): Member / Membre
- Mr / M. Murat Cahid Cingi (Türkiye, NR / NI): Member /
Membre
- Ms / Mme Larysa Bilozir (Ukraine,
ALDE / ADLE): Member / Membre
- Mr / M. Rostyslav Tistyk (Ukraine, ECPA / CEPA): Member
/ Membre
- Lord Don Touhig (United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni, SOC): Member
/ Membre
- Ex officio: Ms / Mme Saskia
Kluit (Netherlands / Pays-Bas, SOC)
Chairperson of the Parliamentary Network
for a healthy environment / Présidente du réseau parlementaire pour
un environnement sain
- Ms / Mme Aurora
Floridia, Italy / Italie, SOC
Committee on Culture, Science, Education
and Media / Commission de la culture, de la science, de l'éducation
et des médias
- Mr / M. Yunus Emre,
Türkiye, SOC
Committee on Migration, International
Protection and Economic Co-operation / Commission des migrations,
de la protection internationale et de la coopération économique
- Ms / Mme Sena
Nur Çelik Kanat, Türkiye, NR / NI
Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
/ Commission de l'égalité et de la non-discrimination
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
/ Commission des affaires politiques et de la démocratie
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
/ Commission des questions juridiques et des droits de l'homme
Appendix 9 – Institutional representation
of the Assembly in 2026
|
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
Statute
Res(2002)3
Article 2.4
du statut de la Commission de Venise
Res(2002)3
|
Titus
CORLĂŢEAN
Romania / Roumanie
SOC
(AS/Jur)
|
Theodoros
ROUSOPOULOS Greece / Grèce EPP/CD / PPE/DC Appointment
by the President of the Assembly / nomination par la Présidente
de l’Assemblée
Lord Richard
KEEN
United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
ECPA
/ CEPA (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
|
Pablo
HISPÁN Spain / Espagne EPP/CD / PPE/DC (AS/Jur)
Rian VOGELS
Netherlands
/ Pays-Bas
ADLE / ALDE
(AS/Pol)
Laura CASTEL
Spain
/ Espagne
UEL / GUE (AS/Mon)
|
Bisera
KOSTADINOVSKA-STOJCHEVSKA
North Macedonia
/ Macédoine du Nord
SOC, (AS/Jur)
David BLENCATHRA
United
Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
ECPA / CEPA
(AS/Pol)
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 Statute
CM/Res(2011)6
Article 4.2
(b) du statut révisé du Centre Nord-Sud
CM/Res(2011)6
|
Ionuț-Marian
STROE
Romania / Roumanie
EPP/CD
/ PPE/DC
(AS/Mig)
Carmen LEYTE
Spain
/ Espagne
EPP/CD / PPE/DC
(AS/Soc)
|
Larysa
BILOZIR
Ukraine
ALDE / ADLE
(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
|
Ionuț-Marian
STROE
Romania / Roumanie
EPP/CD
/ PPE/DC
(AS/Pol)
Zeynep YILDIZ
Türkiye
NR
/ NI
(AS/Cult)
Lucia
PLAVÁKOVÁ
Slovak Republic / République slovaque
ALDE
/ ADLE
(AS/Ega)
|
Sena
Nur ÇELİK KANAT Türkiye
NR / NI
(AS/Pol)
Ruth HUNT
United
Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
SOC
(AS/Cult)
|
|
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
|
ZZ
(AS/Jur)
to be appointed in March / à nommer en mars
|
Oana
MURARIU
Romania / Roumanie
ALDE
/ ADLE
(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
|
Lucia
PLAVÁKOVÁ
Slovak Republic / République slovaque
ALDE
/ ADLE
(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
|
Nadejda
IORDANOVA
Bulgaria / Bulgarie
NR
/ NI
(AS/Jur)
|
Atidzhe
ALIEVA-VELI
Bulgaria / Bulgarie
ECPA
/ CEPA
(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
|
Yevheniia
KRAVCHUK Ukraine
ALDE / ADLE
(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
|
Andries
GRYFFROY
Belgium / Belgique
ALDE
/ ADLE
(AS/Cult)
|
|
Appendix 10 – Draft terms of reference of
the Network of Parliamentarians to Promote the Implementation of
Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
1. The Network
of Parliamentarians to Promote the Implementation of Judgments of
the European Court of Human Rights (“the Network”) shall be established
under the auspices of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights,
in accordance with
Resolution
2599 (2025) “Implementation of judgments of the European Court of
Human Rights”.
Aim of the Network
2. In accordance with Resolution
2599 (2025), the Network is tasked with promoting and contributing
to the full, effective and rapid implementation of judgments of
the European Court of Human Rights through the work of parliamentarians.
This aim is in line with the Reykjavik Declaration, adopted at the
4th Summit of Heads of State and Government
of the Council of Europe (16-17 May 2023), which recalled that national
parliaments also bear responsibility for implementing the Convention
and complying with the judgments of the Court, and invited the Assembly
(through its President) to strengthen the political dialogue with
its national interlocutors in this area.
3. To this end, the Network shall:
2.1 Meet in order to: share best practices among members of
how they have helped to promote the implementation of judgments
of the European Court of Human Rights at national level; hear presentations
by experts about the implementation of the Court’s judgments, including
on the most effective structures at national level to promote judgment
implementation, key thematic issues, and relevant best practices
for parliamentarians; and hear presentations by individual applicants,
their representatives, survivors' organisations, and civil society
involved in the execution of judgments;
2.2 Support parliamentarians in their work to ensure parliamentary
scrutiny and to promote the implementation of judgments at national
level, for instance through parliamentary oversight, political follow-up,
and contributions to accountability mechanisms at the national level,
as well as by engaging with relevant national interlocutors and
encouraging legislative and structural reforms;
2.3 Organise study visits for parliamentarians to observe
best practices for parliamentary committees overseeing the implementation
of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights;
2.4 Publish, disseminate, and update resources for parliamentarians
on how to promote the implementation of judgments of the European
Court of Human Rights;
2.5 Organise training sessions for the staff of national parliaments
on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human
Rights;
2.6 Conduct awareness-raising at national level concerning
the European Convention on Human Rights system, the need to ensure
the compatibility of national legislation with the Convention’s standards,
and the role of parliamentarians in this regard;
2.7 Liaise with and cooperate with the Department for the
Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights of
the Council of Europe and the Execution Coordinators Network.
Composition of the Network
1. The Network shall be composed
of members of the Parliamentary Assembly, as follows:
1.1 two members appointed by each
national delegation: one member from the governing majority and
one from the opposition;
1.2 the members of the Bureau of the Committee on Legal Affairs
and Human Rights and the Chairperson of the Committee on the Election
of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights shall be ex officio
members of the Network;
1.3 one representative appointed by each of the following
Committees of the Parliamentary Assembly:
- Committee on Political
Affairs and Democracy
- Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
- Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
- Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
- Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
- Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments
by member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee)
- Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court
of Human Rights
2. The Chairperson of the Network
may invite members of national parliaments who are not members of the
Network to participate in the work of the Network.
Working methods of the Network
1. The working languages of the
Network shall be English and French.
2. The Network will meet in Strasbourg, Paris, or in a member
State of the Council of Europe at the invitation of its parliament.
3. The Network shall elect its Chairperson and its Vice-Chairperson,
who shall make up the Bureau. It shall renew its Bureau every two
years during the Assembly’s first part-session. In the absence of
the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson, a meeting of the Network
may be chaired by a member of the Bureau of the Committee on Legal
Affairs and Human Rights, or, in their absence, by the longest-serving
member present.
4. Except where alternative arrangements are expressly made,
the costs of participation of members of the Network in its events
shall be borne by their national parliaments.
5. In fulfilling its aim as set out in paragraph 2 of these terms
of reference, the Network shall be inspired by the European Convention
on Human Rights and other relevant international and Council of
Europe treaties, texts adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly, as
well as by other relevant international declarations and reports
recognising that persistent non-implementation of judgments constitutes
a serious threat to the rule of law, respect to human rights and
democratic values.
6. The Network may co-operate with parliamentarians and national
parliaments outside of Europe, as well as with parliamentary networks
and regional and international parliamentary assemblies.
7. The dissolution of the Network shall be subject to a decision
of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights and to the latter’s
approval by the Bureau.
Funding
1. The Network shall be funded
with voluntary contributions.
