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Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (2 October 2026)

Progress report | Doc. 16484 Add. 3 | 02 October 2026

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Bureau of the Assembly

1 Decisions of the Bureau of 2 October 2026 requiring ratification by the Assembly

1.1 Follow-up to the fourth part-session of 2026 (Strasbourg, 28 September-2 October 2026):

The Bureau approved the follow-up proposals made by the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly (Appendix 1).

1.2 References and transmissions to committees

The Bureau considered and approved the following references:

  • Ensuring equal access to compensation for victims of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine, Doc. 16467, 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 “Accountability for the Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine”;
  • Combating school segregation and the intergenerational transmission of poverty, Doc. 16485, motion for a resolution: reference to the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media for report and to the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development for opinion;
  • Protection of Iranian migrants and diaspora communities in Europe, Doc. 16487, motion for a resolution: reference to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for report and to the Committee on Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation for opinion.

1.3 Election observation

1.3.1 Palestine: parliamentary elections (28 November 2026)

The Bureau took note of the latest invitation letter to observe these elections and, taking into account the security situation, decided to reduce the size of the ad hoc committee to observe these elections to 11 members (SOC-3; EPP/CD-3; ECPA-2; ALDE-2; UEL-1), subject to security conditions.

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

On the basis of a proposal by the EPP/CD Group, the Bureau nominated Mr Hayk Konjaryan (Armenia) as a member.

1.5 Composition of the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

On the basis of a proposal by the SOC Group, the Bureau nominated Mr Tony Vaughan (United Kingdom) as member.

On the basis of a proposal by the UEL group, the Bureau nominated Mr Berdan Öztürk (Türkiye) as member and Mr Ettore Antonio Lichieri (Italy) as an alternate.

The Assembly is invited to ratify these Bureau decisions.

Appendix – Follow-up to the fourth part-session of 2026 (Strasbourg, 28 September - 2 October 2026)

General policy debate: Council of Europe: grounded in core values to meet the challenges ahead

  • Follow-up: decided to seize the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for report on Council of Europe: grounded in core values to meet the challenges ahead.

Current affairs debate: Solidarity with Ceuta: a test case for Europe

  • Follow-up: decided to refer the matter to the Committee on Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation to be taken into account in the preparation of the report on Solidarity with Ceuta: a test case for Europe.

Resolution 2677 (2026): Fake 'elections' in Russia and its destabilising attacks on Europe

  • Follow-up: decided to refer the matter to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy to be taken into account in the preparation of the report on Political consequences of the Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to the Committee and Legal Affairs and Human Rights to be taken into account in the preparation of the report on Accountability for the Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

Resolution 2681 (2026): Repression and targeted attacks on LGBTI persons and defenders in Türkiye

  • Follow-up: decided to refer the matter to the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) to be taken into account in the preparation of the report on The honouring of obligations and commitments by Türkiye.