Immediate opening of official negotiations between the Council of Europe and the European Cultural Foundation

Recommendation 175 (1958)

Author(s):

Parliamentary Assembly

Origin

(a) This question was the subject of Recommendation 74, adopted on 7th July 1955. The opinion of the Committee of Ministers on this Recommendation was given in paras, 52-57 of the Supplementary Report to the Ninth Report of the Committee of Ministers to the Assembly, Doc. 863. <br>(b) 22nd September 1958, tabling of the Report of the Cultural Committee, Doc. 853.<br>(c) 16th October 1958, debate in the Assembly (see 19th Sitting of the 10th Session), The Recommendation was adopted unanimously.

The Assembly,

Having regard to Recommendation 74 (1955) on the establishment of a Cultural Fund of the Council of Europe;

Having regard to Resolution (58) 13 of the Committee of Ministers setting up the Cultural Fund;

Considering that the working of the Fund would be greatly facilitated if an arrangement were concluded with the European Cultural Foundation in Amsterdam, in accordance with Article III of the Statute of the Cultural Fund;

Considering that an arrangement of this kind is particularly necessary for the collection of contributions from non-governmental sources;

Believing it to be desirable that for an arrangement of this sort negotiations should be opened without delay,

Recommends that the Committee of Ministers should decide that official negotiations should be opened immediately between the Council of Europe and the European Cultural Foundation, and be carried out by an ad hoc Liaison Committee among whose members should be three Representatives to the Consultative Assembly, including the Chairman of the Cultural Committee.