Forwarding Kosovo*'s application to the Council of Europe to the Parliamentary Assembly for an opinion

Reply to Written question | Doc. 15860 | 13 November 2023

Author(s):

Committee of Ministers

Origin

Adopted at the 1479th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies (8 November 2023).* Throughout this text, 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. 2023 - November Standing Committee (Vaduz)

Reply to Written question

: Written question no. 779 (Doc. 15686)

The Ministers' Deputies would like to inform the Honourable Member that they adopted the following decision by voting procedure at their 1464bis meeting (24 April 2023):

“The Deputies,

Recalling the decision, expressed at the 8th Session of the Committee of Ministers in May 1951, to consult the Parliamentary Assembly before deciding on applications for membership of the Council of Europe in conformity with the provisions of the Statute;

Recalling the Brussels Agreement of 27 February 2023 and the Ohrid Agreement of 18 March 2023 and its Implementation Annex, reached in the EU-facilitated dialogue led by the High Representative, and the importance of all parties implementing them expediently and in good faith;

Decided to transmit to the Parliamentary Assembly for consultation the letter of 12 May 2022 addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (document DD(2022)200 ), without prejudice to the Committee of Ministers’ future consideration of this application to accede to the Council of Europe.”