The Bureau considered and approved the following references:
The Bureau, decided to observe these elections and to set up an ad hoc committee composed of 20 members (SOC-6; EPP/CD-6; ALDE-4; EC/DA-3; UEL-1), as well as the two co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee.
The Bureau decided to set up an ad hoc committee of the Bureau to take part in the Council of Europe Parliamentary Conference on “Promoting safety, integrity, equality and inclusion in sport”, in Athens, on 4-5 November 2024.
The Bureau considered and approved the updated rules of the Prize (Appendix 1).
The Bureau, on the basis of a proposal by the UEL Group, nominated Ms Laura Castel (Spain) as a member.
The Bureau, on the basis of a proposal by the EPP/CD Group, nominated Mr Andrian Cheptonar (Moldova) as a member.
The Assembly is invited to ratify these Bureau decisions.
The Bureau took note of the requests to hold debates under urgent procedure on Alexei Navalny's death and the need to counter Vladimir Putin's totalitarian regime and its war on democracy; The arbitrary detention of Vladimir Kara-Murza and the systematic persecution of anti-war protesters in the Russian Federation and Belarus; Draft Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, tabled by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, decided to recommend to the Assembly to hold these debates, and to refer the matter to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for report.
The Bureau took note of the request to hold a debate on Responding to the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and preventing further escalations in the Middle-East, tabled by the Group of the Unified European Left, modified the title as follows Responding to the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and preventing further escalations in the Middle-East following the recent Iranian attack against Israel, decided to recommend to the Assembly to hold this debate, and appointed Mr Andrej Hunko (Germany, UEL) as the first speaker.
The Bureau updated the agenda.
The Bureau approved the Progress report (Doc. 15959).
The Bureau took note of the report drawn up by the Committee on the election of judges for the post of judges in respect of Austria, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein and Monaco (Doc. 15959 Add. 2).
The Bureau took note of the statement by the pre-electoral observation mission.
The Bureau decided to authorise Ms Arusyak Julhakyan (Armenia, EPP/CD) and Mr Pierre-Alain Fridez (Switzerland, SOC) to participate in the conference on “Migration and climate change”, on 30 April 2024, in Rabat, Morocco.
The Bureau approved the following extensions of references:
The Bureau took note of the memorandum prepared by the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly and re-appointed Ms Liliane Maury Pasquier as a member of the Selection Panel, for a second term of two years starting from 1 June 2024.
The Bureau took note of the communications by the President of the Assembly, the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe. It held an exchange of views with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
The Bureau approved the proposals contained in the document in Appendix 2.
The Bureau authorised the Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, to meet in Tirana, on 4-5 July 2024.
It also authorised the ad hoc Sub-Committee to carry out a fact-finding visit to Sicily (Italy) of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons to carry out this fact-finding visit early September 2024.
The Bureau took note that the President will ask the opinion of the Venice Commission on the Draft law of Georgia on Transparency of Foreign Influence.
Article 1
A Europe Prize offered by the Council of Europe shall be awarded each year by the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development of the Parliamentary Assembly to one or more municipalities which have in the Committee’s opinion made outstanding efforts to propagate the idea of European unity.
Article 2
The Europe Prize shall consist of a trophy to be held by the winner for one year, a bronze medal, a parchment and scholarship to be spent on a study visit in Europe for one or more young persons resident in the winning municipality.
Article 3
A Plaque of Honour will be awarded to certain municipalities which have already held the Flag of Honour for several years and whose efforts to propagate the idea of European unity are considered worthy of this distinction, ranking just below the Europe Prize.
Article 4
A Flag of Honour is awarded to certain municipalities which deserve an award in recognition of their work in promoting the European idea. These municipalities will usually be selected from among those already holding the European Diploma.
Article 5
A European Diploma will be presented to municipalities whose European merits have been recognised but whose application is too recent for the award of the Flag of Honour.
Article 6
The Committee shall designate the winning municipalities from among those which have submitted applications.
Article 7
Applications from municipalities shall be submitted by the chief officer, mayor or other representative, and must reach the Secretariat General of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg by 15 January. Each application must be accompanied by an account of the measures taken by the municipality to propagate the idea of European unity. Applications submitted prior to the current year remain valid for succeeding years. Municipalities which remain candidates are however asked to supply additional information each year, by 15 January, about their European activities during the year.
Article 8
Applicant municipalities undertake to respect and apply the provisions of presentation referred to in the regulations. Prize-winning municipalities shall endeavour to establish close contacts amongst themselves (Association of Towns awarded the Europe Prize), notably by meeting together periodically in one of their member municipalities.
Article 9
9.1 The part of the meeting in which the Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize selects the winners for the European Diploma, the Flag of Honour, and the Plaque of Honour and shortlists the three candidate municipalities for the Europe Prize shall be held in camera. The same applies to the part of the meeting during which the plenary committee selects the winning municipality for the Europe Prize.
9.2. For the selection of the winning municipality of the Europe Prize:
9.2.1. The Sub-Committee shall vote, by secret ballot,Note for the three nominees to be shortlisted from the list of maximum six candidate municipalities preselected by the Secretariat upon the instructions of the Sub-Committee’s Bureau. The decision shall be taken by a relative majority. After the counting of the votes cast, the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee shall present the list of the three nominated municipalities for the Prize. In case of a tie resulting in more than three candidate municipalities, a subsequent vote shall be held according to the same modalities.
9.2.2. The Sub-Committee then forwards the list of the three candidate municipalities for the Europe Prize to the plenary committee which shall designate the Prize-winning municipality. The vote shall be taken by secret ballot and the decision shall be taken by an absolute majority of the votes cast. If the absolute majority is not reached, a second round of voting shall be organised, in which a simple majority shall be sufficient.
9.3. For the other awards (European Diploma, Flag of Honour, Plaque of Honour), the vote shall be taken by show of hands.
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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 |
Tiny KOX Netherlands / Pays-Bas UEL / GUE (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) |
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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 |
Michael Georg LINK Germany / Allemagne ALDE / ADLE (AS/Pol) Pablo HISPÁN Spain / Espagne EPP/CD / PPE/DC (AS/Jur) Laura CASTEL Spain / Espagne UEL / GUE (AS/Mon) |
Corneliu-Mugurel COZMANCIUC Romania / Roumanie EPP/CD / PPE/DC AS/Pol) Octavie MODERT Luxembourg EPP/CD / PPE/DC (AS/Jur) Blerina GJYLAMETI Albania / Albanie SOC (AS/Mon) |
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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) |
Eka SEPASHVILI Georgia / Géorgie EC/DA / CE/AD (AS/Cult) Carmen LEYTE Spain / Espagne EPP/CD / PPE/DC (AS/Soc) |
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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 |
Max LUCKS Germany / Allemagne SOC (AS/Pol) Mia KARAMEHIĆ-ABAZOVIĆ Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bosnie‑Herzégovine NR / NI (AS/Cult) Petra BAYR Austria / Autriche SOC (AS/Ega) |
Sena Nur ÇELİK KANAT Türkiye NR / NI (AS/Pol) ZZ (AS/Cult) Fourat BEN CHIKHA Belgium / Belgique SOC (AS/Ega) |
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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) |
Elena-Simona SPĂTARU Romania / Roumanie ALDE / ADLE (AS/Jur) |
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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 |
Mireille CLAPOT France ALDE / ADLE (AS/Ega) |
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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) |
David MORRIS United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni EC/DA / CE/AD (AS/Cult) |
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MONEYVAL |
Article 4.1 of Resolution CM/Res (2010) 12 Article 4.1 de la Résolution CM/Res (2010) 12 |
Maria-Gabriela HORGA Romania / Roumanie EPP/CD / PPE/DC (AS/Jur) |
Klotilda BUSHKA Albania / Albanie SOC (AS/Jur) |
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Committee of Experts on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law (PC-ENV) Comité d’experts sur la protection de l'environnement par le droit pénal (PC-ENV) |
CM/Res(2021)3 |
Constantinos EFSTATHIOU Cyprus / Chypre SOC (AS/Jur) Yuliia OVCHYNNYKOVA Ukraine ALDE / ADLE (AS/Soc) |
ZZ (AS/Jur) Stefan SCHENNACH Austria / Autriche SOC (AS/Soc) |
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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) |
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II. Others / Autres |
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EUROPA NOSTRA Pan-European Federation for HeritageEUROPA 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) |