Recognition of the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment in Europe

Reply to Written question | Doc. 16253 | 16 September 2025

Author(s):

Committee of Ministers

Origin

Adopted at the 1535th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies (3 September 2025). 2025 - Fourth part-session

Reply to Written question

: Written question no. 798 (Doc. 16190)

1. The Committee of Ministers thanks the Honourable Member for her question and informs her that, on 4 June 2025, it adopted a set of follow-up decisions to its 134th Session (Luxembourg, 13-14 May 2025), including on the Council of Europe and the environment.

2. One of these decisions instructed the GR-H to move forward as quickly as possible with the consideration of a possible binding or non-binding instrument in the field of human rights and the protection of the environment.

3. The GR-H will begin the examination of this question at one of its forthcoming meetings.