The Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which acts on behalf of the Assembly between sessions and brings together around 60 parliamentarians from the Council of Europe’s 46 member states, is to meet in Montenegro on Friday 27 November 2026.
On 10 November, Montenegro began its six-month presidency of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, the Organisation’s executive body. The Standing Committee traditionally meets in the country holding the presidency.
Following the opening of the meeting by PACE President Petra Bayr, the Speaker of the Parliament of Montenegro, Andrija Mandić, will deliver a welcome address.
The parliamentarians will then hold an exchange of views with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro, Ervin Ibrahimović, who chairs the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe until May 2027.
Requests for current affairs debates have been submitted on two topics: “The involvement of the European left in widespread violent riots” and “The root causes of growing social unrest in Europe: inequality, exclusion and the erosion of democratic rights”.
In the afternoon the Standing Committee will debate reports on the observation of the general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina (4 October 2026), improving the selection and election procedure of CPT members and on the modification of various provisions of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure.
The afternoon programme will also include exchanges of views with the Presidents of GREVIO (the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence) and GRECO (the Group of States against Corruption).
The meeting will conclude at 4.30 pm and will be followed by a roundtable on “Violence against women and the Istanbul Convention: addressing the digital dimension of violence”.
At the beginning of the day, the Assembly’s Women@PACE group, which brings together women parliamentarians, will hold a working breakfast with the participation of Jelena Borovinić Bojović, Deputy Prime Minister for Health and Social Welfare of Montenegro.
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The Standing Committee meeting will take place at the Splendid Conference & Spa Resort, Bečići b.b. in Budva, Montenegro, on Friday 27 November from 10 am to 1 pm and from 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm, followed by the roundtable from 4.30 pm to 6 pm. Both events are open to the press.
Contact: PACE Communication Division, [email protected], tel. +33 3 88 41 31 93
Friday 27 November 2026
Doc. 16509 (Report) Improving the selection and election procedure of CPT members Doc. 16510 (Report) Modification of various provisions of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure
Programme (coming soon)
The Standing Committee, which acts on the Assembly’s behalf between plenary sessions, holds debates and adopts texts submitted by committees. It is made up of the President and Vice-Presidents of the Assembly, the chairpersons of political groups, national delegations and committees.
