Special
rules on honorary status
Special
rules on honorary status
i.Special rules on honorary association
with the Parliamentary Assembly
adopted by the Bureau of the Assembly on 13 January
1988 and amended by the Bureau on
18 January 1999 and 22
May 2014 and by Resolution
2182 (2017)
1. Conditions governing
the award of the title of honorary associate of the Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe
The title of “honorary associate of
the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe” may be used
by:
a. any parliamentarian
or former parliamentarian who has been a member of the Assembly,
as a representative or a substitute, for five years, consecutively
or otherwise;
b. any other former
member of the Assembly, however long his or her period of membership,
who has held the post of President or Vice-President of the Assembly, Chairman
of a Committee or Chairman of a Political Group.
The honorary associate will be given
a diploma mentioning this title.
2. Prerogatives of
honorary associates
a. They may be invited
to the Assembly’s events apart from plenary sessions and committee
meetings, on the initiative of those in charge of such events.
b. They may be appointed
by the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
to present Flags
of Honour and Plaques of Honour to municipalities to which Flags
are awarded.
3. When awarded the title of
honorary associate, the former member of the Assembly shall sign
a sworn declaration stating that he or she is not involved in representing
or fostering another person’s or entity’s interests in the Assembly.
The former member shall be stripped of the title if he or she failed
to declare any relevant interests or made an untruthful declaration.
The above rules shall apply to former
members of the Assembly.
ii.Special rules on the title and prerogatives
of Honorary President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council
of Europe
adopted
by the Bureau of the Assembly on 25 January 1999 and amended
by the Bureau on 22 May 2014 and
by Resolution 2182 (2017)
The regulations for Honorary President
of the Parliamentary Assembly follow, mutatis mutandis,
those of the Honorary Associates of the Parliamentary Assembly and
similar provisions existing in national parliaments and international
parliamentary assemblies.
The decision to grant the title of
Honorary President falls within the competence of the Bureau of
the Assembly.
1. Conditions for
conferring the title of Honorary President of the Parliamentary
Assembly
Those who may be considered for this
title are any former President of the Assembly who exercised the
functions of President for at least one term (one year).
The Honorary President will be given
a diploma mentioning this title.
2. Prerogatives linked
to the quality of Honorary President of the Parliamentary Assembly
a. The Honorary President
can use this title in all activities of a public character such as
publication of articles and books, lectures;
b. the Honorary President
can be invited to specific events organised by the Assembly or its
committees, upon the initiative of those responsible for the event;
c. the Committee
on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
can appoint the Honorary President to
present Flags of Honour and Plaques of Honour to award-winning municipalities;
d. the Secretary
General of the Council of Europe can grant the Honorary President
all facilities of an administrative kind compatible with existing
regulations.
3. When awarded the title of
Honorary President, the former President of the Assembly shall sign
a sworn declaration stating that he or she is not involved in representing
or fostering another person’s or entity’s interests in the Assembly.
The Honorary President shall be stripped of the title if he or she
failed to declare any relevant interests or made an untruthful declaration.
4. The above provisions
are applicable to former Presidents of the Assembly provided they are
no longer a member of the Parliamentary Assembly.
5. These special
rules shall not have any financial implications for the budget of
the Parliamentary Assembly, the only exception being expenses under
paragraph 2.c above.
iii.Special rules on the title and prerogatives
of “Honorary Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly”
adopted
by the Bureau of the Assembly on 8 November 1995
1. The regulations
for the rank of Honorary Secretary General follow, mutatis
mutandis, those of the Honorary Associates of the Parliamentary
Assembly and similar provisions existing in national parliaments
and international parliamentary assemblies.
2. Concerning the
conditions for conferring the title, they are based on the following
principles:
— it is for the
Bureau alone to decide whether the honorary title should be given,
the Secretary General being elected by the Parliamentary Assembly;
— as a general
rule, the Honorary Secretary General should have completed at least
a full five-year mandate as Secretary General.
3. The prerogatives
linked to the quality of Honorary Secretary General are the following:
— the Honorary
Secretary General can use this title for life in all activities
of a public character such as publication of articles and books,
lectures, as well as in civil status acts;
— the Honorary
Secretary General will have access to the buildings of the Council
of Europe in Strasbourg as well as to the Organisation’s external
offices;
— upon request,
the Honorary Secretary General can be included in the mailing lists for
non-confidential documents of the Assembly and its organs and could
request access to the non-confidential databases of the Council
of Europe;
— the Honorary
Secretary General can be invited to events organised by the Assembly outside
plenary sessions and committee meetings, upon the initiative of
those responsible for the event;
— upon request,
the Honorary Secretary General will be given an identity card mentioning
this title;
— the Secretary
General of the Council of Europe can grant the Honorary Secretary General
of the Assembly all facilities of an administrative kind compatible
with existing regulations.
