Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (12 April-23 June 2019)
Progress report
| Doc. 14911
| 19 June 2019
1 Introduction
At its meeting on 12 April 2019, the Bureau appointed me as
rapporteur for this report, which covers its activities over the
period from the last Bureau meeting of the second part-session of
2019 (Friday 12 April) to the first Bureau meeting of the third
part-session of 2019 (Monday 24 June).
The following chapters include the decisions taken at the
Bureau meetings of 12 April in Strasbourg and 23 May in Paris:
- decisions which do not require
ratification (Chapter 2);
- decisions which have already been ratified by the Assembly
on 12 April and by the Standing Committee on 24 May (Chapter 3);
- decisions taken on 23 May that require ratification at
the opening of the third part-session of the Assembly (Chapter 4).
An addendum to this report is to be issued after the Bureau
meeting of 24 June and is to be ratified by the Assembly through
the present Progress report. Another addendum will be issued after
the Bureau meeting of 28 June. It will include only decisions to
be ratified by the Assembly on the same day, notably references
and transmissions approved by the Bureau.
The Bureau will hold its next meetings in Strasbourg on Monday
24 June at 8 am and on Friday 28 June at 8:30 am, then on Tuesday
3 September in Bern. The next meeting of the Standing Committee
will be held in Tbilisi on 29 November 2019.
2 Activities of
the Bureau since the last part-session and decisions not requiring
ratification by the Assembly
2.1 Follow-up to
the second part-session of 2019 (Strasbourg, 8-12 April)
On 12 April, the Bureau approved the follow-up proposals to
texts adopted by the Assembly, made by the Secretary General of
the Assembly, as follows:
- as
regards referencesNote,
referred the revision of the Code of Conduct in accordance
with §13.2 of Resolution
2274 (2019) on Promoting parliaments
free of sexism and sexual harassment to the Committee
on Rules, Immunities and Institutional Affairs for report;
referred § 24 of Resolution
2273 (2019) on the Establishment of a European Union mechanisms
on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights and § 16 of Resolution 2277 (2019) on the Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly:
main challenges for the future to the Committee on Political Affairs
and Democracy to be taken into account in the preparation of a report
on 10 years after the Lisbon Treaty: strengthening Council of Europe
and European Union co-operation;
- as
regards Resolution 2274
(2019) on Promoting parliaments
free of sexism and sexual harassment: invited the Secretary
General of the Parliamentary Assembly to ensure the adequate follow
up to §13.1 and to submit to the Bureau revised Guidelines for the
observations of elections taking into account §13.3;
- as regards Resolution
2273 (2019) on the Establishment of a
European Union mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental
rights: invited the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly
to prepare a concept paper on an annual parliamentary debate on
the Rule of law (§ 22 of the Resolution);
- as regards Resolution
2277 (2019) on the Role and mission of
the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future,
invited the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly to:
include §11 of the Resolution in his 2017 memorandum on Procedure
for considering motions for resolutions and recommendations and
its possible improvement;
prepare a memorandum for the Bureau containing follow-up proposals
to § 12.1;
prepare, in coordination with the Secretary General of the
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe,
a memorandum on possible periodical consultations and permanent
co-operation between the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress
of Local and Regional Authorities and their structures (§ 14 of the
Resolution);
prepare a revised memorandum on External Relations of the
Assembly (§ 17 of the Resolution);
- as regards Resolution
2278 (2019) on Modification of various
provisions of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure: invited
the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly to:
submit an updated memorandum on Procedure for considering
motions for resolutions and recommendations and its possible improvement;
to the Bureau for its approval and implementation (§ 3 of the Resolution);
prepare a memorandum defining possible criteria for the admissibility
and selection of requests for debate under urgent procedure and
current affairs debates, with a view for the Bureau to update the
criteria it had approved in 2007 (§ 4 of the Resolution);
- took note that the President
of the Assembly would address letters to the Chairpersons of Political Groups
as well as to Presidents of national delegations inviting them to
ensure, in their respective capacities, adequate follow-up to specific
paragraphs of Resolution
2277 (2019) and Resolution 2278 (2019).
2.2 Standing Committee
(Paris, 24 May 2019)
On 12 April, the Bureau took note of the draft agenda. On
23 May, the Bureau took note of the draft revised agenda.
2.3 Third part-session
of 2019 (Strasbourg, 24-28 June)
On 12 April, the Bureau drew up the preliminary draft agenda.
On 23 May, the Bureau drew up the draft agenda.
2.4 Communications
On 23 May, the Bureau took note of the communications by the
President of the Assembly and the Secretary General of the Council
of Europe.
2.5 Follow-up to
the 129th Ministerial Session (Helsinki,
16-17 May 2019)
On 23 May, the Bureau held an exchange of views on the Committee
of Ministers’ decisions on A shared responsibility for democratic
security in Europe – Ensuring respect for rights and obligations,
principles, standards and values and decided to ask the Committee
on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs to take
them into account in the preparation of the report on Strengthening
the decision-making process of the Parliamentary Assembly concerning
credentials and voting (Rapporteur: Ms Petra De Sutter, Belgium, SOC).
2.6 2019 Václav Havel
Human Rights Prize
On 23 May, the Bureau took note of the memorandum prepared
by the Secretary General of the Assembly and, following a vote,
appointed Ms Anne Brasseur and Mr Nils Muižnieks as members of the
Selection Panel of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize for a mandate
of two years starting on 1 June 2019.
2.7 Election of the
Secretary General of the Council of Europe
On 12 April, the Bureau defined the modalities for the interviews
of the candidates for the post of Secretary General of the Council
of Europe (Appendix 1). On 23 May, the Bureau interviewed Ms Marija
Pejčinović Burić and Mr Didier Reynders, candidates for the post
of Secretary General of the Council of Europe (in camera).
2.8 Formation of
a new political group: New European Democrats/Europe of Nations
and Freedom (NED/ENF)
On 23 May, the Bureau took note of the letter by the Chairperson
of the Committee on Rules, Immunities and Institutional Affairs
and, following a vote, decided not to acknowledge the formation
of the Group of the New European Democrats/Europe of Nations and
Freedom (NED/ENF).
2.9 Election observation
2.9.1 Ukraine: presidential
election (31 March and 21 April 2019)
On 12 April, the Bureau approved the list of members of the
ad hoc committee to observe the second round of this election (Appendix
2). On 23 May, the Bureau approved the report of the ad hoc committee.
2.9.2 North Macedonia:
presidential election (21 April and 5 May 2019)
On 23 May, the Bureau approved the report of the ad hoc committee.
2.9.3 Kazakhstan: early
presidential election (9 June 2019)
On 23 May, the Bureau took note of the invitation and decided
not to observe this election.
2.9.4 Ukraine: early
parliamentary elections (21 July 2019)
On 23 May, subject to receiving an invitation, the Bureau
decided to observe these elections and constituted an ad hoc committee
for this purpose composed of 40 members (EPP/CD: 13; SOC: 12, EC:
6, ALDE: 6, UEL: 2, FDG: 1 – in accordance with the D’Hondt system)
as well as of the co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee and
authorised a pre-electoral mission.
2.9.5 Repeated local
elections in Istanbul (23 June 2019) – request by the Monitoring
Committee
On 23 May, the Bureau took note of the letter by the Chairperson
of the Monitoring Committee asking the Bureau to explore the possibility
for Assembly members, in particular the co-rapporteurs on Turkey,
to be associated to the election observation mission of the Congress
of Local and Regional Authorities, subject to receiving an invitation,
and decided not to give a follow-up to this proposal.
2.10 Contingency plan
of the Council of Europe: consequences for the Parliamentary Assembly
On 12 April, the Bureau took note of the information provided
in the memorandum prepared by the Secretary General of the Parliamentary
Assembly.
2.11 Extensions and
lapse of references
On 12 April, the Bureau approved the following extensions
and lapse of references:
- Doc. 13978, Motion for a resolution, The functioning of democratic
institutions in Poland (Reference 4206 of 27 May 2016 (extended
on 27 April 2018 and on 23 November 2018)) – validity: 25 July 2019: extension
until 25 January 2020
- Doc. 14190, Motion for a resolution, Organ transplant tourism in
China (new title: Organ transplant tourism) (Reference 4290 of 28
April 2017) – validity: 28 April 2019: extension until 31 December
2019
- Doc. 14271, Motion for a resolution, Protecting and supporting
the victims of terrorism (Reference 4291 of 30 May 2017) – validity:
30 May 2019: extension until 30 September 2019
- Doc. 14296, Motion for a resolution, A two-State solution in Israel
and Palestine (Reference 4295 of 30 May 2017) – validity: 30 May
2019: no extension
- Doc. 14357, Motion for a recommendation, Combating trafficking
in human tissues and cells (Reference 4320 of 13 October 2017) –
validity: 13 October 2019: extension until 31 December 2019
- Bureau decision, The implementation of judgments of the
European Court of Human Rights (Reference 4313 of 30 June 2017)
– validity: 30 June 2019: extension until 30 April 2020
- Doc. 14376, Motion for a resolution, The principles and guarantees
of advocates (Reference 4329 of 13 October 2017) – validity:
13 October 2019: extension until 30 April 2020
- Doc. 14653, Motion for a resolution, Follow-up to the Azerbaijani
Laundromat investigation (Reference 4418 of 21 January 2019) – validity:
21 January 2021: lapse of the reference.
On 23 May, the Bureau approved the following extension of
reference:
- Doc. 14380, Motion for a resolution, Defining guidelines for international
NGOs (new title: Rights and obligations of NGOs assisting refugees
and migrants in Europe) (Reference 4331 of 10 October 2017 (extended
on 15 March 2018)) – validity: 10 October 2019: extension until
30 April 2020.
2.12 Procedure for
considering motions for resolutions and recommendations
On 23 May, the Bureau took note of the memorandum prepared
by the Secretary General of the Assembly and approved the guidelines
for consideration of motions for resolutions and recommendations
(Appendix 3).
2.13 Rules on exhibitions
in the Assembly lobby
On 23 May, the Bureau took note of the memorandum prepared
by the Secretary General of the Assembly and decided to come back
to this issue at one of its next meetings.
2.14 Issues raised
by committees
2.14.1 Committee on
Political Affairs and Democracy
On 23 May, the Bureau authorised Mr Corneliu Cozmanciuc (Romania,
EPP/CD) to carry out a fact-finding visit to Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
by the end of May/beginning of June 2019, in the framework of the
preparation of his report on The evaluation
of the partnership for democracy in respect of the parliament of
the Kyrgyz Republic.
2.14.2 Monitoring Committee
On 23 May, the Bureau took note of the letter by the Chairperson
of the Monitoring Committee asking the Bureau to request an opinion
of the Commission on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional
Affairs on its individual periodic review procedure, agreed to this
request while asking the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities
and Institutional Affairs to also examine the decision-making processes
developed by committees and assess their conformity with the Rules
of Procedure of the Assembly.
2.15 European Committee
for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment (CPT)
On 12 April, the Bureau approved the lists of candidates in
respect of Armenia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, North Macedonia
to be forwarded to the Committee of Ministers and approved the recommendation of
the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights to invite the delegations
of Azerbaijan and Poland to submit a new list of candidates to the
CPT.
2.16 Institutional
representation of the Parliamentary Assembly in 2019
On 12 April, the Bureau approved the appointment, as substitute,
of Lord George Foulkes (United Kingdom, SOC) made by the Committee
on Political Affairs and Democracy for the Council on Democratic
Elections of the Venice Commission.
2.17 Participation
of members in Parliamentary Assembly plenary sessions and committee meetings
On 12 April, the Bureau took note of the information memorandum
prepared by the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and
Institutional Affairs, and decided to:
- invite the President of the Assembly to notify in writing
the chairpersons of the delegations and the speakers of the parliaments
concerned by low participation rates (Rule 44.10 of the Rules of
Procedure and paragraph 7.2 of Resolution 1583 (2007)) or to arrange a meeting with the chairpersons of the relevant
delegations;
- make publicly available the statistics related to the
participation of national delegations on the Assembly’s website.
2.18 Committees and
sub-committees’ meetings elsewhere than Strasbourg and Paris
On 12 April, the Bureau authorised:
- the Sub-Committee on Diasporas (of the Committee on Migration,
Refugees and Displaced Persons) to meet in Istanbul on 10 June 2019;
- the Sub-Committee on Culture, Diversity and Heritage and
the Sub-Committee on Media and Information Society (of the Committee
on Culture, Science, Education and Media) to meet in Bern on 21 June
2019.
2.19 Activities of
the Standing Committee (Paris, 24 May 2019)
The Standing Committee:
- heard
a welcome address by Ms Carole Bureau-Bonnard, Vice-President of
the French National Assembly, in charge of international activities;
- held an exchange of views with Ms Amélie de Montchalin,
Secretary of State for European Affairs, attached to the Minister
for Europe and Foreign Affairs representing the French Presidency
of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe;
- ratified the credentials of new members of the Assembly
submitted by the delegations of France, Greece and Romania;
- approved changes in the composition of Assembly committees;
- took note of the draft agenda of the third part-session
of the Assembly (24-28 June 2019);
- ratified the references proposed by the Bureau referred
to in Chapter 3.2.;
- took note of the reports of the Ad hoc Committees of the
Bureau on the:
Observation of the presidential election in Ukraine (31 March
and 21 April 2019)
Observation of the presidential election in North Macedonia
(21 April and 5 May 2019);
- adopted
the following texts on behalf of the Assembly:
decided to hold its next meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia on 29
November 2019.
3 Decisions taken
by the Bureau at its meetings on 12 April and 23 May, and subsequently
ratified by the Assembly on 12 April or the Standing Committee on
24 May
3.1 Bureau meeting
on 12 April
Decisions taken by the Bureau at its meeting on 12 April which
were subsequently ratified by the Assembly on 12 April can be found
in Doc. 14855 Add.3 (see appendix 4).
3.2 References and
transmissions to committees
On 23 May, the Bureau approved the following references and
transmissions, ratified by the Standing Committee on the following
day:
- Doc. 14864, Motion for a resolution, Gender
aspects and human rights implications of pornography: reference
to the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination for report;
- Doc. 14873, Motion for a resolution, Persecution
of Christians worldwide – how to tackle the issue: transmission
to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for information.
3.3 Composition of
the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional
Affairs
On 23 May, the Bureau, on the basis of a proposal by the SOC
Group, appointed Mr Piero Fassino and, on the basis of a proposal
by the UEL Group, appointed Mr Hişyar Öszoy. The Standing Committee
ratified these nominations on the following day.
4 Decisions of
the Bureau requiring ratification by the Assembly through the Progress
report
4.1 2019 World Forum
for Democracy (Strasbourg, 6-8 November)
On 23 May, the Bureau took note of the concept paper and decided
to set up an ad hoc committee of the Bureau to participate in the
Forum, subject to ratification by the Assembly through the Progress
report.
4.2 Guidelines for
the observation of elections by the Parliamentary Assembly: proposed amendment
On 23 May, the Bureau took note of the memorandum prepared
by the Secretary General of the Assembly and approved to amend the
guidelinesNote as follows, subject to ratification
by the Assembly through the Progress report:
after paragraph 24, add the following new paragraph as follows:
“In
assessing all stages of the electoral process, due attention should
be given to the gender perspective, especially in terms of participation,
balanced representation and the right to take part in the electoral process,
as regards both voters and candidates, without being subjected to
sexist hate speech, sexist acts or sexual harassment.”
Appendix 1 – Modalities of the interviews
with candidates for the post of Secretary General of the Council
of Europe, Thursday 23 May 2019 from 2.30 to 4.30 pm (in camera)
As announced at its meeting of 21 January
2019 in Strasbourg, the Bureau will hold interviews with the two candidates
for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
The Bureau will conduct the interviews
in alphabetical order of the candidates, namely:
Ms Marija Pejčinović Burić – at 2.30 pm
Mr Didier Reynders – at 3.30 pm
Interviews will begin with a presentation by the candidate
of up to 15 minutes followed by a 45 minute question and answer
session.
Bureau members are invited to ask questions to candidates
within 30 seconds.
Appendix 2 – List of members of the ad hoc
committee for the observation of the presidential election in Ukraine
(21 April 2019)
Chairperson /
Présidente: Ms / Mme Angela
SMITH, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni (SOC)
Group of the European People’s
Party (EPP/CD) / Groupe du Parti populaire européen (PPE/DC)
Mr / M. Andres HERKEL, Estonia / Estonie
Mr / M. Emanuelis ZINGERIS, Lithuania / Lituanie
Socialists, Democrats and Greens
Group / Groupe des socialistes, démocrates et verts (SOC)
Mr / M. Ervin BUSHATI, Albania / Albanie
Mr / M. Pierre-Alain FRIDEZ, Switzerland / Suisse
Mr / M. Ian MURRAY, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
Mr / M. Stefan SCHENNACH, Austria / Autriche
Ms / Mme Angela SMITH, United Kingdom
/ Royaume-Uni*
Mr / M. Gheorghe-Dinu SOCOTAR, Romania / Roumanie
Mr / M. André VALLINI, France
European Conservatives Group (EC)
/ Groupe des conservateurs européens (CE)
Lord Simon RUSSELL, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni *
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats
for Europe (ALDE) / Alliance des démocrates et des libéraux pour l’Europe
(ADLE)
Ms / Mme Emilie Enger MEHL, Norway
/ Norvège *
Mr / M. Jacques LE NAY, France
Ms / Mme Alexandra LOUIS, France
Mr / M. Edmon MARUKYAN, Armenia / Arménie
Group of the Unified European
Left (UEL) / Groupe pour la gauche unitaire européenne (GUE)
Ms / Mme Ulla SANDBÆK, Denmark
/ Danemark
Free Democrats Group (FDG) / Groupe
des démocrates libres (GDL)
Mr / M. Nagif HAMZAYEV, Azerbaijan / Azerbaïdjan*
Co-rapporteurs AS/MON (ex officio)
Mr / M. Alfred HEER, Switzerland / Suisse
* Member of the pre-electoral mission / membre de la mission
pré-électorale
Appendix 3 – Guidelines for consideration
of motions for resolutions and recommendations
1. New motions
– following their tabling and provided they are in order – shall
be submitted to the nearest meeting of the Presidential Committee.
The Presidential Committee shall consider motions and make proposals
to the Bureau of the Assembly on a possible follow-up.
2. Proposals of the Presidential Committee shall be subsequently
distributed to committee chairpersons for information in time before
the second Bureau meeting following the Presidential Committee meeting
mentioned in paragraph 1.
3. The Bureau, at its second meeting following the said Presidential
Committee meeting, shall consider and take position on all motions,
and decide their reference for report, transmission for information
to committees, or that no further action is needed (in line with
Rule 26). The Bureau may also decide to refer a motion to a committee
to be taken into account in the preparation of an ongoing report.
4. Titles of motions tabled cannot be modified by the Bureau.
However, the Bureau may decide on a merge of several motions concerning
the same or a similar subject under a new title.
5. The Bureau decisions on references shall be submitted to
the nearest sitting of the Assembly or of the Standing Committee
for ratification.
6. If a decision taken by the Bureau on a motion is successfully
challenged in the Assembly or the Standing Committee, the motion
will be referred back to the Bureau for reconsideration.
7. References – once ratified by the Assembly/Standing Committee
– cannot be subsequently challenged or modified (except in the case
of additional reference to a committee for opinion).
8. The delays or postponements in consideration of references
by the Presidential Committee or the Bureau shall not be allowed
(a request for a consultation by the committee concerned before
the decision on a reference is taken by the Bureau shall not be
considered as a postponement; the decision of the Bureau, taken
on Monday morning meeting during a part-session, to postpone consideration
of the references initially scheduled on that day to its meeting
of Friday morning the same week, will not be considered as a postponement
as well).
9. References shall remain valid for the time foreseen in the
Rules of Procedure (Rule 26.4). The Bureau of the Assembly shall
not accept any request for the prolongation of the validity of references.
10. When considering new motions the Presidential Committee and
the Bureau shall respect the following guidelines:
a the motion shall fall within the
scope of the Council of Europe's competences;
b the relevance of a motion should be taken into account,
especially when it concerns new issues and challenges, with the
aim of enhancing the political relevance and visibility of the Assembly;
paragraph 11 of
Resolution
2277 (2019) shall be used as a guiding line in this respect;
c the previous work of the Assembly in given field concerned
should be taken into account;
d as well as the existence of previous motions tabled which
are still under consideration by the committees.
Appendix 4 – Decisions taken by the Bureau
at its meeting on 12 April 2019, and subsequently ratified by the
Assembly on 12 April 2019
14855
Add. 3
12 April 2019
Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau
and Standing Committee (12 April 2019)
Progress report
Rapporteur: Ms Boriana ÅBERG, Sweden, Group of the European
People's Party
1. Decisions of the Bureau of 12 April
2019 requiring ratification by the Assembly
1.1 References and transmissions to committees
The Bureau considered and approved the following references
and transmissions:
- Doc. 14808, Motion for a resolution, Preventing
discrimination caused by the use of artificial intelligence: reference
to the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination for report – for a joint debate
in 2020Note;
- Doc. 14814, Motion for a resolution, The
human being-machine connection: new rights or new threats to fundamental
freedoms?: reference to the Committee on Legal Affairs
and Human Rights for report;
- Doc. 14815, Motion for a resolution, For
a European policy on diasporas: reference to the Committee
on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons for
report;
- Doc. 14816, Motion for a resolution, To
put an end to enforced disappearances on the territory of the Council
of Europe: reference to the Committee on Legal Affairs
and Human Rights for report;
- Doc. 14818, Motion for a resolution, Transparency and regulation
of donations to political parties and electoral campaigns from foreign
donors: reference to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for
report;
- Doc. 14821, Motion for a resolution, Strengthening
the fight against so-called “honour” crimes: reference to
the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination for report;
- Doc. 14822, Motion for a resolution, The
continuing violence against Christians in the Middle East: transmission
to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for information;
- Doc. 14823, Motion for a resolution, Countering
ill democracies in Europe: reference to the Committee on
Political Affairs and Democracy for report and
to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for opinion;
- Doc. 14839, Motion for a resolution, Legal
aspects of “autonomous” vehicles: reference to the Committee
on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for
report;
- Doc. 14841, Motion for a resolution, How
to put confiscated criminal assets to good use?: reference
to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for report;
- Doc. 14866, Motion for a resolution, Ten
years after the Lisbon Treaty: strengthening Council of Europe and
European Union co-operation: reference to the Committee
on Political Affairs and Democracy for report,
while taking into account § 24 of Resolution 2273 (2019) on Establishment of a European
Union mechanisms on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights and
§ 16 of Resolution 2277
(2019) on Role and mission of the
Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future;
- Doc. 14868, Motion for a resolution, Need
for democratic governance of artificial intelligence:
reference to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for report – for a joint debate
in 2020Note;
- Terms of reference of the Committee on the Honouring of
Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe
(Monitoring Committee), The honouring
of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by France: no
further action;
- Terms of reference of the Committee, The honouring of membership obligations to
the Council of Europe by Hungary: reference to the Committee
on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States
of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) for report;
- Terms of reference of the Committee, The honouring of membership obligations to
the Council of Europe by Malta: reference to the Committee
on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States
of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) for report;
- Terms of reference of the Committee, The honouring of membership obligations to
the Council of Europe by Romania: reference to the Committee
on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States
of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) for report;
- Bureau decision, Revision of the Code of Conduct for Members
of the Parliamentary Assembly in accordance with §13.2 of Resolution 2274 (2019) on Promoting parliaments free of sexism and sexual harassment:
reference to the Committee on Rules, Immunities and Institutional
Affairs for report.
1.2. Composition of the Monitoring Committee,
the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional
Affairs and the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European
Court of Human Rights
1.2.1 Monitoring Committee
The Bureau, on the basis of a proposal by the FDG Group, appointed
Mr Mustafa Yeneroğlu (Turkey).
