Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (13 October 2023 - 21 January 2024)
Progress report
| Doc. 15885
| 15 January 2024
- Committee
- Bureau of the Assembly
- Rapporteur :
- Mr Tiny KOX,
Netherlands, UEL
1 Introduction
At its meeting on 13 October 2023, the Bureau appointed me
as rapporteur for this report, which covers its activities over
the period from the last Bureau meeting of the fourth part-session
of 2023 (Friday 13 October) to the pre-session Bureau meeting of
the first part-session of 2024 (Monday 22 January 2024).
The present report includes the decisions taken at the Bureau
meetings held on 13 October 2023 in Strasbourg, on 27 November 2023
in Vaduz, and on 14 December 2023 in Paris. Chapter 2 presents a
list of decisions that were either already ratified by the Standing
Committee on 28 November 2023, or which do not require ratification.
Chapter 3 presents the activities of the Standing Committee on 28
November 2023 in Vaduz. Chapter 4 lists the decisions taken on 14
December 2023 that require ratification at the opening of the 2024
first part-session of the Assembly.
An addendum to this report will be issued after the Bureau
meeting of 22 January 2024, which will also include decisions to
be ratified by the Assembly at the opening of the 2024 first part-session.
Another addendum will be issued after the Bureau meeting of 26 January.
It will only include the decisions to be ratified by the Assembly
on the same day, notably the references and transmissions to committees
which will have been approved by the Bureau.
Addendum 1 to this report presents the statistics of gender
equality in the functioning of the Assembly.
The report of the election of the Council of Europe Commissioner
for Human Rights is published as Addendum 2rev.
The report of the Committee on the Election of Judges to the
European Court of Human Rights presenting the conclusions of the
committee on the lists of candidates submitted by Bulgaria, Lithuania,
Luxembourg and Serbia is published as Addendum 3 to this report.
Addendum 4 to this report presents the activities of the elections
observations in 2023.
The Bureau will hold its next meeting on Thursday 7 March
2023 in Paris.
2 Activities of
the Bureau since the last part-session and decisions not requiring
ratification by the Assembly
2.1 Follow-up to
the fourth part-session of 2023 (Strasbourg, 9-13 October)
On 13 October, the Bureau approved the follow-up proposals
to the fourth part-session, made by the Secretary General of the
Assembly, as follows:
- Current
affairs debate on “The situation in the North of Kosovo*Note following
the recent attack and the need for de-escalation”, decided to refer
the matter to the Committee on Political Affairs and democracy for information;
- Current affairs debate on “Escalation of violence in the
Middle-East following the recent Hamas attack on Israel”, decided
to seize the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy on this
issue to be taken into account in the preparation of its report
on “Recent developments in Libya and in the Middle East: what consequences
for Europe?”.
On the same day, the Bureau took note of the President’s proposal,
supported by the Presidential Committee, to establish a regular
contact platform for dialogue with representatives of Russian democratic
forces who share Council of Europe values, fully respect Ukraine’s
territorial integrity and condemn the Russian Federation’s war of
aggression against Ukraine.
It also took note that the President would address a letter
to the Venice Commission requesting for its opinion on the legislative
framework and practice on targeted surveillance of all member States,
as decided by the Assembly in its Resolution 2513 (2023) “Pegasus
and similar spyware and secret state surveillance”.
2.2 Standing Committee
(Vaduz, 28 November 2023)
2.2.1 Requests for
current affairs debates
On 27 November, the Bureau took note of the requests to hold
current affairs debates on:
- “Spain
and rule of law: current situation”, addressed by the EC/DA group,
and decided to recommend to the Standing Committee not to hold this
debate;
- “Spiral of violence and humanitarian crisis in the Middle-East:
finding a peaceful way out”, addressed by leaders of political groups,
decided to recommend to the Standing Committee to hold this debate
and appointed Mr Aleksander Pociej (Poland, EPP/CD) as the first
speaker;
- “Budget and priorities of the Council of Europe and follow
up to the Reykjavik Summit”, addressed by leaders of political groups,
decided to recommend to the Standing Committee to hold this debate
and appointed Ms Ingjerd Schie Schou (Norway, EPP/CD) as the first
speaker.
2.2.2 Draft agenda
On 13 October, the Bureau took note of the draft agenda and
updated it on 27 November.
2.2.3 Follow-up
On 14 December, the Bureau took note of the information provided
by the Secretary General of the Assembly.
Following an exchange of views at the Bureau and at the Standing
Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
in Vaduz on 27-28 November 2023, with respect to a request for a
current affairs debate on “Spain and the rule of law: current situation”,
the President decided to ask the Venice Commission to prepare a
study on the rule of law requirements that an amnesty should fulfil.
2.3 First part-session
of 2024 (Strasbourg, 22-26 January)
On 27 November, the Bureau agreed to hold the forthcoming
part-session along the modalities and according to the schedule
presented by the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly,
as laid down in the preliminary draft agenda. It also decided that
the Assembly shall proceed to the election of judges to the European
Court of Human Rights, and other high-level personalities of the
Council of Europe, in accordance with the standard secret voting
procedure laid down in the Rules of Procedure (Rule 40.11), using
ballot papers and boxes. On the same day, it drew up the preliminary
draft agenda.
On 14 December, the Bureau took note of the request to hold
a debate under the urgent procedure on “The situation of the children
of Ukraine”, presented by the leaders of political groups, and drew
up the draft agenda.
2.4 Follow-up to
the Reykjavik Summit
During its meetings on 13 October, 27 November and 14 December,
the Bureau took note of the information provided by the Director
of Committees – Human Dignity and Sustainable Development. It also
heard her presentations on 27 November and 14 December as regard
the website dedicated to PACE follow-up to the Reykjavik Summit.
2.5 Application for
membership set out in the letter of 12 May 2022 addressed to the
Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in line with Statutory
Resolution (51) 30
On 27 November, the Bureau took note of the report by the
two eminent lawyers appointed by the Bureau, who, according to established
practice, drew up a report for the attention of the Bureau assessing
the conformity of the applicant's legal system with Council of Europe
standards, and decided to declassify it.
2.6 Communications
On 13 October, the Bureau took note of the statement by the
President of the Assembly. On 27 November and on 14 December, 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. An exchange of views was held with the Secretary General
on 27 November, and with the Deputy Secretary General on 14 December.
2.7 Election of the
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
On 14 December, the Bureau took note of the report drawn up
by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights and decided to declassify it.
2.8 Election observation
2.8.1 Poland: parliamentary
elections (15 October 2023)
On 27 November, the Bureau approved the report by the observation
mission.
2.8.2 Serbia: early
parliamentary election (17 December 2023)
On 13 October, the Bureau, subject to receiving an invitation
and the confirmation of the date, 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, and to conduct a pre-electoral mission
(ratified by the Assembly the same day – Doc. 15834 Add. 3). On 27 November, the Bureau took note of the statement
by the pre-electoral observation mission and approved the final
list of members of the ad hoc committee (appendix 1).
2.8.3 Schedule of the
elections
On 14 December, the Bureau took note of the calendar for 2024.
2.9 References and
transmissions to committees
On 13 October, the Bureau considered and approved the reference
and transmissions to committees as presented in Doc. 15834 Add. 3, ratified by the Assembly the same day.
On 27 November, the Bureau considered and approved the following
references and transmissions which were subsequently ratified by
the Assembly:
2.9.1 References and
transmissions to committees
- Responding to the violent
attacks in the North of Kosovo*, Doc. 15845: transmission
to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for consultation
- Tools to prevent and address transnational repression, Doc. 15847: transmission
to Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for information [to be taken into
account in the follow-up to the report on “Transnational repression
as a growing threat to the rule of law and human rights”]
- Strengthening democracy through participatory and deliberative
processes, Doc. 15848: reference to the
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for
report
- The Council of Europe Development
Bank: implementing the Reykjavík Declaration, Bureau decision: reference
to the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
for report.
2.9.3 Requests for
extension of references
On 14 December, the Bureau considered and approved the following
requests:
- Legal aspects of
the accession of the European Union to the European Convention on
Human Rights, Doc. 15014, Reference 4488 of 27 January 2020 – validity: 27 January
2024: extension until 30 June 2024.
- The honouring of membership obligations to the Council
of Europe by the Netherlands, Reference 4569 of 19 March 2021 –
validity: 19 March 2024: extension
until 19 March 2025.
- Respect for the rule of law and fight against corruption
within the Council of Europe, Doc. 15195, Reference 4556 of 25 January 2021 – validity: 31 December
2023: extension until 31 December
2024.
2.10 Composition of
the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of
Human Rights
On 27 November, the Bureau, on the basis of proposals by:
- the SOC group, nominated Ms Gala
Veldhoen (Netherlands) as a member;
- the UEL group, nominated Mr Frédéric Mathieu (France)
as a member.
2.11 Issues raised
by committees
2.11.1 Committee on
Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
On 13 October, the Bureau took note of the letter by the committee,
decided to set up an ad hoc committee of the Bureau to participate
in a PACE co-operation event on “The situation of the children of
Ukraine”, on 15 December 2023, in Paris (ratified by the Assembly
the same day – Doc. 15834
Add. 3).
2.11.2 Committee on
Political Affairs and Democracy
On 13 October, the Bureau considered and approved the terms
of reference of the General Rapporteur on Democracy, and took note
that the mandate would start in January 2024 (ratified by the Assembly
the same day – Doc. 15834
Add. 3).
2.11.3 Committee on
Legal Affairs and Human Rights
On 27 November, the Bureau authorised Ms Azadeh Rojhan (Sweden,
SOC) to carry-out a fact-finding visit to Kosovo* in early December
2023 (dates to be confirmed), in her capacity as Rapporteur for
opinion on the Statutory Opinion on the
application for membership set out in the letter of 12 May 2022
addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in
line with Statutory Resolution (51) 30.
2.11.4 Committee on
Equality and Non-Discrimination
On 27 November, the Bureau authorised Ms Béatrice Fresko-Rolfo
(Monaco, ALDE) to carry-out a fact-finding visit to Kosovo* in early
December 2023 (dates to be confirmed), in her capacity as Rapporteur
for opinion on the Statutory Opinion
on the application for membership set out in the letter of 12 May
2022 addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe,
in line with Statutory Resolution (51) 30.
2.12 The situation
of the children of Ukraine (Paris, 15 December 2023)
On 27 November, the Bureau approved the list of members of
the ad hoc committee and appointed Ms Olena Khomenko (Ukraine, EC/DA)
as chairperson. On 14 December, it approved the final list of members
of the ad hoc committee to take part in the event (Appendix 2)
2.13 Expenditure of
the Parliamentary Assembly for the 2024 financial year
On 14 December, the Bureau took note of the memorandum prepared
by the Secretary General of the Assembly.
2.14 Apportionment
of the allocation to political groups for 2024
On 14 December, the Bureau approved the proposals contained
in the document.
2.15 Parliamentary
co-operation activities
On 14 December, the Bureau took note of the work plan for
2024.
2.16 Meetings elsewhere
than Strasbourg and Paris
On 27 November, the Bureau authorised the ad hoc sub-committee
to participate in the Helsinki Dialogue of the Committee on Political
Affairs and Democracy, to meet in Helsinki on 11-12 January 2024.
On 14 December, the Bureau authorised:
- the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
to meet in Copenhagen, on 27-28 May 2024;
- the ad hoc Sub-Committee to participate in the Commission
on the Status of Women (CSW 68) of the Committee on Equality and
Non-Discrimination to meet in New-York, in March 2024;
- the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination and the
Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence to meet in Tirana,
in June 2024.
2.17 2023 World Forum
for Democracy (Strasbourg, 6-8 November)
On 13 October, the Bureau approved the final list of members
of the ad hoc committee (Appendix 3).
2.18 Conference on
“Money and Democracy – an Uneasy Relationship” (Cologne, Germany,
7-8 December 2023)
On 13 October, the Bureau approved the composition of the
ad hoc committee and designated Mr Georges Papandreou (Greece, SOC)
as chairperson (Appendix 4).
2.19 European Committee
for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment (CPT) – Lists of candidates in respect of Armenia,
Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania
On 13 October, the Bureau approved the lists of candidates
in respect of these countries to be forwarded to the Committee of
Ministers.
2.20 2024 Václav Havel
Human Rights Prize
On 14 December, the Bureau took note of the calendar of the
2024 edition of the Prize.
2.21 2024 Vigdís Prize
for Women’s Empowerment
On 13 October, the Bureau took note of the letter by the Committee
on Equality and Non-Discrimination and approved the designations
of Mr Robert Biedron, Ms Sandra Konstatsky and Ms Iris Luarasi as
the independent members of the Selection Panel. On 14 December,
it took note of the calendar of the 2024 edition of the Prize.
3 Activities of
the Standing Committee (Vaduz, 28 November 2023)
The Standing Committee:
- heard
an opening speech by Mr Albert Frick, President of the Landtag;
- held an exchange of views with Ms Dominique Hasler, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Education and Sport of Liechtenstein, President
of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers;
- ratified the credentials of new members of the Assembly
submitted by the delegations of France and Norway;
- approved the changes in the composition of Assembly committees;
- took note of the preliminary draft agenda of the first
part-session of the Assembly (22-26 January 2024);
- ratified the references proposed by the Bureau;
- held a current affairs debate on “Budget and priorities
of the Council of Europe and follow-up to the Reykjavík Summit”;
- within the framework of the Event on the Vigdís Prize
for Women’s Empowerment, held an interactive panel discussion moderated
by Ms Mariia Mezentseva, Chairperson of the Committee on Equality
and Non-Discrimination of the Parliamentary Assembly, with the participation
of Mr Tiny Kox, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council
of Europe; Ms Bernadette Kubik-Risch, Equal opportunities expert,
Liechtenstein; Mr Wilfried Marxer, President of the Association
for Human Rights, Liechtenstein; and Ms Rósa Björk Brynjólfsdóttir,
member of the Selection Panel of the Vigdís Prize for Women’s Empowerment,
Office of the Prime Minister of Iceland, followed by an exchange
of views;
- held a current affairs debate on ”Spiral of violence and
humanitarian crisis in the Middle East: finding a peaceful way out”;
- took note of the report of the Ad hoc Committee of the
Bureau on the Observation of the parliamentary elections in Poland
(15 October 2023);
- unanimously adopted the following texts on behalf of the
Assembly:
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Recommendation 2264 (2023)
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Heritable genome editing
in human beings
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Resolution 2523 (2023)
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Institutional racism
of law enforcement authorities against Roma and Travellers
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- decided to hold its
next meetings as follows in Paris, March 2024 (meeting to be confirmed)
and in Vilnius, Lithuania, 24 May 2024.
4 Decisions of
the Bureau requiring ratification by the Assembly
On 14 December, the Bureau considered and approved the following
references and transmissions, subject to ratification by the Assembly:
4.1 References and
transmissions to committees
- Violence and hate speech
against politicians: a threat to democracy, Doc. 15846, Motion for a resolution: reference
to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for report and to the Committee
on Equality and Non-Discrimination for
opinion
- The need to investigate politically motivated persecution
in Azerbaijan, Doc. 15852, Motion for a resolution: transmission
to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights to be taken into account in the framework of
the report on “Threats to life and safety of journalists and human
rights defenders in Azerbaijan” and to the Committee
on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of
the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) to
be taken into account in the framework of the report on “The honouring
of obligations and commitments by Azerbaijan”
- Elections in times of crisis, Doc. 15866, Motion for a resolution: reference
to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for report
- The honouring of membership obligations to the Council
of Europe by Greece, Terms of reference of the Committee: reference to the Committee on
the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of
the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) for
report
- The honouring of membership obligations to the Council
of Europe by Spain, Terms of reference of the Committee: reference to the Committee on
the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of
the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) for
report
- The honouring of membership obligations to the Council
of Europe by Sweden, Terms of reference of the Committee: reference to the Committee on
the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of
the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) for
report
4.2 Modification
of a reference
- Support for the reconstruction
of Ukraine, Doc. 15732, Motion for a resolution, Reference 4735: reference to the Committee on
Political Affairs and Democracy for report and
to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for opinion.
The Assembly is invited to ratify
these Bureau decisions.
Appendix 1 – List of members of the ad hoc
committee for the observation of the early parliamentary elections
in Serbia (17 December 2023)
Chairperson /
Président: Mr / M. Stefan SCHENNACH (Austria, SOC / Autriche,
SOC)
Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group / Groupe des socialistes,
démocrates et verts (SOC)
- Mr /
M. Stefan SCHENNACH, Austria / Autriche*
- Mr / M. Pierre-Alain FRIDEZ, Switzerland / Suisse
- Mr / M. Givi MIKANADZE, Georgia / Géorgie
- Mr / M. Yunus EMRE, Türkiye
- Mr / M. Antonio GUTIÉRREZ LIMONES, Spain / Espagne
- Ms / Mme Gökçe GÖKÇEN, Türkiye
Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD) / Groupe du
Parti populaire européen (PPE/DC)
- Ms /
Mme Jorida TABAKU, Albania / Albanie
- Mr / M. Pauli AALTO-SETÄLÄ, Finland / Finlande
- Mr / M. Corneliu-Mugurel COZMANCIUC, Romania / Roumanie*
- Mr / M. Andreas NIKOLAKOPOULOS, Greece / Grèce
- Mr / M. Georgios STAMATIS, Greece / Grèce
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) / Alliance
des démocrates et des libéraux pour l’Europe (ADLE)
- Ms / Mme Tamara
VONTA, Slovenia / Slovénie*
- Mr / M. Mehmet AKALIN, Türkiye
- Mr / M. Damien COTTIER, Switzerland / Suisse
- Mr / M. Sjoerd WARMERDAM, Netherlands / Pays-Bas
- Ms / Mme Liliana TANGUY, France
(EPP/CD’s seat)
Substitutes / suppléant·e·s
- Mr / M. Dean PREMIK, Slovenia
/ Slovénie
- Mr / M. Jean-Pierre GRIN, Switzerland / Suisse
European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance (EC/DA)
/ Groupe des Conservateurs européens et Alliance démocratique (CE/AD)
- Mr / M. José María SÁNCHEZ GARCÍA,
Spain / Espagne
- Mr / M. Harald WEYEL, Germany / Allemagne
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Group of the Unified European Left (UEL) / Groupe pour la
gauche unitaire européenne (GUE)
- Ms /
Mme Laura CASTEL, Spain / Espagne*
Substitutes / suppléant·e·s
- Mr / M. Antón GÓMEZ-REINO, Spain
/ Espagne
- Ms / Mme Sevilay ÇELENK ÖZEN,
Türkiye
Co-rapporteur·e·s AS/MON (ex officio)
- Mr / M. Axel SCHÄFER, SOC, Germany
/ Allemagne
Venice Commission / Commission de Venise
- Mr / M. Óscar SÁNCHEZ MUÑOZ,
Substitute member, Spain / member suppléant, Espagne
- Mr / M. Michael JANSSEN, Administrator, Venice Commission
/ Administrateur, Commission de Venise
* members of the pre-election delegation / membres de la délégation
préélectorale
Appendix 2 – List of members to participate
in a PACE co-operation activity on “The situation of the children
of Ukraine” (Paris, 15 December 2023)
Chairperson /
Présidente: Ms / Mme Olena
KHOMENKO (Ukraine, EC/DA / CE/AD)
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
/ Commission des questions sociales, de la santé et du développement
durable
- Ms / Mme Laryza
BILOZIR (Ukraine, ALDE / ADLE)
- Ms / Mme Sena Nur ÇELİK (Türkiye,
NR / NI)
- Mr / M. Murat Cahid CINGI (Türkiye, NR / NI)
- Mr / M. Jean-Pierre GRIN (Switzerland, ALDE / Suisse,
ADLE)
- Ms / Mme Olena KHOMENKO (Ukraine,
EC/DA / CE/AD)
- Ms / Mme Evhenia KRAVCHUK (Ukraine,
ALDE / ADLE)
- Ms / Mme Carmen LEYTE (Spain,
EPP/DC / Espagne, PPE/DC)
- Ms / Mme Luz MARTINEZ SEIJO
(Spain, SOC / Espagne, SOC)
- Mr / M. Alain MILON (France, EPP/CD / PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Simon MOUTQUIN (Belgium, SOC / Belgique, SOC)
- Mr / M. Georgios STAMATIS (Greece, EPP/CD / Grèce, PPE/DC)
- Ms / Mme Maria SYRENGELA (Greece,
EPP/CD / Grèce, PPE/DC)
Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons / Commission
des migrations, des réfugiés et des personnes déplacées
- Ms / Mme Nerea
AHEDO (Spain, ALDE / Espagne, ADLE)
- Ms / Mme Aysu BANOĞLU (Türkiye,
SOC)
- Mr / M. Paul GAVAN (Ireland, UEL / Irlande, GUE)
- Ms / Mme Meryem GÖKA (Türkiye,
NR / NI)
- Lord Leslie GRIFFITHS (United Kingdom, SOC / Royaume-Uni,
SOC)
- Mr / M. Konur Alp KOÇAK (Türkiye, NR / NI)
- Ms / Mme Ada MARRA (Switzerland,
SOC / Suisse, SOC)
- Ms / Mme Mariia MEZENTSEVA
(Ukraine, EPP/CD / PPE/DC)
- Ms / Mme Ester MIELI (Italy,
EC/DA / Italie, CE/AD)
- Ms / Mme Esther PEÑA (Spain,
SOC / Espagne, SOC)
- Mr / M. Paulo PISCO (Portugal, SOC)
- Mr / M. Theodoros ROUSOPOULOS (Greece, EPP/CD / Grèce,
PPE/DC)
- Lord Simon RUSSELL (United Kingdom, EC/DA / Royaume-Uni,
CE/AD)
- Ms / Mme Domenica SPINELLI
(Italy, EC/DA / Italie, CE/AD)
- Mr / M. Ionuț-Marian STROE (Romania, EPP/CD / Roumanie,
PPE/DC)
- Ms / Mme Khatia TSILOSANI (Georgia,
SOC / Géorgie, SOC)
- Ms / Mme Pelin YILIK (Türkiye,
NR / NI)
- Ms / Mme Sandra ZAMPA (Italy,
SOC / Italie, SOC)
Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media / Commission
de la culture, de la science, de l’éducation et des médias
- Mr / M. Pauli AALTO-SETÄLÄ (Finland,
EPP/CD / Finlande, PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Rino Roland Rino BÜCHEL (Switzerland, ALDE / Suisse,
ADLE)
- Lord George FOULKES (United Kingdom, SOC / Royaume-Uni,
SOC)
- Mr / M. Claude KERN (France, ALDE / ADLE)
- Ms / Mme Miroslawa NYKIEL (Poland,
EPP/CD / Pologne, EPP/CD)
- Ms / Mme Fiona O’LOUGHLIN (Ireland,
ALDE / Irlande, ADLE)
- Mr / M. Pavlo SUSHKO (Ukraine, EC/DA / CE/AD)
- Mr / M. Birgir THÓRARINSSON (Iceland, EPP/CD / Islande,
PPE/DC)
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights / Commission des
questions juridiques et des droits de l’homme
- Mr / M. Pablo HISPAN (Spain, EPP/CD / Espagne, PPE/DC)
- Ms / Mme Anna-Kristiina MIKKONEN
(Finland, SOC / Finlande, SOC)
- Ms / Mme Susana SUMELZO (Spain,
SOC / Espagne, SOC)
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy / Commission
des questions politiques et de la démocratie
- Ms / Mme Elena BONETTI (Italy,
ALDE / Italie, ADLE)
- Mr / M. Bjarni JÓNSSON (Iceland, ALDE / Islande, ADLE)
- Ms / Mme Zanda KALNIŅA-LUKAŠEVICA
(Latvia, EPP/CD / Lettonie, PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Gonzalo ROBLES (Spain, EPP/CD / Espagne, PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Yıldırım Tuğrul TÜRKEŞ (Türkiye, NR / NI)
- Ms / Mme Oleksandra USTINOVA
(Ukraine, ALDE / ADLE)
Appendix 3 – List of members of the ad hoc
committee for the 2023 World Forum for Democracy (Strasbourg, 6-8
November)
Chairperson /
Président: Mr Tiny KOX – President of the Parliamentary
Assembly / Président de l’Assemblée parlementaire
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy / Commission
des questions politiques et de la démocratie
- Mr / M. Reinhold LOPATKA (Austria, EPP/CD / Autriche,
PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. George PAPANDREOU (Greece, SOC / Grèce, SOC)
- Ms / Mme Lesia VASYLENKO (Ukraine,
ALDE / ADLE)
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights / Commission des
questions juridiques et des droits de l’homme
- Mr / M. Ziya ALTUNYALDIZ (Türkiye, NR / NI)
- Mr / M. Damien COTTIER (Switzerland, ALDE / Suisse, ALDE)
- Mr / M. Constantinos EFSTATHIOU (Cyprus, SOC / Chypre,
SOC)
- Mr / M. Yunus EMRE (Türkiye, SOC)
- Mr / M. Oleksii GONCHARENKO (Ukraine, CE/AD / EC/DA)
- Mr / M. Pablo HISPÁN (Spain EPP/CD / Espagne, PPE/DC)
- Ms / Mme Zeynep YILDIZ (Türkiye,
NR / NI)
Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments
by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee)
/ Commission pour le respect des obligations et engagements des
Etats membres du Conseil de l’Europe (Commission de suivi)
- Mr / M. Piero FASSINO (Italy,
SOC / Italie, SOC)
- Ms / Mme Valentina
GRIPPO (Italy, ALDE / Italie, ADLE)
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
/ Commission des questions sociales, de la santé et du développement
durable
- Mr / M. Armen GEVORGYAN
(Armenia, EPP/CD / Arménie, PPE/DC)
- Ms / Mme Ada MARRA (Switzerland,
SOC / Suisse, SOC)
- Mr / M. Simon MOUTQUIN (Belgium, SOC / Belgique, SOC)
Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media / Commission
de la culture, de la science, de l’éducation et des médias
- Mr / M. Rafael HUSEYNOV (Azerbaijan,
ALDE / Azerbaïdjan, ADLE)
- Ms / Mme Mia KARAMEHIC-ABAZOVIC
(Bosnia and Herzegovina, NR / Bosnie Herzégovine, NI)
- Ms / Mme Nina KASIMATI (Greece,
UEL / Grèce, GUE)
- Ms / Mme Yevheniia KRAVCHUK
(Ukraine, ALDE / ADLE)
- Mr / M. Stefan SCHENNACH (Austria, SOC / Autriche, SOC)
- Ms / Mme Eka SEPASHVILI (Georgia,
EC/DA / Géorgie, CE/AD)
Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination / Commission
sur l’égalité et sur la non-discrimination
- Mr / M. Jean-Pierre GRIN (Switzerland, ALDE / Suisse,
ADLE)
- Ms / Mme Mariia MEZENTSEVA
(Ukraine, EPP/CD / PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Francesco VERDUCCI (Italy, SOC / Italie, SOC)
Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons / Commission
des migrations, des réfugiés et des personnes déplacées
- Mr / M. Pierre-Alain FRIDEZ
(Switzerland, SOC / Suisse, SOC)
Appendix 4 – List of members of the ad hoc
committee to participate in the Conference on “Money and Democracy
– an Uneasy Relationship” (7-8 December, Cologne, Germany)
Chairperson /
Président: Mr / M. George PAPANDREOU (Greece, SOC / Grèce,
SOC)
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights / Commission des
questions juridiques et des droits de l’homme
- Mr / M. Constantinos EFSTATHIOU (Cyprus, SOC / Chypre,
SOC)
- Mr / M. Pablo HISPÁN (Spain, EPP/CD / Espagne, PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Davor Ivo STIER (Croatia, EPP/CD / Croatie, PPE/DC)
Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments
by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee)
/ Commission pour le respect des obligations et engagements des
Etats membres du Conseil de l’Europe (Commission de suivi)
- Ms / Mme Valentina
GRIPPO (Italy, ALDE / Italie, ADLE)
- Mr / M. Joseph O’REILLY (Ireland, EPP/CD / Irlande, PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. George PAPANDREOU (Greece, SOC / Grèce, SOC)
- Ms / Mme Liliana TANGUY (France,
ALDE / ADLE)
Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media / Commission
de la culture, de la science, de l’éducation et des médias
- Mr / M. Mogens JENSEN (Denmark, SOC
/ Danemark, SOC)
- Mr / M. José María SÁNCHEZ GARCÍA (Spain, EC/DA / Espagne,
CE/AD)
- Mr / M. Stefan SCHENNACH (Austria, SOC / Autriche, SOC)
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy / Commission
des questions politiques et de la démocratie
- Ms / Mme Elisabetta GARDINI
(Italy, EC/DA / Italie, CE/AD)
Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination / Commission
sur l’égalité et sur la non-discrimination
- Mr / M. Jean-Pierre GRIN (Switzerland, ALDE / Suisse,
ADLE)
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
/ Commission des questions sociales, de la santé et du développement
durable
- Mr / M. David MORRIS
(United Kingdom, EC/DA / Royaume Uni, CE/AD)
