Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (27 June – 28 September 2025)
Progress report
| Doc. 16257
| 25 September 2025
- Author(s):
- Bureau of the Assembly
- Rapporteur :
- Mr Zsolt NÉMETH,
Hungary, ECPA
1 Introduction
At its meeting on 27 June 2025, the Bureau appointed me as
rapporteur for this report, which covers its activities over the
period from the last Bureau meeting of the third part-session of
2025 (Friday 27 June) to the pre-session Bureau meeting of the fourth
part-session (Monday 29 September).
The present report includes the decisions taken at the Bureau
meetings held on 27 June 2025 in Strasbourg and on 5 September 2025
in Paris. Chapter 2 presents a list of decisions which do not require
ratification. Chapter 3 presents a list of decisions taken by the
Bureau on 5 September that require ratification at the opening of
the fourth part-session 2025 of the Assembly.
An addendum to this report will be issued after the Bureau
meeting of 29 September, which will also include decisions to be
ratified by the Assembly at the opening of the 2025 fourth part-session.
Another addendum will be issued after the Bureau meeting of 3 October.
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.
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 Cyprus and Hungary
is published as Addendum 2 to this report.
The Bureau will hold its next meetings on Thursday 20 November
2025 in Chisinau (Republic of Moldova), and on Thursday 11 December
2025 in Paris. The Standing Committee will meet in Chisinau on Friday 21 November
2025.
2 Activities of
the Bureau since the last part-session and decisions not requiring
ratification by the Assembly
2.1 Follow-up to
the third part-session of 2025 (Strasbourg, 23-27 June)
On 27 June, the Bureau heard a statement by the Secretary
General of the Assembly and discussed the follow-up to the part-session.
2.2 Fourth part-session
of 2025 (Strasbourg, 29 September – 3 October)
2.2.1 Draft agenda
On 5 September, the Bureau drew up the preliminary draft agenda
for the fourth part-session of 2025.
2.2.2 Request for a
debate under urgent procedure
On 5 September, the Bureau took note of the request by the
Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media to hold a debate
under urgent procedure “Reporting from Gaza: an urgent call to protect
the lives of journalists and support their work”.
2.2.3 Request for a
current affairs debate
On 5 September, the Bureau took note of the request by the
ALDE Group to hold a current affairs debate on the “Political crisis
in Serbia”.
2.3 Communications
On 27 June, the Bureau took note of the statement by the President
of the Assembly. On 5 September, it took note of the communication
by the President of the Assembly, and held an exchange of views
with the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
2.4 References and
transmissions to committees
On 27 June, the Bureau considered and approved the references
and transmissions to committees as presented in Doc. 16198 Add.3, ratified by the Assembly the same day.
2.4.1 Extension of
references
During the reference period, the Bureau also approved the
following requests for extension of references:
- The
honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by
the Netherlands, Monitoring Committee decision, reference
4569 of 19 March 2021 (extended on 14 October 2022, 9 October 2023, 22
January 2024 and 29 November 2024) - validity: 19 March 2026: extension
until 19 March 2028;
- The situation of national minorities
in Ukraine (former title: The ongoing worsening of the
access of Ukraine’s national minorities to education in their mother
tongues; need for a follow-up to Assembly Resolution 2189 (2017)), Doc. 15334, motion for a resolution, reference 4603 of 27 September
2021 (extended on 23 June 2023 and 19 April 2024) - validity: 3
October 2025: extension until 31 December 2026;
- European
guidelines to counter social dumping and labour exploitation (former
title: Sustainable European guidelines to counter social dumping
and strengthen collective bargaining mechanisms), Doc. 15823, motion for a resolution, reference 4770 of 13 October
2023 – validity: 13 October 2025: extension until 13 April 2026.
2.4.2 Consultation
of committees
On 5 September, the Bureau considered the following proposals:
- Children
without identity in Europe and around the world: a crucial challenge
for fundamental rights, Doc. 16205, motion for a resolution: transmission to the Committee
on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development for consultation;
- The European Prisons Charter, Doc. 16209, motion for a recommendation: transmission to the Committee
on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for
consultation.
2.5 Election observation
2.5.1 Republic of Moldova:
parliamentary elections (28 September 2025)
On 27 June, the Bureau approved the revised list of members
of the ad hoc committee to
observe the elections, appointed Mr Chris Said (Malta, EPP/CD) as
its chairperson and Ms Elisabetta Gardini (Italy, ECPA) as its vice-chairperson,
and decided to conduct a pre-electoral mission.
On 5 September, the Bureau take note of the statement of the pre-electoral delegation, approved the revised list
of members of the ad hoc committee
to observe these elections, and appointed Ms Lucia Plaváková (Slovak Republic,
ALDE) as vice-chairperson (Appendix 1).
2.5.2 Parliamentary
Alliance for Free and Fair Elections
On 27 June, the Bureau approved the revised list of members
of the Alliance (Appendix 2).
2.5.3 Proposal for
testing the feasibility of observing out-of-country voting in the
context of the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova
(28 September 2025)
On 5 September, the Bureau took note of the memorandum prepared
by the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly, decided
to observe out-of-country voting in the context of the parliamentary
elections in the Republic of Moldova on 28 September 2025, as a
test, approved the relevant methodology for this exercise, and declassified
the memorandum.
2.6 Election of the
Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly
On 5 September, the Bureau held an exchange of views, in camera, with Dr Despina Chatzivassiliou
(Greece).
2.7 Václav Havel
Human Rights Prize
On 5 September, the Bureau took note of the shortlist drawn
up by the Selection Panel at its meeting in Prague on 26 August
2025, consisting of (in alphabetical order): Ms Mzia Amaghlobeli
(Georgia), Mr Maksym Butkevych (Ukraine) and Mr Ulvi Hasanli (Azerbaijan).
2.8 Meetings of the
Standing Committee and the Bureau in 2026
On 5 September, the Bureau approved the proposals contained
in the memorandum prepared by the Secretariat as set out in Appendix
3.
2.9 Petition concerning
the administration of the Spanish social benefit “Ingreso Mínimo
Vital”
On 27 June, the Bureau took note of the petition and declared
it inadmissible.
2.10 Institutional
representation of the Parliamentary Assembly in 2025
On 27 June, the Bureau approved the proposals as set out in
Appendix 4.
2.11 European Committee
for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment (CPT)
On 27 June, the Bureau approved the list of candidates in
respect of Austria, Norway, Spain, Türkiye, Ukraine, and the United
Kingdom to be forwarded to the Committee of Ministers.
2.12 Composition of
committees
2.12.1 Committee on
Rules, Ethics and Immunities
On 27 June, on the basis of proposals by the Socialists, Democrats
and Greens Group, the Bureau nominated Mr Mogens Jensen (Denmark)
and Mr Roberto Speranza (Italy) as members.
On 27 June, the Bureau nominated Mr Abdurrahman Babacan (Türkiye,
NR) as a member.
2.12.2 Committee on
the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
On 27 June, on the basis a proposal by the Socialists, Democrats
and Greens Group, the Bureau nominated Baroness Shami Chakrabarti
(United Kingdom) as an alternate.
On 27 June, on the basis of a proposal by the Group of the
European People's Party, the Bureau nominated Ms Christine Pasquier-Ciulla
(Monaco) as a representative.
2.13 Issues raised
by committees
2.13.1 Committee on
Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
On 27 June, the Bureau considered and approved the Terms of
reference of the General Rapporteur on European migration and asylum
policies (Appendix 5).
2.13.2 Committee on
Legal Affairs and Human Rights
On 5 September, the Bureau authorised the General Rapporteur
on the abolition of the death penalty, Ms Gala Veldhoen (Netherlands,
SOC), to attend an event co-organised by Council of Europe DG1 and
the National Human Rights Council of Morocco in Rabat on 10 October
2025, on the occasion of the world day against the death penalty
(at no cost to the Assembly).
2.14 European Holocaust
Memorial Day for Roma and Sinti, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 2 August
2025
On 27 June, the Bureau approved the list of members of the ad hoc committee of the Bureau to
participate in this event. The list was updated by the Bureau, via
a written consultation, on 15 July 2025 (Appendix 6).
2.15 75th Anniversary
of the European Convention on Human Rights, Strasbourg, 4 November 2025
On 27 June, the Bureau took note of the date of the event.
2.16 World Forum for
Democracy, Strasbourg, 4-7 November 2025
On 27 June, the Bureau approved the list of members of the ad hoc committee of the Bureau to
participate in this event (Appendix 7).
2.17 Conference on
Artificial Intelligence, London, 15-16 December 2025
On 27 June, the Bureau approved the list of members of the ad hoc committee of the Bureau to
participate in this event (Appendix 8).
2.18 Meetings elsewhere
than Strasbourg and Paris
During the reference period, the Bureau authorised (subject
to the availability of funds):
- the
Parliamentary Network for a healthy environment and the Sub-Committee
on the Europe Prize (Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable
Development) to meet in Gaziantep, Türkiye on 9-10 October 2025;
- the Sub-Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Human
Rights to meet in Warsaw on 13 (full day) and 14 (pm) October 2025;
- the Parliamentary Network on the situation of the children
of Ukraine (Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable
Development) to meet in Tallinn on 17 October 2025 (financed by
voluntary contributions);
- the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
to meet in London on 20-21 October 2025;
- the Committee on Rules, Ethics and Immunities to meet
in Cyprus on 13-14 November 2025;
- the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights to meet
in London on 1-2 December 2025.
3 Decisions of
the Bureau requiring ratification by the Assembly
3.1 References and
transmissions to committees
On 5 September, the Bureau considered and approved the following
references and transmissions to committees:
- Regular working relationships
with Taiwan, Doc. 16213, motion for a resolution: transmission to the Committee
on Political Affairs and Democracy for
information;
- Concerns regarding democratic
representation following the 2025 Bundestag elections in Germany, Doc. 16216, motion for a resolution: transmission to the Committee
on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for
information;
- Applying ethical standards
to the members of all delegations participating in the work of the Parliamentary
Assembly, Doc. 16217, motion for a resolution: reference to the Committee
on Rules, Ethics and Immunities for report.
The Assembly is invited to ratify
these Bureau decisions.
Appendix 1 – List of members of the ad hoc
Committee for the observation of the parliamentary elections in
the Republic of Moldova (28 September 2025)
Chairperson / Président: Mr / M. Chris
SAID (Malta, EPP/CD / Malte, PPE/DC)
Vice-Chairperson / Vice-Présidente: Ms /
Mme Lucia PLAVÁKOVÁ (Slovak Republic,
ALDE / République slovaque, ADLE)
Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group
/ Groupe des socialistes, démocrates et verts (SOC)
- Ms / Mme Sibel
ARSLAN, Switzerland / Suisse
- Ms / Mme Edite ESTRELA, Portugal
- Mr / M. Gerardo GIOVAGNOLI, San Marino / Saint-Marin*
- Mr / M. Didier MARIE, France
- Ms / Mme Wanda NOWICKA, Poland
/ Pologne
- Mr / M. Stefan SCHENNACH, Austria / Autriche
Substitutes / Suppléant·e·s
- Mr / M. Jone BLIKRA,
Norway / Norvège
- Mr / M. Christophe CHAILLOU, France
- Mr / M. Yunus EMRE, Türkiye
- Ms / Mme Aurora FLORIDIA, Italy
/ Italie
- Mr / M. Antonio GUTIERREZ LIMONES, Spain / Espagne
- Ms / Mme Bisera KOSTADINOVSKA-STOJEVSKA,
North Macedonia / Macédoine du Nord
- Ms / Mme Luz MARTINEZ SEIJO,
Spain / Espagne
- Mr / M. Roberto SPERANZA, Italy / Italie
Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD)
/ Groupe du Parti populaire européen (PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Richard CARVALHO,
Portugal
- Ms / Mme Marie-Christine DALLOZ,
France
- Mr / M. Cristian-Augustin NICULESCU- ȚÂGÂRLAȘ, Romania
/ Roumanie
- Ms / Mme Marija PETRUSHEVSKA,
North Macedonia / Macédoine du Nord
- Mr / M. Chris SAID, Malta / Malte*
- Mr / M. Emanuelis ZINGERIS, Lithuania / Lituanie
Substitutes / Suppléant·e·s
- Ms / Mme Boriana
ÅBERG, Sweden / Suède
- Mr / M. Jan Filip LIBICKI, Poland / Pologne
- Mr / M. Giorgios STAMATIS, Greece / Grèce
- Mr / M. Ionuț-Marian STROE, Romania / Roumanie
- Ms / Mme Albana VOKSHI, Albania
/ Albanie
European Conservatives, Patriots &
Affiliates (ECPA) / Conservateurs européens, Patriotes et Affiliés (CEPA)
- Mr / M. Armen GEVORYAN,
Armenia / Arménie
- Mr / M. Malte KAUFMANN, Germany / Allemagne
- Ms / Mme Cristina Gabriella
DUMITRESCU, Romania / Roumanie
- Ms / Mme Dumitrina MITREA,
Romania / Roumanie
Substitutes / Suppléant·e·s
- Mr / M. Simone BILLI,
Italy / Italie
- Ms / Mme Elisabetta GARDINI,
Italy / Italie
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for
Europe (ALDE) / Alliance des démocrates et des libéraux pour l’Eruope
(ADLE)
- Mr / M. Mehmet AKALIN,
Türkiye
- Ms / Mme Louise MOREL, France
- Ms / Mme Lucia PLAVAKOVA, Slovak
Republic / République slovaque*
Substitutes / Suppléant·e·s
- Mr / M. Iulian BULAI,
Romania / Roumanie
- Ms / Mme Valentina GRIPPO,
Italy / Italie
- Mr / M. Arminas LYDEKA, Lithuania / Lituanie
- Mr / M. Stéphane MAZARS, France
- Ms / Mme Liliana TANGUY, France
Group of the Unified European Left (UEL)
/ Groupe pour la gauche unitaire européenne (GUE)
- Ms / Mme Nataša
SUKIČ, Slovenia / Slovénie
Substitutes / Suppléant·e·s
- Mr / M. Vinzenz GLASER,
Germany / Allemagne
Co-rapporteur.e.s AS/MON (ex officio)
- Mr / M. Pierre-Alain
FRIDEZ, Switzerland / Suisse – SOC
- Ms / Mme Zanda KALNINA-LUKAŠEVICA,
Latvia / Lettonie – EPP/CD (excused / excusée)
* Pre-electoral mission / mission préélectorale
Appendix 2 – List of members of the Parliamentary
Alliance for Free and Fair Elections
Chairperson / Président: Lord David BLENCATHRA,
United Kingdom, ECPA / Royaume-Uni, CEPA
Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group
/ Groupe des socialistes, démocrates et verts (SOC)
- Ms / Mme Petra
BAYR, Austria / Autriche
- Mr / M. Andrea CRISANTI, Italy / Italie
- Mr / M. Constantinos EFSTATHIOU, Cyprus / Chypre
- Mr / M. Yunus EMRE, Türkiye
- Mr / M. Piero FASSINO, Italy / Italie
- Mr / M. Pierre-Alain FRIDEZ, Switzerland / Suisse
- Mr / M. Gerardo GIOVAGNOLI, San Marino / Saint-Marin
- Mr / M. Antonio GUTIERREZ LIMONES, Spain / Espagne
- Ms / Mme Saskia KLUIT, Netherlands
/ Pays-Bas
- Mr / M. Max LUCKS, Germany / Allemagne
- Mr / M. Jamila MADEIRA, Portugal
- Mr / M. Sasa MAGAZINOVIC, Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bosnie-Herzégovine
- Mr / M. Didier MARIE*, France
- Ms / Mme Kate OSBORNE, United
Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
- Mr / M. Paulo PISCO, Portugal
- Mr / M. Stefan SCHENNACH, Austria / Autriche
Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD)
/ Groupe du Parti populaire européen (PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Christophe BRICO,
Monaco
- Ms / Mme Andrea EDER-GITSCHTHALER,
Austria / Autriche
- Ms / Mme Arusyak JULHAKYAN,
Armenia / Arménie
- Mr / M. Yuriy KAMELCHUK, Ukraine
- Mr / M. Jan Filip LIBICKI, Poland / Pologne
- Mr / M. Cristian-Augustin NICULESCU-ȚÂGÂRLAȘ, Romania
/ Roumanie
- Mr / M. Tekke PANMAN, Netherlands / Pays-Bas
- Ms / Mme Catia POLIDORI*, Italy
/ Italie
- Mr / M. Chris SAID, Malta / Malte
- Mr / M. Georgios STAMATIS, Greece / Grèce
- Ms / M. Maria SYRENGELA, Greece / Grèce
- Mr / M. Nicos TORNARITIS, Cyprus / Chypre
European Conservatives, Patriots &
Affiliates (ECPA) / Conservateurs européens, Patriotes et Affiliés (CEPA)
- Lord David BLENCATHRA*,
United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
- Mr / M. Armen GEVORGYAN, Armenia / Arménie
- Mr / M. Oleksii GONCHARENKO, Ukraine
- Mr / M. Jan KANTHAK, Poland / Pologne
- Mr / M. Axel KASSEGGER, Austria / Autriche
- Mr / M. Malte KAUFMANN, Germany / Allemagne
- Mr / M. Daniel MILEWSKI, Poland / Pologne
- Mr / M. Kacper Maciej PŁAŻYŃSKI, Poland / Pologne
- Mr / M. José María SÁNCHEZ GARCÍA, Spain / Espagne
- Ms / Mme Victoria TIBLOM, Sweden
/ Suède
- Mr / M. Markus WIECHEL, Sweden / Suède
- Mr / M. Morten WOLD, Norway / Norvège
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for
Europe (ALDE) / Alliance des démocrates et des libéraux pour l’Europe
(ADLE)
- Mr / M. Mehmet AKALIN,
Türkiye
- Mr / M. François BONNEAU, France
- Mr / M. Damien COTTIER, Switzerland / Suisse
- Ms / Mme Valentina GRIPPO,
Italy / Italie
- Mr / M. Claude KERN*, France
- Ms / Mme Yevheniia KRAVCHUK,
Ukraine
- Mr / M. Dean PREMIK, Slovenia / Slovénie
- Ms / Mme Liliana TANGUY, France
- Mr / M. Kim VALENTIN, Denmark / Danemark
- Ms / Mme Lesia VASYLENKO, Ukraine
- Ms / Mme Rian VOGELS, Netherlands
/ Pays-Bas
- Ms / Mme Lesia ZABURANNA, Ukraine
Group of the Unified European Left (UEL)
/ Groupe pour la gauche unitaire européenne (GUE)
- Ms / Mme Laura
CASTEL, Spain / Espagne
- Ms / Mme Sevilay ÇELENK, Türkiye
- Ms / Mme Nina KASIMATI, Greece
/ Grèce
- Mr / M. George LOUCAIDES*, Cyprus / Chypre
Non-registered PACE members / Membres
APCE non-inscrit·e·s
Ex officio members / Membres ex officio
|
PACE President/ Président
de l’APCE
|
Mr / M. Theodoros ROUSOPOULOUS
|
Greece / Grèce
|
|
POL
|
Mr / M. Bertrand BOUYX
|
France
|
|
JUR
|
Lord Richard KEEN
|
United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
|
|
MON
|
Ms / Mme Zanda
KALNIŅA-LUKAŠEVICA
|
Latvia / Lettonie
|
|
SOC
|
Mr / M. Frank SCHWABE
|
Germany / Allemagne
|
|
EPP/CD / PPE/DC
|
Mr / M. Pablo HISPÁN
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Spain / Espagne
|
|
ECPA / CEPA
|
Mr / M. Zsolt NÉMETH
|
Hungary / Hongrie
|
|
ALDE / ADLE
|
Mr / M. Iulian BULAI
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Romania / Roumanie
|
|
UEL / GUE
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Ms / Mme Laura
CASTEL
|
Spain / Espagne
|
|
Mr / Mr George LOUCAIDES
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Cyprus / Chypre
|
|
General Rapporteur on Democracy
/ Rapporteur Général sur la Démocratie
|
Mr / M. George PAPANDREOU
|
Greece / Grèce
|
|
PACE members
and substitutes to the Council of Democratic Elections /
Membres
et suppléant.es de l’APCE du Conseil des Elections Démocratiques
|
Mr / M. Pablo HISPÁN,
Vice-Chair
|
Spain / Espagne
|
|
Lord BLENCATHRA
|
United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni
|
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Mr / M. Titus CORLĂŢEAN
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Romania / Roumanie
|
|
Ms / Mme Octavie
MODERT
|
Luxembourg
|
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Ms / Mme Liliana
TANGUY
|
France
|
|
Ms / Mme Rian
VOGELS
|
Netherlands / Pays-Bas
|
Observers / Observateurs
- Mr / M. Claude CARIGNAN,
Canada
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
/ Congrès des pouvoirs locaux et régionaux
- Mr / M. Stewart DICKSON,
United Kindgom / Royaume-Uni
Venice Commission / Commission de Venise
- Mr / M. Srdjan DARMANOVIC,
Montenegro / Monténégro
* Bureau member appointed by the political group / Membre
du Bureau désigné·e par le groupe politique
Appendix 3 – Meetings of the Standing Committee
and the Bureau in 2026
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Monday 26 January, 8
am Strasbourg (part-session)
|
Bureau
|
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Friday 30 January, 8.30
am Strasbourg (part-session)
|
Bureau
|
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Friday 6 March, 9.30
am, Paris
|
Bureau
|
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Monday 20 April, 8 am,
Strasbourg (part-session)
|
Bureau
|
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Friday 24 April, 8.30
am, Strasbourg (part-session)
|
Bureau
|
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Thursday 21 May, 3 pm,
Monaco
|
Bureau
|
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Friday 22 May, 9.30 am,
Monaco
|
Standing Committee (CM
Presidency)
|
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Monday 22 June, 8 am,
Strasbourg (part-session)
|
Bureau
|
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Friday 26 June, 8.30
am, Strasbourg (part-session)
|
Bureau
|
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Friday 4 September, 9.30
am, Paris
|
Bureau
|
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Monday 28 September,
8 am, Strasbourg (part-session)
|
Bureau
|
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Friday 2 October, 8.30
am, Strasbourg (part-session)
|
Bureau
|
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Thursday 26 November,
3 pm, Montenegro
|
Bureau
|
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Friday 27 November, 9.30
am, Montenegro
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Standing Committee (CM
Presidency)
|
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Friday 11 December, 9.30
am, Paris
|
Bureau
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Appendix 4 – Institutional representation
of the Assembly in 2025
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Body
/ Organe
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Reference
/ référence
|
Members
/ membres
|
Substitutes
/ remplaçant∙es
|
|
I.
Council of Europe bodies / Organes
du Conseil de l'Europe
|
|
|
|
|
European Commission for
Democracy through Law Venice Commission
Commission européenne pour la démocratie par
le droit Commission de Venise
|
Article 2.4 of the Venice Commission StatuteRes(2002)3
Article 2.4
du statut de la Commission de VeniseRes(2002)3
|
Ingjerd
Schie SCHOU Norway / Norvège EPP/CD
/ PPE/DC (Appointment by the President)(Désignation par le/la Président∙e)
Antonio GUTIÉRREZ LIMONES Spain
/ Espagne SOC (AS/Jur)
|
Sergiy
VLASENKO Ukraine EPP/CD / PPE/DC (AS/Jur)
|
|
Council for Democratic Elections
of the Venice Commission
Conseil
des élections démocratiques de la Commission de Venise
|
Bureau
decision of 10 March 2003
Décision
du Bureau du 10 mars 2003
|
Titus
CORLĂŢEAN Romania / Roumanie SOC
(AS/Pol)
Pablo HISPÁN Spain
/ Espagne EPP/CD / PPE/DC (AS/Jur)
Lord David BLENCATHRA
United
Kingdom / Royaume-Uni ECPA / CEPA (AS/Mon)
|
Rian
VOGELS Netherlands / Pays-Bas ALDE / ADLE (AS/Pol)
Octavie MODERT Luxembourg EPP/CD
/ PPE/DC (AS/Jur)
Liliana TANGUY France ALDE / ADLE (AS/Mon)
|
|
European Centre for Global
Interdependence and Solidarity – North-South Centre Centre européen pour l’interdépendance et
la solidarité mondiales – Centre Nord-Sud
|
Article 4.2 (b) of the North-South
Centre revised StatuteCM/Res(2011)6 Article 4.2 (b) du statut
révisé du Centre Nord-SudCM/Res(2011)6
|
Edite
ESTRELA Portugal SOC (AS/Cult)
Stefan SCHENNACH Austria / Autriche SOC (AS/Soc)
|
ZZ (AS/Cult)
Carmen LEYTE Spain / Espagne EPP/CD / PPE/DC (AS/Soc)
|
|
European Commission Against
Racism and Intolerance ECRI Commission
européenne contre le racisme et l’intolérance ECRI
|
Article 5 of the ECRI Statute Res(2002)8
Article 5 du
statut de l’ECRI Res(2002)8
|
Sibel
ARSLAN Switzerland / Suisse SOC
(AS/Pol)
Zeynep YILDIZ Türkiye
SOC (AS/Cult)
Petra BAYR Austria
/ Autriche SOC (AS/Ega)
|
George
LOUCAIDES Cyprus / Chypre GUE
/UEL (AS/Pol)
Baroness Ruth HUNT United Kingdom
/ Royaume-Uni (AS/Cult)
Francesco VERDUCCI Italy / Italie
SOC (AS/Ega)
|
|
Group of States against Corruption
(GRECO)
Groupe d'états
contre la corruption (GRECO)
|
CM decision of 717th meeting
in 2000 in accordance with Article 7.2 of the Statute of the GRECO
Décision du CM lors de la 717ème réunion en 2000
selon l'Article 7.2. du Statut du GRECO
|
Agnes
Sirkka PRAMMER Austria / Autriche SOC
(AS/Jur)
|
Arusyak
JULHAKYAN Armenia / Arménie EPP/CD / PPE/DC (AS/Jur)
|
|
Committee of Experts
on Artificial Intelligence, Equality and Discrimination (GEC/ADI-AI)
Comité d’expert∙e∙s sur l’intelligence artificielle, l’égalité
et la discrimination (GEC/ADI-AI)
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CM/Res(2021)3
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Edite
ESTRELA Portugal SOC (AS/Ega)
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Committee for Works of Art
(C-ART)
Comité des œuvres d'art(C-ART)
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CM decision of 482nd meeting
in 1992
Décision du CM
lors de la 482ème réunion en 1992
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Constantinos
EFSTATHIOU Cyprus / Chypre SOC
(AS/Cult)
Luz MARTINEZ
SEIJO Spain / Espagne SOC(AS/Cult)
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MONEYVAL
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Article 4.1 of Resolution CM/Res
(2010) 12
Article 4.1 de
la Résolution CM/Res (2010) 12
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Klotilda
BUSHKA Albania / Albanie SOC
(AS/Jur)
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Nadejda
IORDANOVA Bulgaria / Bulgarie NR / NI (AS/Jur)
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Committee on offences relating
to cultural property (PC-IBC) / Steering Committee for Culture,
Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP)
Comité
sur les infractions visant les biens culturels (PC-IBC) / Comité directeur
de la culture, du patrimoine et du paysage (CDCPP)
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STCE n°221 CM(2017)32,
Chapter V, Article 23.1 SG/Inf(2012)12
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Stefan
SCHENNACH Austria / Autriche SOC
(AS/Cult)
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II.
Others / Autres
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EUROPA NOSTRA Pan-European
Federation for Heritage
EUROPA
NOSTRA – Fédération paneuropéenne du patrimoine
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Article 21.4 of the Statute of
Europa Nostra
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Luz
MARTINEZ SEIJO Spain / Espagne SOC
(AS/Cult)
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Andries
GRYFFROY Belgium / Belgique NR
/ NI (AS/Cult)
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Appendix 5 – Terms of reference of the General
Rapporteur on European migration and asylum policies
Denomination:
General Rapporteur on European migration and asylum policies
Term of office: two
years renewable, subject to a maximum of four years.
Subject: The General
Rapporteur on European migration and asylum policies ensures the
visibility and coherence of the Assembly’s action to promote the
Council of Europe standards on international protection, detention,
data protection, procedural safeguards, and the prohibition of inhumane
and degrading treatments in the way migration, border management
and asylum policies are designed by member States. The General Rapporteur
will have a particular role at valuing and promoting consistency
between the Council of Europe standards and other instruments applicable
in member States, in particular EU law. He or she shall report periodically
to the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons on
the information collected and the activities undertaken.
Responsibilities: the
role of the General Rapporteur is to:
- follow activities and maintain working relations with
the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights, the Division
on Migration and Refugees, the liaison office of the Council of
Europe in Brussels, as well as with relevant Council of Europe intergovernmental
and monitoring bodies as regards their activities related to migration,
asylum and border management such as the European NPM platform,
the CPT, the CDDH, and the GRETA;
- represent the Committee on behalf of the Assembly at the
meetings of these bodies where appropriate;
- follow activities and maintain working relations with
EU institutions and competent EU agencies (FRA, EUAA and Frontex)
and represent the Committee on behalf of the Assembly at the meetings
of these entities, where appropriate;
- make public statements and declarations on matters relevant
to his/her mandate;
- ensure that the relevant resolutions and recommendations
of the Parliamentary Assembly are promoted and given due consideration
in the above-mentioned responsibilities, in particular Resolution 2555 (2024) “Ensuring human rights-compliant asylum procedures”, Resolution 2461 (2022) and Recommendation
2238 (2022) “Safe third countries for asylum seekers”, Resolution
2416 (2022) “European Union Pact on Migration and Asylum: a human
rights perspective”.
Appendix 6 – List of members of the ad hoc
Committee of the Bureau to participate in the European Holocaust
Memorial Day for Roma and Sinti, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 2 August
2025
Chairperson / Président: Mr / M. Theodoros
ROUSOPOULOS
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
/ Commission des questions politiques et de la démocratie
- Mr / M. Yuriy KAMELCHUK
(Ukraine, EPP/CD / PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Emanuelis ZINGERIS (Lithuania, EPP/CD / Lituanie,
PPE/DC)
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
/ Commission des questions juridiques et des droits de l'homme
- Mr / M. Cristian-Augustin
NICULESCU-TAGARLAȘ (Romania, EPP/CD / Roumanie, PPE/DC)
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and
Sustainable Development / Commission des questions sociales, de
la santé, et du développement durable
- Ms / Mme Olena
KHOMENKO (Ukraine, ECPA / CEPA)
- Mr / M. Stefan SCHENNACH (Austria, SOC / Autriche, SOC)
Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced
Persons / Commission des migrations, des réfugiés et des personnes
déplacées
- Ms / Mme Pelin
YILIK (Türkiye, NR / NI)
Committee on Culture, Science, Education
and Media / Commission de la culture, de la science, de l’éducation
et des médias
- Mr / M. Yunus EMRE (Türkiye,
SOC)
Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
/ Commission sur l'égalité et la non-discrimination
- Ms / Mme Petra
BAYR (Austria, SOC / Autriche, SOC)
- Ms / Mme Maria-Gabriela HORGA
(Romania, EPP/CD / Roumanie, PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Georgios STAMATIS (Greece, EPP/CD / Grèce, PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Francesco VERDUCCI (Italy, SOC / Italie, SOC)
Committee on Rules, Ethics and Immunities
/ Commission du Règlement, de l’éthique et des immunités
- Mr / M. Oleksii GONCHARENKO
(Ukraine, ECPA / CEPA)
Appendix 7 – List of members of the ad hoc
Committee of the Bureau to participate in the World Forum for Democracy,
Strasbourg, 4-7 November 2025
Presidential Committee / Comité présidentiel
- Mr / M. Frank SCHWABE
(Germany, SOC / Allemagne, SOC)
- Mr / M. Pablo HISPÁN (Spain, EPP/CD / Espagne, PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Zsolt NÉMETH (Hungary, ECPA / Hongrie, CEPA)
- Mr / M. Iulian BULAI (Romania, ALDE / Roumanie, ADLE)
- Mr / M. George LOUCAIDES (Cyprus, UEL / Chypre, GUE)
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
/ Commission des questions politiques et de la démocratie
- Mr / M. Piero FASSINO
(Italy, SOC / Italie, SOC)
- Mr / M. Stephen GETHINS (United Kingdom, ALDE / Royaume-Uni,
ADLE)
- Mr / M. Yuriy KAMELCHUK (Ukraine, EPP/CD / PPE/DC)
- Ms / Mme Yelyzaveta YASKO (Ukraine,
EPP/CD / PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Emanuelis ZINGERIS (Lithuania, EPP/CD / Lituanie,
PPE/DC)
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
/ Commission des questions juridiques et des droits de l'homme
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and
Sustainable Development / Commission des questions sociales, de
la santé et du développement durable
- Ms / Mme Sibel
ARSLAN (Switzerland, SOC / Suisse, SOC)
- Mr / M. Vinzenz GLASER (Germany, UEL / Allemagne, GUE)
- Mr / M. Armen GEVORGYAN (Armenia, ECPA / Arménie, CEPA)
- Mr / M. Stefan SCHENNACH (Austria, SOC / Autriche, SOC)
Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced
Persons / Commission des migrations, des réfugiés et des personnes
déplacées
- Ms / Mme Albana
VOKSHI (Albania, EPP/CD / Albanie, PPE/DC)
- Ms / Mme Pelin YILIK (Türkiye,
NR / NI)
Committee on Culture, Science, Education
and Media / Commission de la culture, de la science, de l’éducation
et des médias
- Mr / M. Yunus EMRE (Türkiye,
SOC)
- Ms / Mme Belén HOYO (Spain,
EPP/CD / Espagne, PPE/DC)
- Ms / Mme Yevheniia KRAVCHUK
(Ukraine, ALDE / ADLE)
- Mr / M. Pavlo SUSHKO (Ukraine, ECPA / CEPA)
- Ms / Mme Maria-Nefeli CHATZIIOANNIDOU
(Greece, EPP/CD / Grèce, PPE/DC)
Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
/ Commission sur l'égalité et la non-discrimination
- Ms / Mme Petra
BAYR (Austria, SOC / Autriche, SOC)
- Mr / M. Roland Rino BÜCHEL (Switzerland, ALDE / Suisse,
ADLE)
- Ms / Mme Zita GURMAI (Hungary,
SOC / Hongrie, SOC)
- Ms / Mme Kate OSBORNE (United
Kingdom, SOC / Royaume-Uni, SOC)
- Mr / M. Robert-Ionatan SIGHIARTAU (Romania, EPP/CD / Roumanie,
PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Georgios STAMATIS (Greece, EPP/CD / Grèce, PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Francesco VERDUCCI (Italy, SOC / Italie, SOC)
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)
Committee on Rules, Ethics and Immunities
/ Commission du Règlement, de l’éthique et des immunités
- Mr / M. Oleksii GONCHARENKO
(Ukraine, ECPA / CEPA)
- Ms / Mme Victoria TIBLOM (Sweden,
ECPA / Suède, CEPA)
Appendix 8 – List of members of the ad hoc
Committee of the Bureau to participate in the Conference on Artificial
Intelligence, London, 15-16 December 2025
Chairperson / Président:
Presidential Committee / Comité présidentiel
- Mr / M. Frank SCHWABE
(Germany, SOC / Allemagne, SOC)
- Mr / M. Pablo HISPÁN (Spain, EPP/CD / Espagne, PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Zsolt NÉMETH (Hungary, ECPA / Hongrie, CEPA)
- Mr / M. Iulian BULAI (Romania, ALDE / Roumanie, ADLE)
- Mr / M. George LOUCAIDES (Cyprus, UEL / Chypre, GUE)
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
/ Commission des questions politiques et de la démocratie (6)
- Mr / M. Bertrand BOUYX
(France, ALDE / ADLE) – Président ASPOL
- Ms / Mme Dora BAKOYANNIS (Greece,
EPP/CD / Grèce, PPE/DC)
- Ms / Mme Deborah BERGAMINI
(Italy, EPP/CD / Italie, PPE/DC)
- Lord David BLENCATHRA (United Kingdom, ECPA / Royaume-Uni,
CEPA)
- Ms / Mme Marietta KARAMANLI
(France, SOC)
- Mr / M. Chris SAID (Malta, EPP/CD / Malte, PPE/DC)
Substitutes / Suppléant·es
- Mr / M. Yuriy KAMELCHUK
(Ukraine, EPP/CD / PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Serhii SOBOLIEV (Ukraine, EPP/CD / PPE/DC)
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
/ Commission des questions juridiques et des droits de l'homme (5)
- Mr / M. Titus CORLATEAN
(Romania, SOC / Roumanie, SOC)
- Mr / M. Damien COTTIER (Switzerland, ALDE, Suisse, ADLE)
- Mr / M. Daniel MILEWSKI (Poland, ECPA / Pologne, CEPA)
- Mr / M. Cristian-Augustin NICULESCU-TÂGÂRLAȘ (Romania,
EPP/CD / Roumanie, PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Ivan RAČAN (Croatia, SOC / Croatie, SOC)
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and
Sustainable Development / Commission des questions sociales, de
la santé, et du développement durable (5)
- Mr / M. Dan ALDRIDGE
(United Kingdom, SOC / Royaume-Uni, SOC)
- Ms / Mme Maria-Nefeli CHATZIIOANNIDOU
(Greece, EPP/CD / Grèce, PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Joe O’REILLY (Ireland, EPP/CD / Irlande, PPE/DC)
- Ms / Mme Lesia ZABURANNA (Ukraine,
ALDE / ADLE)
Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced
Persons / Commission des migrations, des réfugiés et des personnes
déplacées (5)
- Ms / Mme Sena
Nur ÇELİK KANAT (Türkiye, NR / NI)
- Ms / Mme Meryem GÖKA (Türkiye,
NR / NI)
- Mr / M. Oleksii GONCHARENKO (Ukraine, ECPA / CEPA)
- Mr / M. Petri HONKONEN (Finland, ALDE / Finlande, ADLE)
- Ms / Mme Pelin YILIK (Türkiye,
NR / NI)
Committee on Culture, Science, Education
and Media / Commission de la culture, de la science, de l’éducation
et des médias (6)Note
Substitutes / Suppléant·es
- Mr / M. Mehmet AKALIN
(Türkiye, ALDE / ADLE)
- Ms / Mme Valentina GRIPPO (Italy,
ALDE / Italie, ADLE)
- Ms / Mme Gabriela HEINRICH
(Germany, SOC / Allemagne, SOC)
- Ms / Mme Belén HOYO (Spain,
EPP/CD / Espagne, PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Mogens JENSEN (Denmark, SOC / Danemark, SOC)
- Ms / Mme Luz MARTINEZ SEIJO
(Spain, SOC / Espagne / SOC)
- Mr / M. Fabio PIETRELLA (Italy, ECPA / Italie, CEPA)
- Mr / M. Pavlo SUSHKO (Ukraine, ECPA / CEPA)
- Mr / M. Nicos TORNARITIS (Cyprus, EPP/CD / Chypre, PPE/DC)
- Ms / Mme Zeynep YILDIZ (Türkiye,
NR / NI)
Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
/ Commission sur l'égalité et la non-discrimination (5)
- Ms / Mme Sevilay
ÇELENK (Türkiye, UEL / GUE)
- Ms / Mme Edina DEŠIĆ (Montenegro,
EPP/CD / Monténégro, PPE/DC)
- Ms / Mme Yevheniia KRAVCHUK
(Ukraine, ALDE / ADLE)
- Mr / M. Georgios STAMATIS (Greece, EPP/CD / Grèce, PPE/DC)
- Mr / M. Francesco VERDUCCI (Italy, SOC / Italie, SOC)
Substitutes / Suppléant·es
- Ms / Mme Edite
ESTRELA (Portugal, SOC)
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) (4)
- Ms / Mme Miapetra
KUMPULA-NATRI (Finland, SOC / Finlande, SOC)
- Mr / M. Graziano PIZZIMENTI (Italy, ECPA / Italie, CEPA)
- Mr / M. Stefan SCHENNACH (Austria, SOC / Autriche, SOC)
- Ms / Mme Victoria TIBLOM (Sweden,
ECPA / Suède, CEPA)
Substitutes / Suppléant·es
- Ms / Mme Boriana
ÅBERG (Sweden, EPP/CD / Suède, PPE/DC)
Committee on Rules, Ethics and Immunities
/ Commission du Règlement, de l’éthique et des immunités (2)
- Mr / M. Yunus EMRE (Türkiye,
SOC)
- Mr / M. Vladimir VARDANYAN (Armenia, EPP/CD / Arménie,
PPE/DC)
Committee on the Election of Judges to
the European Court of Human Rights / Commission sur l'élection des
juges à la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme (2)
- Ms / Mme Petra
BAYR (Austria, SOC / Autriche, SOC)
