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Interlaken Conference on the future of European Court of Human Rights
[09/02/2010]
The future of the Court will take centre-stage when human rights ministers
from the 47 member states of the Council of Europe gather on 18 and 19
February at the Casino Kursaal in Interlaken. The aim of the conference is to
reaffirm member states’ commitment to protecting human rights in Europe, and
their determination to enable the Court to cope with the growing volume of
applications.
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Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers
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Activities of the Committee of
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The Committee of Ministers is the
Council of Europe's decision-making body. It is composed of the Ministers
for Foreign Affairs of the 47 member states or their permanent
representatives in Strasbourg
(more...).
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Committee of Ministers:
Who's Who
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Council of Europe calls for deinstitutionalisation of children with
disabilities
[04/02/2010]
On 3 February, the Committee of Ministers adopted a text recommending that
member states no longer place children with disabilities in institutional care
and instead give preference to community living. There are many concerns about
the compatibility of institutional care with the exercise of children’s
rights.
Meeting of Ministers’ Deputies: exchange of views on Georgia
[04/02/2010]
On 3 February, the Ministers' Deputies held an exchange of views with Temur
Yakobashvili, Minister for Reintegration issues of Georgia, on the ''State
Strategy of the Government of Georgia on the occupied territories of Georgia :
Engagement through co-operation''. They also took note of a report on a visit
to Armenia and Azerbaijan.
 Micheline
Calmy-Rey: ''To send out a loud and clear political signal by tracing the
path"
[25/01/2010] Minister
Micheline Calmy-Rey, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of
Switzerland and Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers, presented the first
report to the Parliamentary Assembly in the name of the Swiss Chairmanship of
the Committee of Ministers. In her speech, she highlighted the “Organisation’s
irreplaceable role in building a wider Europe without dividing lines”, while
underlining that “it is essential to make the Council of Europe as effective
and efficient as possible”. The Swiss Chairmanship will contribute to this aim
through the implementation of its three main priorities: protection of human
rights and rule of law; strengthening of democratic institutions, and
enhancement of the Council of Europe’s transparency and effectiveness. While
underlining that the entry into force of Protocol 14 represented a big breath
of air for the European Court of Human Rights, the Committee of Ministers'
Chairperson insisted on the need to look beyond. She also welcomed the
Secretary General's draft reform of the Organisation and of the full support
of the Ministers' Deputies.
Video
of the speech
Speech
Report by the Swiss Chair of the Committee of Ministers (November 2009 -
January 2010)
 Secretary General's reform unanimously supported by Committee of Ministers
[21/01/2010]
The proposal to reform the Council of Europe presented by Secretary General
Thorbjørn Jagland on 20 January received unanimous support by the Committee of
Ministers of the Organisation. “It’s a new time. The political landscape is
changing”, said the Secretary General, as he presented his vision for the
future of the Council of Europe to the Organisation’s decision-making body.
“Europe has once again come to a crossroads, so has the Council of Europe”, he
added. Jagland unveiled his plan to revitalise the Council of Europe as a
political body and an innovative, flexible organisation, in close cooperation
with staff and the stakeholders of the Organisation, making it more visible
and relevant for the citizens of Europe.
Speech
1075th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies
[22/01/2010]
On 20 January Thorbjørn Jagland presented to the Deputies his proposals for
organisational development and reform of the Council of Europe. The Deputies
endorsed the Secretary General’s approach which aims at enhancing the
Organisation’s political role and consolidating its action in achieving
democratic security and greater unity in Europe.
Montenegro: Report on minority languages published
[20/01/2010]
The Committee of Ministers made public on 21 January the first report on the
situation of minority languages in Montenegro. This report has been drawn up
by a committee of independent experts which monitors the application of the
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.
Micheline
Calmy-Rey in Tbilisi for discussions
[17/01/2010]
Federal Councillor Micheline Calmy-Rey, Chair of
the Committee of Ministers, was in Georgia on 16 and 17 January for
discussions with representatives of the authorities, political parties and
civil society. Her main purpose was to obtain first-hand information about the
progress of reforms and the consequences of the August 2008 conflict.
 Post-2010
biodiversity vision and target
[16/01/2010]
In the framework of the Swiss Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the
Council of Europe and the Spanish Presidency of the European Union, a
Conference ''Post-2010 Biodiversity Vision and Target: the role of protected
areas and ecological networks in Europe'' takes place in Madrid from 26 to 27
January.
Conference
website
Approval of Protocol No. 14 by Russia - Statement by Micheline
Calmy-Rey and Lluís Maria de Puig
[15/01/2010]
''We welcome the approval, for ratification, of Protocol No. 14 to the
European Convention on Human Rights by the Russian State Duma. The
improvements made by the Protocol to the supervisory mechanism of the
Convention will further enhance the protection of the fundamental rights
of all individuals within the jurisdiction of the 47 Council of Europe
member states'' declared the Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers and
the President of the Assembly.
Meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies
[14/01/2010]
On 13 January, the Committee of Ministers adopted a Declaration on measures to
promote the respect of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights,
recalling that freedom of expression and information, including freedom of the
media, are indispensable for genuine democracy and democratic processes.
Declaration
Micheline
Calmy-Rey visits Slovenia, Georgia and Russia
[12/01/2010]
Federal Councillor and head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
Micheline Calmy-Rey will travel to Ljubljana on 15 January for a bilateral
meeting with the Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar. On 16 and 17
January she will hold talks in Tbilisi in her capacity as president of the
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. She will also have a
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