Switzerland and the Council of Europe Accession Switzerland became the 17th member State of the Council of Europe on 6 May 1963.

Committee of Ministers
- Micheline CALMY-REY, Head of the Federal Department for Foreign Affairs
- Paul WIDMER, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe since December 2007.

Parliamentary Assembly
Switzerland is represented in the Parliamentary Assembly by a delegation of 6 representatives and 6 substitutes, including:
- Maximilian REIMANN (ALDE), head of the delegation.
- Liliane MAURY-PASQUIER (SOC), third Vice-Chairperson of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee.

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Switzerland is represented in the Congress by a delegation of six representatives and six substitutes, including:
- Dario GHISLETTA (SOC), Bellinzona, head of the delegation.

Budget
The Council of Europe's ordinary budget for 2009 is € 205 002 000. The contribution of Switzerland is € 4 301 761.97 (i.e. 2.0984 %).

Human Rights
Ratification of the European Convention on Human Rights on 28 November 1974.
- Judge to the European Court of Human Rights: Giorgio MALINVERNI.
- Applications allocated to a decision body (*) in 2008 : 261
- Judgments in 20087: 4 violations
(*) Do not include applications which are at the pre-judicial stage (incomplete case file)

Council of Europe Treaties
To date, Switzerland has ratified and signed the following treaties

Updated : 10.03.2009