3^rd meeting of the CDDECS, 27-29 May, 2015

 Abridged Report

List of participants

Item 2 - Adoption of the draft annotated agenda and the draft order of Business

• CDDECS(2015)OJA 1 E rev1 - Draft Annotated Agenda and Draft Order of Business

Item 3 - Election or reappointment of the Chair and Vice-chair of the CDDECS and election or consensus decision on the one member of the Bureau

• CDDECS(2015)7 - Election of Chair and Vice Chair + member of Bureau

Item 4.1. - Working Group A - Roundtable discussion on "Social inclusion of all persons and in particular of all persons in vulnerable situations and effectiveness of rights"

• CDDECS(2015)10 - Social inclusion - Roundtable Programme

    Speaker's Presentations:

• Mr Massimo Serpieri:

   "European Commission ‘s work against discrimination and the new Report on Youth Discrimination In The European Union"

• Mr. Franz Svehla,  Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection, Austria:

 "Services to reduce youth unemployment and lack of occupation – NEET"

 "Services to reduce youth unemployment and lack of occupation – NEET" 

• Ms Francoise De Boe, Combat Poverty, Insecurity and Social Exclusion Service, Belgium:

  "Service to fight against poverty, insecurity and social exclusion on the local and federal level" (in French only)

• Mr Sjoerd Warmerdam, Directorate for Gender and LGBT Equality, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, The Netherlands and Ms. Julia Ehrt, Executive Director, Transgender Europe:

  "Effective inclusion of transgender persons in the society"

• Ms Anna Rurka, President of the Conference of the INGOs of the Council of Europe:

 "Inclusion of individuals/ groups of individuals via the work of INGO to the work of CoE"

• Ms Nadejda Harizanova, Bulgaria:

 "Consultations with NGOs"

• Ms Martina Törnkvist, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland:

 "Statutory Participatory Mechanisms"

• Ms Aija Salo, Secretary General, Seta – LGBTI Rights in Finland:

    "Good practice on the participation of the LGBTI people into official decision-making"

• Prof. Paola Milani, National scientific coordinator for the project, Padua University, Italy:

 "Prevention of institutionalization of children from vulnerable families – P.I.P.P.I."

Item 4.2. - Working Group B - Review of the Social Cohesion Strategy and Action Plan

• CDDECS(2015)8 - Compilation of MS replies to questionnaire on social cohesion strategy (EN/FR)
• CDDECS(2015)9 - Summary of replies of MS to questionnaire on the social cohesion strategy (EN/FR)
• CDDECS(2015)3rev - Compilation of concept papers prepared by the CDDECS ad hoc-working groups (EN/FR)
• Contribution from the Russian Federation (EN)
• Reply from Ireland to the questionnaire Working Group B Social Cohesion (EN)

Item 5 - Gender Equality Commission (DECS-GEC)

• GEC TOR 2016-2017 : Terms of Reference DECS-GEC 2016 - 2017
• GEC(2015) Rap 1 - 7th meeting Report - April 2015

Item 7 - Committee of Experts on the rights of people with disabilities (DECS-RPD)

• DECS-RPD(2015) 3rev - 4th meeting Abridged Report - April 2015
• RPD TOR 2016-2017 : Terms of Reference DECS-RPD 2016-2017
• DECS-RPD(2015) 15 - Report by EASPD
• DECS-RPD(2015) 16 - EDF analysis paper
• DECS-RPD(2015) 17 - EDF report on the implementation of the Disability Action Plan 2006-2015

Item 8.4. - Recent developments in member States

• Report of Albania
• Report of Croatia
• Report of Montenegro
• Report of Slovenia

Item 9.1. - CoE Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings

• 4^th General Report on GRETA'’s activities

Item 9.3. - Review of the Council of Europe Conventions under the responsibility of the CDDECS

• CDDECS(2015)4 E - Review of the relevant CoE Conventions

Item 10 - Recent developments in relevant Council of Europe bodies

• Secretary General's 2^nd report on the State of Democracy, Human Rights and Rule of Law in Europe

2^nd meeting of the CDDECS, 18-20 November, 2014

• Abridged report
• Full Report
• Agenda
  • CDDECS(2014)15 - Replies to survey on priorities
  • CDDECS(2014)16 - Draft Programme of action 2014-2015
  • CDDECS(2014)18 - Proposals by member States in CDDECS survey on activities
  • CDDECS(2014)4 - Work Programme 2014-2015
  • CDDECS(2014)17 - Compilation of speeches and written contributions (Baku Conf.)
  • SG(2014)1-Final - Report of the Secretary General
  • SG/Inf(2014)28 - Follow-up on the Report of the Secretary General
  • GEC(2014)12 - Annual Report on the implementation of the CoE Gender Equality Strategy 2014-2017
  • CDDECS-ENF(2014)3 - Survey on child friendy healthcare
  • CDDECS-ENF(2014)4 - Survey on child friendly social services

1^st meeting of the CDDECS, 3-5 June, 2014

• Abridged report
• Full Report
• Agenda
  • CDDECS(2014)2 - Election of Chair and vice Chair + Bureau
  • CDDECS(2014)4 - Work Programme 2014-2015
  • CM(2013)136 final - Gender Equality Strategy 2014-2017
  • GEC(2014)RAP 1 - 5th GEC meeting report
  • CM(2011)171 final - Council of Europe Strategy for the Rights of the Child (2012-2015)
  • CDDECS-ENF(2014)1 - Context, ToR, membership DECS-ENF
  • Rec(2006)5 - CM Recommendation on the CoE Disability Action Plan 2006-2015
  • CDDECS-RPD(2014)1 - Protection of the rights of persons with disabilities
  • CDDECS(2014)5 - Recent and future developments of member States
  • CDDECS(2014)3 - Opinion of CDDECS on draft  CM/Rec(2013)… on intercultural integration
  • CDDECS(2014)6 rev - Opinion of CDDECS on Recommendation 2044 (2014) “Ending child poverty in Europe”
• Terms of Reference