Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers

Switzerland - November 2009 to May 2010

 
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Switzerland concludes the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers

11.05.2010


The Ministers for Foreign Affairs and State Secretaries for European Affairs of the Council of Europe’s 47 member states met in Strasbourg on 11 May. Micheline Calmy-Rey, Head of Switzerland's Federal Department of Foreign Affairs chaired the session together with Antonio Miloshoski, Minister of Foreign Affairs of ''the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia''. The outgoing President presented a report on Switzerland’s achievements over the past six months. (more...)
- Declaration by Micheline Calmy-Rey on the occasion of the joint press conference with Antonio Miloshoski, Foreign Minister of ''the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia'' [fr]
- Press release
- Photo gallery
- Video of the press conference:
- part I
- part II



26.04.2010 - Micheline Calmy-Rey: ''A revitalization of the Council of Europe has begun''
- Speech
- Video of the speech
23.04.2010 - Visit by Micheline Calmy-Rey to Sarajevo
11.04.2010 - Tragic death of Polish President - Declaration by Micheline Calmy-Rey
07.04.2010 - Council of Europe supports Roma community
30.03.2010 - Micheline Calmy-Rey calls for release of Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak
29.03.2010 - The Council of Europe deplores the terrorist attacks in Russia
23.03.2010 - Council of Europe condemns executions in Belarus
19.03.2010 - Racial discrimination, unacceptable violation of human rights
05.03.2010 - 8 March: International Women's Day
05.03.2010 - Council of Europe - OSCE High-level meeting: joint declaration
18.02.2010 - Forthcoming entry into force of Protocol No. 14: Statement by Micheline Calmy-Rey
25.01.2010 - Micheline Calmy-Rey: ''To send out a loud and clear political signal by tracing the path''
- Video of the speech
- Speech
18.01.2010 - Federal Councillor Micheline Calmy-Rey in Tbilisi for discussions
15.01.2010 - Russian approval of Protocol No. 14: Statement by Micheline Calmy-Rey and LluĂ­s Maria de Puig
12.01.2010 - Micheline Calmy-Rey visits Georgia and Russia
21.12.2009 - Council of Europe relieved by release of teenagers in South Ossetia, Georgia
04.12.2009 - Switzerland makes voluntary contribution for local governance project in Albania
03.12.2009 - Commissioner Hammarberg achieves positive result - two teenagers freed
29.11.2009 - Swiss government position on 'Yes' to popular initiative against the construction of minarets
19.11.2009 - Committee of Ministers Chair reacts to moratorium on death penalty in Russia
18.11.2009 - Switzerland chairs the Committee of Ministers
   
Priorities

Priorities of the Swiss Chairmanship
Leaflet on priorities
Calendar of events

Multimedia



Photo gallery
Video of the press conference

Events

Conference ''Democracy and Decentralisation - Strengthening democratic institutions through participation'' (3-4 May, St. Gallen - Switzerland)
- Participation by Thorbjørn Jagland

Conference «From Minority Protection towards
Managing Diversity» (29-30 April, Zurich - Switzerland)

- Speech by Micheline Calmy-Rey [de]


Ministerial Conference on the future of the European Court of Human Rights (18-19 February, Interlaken - Switzerland)

- Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf: Interlarken conference key to lasting Court reform (Speech during the Parliamentary Assembly Session - 29 April)

   
Reference sites

Committee of Ministers

Swiss Chair
Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation
Federal Council (Executive)
Parliament (Legislative)
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
Permanent Representation of Switzerland to the Council of Europe
The Swiss Portal

More information

Switzerland and
the Council of Europe
the Parliamentary Assembly
the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
the European Court of Human Rights


Previous Committee of Ministers' Chairmanships

Biography

Micheline Calmy-Rey, Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland

Useful links

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