Council of Europe

The Executive Committee has the following composition:

a. a government representative designated by each member state of the Centre and a representative designated by the European Union once the European Union becomes a member of the Centre;

b. four parliamentarians, two of whom designated by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and two of whom designated by the European Parliament;

c. four members representing local or regional authorities, two of whom designated by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe and two of whom designated by the Committee of the Regions of the European Union;

d. four members representing organised civil society, two of whom designated by the relevant structures of the Council of Europe responsible for civil society and youth, and two of whom designated by the Executive Committee following proposals by the Bureau, selected from non-governmental organisations active in priority activity areas of the Centre and ready to engage in a concrete co-operation with the Centre to serve common objectives;

e. the Secretary General of the Council of Europe or his/her representative, in an advisory capacity;

f. a representative of the European Commission/Union (as long as the European Union is not a member of the Centre).

See the composition

The decisions concerning the adoption of the budget of the Centre are taken by the Executive Committee in its composition restricted to the members designated (a government representative designated by each member state of the Centre and a representative designated by the European Union once the European Union becomes a member of the Centre), with a two-thirds majority of the votes cast and a majority of the members entitled to vote.

All other decisions are taken by the Executive Committee as a whole, with a two-thirds majority of the votes cast and a majority of the members of the Executive Committee, including the favourable vote of at least half of the members voting, as designated above (a government representative designated by each member state of the Centre and a representative designated by the European Union once the European Union becomes a member of the Centre).

The Executive Committee meets twice a year, in principle in Lisbon and in Strasbourg. It may, if the need arises, decide to organise meetings in other venues.