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Last meeting of the
Executive Council
On 28 March 2011, the Executive Council held its 45th (and in principle
last) meeting, in Lisbon. The Chair, Deborah Bergamini, praised the work
made by the council since its first meeting, 21 years ago (on 23-24
April 1990 in Lisbon). In this context she paid tribute to her
predecessors : Claude Frey (Switzerland), Miguel Angel Martinez (Spain,
who was present at the meeting, as representative the European
Parliament), Vitor Crespo (Portugal) and Harry Aarts (Netherlands).
According to the proposed new statutory Resolution, the two present
statutory bodies of the North-South Centre (i.e. the Executive Council
and the Committee of Member States) will be merged into a new "Executive
Committee" which will be the unique decision making body of the Centre.
It is foreseen that this new body will hold its constitutive meeting in
June in Strasbourg.
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See the final decisions
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THE CROSSROAD...
In 2010, the North-South Centre successfully celebrated its
20th anniversary. The permanent processes
implemented by the Centre during its history have been
strengthened and now constitute the backbone of its
programme of activities. The relationship with the EU is
stronger than ever and the Centre has developed privileged
co-operation links with the Alliance of Civilizations. All
this gives the North-South Centre solid assets to project
itself into the future in a radically changing international
environment.
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 Chair
of the North-South Centre Executive Council
Statements by the President of the Executive Council of the North-South
Centre
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concerning the international day for tolerance 2010
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More
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the creation of UN Woman
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Declaration
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concerning the
International Day for the Elimination of Violence
against Women
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Declaration
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More information...
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regarding the request of Cape Verde to join the
North-South Centre
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Declaration
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on the occasion of the re-election of Mr. José Manual
Barroso as President of the European Commission
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Declaration
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on the occasion of the International Youth Day,
Declaration
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on the adoption
of the
law
criminalizing domestic violence in Pakistan
Declaration
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concerning Morocco's membership to the North-South
Centre on 1 July 2009
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Statement by the Chair of the Executive Council
concerning Morocco's membership to the North-South
Centre
Statement of the Chair of the NSC Executive Council, Ms Bergamini, who
took her function in Lisbon on 1 April.
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Statement
- concerning the situation in Iran
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Declaration
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occasion of the Women’s Day (8 March 2010)
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See the Declaration
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See the Contest winners - Action for Women
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44th meeting of the
Executive Council of the North-South Centre
The 44th meeting of Executive Council of the
North-South Centre took place on 3 November 2010,
in Lisbon.
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Adopted decisions
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The Executive Council adopts its
opinion on the proposition of a new Statutory Resolution for the NSC
At its meeting on 17 May, the Executive Council adopted a series of
important decisions including its opinion on Recommendation 1893
(2009).
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Link to the opinion
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Link to the decisions
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PRESENTATION |
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The Executive Council meets twice yearly (spring and
autumn) and has a total of 27 seats, composed of the following
members:
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eight
representatives from the member States of the Partial Agreement,
designated by the Committee of Representatives of the member
States;
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four
parliamentarians, two of whom are designated by the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and two of whom
are designated by the European Parliament;
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four
representatives of local and regional authorities, designated by
the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of
Europe;
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six civil
society representatives, two of whom are designated by the
Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe;
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a
representative from the European Commission;
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three
representatives from the South, invited by the Secretary General
of the Council of Europe, on the advice of the Bureau of the
Executive Council;
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a
representative of the Secretary General of the Council of
Europe.
Mrs Deborah
Bergamini (Italy) is the Chair of the Executive Council and Ambassador Eberhard Kölsch (Germany)
is the Vice-Chair.
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COMPOSITION
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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
MEMBERS
COMPOSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL
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Representatives
of the member States: |
1 |
Cyprus |
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2 |
Finland |
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3 |
Germany* |
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4 |
The
Netherlands |
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5 |
San
Marino |
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6 |
Serbia |
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7 |
Spain* |
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8 |
Switzerland |
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Parliamentarians:
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Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe(1) |
9 |
Mr
Kimmo Sasi* |
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10 |
Ms Ana
Catarina Mendonça |
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European Parliament(2) |
11 |
Mr
Miguel Angel Martínez |
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12 |
Ms Birgit Schnieber-Jastram |
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Congress
of Local and Regional Authorities
of the Council of Europe(3) |
13 |
Mr
Jean-Claude Frecon |
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14 |
Mr
Ian Micallef |
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15 |
Mrs
Ludmila Sfirloaga* |
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Civil society
Representatives: |
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Conference of INGOs of
the Council
of Europe |
17 |
Mr
Jean-Marie Heydt* |
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18 |
Mr
Michel Julien |
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European Youth Forum |
19 |
Mr
Christoffer Grønstad |
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Global
Education Network Europe (GENE) |
20 |
Mr
Helmuth Hartmeyer |
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European NGO
confederation for relief
and development (CONCORD) |
21 |
Ms
Rilli Lappalainen |
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European Institute of
Cultural Routes |
22 |
Ms
Erna Hennicot-Schoepges |
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Secretary General of the
Council of
Europe or his/her representative: |
23 |
Mrs
Gabriella
Battaini-Dragoni |
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European Commission(4):
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24 |
Mrs
Luisella
Pavan-Woolfe* |
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Representatives from the South: |
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Member of Parliament, South Africa |
25 |
Mr
Habib Ben Yahia |
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Secretary General of the Arab Maghreb Union |
26 |
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Seat
allocated on an exceptional
basis(5) |
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Italy* |
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member |
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(1)
Substitute members:
Mrs Maryvonne Blondin and
Mrs Antigoni Papadopoulos |
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(2) Substitute
members:
Mr Charles Goerens and
Ms Gabriele Zimmer |
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(3) Substitute
members: Mr
Michel Guegan and Mrs Esther Maurer |
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(4) Substitute
member:
Mr Jerôme Legrand |
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At its 41st
meeting of 17 March 2009, the Executive Council allocated, on
an exceptional basis, a seat to Italy until the end of the present
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