Council of Europe

Documents

- Declaration on the desirability of international standards dealing with forum shopping in respect of defamation or (“libel tourism”)
- Press release
- Article from Solicitors Journal

Notes and expected action

Take note of the adoption of the Declaration on 7 July 2012

Documents

- “Violent and extreme pornography” – PACE Recommendation 1981 (2011)
- CDMC comments
- Reply adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 12 April 2012
- Secretariat paper (not on-line)

Notes and expected action

Discuss CM instructions (paragraph 5 of the reply) and make proposals to the CDMSI

Documents

- CDMSI comments on PACE Recommendation 1996(2012) Equality between women and men: a condition for the success of the Arab spring - CDMSI(2012)006Rev
- CDMSI comments on PACE Recommendation 1998(2012) on the protection of freedom of expression and information on the internet and online media - CDMSI(2012)005
- CDMSI comments on PACE Recommendation 2001(2012) on protection of and access to the audiovisual cultural heritage- CDMSI(2012)007Rev

Notes and expected action

CDMSI comments completed by e-mail exchanges

Documents

- “Thematic debate: Media Freedom” CM decision – SG/Inf(2011)27
- “Thematic debate on the safety of journalists” - Discussion paper presented by the Secretary General - SG/Inf(2012)6
- UN plan of action on the safety of journalists and the issue of impunity
- Resolution on Safety of Journalists – Human Rights Council, 21st session
- Council of Europe report on UN/Austrian side event on protection of journalists (not on line)
- ECHR report on positive obligations under Article 10
- Draft report on defamation, CDMSI (2012)Misc11 (not on line)
- Secretariat paper on Protection of Journalists/Journalism (not on-line)

Notes and expected action

Information by the Secretariat. Discussion

Notes and expected action

Information by the Secretariat

Documents

- Report of the meeting of the informal working group on gender and media (20-21 September 2012) (not on-line)

Notes and expected action

Take note of information

Documents

- Presentation of on-going and planned activities
- General information sheet

Notes and expected action

Take note of information

Documents

- Declaration on measures to promote the respect of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights
- CM decision of 18/1/2012 following the Committee of Ministers thematic debate on media freedom
- Report of the 1^st meeting of the Task Force on freedom of expression and media (21 June 2012) (not on-line)

Notes and expected action

Take note of information

Documents

- Draft Committee of Ministers declaration on risks to fundamental rights stemming from digital tracking and other surveillance technologies - CDMSI(2012)002Rev5

Notes and expected action

Take note of comments by CDMSI delegations, T-CY, T-PD, CDCJ and Secretariat, and decide on amendments and transmission to the CDMSI for finalisation

Documents

- Terms of reference of the Committee of Experts on Rights of Internet Users (MSI-DUI) adopted on 6 July 2012
- Report on the 1^st meeting of the MSI-DUI (13-14/09/2012) (not on-line)

Notes and expected action

Take note of information
Discussion

Documents

- Declaration on Internet Governance principles
- Recommendation on the protection and promotion of the universality, integrity and openness of the Internet
- Declaration on network neutrality
- Proposed action (Delegations, Secretariat) (not on-line)

Notes and expected action

All CDMSI members were invited to submit suggestions by 31 July
Discuss proposals
Agree on the process to be followed for these activities

Documents

- Draft outlining scenarios of interference with Internet traffic which may have an impact on access to information across borders. (not on-line)

Notes and expected action

Information by the Secretariat on the state of play
Discuss and make proposals to CDMSI for further action

Documents

- EuroDIG 2012 – programme

Notes and expected action

Information by the Secretariat on the 5th edition of EuroDIG (Stockholm on 14-15 June 2012)
Discussion

Documents

- Documents related to Council of Europe events

Notes and expected action

Information by the Secretariat
Discussion

Documents

- Follow-up chart to the Council of Europe Internet Governance Strategy 2012-2015 – up-date by the Secretariat & Report by the Secretariat (not on-line)

Notes and expected action

Consider information provided by the Secretariat
Discuss modalities for the CDMSI to oversee the implementation of the Strategy.

Documents

- Draft paper (not on-line)

Notes and expected action

Point of information

Documents

- Modernisation of the Convention 108 – new proposals
- (TPD(2012)WP – Work programme of the T-PD for 2012 and 2013
- Council of Europe Strategy on Internet Governance 2012-2015)
- Abridged Report of the 28th meeting of the T-PD Bureau (Strasbourg, 27-28 September 2012)

Notes and expected action

Information by the Secretariat and discussion

Documents

Background documents:

- CDMSI(2012)Misc1 - Discussion paper on possible modifications of the “public watchdog” term in the new media environment (M.Traimer – Austria)
- CDMSI(2012)Misc2 - “I don’t speak on behalf of…” - Agile Movements, Fluid Politics and the new Democratic Bargain (Ren Reynolds)
- CDMSI(2012)Misc3 - Access to the Internet – a human right? (A.Mellakauls – Latvia)
- CDMSI(2012)Misc5 - Background paper on connected television (France)
- CDMSI(2012)Misc6 - Regulating freedom of expression and association online – regulating democracy? (Switzerland)
- CDMSI(2012)Misc8 – The power of the screens
- CDMSI(2012)Misc9 - The Future of Regulation – non paper I
- CDMSI(2012)Misc10 - Notes on the possible issues to be discussed during the Belgrade conference on media and information society (prepared by Bissera Zankova)
- CDMSI(2012)Misc12- Proposal by Andris Mellakauls for an outline programme
- CDMSI(2012)Misc14 – Proposal by Community Media Forum Europe

Notes and expected action

Discuss and make proposals for the Conference dates, themes, documents and agenda

Notes and expected action

Take note of reports by representatives of the CDMSI to relevant events:

- Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) Plenary and Octopus Conference (Jasminka Drazenovic),
- Pan-European Forum on Media Pluralism and New Media- (Andris Mellakauls)
- Conference of Ministers of Justice - Report by Andris Mellakauls), Final resolution & Austria country report
- 2012 CoE Exchange on religious dimension of intercultural dialogue (Andris Mellakauls)
- Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: take note of the background report on The state of Media Freedom in Europe (by W.Horsley).

Notes and expected action

Ms Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Chairperson of the EC High Level Group on Media Freedom and Pluralism invited to 2^nd CDMSI (tbc)
Mr Nils Muižnieks, HR Commissioner could not accept invitation to 2^nd CDMSI, due to other commitments
Take note of other possible exchanges and discuss

Documents

- CDMSI(2012)009 – Calendar of meetings and events in 2013

Notes and expected action

- Take note of information about meetings and events relevant to the CDMSI
- Agree on dates of Bureau meetings in 2013. Propose dates of the CDMSI plenary meetings in 2013