The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has approved the Organisation’s Programme and Budget for the biennium 2012-2013. This completes the move of the Council of Europe to a biennial programme and budget cycle in order to allow better planning and resource management, in line with other international organisations such as the United Nations and the OECD.  

 

The Programme and Budget 2012-2013 is geared towards a strict control of expenditure, including significant reductions in staff and the redeployment of resources to priority sectors in the area of Human Rights, Rule of Law and Democracy with greater emphasis on field activities and the effectiveness of the monitoring mechanisms to achieve better co-ordination of activities, increased efficiency and higher impact.(more...)