Decisions taken by the Committee of Ministers

If you want to know what action the Committee of Ministers (CM) has taken on a particular topic, start your search with the decisions adopted by the CM.

The decisions contain links to any other related texts (for example, Recommendations, Resolutions …) and to the working documents which provide the background to the decision.

Decisions (CM/Del/Dec)

• Council of Europe treaties
  • Treaty Office website
• Compilations of decisions per meeting (CM/Del/Dec)
• Recommendations of the Committee of Ministers to member states (CM/Rec)
  • Recommendations on the application of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (CM/RecChL)
  • Recommendations adopted in the context of the European Social Charter supervision system (CM/RecChS)
• Declarations made by the Committee of Ministers (Decl)
• Terms of reference of Council of Europe intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies
  • Council of Europe committees (restricted access)
• Guidelines and strategies adopted or approved by the Committee of Ministers
• Action plans adopted or approved by the Committee of Ministers
• Replies from the Committee of Ministers to Recommendations from the Parliamentary Assembly (CM/AS/Rec)
• Replies from the Committee of Ministers to Written Questions from the Parliamentary Assembly (CM/AS/Quest)