134th Session of the Committee of Ministers
(Luxembourg - 13-14 May 2025)
Minutes
- CM/PV(2025)134-final - Minutes of the sitting held at the European Convention Center, Luxembourg
Decisions adopted
- CM/PV(2025)134-add - Volume of Decisions - Addendum to the Minutes of the sitting held at the European Convention Center, Luxembourg
Tuesday 13 May
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5 p.m. |
Opening for signature of the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer |
| 7 p.m. | Cultural visit (Blast Furnace Belval, Esch-sur-Alzette) |
| 8 p.m. | Working dinner hosted by the Chair of the Committee of Ministers: “The New Democratic Pact for Europe” (Blast Furnace Belval, Esch-sur-Alzette) |
Wednesday 14 May
(European Convention Center, Luxembourg)
Vidéo: Opening and closing of the Session, handover of the presidency and press conference: https://gouvernement.lu/en/actualites/toutes_actualites/video-conference-presse/2025/05-mai/14-livestreaming-comite-ministres.html.
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8-8.45 a.m. |
Arrival of Heads of Delegation/delegations |
| 8.50 a.m. | Official photo for all Heads of Delegation |
| 9 a.m. |
Opening of the formal Session |
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12.30 p.m. |
Luncheon hosted by the outgoing Chair of the Committee of Ministers |
Agenda
1. Adoption of the agenda
- Decision adopted by the Committee of Ministers
- CM(2025)OJ-final - Programme, Agenda and Annotated agenda
2. Role of the Council of Europe in the new geopolitical context
a. Council of Europe Action in support of Ukraine: present and future
- Decisions adopted by the Committee of Ministers
- CM/Del/Dec(2025)1520/2.3 - Consequences of the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine
- CM(2022)187-final - Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine - “Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction” 2023-2026
- DC 093(2025) - Secretary General highlights next steps on Special Tribunal for Ukraine
b. New Democratic Pact for Europe
- Decisions adopted by the Committee of Ministers
- Secretary General 2025 Report - Towards a new Democratic Pact for Europe
- SG/Inf(2025)14 - Roadmap Towards a New Democratic Pact for Europe - Building a resilient, inclusive and agile democracy
3. Implementation of the Reykjavík Declaration – follow-up decisions
- Decisions adopted by the Committee of Ministers
- CM(2025)50-final - Report on follow-up to the Reykjavík Declaration – Implementation of the Reykjavík Declaration – Two years after (May 2024 to May 2025)
- CM(2025)53-final - Council of Europe Transparency Framework
- Secretary General 2025 Report - Towards a new Democratic Pact for Europe
- SG/Inf(2025)12 - Consolidated report on the conflict in Georgia (October 2024 – March 2025)
- CM/Del/Dec(2025)1527/2.1 - The Council of Europe and the conflict in Georgia
- CM(2025)55 - Progress report on administrative reform measures
- CM(2024)191-add1final - Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer
- CM(2024)191-add2final - Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer - Explanatory Report
- Reykjavík Declaration - United around our values
- The Reykjavik Summit: PACE follow-up
- Congress Highlights - May 2025
a. Co-operation between the Council of Europe and the European Union
- Decisions adopted by the Committee of Ministers
- CM(2025)102-final - Summary report on co-operation between the Council of Europe and the European Union
- CM(2025)102-addfinal - Joint Programmes between the Council of Europe and the European Union in 2024
b. Council of Europe and the environment
- Decisions adopted by the Committee of Ministers
- CM(2025)51-final - Council of Europe Strategy on the Environment
- CM(2025)51-addfinal - Action Plan on the Environment
- CM(2025)52-final - Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law
- CM(2025)52-addfinal - Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law - Explanatory Report
4. Other business
5. Transfer of the presidency between Luxembourg and Malta
- Report by the Luxembourg Presidency
- CM/Inf(2025)8 - Stocktaking of the Luxembourg Presidency of the Committee of Ministers (November 2024 – May 2025)
- Priorities of the Maltese Presidency
- CM/Inf(2025)9 - Priorities of the Maltese Presidency of the Committee of Ministers (May – November 2025)
6. Date and place of the next Session
