The Committee of Ministers in Brief

Council of Europe’s statutory decision-making body »
The role and functions of the Committee of Ministers (CM) are defined in Chapter IV of the Statute of the Council of Europe.

Ministers for Foreign Affairs of member States »
Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the 46 member States of the Council of Europe meet once a year.

Ministers' Deputies - Permanent Representatives to the Council of Europe »
The Deputies meet weekly, including 4 meetings to supervise execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights.
The Ministers' Deputies are assisted by:

A Bureau »

The Bureau consists of six members in the English alphabetical order: the current President, the two previous Presidents and the three future Presidents.

Subsidiary groups »

Rapporteur groups, ad hoc working parties and thematic coordinators are informal working structures of the Ministers' Deputies. They prepare decisions for adoption by the Committee of Ministers.

