At their meeting on 21 March, the Ministers' Deputies held their last exchange of views with the current Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Nils Muižnieks, following the presentation of his first quarterly activity report 2018 which covers the period until 31 March 2018, date of the end of his six year mandate.

They also held their annual exchange of views with Professor Giuseppe Palmisano, President of the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR), on the challenges and progress noted by the ECSR with regard to the enforcement of social rights in Council of Europe member States.

In addition, the Deputies:

• adopted a recommendation to member States on the participation of citizens in local public life (see the explanatory memorandum for more information);
• approved neighbourhood partnerships for the period 2018-2021 with Morocco and Tunisia.

The other items examined by the Deputies appear in the Agenda and the decisions adopted are available in the meeting file.