At their 1330th meeting, the Ministers' Deputies adopted Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)11 on the need to strengthen the protection and promotion of the civil society space in Europe and encouraged member States to continue their efforts in this respect.

They also took a series of decisions to strengthen the monitoring mechanism of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, with effect from 1 July 2019. While maintaining the fundamental features of the mechanism, the reform will ensure its effectiveness and preserve its authority and credibility through a balanced set of measures.

Finally, they had an extensive dialogue on current political developments, on the basis of the Secretary General's communication, and held exchanges of views with:

• Ms Dunja Mijatović, Commissioner for Human Rights, following her presentation of the 3rd quarterly activity report 2018;
• Mr Wojciech Sawicki, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly, on the November Standing Committee and Bureau meetings;
• Mr Anders Knape, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, on the 35th Plenary Session and other activities of the Congress.

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