At their 1416^th meeting, on 3 November, the Ministers’ Deputies adopted a recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member States aiming to respond to the radical changes in profiling techniques in the last decade and to the consequent need for additional safeguards to protect personal data and private life of individuals [more information …].

The Deputies took note of the documents of the 2^nd Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Media and Information Society (Nicosia, Cyprus, 10-11 June 2021), together with the Secretary General’s report on the Conference. In the light of the decisions taken at the 131^st Session of the Committee of Ministers, the Deputies agreed to pursue efforts to uphold the respect for freedom of expression in Council of Europe member States and beyond, offline as well as online, including in the context of the development, deployment and use of AI tools and other digital technologies, and to promote media freedom.

Finally, the Deputies held exchanges of views with:

• Mr Ramin Garagurbanli, President of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ). They also took note of the following CEPEJ documents: Activity report – 2020; Guidelines on videoconferencing in judicial proceedings; Handbook on court dashboards; For a better integration of the user in the judicial systems: Guidelines and comparative studies on the centrality of the user in legal proceedings in civil matters and on the simplification and clarification of language with users; Mediation awareness and training programmes for enforcement agents
• Ms Alina Orosan, Chair of the Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law (CAHDI)

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