At their 1447bis meeting, on 7 November, the Ministers’ Deputies welcomed the invitation of the Icelandic authorities and agreed that a 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe would be held under the Icelandic Presidency of the Committee of Ministers in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 16 and 17 May 2023 [more information …].

Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and outgoing Chair of the Committee of Ministers, Simon Coveney, then presented the stocktaking of the Irish Chairmanship [more information …].

On 9 November, at the Deputies’ 1447ter meeting, the incoming Chair - Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir - presented the priorities of the Icelandic Presidency [more information …].