State parties to the Convention

  • Albania 28/09/1999
  • Armenia 20/07/1998
  • Austria  31/03/1998
  • Azerbaijan 26/06/2000
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina 24/02/2000
  • Bulgaria 07/05/1999
  • Croatia 11/10/1997
  • Cyprus 04/06/1996
  • Czechia 18/12/1997
  • Denmark 22/09/1997
  • Estonia  06/01/1997
  • Finland 03/10/1997
  • Georgia 22/12/2005
  • Germany10/09/1997
  • Hungary 25/09/1995
  • Ireland  07/05/1999
  • Italy 03/11/1997
  • Latvia 06/06/2005
  • Liechtenstein 18/11/1997
  • Lithuania 23/03/2000
  • Malta 10/02/1998
  • Republic of Moldova 20/11/1996
  • Montenegro 06/06/2006
  • Netherlands 16/02/2005
  • North Macedonia 10/04/1997
  • Norway 17/03/1999
  • Poland 20/12/2000
  • Portugal 07/05/2002
  • Romania 11/05/1995
  • Russian Federation  21/08/1998
  • San Marino 05/12/1996
  • Serbia 11/05/2001
  • Slovak Republic 14/09/1995
  • Slovenia 25/03/1998
  • Spain  01/09/1995
  • Sweden 09/02/2000
  • Switzerland 21/10/1998
  • Ukraine 26/01/1998
  • United Kingdom 15/01/1998

Signatory states

  • Belgium 31/07/2001
  • Greece 22/09/1997
  • Iceland 01/02/1995
  • Luxembourg 20/07/1995

Countries which have neither signed nor ratified the Convention

  • Andorra
  • France
  • Monaco
  • Turkey  

Specific monitoring arrangements

Kosovo* is subject to a specific monitoring arrangement in conformity with the 2004 Agreement between UNMIK and the Council of Europe.


*All references to Kosovo, whether the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nation's Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

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