At their 1574^th meeting, on 30 October, the Ministers’ Deputies adopted a Recommendation on the legal status of civil society organisations in Europe, which calls on member States to establish a favourable legal and fiscal framework that facilitates the creation and operation of CSOs, respects their independence and enables them to pursue their objectives without unjustified interference, in a safe and enabling space [more information …].

In accordance with the relevant declarations and commitments adopted by the Committee of Ministers, notably in the framework of the decisions adopted at its 135^th Session in Chișinău on 15 May 2026, the Deputies adopted a series of decisions relating to the integrity and sustainability of the European Convention on Human Rights system.

They also continued their supervision of execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, including in the case Kavala v. Türkiye.

The Deputies heard a communication by Mathieu Mori, Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, on the results of the 51^st Session (October 2026) and other activities of the Congress [more information …].

In addition, the Deputies approved the Budgets of the Council of Europe for 2027. They also took note with satisfaction of the final report on the implementation of the 2022-2025 Action Plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina and agreed to extend the Action Plan for Azerbaijan 2022-2025 until the end of 2027, in order to enable all the objectives contained therein to be achieved.

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