The Committee of Ministers at ministerial level
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The Committee of Ministers (CM) is the Council of Europe's decision-making body.
Representatives on the CM are the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Council of Europe member States. The Committee meets at both ministerial level and at Deputy level.
The CM's role and functions are described in Chapter IV of the Statute. It adopts its own rules of procedure.
Its timetable is based on the holding of one annual ordinary ministerial session around the symbolic date of 5 May, leaving open the possibility of holding a second one during the year.
For more information, see About the CM
2027 - Session of the Committee of Ministers
Montenegro, 12 May 2027
The 136th Session of the Committee of Ministers will be held in Montenegro on 12 May 2027 (CM/Del/Dec(2026)135/10).
2026 - Session of the Committee of Ministers
Chişinău, Republic of Moldova - 14-15 May 2026
- Documents
- Foreign ministers establish Special Tribunal for Ukraine, make declaration on migration, strengthen legal framework against money laundering and the financing of terrorism
- Council of Europe foreign ministers adopt political declaration on the ECHR and migration
- Special Tribunal for Ukraine: broad support for Council of Europe agreement
- New Council of Europe treaty to strengthen criminal asset recovery
- Europe’s security starts with democracy: Council of Europe Secretary General’s 2026 annual report
- Ministers for Foreign Affairs meet in Chișinău - Ukraine, migration and the New Democratic Pact for Europe on the agenda
2025 - Session of the Committee of Ministers
Luxembourg - 13-14 May 2025
- Documents
- Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Luxembourg: Ukraine and New Democratic Pact for Europe on the agenda
- Council of Europe convention on protecting lawyers opens for signature
- Council of Europe steps up on the environmental front
- Committee of Ministers backs Special Tribunal for Ukraine, sets strategic priorities, opens convention to protect lawyers, and adopts environmental treaty
- Malta takes over Presidency of Committee of Ministers
2024 - Session of the Committee of Ministers
Strasbourg, France - 16-17 May 2024
- Programme - Agenda - Documents
- Foreign ministers support Ukraine, define the organisation’s priorities and adopt a treaty on artificial intelligence
- Lithuania takes over Presidency of Committee of Ministers
- Council of Europe adopts first international treaty on artificial intelligence
- Secretary General at the opening of the Committee of Ministers’ Session
- Foreign ministers of 46 member states meet a year after Reykjavik Summit
History of Sessions
1st Session of the Committee of Ministers (8-13 August 1949)