Council of Europe treaties 

• Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ETS No. 005) – 1950
  • Consolidated version as amended by Protocol No. 15 – entered into force 1 August 2021
• European Social Charter (ETS No. 035) – 1965
  • European Social Charter (revised) (ETS No. 163) – entered into force 1 July 1999
• European Convention on the Repatriation of Minors (ETS No. 071) – 2015
• Council of Europe Convention on the avoidance of statelessness in relation to State succession (CETS No. 200) – 2009
• European Convention on Nationality (ETS No. 166) – 2000
• Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region (ETS No. 165) - 1997
• Convention on the Participation of Foreigners in Public Life at Local Level (ETS No. 144) – 1997
• European Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant Workers (ETS No. 093) – 1983
• European Agreement on Transfer of Responsibility for Refugees (ETS No. 107) – 1980

• European Agreement on Travel by Young Persons on Collective Passports between the Member Countries of the Council of Europe (ETS No. 037) – 1962
• European Convention on the Academic Recognition of University Qualifications (ETS No. 032) – 1961
• European Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Refugees (ETS No. 031) – 1960
• European Convention on Extradition (ETS No. 024) – 1960
  • Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition (ETS No. 086) – 1979
  • Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition – 1983
  • Third Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition – 2012
  • Fourth Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition (CETS No. 212) – 2014
• European Agreement on Regulations governing the Movement of Persons between Member States of the Council of Europe (ETS No. 025) – 1958

 Committee of Ministers recommendations 

• Recommendation CM/Rec(2026)1 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on equality and artificial intelligence, March 2026
• ​​​​​Recommendation CM/Rec(2025)6 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on qualifications and linguistic competences of refugees in Europe  - July 2025
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2024)4) of the Committee of Ministers to member States on combating hate crime - May 2024
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)22 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on human rights principles and guidelines on age assessment in the context of migration – December 2022
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)21 of the Committee of Ministers to member Stateson preventing and combating trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation - September 2022
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)17 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls – May 2022
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)16 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on combating hate speech - May 2022
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)10 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on multilevel policies and governance for intercultural integration – April 2022
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)11 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on effective guardianship for unaccompanied and separated children in the context of migration – December 2019
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)4 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on supporting young refugees in transition to adulthood – April 2019
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)1 on intercultural integration – January 2015
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2012)10 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the protection of child and young athletes from dangers associated with migration – September 2012
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2011)13 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on mobility, migration and access to health care – November 2011
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2011)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on reducing the risk of vulnerability of elderly migrants and improving their welfare – May 2011
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2011)1 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on interaction between migrants and receiving societies – January 2011
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2011)2 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on validating migrants’ skills – January 2011
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)10 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on improving access of migrants and persons of immigrant background to employment – July 2008
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2008)4 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on strengthening the integration of children of migrants and of immigrant background – February 2008
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2007)9 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on life projects for unaccompanied migrant minors – July 2007
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2007)10 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on co‑development and migrants working for development in their countries of origin – July 2007
• Recommendation Rec(2006)9 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the admission, rights and obligations of migrant students and co-operation with countries of origin – July 2006
• Recommendation Rec(2006)6 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on internally displaced persons – April 2006
• Recommendation Rec(2005)6 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on exclusion from refugee status in the context of Article 1 F of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951 – March 2005
• Recommendation Rec(2004)9 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the concept of “membership of a particular social group” (MPSG) in the context of the 1951 Convention relating to the status of refugees – June 2004
• Recommendation Rec(2003)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on measures of detention of asylum seekers – April 2003
• Recommendation Rec(2000)15 of the Committee of Ministers to member states concerning the security of residence of long-term migrants – September 2000
• Recommendation Rec(99)12 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the return of rejected asylum-seekers – May 1999
• Recommendation Rec(98)15 on the training of officials who first come into contact with asylum seekers, in particular at border points, December 1998
• Recommendation Rec(98)13 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the right of rejected asylum seekers to an effective remedy against decisions on expulsion in the context of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights – September 1998
• Recommendation Rec(97)22 containing guidelines on the application of the safe third country concept - November 1997
• Recommendation Rec(94) 5 on gudelines to inspire practices of the member states of the Council of Europe concerning the arrival of asylum-seekers at European airports - June 1994
• Recommendation Rec(90)14 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the preparation of an information brochure of the social security rights and obligations of migrant workers and of their families – June 1990

 Committee of Ministers guidelines 

• Guidelines on human rights protection in the context of accelerated asylum procedures (2009)

• Twenty Guidelines on Forced Returns (2005)

 Council of Europe non-binding instruments concerning migration and asylum 

• Reference document - Non-binding Instruments of the Council of Europe in the Field of Migration and Asylum - 2026