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SG-AS (2020) 02 3 February 2020
———————————————— Communication by the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly at the 1366th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies1 (5 February 2020)
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1 This document covers past activities of the Assembly since the meeting of the Bureau on 27 January 2020 (Strasbourg) and future activities up to the meeting of the Bureau on 5 March 2020 (Paris). I. First part-session of 2020 (27 – 31 January 2020)
A. Election of the President of the Assembly
1. At the opening of the part-session, the Assembly elected Mr Hendrik Daems (Belgium, ALDE) as its President for the 2020 Ordinary Session.
B. Election of the Vice-Presidents of the Assembly
2. On 27 and 28 January 2020, the Assembly elected its Vice-Presidents (Appendix 1).
C. Election of the bureaux of the Committees of the Assembly
3. The Assembly Committees elected their Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons (Appendix 2).
D. Election of a judge to the European Court of Human Rights
4. On 28 January 2020, the Assembly elected Mr Mattias Guyomar as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of France.
E. Joint Committee
5. A meeting of the Joint Committee was held on Thursday 30 January 2020.
F. Personalities
6. The following personalities addressed the Assembly (in chronological order):
Mr David Zalkaliani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia, President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe Ms Salome Zourabichvili, President of Georgia Mr Igor Dodon, President of the Republic of Moldova Ms Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Ms Dunja Mijatović, Commissioner for Human Rights
7. Their speeches can be found on the web site of the Assembly: http://assembly.coe.int.
G. Debate under urgent procedure and current affairs debate
8. The Assembly held one debate under urgent procedure on “International obligations concerning the repatriation of children from war and conflict zones” and one current affairs debate on “Recent developments in Lybia and in the Middle East: what consequences for Europe?”.
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H. Media coverage
The Winter Session 2020 of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) generated considerable media coverage, with some 86 journalists (+15 per cent compared to the Winter session 2019) who turned up in Strasbourg to report on it, and 844 articles appearing in the international press (+60 per cent). With 264 articles, the Russian Federation leads the list of media coverage, followed by Ukraine (131) and Georgia (45).
Media attention focused on the debate on the “Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of the Russian Federation”, and the election of a Vice-President in respect of the Russian Federation (Sputnik, Ria Novosti, Interfax, TASS, Ukrinform, Ukrainian News …), as well as the election of Rik Daems as the new President of the Parliamentary Assembly and the addresses by the Presidents of Georgia and the Republic of Moldova.
The debates on “Threats to media freedom and journalists’ security in Europe” (The Guardian, Ansa, NTV, TVE…) and on “The functioning of democratic institutions in Poland” were also highlights of the session.
This was an above-average session on social media, with some 480,000 impressions over the week on Twitter and around 60,000 post engagements on Facebook. The top tweets concerned the Assembly’s report on media freedom – and particularly its call for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to be released – and the election of a new President.
The MediaBox, a web-TV studio available to all those making news at the Assembly, once again proved its usefulness for both Assembly members and journalists: 74 interviews with parliamentarians and participants in side-events were recorded (+12 per cent compared to the last session). The teleprompter facility, installed last year, proved its usefulness and helped increase the number of statements made by MPs, and therefore institutional visibility, together with growing use of the tool put in place by the Communication Division which allows MPs and others to download and share clips of their interventions in the plenary on social media etc.
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I. Adopted texts
9. Further to debates, the Assembly adopted the following texts:
Resolution 2316 (2020) The functioning of democratic institutions in Poland
Recommendation 2168 (2020) Threats to media freedom and journalists’ security in Europe
Resolution 2317 (2020) Threats to media freedom and journalists’ security in Europe
Resolution 2318 (2020) The protection of freedom of religion or belief in the workplace Complementary joint procedure between the Committee of Resolution 2319 (2020) Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly in response to a serious violation by a member State of its statutory obligations Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials Resolution 2320 (2020) of the parliamentary delegation of the Russian Federation International obligations concerning the repatriation of children Recommendation 2169 (2020) from war and conflict zones International obligations concerning the repatriation of children Resolution 2321 (2020) from war and conflict zones
Recommendation 2170 (2020) Reported cases of political prisoners in Azerbaijan
Resolution 2322 (2020) Reported cases of political prisoners in Azerbaijan
Concerted action against human trafficking and the smuggling of Recommendation 2171 (2020) migrants Concerted action against human trafficking and the smuggling of Resolution 2323 (2020) migrants
Recommendation 2172 (2020) Missing refugee and migrant children in Europe
Resolution 2324 (2020) Missing refugee and migrant children in Europe
The progress of the Assembly's monitoring procedure (January- Resolution 2325 (2020) December 2019)
Recommendation 2173 (2020) Combating trafficking in human tissues and cells
Resolution 2326 (2020) Democracy hacked? How to respond?
Resolution 2327 (2020) Organ transplant tourism
10. All these texts can be found on the web site of the Assembly: http://assembly.coe.int.
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J. Hearings and exchanges of views organised during the part-session
Monday 27 January 2020
► Public Hearing on “Impact of labour migration on left-behind children” 2–3 pm Room 7, Palais in the context of the report prepared by Mr Viorel Badea (Romania, EPP/CD), with the participation of:
Committee on Social Affairs, • Ms Elena Madan, Country Director, Terre des hommes Moldova Health and Sustainable • Ms Tatiana Puiu, Member of the European Committee of Social Rights of the Development Council of Europe
2.30–3 pm Room 9, Palais ► Exchange of views with Ms Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
Tuesday 28 January 2020
► Hearing on “The continuing need to restore human rights and the rule of law in the North Caucasus region”
in the context of the report prepared by Mr Frank Schwabe, (Germany, SOC) with the participation of:
8.30 –10 a • Ms Neamat Abumuslimova, Witness Room 10, Palais • Mr Amin Dzhabrailov, Witness, (video conference) • Mr Ibragim Yangulbayev, Witness Committee on Legal Affairs • Mr Oleg Petrovich Orlov, Head of Human Rights Center Memorial’s program “Hot spots”, Moscow and Human Rights ► Exchange of views on “The implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights – 10th report - Russian Federation”
in the context of the report prepared by Mr Constantinos Efstathiou (Cyprus, SOC), with the participation of:
• Mr Piotr Tolstoy, Chairperson of the delegation of the Russian Federation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
► Hearing on “Violence against women with disabilities”
with the participation of:
9–10 am • Ms Ana Peláez Narváez, Member of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Room 3, Palais Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), Vice-President of the European Disability Forum and Executive Vice-President of CERMI Women’s Foundation Committee on Equality and • Ms Claire Desaint, Co-President of Femmes pour le Dire, Femmes pour Agir Non-Discrimination (FDFA), Paris • Ms Sarah Woodin, Senior Research Fellow at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Visiting Fellow at the School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds
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Tuesday 28 January 2020
► Hearing on the “Need for democratic governance of artificial intelligence”
9–10 am in the context of the report prepared by Ms Deborah Bergamini (Italy, EPP/CD) with the Room 9, Palais participation of Mr Dario Fumagalli, legal expert in the field of privacy protection
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
2.15–2.45 pm ► Exchange of views on the “Impact of the implementation of the Istanbul Room 3, Palais Convention”
with the participation of Ms Elisabeth Walaas, Chair of the Committee of the Parties to the Committee on Equality and Istanbul Convention, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Non-Discrimination Representative of Norway to the Council of Europe
Wednesday 29 January 2020
2.30– 3.30 pm Room 3, Palais ► Exchange of views with Ms Dunja Mijatović, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe
Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
► Exchange of views on “Rights and obligations of NGOs assisting refugees and 2.45–3.10 pm migrants in Europe” Room 8, Palais
in the context of the report prepared by Mr Domagoj Hajduković (Croatia, SOC), with the Committee on Migration, participation of with Mr Jeremy McBride, Chairperson of the Expert Council on NGO Law Refugees and Displaced
Persons
Thursday 30 January 2020
► Hearing on “Countering ill democracies in Europe”
in the context of the report prepared by Ms Marie-Christine Dalloz (France, EPP/CD), with the participation of:
8.30–9.30 am • Mr Larry Diamond, Senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and at the Freeman Spogli Room 1, Palais Institute for International Studies of the Stanford University
• Mr Michael Frendo, member of the European Commission for Democracy through Committee on Political Affairs Law (Venice Commission) and Democracy
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Thursday 30 January 2020
► Hearing on “Combatting Afrophobia in Europe”
in the context of the report prepared by Momodou Malcolm Jallow (Sweden, UEL), with the 8.30 – 9.30 am participation of: Room 3, Palais
• Ms Mireille Fanon-Mendes-France, legal expert, Chair of the Frantz Fanon Committee on Equality and Foundation, Former Chair of the Working group on People African Descent, Human Non-Discrimination Rights Council, UNO • Mr Wouter van Bellingen, Board member, European Network against Racism (ENAR)
► Exchange of views on “Effective guardianship for unaccompanied and separated migrant children”
in the context of the report prepared by Ms Sahiba Gafarova (Azerbaijan, EC/DA), with the 8.30 – 10.00 am participation of: Room 8, Palais • Ms Lora Pappa, Founder, President and CEO, METAdrasi – Action for Migration Committee on Migration, and Development, Athens, Greece Refugees and Displaced • Ms Maria-Andriani Kostopoulou, Chairperson of the Ad hoc Committee on the Persons Rights of the Child (CAHENF), Council of Europe
► Exchange of views Mr Drahoslav Štefánek, Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees
► Hearing “The principles and guarantees of advocates”
in the context of the report prepared by Mr Aleksandr Bashkin (Russian Federation, NR) with the participation of: 8.30 – 10.00 am Room 10, Palais • Mr Vakhtang Fedorov, Senior partner of the Moscow Bar Association
"Legis Group", Lawyer Chamber of Moscow Committee on Legal Affairs • Mr Laurent Pettiti, Chair of the working group of the Council of Bars and Law and Human Rights Societies of Europe (CCBE) on the European convention for advocates, France • Ms Maria Ślązak, President of the European Association of Lawyers, Starogard Gdański, Poland
► Exchange of views on “Strengthening the role of young people in the prevention and
resolution of conflicts” 9.00 – 10.00 am Room 6, Palais in the context of the report prepared by Ms Inka Hopsu (Finland, SOC) with the participation of members of the Advisory Council on Youth (CCI) 2020-2021 Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport of the Committee on Culture, ► Exchange of views on revitalising pluralistic democracy with Ms Anja Olin Pape, Science, Education and Media Chair of the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ) and Chair of the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ),
with the participation of members of the CCJ 2020-2021
► Hearing on “Supporting people with autism and their families” 2 – 3.30 pm (via videoconference) Room 7, Palais
in the context of the report prepared by Ms Sevinj Fataliyeva (Azerbaijan, EC/DA), with the Committee on Social Affairs, participation of: Health and Sustainable
Development • Mr Daniel Morgan Jones, “The Aspie World”, UK • Ms Olivia Cattan, President of “SOS autisme France”
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Thursday 30 January 2020
2 – 3.30 pm Room 8, Palais ► Exchange of views on the situation of migrant children with Senator Héctor Committee on Migration, Vasconcelos, Chairperson of the Mexican Observer delegation to the Parliamentary Refugees and Displaced Assembly and Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Mexican Senate Persons
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II. Observation of elections
➢ Azerbaijan: early parliamentary elections (9 February 2020)
On 27 January 2020, the Bureau took note of the press release of the pre-electoral mission and approved the list of members of the ad hoc committee to observe these elections. The list was updated by the Bureau at its meeting on 31 January (Appendix 3).
➢ North Macedonia: parliamentary elections (12 April 2020)
On 27 January 2020, the Bureau, subject to receiving an invitation, decided to observe these elections and constituted an ad hoc committee for this purpose composed of 20 members (EPP/CD: 6; SOC: 6, ALDE: 4: EC/DA: 3 , UEL: 1) as well as of the co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee; and to conduct a pre-electoral mission. On 31 January 2020, the Bureau approved the list of members of the ad hoc committee to observe these elections and appointed Lord Blencathra (United Kingdom, EC/DA) as its Chairperson (Appendix 4).
➢ Serbia: parliamentary elections (April 2020)
On 27 January 2020, the Bureau, subject to receiving an invitation, decided to observe these elections and constituted an ad hoc committee for this purpose composed of 20 members (EPP/CD: 6; SOC: 6, ALDE: 4: EC/DA: 3 , UEL: 1) as well as of the co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee; and to conduct a pre-electoral mission. On 31 January 2020, the Bureau approved the list of members of the ad hoc committee to observe these elections and appointed Mr Aleksander Pociej (Poland, EPP/CD) as its Chairperson (Appendix 5).
➢ Poland: presidential elections (10 May 2020 tbc)
On 31 January 2020, the Bureau, subject to receiving an invitation, decided to observe these elections and constituted an ad hoc committee for this purpose composed of 20 members (EPP/CD: 6; SOC: 6, ALDE: 4: EC/DA: 3 , UEL: 1) as well as of the co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee; and to conduct a pre-electoral mission.
III. Other decisions taken by the Bureau (27 January and 31 January 2020)
- Standing Committee meeting (Paris, 6 March): on 31 January, the Bureau took note of the draft agenda;
- Second part-session of 2020 (Strasbourg, 20-24 April): on 31 January, the Bureau drew up the preliminary draft agenda (Appendix 6);
- Resolution 2094 (2016) on the situation in Kosovo2 and the role of the Council of Europe: on 27 January, the Bureau took note of the letter by the President of the Assembly of Kosovo informing the President of the Assembly of the names of the members of the delegation of the Assembly of Kosovo for the 2020 ordinary session, approved the list of the delegation which was subsequently ratified by the Assembly through the Progress report;
Members: - Ms Arberije Nagavci, Self-Determination Movement, Chairperson of the delegation - Mr Memli Krasniqi, Democratic Party - Mr Fikrim Damka, Kosovo Turkish Democratic Party
Substitutes: - Mr Hykmete Bajrami, Democratic League of Kosovo, substitute for Ms Nagavci - Ms Albena Reshitaj, Alliance for the future of Kosovo, substitute for Mr Krasniqi - Ms Emilija Redžepi, Parliamentary Group ‘Multiethnic”, substitute for Mr Damka
2 All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo. 9
- Resolution 1376 (2004) relating to Cyprus: on 27 January, the Bureau took note of the letters from the two Turkish Cypriot political parties informing the President of the Assembly of the names of the "elected representatives of the Turkish Cypriot community" entitled to sit in the Assembly in 2020, namely Mr Armağan Candan and Mr Özdemir Berova, subject to ratification by the Assembly through the Progress report;
- Election of the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly: on 31 January, the Bureau considered and approved the proposals contained in the memorandum prepared by the Secretariat of the Assembly;
- Communications: on 31 January, the Bureau took note of the communications by the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe;
- EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights: on 31 January, the Bureau took note of the memorandum prepared by the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly and invited its President to contact the President of the European Parliament with a view to resuming the joint work in this respect;
- Honorary President: on 31 January, the Bureau decided to grant the title of Honorary President to Ms Liliane Maury Pasquier, President of the Assembly 2018-2020;
- European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT): on 31 January, the Bureau approved the lists of candidates in respect of Romania and of the Slovak Republic, to be forwarded to the Committee of Ministers and approved the recommendation of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights to invite the delegations of Poland and of the Russian Federation to submit a new list of candidates to the CPT;
- Institutional representation of the Parliamentary Assembly in 2020: on 31 January, the Bureau approved the proposals for the institutional representation of the Parliamentary Assembly in 2020 as set out in Appendix 7;
- 2020 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize: on 31 January, the Bureau took note of the press release of the launch of the 2020 edition of the Prize.
IV. Fact-finding visits in the framework of preparation of reports
➢ Should politicians be prosecuted for statements made in the exercise of their mandate?
Mr Boriss Cilevičs (Latvia, SOC), Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, is carrying out a fact-finding visit to Spain (Madrid and Barcelona) on 3-6 February 2020.
➢ The gender dimension of foreign policy
Ms Petra Stienen (Netherlands, ALDE), Rapporteur of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, is carrying out a fact-finding visit to the Netherlands on 4 and 5 February 2020.
➢ Time to act: Europe’s political response to fighting the manipulation of sports competitions
Mr Roland Rino Büchel (Switzerland, ALDE), Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media, will carry out a fact-finding visit to Brussels on 10-11 February and to Strasbourg on 12 February 2020.
➢ Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination and the rule of law in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges
Mr Pieter Omtzigt (Netherlands/ EPP/CD), Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, will carry out a fact-finding visit to Malta on 13-14 February 2020 as part of his mandate to ensure follow-up to Assembly Resolution 2293 (2019).
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➢ The brain-computer interface: new rights or new threats to fundamental freedoms?”
Mr Olivier Becht (France, ALDE), Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, will carry out a fact-finding visit to San Francisco, United States, on 25-27 February 2020.
➢ Preserving Europe’s linguistic, ethnic, cultural and national diversity
Ms Elvira Kovács (Serbia, EPP/CD), Rapporteur of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, will carry out a fact-finding visit to the United Kingdom on 26 and 27 February 2020.
➢ Supporting people with autism and their families
Ms Sevinj Fataliyeva (Azerbaijan, EC/DA), Rapporteur of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development, will carry out a fact-finding visit to London, on 30-31 March 2020.
V. Seminars and conferences organised by the Assembly
On 18 and 19 February 2020, Strasbourg: the Secretariat of the Assembly (Parliamentary Project Support Division - PPSD) will organise an Information Seminar on the Council of Europe for the staff members of the Parliaments of Jordan and Morocco, Partners for democracy to the PACE.
On 27 and 28 February 2020, Helsinki: the Secretariat of the Assembly (PPSD) will organise a Parliamentary Seminar on parliamentary integrity: promoting transparency and accountability measures for the MP’s of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine).
VI. Co-operation with the Committee of Ministers
The Joint Committee met in Strasbourg on Thursday 30 January 2020.
VII. Co-operation with the Venice Commission
➢ At its meeting on 28 January 2020 in Strasbourg, the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights decided to ask the Venice Commission for an opinion on the draft amendment to the Constitution of the Russian Federation (as proposed by the President of the Russian Federation on 15 January 2020) according to which, international agreements and treaties, as well as decisions by international bodies may apply only to the extent that they do not entail restrictions on the rights and freedoms of people and citizens, and do not contradict the Constitution.
➢ At its meeting on 29 January 2020 in Strasbourg, the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) decided to ask the Venice Commission for an opinion on electoral reforms in Romania.
➢ At its meeting on 30 January 2020 in Strasbourg, the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy held a hearing on “Countering ill democracies in Europe” in the context of the report prepared by Ms Marie- Christine Dalloz (France, EPP/CD), with the participation inter alia of Mr Michael Frendo, member of the Venice Commission.
VIII. Co-operation with the European Parliament and other European Union institutions
➢ On 10-11 February 2020, in Brussels, Mr Roland Rino Büchel, Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Youth on “Time to act: Europe’s political response to fighting the manipulation of sports competitions”, is expected to meet Mr Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President of the European Commission for Promoting our European Way of Life, and Mr Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice, as well as various officials and members of COREPER I. On 12 February 2020, in Strasbourg, the Rapporteur will meet Ms Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for “Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth”, and members of the European Parliament Sport Intergroup. 11
IX. List of meetings of the committees, the Bureau and the Presidential Committee
. 4 March 2020, Paris: Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs
. 5 March 2020, Paris: Presidential Committee
. 5 March 2020, Paris: Bureau of the Assembly
. 6 March 2020, Paris: Standing Committee
. 9 March 2020, Paris: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
. 10 March 2020, Paris: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
. 12 March 2020, Paris: Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable development
. 16 March 2020, Paris: Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
. 19 March 2020, Paris: Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
. 20 March 2020, Paris: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
. 30-31 March 2020, Ankara: Monitoring Committee
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Appendix 1
AS/Inf (2020) 02 29 January / janvier 2020
Vice-Presidents of the Parliamentary Assembly Vice-Présidentes et Vice-Présidents de l’Assemblée parlementaire
In order of precedence / par ordre de préséance
Sir Roger GALE United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni Mr Kimmo KILJUNEN Finland / Finlande Ms Miroslava NEMCOVA Czech Republic / République tchèque Mr Gusty GRAAS Luxembourg Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS Lithuania / Lituanie Ms Susanne EBERLE-STRUB Liechtenstein Mr Antonio GUTIÉRREZ Spain / Espagne Ms Nicole TRISSE France Mr Andreas NICK Germany / Allemagne Mr Piotr TOLSTOY Russian Fédération / Fédération de Russie Mr Oleksandr MEREZHKO Ukraine Ms Dzhema GROZDANOVA Bulgaria / Bulgarie Mr Akif Çağatay KILIÇ Turkey / Turquie Mr Lars Aslan RASMUSSEN Denmark / Danemark Ms Snježana NOVAKOVIĆ BURSAĆ Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bosnie-Herzégovine Ms Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE Latvia / Lettonie Mr Irakli KOBAKHIDZE Georgia / Géorgie Mr Tomislav TOLUŠIĆ Croatia / Croatie Mr Alvise MANIERO Italy / Italie Vacant seat / siège vacant Belgium / Belgique
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Appendix 2 - Chairs and Vice-Chairs of committees
Committees / Commissions Chairpersons / Présidents Vice-Chairpersons / Vice-présidents
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy / 1st/1er Andreas NICK, Germany, EPP/CD Dame Cheryl GILLAN, United Kingdom, Commission des questions politiques et de la démocratie 2nd/2e Piero FASSINO, Italy, SOC EC/DA 90 seats / sièges 3rd/3e Claude KERN, France, ALDE
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights / 1st/1er Edmon MARUKYAN, Armenia, ALDE Commission des questions juridiques et des droits de l’homme Boriss CILEVIČS, Latvia, SOC 2nd/2e Emanuelis ZINGERIS, Lithuania, EEP/CD 90 seats / sièges 3rd/3e Martin GRAF, Austria, EC/DA
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development / 1st/1er John HOWELL, United Kingdom, EC/DA Commission des questions sociales, de la santé et du développement durable Luís LEITE RAMOS, Portugal, EPP/CD 2nd/2e Edite ESTRELA, Portugal, SOC 85 seats / sieges 3rd/3e Nina KASIMATI, Greece, UEL
Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons / 1st/1er Rósa Björk BRYNJÓLFSDÓTTIR, Iceland, UEL Commission des migrations, des réfugiés et des personnes déplacées Pierre-Alain FRIDEZ, Switzerland, SOC 2nd/2e Jokin BILDARRATZ, Spain, ALDE 85 seats / sièges 3rd/3e Manuel VESCOVI, Italy, EC/DA
Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media / 1st/1er George FOULKES, United Kingdom, SOC Olivier BECHT, France, ALDE Commission de la culture, de la science, de l'éducation et des médias 2nd/2e Foteini PIPILI, Greece, EPP/CD
85 seats / sièges 3rd/3e Roberto RAMPI, Italy, SOC
Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination / 1st/1er Petra STIENEN, Netherlands, ALDE Commission sur l'égalité et la non-discrimination Petra BAYR, Austria, SOC 2nd/2e Erika BENKŐ, Romania, EPP/CD 85 seats / sièges 3rd/3e Feleknas UCA, Turkey, UEL
Monitoring Committee / 1st/1er Zsolt NÉMETH, Hungary, EPP/CD Michael Aastrup JENSEN, Denmark, ALDE Commission de suivi 2nd/2e Azadeh ROJHAN GUSTAFSSON, Sweden, SOC
92 seats / sièges 3rd/3e Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE, Latvia, EPP/CD
Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs / 1st/1er Haluk KOÇ, Turkey, SOC Commission du Règlement, des immunités et des affaires institutionnelles Ingjerd SCHOU, Norway, EPP/CD 2nd/2e Sir Edward LEIGH, United Kingdom, EC/DA 37 seats / sièges 3rd/3e José BADIA, Monaco, EPP/CD
1st/1er Biljana PANTIĆ PILJA, Serbia, EPP/CD Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights / Volker ULLRICH, Germany, EPP/CD 2nd/2e Titus CORLĂŢEAN, Romania, SOC Commission sur l’élection des juges à la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme 22 seats / sièges 3rd/3e Emily MEHL, Norway, ALDE
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Appendix 3 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THE OBSERVATION OF THE EARLY PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN AZERBAIJAN
9 February 2020
List of members
Chairperson / Président: Mr / M. Frank SCHWABE, Germany / Allemagne (SOC)
Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD) / Groupe du Parti populaire européen (PPE/DC) Mr / M. Viorel Riceard BADEA, Romania / Roumanie Ms / Mme Alina Ștefania GORGHIU, Romania / Roumanie Mr / M. Raivo TAMM, Estonia / Estonie* Mr / M. Aleksander POCIEJ, Poland / Pologne Mr / M. Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Poland / Pologne**
Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group / Groupe des socialistes, démocrates et verts (SOC) Mr / M. Frank SCHWABE, Germany / Allemagne Mr / M. Pierre-Alain FRIDEZ, Switzerland / Suisse Ms / Mme Petra BAYR, Austria / Autriche Ms / Mme Edite ESTRELA, Portugal Ms / Mme Thorhildur Sunna ÆVARSDÓTTIR, Iceland / Islande Mr / M. Kimmo KILJUNEN, Finland / Finlande Mr / M. Roberto RAMPI, Italy / Italie Mr / M. Christophe LACROIX, Belgium / Belgique Ms / Mme Maryvonne BLONDIN, France
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) / Alliance des démocrates et des libéraux pour l’Europe (ADLE) Mr / M. Alfred HEER, Switzerland / Suisse* Mr / M. Bernard CAZEAU, France Mr / M. Eerik-Niiles KROSS, Estonia / Estonie Mr / M. Jacques LE NAY, France Mr / M. Zeki Hakan SIDALI, Turkey / Turquie
European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance (EC/DA) / Groupe des conservateurs européens et Alliance démocratique (CE/AD) Mr / M. Ian LIDDELL-GRAINGER, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni Mr / M. Alberto RIBOLLA, Italy / Italie Lord Simon RUSSELL, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni Mr / M. Ulrich OEHME, Germany / Allemagne
Group of the Unified European Left (UEL) / Groupe pour la gauche unitaire européenne (GUE) Mr / M. Georgios KATROUGKALOS, Greece / Grèce* Mr / M. Sokratis FAMELLOS, Greece / Grèce
Co-Rapporteurs AS/MON (ex officio) Mr / M. Stefan SCHENNACH, Austria / Autriche*
Venice Commission / Commission de Venise Mr / M. Oliver KASK, member / membre Mr Gaël MARTIN-MICALLEF, Legal advisor, Venice Commission / Conseiller juridique, Commission de Venise
Secretariat / Secrétariat - Election Observation and Interparliamentary Cooperation Division Mr Bogdan TORCĂTORIU, Administrative Officer, Ms Danièle GASTL, Assistant Ms Anne GODFREY, Assistant
*Member of the pre-electoral mission ** Awaiting non-conflict of interest declaration
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Appendix 4 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THE OBSERVATION OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN NORTH MACEDONIA
12 APRIL 2020
List of members
Chairperson / Président: Lord BLENCATHRA, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni (EC/DA / CE/AD)
Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD) / Groupe du Parti populaire européen (PPE/DC) Ms / Mme Alina Ștefania GORGHIU, Romania / Roumanie* Ms / Mme Laurence TRASTOUR-ISNART, France Mr / M. Aleksander POCIEJ, Poland / Pologne** … … …
Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group / Groupe des socialistes, démocrates et verts (SOC) Mr / M. Erwin BUSHATI, Albania / Albanie Ms / Mme Sibel ARSLAN, Switzerland / Suisse ** Mr / M. Pierre-Alain FRIDEZ, Switzerland / Suisse Mr / M. Stefan SCHENNACH, Austria / Autriche* Mr / M. Yunus EMRE, Turkey / Turquie Mr / M. Valeriu Andrei STERIU, Romania / Roumanie
Substitutes / Suppléants: Mr / M. Predrag SEKULIC, Montenegro / Monténégro
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) / Alliance des démocrates et des libéraux pour l’Europe (ADLE) Ms / Mme Liliana TANGUY, France* Ms / Mme Yevheniia KRAVCHUK, Ukraine Mr / M. Andrii LOPUSHANSKYI, Ukraine …
European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance (EC/DA) / Groupe des conservateurs européens et Alliance démocratique (CE/AD) Lord David BLENCATHRA, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni* Mr / M. Oleksii GONCHARENKO, Ukraine …
Group of the Unified European Left (UEL) / Groupe pour la gauche unitaire européenne (GUE) Mr / M. Sokratis FAMELLOS, Greece / Grèce*
Co-Rapporteurs AS/MON (ex officio) Ms / Mme Lise CHRISTOFFERSEN, Norway / Norvège* ** …
Accompanying persons Lady BLENCATHRA
* Member of the pre-electoral mission
** Awaiting non-conflict of interest declaration
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List of members
Chairperson / Président: Mr / M. Aleksander POCIEJ, Poland / Pologne (EPP/CD / PPE/DC)
Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD) / Groupe du Parti populaire européen (PPE/DC) Ms / Mme Marie-Christine DALLOZ, France Mr / M. Reinhold LOPATKA, Austria / Autriche Mr / M. Aleksander POCIEJ, Poland / Pologne* ** M. / M. Francesco SCOMA, Italy / Italie Mr / M. Birgir THÓRARINSSON, Iceland / Islande …
Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group / Groupe des socialistes, démocrates et verts (SOC) Ms / Mme Klotilda BUSHKA, Albania / Albanie Mr / M. Stefan SCHENNACH, Austria / Autriche* Mr / M. André VALLINI, France Mr / M. Andrzej SZEJNA, Poland / Pologne Ms / Mme Susana SUMELZO, Spain / Espagne Ms /Mme Sibel ARSLAN, Switzerland / Suisse **
Substitutes / Suppléants: Mr / M. Andrei NICOLAE, Romania / Roumanie Ms / Mme Maria Luisa BUSTINDUY, Spain / Espagne Mr / M. Valeriu Andrei STERIU, Romania / Roumanie
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) / Alliance des démocrates et des libéraux pour l’Europe (ADLE) Ms / Mme Maryna BARDINA, Ukraine Mr / M. Fabien GOUTTEFARDE, France* Ms / Mme Jennifer DE TEMMERMAN, France …
Substitutes / Suppléants: Ms / Mme Liliana TANGUY, France
European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance (EC/DA) / Groupe des conservateurs européens et Alliance démocratique (CE/AD) Mr / M. Ulrich OEHME, Germany / Allemagne … …
Group of the Unified European Left (UEL) / Groupe pour la gauche unitaire européenne (GUE) Ms / Mme Rósa Björk BRYNJÓLFSDÓTTIR, Iceland / Islande* **
Substitutes / Suppléants: Mr / M. Sokratis FAMELLOS, Greece / Grèce
Co-Rapporteurs AS/MON (ex officio) Mr / M. Ian LIDDELL-GRAINGER, United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni Mr / M. Piero FASSINO, Italy / Italie
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Appendix 7 – Institutional representation of the Assembly – 2020
who represents the Assembly / Body / Organe reference 2020 qui représente l'Assemblée I. Council of Europe bodies / Organes du Conseil de l'Europe Members: Representatives of the Assembly Article 2.4 of the Venice European Commission for appointed by the Bureau to attend Commission Statute Democracy through Law the sessions of the Commission (Res CM (2002) 3) Appointment by the President Venice Commission
Représentants de l'Assemblée Article 2.4 du statut de Mr Vardanyan (Armenia EPP/CD) Commission européenne pour désignés par le Bureau pour la Commission de (AS/Jur) la démocratie par le droit - assister aux sessions de la Venise Substitute: Lord Richard Balfe Commission de Venise Commission (Rés CM (2002) 3) (United Kingdom, NR) (AS/Jur) Members: Mr Fassino (Italy, SOC) (AS/Pol) Mr Antonio Gutiérrez (Spain, SOC) (AS/Jur) Council for Democratic Representatives of AS/Pol, AS/Jur Mr Kox (Netherlands, UEL) Bureau decision of Elections of the Venice and AS/Mon approved by the (AS/Mon) 10 March 2003 Commission Bureau of the Assembly
Substitutes:
Conseil des élections Représentants de l’AS/Pol, Mr Cozmanciuc (Romania, Décision du Bureau du démocratiques de la l’AS/Jur et l’AS/Mon approuvés EPP/CD) (AS/Pol) 10 mars 2003 Commission de Venise par le Bureau de l’Assemblée Sir Christopher CHOPE (United Kingdom, EC/DA) (AS/Jur) Mr Pociej (Poland, EPP/CD) (AS/Mon)
Members: Mr Schennach (Austria, SOC) European Centre for Global Article 4.2 (b) of the (AS/Soc) Interdependence and Two members of the Executive North-South Centre Mr Leite Ramos (Portugal, EPP/CD Solidarity Council - appointed by the Bureau revised Statute (AS/Cult) North-South Centre of the Assembly (Res CM (2011) 6)
Substitutes: Centre européen pour Deux membres du Conseil Article 4.2 (b) du statut Ms Günay (Turkey, EC) (AS/Soc) l’interdépendance et la exécutif - désignés par le Bureau révisé du Centre Nord- solidarité mondiales – Centre de l’Assemblée Sud Mr Carlos Alberto Gonçalves Nord-Sud (Rés CM (2011) 6) (Portugal, EPP/CD) (AS/Cult)
Members: Mr Corlăţean (Romania, SOC) Representatives of the Assembly (AS/Pol) appointed by the Bureau Mr Cepeda (Spain, SOC) (AS/Cult) European Commission Against (representatives of the following Article 5 of the ECRI Mr Jallow (Sweden, UEL) (AS/Ega) Racism and Intolerance three committees: AS/Pol, AS/Ega Statute (Res CM (2002)
ECRI and AS/Cult) 8) Substitutes:
Ms Yasko (Ukraine, EPP/CD) Commission européenne Représentants de l’Assemblée Article 5 du statut de (AS/Pol) contre le racisme et désignés par le Bureau l’ECRI (Rés CM (2002) Mr Ben Chikha (Belgium, SOC) l’intolérance – ECRI (représentants des trois 8) (AS/Ega) commissions suivantes : AS/Pol, Mr Avetisyan (Armenia, SOC) AS/Ega et AS/Cult) (AS/Cult)
CM decision of 717th meeting in 2000 in Member : Group of States against accordance with Article Mr Pere López (Andorra, SOC) A representative of the Assembly Corruption 7.2 of the Statute of the (AS/Jur) appointed by the Bureau GRECO GRECO
Substitute: Un représentant de l'Assemblée Groupe d'états contre la Décision du CM lors de Mr Vlasenko (Ukraine, EPP/CD) désigné par le Bureau corruption - GRECO la 717ème réunion en (AS/Jur) 2000 selon l'Article 7.2. du Statut du GRECO
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who represents the Assembly / Body / Organe reference 2020 qui représente l'Assemblée Two members appointed by the Bureau of the Assembly (at present AS/Cult Committee CM decision of 482nd member and Museum Prize meeting in 1992 Committee for Works of Art rapporteur) Members:
Lady Eccles (UK, EC/DA) (AS/Cult) Décision du CM lors de Comité des œuvres d'art Deux membres désignés par le Mr Rampi (Italy, SOC) (AS/Cult) la 482ème réunion en Bureau de l’Assemblée 1992 (actuellement un membre de l'AS/Cult et le rapporteur du Prix du musée) Member: Article 4.1 of Resolution A representative of the Assembly Mr Corlăţean (Romania, SOC) CM/Res (2010) 12 appointed by the Bureau (AS/Jur)
MONEYVAL Article 4.1 de la Un représentant de l’Assemblée Substitute: Résolution désigné par le Bureau Sir Edward Leigh (UK, EC/DA) CM/Res (2010) 12 (AS/Jur) Council of Europe Convention on Offences relating to A representative of the Assembly Cultural Property appointed by the Bureau STCE n°221 CM(2017)32, Chapter Convention du Conseil de Un représentant de l’Assemblée V, Article 23.1 l’Europe sur les infractions désigné par le Bureau visant des biens culturels
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One member (and substitute) to be nominated by the Assembly - EUROPA NOSTRA to attend the Federation Council Pan-European Federation for meetings as observer Heritage Article 21.4 of the
Un membre (et son/sa Statute of Europa Mr Gryffroy (Belgium, NR) (AS/Cult) EUROPA NOSTRA - suppléant/e) qui seront désignés Nostra Fédération paneuropéenne du par l'Assemblée pour assister aux patrimoine réunions du Conseil de la
Fédération en tant qu'observateurs
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