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	Committee of Ministers - Home
		On 18 October the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe examined the case of Paolo Dorigo v.
		On 17 and 18 October, the Committee of Ministers held the fifth of the six special meetings foreseen in 2006 for the supervision of the execution of judgments of the Court (Article 46 of the ECHR).
		The Committee of Ministers is the Council of Europe's decision-making body.
	www.coe.int /t/cm/home_en.asp (334 words)

	European Principles on Family Mediation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
		Following this proposal, the Committee of experts on family law (CJ-FA), under the authority of the European Committee on legal co-operation (CDCJ), was instructed to consider principles relating to mediation or other processes to resolve family disputes.
		The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 15.b of the Statute of the Council of Europe, 2.
	www.mediate.com /articles/euroFam.cfm (590 words)

	Benelux - Committee of Ministers
		The Committee of Ministers is the highest decision-making body of the Benelux Economic Union.
		The Minister of Foreign Affairs is the chairman of the delegation; the Ministers of Economic Affairs and Finance are also formally members.
		The Committee of Ministers is competent for the execution of the Union Treaty and the additional conventions.
	www.benelux.be /en/bnl/bnl_inst_comministers.asp (113 words)

	About the Committee of Ministers
		Article 15.a of the Statute states that the Committee of Ministers "shall consider the action required to further the aim of the Council of Europe, including the conclusion of conventions and agreements".
		In 1987, at their 405th meeting, the Ministers' Deputies adopted a message to the intergovernmental committees (steering committees and committees of experts), urging them to improve their monitoring of the implementation of recommendations and resolutions.
		The Committee of Ministers' essential function is to ensure that member states comply with the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights.
	www.coe.int /T/CM/aboutCM_en.asp (1603 words)

	Trafficking in organs in Europe
		In compliance with this principle, the Committee of Ministers also considers that in the case of prisoners and other persons deprived of their liberty, any donations must be subject to guaranteed absence of pressure, to be checked by the appropriate bodies independent of the prison authorities.
		In general, the Committee of Ministers considers that all transplant operations must be subject to strict supervision, enabling the public health authorities to ascertain the origin of every transplanted organ as well as the criteria for its allocation.
		The Committee of Ministers agrees that the elaboration of a draft Additional Protocol on trafficking of organs and tissues of human origin is one possibility that could be considered at a later stage.
	assembly.coe.int /Documents/WorkingDocs/DOC04/EDOC10215.htm (942 words)

	Välisministeerium : Communiqué at 112th Session of the Committee of Ministers
		Joe Borg, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malta, the Ministers welcomed the progress made in the process of European construction since their last Session, in November 2002, and expressed their satisfaction at the accession of Serbia and Montenegro as the 45th member state of the Council of Europe.
		The Ministers agreed that these issues could be further elaborated at the Third Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe, to the holding of which they had agreed in principle at their previous Session.
		The Ministers instructed their Deputies to continue their work on the agenda and the expected outcome of the Summit, taking account of the comparative advantages of the Council of Europe and its contribution to the stability and unity of the continent.
	www.vm.ee /est/3710.html (915 words)

	03Info_doc_CDBI(2002)3rev
		The committees set up under the partial agreements under the authority of the Committee of Ministers with its membership restricted to the representatives of member states taking part in the activities covered in the partial agreement in question shall be governed mutatis mutandis by this provision.
		Where, in the case of a committee answerable directly to the Committee of Ministers, the Secretary General is of the opinion that a meeting authorised by the latter should not be convened, he shall so inform the Permanent Representatives, explaining his reasons.
		Committee meetings shall be convened by the Secretary General in accordance with the instructions of the Committee of Ministers.
	www.uic.edu /sph/glakes/global/conferences/sofia2003/european/EuroCDBI(2002)3rev.html (8444 words)

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		The representatives on the Committee of Ministers of.....(at least one third of the member States of the Council of Europe), joined by the representatives of.....
		The Statutory Committee shall be composed of the representatives on the Committee of Ministers of the member States of the Council of Europe which are also members of the GRECO and of representatives specifically designated to that effect by the other members of the GRECO.
		The Statutory Committee shall approve every year the GRECO's annual accounts which shall be drawn up by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe in accordance with the Financial Regulations of the Council of Europe and submitted to the Statutory Committee accompanied by the report of the Board of Auditors.
	www.usdoj.gov /criminal/fraud/fcpa/E2198.htm (3393 words)

	The AIRE Centre, Amnesty International and EHRAC: Council of Europe: Recommendations to the Steering Committee for ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Rule 6 of the Committee of Ministers’ Rules (Rule 7 in the Draft Rules(2)) currently expressly permits the Committee of Ministers to consider communications from applicants relating to the payment of just satisfaction and the taking of individual measures.(3) It is, however, silent as to communications relating to general measures.
		While the organisations are aware of the current informal practice of the Committee applying a discretion in relation to communications concerning general measures, the organisations consider that it is unsatisfactory for this position to remain subject merely to an unwritten, informal practice.
		The organisations therefore recommend that the Committee of Ministers should expressly be given the discretion to consider submissions from interested bodies such as NGOs and National Human Rights Institutions in relation to the implementation of Court judgments, and in relation to referrals for interpretation of a judgment or infringement proceedings.
	web.amnesty.org /library/index/ENGIOR610242005 (941 words)

	About Council of Europe - The Committee of Ministers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Committee of Ministers’ decisions are sent to governments in the form of recommendations, or are embodied in European conventions and agreements which are legally binding on states that ratify them.
		Most of the Committee of Ministers’ decisions require a two-thirds majority of votes cast but a simple majority is sufficient for procedural questions.
		The Committee of Ministers’ responsibilities with regard to the European Convention on Human Rights reflect the importance of this convention, which is the cornerstone of the system of human rights protection in Europe.
	www.coealb.org /comitee_of_ministers.htm (1081 words)

	CCCCUSA.com - Policy and Guidelines for the Credentials Committee Regarding Ministers Who are Divorced (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		There are members of our Conference who are strong in their conviction that any minister who is divorced for whatever reason is thereby disqualified to serve in the ministry and should not have standing as a minister of the Conference nor be pastor of a church.
		The minister, the congregation and the Credentials Committee will do well to consider that while, in the view of many members of our Conference, it may be lawful for a divorced minister to continue to serve in the ministry, it might not be expedient.
		Other ministers shall have their credentialed status suspended for a perid of review, the length of which is determined by the Credentials Committee.
	www.ccccusa.com /?page=Policy_and_Guidelines_for_the_Credentials_Committee_Regarding_Ministers_Who_are_Divorced&PHPSESSID=73fcbe4b62571e912189979c6def2024 (2169 words)

	The reform of health care systems in Europe: reconciling equity, quality and efficiency
		The Committee of Ministers welcomes Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 1626 (2003) on the reform of health care systems in Europe: reconciling equity, quality and efficiency and has brought it to the attention of member states.
		The Committee of Ministers notes with satisfaction the recognition of the considerable achievements of the Council of Europe in the health field.
		The Committee of Ministers has welcomed the proposals by the Netherlands and has entrusted the CDSP to make proposals on the conditions and mechanisms necessary for making the objectives operational in the light of the opinions of and in further consultation with the relevant expert committees.
	assembly.coe.int /Documents/WorkingDocs/DOC04/EDOC10206.htm (796 words)

	Statute of Council of Europe
		The Committee of Ministers shall, subject to the provisions of Articles 24, 28, 30, 32, 33 and 35, relating to the powers of the Consultative Assembly, decide with binding effect all matters relating to the internal organisation and arrangements of the Council of Europe.
		Debates on proposals to be made to the Committee of Ministers that a matter should be placed on the agenda of the Consultative Assembly shall be confined to an indication of the proposed subject-matter and the reasons for and against its inclusion in the agenda.
		For this purpose the Committee of Ministers shall recommend to the governments of members the acceptance of an agreement defining the privileges and immunities to be granted in the territories of all members.
	www.itcilo.it /actrav/actrav-english/telearn/global/ilo/law/coestat.htm (8072 words)

	Ukraine - Committee of Ministers
		On 23 April 2001, the Committee of Ministers adopted a reply [Rec 1497(2001)] to the Assembly's recommendation 1497 (see above), on freedom of expression and the functioning of parliamentary democracy in Ukraine.
		The Committee recalled that, within the framework of its own monitoring procedure, a stock-taking on the theme "freedom of expression and information" was currently under preparation on the basis of contacts made and information collected by the Secretary General.
		The Committee noted that a request had been received from the speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament for assistance by the Council of Europe with a view to arranging for independent examinations in the context of measures to speed up the investigation into Mr Gongadze's disappearance.
	www.hri.ca /fortherecord2001/euro2001/vol2/ukrainecm.htm (523 words)

	MIT - Meeting of Committee of Ministers for the Information Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Following an examination of the progress of the projects approved in previous meetings, the Committee approved the major strategic initiatives for the country, notably in the sectors of healthcare, tourism, culture, public administration and enterprise, as well as sectoral projects submitted by various government entities.
		The Committee has approved several projects for the technological and digital modernisation of the country, and allocated a total of €125 million in funding.
		At the end of August, the Committee had drawn up 55 project summaries, which were included in a strategy paper that was discussed by the Committee of Ministers at a meeting on 12 September.
	www.innovazione.gov.it /eng/intervento/riunioni_comitato_eng.shtml (658 words)

	Slovakia - Committee of Ministers
		On 12 January 2000, the Deputies, acting as the Committee of Ministers, adopted a reply to Parliamentary Assembly recommendation 1419 (1999) [Rec 1419(1999)] on the subject of Slovakia's honouring of its obligations and commitments.
		In the context of freedom of the media, the Committee noted that a seminar on broadcasting regulation and a study visit for a representative of the Slovak radio and television industry were foreseen within the ADACS budget programme for the year 2000.
		With respect specifically to the Roma minority, the Committee noted that this subject was the main focus of activities within the framework of confidence-building measures in Slovakia, and referred to the so-called SPOLU project.
	www.hri.ca /fortherecord2000/euro2000/vol2/slovakiacm.htm (347 words)

	LLRX.com - Guide to Researching the Council of Europe
		The Committee of Ministers, composed of the Minister for foreign affairs of each member state, serves as the decision-making body of the CoE.
		The Committee of Ministers concludes treaties to further the aim of the Council of Europe.
		The Parliamentary Assembly Committee on Culture and Education is active in the major areas of archaeology, the art trade, conservation, freedom of expression, the arts and craftsmanship.
	www.llrx.com /features/coe.htm (3788 words)

	Kurdish Human Rights Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On 9th June 1999, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted an interim resolution condemning human rights abuses committed by the Turkish security forces in the Kurdish regions of Turkey.
		The two primary bodies of the Council of Europe are the Committee of Ministers, consisting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs from each of the member states, and a Parliamentary Assembly, comprising delegations of parliamentarians appointed by each national parliament.
		If the case was not referred to the Court, the Committee of Ministers assumed a judicial role, under former Article 32, with the right to decide whether there had been a violation of the Convention.
	www.khrp.org /newsline/newsline7/lead07.htm (1334 words)

	Equipo Nizkor - Reply from the Committee of Ministers on the need for international condemnation of the Franco regime. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Like the Parliamentary Assembly, the Committee of Ministers condemns the repeated serious human rights violations by the Franco regime and agrees that it is important to remember the crimes by all totalitarian regimes so as to avoid repeating the errors of the past.
		At the same time, the Committee of Ministers notes that Spain’s transition to democracy shortly after the end of the Franco regime is an example to all other countries undergoing the same process.
		As regards the specific recommendations addressed by the Assembly, the Committee of Ministers believes that all totalitarian regimes without distinction, including the Franco regime, should be made the object of a declaration or official day of the kind which the Assembly suggests.
	www.derechos.org /nizkor/espana/doc/replypace.html (294 words)

	allAfrica.com: Uganda: MPs Want Ministers Exposed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The committee on Tuesday discovered that ministers are among key political leaders protecting and encouraging illegal immigrants in the country.
		A report by a select committee established by the Seventh Parliament to investigate cases of alleged illegal entry and registration of aliens, issuance of work permits and passports to foreigners turned the spot light on key government officials including ministers whom it accuses of acting as "godfathers" to many aliens in Kampala.
		The committee, which is chaired by Ms Rose Namayanja (Nakaseke), was supposed to put the State Minister for Internal Affairs, Mr Matia Kasaija, to task to explain why recommendations of the report have not been implemented.
	allafrica.com /stories/200610110947.html (305 words)

	GlobaLex - History, role and activities of the Council of Europe Guide
		statute, the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly.
		Normally an oral reply to each question is given by the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers during the presentation of the communication from the Committee of Ministers.
		Statutory Resolution (2000) 1 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
	www.nyulawglobal.org /globalex/Council_of_Europe.htm (3765 words)

	Recommendations of the Committee of Ministers - Council of Europe (COE) - Equal Employment Opportunities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Committee of Ministers adopted Recommendation No. R (2000) 11 on 19 May 2000 to encourage member States to take action against trafficking in human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
		The Committee of Ministers, affirming that the reconciliation of work and family life, is a precondition for a meaningful quality of life and for the full exercise of fundamental human rights in the economic and social sphere,Recommends that the governments of Member States to :
		The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe recalls in this declaration that equality of women and men is a principle of human rights, considering it as an imperative for democracy and social justice.
	www.ilo.org /public/english/employment/gems/eeo/coe/law/rec.htm (1217 words)

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		The Council of Europe is governed by an inter-governmental Committee of Ministers and an indirectly elected Parliamentary Assembly.
		Advisory Committee The Advisory Committee is composed of up to 18 members elected by the Committee of Ministers from candidates proposed by States Parties.
		The Committee of Ministers adopted detailed guidelines for State reports in 1998, specifying the information to be provided by States related to each of the articles in the Convention.
	www.ohchr.org /english/about/publications/docs/minorpam8.doc (2626 words)

	Press Releases: Russian Fed. - Chechnya, Appeal to the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers: Address the problem ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe should use the opportunity of its session on 5-6 November 2003 in Chisinau/Moldova to address the human rights situation in the Chechen Republic in a manner demanded by the gravity of the abuses there.
		We urge the Committee of Ministers to ensure that its resolution deplores the fact that the Russian government has failed to provide a detailed list of investigations into crimes committed during the Chechnya conflict, and to support the renewed request of the Parliamentary Assembly, asking the Russian government to submit a detailed list.
		We urge the Committee of Ministers to include in its resolution a call on the Russian government to authorize the publication of all CPT reports on the Russian Federation without further delay.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/6b2a5702c99efe98c1256dcc004bbf4e (1096 words)

	MINELRES - MRG Recommendations on the Framework Convention, 1998
		On 17 September 1997 the Committee of Ministers adopted Resolution 97(10) that provides further guidance on the composition, election and appointment of the Advisory Committee and the procedures to be followed in performing the monitoring functions.
		The fact that the Committee of Ministers is in charge of monitoring of the Convention and not an independent body, such as is the case for the European Convention on Human Rights, has already been charged to be a serious weakness of the Convention.
		It is important that the Committee of Ministers is not afraid to adopt recommendations which are critical of Parties in case of an obvious lack of compliance.
	www.minelres.lv /coe/FC_MRG1998.htm (5764 words)

	Piks to address Council of Europe`s committee of ministers :: Charter'97 :: News :: 17/05/2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Minister of Foreign Affairs Rihards Piks` (People`s Party) visit to Strasbourg continues today, where he is participating in a meeting of the Council of Europe`s Committee of Ministers.
		The committee is to hear Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Bot`s report today on what has been achieved in the past six months when the Committee of Ministers was chaired by the Netherlands.
		Participants of the meeting of the Committee of Ministers will discus reform of the European Court of Human Rights, organization of the Council of Europe`s third summit, the Council of Europe`s cooperation with other international organizations and its contribution to combating terrorism.
	www.charter97.org /eng/news/2004/05/17/piks (331 words)

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