11th meeting: 29 November – 2 December 2016
Strasbourg, Agora, room G01
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Morning |
Afternoon |
29 November: 14:00 – 18:00 |
No session |
Items: 1; 2; 5.1; 5.2; 5.3; 7 |
30 November: 09:30 – 18:00 |
Items: 5.6; 3.1; 3.2; 4 |
Items: 5.5; 5.7; 8.1; 8.2; 8.4; 8.5; 9; 10 |
01 December: 09:30 – 18:00 |
Items: 8.3; 8.6; 8.7; 8.8; 8.9; 11 |
Items: 6 |
02 December: 09:30 – 13:00 |
Items:5.4; |
No session |
1.Opening of the meeting by Jan Kleijssen, Director, Information Society and Action against Crime
2. Adoption of the agenda
Draft agenda |
For decision |
3. Standard setting
3.1 Committee of experts on Media Pluralism and Transparency of Media Ownership (MSI-MED)
Report of the 2nd meeting of the MSI-MED (27-28 September 2016) |
For discussion Take note of information on the 2nd meeting of the MSI-MED. |
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Draft recommendation of the Committee of Ministers on media pluralism and transparency of media ownership |
Discuss the draft with a view to providing input and guidance for the ongoing review by MSI-MED, in particular as regards new approaches to pluralism in the new media landscape, media ownership transparency requirements (especially beneficial and transnational ownership), and the structure of the recommendation. |
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Draft feasibility study on the use of Internet in elections |
Discuss the draft with a view to sharing with the MSI-MED available data on the topic, best practices or other documents produced at the national level. |
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Draft feasibility study on a standard-setting instrument on media coverage of elections with a specific focus on gender equality |
Discuss the draft with a view to providing possible inputs and guidance on qualitative elements. |
3.2 Committee of experts on Internet Intermediaries (MSI-NET)
Report of the 2nd meeting of the MSI-NET (29-30 September 2016) |
For discussion |
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Draft Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on Internet Intermediaries |
Discuss the draft with a view to providing input and guidance for the ongoing review by MSI-NET, in particular as regards its structure and essential messages relating to the supremacy of law and human rights principles, the responsibilities of intermediaries, the intersection between editorial-like roles and intermediary functions and jurisdiction issues. |
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Draft Report on the Human Rights Dimensions of Algorithms |
Discuss the draft report, in particular the human rights impacts of algorithms and possible regulatory options. |
4. Cooperation activities
Accomplished and on-going projects in the field of media and freedom of expression |
For information and discussion |
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Morocco |
Take note of information provided by a representative of Morocco on the latest legal development in Morocco in the media field |
5. Implementation of Council of Europe adopted standards and best practices
5.1 High Level Seminar: Freedom of expression – role and powers of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and other national mechanisms – Strasbourg, 15 December 2016
Concept paper Draft programme |
For discussion |
5.2 Initiatives in member States
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For information |
- Report on The Public Core of the Internet |
The Netherlands |
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- Report on The Internet, a Global Free Space with a Limited State Control Report |
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Dutch reply to these reports; |
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New law aiming at reinforcing media freedom, independence and pluralism. |
France |
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Translation of CM/Rec(2016)15 on Internet Freedom |
Germany |
5.3 Defamation
Freedom of expression and defamation: A study of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights |
For information |
5.4 Fear in journalism
Draft study |
Study “Journalists at Risk: part of the job?“ |
For discussion |
5.5 Internet governance
Council of Europe Internet Governance Strategy 2016-2019 |
For discussion |
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Table on progress in implementation of actions and activities |
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Internet Governance Forum (Guadalajara, 6-9 Dec 2016) |
For information |
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EuroDIG 2017 |
European Dialogue on Internet Governance (Talllin 6-7 June 2017) |
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The Future of Community top-level domains (TLDs) and ICANN: Opportunities and challenges for not-for-profit communities from a human rights perspective |
For information Take note of the written expert opinion prepared by Council of Europe experts |
5.6 Internet Freedom Conference
Conference on “Internet Freedom: a Constant Factor of Democratic Security”, Strasbourg, 9/9/2016 |
For discussion. |
5.7 Regional Conference with EBU in Prague on “Public Service Media and Democracy”
Council of Europe and European Broadcasting Union International Conference on “Public Service Media and Democracy”, hosted by the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, Prague, 10-11 November 2016 |
For information Take note of information provided by the Secretariat, the Chair and other participants. |
6. CDMSI Workshop: ‘The Future of News: media and journalism in the age of digital convergence’, 1 December 2016
Concept note and draft Programme |
For discussion |
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Challenges and opportunities for news media and journalism in an increasingly digital, mobile and social media environment - Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism of Oxford University |
7. Data protection
Abridged report of the CAHDATA |
For discussion |
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Consolidated version of the Modernised Convention 108 |
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Explanatory report |
Report of the 39th Bureau meeting of the T-PD (5-7 October 2016) |
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Abridged report of the 33rd Plenary meeting of the T-PD (29 June- 1 July 2016) |
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Opinion of the T-PD on the “Data protection implications of the processing of Passenger Name Records” – adopted on 15/09/16 |
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Draft Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the protection of health data - New ! 28/11/2016 |
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Draft Guidelines on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data in a world of Big Data |
8. Work of other Council of Europe institutions and bodies
8.1 Secretary General’s initiatives
3rd Annual Report of the Secretary General on the State of Democracy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law 2016 |
For information |
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Blocking, filtering and removal of Internet content – guidelines on freedom of expression |
8.2 Committee of Ministers
8.3 Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
PACE Recommendation 2092 (2016) – “Fighting the over-sexualisation of children” |
For information |
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CDMSI Comments on PACE Recommendation 2092 (2016) – “Fighting the over-sexualisation of children” |
8.4 Commissioner for Human Rights
8.5 Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe
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For discussion |
8.6 Committee of Experts on terrorism (CODEXTER)
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For discussion |
8.7 European Audio-visual Observatory
Documents |
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For discussion |
8.8 European Committee on Legal co-operation (CDCJ)
Draft Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the legal regulation of lobbying activities in the context of public decision-making |
For information |
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CDMSI comments |
8.9 Participation of CDMSI members in meetings and events
“Are we there yet? Assessing progress, inspiring action - the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2014-2017”, Tallinn, 30 June–1July 2016, |
For information Take note of information on CDMSI members’ participation in events |
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Parliamentary Conference on “Media Freedom as a cornerstone for democratic elections”, Berlin, 4 July 2016 |
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“Culture 4D: Digitization, Data, Disruptions, Diversity”. 3rd Council of Europe Platform Exchange on Culture and Digitisation. Tallinn, 29–30 September 2016 | ||
“1st Global Internet and Jurisdiction Conference”, Paris 14-16 November | ||
Programme | “2016 Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights - Media Pluralism in a democratic society”, Brussel,17-18 November 2016. |
9. Other organisations
European Union
The Slovak presidency of the Council of the EU: 1 July-31 December 2016 |
For information and discussion |
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The Malta presidency of the Council of the EU: 1 January-30 June 2017 |
Presentation by and discussion with delegate from Malta on the in-coming Presidency of the EU |
10. CDMSI work programme and working methods
Reflection on a future conference of ministers responsible for media and information society
Resolution CM/Res(2011)7 on Council of Europe conferences of specialised ministers |
For discussion |
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Discussion paper on a future conference of ministers responsible for media and information society, prepared by the Secretariat |
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11. Elections
Notes on elections |
For decisions |
12. Any other business
13. Adoption of the meeting abridged report
CDMSI(2016)014 |
Abridged report of the 11th CDMSI meeting |
For decision |
General reference documents
CDMSI terms of reference 2016-2017 |
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MSI-MED terms of reference 2016-2017 |
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MSI-NET terms of reference 2016-2017 |
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Resolution CM/Res(2011)24 on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods |
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CDMSI(2017)001 |
List and timetable of meetings relevant to the CDMSI in 2017 |
Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Media and Information Society – Freedom of Expression and Democracy in the Digital Age – Opportunities, Rights, Responsibilities. Adopted Political Declaration and Resolutions |
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Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Media and Information Society (Belgrade, 7-8 November 2013) – Report of the Secretary General |
Recent meeting reports
Report of the 9th CDMSI meeting ( 8-11 December 2015) |
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Report of the 9th meeting of the CDMSI Bureau (19-20 May 2016) |
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Report of the 10th meeting of the CDMSI (28 June – 1 July 2016) |
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Report of the 10th meeting of the CDMSI Bureau (13-14 October 2016) |
"Everyone has the right to freedom of expression"
Art. 10 European Convention on Human Rights