132nd Session of the Committee of Ministers
Turin, Italy - 19-20 May 2022
Decisions adopted
- CM/PV(2022)132-add - Volume of Decisions - Addendum to the Minutes of the sitting held in Turin, Italy
Minutes
- CM/PV(2022)132-final - Minutes of the sitting held in Turin, Italy
Thursday 19 May
Informal working dinner, hosted by the Chair of the Committee of Ministers, on the theme “Towards a stronger Council of Europe to address new challenges”
- Discussion paper (restricted access)
Friday 20 May
List of speakers (restricted access)
Composition of Delegations (restricted access)
Agenda
1. Adoption of the agenda
- CM(2022)OJ-final - Programme, Agenda and Annotated Agenda
2. United around our values – Council of Europe response to the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine
- CM/Res(2022)1 - Resolution on legal and financial consequences of the suspension of the Russian Federation from its rights of representation in the Council of Europe
- CM/Res(2022)2 - Resolution on the cessation of the membership of the Russian Federation to the Council of Europe
- CM/Res(2022)3 - Resolution on legal and financial consequences of the cessation of membership of the Russian Federation in the Council of Europe
- CM(2022)89-final - Priority adjustments to the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine 2018-2022
3. A shared responsibility for democratic security in Europe
a. Annual report by the Secretary General on human rights, rule of law and democracy in Europe
- SG(2022)1 - Moving Forward 2022 - Annual Report of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe
b. Conflicts and crises in Europe: The role of the Council of Europe
- SG/Inf(2022)7 - Consolidated report on the conflict in Georgia (October 2021 – March 2022)
- CM/Del/Dec(2022)1433/2.1 - The Council of Europe and the conflict in Georgia
c. Council of Europe activities:
i. From Hamburg (131st Session, 21 May 2021) to Turin (132nd Session, 19-20 May 2022)
- Progress on reform measures
- CM(2022)61 - Progress report on reform measures
- Artificial intelligence and cybercrime
- Council of Europe monitoring procedures
- SG/Inf(2022)5 - Enhancing the co-ordination, effectiveness and impact of monitoring mechanisms – Secretary General’s report and proposals
- Improving the European Social Charter system
- CM(2022)67-final - Improving the European Social Charter system – Consolidated Report
- Human rights and the environment
- Participation of civil society organisations and national human rights institutions
- SG/Inf(2022)13 Follow-up to the Helsinki decisions on civil society: implementation of the Secretary General’s proposals - Final Report
- Civil society and the Council of Europe – strengthening our ties
- Council of Europe contribution to the international order and global governance and to the SDGs
- CM(2022)84-final - Reflection process on the Council of Europe contribution to the international order and global governance, as well as to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - Activity Report
- Enhancing the visibility of the Council of Europe, including among youth
ii. Other activities
- The role of restorative justice
- Venice Declaration on the Role of Restorative Justice in Criminal Matters
- CM/Del/Dec(2022)1421/10.1 - Conference on Crime and Criminal Justice - the role of restorative justice in Europe, organised by the Italian Presidency (13-14 December 2021, Venice, Italy) - Follow up
- Culture, creativity and cultural heritage
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)15 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the role of culture, cultural heritage and landscape in helping to address global challenges
- Rights of the child: Rome Strategy
- Interreligious dialogue
- Freedom of expression, the right to information and combatting discrimination and hate speech
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2022)16 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on combating hate speech
- Protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls
- 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
- Empowerment of women and fight against violence against women and domestic violence
- European Conference of Prosecutors
4. Co-operation between the Council of Europe and the European Union
- CM(2022)62-final - Summary Report on co-operation between the Council of Europe and the European Union (May 2021 – May 2022)
- CM(2022)62-addfinal - Joint Programmes between the Council of Europe and the European Union in 2021 – Information document
5. Other business
6. Transfer of the chairmanship between Italy and Ireland
- Report by the Italian Chairmanship
- CM/Inf(2022)13 - Stocktaking of the Italian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (17 November 2021 – 20 May 2022)
- Priorities of the Irish Chairmanship
- CM/Inf(2022)14 - Priorities of the Irish Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (20 May – November 2022)
7. Date and place of the next Session