GT-SOM4 - 4th Council of Europe Summit of Heads of State and Government - Closed
Terms of reference
Without prejudice to the report to be elaborated by the High-level Reflection Group appointed by the Secretary General and any subsequent decisions, the Ministers' Deputies decided, on 13 July 2022, to set up an ad hoc Working Party open to all member and observer States to reflect on the organisational and other arrangements for a possible 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe (GT-SOM4) (CM/Del/Dec(2022)1440/1.7).
On 7 November 2022, the Deputies entrusted their working party on the 4th Council of Europe Summit of Heads of State and Government (GT-SOM4) with the preparation of the outcomes of the Summit and the respective documents to be adopted, and to report back regularly. (CM/Del/Dec(2022)1447bis/1.2)
On 4 April 2023, the Chair indicated that the preparatory work for the Summit would continue in the context of the regular meetings of the Ministers' Deputies as from the 1463rd meeting (13 April 2023).
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