The Deputies held their 1494^th meeting in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, in the framework of the Liechtenstein Presidency of the Committee of Ministers.

The Deputies started preparations for the 133^rd Session of the Committee of Ministers (Strasbourg, 16-17 May 2024), which will be preceded by the celebration of the 75^th anniversary of the Council of Europe. They took note of reports by  their rapporteur groups on the implementation of the Reykjavík Declaration and held a first exchange of views on a comprehensive draft Report presented by the Chair, as well as the provisional draft agenda of the Ministerial Session. 

In addition, the Deputies adopted:

• Recommendation CM/Rec(2024)1 to member States on equality of Roma and Traveller^[Note] The term “Roma and Travellers” is used at the Council of Europe to encompass the wide diversity of the groups covered by the work of the Council of Europe in this field: on the one hand a) Roma, Sinti/Manush, Calé, Kaale, Romanichals, Boyash/Rudari; b) Balkan Egyptians (Egyptians and Ashkali); c) Eastern groups (Dom, Lom and Abdal); and, on the other hand, groups such as Travellers, Yenish, and the populations designated under the administrative term “Gens du voyage”, as well as persons who identify themselves as Gypsies. The present is an explanatory footnote, not a definition of Roma and/or Travellers. women and girls [more information …], and took note of its Explanatory Memorandum; 
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2024)2 to member States on countering the use of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) [more information …], and took note of its Explanatory Memorandum.

 The Deputies also took note of:

• the 2024-2025 Activity Programme of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ);
• a Feasibility study regarding a new instrument on co-operation with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office under the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters;
• Opinion No. 26 (2023) of the Consultative Council of European Judges (CCJE): “Moving forward: the use of assistive technology in the judiciary”; and
• Opinion No. 18 (2023) of the Consultative Council of European Prosecutors (CCPE) on Councils of Prosecutors as key bodies of prosecutorial self-governance.

The other items examined by the Deputies appear in the Agenda and the decisions adopted are available in the meeting file.