At their 1456^th meeting, on 8 February, the Ministers’ Deputies adopted a counter-terrorism strategy for 2023-2027 which offers new tools and concrete responses to continuous and emerging challenges faced by state authorities. The strategy aims at strengthening counter-terrorism efforts in Europe and beyond by addressing not only manifestations of terrorism, but also its root causes and drivers in the current geopolitical landscape [more information …].

The Deputies also took note of the:

• annual activity report 2022 of the Centre of Expertise for Good Governance
• Council of Europe White Paper regarding the management of persons with mental health disorders by the prisons and probation services.

In addition, the Deputies held an exchange of views with Mr Leendert Verbeek, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities.

On 9 February, the Deputies held their 2023 annual exchange of views with the United Nations on human rights questions, with the participation of experts from capitals. The President of the United Nations Human Rights Council delivered an address. This was followed by a thematic discussion on "Accountability for human rights violations as a result of the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine: role of the international community". The work of the Council of Europe, the United Nations and the International Criminal Court on this topic was presented by high-level speakers, and the Prosecutor General of Ukraine delivered a statement. The discussions on accountability are expected to feed into the preparations for the Council of Europe's 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government, which will be held in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 16-17 May 2023. Programme

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