Working Groups GT-P and GT-CS
The CDDEM members agreed on the committee's working methods and the creation of two working groups on the parameters for implementing the Reykjavik Principles and on civil society participation.
Working Group on Parameters for the application and implementation of the Reykjavík Principles of Democracy (GT-P)
Download Terms of Reference of the GT-P Working Group
Task
Under the authority of the Steering Committee on Democracy (CDDEM), the Working Group on Parameters for the application and implementation of the Reykjavík Principles of Democracy (GT-P) is instructed to complete the following deliverable, within the following deadline:
- Parameters to facilitate the application and implementation of the Reykjavík Principles and other relevant Council of Europe standards to promote, protect and strengthen democracy throughout the member States
>> Deadline: 31/12/2025
Timeline
The GT-P task is comprised of the following steps, to be delivered within the following deadlines:
- Outline of the Parameters (submitted for review and discussion at the 2nd meeting of the CDDEM)
>> Deadline: October 2024
1st meeting
Working Group on civil society participation (GT-CS)
Download Terms of Reference of the GT-CS Working Group
Task
Under the authority of the Steering Committee on Democracy (CDDEM), the Working Group on civil society participation (GT-CS) is instructed to complete the following deliverables, within the following deadlines:
- Guidance to enhance civil society participation in Council of Europe work, including as regards a Council of Europe Code of Conduct on civil society engagement
>> Deadline: 31/12/2024 - Updated Recommendation CM/Rec(2007)14 on the Legal Status of Non-Governmental Organisations in Europe
>> Deadline: 31/12/2025 - Contribution to the implementation review report on Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)11 on the need to strengthen the protection and promotion of civil society space in Europe to be prepared by the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH)
>> Deadline: 31/12/202(
Timeline
The GT-CS tasks are comprised of the following steps, to be delivered within the following deadlines:
- Final Draft guidance note to enhance civil society participation in Council of Europe work (ready for CDDEM examination by 1 October 2024, to be submitted for approval at the 2nd meeting of the CDDEM)
>> Deadline: October 2024 - Feasibility study and outline of the updated Recommendation CM/Rec(2007)14 (submitted for review and discussion at the 2nd meeting of the CDDEM)
>> Deadline: October 2024 - Contribution to the implementation review report on Recommendation CM/Rec(2018)11
>> Deadline: October 2024 - First draft of the updated Recommendation CM/Rec(2007)14, following CDDEM discussion and orientations (provided at the 2nd meeting of the Steering Committee)
>> Deadline: February/March 2025 - Revised draft of the updated Recommendation CM/Rec(2007)14, following CDDEM discussion and orientations (provided at the 3rd meeting of the Steering Committee)
>> Deadline: June 2025 - (Public) consultations on the updated Recommendation CM/Rec(2007)14
>> Deadline: June/July 2025 - Final draft for CDDEM approval
>> Deadline: October 2025
1st meeting, 8-9 July 2024
