The Committee of the Parties of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings is composed of the representatives on the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe of the member States Parties to the Convention and representatives of the Parties to the Convention, which are not members of the Council of Europe.

 Recommendations to Parties

The Committee of the Parties may, on the basis of the report and conclusions of the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA), make recommendations to a Party concerning the measures to be taken as a follow-up to GRETA’s Report.

 Chair and Vice-Chair

The Committee of the Parties elects a Chair and Vice-Chair for a term of office of one year, renewable once. On 16 June 2023, Maria Spassova, Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the Council of Europe, was elected as Chair for a first term of office, and Jean-Cedric Janssens de Bisthoven, Permanent Representative of Belgium, as Vice-Chair for a first term of office.

 Election of GRETA members

On 24 October 2013, the Committee of Ministers adopted Resolution CM/Res(2013)28 on rules on the election procedure of the members of the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA).