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Recommendation
1491 (2001)[1]
The
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ? recent developments
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The Assembly refers to its
Resolution 1237 (2001) on the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia ? recent developments.
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It notes the good co-operation existing between the Council of Europe and
the other international organisations, particularly the Organisation for
Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
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The Assembly reiterates that, following the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia?s
application for membership of the Council of Europe, the Council is bound to
assist the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in fulfilling the necessary
conditions.
Consequently, the Assembly believes that the member states should
provide, as a priority, funding for Council of Europe activities aimed at
reinforcing democratic institutions, human rights and the rule of law in the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
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In this context, the Assembly is pleased to see that a conference on the
functioning of media in a democratic society was organised jointly by the
Council of Europe and the network of independent radio and television
stations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (ANEM) on 11 and 12 December
2000.
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The Assembly recommends that the Committee of Ministers:
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draw up and fund co-operation programmes aimed at reinforcing democratic
institutions, human rights and the rule of law in the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia, particularly in the fields of the judiciary, education,
combating corruption and organised crime, and combating intolerance and
racism;
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issue a further invitation to the member states to provide massive and
rapid humanitarian assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and
encourage them to contribute to the stabilisation of the situation in
the country, particularly in southern Serbia;
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invite member states and the United States of America to actively
support the genuinely voluntary return of refugees from the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia by increased financing of reconstruction of the
whole region and return-related projects within the framework of the
Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe;
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follow up the conference organised in December on the functioning of
media in a democratic society and support media reform;
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back the conference for the promotion of multicultural society in the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, organised by the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia Federal Ministry for Minorities and Ethnic Communities, which
will take place in Belgrade on 2 and 3 February 2001;
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give full support to the Conference on Compatibility with the European
Convention on Human Rights and other European Standards, organised in
conjunction with the federal authorities, the competent authorities of
Serbia and Montenegro and non-governmental human rights organisations,
which will take place on 16 and 17 February 2001.
This conference, which will launch a substantial programme to
reform the legislation of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, represents
a major event in co-operation between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
and the Council of Europe;
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find the necessary resources to ensure that this conference is followed
up;
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fully support the work of NGOs like the Humanitarian Law Center, the
Helsinki Committee on Human Rights in Serbia, the Center for Cultural
Decontamination, the Women in Black, in Belgrade, and the League of
Albanian Women in Pristina, which are trying to start a process of
reconciliation between Serbs and Albanians from Kosovo;
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participate in work on restoring the federal parliament building, which
was badly damaged on 5 October 2000, a date that truly marked
the changing of the country?s regime. A financial contribution to this
restoration would be a powerful symbol of the Council of Europe?s
determination to participate, in all spheres, in the rebirth of
democracy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
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