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Recommendation 2163 (2019)
Ombudsman institutions in Europe – The need for a set of common standards
1. Referring to its Resolution 2301 (2019) on
“Ombudsman institutions in Europe – The need for a set of common
standards”, the Parliamentary Assembly recommends that the Committee
of Ministers:
1.1. take all necessary
measures to promote the Principles on the Protection and Promotion
of the Ombudsman Institution (the Venice Principles) and their implementation
by member States of the Council of Europe;
1.2. consider establishing a mechanism of appropriate composition
and mandate to which Council of Europe member States could regularly
report on the situation and activities of their ombudsman institutions,
including the state of implementation of the Venice Principles;
1.3. condemn any attack or threat against ombudsman institutions
coming from the authorities of a Council of Europe member State;
1.4. streamline its work in relation to the activities of ombudsman
institutions through better co-ordination with the Council of Europe
Commissioner for Human Rights, the European Commission for Democracy
through Law (Venice Commission), the Congress of Local and Regional
Authorities of the Council of Europe and the Assembly itself;
1.5. adopt without delay the draft recommendation on the development
of the ombudsman institution, ensuring its compliance with the Venice
Principles;
1.6. continue its co-operation in this field with other international
organisations, in particular the European Union, the United Nations
and international associations of ombudsman institutions such as the
International Ombudsman Institute.