Doc. 9953

6 October 2003

Education for gifted children

Written question No .433 to the Committee of Ministers

presented by Mr Varela i Serra

      Having noted the Committee of Ministers’ reply to his written question N° 429 on the measures taken by the governments of the signatory States to the European Cultural Convention in follow-up to Recommendation 1248 (1994) on education for gifted children;

      Noting that the Chair of the Committee of Ministers states that the Council of Europe “considers that this is a question to be dealt with by member states themselves”;

      Noting that the reply makes no mention of the measures taken by governments of the signatory States to the European Cultural Convention in follow-up to Recommendation 1248 (1994) on education for gifted children,

      Mr Varela i Serra

      To ask the Committee of Ministers:

      What tangible measures have been taken by each of the governments of the signatory states to the European Cultural Convention in follow-up to Recommendation 1248 (1994) on education for gifted children?

Signed ¹:

Varela i Serra, Spain, LDR

¹        SOC: Socialist Group

      EPP/CD: Group of the European People’s Party

      EDG: European Democratic Group

      LDR : Liberal, Democratic and Reformers’ Group

      UEL: Group of the Unified European Left

      NR: not registered in a group