European Federation of Research and Information Centres of Sectarism (FECRIS): request for consultative status with the Council of Europe

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16 July 2005

European Federation of Research and Information Centres of Sectarism (FECRIS): request for consultative status with the Council of Europe

Recommendation 1697 (2005)

Reply from the Committee of Ministers

adopted at the 935^th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies (13 July 2005)

1. The Committee of Ministers has carefully studied Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 1697 on European Federation of Research and Information Centres on Sectarism (FECRIS): Request for consultative status with the Council of Europe.

2. It agrees with the principles followed by the reporting Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly in dealing with the request, as set out in paragraph 2 of the Recommendation.

3. It shares the conclusions reached by the Assembly on FECRIS and its member groups, presented in paragraph 3 of the Recommendation.

4. The Committee of Ministers approves the Parliamentary Assembly’s recommendation to grant consultative/participatory status to the European Federation of Research and Information Centres on Sectarism (FECRIS), presented in paragraph 4 of the Recommendation.