Progress report | Doc. 14911 Add. 2 | 19 June 2019
Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
1. Report of the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
The Committee held a meeting in Paris on 14 June 2019 with Mr Valeriu Ghiletchi (Republic of Moldova, EPP/CD) in the Chair.
2. Introduction
The Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights assessed the lists of the candidates to the Court in respect of Estonia and Germany.
3. Conclusions of the Committee on the lists of candidates submitted by Estonia and Germany
Estonia
The Committee interviewed all the candidates on 14 June 2019.
The Committee recommends to the Assembly, by a large majority, Mr Peeter Roosma as the most qualified candidate.
Germany
The Committee interviewed all the candidates on 14 June 2019.
The Committee recommends to the Assembly Ms Christiane Schmaltz and Ms Anja Seibert-Fohr, as two equally well-qualified candidates.
Appendix 1 – Lists of candidates submitted by the Governments of Estonia and Germany
(open)Estonia
- Mr Madis ERNITS
- Ms Meeli KAUR
- Mr Peeter ROOSMA
Germany
- Mr Thilo MARAUHN
- Ms Christiane SCHMALTZ
- Ms Anja SEIBERT-FOHR
Appendix 2 – Members of the Committee who participated in the meetingNot all members of the Committee participated in all votes.
(open)Group of the European People's Party (EPP/CD)
- Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI, Republic of Moldova, Chairperson
- Ms Alina Ştefania GORGHIU, Romania
- Mr Volker ULLRICH, Germany
- Mr Sergiy VLASENKO, Ukraine
Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group (SOC)
- Ms Petra BAYR, Austria
- Mr Boriss CILEVIČS, Latvia
- Mr Titus CORLĂŢEAN, Romania
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)
- Mr Olivier BECHT, France
- Mr Edmon MARUKYAN, Armenia
- Ms Olena SOTNYK, Ukraine
- Mr Jordi XUCLÀ, Spain
European Conservatives Group (EC)
- Sir Christopher CHOPE, United Kingdom
- Lord David BLENCATHRA, United Kingdom
Group of the Unified European Left (UEL)
- Mr Petter EIDE, Norway
Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly
- Mr Wojciech SAWICKI, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly
- Mr Günter SCHIRMER, Head of the Secretariat