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Progress report | Doc. 14911 Add. 2 | 19 June 2019

Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Author(s): Bureau of the Assembly

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. (1) See Appendix 1 for the lists of candidates submitted by the Governments concerned. The full lists and curricula vitae of candidates can be found in Assembly documents: Doc. 14883 (Estonia), Doc. 14884 (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