A second Council of Europe summit

A second Council of Europe summit

Doc. 7537 revised
25 April 1996

MOTION FOR A RECOMMENDATION
presented by Mr VALLEIX and others

This motion has not been discussed in the Assembly and commits only the members who have signed it

1.         The Vienna Declaration, adopted by the Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe's member States at their summit meeting on 9 October 1993, responded to the political situation at the time and set out the criteria for the organisation's enlargement to Central and Eastern European countries.

2.         This enlargement is now nearing its completion. A new role, as the Organisation of the entire European Continent, must be played by the Council of Europe.

3.         The Organisation's 'acquis', its standards and principles, and its credibility, must at the same time be safeguarded. Monitoring member States' obligations and commitments will be an essential task in this respect.

4.         Concrete steps must also be taken to meet the great needs of new member states for training programmes and to substantially develop specific cooperation projects.

5.         A visible high-level political and financial commitment to meet these challenges is indispensable to guarantee the democratic stability of Europe and the respect of human rights in all member countries.

6.         For these reasons, the Assembly recommends that the Committee of Ministers take the necessary steps for the rapid holding of a new Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe's member states.

Signed:
Valleix, France, EDG
Baumel, France, EDG
Berg, Norway, EDG
Briane, France, EPP
B�chel, Liechtenstein, EPP
B�hler, Germany, EPP
Daniel, France, EDG
Gabrielescu, Romania, EPP
Gatterer, Austria, EPP
Junghanns, Germany, EPP
Le Grand, France, EDG
Lentz-Cornette, Luxembourg, EPP
Lenzer, Germany, EPP
Lopez Henares, Spain, EPP
Martinez, Spain, SOC
Mignon, France, EDG
Probst, Germany, EPP
Schreiner, France, EDG
Schwimmer, Austria, EPP
Seitlinger, France, EPP
Suchocka, Poland, EPP
van der Linden, Netherlands, EPP
Zierer, Germany, EPP

*          SOC : Socialist Group
            EPP : Group of the European People's Party
            EDG : European Democratic Group
            LDR : Liberal, Democratic and Reformers Group
            UEL : Group of the Unified European Left