Public profile of the Council of Europe and preparations for its 50th anniversary
Doc. 7606
28 June 1996
MOTION FOR A RECOMMENDATION
presented by Sir Donald THOMPSON and others
This motion has not been discussed in the Assembly and commits only the members who have signed it
The Assembly,
1. Noting that 5 May 1999 will be the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Statute of the Council of Europe;
2. Believing that it is vital to commemorate in appropriate ways the accomplishment of the founding fathers and to acknowledge the recent achievement of the Council of Europe of integrating newly born democracies into a truly pan-European structure;
3. Considering also that the 50th anniversary of the Organisation will provide a unique opportunity to enhance awareness of the Council of Europe and its work and the difference in role and functions from those of the European Union and other European institutions;
4. Considering that its national delegations should use the 50th anniversary to promote within their parliaments events related to the Council of Europe and their work with the Council of Europe with a view to deepening awareness of its growing importance,
5. Recommends that the Committee of Ministers draw up in co-operation with the Assembly a programme of initiatives highlighting the achievements of the Council of Europe and its role in the European construction.
Signed[1]:
D. Thompson, United Kingdom, EDG
Bowden, United Kingdom, EDG
Brennan, Ireland, LDR
Colombier, France, LDR
Fernandez de la Vega, Spain, SOC
Fogas, Slovakia, SOC
Golu, Romania, SOC
Gotzev, Bulgaria, EPP
Gross, Switzerland, SOC
Grzeskowiak, Poland, EPP
Laakso, Finland, UEL
Lauricella, Italy, SOC
Lekberg, Sweden, SOC
Mihaylova, Bulgaria, LDR
Moser, Austria, LDR
Priedkalns, Latvia, EDG
Ryabov, Russia,
Staes, Belgium, EPP
[1] 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