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Doc. 8501
6 September 1999
Unesco
Report
Committee on Culture and Education
Rapporteur: Josep Varela i Serra, Spain, Liberal, Democratic and Reformers' Group
Summary
The Assembly notes that the Council of Europe, as a consequence of its enlargement to central and eastern Europe, covers now almost exactly the same geographical area as Unesco's European Region. The aim of the two organisations being complementary, co-operation between them should be increased.
Among other concrete proposals for co-operation the Assembly would encourage participation by parliamentarians in the work of Unesco at both national and European levels.
I. Draft recommendation
1. The Assembly has pleasure in noting that Unesco, at the end of the second term in office of the current Director General, has achieved to a large extent the objectives he had fixed: improving Unesco’s effectiveness, increasing the visibility of its activities and improving the organisation’s credibility and operational capability. It has thus successfully survived the crisis of the 80s.
2. As a consequence of its enlargement to central and eastern Europe, the Council of Europe now covers almost exactly the same geographical area as Unesco’s European Region. The Assembly believes that it is time to update the 1952 co-operation agreement between the two organisations in order to better seize the increased opportunities for co-operation.
3. The aims of the two organisations are different but complementary and the Assembly believes that co-operation between them should be increased.
4. In this connection, the Assembly welcomes Unesco’s decision to discontinue its Conference of European Ministers of Education and to contribute actively to the work of the Council of Europe’s Standing Conference of European Ministers of Education. It also welcomes the decision not to draw up an international legal instrument on doping in sport since the Council of Europe’s Anti-doping Convention meets the requirements in this field and is open to signature by non-member states.
5. The Assembly is pleased that co-operation between the two organisations in the field of culture has led to the European contribution to Unesco’s world report on culture and development being presented by the Council of Europe at the Stockholm Conference in 1996. It hopes that such co-operation will continue in the follow-up to the conference.
6. It also welcomes the signature in April 1997 of the Joint Council of Europe-Unesco Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region, which will replace the two institutions’ previous conventions in this field, and the merging of the Council of Europe’s and Unesco’s networks of national information centres on academic recognition and mobility.
7. The close co-operation between the Council of Europe and Unesco on reconstruction of the education system in Bosnia-Herzegovina should be pursued as a matter of priority also in other areas of south eastern Europe and in particular in Kosovo.
8. The Assembly stresses the need to ensure that parliamentarians participate more in Unesco’s work at both national and European levels and encourages its members to contact Unesco’s national committees in their respective countries.
9. It recalls and reasserts Order No. 276 (1968) according to which the Assembly should hold a debate before each Unesco General Conference.
10. It welcomes the United Kingdom’s re-entry into Unesco and hopes that the United States will also rejoin the organisation as soon as possible.
11. Finally the Assembly recommends that the Committee of Ministers:
i. agree to the setting-up of a joint Council of Europe / Unesco task force to draft a new co-operation agreement between the two organisations to replace that of 1952;
ii. consider how best the Council of Europe could be associated with Unesco's initiatives for an International Year of Culture of Peace (2000) and for an International Decade of Culture of Peace (2001-2010);
iii. encourage co-operation at national level between Council of Europe governmental experts and Unesco National Commissions;
iv. develop co-operation with Unesco in the field of communication in particular on the issues of intellectual property and public access to information.
II Explanatory memorandum by Mr Varela i Serra
A. Introduction
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) was founded on 4 November 1946, when 20 states ratified its constitution. After more than 50 years in existence, it now has 186 member countries.
Like the Council of Europe, Unesco was born from the ashes of the Second World War and the general desire to create a climate in which other calamities of that kind would be avoided in future. This aim will continue to have relevance as long as wars are possible, and recent events in Europe (and in many parts of the world) have shown that it is far from having been achieved.
Democracy, the rule of law, and respect for human rights and cultural diversity, values that the Council of Europe has been championing for fifty years, are among the key prerequisites for banishing the spectre of war once and for all. It therefore seems reasonable for the two organisations to co-operate in seeking formulae for attaining their respective goals.
The present report gives an overview of Unesco’s organisation, its priorities and major programmes with a view to identifying opportunities for co-operation with the Council of Europe. It also recalls relations between the two organisations.
B. Unesco and its institutions and major institutions
Unesco consists of three main bodies: the General Conference, the Executive Board and the Secretariat.
The General Conference of Member States is the supreme governing body, which meets once every two years. Following the principle of one vote per country, it elects the Director General and the Executive Board, determines the policies and the main lines of Unesco’s work and approves the Organisation’s Programme and Budget.
The Executive Board acts as an administrative council in the periods between sessions of the General Conference and is responsible for the execution of General Conference’s decisions. It is composed of 58 representatives of Member States and meets twice a year. It can also be gathered for extraordinary sessions.
The Secretariat, governed by the Director General who is elected for a six-year term, implements the programme of the Organisation. It consists of 2 200 international civil servants and general staff, working both at the headquarters in Paris and the 60 field offices of Unesco. The present Director General, Mr Federico Mayor was elected in 1987 and re-elected in 1993 for a second six-year term.
The implementation of the Unesco Programme in member countries is carried out in close co-operation with national authorities, institutions and intellectual communities. As a unique example in the UN system, Article VII of Unesco’s Constitution provides for the establishment of a National Commission in each Member State as a liaison body between Unesco and each country. 180 National Commissions have been set up by Member-States. The National Commissions organise conferences and exhibitions, distribute information, and publish Unesco documents in national languages.
In so far as Unesco belongs to the United Nations family it maintains privileged relationships with the other specialised agencies. It participates in joint programmes and projects of co-operation with sister agencies. Activities are covered by extra-budgetary resources, provided partially by the UN system.
Unesco also regularly collaborates with more than 580 non-governmental organisations and 1200 other NGO’s have less formal contacts with Unesco. It has created a well-developed network of 5300 Unesco Clubs, Centres and Associations, which promote the Organisation’s ideas in 116 countries. The scope of their activities is unlimited, ranging from the protection of world cultural and natural heritage, to human rights education. In 1981 they were grouped together under the World Federation of Unesco Clubs, Centres and Associations.
Some 3200 schools in 137 countries are involved in the Associated Schools Project. Young people and their teachers in Unesco Associated Schools participate in different activities aimed at promoting of tolerance and mutual understanding.
C. 1998-99: priorities and programmes
The last two years of the twentieth century have a special importance for Unesco. They constitute the second stage of the execution of the Medium-Term Plan for 1996-2001 and will prepare the Organisation’s entry into the twenty-first century. The Director-General identified four main priorities for the Organisation's activities in this period.
First of all, the Organisation should respond to the alarm signals sent out by the international community of scientists, educators, artists and communicators.
The second priority is to enlarge and deepen the Organisation’s research into the facts and data upon which these alarm signals are based.
The Organisation’s third priority must be to move from theory to practice, from idea to action to test and demonstrate the validity of the solutions it proposes.
Finally, the fourth priority is to ensure that through life-long education everyone is given a chance to increase his or her understanding and tolerance.
The main objectives of Unesco’s Programme for 1998-1999 derive from the Medium-Term Strategy 1996-2001, which structured the activities of the Organisation. This strategy channelled the Organisation’s resources into 4 major programmes and two transdisciplinary projects, constituting a substantial change from the 13 programmes, until recently pursued by Unesco.
The Programme and Budget (1998-1999) is characterised by a strong overall transdisciplinary approach in the programmes and by the reinforcement, in the programmes as a whole, of the educational dimension understood in its broadest sense. Greater attention is given to priority groups and to Africa and the least developed countries. The Programme and Budget is seeking to improve decentralisation of Unesco’s programmes and to strengthen co-operation with the Organisation’s national, regional and international partners.
Major Programme I – Education for all throughout life
Activities under this programme support and foster national projects on the renovation of educational systems and the development of alternative education to make lifelong education accessible to all. It is also aimed at the quality and relevance of basic education. Almost 1/3 ($104 million) of the total budget for programme execution has been allocated to this programme. It is the most important Unesco programme both in budgetary terms and in terms of priority.
The major programme is divided into two programmes: basic education for all and reform of education in the perspective of education throughout life.
Unesco’s action towards basic education for all involves the promotion of an integrated system accessible to all that includes early childhood and primary education as well as literacy and life skills training for youth and adults. Given the work of the youth and cultural sectors of the Council of Europe in the same field, it is interesting to note that special attention is given to educational programmes for “children in need” and marginalised youth. Almost $20 million have been raised from various sponsorship contributions for the execution of some 100 projects of this programme. Examples of recent accomplishments include vocational training and continued medical treatment of children and young people in Sarajevo who were victims of landmines, and support to pilot projects addressing the educational needs of working and street children in large cities, such as Moscow and Bucharest.
A special 6-year project “Enhancement of learning and training opportunities for marginalised youth” started in April 1996. Since the beginning of 1998 it has focused on the use of radio in the delivery of non-formal basic education in both rural and urban areas and the setting up of a Unesco Webster to promote exchange of information and experience. Similar activities are under consideration in the Youth Directorate of the Council of Europe.
The main thrust of the programme on the reform of education in the perspective of education throughout life is to renew and diversify education systems as a whole. Unesco is helping member States to rethink the aims and purposes of education by organising regional conferences and meetings on special topics.
Unesco participates in the work of the Education and of the Higher Education and Research Committees of the Council of Europe and in the Conference on Education Policy organised by the European Union.
In the field of higher education Unesco’s strategy has three objectives: enlarging access to higher education systems, improving their management and strengthening their links with the world of work. Special attention is given to the search for alternative delivery systems, including open and distance education.
Unesco is also working on the development of an international system of degree recognition based on existing regional conventions. This activity is aimed at promoting the academic mobility of students, teachers and researchers in higher education.
Major Programme II – The sciences in the service of development
This programme provides support to Member States to strengthen their capacities in university level teaching and research in natural and social sciences and reinforces international co-operation in these fields. It is the second most important programme in financial terms ($86 million).
The major programme is composed of five programmes. The first two programmes aim at the advancement, transfer and sharing of knowledge in the exact and natural sciences and in the social and human sciences, through technical assistance, the establishment of Unesco Chairs, centres and networks of inter-university co-operation. The third programme “Philosophy and ethics” is devoted to ethical reflection on science and technology and on contemporary problems and the development of philosophy education as part of ethical education. Considerable progress has been made in this respect in the implementation of the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights adopted on 11 November 1997 by the General Conference of Unesco.
Environmental sciences and sustainable development are the main focus of the fourth programme, which is divided into four sub-programmes. Each sub-programme contributes to the promotion of international co-operation in research and training activities on environmental protection, and the management of earth, water and ocean resources.
The fifth programme is interdisciplinary and focuses on research into the applicability of the social sciences to specific problems of society. One of its two sub-programmes is dedicated to the Unesco action for and with young people. Since May 1998 the functions of the former Division on Youth have been divided among the various programme's sectors, co-ordinated by a special unit. A “Youth Council” and an internal “Priority Youth” Committee were set up to involve young people in the programming process of organisation.
Two special projects on youth leadership for a culture of peace in the Pacific and on the role of young people in promoting better perception of the “Other” were established. The last project is directed at young people in the countries of south-east Europe and aims at their integration in society through the creation of networks of youth organisations and the establishment of a Sub-regional Youth Council. The project foresees the setting up of an Internet database on the youth policies of Member Countries, local projects by young people living in deprived suburbs and other innovative projects falling within the three areas covered by the World Programme of Action for Youth.
The programme will continue to promote “Sport for all”, facilitating access to physical education and sports activities by groups of young people who are usually excluded from them (girls, youth from disadvantaged social backgrounds and disabled young people).
It should be pointed out that the activities of this project are closely related with similar programmes for the Youth and Cultural Directorates of the Council of Europe. Therefore, co-operation between the two organisations on youth involvement in social life should be reinforced and overlapping in activities in youth field should be avoided.
In addition to these programmes two intersectoral projects on “Environment and development in coastal regions and in small islands “ and on “Cities: Management of social transformation and the environment” are also trying out new ways of combating poverty and exclusion.
The Committee on Science and Technology will develop consideration of Unesco’s activities in the field of science in its opinion to the present report.
Major Programme III - Cultural development: the heritage and creativity
The two main pillars of Major Programme III are preservation and enhancement of the cultural and natural heritage and promotion of living cultures. The forecast programme expenditure is $41 million and is divided into two programmes.
Under the first programme, on preservation and enhancement of the cultural and natural heritage, priority is given to standard-setting action in the field of the cultural heritage. Following the previous work of the Council of Europe, Unesco has started to draft a convention for the protection of the underwater cultural heritage. This convention will protect wrecks and archaeological sites that are in danger of looting by treasure hunters. Efforts are being continued to increase the number of States Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage and to enlarge the number of sites protected by this convention. An important part of the programme concerns operations to safeguard heritage damaged during conflicts-operations, which involve a wide range of partners including the Council of Europe. One example is the participation of Unesco in the work of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments in Bosnia and Herzegovina set up under the Dayton agreement. Unesco is working in the field of the legal protection of the cultural heritage in this region.
The main concern of the second programme is promotion of living cultures by encouraging creativity and intercultural dialogue. The activities of this programme derive in part from the Action Plan adopted at the Intergovernmental Conference on Cultural Policies for Development (Stockholm, 30 March-2 April 1998).
To provide access to cultural information, Unesco is developing co-operation with Culture Link (a network for research and co-operation in cultural development). The Organisation is working on the creation of databases on cultural policy and research accessible through the Internet.
In the field of copyright, Unesco provides assistance for the drafting of national legislation and the development of teaching of copyright in high schools. It also has created regional committees of experts for the harmonisation of regional interests regarding copyright protection in the digital context. It is co-operating with the Council of Europe in the establishment of book policies in Romania.
Other activities under this programme include a project on the management of cultural tourism, support for musical projects implemented by and for young people, a competition for young designers “Design 21”, the setting up of a corps of cultural volunteers, the award of the Unesco Prize for children’s and young people’s literature in the service of tolerance, a study on the role of cyberspace for youth and a project to enable women to make better use of the Internet.
Major Programme IV – Communication, information and informatics
Regarding the promotion of freedom of the press and pluralistic media as one of its main tasks, Unesco has allocated $30 million to its Major Programme IV on communication, information and informatics. Through this programme Unesco intends to encourage access to information in the public domain and to stimulate interdisciplinary debate on the application of new technologies in education, culture and social life.
The Major Programme consists of two programmes that are also divided into sub-programmes.
Programme IV.I – Free flow of information – has two sub-programmes: media and freedom of expression and access to information and new technologies.
Activities under the sub-programme on media and freedom of expression aim at supporting the non-governmental organisations in their action for freedom of the press and the safety of journalists, at strengthening the educational and cultural mission of public service broadcasting and at promoting research on youth and the media and the role of women in media. Special attention is given in this sub-programme to the problem of violence on the screen and the protection of children's rights.
The sub-programme on access to information and new technologies concentrates on the implementation of the Memory of the World programme (launched in 1992 to preserve and disseminate important works of cultural heritage by creating their digital copies) and on the support to Member States for the elaboration of policies and strategies for the development of information.
Another programme of Major Programme IV is directed to help Member States strengthen their capacities in communication, information and informatics. It is also subsequently divided into three sub-programmes: the development of communication, the development of libraries, archives and the development of information services and of informatics and telematics applications.
Unesco’s activities under these sub-programmes include training for communication professionals, community media development projects, promotion of new technologies in information institutions and libraries (for example the Mediterranean Virtual Library project), restoration and modification of libraries, upgrading of archival services.
In the sphere of informatics Unesco supports regional informatics networks, such as RINEE for Eastern Europe and Baltbone for the Baltic countries. It is also involved in the development of distance learning methodologies and the setting up of virtual communities of information and informatics specialists and trainers.
Transdisciplinary Projects
In addition to the four Major Programmes, two transdisciplinary projects have been included into the Medium Term Strategy of Unesco.
The project “Education for a sustainable future” has been launched as a follow-up to the recommendations on education, information and awareness adopted by several UN conferences. It should encourage inter-agency co-operation in fostering a better understanding of environment, population and development issues and their interrelationship by means of education. This project also provides assistance for elaborating national education policies and for integrating educational components in national strategies and action plans for sustainable development.
The project “Towards a culture of peace”, divided into three units, underlines Unesco’s special contribution to peace and security and brings together activities to promote respect for human rights solidarity and tolerance, and the rejection of violence and discrimination.
Under its first Unit, "raising awareness and building partnerships", it groups the activities on policy–oriented research on the cultural rights of minorities and indigenous peoples, conflict prevention and history of peace in different countries. One of the tasks of this Unit is to mobilise new partners, in particular decision-makers, for the promotion of a culture of peace. Unesco is strengthening its partnership with a number of target groups, in particular, parliamentarians, mayors, ombudsmen, public service media, religious leaders, the armed forces, young people and women. Significant progress has been made in mobilising journalists. In the European region several meetings have been organised between Greek and Turkish journalists to discuss the issue “Towards a culture of peace” and a seminar of journalists from countries of the Caucasus was held in Tbilisi.
In Unit II, "Educating for a culture of peace", Unesco has concentrated its activities on the promotion of peace, human rights and democracy in formal and non-formal education. It provides publications of textbooks and teaching aids for these subjects, reviewed manuals of history and geography, textbooks for multilingual education. With regard to higher education it encourages the enlargement of the network of Unesco Chairs and their involvement in the promotion of culture for peace.
Under Unit III, "Culture of peace in action", Unesco supports various projects aimed at contributing to the reconciliation of groups, communities or countries that are divided by conflict situations. A good example of such an activity is Unesco’s role in the implementation of the chapter of the Dayton peace agreement relating to cultural heritage in former Yugoslavia. It was designated a lead agency in the United Nations system for assistance to the independent media during the reconstruction period. Unesco has achieved major results in this region by providing technical and training assistance.
D. Relations between the Council of Europe and Unesco
On 10 November 1952, the agreement between Unesco and the Council of Europe entered into force. Its aim was to co-ordinate the two organisations’ action through mutual consultation, discussion in each other’s bodies and committees, joint meetings of experts, assistance with technical studies, statistical and legal information, and exchanging information and documents (for several decades, this was the only agreement between Unesco and an international organisation outside the United Nations system, until Unesco signed an agreement with the European Union a few years ago).
In the intergovernmental sector, Unesco enjoys observer status with the Council for Cultural Co-operation (CDCC) and its various committees. It also follows activities in the fields of sport, the media, legal affairs and so on. It is regularly invited to take part in meetings and events organised by the Council of Europe in areas of common interest. The Council of Europe Secretariat, for its part, is represented at a number of Unesco’s meetings. Meetings between the two organisations’ secretariats (with the participation of the secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly) were held until 1991. Regular contacts were maintained, for instance in the education sector.
In Order No.276 (1968), the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly instructed the Committee on Culture and Education to submit draft recommendations or resolutions before each Unesco General Conference setting out the stance which member states were to adopt on problems of common interest. It also instructed the Secretary General to keep informed of how co-operation was developing.
Members of the Parliamentary Assembly participate (either as observers in the Council of Europe delegation or as consultants in national delegations) in the General Conferences and other major events organised by Unesco and report back to the Committee on Culture and Education (until 1980, the Committee on Culture and Education had a sub-committee on Unesco and other international organisations).
Debates were held in the Assembly in 1969, 1972, 1976, 1980 (with the participation of the Director General of Unesco Mr Amadou Mahtar M’Bow), 1984 (again with Mr M’Bow, whose participation was somewhat contested given the political crisis Unesco was going through at the time) and in 1988 (with the participation of Director General Mr Federico Mayor). Mr Mayor addressed the Standing Committee in November 1987, one week after taking office as Director General.
The Assembly has not held any debates on Unesco since 1988, probably because the Council of Europe’s enlargement has made it equivalent to Unesco’s European region and because the position at Unesco has been “normalised” since the new Director General took office.
In 1994, Unesco took a number of decisions aimed at avoiding duplication of Council of Europe activities:
- it decided to discontinue its Conference of European Ministers of Education, which would have duplicated the work of the Council of Europe’s Standing Conference of European Ministers of Education;
- its General Conference decided not to draw up a legal instrument on doping in sport as the Council of Europe’s Anti-doping Convention met the requirements in this field and was open to signature by non-member states. This decision was followed by a communication to the relevant ministers in Unesco member states drawing their attention to the convention.
In 1996, the Council of Europe presented the European contribution to Unesco’s world report on culture and development in the form of a report entitled “In from the Margins” (La culture au coeur).
In April 1997, the Joint Council of Europe-Unesco Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region was signed at the Lisbon Diplomatic Conference. It replaces the two institutions’ previous conventions on the subject. The Convention was signed by 37 countries and ratified by 8. It entered into force on 1 February 1999. The Council of Europe’s and Unesco’s networks of national information centres on academic recognition and mobility were merged in 1994.
The Council of Europe left it for Unesco to follow up its work for the protection of the underwater archaeological heritage, which had been initiated by the Assembly in the 70s.
The Council of Europe and Unesco are co-operating closely on reconstruction of the education system in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1998 Unesco played a major role in the Steering Group for Education in Sarajevo, co-chaired by the Office of the High Representative and the Council of Europe, in particular in the field of textbook revision. The Council of Europe and Unesco presented a joint proposal for the establishment of a consultative council on higher education, which would act as an inter-entity institution with a key role in issues with which the authorities are concerned (in connection with this see the information report on education in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Doc. 8385 – which Mr René Kollwelter submitted to the Assembly on behalf of the Committee on Culture and Education).
Unesco will co-operate with the Council of Europe in the organisation and implementation of the European year of languages (2001). It is expected that this co-operation will be followed by further activities to protect and promote linguistic diversity.
Co-operation with the Committee on Culture and Education
In May 1991, the Committee on Culture and Education held a colloquy at Unesco headquarters on the contribution of Islamic civilisation to European culture. Director General Mayor and several Unesco officials took part.
On 14 April 1994, the Committee on Culture and Education held an exchange of views with Mr Luis Ramallo, Special Adviser to the Director General of Unesco on the former Yugoslavia. Mr Ramallo also addressed the Assembly. This reflected closer international co-operation on restoring and protecting the cultural heritage, co-operation that the Sub-Committee on the Cultural Heritage has continued for example when it met in Sarajevo in July 1998.
In October 1997, your Rapporteur attended the Unesco General Conference and then, in the spring of 1998, the Unesco Intergovernmental Conference on Cultural Policies for Development.
In April 1998, Mr Mayor granted Unesco’s patronage to the European Institute for Dispersed Ethnic Minorities established in Vilnius at the instigation of Mr Emanuelis Zingeris, a member of the Committee on Culture and Education, following the Assembly debate on Yiddish culture.
In 1998, your Rapporteur attended the Unesco World Conference on Higher Education and, in December 1998, the commemorative session to mark the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
On 25 February 1999, your Rapporteur was received by Mr Mayor and also had the opportunity of speaking with several Unesco officials.
Finally, on 1 March 1999, the Committee on Culture and Education held a meeting at Unesco headquarters where it met a Unesco delegation led by Mr Sayyad, Deputy Director General for External Relations, and Ms Samuels, Head of the Unit for Relations with Parliaments and Parliamentarians, and held an exchange of views with Mr Power, Deputy Director General for Education, Mr Bouchenaki, Director of the Cultural Heritage Division, Mr Modoux, Director of the Unit for Freedom of Expression and Democracy, and Mr Fazzino, who is responsible for organising the International Year of Culture and Peace.
E. Conclusion
Unesco survived successfully the crisis it experienced in the 80s and commands again worldwide respect from intellectual quarters.
On the other hand the Council of Europe has enlarged to include Central and Eastern Europe and covers now the same geographical area as Unesco’s European Region.
The aims of the two organisations remain different (peace and development for Unesco and democracy and human rights for the Council of Europe) but complementary and co-operation between them should increase.
Collaboration between the Council of Europe and Unesco is already effective in the fields of culture, education and the reform in Bosnia-Herzegovina. It could usefully be extended to other areas of education and the cultural heritage and to the fields of youth and the media.
Unesco has no parliamentary body and its present Director General has been calling for an increased involvement of parliamentarians in the work of the organisation. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and in particular its Committee on Culture and Education, should play a more active role in that involvement.
Reporting committee: Committee on Culture and Education
Budgetary implications for the Assembly: None.
Reference to committee: Order No. 276 (1968)
Draft recommendation: unanimously adopted by the committee on 2 September 1999
Members of the Committee: MM. Nothomb (Chairman), Zingeris, Roseta, de Puig (Vice-Chairmen), Arzilli, Bartumeu Cassany, Bauer, Baumel, Billing, Chiliman, Cubreacov, Diaz de Mera (Alt.: Varela), Dumitrescu (Alt.: Baciu), Mrs Fehr, Mr Glotov, Mrs Gogoberidze, Mrs Granlund, MM. Hadjidemetriou, Hegyi, Hornhues (Alt.: Zierer), Irmer, Mrs Isohookana-Asunmaa, MM. Ivanov, Jakic, Kalkan, Mrs Katseli, MM. Kiely, Kofod-Svendsen, Kollwelter, Lachat, Mrs Laternser, MM. Legendre (Alt.: Mignon), Lemoine, Libicki, Mrs Lucyga, MM. Van der Maelen (Alt.: Staes), McNamara, Mezeckis, Mrs Moserova, Mrs Nemcova, MM. O’Hara, Pereira Marques, Pinggera, Polydoras, Mrs Poptodorova, MM. Pullicino Orlando, Radic, Ragno, Risari, Rockenbauer, Mrs Saele, Mr Sağlam, Mrs Schicker, MM. Shaklein, Mrs Stefani, MM. Sudarenkov, Svec, Symonenko, Tallo, Urbanczyk, Valk, Verbeek, Wilshire, Xhaferi, N… (Alt. Manchulenko).
NB: The names of those who took part in the vote are in italics
Secretaries to the committee: Mr Ary, Mrs Theophilova-Permaul, Ms Kostenko