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Recommendation 2065 (2015) Final version
European institutions and human rights in Europe
1. Referring to its Resolution 2041 (2015) on
European institutions and human rights in Europe, the Parliamentary
Assembly calls on the Committee of Ministers to:
1.1. take all necessary action to
ensure that negotiations on European Union accession to the European
Convention on Human Rights (ETS No. 5) are resumed as quickly as
possible, and to report back to the Assembly on the state of play
of this process;
1.2. streamline and structure co-operation and dialogue with
European Union institutions and agencies, at all levels, so that
such co-operation and dialogue is conducted on a regular basis by relevant
bodies of the Council of Europe;
1.3. examine the possible impact of the European Commission’s
proposal “A new EU Framework to strengthen Rule of Law” on European
Union co-operation with the Council of Europe and follow any developments
concerning the implementation of this proposal and/or any other
similar initiatives taken by European Union institutions in this
area.
2. Moreover, referring to its Resolution 1884 (2012) on austerity
measures – a danger for democracy and social rights and Resolution 2032 (2015) on
equality and the crisis, the Assembly reiterates its concerns about the
impact on social and economic rights of the austerity measures taken
following the conclusion of financial assistance agreements by certain
States belonging to the eurozone with the European Commission and/or
the European Central Bank. It therefore calls on the Committee of
Ministers to undertake, in co-operation with the Council of Europe’s
Commissioner for Human Rights, an expert study to prepare a catalogue
of “criteria for the imposition of austerity measures”, in compliance
with requirements of the European Social Charter (revised) (ETS
No. 163), as determined by the European Committee of Social Rights.