The Norwegian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly

10/12/2007 :: The Committee of Ministers is the Council of Europe’s (COE) decision-making body. It is constituted by the Foreign Ministers of the member states or their permanent diplomatic representatives to the COE. + More

07/12/2007 :: Swiss Parliamentarian Dick Marty has, on behalf of The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly, prepared a report on the European Union (EU) and United Nations Security Council (UNSC) practice of blacklisting groups and individuals suspected to be involved in terrorist activities. Marty’s report finds that the blacklists are not in line with international human rights standards such as the European Convention on Human Rights and the UN Convention on Human Rigths. Marty calls for the UN, the EU, and their member states to work to improve the situation. + More

30/11/2007 :: The Council of Europe is funded on the principles of democracy, human rights and rule of law. The Congress of local and regional authorities (the Congress) was established in 1957 and is one of the Council of Europe’s most important fora for the promotion of local and regional self-government. Its main aim is to promote and ensure political, administrative and economic independence for local authorities. + More

30/11/2007 :: In May 2006, the Norwegian politician Halvdan Skard was elected as the president of the the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities for a period of two years. + More