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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12899

26 February 2022
Russian invasion of Ukraine / Council of europe
Council of Europe suspends Russian Federation’s rights of representation
Brussels, 25/02/2022 (Agence Europe)

The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers decided the afternoon of Friday, 25 February, to “suspend the Russian Federation from its rights of representation in the Committee of Ministers and in the Parliamentary Assembly [of the Council of Europe]” in response to Russia’s armed attack on Ukraine.

This decision having “immediate effect” implies that Russia remains a member of the organisation and a State Party to its conventions, including the European Convention on Human...

Contents

BEACONS
Russian invasion of Ukraine
SECURITY - DEFENCE
EXTERNAL ACTION
SECTORAL POLICIES
ECONOMY
INSTITUTIONAL
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
NEWS BRIEFS