Written declaration No. 628 | Doc. 14304 | 26 April 2017

Benefits to Council of Europe member States arising from improved leadership and levels of psychological wellbeing within their national economies

Signatories: Alexander [The Earl of] DUNDEE, United Kingdom, EC ; Lord Donald ANDERSON, United Kingdom, SOC ; Mr Vilhjálmur ÁRNASON, Iceland, EC ; Mr Piet De BRUYN, Belgium, NR ; Mr Nigel EVANS, United Kingdom, EC ; Ms Sevinj FATALIYEVA, Azerbaijan, EC ; Ms Sahiba GAFAROVA, Azerbaijan, EC ; Sir Roger GALE, United Kingdom, EC ; Ms Nino GOGUADZE, Georgia, EC ; Mr Oleksii GONCHARENKO, Ukraine, EC ; Mr Antonio GUTIÉRREZ, Spain, SOC ; Ms Katrín JAKOBSDÓTTIR, Iceland, UEL ; Mr Serhii KIRAL, Ukraine, EC ; Mr Jaak MADISON, Estonia, EC ; Mr Ján MAROSZ, Slovak Republic, EC ; Baroness Doreen MASSEY, United Kingdom, SOC ; Mr Georgios MAVROTAS, Greece, SOC ; Mr Johan NISSINEN, Sweden, NR ; Mr Tom PACKALÉN, Finland, EC ; Mr John PRESCOTT, United Kingdom, SOC ; Mr Samad SEYIDOV, Azerbaijan, EC

This written declaration commits only those who have signed it.

Within Council of Europe member States, this is to draw attention to the opportunity for better economic performance by raising standards of the psychological wellbeing of employees and of good leadership in management.

Such raised standards in business and industry would enhance productivity and output within national economies as they also would the quality of public services, including those of education, health and the police force.

To assist democracy and the quality of life, we encourage the Committee of Ministers to assess these potential benefits and to publish guidelines for deployment.