Progress report | Doc. 14455 Add. 4 | 26 January 2018
Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (26 January 2018)
1. Decisions of the Bureau of 26 January 2018 requiring ratification by the Assembly
1.1. References and transmissions to committees
1.1.1. Reference to a committee
The Bureau considered and approved the following reference:
- Doc. 14458, motion for a resolution, Towards a system of monitoring and regulation to counter misinformation in and manipulation by social media: reference to the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media for report.
1.1.2. Modifications of references
The Bureau considered and approved the following modifications of references:
- Doc. 13812, motion for a resolution, Libya's future between the threats of terrorism and a democratic prospect (Reference No. 4140 of 26 June 2015 – validity: 31 January 2018 (reference to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for report): reference to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for report and to the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced persons for opinion;
- Doc. 14380, motion for a resolution, Defining guidelines for international NGOs (Reference No. 4331 of 13 October 2017 – validity: 13 October 2019 (reference to the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons for report): reference to the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons for report and to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for opinion.
1.2. Composition of the Monitoring Committee, of the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs and the Committee on the election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights
1.2.1. Composition of the Monitoring Committee
On the basis of a proposal by the EPP/CD Group, the Bureau appointed Mr Peter Beyer (Germany), Ms Sanja Putica (Croatia), Mr Xavier García Albiol (Spain) and Ms Nicole Duranton (France).
1.2.2. Composition of the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs
On the basis of proposals by the SOC Group, the Bureau appointed Ms Marianne Mikko (Estonia).
On the basis of proposals by the ALDE Group, the Bureau appointed Mr Michael Link (Germany).
On the basis of proposals by the EPP/CD Group, the Bureau appointed Mr Matern von Marschall (Germany) and Mr Miltiadis Varvitsiotis (Greece).
1.2.3. Composition of the Committee on the election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights
On the basis of proposals by the SOC Group, the Bureau appointed Mr Martin Whitfield (United Kingdom) as alternate.
The Assembly is invited to ratify these Bureau decisions.