Amendment No. 22 | Doc. 14863 | 09 April 2019

Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future

Signatories: Mr John HOWELL, United Kingdom, EC ; Ms Vida AČIENĖ, Lithuania, EC ; Sir Christopher CHOPE, United Kingdom, EC ; Sir Roger GALE, United Kingdom, EC ; Mr Martin GRAF, Austria, NR ; Mr Ian LIDDELL-GRAINGER, United Kingdom, EC ; Ms Branka STAMENKOVIĆ, Serbia, EC

Origin - 2019 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 8, insert the following paragraph:

"It would be a disaster for the credibility and self-esteem of the Council of Europe if it were to succumb to such economic pressure and allow itself to be held ransom by one member State which is in open conflict with the values of the organisation. To defend itself against such blackmail the Council of Europe should prepare a balanced budget for 2019/20 based upon receiving no income from the Russian Federation."