Amendment No. 155 | Doc. 14900 | 24 June 2019

Strengthening the decision-making process of the Parliamentary Assembly concerning credentials and voting

Signatories: Ms Olena SOTNYK, Ukraine, ALDE ; Mr Giorgi KANDELAKI, Georgia, EPP/CD ; Mr Martin POLIAČIK, Slovak Republic, ALDE ; Ms Petra STIENEN, Netherlands, ALDE ; Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS, Lithuania, EPP/CD

Origin - 2019 - Third part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 10, delete the following sentences:

"Therefore, to ensure that the member States’ right and obligation to be represented and to participate in both statutory bodies of the Council of Europe is respected, the Assembly decides to supplement Rule 10 of its Rules of Procedure, adding after Rule 10.1.c the following clarification: “The members’ rights to vote, to speak and to be represented in the Assembly and its bodies shall not be suspended or withdrawn in the context of a challenge to or reconsideration of credentials”