THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE (COE)

General Information

Role of Council of Europe (COE)

The COE is the oldest political European Organisation. The COE has 45 Member states and is distint from the 15-nation European Union. It can only indicate directions and give recommendations. There is no direct influence on the legislations of any member state.

The main goals of the council are:
1. human rtights, democracy and legal rights
2. stimulating treaties
3. create a european identity based on shared values

To know more http://www.coe.int/T/E/Com/About_COE/

The main parts of the COE are:

• the Committee of Ministers, is composed of 45 Foreign ministers, and is the COE's decision-making body. https://wcm.coe.int/rsi/cm/index.jsp
• the Parliamentary Assembly, grouping 626 members (313 representatives and 313 substitutes) from the 45 national parliaments.
  http://www.coe.int
  http://assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?link=/composition/DelegationsList.htm
  http://assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?Link=/asp/doc/ATMenu(SQL).asp?Language=E
• the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
• the secretariat

The NGOs are organised in different groups. The EAPC is part of the Health group. The NGOs meet three times a year. To know more http://www.coe.int/T/E/NGO/Public/

Until now NGO’s have only had a consultative status. The different components of the COE could but did not need to consult them. From the year 2004 on the NGOs of the COE have participative status.
To know more: http://www.coe.int/T/E/NGO/Public/EResolution2003_8.asp#TopOfPage

The EAPC is a recognised NGO of the Council of Europe

Since the EAPC has obtained its recognition as NGO of the Council of Europe. Maurice CHAUSSON ( Director of the Association Pierre Clément based in Strasbourg , and Member of the Board of the Societé Française de Soins Palliatifs SFAP) had represented EAPC at the Council of Europe. Beginning 2005 he stood down from office. Andre Rhebergen, EAPC Secretary registered official Substitute at the COE offices agreed to take his place.

The EAPC Board will like to express their thanks to Maurice Chausson for having taken on this task to represent the EAPC at the Council of Europe.

HEALTH GROUP MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE

In this group the main issues proposed since 1999 for the future were the following ones:

1. Palliative care and GPs. Palliative care and independent nurses Which means of dissemination ? Which training programmes . Is it possible to find examples of achievements ( even limited) in Europe that can be reproduced ?
2. Palliative care and society What is the involvement of the citizens ? The importance of the voluntary work in the future .

to know more or to collaborate please contact: Andre Rhebergen (members of the EAPC Board)

Palliative Care at the COE

In 2003 released a document on palliative care from Council of Europe, Committee of Ministers. “Recommendation REC 24 (2003) of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the organisation of Palliative Care”. Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 12 November 2003. To know more about the initiative for the diffusion and promotion of this docuemnt and to download it, go to Recommendations on Palliative Care 24 (2003)

Document about Palliative Care adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly on 25 June 1999. Doc N° 1418: “Protection of the human rights and dignity of the terminally ill and the dying” (This document mentions the need of Palliative care and is also cited in the Marty report)

Recommendation 1418 (1999)

Documents linked to Recommendation 1418 (1999) and replies of the Committee of Ministers.

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