DSP

Based on the 1994 Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on Monitoring, initiatives have recently been taken to make the Committee of Ministers' monitoring procedure more action-oriented, in particular when determining and up-dating of cooperation programmes and intergovernmental activities. This led in particular to the setting up of post-accession strategies in favour of new (or recent) member states which closely associate monitoring procedures of the fulfilment of commitments accepted when joining the Organisation and adoption of specific co-operation programmes (often linked to the EC/CoE Joint programmes). While the Directorate General for Democracy and Political Affairs (DGDPA) has the lead in preparing country strategy papers, DSP is responsible for translating these guidelines into concrete proposals for co-operation (action plans). Action plans for four priority countries were prepared in 2006 (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine), the next batch will be prepared in..

Primary location: Strasbourg France