Committee of Ministers

The United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union are expected to sign the first legally binding international treaty on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), according to today’s report from the Financial Times.

STRASBOURG - The Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of Ministers did not debate the so-called Kosovo's CoE membership bid on Friday after it was not included in the final agenda adopted before the committee met in Strasbourg, Tanjug learns.

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said on Thursday Albin Kurti and his mentors were trying to deceive the Council of Europe (CoE) ahead of a meeting of the organisation's Committee of Ministers.

Supporters of imprisoned People's Democratic Party (HDP) presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtas at an election campaign office in Istanbul, June 2018. Photo: EPA-EFE/SEDAT SUNA

The Committee of Ministers decided on Thursday that "a document setting out the possible options" for sanctions should be prepared for discussion at the committee's meeting in September.

Media report that it is assumed that the president will discuss the situation in Kosovo and Metohija with the ministers, which is further complicated by Pristina's intention to appoint Albanian mayors in four Serbian municipalities in the north of Kosovo and Metohija, even though our compatriots boycotted the elections held on Sunday.

This was decided at today's extraordinary session of the Committee of Ministers, confirmed for "Kosovo Online" the Head of the Mission of Serbia in the Council of Europe, Aleksandra Djurovi.

BELGRADE - The Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of Ministers decided on Monday to launch the procedure of reviewing the so-called Kosovo's application for admission to the CoE.

Ahead of today's extraordinary session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Hungary opposed the membership of the so-called Kosovo in that organization, Sputnik learns.
Official Budapest does not look favorably on Pristina's initiative for membership in the CE, ever since the initiative was submitted, reports Sputnik.

"Kosovo's application for membership in the Council of Europe is on the agenda of the Committee of Ministers. We hope for positive developments in this important step towards European integration," Vuniqi said on Twitter, reports Reporters.

STRASBOURG - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said on Tuesday the so-called Kosovo's Council of Europe (CoE) membership bid would not be discussed by the organisation's Committee of Ministers on Wednesday.