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elementor-widget-theme-post-content" data-id="45258a2" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-content.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p><b><span>Swiss Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers</span><br /> </b><br /> <a href="http://www.europewatchdog.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CH-CoE02.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-1118 alignleft" style="border: 0px none;" alt="" src="http://www.europewatchdog.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CH-CoE02.jpg" width="250" height="62" srcset="https://www.europewatchdog.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CH-CoE02.jpg 840w, https://www.europewatchdog.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CH-CoE02-300x74.jpg 300w, https://www.europewatchdog.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CH-CoE02-560x139.jpg 560w, https://www.europewatchdog.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CH-CoE02-260x64.jpg 260w, https://www.europewatchdog.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CH-CoE02-160x39.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></a>From November 18th, 2009 until May 11th, 2010, Switzerland took its turn, chairing the <strong><em><a href="https://www.europewatchdog.info/en/structure/committee-of-ministers/" title="Committee of Ministers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Committee of Ministers</a></em></strong> of the <strong><em><a href="https://www.europewatchdog.info/en/council-of-europe/" title="Council of Europe" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Council of Europe</a></em></strong>.</p> <p>Swiss foreign minister at the time, Mrs. Micheline Calmy-Rey, was formally in charge of the <strong><em><a href="https://www.europewatchdog.info/en/structure/" title="Structure" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">decision-making body</a></em></strong> of the Council of Europe and chief representative of the organisation at the highest political level.</p> <p>Swiss <strong><em><a href="https://www.europewatchdog.info/en/structure/committee-of-ministers/diplomats/" title="Diplomats" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ambassador</a></em></strong> to the Council of Europe at the time, Mr. Paul Widmer, was responsible for the chairing of the meetings of the <strong><em><a href="https://www.europewatchdog.info/en/structure/committee-of-ministers/" title="Committee of Ministers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Permanent Representatives</a></em></strong> of the Committee of Ministers as well as their day-to-day business during this period.</p> <p>Switzerland had set itself three priorities for the chairmanship:</p> <ol> <li>Guaranteeing <strong><em><a href="https://www.europewatchdog.info/en/council-of-europe/core-values/human-rights/" title="Human Rights">human rights</a></em></strong> protection and the rule of law</li> <li>Strengthening democratic institutions</li> <li>Increasing the Council of Europe’s transparency and efficiency</li> </ol> <p> <br /> <a href="http://www.europewatchdog.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CoE-CH.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-1117 alignright" style="border: 1px solid black;" title="Lichtinstallation des Schweizer Künstlers Gerry Hofstetter am Palais de l’Europe" alt="" src="http://www.europewatchdog.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CoE-CH.jpg" width="250" height="166" srcset="https://www.europewatchdog.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CoE-CH.jpg 2000w, https://www.europewatchdog.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CoE-CH-300x198.jpg 300w, https://www.europewatchdog.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CoE-CH-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https://www.europewatchdog.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CoE-CH-560x370.jpg 560w, https://www.europewatchdog.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CoE-CH-260x172.jpg 260w, https://www.europewatchdog.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/CoE-CH-160x105.jpg 160w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></a>During its chairmanship, Switzerland organised and hosted various happenings in Switzerland and Strassburg. Chief among them a <strong><em><a href="https://www.europewatchdog.info/en/court/interlaken-process/" title="Interlaken Conference" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">high-level conference</a></em></strong> in Interlaken on the future of the <strong><em><a href="https://www.europewatchdog.info/en/court/" title="European Court of Human Rights" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)</a></em></strong>, and – in cooperation with the University of St. Gallen – a conference about “Decentralisation” in St. Gallen.</p> <p>Swiss artist <em><strong><a href="http://www.hofstetter-marketing.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gerry Hofstetter</a></strong></em> projected a specially designed light-show onto the <strong><em><a href="https://www.europewatchdog.info/en/council-of-europe/looking_back/" title="Looking back">Palais de l’Europe</a></em></strong> on the eve of November 18th, 2009 in celebration of the start of the Swiss 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