$ ITTED TO COUNCIL OF EUROPE STRASBOURG, March 19 (Hina) - The Political Committee of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly proposed at today's session that Croatia be admitted to the Council of Europe as a full member.
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$ ITTED TO COUNCIL OF EUROPE
STRASBOURG, March 19 (Hina) - The Political Committee of the
Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly proposed at today's
session that Croatia be admitted to the Council of Europe as a full
member. #L#
The Political Committee adopted a report of its special
Rapporteur Rene van der Linden with 25 votes for, three against and
four abstentions. The Committee also proposed to the Parliamentary
Assembly that Croatia be admitted to the Council of Europe at the
Parliamentary Assembly session which is to be held from April 22 to
26.
At the same time and on the basis of that decision, the
Parliamentary Assembly would send a request to the Council of
Europe Ministerial Council to formally call Croatia to join the
Council of Europe as a full member.
The session of the Ministerial Council will be held on May 3.
As part of the regular procedure, the Standing Committee of
the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly will decide tomorrow
to include Croatia's admission into the agenda of the next
Parliamentary Assembly session.
The Parliamentary Assembly is to reach a decision on the
Political Committee's proposal by two-thirds majority at the 3 May
session.
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