The Council of Europe announced in Strasbourg Thursday that it will establish an ad hoc committee to plan joint action by the Western European nations to fight international terrorism. The committee will consist of the Deputy Ministers of Interior of the 21 member-states of the Council.
France announced during the Council session that it will ratify the 1976 European Convention against terrorism. The French delegate, Interior Minister Robert Pandraud, said his government will ask the National Assembly to vote “at the earliest” moment to ratify the convention.
According to Council rules, the body’s decisions must be ratified by the parliaments of all member-states to become operative. France, Greece, Ireland and Malta have not yet ratified the anti-terrorist convention.
The Council of Europe, which is not the same as the 12-nation Parliament of Europe, consists of members of parliaments from the 21 countries. Its role is advisory, but its decisions are often followed by concrete measures that reflect Western European political attitudes.
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