Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe is the Council of Europe's decision-making body, made up of the foreign ministers of all 46 member states or their permanent representatives. It adopts the organisation's political decisions, approves its budget and programmes of activity, and supervises the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. The Committee also monitors member states' compliance with Council of Europe conventions.
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Netherlands ratifies convention establishing International Compensation Commission for Ukraine
The Netherlands has completed ratification of the Council of Europe convention that creates an International Compensation Commission for damages caused by Russia's war against Ukraine. The Dutch Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe submitted the ratification instrument in Strasbourg on Tuesday, 15 September 2026. With this step, nine countries plus the EU have now completed ratification; 25 are required for the convention to enter into force.