"It is necessary to deprive them of the possibility of blackmail": at the Council of Europe, made a statement on the status of Russia

This is what former Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius, who wrote "The European Truth" ".

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One of the main tasks of the diplomats was to revise the budget by depriving Russia of any blackmail in the Council of 39; Europe.

The first task is to fill the existing budget gap …, so we can ask the question about Russia,
explained to the candidate for the post of new Secretary General of the Council of Europe [19659004] Kubilius stressed that if Russia continued to make no contribution, "somewhere in June, depending on the status, the issue of its status should be raised."

"If the Russian Federation continues to pay no fees, the Committee of Ministers may impose additional sanctions on it, for example on representation in statutory bodies." The Committee may also say that Russia does not have any rights. not have the right to vote before full repayment of arrears, "he said.

Warning on the exclusion of the Council of Europe due to non-payment of contributions received by Moscow, while it is estimated that there is no has no future without Russia. 19659009] What is the Council of Europe? This is an international organization of the European area with 47 member states. Membership is open to all European states if they recognize the rule of law. The Council of Europe comprises the Committee of Ministers, The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights, composed of the Venice Commission, an advisory body of the Council of Europe responsible for constitutional law, and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe, an advisory body representing local and regional authorities. The 1950 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is the success of the Council.