Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (French: "Comité des ministres du Conseil de l'Europe") or commonly the Committee of Ministers (French: "Comité des ministres") is the Council of Europe's decision-making body. It comprises the Foreign Affairs Ministers of all the member states, or their permanent diplomatic representatives in Strasbourg. It is both a governmental body, where national approaches to problems facing European society can be discussed on an equal footing, and a collective forum, where Europe-wide responses to such challenges are formulated. In collaboration with the Parliamentary Assembly, it
Council for European Palestinian Relations Council for European Palestinian Relations The Council for European Palestinian Relations (CEPR) is a not-for-profit organisation which serves as Hamas’ representative in Europe, and as such, was banned from Israel by Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon in December 2013. CEPR is based in Brussels and London. The CEPR is engaged in political lobbying work across Europe, particularly the European and British Parliaments. According to the CEPR's Official website, the aim of the CEPR’s work is to increase understanding of the Palestine issue and related Middle Eastern issues in Europe and to increase dialogue between European, Arab and Middle Eastern politicians. The