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was established in 1989, as a provisional status in the accession process for parliaments of
European non-member states, which applied for membership in the Council of Europe. The aim of the special guest status is to foster closer relations with the national parliaments of the European non-member
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was now open. On 24 April 2023, the
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe approved Kosovo's application for membership with 33 votes in favour, 7 against and 5 abstentions, allowing the application to progress to the Parliamentary Assembly. Dora Bakoyannis of Greece was appointed as
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applied for full membership on 12 March 1993, and its parliament held special guest status with the
Parliamentary Assembly from September 1992 to January 1997. The special guest status was however suspended as a consequence of the November 1996 constitutional referendum upholding the
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Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on 27 March 2024. The opinion recommended that Kosovo be admitted as a "member" state of the council under Article 4 of its
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President of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) made an official visit to Kazakhstan, resulting in the conclusion that the Council of Europe and Kazakhstan
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has never applied for Council of Europe membership, choosing to become an observer instead. However, there have been calls for it to apply to become a contracting party to the European Convention on Human Rights.
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and its committees as an observer in 2016. Two representatives of local government in Kosovo participate in the work of the
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Kosovo applies to become EC member within three months
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other states if the Bureau of the Assembly so decides
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Council of Europe member states as of 16 March 2022.
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