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“EU ACCESSION TO THE ECHR
After a public debate, the Council adopted a negotiating mandate for the EU’s accession to the Council of Europe’s Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).
On 17 March 2010, the Commission tabled its recommendation for a negotiating mandate. Different Council working groups have discussed the proposal since then.
The Treaty of Lisbon provides the legal basis for the accession of the EU to the ECHR. Art. 6 (2) TEU stipulates: “The Union shall accede to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms”.
Further to this, the Stockholm Programme calls for a “rapid” accession to the ECHR and invites the Commission to submit a recommendation to the Council “as a matter of urgency”.”
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