Council of Europe Ambassadors Meet at Oceanographic Museum
By Zak Jackson, MonacoViews Editorial
Monaco hosts the 1,567th session of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers, with ambassadors from all member states gathering at the Oceanographic Museum on 25 August 2026.
The Oceanographic Museum provides an unusual setting this week as Monaco hosts the 1,567th meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, the organisation's principal decision-making body. The session marks the committee's return to business after the summer recess and brings together ambassadors representing all member states, who ordinarily convene weekly at the Council's headquarters in Strasbourg.
The meeting will be opened by Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, in her capacity as chair. Hosting the session in Monaco rather than Strasbourg is itself notable, and choosing the Oceanographic Museum on Avenue Saint-Martin lends the gathering a distinctly Monegasque character. The committee meets at ministerial level once a year; the ambassador-level sessions, such as this one, handle the ongoing work of the Council between those summits.
For Monaco, chairing the Committee of Ministers is a meaningful diplomatic moment, placing the Principality at the centre of pan-European decision-making for the duration of its presidency. Residents near the Rock may notice heightened security and official vehicles in the area around the museum on the day.