For its part, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe encourages member states to allow their citizens living abroad to participate to the fullest extent possible in the electoral process: see Resolution no 1459 (2005) (paragraph 7) and Recommendation no 1714 (2005) (paragraph 1.ii) on the abolition of restrictions on the right to vote; see also (2005) (paragraph 1.ii) on the abolition of restrictions on the right to vote; see also Recommendation no 1410 (1999) on links between Europeans living abroad and their countries of origin (paragraph 5.iii).