Parliamentary Assembly Assemblée parlementaire ________________________ F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex, tel: +33 3 88 41 20 00, fax: +33 3 88 41 27 76, http://assembly.coe.int,  e-mail: [email protected] ACALSES2.2005_1 21 March 2005 DRAFT ORDER OF BUSINESS of the second part of the 2005 Ordinary Session (25-29 April 2005) drawn up by the Bureau of the Assembly on 18 March 2005
- 2 - Monday 25 April 2005 8.30 a.m. Bureau of the Assembly 10 a.m. Political groups 2 p.m. Committees 3 p.m. 1. Opening of the second part of the 2005 Ordinary Session a. Examination of new credentials (Doc. ) b. Election of Vice-Presidents of the Assembly with respect to Moldova and Russia c. Changes in the membership of Committees d. [Possibly] Request(s) for current affairs debate or debate under urgent procedure e. Adoption of the order of business f. Adoption of the minutes of the meeting of the Standing Committee (18 March 2005, Paris) 2. Progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly and the Standing Committee (Doc. ) Rapporteur: Mr Serhiy Holovaty (Ukraine, LDR) Debate and approval 3. Migration   and   integration:   a   challenge   and    an   opportunity   for   Europe (Doc. 10453) Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population: Mr Jean-Guy Branger (France, EPP/CD) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 25 April at 12 noon. Debate Vote on a draft Resolution 6 p.m. End of the sitting
- 3 - Tuesday 26 April 2005 8.30 a.m. Committees 10 a.m. 1. Lawfulness of detentions by the United States in Guantanamo Bay (Doc. ) Rapporteur   of   the   Committee   on   Legal   Affairs   and   Human   Rights:   Mr   Kevin McNamara (United Kingdom, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 25 April at 4 p.m. Debate Vote on … 12 noon 2. Address by Mr Svetozar MAROVIC, President of Serbia and Montenegro Questions 1 p.m. End of the sitting 2 p.m. Committees 3 p.m. 1. Referendums: towards good practices in Europe (Doc. ) Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Mikko Elo (Finland, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 25 April at 4 p.m. Debate Vote on … 2a.   Europe's growing energy vulnerability (Doc. 10458) Rapporteur  of  the  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  and  Development:  Mr  Radu- Mircea Berceanu (Romania, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 25 April at 4 p.m. 2b.   Energy systems and the environment (Doc. ) Rapporteur   of   the   Committee   on   the   Environment,   Agriculture   and   Local   and Regional Affairs: Mr Bill Etherington (United Kingdom, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 25 April at 4 p.m. Statement   by   Mr   Claude   MANDIL,   Executive   Director   of   the   International Energy Agency (IEA) Joint debate Vote on a draft Resolution Vote on … 7 p.m. End of the sitting
- 4 - Wednesday 27 April 2005 8.30 a.m. Political groups 10 a.m. 1. Election  of  a  judge  to  the  European  Court  of  Human  Rights  with  respect  to Latvia (Doc. )  (from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) 2. Assistance to patients at end of life (Doc. 10455) Rapporteur  of  the  Social,  Health  and  Family  Affairs  Committee:   Mr  Dick  Marty (Switzerland, LDR) Rapporteur  of  the  Committee  on  Legal  Affairs  and  Human  Rights  (for  opinion) (Doc. ): Mr Kevin McNamara (United Kingdom, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 26 April at 10.30 a.m. Debate Vote on a draft Resolution 1 p.m. End of the sitting 2 p.m. Committees 3 p.m. 1. Address  by  Mr  Jean-Claude  JUNCKER,  Prime  Minister  of  Luxembourg  and President of the Council of the European Union Questions 2. Discrimination against women in the workforce and the workplace (Doc. ) Rapporteur   of   the   Committee   on   Equal   Opportunities   for   Women   and   Men: Mrs Anna urdová(Czech Republic, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 26 April at 3.30 p.m. Debate Vote on … 3. Discrimination against women and girls in sport (Doc. ) Rapporteur   of   the   Committee   on   Equal   Opportunities   for   Women   and   Men: Mrs Manuela Aguiar (Portugal, EPP/CD) Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 26 April at 3.30 p.m. Debate Vote on … 7 p.m. End of the sitting
- 5 - Thursday 28 April 2005 8.30 a.m. Committees 10 a.m. 1. [Possibly  2nd  round]  Election  of  a  judge  to  the  European  Court  of  Human Rights with respect to Latvia (Doc. )  (from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) 2. [Possibly] Debate under urgent procedure* Deadline for tabling amendments: … Debate Vote on … 1 p.m. End of the sitting 2 p.m. Committees 3 p.m. 1. Communication   from   the   Committee   of   Ministers   to   the   Parliamentary Assembly  presented  by  Mr   Adam  Daniel  ROTFELD,  Minister  for  Foreign Affairs of Poland and Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers Questions (Doc. ) (Questions must be tabled by Tuesday 26 April at 3.30 p.m. at the latest) 2. The   rights   of   children   in   institutions:   follow-up   to   Recommendation   1601 (2003) of the Parliamentary Assembly (Doc. 10452) Rapporteur   of   the   Social,   Health   and   Family   Affairs   Committee:   Mr   Michael Hancock (United Kingdom, LDR) Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 27 April at 3.30 p.m. Debate Vote on a draft Recommendation 3. Protection and assistance for separated children seeking asylum (Doc. 10477) Rapporteur  of  the  Committee  on  Migration,  Refugees  and  Population:  Mr Ed  van Thijn (Netherlands, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 27 April at 3.30 p.m. Debate Vote on a draft Recommendation 6.30 p.m. End of the sitting 6.30 p.m. Joint Committee * If the urgent procedure is decided by the Assembly.
- 6 - Friday 29 April 2005 8.30 a.m. Bureau of the Assembly 10 a.m. 1. Iran’s nuclear threat (Doc. ) Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Abdülkadir Ate   (Turkey, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 28 April at 10.30 a.m. Debate Vote on … 2. Reducing sea pollution (Doc. ) Rapporteur   of   the   Committee   on   the   Environment,   Agriculture   and   Local   and Regional Affairs: Mr Guy Lengagne (France, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 28 April at 10.30 a.m. Debate Vote on … 1 p.m. Closure of the second part of the 2005 Ordinary Session