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] ACALSES3.2005_1 2 May 2005 DRAFT ORDER OF BUSINESS of the third part of the 2005 Ordinary Session (20-24 June 2005) drawn up by the Bureau of the Assembly on 29 April 2005
- 2 - Monday 20 June 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 third part of the 2005 Ordinary Session a. Examination of new credentials (Doc. ) b. Changes in the membership of Committees c. [Possibly] Request(s) for current affairs debate or debate under urgent procedure d. Adoption of the order of business e. Adoption of the minutes of the meeting of the Standing Committee (6 June 2005, Lisbon, Portugal) 2. Progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly and the Standing Committee (Doc. ) Rapporteur: Mr Marcel Glesener (Luxembourg, EPP/CD) Statement  by  a  representative  of  the  Association  of  Asian  Parliaments  for Peace (AAPP)* Debate and approval 3. Disappearance  and  murder  of  a  great  number  of  women  and  girls  in  Mexico (Doc. ) Rapporteur  of  the  Committee  on  Equal  Opportunities  for  Women  and  Men:  Mrs Ruth-Gaby Vermot-Mangold (Switzerland, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 20 June at 12 noon. Debate Vote on … 4a.    The   environment   and   the   United   Nations   Millennium   Development   Goals (Doc. ) Rapporteur   of   the   Committee   on   the   Environment,   Agriculture   and   Local   and Regional Affairs: Mr John Dupraz (Switzerland, LDR) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 20 June at 12 noon. 4b.   The  World  Bank,  the  International  Monetary  Fund  and  the  realisation  of  the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (Doc. ) Rapporteur  of  the  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  and  Development:  Mr  Klaus Werner Jonas (Germany, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 20 June at 12 noon. Joint debate Vote on … 7.30 p.m. End of the sitting * Subject to confirmation.
- 3 - Tuesday 21 June 2005 8.30 a.m. Committees 10 a.m. 1. Honouring   of   obligations   and   commitments   by   the   Russian   Federation (Doc. ) Co-Rapporteurs    of    the    Committee    on    the    Honouring    of    Obligations    and Commitments by  Member  States  of the Council of Europe (Monitoring  Committee): Mr David Atkinson (United Kingdom, EDG) and Mr Rudolf Bindig (Germany, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 20 June at 4 p.m. Debate Vote on … 12 noon 2. Address by Mr C lin POPESCU-T RICEANU, Prime Minister of Romania* Questions 1 p.m. End of the sitting 2 p.m. Committees 3 p.m. 1. Address by an invited personality* Questions 2. Situation in the Middle East (Doc. ) Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Mikhail Margelov (Russia, EDG) Rapporteur  of  the  Committee  on  Legal  Affairs  and  Human  Rights  (for  opinion) (Doc. ): Mr Kevin McNamara (United Kingdom, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 20 June at 4 p.m. Debate Vote on … 3. Contribution   of   the   European   Bank   for   Reconstruction   and   Development (EBRD) to economic development in central and eastern Europe (Doc. ) Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development:  Mrs Liudmila Pirozhnikova (Russia, EDG) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 20 June at 4 p.m. Statement by Mr Jean LEMIERRE, President of the EBRD* Debate Vote on … 8 p.m. End of the sitting * Subject to confirmation.
- 4 - Wednesday 22 June 2005 8.30 a.m. Political groups 10 a.m. 1. Media and terrorism (Doc. ) Rapporteur  of  the  Committee  on  Culture,  Science  and  Education:  Mr  Josef  Ja ab (Czech Republic, LDR) Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 21 June at 10.30 a.m. Debate Vote on … 12 noon 2. Communication   from   the   Committee   of   Ministers   to   the   Parliamentary Assembly presented by Mr Diogo FREITAS DO AMARAL, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Portugal and Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers* Questions (Doc. ) (Questions must be tabled by Tuesday 21 June at 10.30 a.m. at the latest) 1 p.m. End of the sitting 2 p.m. Committees 3 p.m. Ceremony for the 50th Anniversary of the Europe Prize* (A programme will be published separately) 3.30 p.m. 1. Address by an invited personality* Questions 2. Current situation in Kosovo (Doc. ) Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mrs Marianne Tritz (Germany, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 21 June at 3.30 p.m. Debate Vote on … 3. Follow-up   to   Resolution   1359   (2004)   on   political   prisoners   in   Azerbaijan (Doc.) Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Mr Malcolm Bruce (United Kingdom, LDR) Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 21 June at 3.30 p.m. Debate Vote on … 8 p.m. End of the sitting * Subject to confirmation.
- 5 - Thursday 23 June 2005 8.30 a.m. Committees 10 a.m. 1. [Possibly] Debate under urgent procedure** Deadline for tabling amendments: … Debate Vote on … OR 1. A report appearing on the Agenda 1 p.m. End of the sitting 2 p.m. Committees 3 p.m. 1. Address  by  Mr  Jaap  DE  HOOP  SCHEFFER,  Secretary  General  of  the  North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)* Questions 2. Democratic oversight of the security sector in member states (Doc. ) Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Lluís Maria de Puig (Spain, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 22 June at 3.30 p.m. Debate Vote on a draft Recommendation 5.15 p.m. End of the sitting 5.15 p.m. Ceremony  for  the  50th  Anniversary  of  the  Assembly  of  the  Western  European  Union (WEU)* (A programme will be published separately) 6.30 p.m. Joint Committee * Subject to confirmation. **  If the urgent procedure is decided by the Assembly.
- 6 - Friday 24 June 2005 8.30 a.m. Bureau of the Assembly 10 a.m. 1. Abolition of restrictions on the right to vote in general elections (Doc. ) Rapporteur  of  the  Committee  on  Legal  Affairs  and  Human  Rights:  Mr  Mehdi  Eker (Turkey, EPP/CD) Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee (for opinion) (Doc. ): … Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 23 June at 10.30 a.m. Debate Vote on … 2. Improving the response to mental health needs in Europe (Doc. ) Rapporteur  of  the  Social,  Health  and  Family  Affairs  Committee:  Mr  Claude  Evin (France, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 23 June at 10.30 a.m. Debate Vote on … 3. Sustainable development of the Adriatic: Co-operation between local and regional authorities (Doc. ) Rapporteur of the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs: Mr Giovanni Crema (Italy, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 23 June at 10.30 a.m. Debate Vote on … 1 p.m. Closure of the third part of the 2005 Ordinary Session