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_2 8 June 2005 DRAFT ORDER OF BUSINESS of the third part of the 2005 Ordinary Session (20-24 June 2005) up-dated by the Bureau of the Assembly on 6 June 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. Requests for debate: -  under urgent procedure on the constitutional reform process in Armenia - under urgent procedure on the follow-up to the Third Summit - as a current affairs debate on the situation in the Republics of Central Asia 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) Debate and approval 3. Disappearance  and  murder  of  a  great  number  of  women  and  girls  in  Mexico (Doc. 10551) 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 a draft resolution Vote on a draft recommendation 4.a.  The environment and the Millennium Development Goals (Doc. 10566) 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. 4.b.  The  World  Bank,  the  International  Monetary  Fund  and  the  realisation  of  the Millennium Development Goals (Doc. 10565) 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 two draft resolutions 7.30 p.m. End of the sitting
- 3 - Tuesday 21 June 2005 8.30 a.m. Committees 10 a.m. 1. Statements by  Mr Chaudhry  Amir HUSSAIN, President of the  Association  of Asian  Parliaments  for  Peace  (AAPP),  Speaker  of  the  National  Assembly  of Pakistan, and by Mr José de VENECIA, Chairperson of the Advisory Council of the AAPP, Speaker of the Congress of the Philippines 2. Contribution   of   the   European   Bank   for   Reconstruction   and   Development (EBRD) to economic development in central and eastern Europe (Doc. 10571) 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 a draft resolution 12 noon 3. 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. Current affairs debate*: Situation in the Republics of Central Asia Debate 4 p.m. 2. Situation in the Middle East (Doc. 10570) 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 a draft resolution Vote on a draft recommendation 3. Current situation in Kosovo (Doc. 10572) Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mrs Marianne Tritz (Germany, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 20 June at 4 p.m. Statement  by  Mr  Søren    JESSEN-PETERSEN,  Special  Representative  of  the United Nations Secretary-General for Kosovo** Debate Vote on a draft resolution Vote on a draft recommendation 4. Media and terrorism (Doc. 10557) Rapporteur  of  the  Committee  on  Culture,  Science  and  Education:  Mr  Josef  Ja ab (Czech Republic, LDR) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 20 June at 4 p.m. Debate Vote on a draft recommendation 8.30 p.m. End of the sitting * If the current affairs debate is decided by the Assembly. **  Subject to confirmation.
- 4 - Wednesday 22 June 2005 8.30 a.m. Political groups 10 a.m. 1. Honouring   of   obligations   and   commitments   by   the   Russian   Federation (Doc. 10568) 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: Tuesday 21 June at 10.30 a.m. Debate 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 to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Europe Prize (A programme will be published separately) 3.30 p.m. 1. Honouring   of   obligations   and   commitments   by   the   Russian   Federation (Doc. 10568)  (continued) Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 21 June at 10.30 a.m. Vote on a draft resolution Vote on a draft recommendation 2.a.  Functioning of democratic institutions in Azerbaijan (Doc. 10569) Co-Rapporteurs    of    the    Committee    on    the    Honouring    of    Obligations    and Commitments by  Member  States  of the Council of Europe (Monitoring  Committee): Mr Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC) and Mr Andres Herkel (Estonia, EPP/DC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 21 June at 3.30 p.m. 2.b.  Follow-up   to   Resolution   1359   (2004)   on   political   prisoners   in   Azerbaijan (Doc. 10564) 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. Joint debate Vote on a draft resolution Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation 8 p.m. End of the sitting
- 5 - Thursday 23 June 2005 8.30 a.m. Committees 10 a.m. 1. Debate under urgent procedure*: Follow-up to the Third Summit (Doc. ) Rapporteur  of  the  Political  Affairs  Committee:  Mr  Luc  Van  den  Brande  (Belgium, EPP/CD) Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 22 June at 10.30 a.m. Statement by Mr Terry DAVIS, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Debate Vote on … 2. Debate  under  urgent  procedure*:  Constitutional  reform  process  in  Armenia (Doc. ) Co-Rapporteurs    of    the    Committee    on    the    Honouring    of    Obligations    and Commitments by  Member  States  of the Council of Europe (Monitoring  Committee): Rapporteur   of   the   Committee   on   Legal   Affairs   and   Human   Rights   (for   an   oral opinion): … Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 22 June at 3.30 p.m. Debate Vote on … 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. 10567) 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. Celebration  to  mark  the  50th  Anniversary  of  the  first  sitting  of  the  Assembly  of  the Western European Union (WEU) (A programme will be published separately) 6.30 p.m. Joint Committee 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 (Doc. 10553) 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.  ):  Lord  John Tomlinson (United Kingdom, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 23 June at 10.30 a.m. Debate Vote on a draft resolution Vote on a draft recommendation 2. Improving the response to mental health needs in Europe (Doc. 10544) 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 a draft resolution Vote on a draft recommendation 1 p.m. Closure of the third part of the 2005 Ordinary Session