Doc. 10997

4 July 2006

 

 

Agenda for the fourth part of the 2006 Ordinary Session

of the Parliamentary Assembly (2-6 October 2006)

 

adopted by the Bureau of the Assembly on 30 June 2006

 

 

General

–   Examination of credentials of Representatives and Substitutes

–   Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights (possibly)

–   Changes in the membership of committees

–   Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

–   Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Assembly

–   Statements by guest speakers

 

Political Affairs

–   Current situation in Kosovo

     Rapporteur: Lord Russell-Johnston (United Kingdom, ALDE)

     To be adopted on 11 September 2006

 

–   Debate on general policy on the situation in the Balkans

     Rapporteur: Mr Mátyás Eörsi (Hungary, ALDE)

     To be adopted on 2 October 2006

 

–   Situation in Kazakhstan

     Rapporteur: Mr Tadeusz Iwiński (Poland, SOC)

     Adopted on 27 June 2006

 

Legal Affairs and Human Rights

–   Ratification of the Framework Convention for the protection of national minorities

     by the member states of the Council of Europe

     Rapporteur: Mr Boriss Cilevičs (Latvia, SOC)

     Adopted on 18 May 2006, Doc. 10961

 

–   Fair trial issues in criminal cases concerning espionage or divulging state secrets

     Rapporteur: Mr Christos Pourgourides (Cyprus, EPP/CD)

     To be adopted on 15 September 2006

 

–   Implementation of decisions of the European Court of Human Rights

     Rapporteur: Mr Erik Jurgens (Netherlands, SOC)

     To be adopted on 15 September 2006

 

Economic Affairs and Development

–   OECD and the world economy

     Rapporteur: Mr Ignacio Cosidó (Spain, EPP/CD)

     Provisionally adopted on 29 June 2006

 

–   Europe's interest in the continued economic development of Russia

     Rapporteur: Mr Kimmo Sasi (Finland, EPP/CD)

     To be adopted on 18 September 2006

     Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (for opinion):

     Mrs Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger (Germany, ALDE)

 

 

 

Social, Health and Family Affairs

–   HIV/AIDS in Europe

     Rapporteur: Mrs Chris McCafferty (United Kingdom, SOC)

     To be adopted on 14 September 2006

 

–   For a European drug convention on promoting public health policy in drug control

     Rapporteur: Mr Paul Flynn (United Kingdom, SOC)

     To be adopted on 14 September 2006

 

Migration, Refugees and Population

–   Establishment of a European remembrance centre for victims of forced population movements

     and ethnic cleansing

     Rapporteur: Mr Mats Einarsson (Sweden, UEL)

     Adopted on 11 April 2006, Doc. 10925

 

–   The image of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the media

     Rapporteur: Mrs Tana de Zulueta (Italy, SOC)

     Adopted on 27 June 2006

 

Culture, Science and Education

–   The cultural situation of the Kurds

     Rapporteur: Lord Russell-Johnston (United Kingdom, ALDE)

     Adopted on 28 June 2006

 

Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs

–   Seal hunting

     Rapporteur: Mr Pasquale Nessa (Italy, EPP/CD)

     Adopted on 29 June 2006

 

–   The promotion of local self-government along Council of Europe borders

     Rapporteur: Mr Renzo Gubert (Italy, EPP/CD)

     Adopted on 29 June 2006

 

Equal Opportunities for Women and Men

–   The need to reconcile work and family life

     Rapporteur: Mrs Antigoni Pericleous Papadopoulos (Cyprus, ALDE)

     To be adopted on 12 September 2006

 

Rules of Procedure and Immunities

–   The institutional balance at the Council of Europe

     Rapporteur: Mr Peter Schieder (Austria, SOC)

     To be adopted on 7 September 2006

     Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee (for opinion):

     Mr Zsolt Németh (Hungary, EPP/CD)

 

Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States

–   Honouring of obligations and commitments by Albania

     Co-Rapporteurs: Mr Leo Platvoet (Netherlands, UEL) and Mr David Wilshire (United Kingdom, EDG)

     To be adopted on 14 September 2006