EN07PV 27                                                                                                                   AS (2007) PV 27

                                                                                                                                  Provisional edition

 

 

 

2007 ORDINARY SESSION

 

(Third part)

 

TWENTY SEVENTH SITTING

 

Friday 29 June 2007 at 10.00 a.m.

 

 

_________

 

 

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

 

 

Mr René van der Linden, President of the Assembly, took the Chair at 10.05 a.m.

 

 

1.         MINUTES

 

The Minutes of Proceedings of the twenty-fifth sitting were agreed to.

 

2.         ATTENDANCE REGISTER

 

The names of the Representatives, Substitutes and Observers who signed the attendance register are given in the Appendix.

 

3.         JOINT DEBATE ON INTERCULTURAL AND INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE

 

            The President addressed the Assembly.

 

            The report of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education on Religion, secularity and human rights (Doc. 11298) was presented by, Mr Lluís Maria de Puig, Rapporteur.

 

The report of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education on Blasphemy, religious insults and hate speech against persons on grounds of their religion (Doc. 11296) was presented by Mrs Sinikka Hurskainen, Rapporteur.

 

            The report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (for opinion) on Blasphemy, religious insults and hate speech against persons on grounds of their religion (Doc. 11319) was presented by Mr Erik Jurgens, Rapporteur.

 

The report of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men (for opinion) on Blasphemy, religious insults and hate speech against persons on grounds of their religion (Doc. 11322) was presented by Mr John Dupraz, Rapporteur.

 

The joint debate was opened.

 

Speakers: Mrs Anja Meulenbelt, Mr Erik Jurgens.

 

Mr Serhiy Holovaty, a Vice-President of the Assembly, took the Chair in place of the President

 

Speakers: Mr Bernard Schreiner, Mr Göran Lindblad, Mr Rafael Huseynov, Mr Blagoj Zasov, Ms Gultakin Hajiyeva, Mr Anatoliy Korobeynikov, Mr Valeriy Sudarenkov, Mr Jean-Charles Gardetto, Ms Åse Gunhild Woie Duesund, Mr Aydin Mirzazada.

 

Mr Lluís Maria de Puig, Rapporteur, Mrs Sinikka Hurskainen, Rapporteur, and Mr Andrew McIntosh, Committee on Culture, Science and Education, replied to the joint debate.

 

The joint debate was closed.

 

The Assembly considered the draft recommendation on state, religion, secularity and human rights contained in Doc. 11298.

 

An amendment (No. 2) was proposed by Mrs Blanca Fernández-Capel, Mr Pedro Agramunt, Mr Miguel Barceló Pérez, Mr Adolfo Fernández Aguilar, Mr Claudio Azzolini, Mr Lucio Malan, Mr Christos Pourgourides, Baroness Gloria Hooper, Mr Marcel Glesener, Mr Robert Walter, in the draft recommendation, paragraph 3, replace the words "and ideological" with the following words: ", ideological and spiritual".

 

Speakers: Mr Pedro Agramunt, Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The amendment was agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 1) was proposed by Mr Markku Laukkanen, Mrs Hanne Severinsen, Mrs Sinikka Hurskainen, Mr Antti Kaikkonen, Mr Kimmo Sasi, Ms Ã…se Gunhild Woie Duesund, Mr Reijo Kallio, Mrs Krista Kiuru, Mrs Tuulikki Ukkola, Mrs Sirpa Asko-Seljavaara, in the draft recommendation, paragraph 4, replace the first two sentences with the following words: "The Assembly notes that, while protecting freedom of expression and freedom of religion, the European Court of Human Rights recognizes the right of individual countries to organise and enact legislation regarding the relationship between the State and church in compliance with the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights, and notes that the Council of Europe member states today show situations with a varying degree of separation between government and religious institutions in full compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms".

 

Speaker: Mrs Sinikka Hurskainen.

 

A sub-amendment (No. 1) to the amendment was proposed by Mr Lluís Maria de Puig, on behalf of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education, in amendment No. 1, replace the words "paragraph 4, replace the first two sentences with the following words" with the following words: "after paragraph 4, insert the following paragraph:".

 

The President declared that the sub-amendment met the criteria of Rule 34.6.

 

Speakers: Mr Lluís Maria de Puig, Mrs Sinikka Hurskainen, Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The sub-amendment was agreed to.

 

Speaker: Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The amendment, as amended, was agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 3) was proposed by Mrs Blanca Fernández-Capel, Mr Pedro Agramunt, Mr Miguel Barceló Pérez, Mr Adolfo Fernández Aguilar, Mr Claudio Azzolini, Mr Lucio Malan, Mr Christos Pourgourides, Mr Marcel Glesener, in the draft recommendation, paragraph 13, delete the words "rather than proselytise".

 

Speakers: Mr Pedro Agramunt, Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The amendment was agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 4) was proposed by Mrs Blanca Fernández-Capel, Mr Pedro Agramunt, Mr Miguel Barceló Pérez, Mr Adolfo Fernández Aguilar, Mr Claudio Azzolini, Mr Lucio Malan, Mr Christos Pourgourides, Baroness Gloria Hooper, Mr Marcel Glesener, Mr Robert Walter, in the draft recommendation, at the end of paragraph 15, add the following words: "In any case, the restrictions that can be placed on such freedom are those that "are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of public safety, for the protection of public order, health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others" (Art. 9.2 of the ECHR)".

 

Speakers: Mr Pedro Agramunt, Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The amendment was agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 5) was proposed by Mrs Blanca Fernández-Capel, Mr Pedro Agramunt, Mr Miguel Barceló Pérez, Mr Robert Walter, Mr Adolfo Fernández Aguilar, Mr Claudio Azzolini, Mr Lucio Malan, Mr Christos Pourgourides, Baroness Gloria Hooper, Mr Marcel Glesener, in the draft recommendation, paragraph 22.1, replace the words "with respect for the principles of the European Convention on Human Rights" with the following words: "in accordance with the provisions of Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights".

 

Speaker: Mr Pedro Agramunt.

 

A sub-amendment (No. 1) to the amendment was proposed by Mr Lluís Maria de Puig, on behalf of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education, in amendment No. 5, replace the words "Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights" with the following words: "Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights".

 

The President declared that the sub-amendment met the criteria of Rule 34.6.

 

Speakers: Mr Lluís Maria de Puig, Mr Pedro Agramunt, Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The sub-amendment was agreed to.

 

Speaker: Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The amendment, as amended, was agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 6) was proposed by Mrs Blanca Fernández-Capel, Mr Pedro Agramunt, Mr Miguel Barceló Pérez, Mr Robert Walter, Mr Adolfo Fernández Aguilar, Mr Claudio Azzolini, Mr Lucio Malan, Mr Christos Pourgourides, Mr Marcel Glesener, in the draft recommendation, paragraph 22.2, replace the word "churches" with the following word: "religions".

 

Speaker: Mr Pedro Agramunt.

 

A sub-amendment (No. 1) to the amendment was proposed by Mr Lluís Maria de Puig, on behalf of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education, in amendment No. 6, replace the word "religions" with the following words: "religious organisations".

 

The President declared that the sub-amendment met the criteria of Rule 34.6.

 

Speakers: Mr Lluís Maria de Puig, Mr Pedro Agramunt, Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The sub-amendment was agreed to.

 

Speaker: Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The amendment, as amended, was agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 9) was proposed by Mrs Gisela Wurm, Mrs Gülsün Bilgehan, Mrs Christine McCafferty, Mr José Mendes Bota, Mr John Austin, in the draft recommendation, at the end of paragraph 22.5, add the following words: ",including women's fundamental rights".

 

Speakers: Mr John Dupraz, Mr Lluís Maria de Puig, Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The amendment was not agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 7) was proposed by Mrs Blanca Fernández-Capel, Mr Pedro Agramunt, Mr Miguel Barceló Pérez, Mr Robert Walter, Mr Adolfo Fernández Aguilar, Mr Claudio Azzolini, Mr Lucio Malan, Mr Christos Pourgourides, Baroness Gloria Hooper, Mr Marcel Glesener, in the draft recommendation, at the end of paragraph 22.7, add the following words: "; the content of such syllabuses should be defined in close co-operation with representatives of the different religions traditionally present in Europe".

 

Speaker: Mr Pedro Agramunt.

 

A sub-amendment (No. 1) to the amendment was proposed by Mr Lluís Maria de Puig, on behalf of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education, in amendment No. 7, replace the words "the content of such syllabuses should be defined" with the following words: "such syllabuses should be drawn up".

 

The President declared that the sub-amendment met the criteria of Rule 34.6.

 

Speakers: Mr Lluís Maria de Puig, Mr Pedro Agramunt, Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The sub-amendment was agreed to.

 

Speaker: Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The amendment, as amended, was agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 8) was proposed by Mrs Blanca Fernández-Capel, Mr Pedro Agramunt, Mr Miguel Barceló Pérez, Mr Adolfo Fernández Aguilar, Mr Claudio Azzolini, Mr Lucio Malan, Mr Christos Pourgourides, Mr Marcel Glesener, in the draft recommendation, paragraph 23.1, replace the words "for all religious leaders, in particular those with an educational role who are in contact with young people" with the following words: "for all teachers, whether religious or not, particularly those who are in contact with young people".

 

Speakers: Mr Pedro Agramunt, Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The amendment was not agreed to.

 

The Assembly agreed the draft recommendation, as amended, (Recommendation 1804) with 39 votes in favour, 0 votes against and 0 abstentions.

 

The Assembly proceeded to consider the draft recommendation on Blasphemy, religious insults and hate speech against persons on grounds of their religion contained in Doc. 11296.

 

An amendment (No. 1) was proposed by Mr Erik Jurgens, in place of Mr Jaume Bartumeu Cassany, on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, in the draft recommendation, paragraph 1, replace the words "The Parliamentary Assembly recalls its Resolution 1510 (2006) on freedom of expression and respect for religious beliefs and affirms that freedom of expression is a fundamental cornerstone of democracy.  This freedom is" with the following words: “The Parliamentary Assembly recalls its Resolution 1510 (2006) on freedom of expression and respect for religious beliefs and reiterates its commitment to the freedom of expression (Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the freedom of thought, conscience and religion (Article 9 ECHR), which are fundamental cornerstones of democracy. Freedom of expression is”.

 

Speaker: Mr Erik Jurgens.

 

The amendment was agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 2) was proposed by Mr Erik Jurgens, in place of Mr Jaume Bartumeu Cassany, on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, in the draft recommendation, after paragraph 2, insert the following paragraph:

 

“In multicultural societies it is often necessary to reconcile freedom of expression and freedom of thought, conscience and religion.  In some instances, it may also be necessary to place restrictions on these freedoms.  Under the European Convention on Human Rights, any such restrictions must be prescribed by law, necessary in a democratic society and proportionate to the aims pursued.  In so doing, States enjoy a margin of appreciation as national authorities may need to adopt different solutions taking account of the specific features of each society; the use of this margin is subject to the supervision of the European Court of Human Rights”.

 

Speakers: Mr Erik Jurgens, Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The amendment was agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 3) was proposed by Mr Erik Jurgens, in place of Mr Jaume Bartumeu Cassany, on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, in the draft recommendation, replace paragraph 3 with the following paragraph:

 

“With regard to blasphemy, religious insults and hate speech against persons on the grounds of their religion, the state is responsible for determining what should count as criminal offences within the limits imposed by the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights.  In this connection, the Assembly considers that blasphemy, as an insult to a religion, should not be deemed a criminal offence.  A distinction should be made between matters relating to moral conscience and those relating to what is lawful, matters which belong to the public domain, and those which belong to the private sphere.  Even though today prosecutions in this respect are rare in member states, they are legion in other countries of the world”.

 

The amendment was agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 12) was proposed by Mr John Dupraz, on behalf of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, in the draft recommendation, paragraph 4, replace the words “and does not constitute incitement to disturb the public peace or to discriminate against adherents of a particular religion” with the following words: “or hate speech and does not constitute incitement to disturb the public peace or to violence against adherents of a particular religion”.

 

Speaker: Mr John Dupraz.

 

A sub-amendment (No. 1) to the amendment was proposed by Mrs Sinikka Hurskainen, on behalf of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education, in amendment No. 12, after the word "violence", insert the following words: "and discrimination".

 

The President declared that the sub-amendment met the criteria of Rule 34.6.

 

Speakers: Mrs Sinikka Hurskainen, Mr John Dupraz, Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The sub-amendment was agreed to.

 

Speaker: Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The amendment, as amended, was agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 4) was proposed by Mr Erik Jurgens, in place of Mr Jaume Bartumeu Cassany, on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, in the draft recommendation, paragraph 7, replace the words "locally when regulating freedom of expression in relation to matters liable to offend intimate personal moral convictions or religion.  What is likely to cause substantial offence to persons of a particular religious persuasion will vary significantly from time to time and from place to place" with the following words: “on the part of Contracting States when regulating freedom of expression in relation to matters liable to offend intimate personal convictions within the sphere of morals or, especially, religion”.

 

The amendment was agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 17) was proposed by Mr Pedro Agramunt, Mr Ivan Nikolaev Ivanov, Mr Theo Maissen, Mr Rony Bargetze, Mr Hubert Deittert, Mr Claudio Azzolini, Mr John Greenway, in the draft recommendation, delete paragraphs 8 and 9.

 

Speakers: Mr Luc Van den Brande, Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The amendment was not agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 5) was proposed by Mr Erik Jurgens, in place of Mr Jaume Bartumeu Cassany, on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, in the draft recommendation, replace paragraph 8 with the following paragraph:

 

“However, the Assembly stresses that this margin of appreciation is not unlimited and that any restrictions on the freedom of expression must comply with the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights.  Freedom of expression – guaranteed under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights – is of vital importance for any democratic society.  In accordance with the Statute of the Council of Europe, common recognition of democratic values is the basis for membership of the Council of Europe”.

 

The amendment was agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 6) was proposed by Mr Jaume Bartumeu Cassany, on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, in the draft recommendation, paragraph 10, replace the words "must ensure that" with the following words: "should ensure that".

 

The amendment was withdrawn.

 

Another amendment (No. 13) was proposed by Mr John Dupraz, on behalf of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, in the draft recommendation, paragraph 11, last sentence, delete the word “, discrimination”.

 

Speakers: Mr John Dupraz, Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The amendment was not agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 14) was proposed by Mr John Dupraz, on behalf of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, in the draft recommendation, paragraph 12, second sentence, after the words “property of an individual”, insert the following words: “, or women’s civil and human rights”.

 

Speakers: Mr John Dupraz, Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The amendment was agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 15) was proposed by Mr John Dupraz, on behalf of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, in the draft recommendation, at the end of paragraph 12, add the following words: “No state has the right to impose itself such penalties for religious offences, either”.

 

Speakers: Mr John Dupraz, Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The amendment was agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 7) was proposed by Mr Erik Jurgens, in place of Mr Jaume Bartumeu Cassany, on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, in the draft recommendation, paragraph 13, replace the last sentence with the following words: “Restrictions on the wearing of religious symbols in public areas may interfere with the right to manifest one’s religion (Article 9 ECHR) and the right to education (Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 ECHR).  However, these rights may sometimes be subject to certain justified limitations.  The challenge facing the authorities is how to strike a fair balance between the interests of individuals as members of a religious community in ensuring respect for their right to manifest their religion or their right to education, and the general public interest or the rights and interests of others”.

 

An oral sub-amendment to the amendment was proposed by Mr Erik Jurgens, “In Amendment No. 7, leave out ‘replace the last sentence with the following words: “Restrictions on the wearing of religious symbols in public areas may interfere with the right to manifest one’s religion (Article 9 ECHR) and the right to education (Article 2 of Protocol No. 1 ECHR).”’, and insert ‘add the following words’”.

 

The President declared that the oral sub-amendment met the criteria of Rule 34.6.

 

Speakers: Mr Erik Jurgens, Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The oral sub-amendment was agreed to.

 

Speaker: Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The amendment, as amended, was agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 16) was proposed by Mr John Dupraz, on behalf of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, in the draft recommendation, paragraph 16.2.2, delete the word “, discrimination”.

 

The amendment was withdrawn.

 

Another amendment (No. 8) was proposed by Mr Erik Jurgens, in place of Mr Jaume Bartumeu Cassany, on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, in the draft recommendation, after paragraph 16.2.3, add the following sub-paragraph: “are reviewed in order to decriminalise blasphemy as an insult to a religion;”.

 

The amendment was agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 9) was proposed by Mr Erik Jurgens, in place of Mr Jaume Bartumeu Cassany, on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, in the draft recommendation, before paragraph 16.3, insert the following sub-paragraph:

 

“encourage member states to sign and ratify Protocol No 12 to the ECHR (CETS No 177);”.

 

The amendment was agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 10) was proposed by Mr Erik Jurgens, in place of Mr Jaume Bartumeu Cassany, on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, in the draft recommendation, at the end of paragraph 16.5.1, delete the words “, which would be incompatible with this Convention”.

 

The amendment was agreed to.

 

Another amendment (No. 11) was proposed by Mr Erik Jurgens, in place of Mr Jaume Bartumeu Cassany, on behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, in the draft recommendation, after paragraph 16.6, add the following sub-paragraph:

 

“invite member states to take more initiatives to promote tolerance.”

 

A sub-amendment (No. 1) to the amendment was proposed by Mrs Sinikka Hurskainen, on behalf of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education, after the word "tolerance", insert the following words: ", in co-operation with the ECRI".

 

The President declared that the sub-amendment met the criteria of Rule 34.6.

 

Speakers: Mrs Sinikka Hurskainen, Mr Erik Jurgens, Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The sub-amendment was agreed to.

 

Speaker: Mr Andrew McIntosh.

 

The amendment, as amended, was agreed to.

 

The Assembly agreed the draft recommendation, as amended, (Recommendation 1805) with 29 votes in favour, 0 votes against and 0 abstentions.

 

Mr René van der Linden, President of the Assembly, took the Chair in place of Mr Serhiy Holovaty

 

5.         REFERENCES TO COMMITTEES

 

In accordance with Rule 24.2 of the Rules of Procedure, the Assembly ratified the references to committees proposed by the Bureau at its meeting on 29 June and contained in document AS/Inf(2007)7 (see Appendix II).

 

6.         CHANGES IN MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES

 

The Assembly ratified the changes in the membership of committees as set out in Commissions (2007) 6 Addenda 4 and 5.

 

7.         END OF THE PART-SESSION

 

The President announced that the fourth part of the 2007 Ordinary Session would be held from Monday 1 October 2007 to Friday 5 October 2007 and declared the third part of the 2007 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe closed.

 

The third part of the 2007 Ordinary Session was closed at 12.15 p.m.


APPENDIX I

 

Representatives or Substitutes who signed the Attendance Register in accordance with Rule 11.2 of the Rules of Procedure. The names of Substitutes who replaced absent Representatives are printed in small letters.

 


ADAM, Ulrich / Fischer, Axel

AGRAMUNT, Pedro

ALIGRUDIĆ, Miloš

ATEŞ, Abdülkadir

BALÄŒYTIS, Zigmantas

BARTOŠ, Walter / Jacques, Kateřina

BENDER, Ryszard

BİLGEHAN, Gülsün

BJØRNSTAD, Vidar

BRANDE, Luc Van den

ČURDOVÁ, Anna / Skopal, Ladislav

DEES, Dirk

EÖRSI, Mátyás

FEDOROV, Valeriy

FOSS, Per-Kristian / Duesund, Ã…se Gunhild Woie

GACEK, Urszula

GAJDŮŠKOVÁ, Alena

GARDETTO, Jean-Charles

GEDEI, József

GLESENER, Marcel

GREFF, Claude / Hugon, Jean-Yves

GROSS, Andreas

GRZYB, Andrzej / Tomaszewska, Ewa

HAJIYEVA, Gultakin

HERKEL, Andres

HOLOVATY, Serhiy

HURSKAINEN, Sinikka

HUSEYNOV, Ali / Mirzazada, Aydin

HUSEYNOV, Rafael

JOHANSSON, Morgan / Yazdanfar, Maryam

JUNG, Armand

JURGENS, Erik

KONEČNÁ, Kateřina / Němcová, Miroslava

KOROBEYNIKOV, Anatoliy

KOSACHEV, Konstantin / Kolesnikov, Victor

KOX, Tiny

LAUKKANEN, Markku / Laakso, Jaakko 

LEPPER, Andrzej / Wach, Piotr

LINDBLAD, Göran

LINDEN, René van der / Meulenbelt, Anja

LOEPFE, Arthur / Dupraz, John

LOUTFI, Younal

LUNDGREN, Kerstin

MAISSEN, Theo

MARGELOV, Mikhail

MELČÁK, Miloš

MENDES BOTA, José

MEYER, Gilbert

MIKUTIENÄ–, DangutÄ— / Jakavonis, Gediminas

MUTTONEN, Christine / Lindinger, Ewald

NEGELE, Gebhard

NIKOLIĆ, Tomislav / Radeta, Vjerica

O'HARA, Edward / McIntosh, Andrew

OHLSSON, Carina

OJULAND, Kristiina

PAPADIMITRIOU, Elsa

PIROZHNIKOVA, Liudmila

POURBAIX-LUNDIN, Marietta de

PUIG, Lluís Maria de

REYMANN, Marc

RIGONI, Andrea

RUSSELL-JOHNSTON,

SAMBEVSKI, Oliver / Zašov, Blagoj

SASI, Kimmo

SCHMIED, Walter

SCHREINER, Bernard

SEVERINSEN, Hanne

SLUTSKY, Leonid

ŠOJDROVÁ, Michaela / Jirsa, Tomáš 

SUDARENKOV, Valeriy

SYDOW, Björn von

SZABÓ, Zoltán

TODOROVIĆ, Dragan /Jovanović, Nataša 

VAKSDAL, Øyvind / Christoffersen, Lise

VAREIKIS, Egidijus

WOHLWEND, Renate / Frommelt, Doris

 

ALSO PRESENT

 

Representatives and Substitutes not authorised to vote:

ZINGERIS, Emanuelis

 

Special Guests

 

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Observers

 

BUGANZA SALMERON, Gerardo

DÍAZ DELGADO, Blanca Judith



 

 

 

APPENDIX II

 

 

 

AS/Inf (2007) 7

29 June 2007

 

 

 

References and transmissions to committees

 

Proposals by the Bureau on 29 June 2006

 

 

 

Modification of a reference

Proposal by the Bureau on 29 June 2007

 

 

Doc. No.

Nature of document

Title of document

Proposals

-

Current affairs debate

Sudan and Darfur – Europe's responsibility

To the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population for report and to the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee for opinion

 

 

 

Extensions of references

Proposals by the Bureau on 29 June 2007

 

 

Doc. No.

Nature of document

Title of document

Committee(s) concerned

Reference No.

New validity date

10626

Motion for a resolution

Compliance by Observer Countries with the values of the Council of Europe

Political Affairs Committee

3125 of 1 September 2005

31 December 2007

10624

Motion for a resolution

The incorporation of equality principles in the internal work and decision-making mechanisms of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

 

Committee on Rules of Procedure and Immunities

 

3123 of 1 September 2005

1 December 2007