ACALSES4.2007_1
3 July 2007
DRAFT ORDER OF BUSINESS
of the fourth part of the 2007 Ordinary Session
(1-5 October 2007)
provisionally drawn up by the Bureau of the Assembly
on 29 June 2007
Monday 1 October 2007
8 a.m.           Bureau of the Assembly
9.30 a.m.       Political groups
11.30 a.m.    1.   Opening of the fourth part of the 2007 Ordinary Session
                    a.   Statement by Mr René van der Linden, President of the Parliamentary Assembly
                    b.   Examination of new credentials (Doc. )
                    c.   Changes in the membership of Committees
                    d.   Request(s) for current affairs debate or debate under urgent procedure
                    e.   Adoption of the order of business
                    2.   Progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly and the Standing Committee (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur: Mr Göran Lindblad (Sweden, EPP/CD)
                           Observation of the parliamentary elections in Turkey (22 July 2007) (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Bureau: Mr Luc Van den Brande (Belgium, EPP/CD)
                           Observation of the parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan (18 August 2007) (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Bureau: Mr David Wilshire (United Kingdom, EDG)
                           Debate and approval
1 p.m.           End of the sitting
2 p.m.           Committees
3 p.m.           1.   Address by an invited personality*
                          Questions
                    2.a. The activities of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population: Mrs Gultakin Hajiyeva (Azerbaijan, EPP/CD)
                           Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee (for opinion) (Doc. ): Mr Tadeusz Iwiński (Poland, SOC)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 1 October at 12 noon.
                    2.b. Regularisation programmes for irregular migrants (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population: Mr John Greenway (United Kingdom, EDG)
                                   Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 1 October at 12 noon.
                           Statement by Mr Brunson McKINLEY, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
                           Joint debate
                           Vote on …
                           Vote on …
5 p.m.           End of the sitting
5 p.m.           Political groups
* Subject to confirmation.
Tuesday 2 October 2007
8.30 a.m.       Committees
10 a.m.         1.   Election of [20] judges to the European Court of Human Rights (Doc. )
                           (from 10 a.m. to 1 pm)
                    2.   Global warming and ecological disasters (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs: Mr Alan Meale (United Kingdom, SOC)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 1 October at 4 p.m.
                           Statement by an invited personality*
                           Debate
                           Vote on …
12 noon        3.   Address by Patriarch ALEXY II of Moscow and all Russia
                          Questions
1 p.m.           End of the sitting
2 p.m.           Committees
3 p.m.           1.   Address by an invited personality*
                          Questions
                    2.   Member states' duty to co-operate with the European Court of Human Rights (Doc. 11183)
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Mr Christos Pourgourides (Cyprus, EPP/CD)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 1 October at 4 p.m.
                           Debate
                           Vote on a draft resolution
                           Vote on a draft recommendation
                    3.   Towards decriminalisation of defamation (Doc. 11305)
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Mr Jaume Bartumeu Cassany (Andorra, SOC)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 1 October at 4 p.m.
                           Debate
                           Vote on a draft resolution
                           Vote on a draft recommendation
                    4.   Honouring of obligations and commitments by Moldova (Doc. )
                           Co-Rapporteurs of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Mrs Josette Durrieu (France, SOC) and Mr Ejidijus Vareikis (Lithuania, EPP/CD)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 1 October at 4 p.m.
                           Debate
                           Vote on …
7.30 p.m.      End of the sitting
* Subject to confirmation.
Wednesday 3 October 2007
8.30 a.m.       Political groups
10 a.m.         1.   [Possibly 2nd round] Election of [20] judges to the European Court of Human Rights (Doc. ) (from 10 a.m. to 1 pm)
                    2.   The humanitarian crisis in Darfur (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population: Mrs Ruth-Gaby Vermot-Mangold (Switzerland, SOC)
                           Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee (for opinion) (Doc. ): …
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 2 October at 10.30 a.m.
                           Statement by Mr Bernard KOUCHNER, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of France*
                           Debate
                           Vote on …
12 noon        3.   Address by an invited personality*
                          Questions
1 p.m.           End of the sitting
2 p.m.           Committees
3 p.m.           1.   Regionalisation in Europe (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs: Mr LluÃs Maria de Puig (Spain, SOC)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 2 October at 3.30 p.m.
                           Debate
                           Vote on …
                    2.   The OECD and the world economy (Doc. prov.)**
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development: Mrs Antigoni Papadopoulos (Cyprus, ALDE)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 2 October at 7 p.m.
                           Contribution from the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee (Doc. ) (Spokesperson: Mrs Maria de Belém Roseira (Portugal, SOC))
                           Contribution from the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population (Doc. ) (Spokesperson: Mr Hakki Keskin (Germany, UEL))
                           Contribution from the Committee on Culture, Science and Education (Doc. ) (Spokesperson: Baroness Hooper (United Kingdom, EDG))
                           Contribution from the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs (Doc. ) (Spokesperson: Mrs Eva GarcÃa Pastor (Andorra, ALDE))
                           Statement by Mr Angel GurrÃa, Secretary-General of the OECD*
                           Enlarged debate
                           Vote on …
                    3.   Realising both economic growth and social protection in Europe in an era of globalisation (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development: Mr Tony Lloyd (United Kingdom, SOC)
                           Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee (for opinion) (Doc. ): Mr Cezar Florin Preda (Romania, EPP/CD)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 2 October at 3.30 p.m.
                           Debate
                           Vote on …
7.30 p.m.      End of the sitting
*Â Â Â Â Subject to confirmation.
**Â Â Debate and vote according to the Rules of Procedure for enlarged debates on the activities of the OECD.
Thursday 4 October 2007
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
                    2.   For a European drug convention on promoting public health policy in drug control (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee: Mr Paul Flynn (United Kingdom, SOC)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 3 October at 10.30 a.m.
                           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 Vuk JEREMIĆ, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers*
                           Questions (Doc. )
                                     (Questions must be tabled by Wednesday 3 October at 10.30 a.m. at the latest)
                    2.   Prostitution – which stance to take? (Doc. )
                          Rapporteur of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men: Mr Leo Platvoet (Netherlands, UEL)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 3 October at 3.30 p.m.
                           Debate
                           Vote on …
                    3.   [Possibly] The dangers of creationism in education (Doc. )
                          Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education: Mrs Anne Brasseur (Luxembourg, ALDE)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 3 October at 3.30 p.m.
                           Debate
                           Vote on …
6.30 p.m.      End of the sitting
6.30 p.m.       Joint Committee
*Â Â Â Â Subject to confirmation.
*** If the urgent procedure is decided by the Assembly.
Friday 5 October 2007
8.30 a.m.       Bureau of the Assembly
10 a.m.         1.   The political dimension of Council of Europe budget (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development: …
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 4 October at 10.30 a.m.
                           Debate
                           Vote on …
                    2.   "Parliaments united in combating domestic violence against women": mid-term assessment (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men: Mr José Mendes Bota (Portugal, EPP/CD)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 4 October at 10.30 a.m.
                           Debate
                           Vote on …
                    3.   The concept of preventive war and its consequences for international relations (Doc. 11293)
                           Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr LluÃs Maria de Puig (Spain, SOC)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 4 October at 10.30 a.m.
                           Debate
                           Vote on a draft resolution
                    4.   Draft Convention of the Council of Europe on the adoption of children (revised) (Doc. 11274 + Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Mr Jaume Bartumeu Cassany (Andorra, SOC)
                           Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee (for opinion) (Doc. ): Mrs Ruth-Gaby Vermot-Mangold (Switzerland, SOC)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 4 October at 10.30 a.m.
                           Debate
                           Vote on …
1 p.m.           Closure of the fourth part of the 2007 Ordinary Session