Doc. 11513 prov.
29 January 2008
PRELIMINARY DRAFT AGENDA
of the second part of the 2008 Ordinary Session
(14-18 April 2008)
drawn up by the Bureau of the Assembly
on 25 January 2008
Monday 14 April 2008
8 a.m.           Bureau of the Assembly
9.30 a.m.       Political groups
11.30 a.m.    1.   Opening of the second part of the 2008 Ordinary Session
                    a.   Statement by the President of the Parliamentary Assembly
                    b.   Examination of new credentials (Doc. )
                    c.   Election of a Vice-President of the Assembly with respect to Cyprus
                    d.   Changes in the membership of Committees
                    e.   Request(s) for current affairs debate or debate under urgent procedure
                    f.    Adoption of the Agenda
                    g.   Adoption of the minutes of proceedings of the Parliamentary Assembly's sittings held on 24 January (afternoon) and 25 January (morning) 2008
                    2.   Progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly and the Standing Committee (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur: Mr John Greenway (United Kingdom, EDG)
                           Observation of the presidential election in Serbia (2nd Round) (3 February 2008) (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Bureau: Mr Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC)
                           Observation of the parliamentary elections in Monaco (3 February 2008) (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Bureau: Mr Jaakko Laakso (Finland, UEL)
                           Observation of the presidential election in Armenia (19 February 2008) (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Bureau: Mr John Prescott (United Kingdom, SOC)
                           Observation of the presidential election in the Russian Federation (2 March 2008) (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Bureau: Mr Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC)
                           Observation of the presidential election in Montenegro (6 April 2008) (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Bureau: …
                           Debate
1 p.m.           End of the sitting
2 p.m.           Committees
3 p.m.           1.   Address by Mr Ivan GaÅ¡paroviÄ, President of Slovakia*
                           Questions
                    2.   Progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly and the Standing Committee (Doc. ) (continued)
                           Rapporteur: Mr John Greenway (United Kingdom, EDG)
                           Observation of the presidential election in Serbia (2nd Round) (3 February 2008) (Doc. ),
                           Observation of the parliamentary elections in Monaco (3 February 2008) (Doc. ),
                           Observation of the presidential election in Armenia (19 February 2008) (Doc. ),
                           Observation of the presidential election in the Russian Federation (2 March 2008) (Doc. ),
                           Observation of the presidential election in Montenegro (6 April 2008) (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Bureau: Mr Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC)
                           Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Bureau: Mr Jaakko Laakso (Finland, UEL)
                           Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Bureau: Mr John Prescott (United Kingdom, SOC)
                           Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Bureau: Mr Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC)
                           Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Bureau: …
                           Debate continued and vote
5 p.m.           End of the sitting
5 p.m.           Political groups
* Subject to confirmation.
Tuesday 15 April 2008
8.30 a.m.       Committees
10 a.m.         1.   [Possibly] Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights (Doc. )
                           (from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.)
                    2.   European Muslim communities confronted with extremism (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr João Bosco Mota Amaral (Portugal, EPP/CD)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 14 April at 4 p.m.
                           Debate
                           Vote on ….
11.30 a.m.    3.   Address by Mrs Angela MERKEL, Federal Chancellor of Germany
                           Questions
1 p.m.           End of the sitting
2 p.m.           Committees
3 p.m.           1.   [Possibly] Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights (Doc. ) (continued) (from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.)
                    2.   Annual activity report 2007 by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights (Doc. )
                           Statement by Mr Thomas HAMMARBERG, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
                           Questions
                    3.   Situation in the Middle East (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Mikhail Margelov (Russian Federation, EDG)
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (for opinion) (Doc. ): …
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 14 April at 4 p.m.
                           Statements by invited personalities*
                           Debate
                           Vote on …
7 p.m.           End of the sitting
* Subject to confirmation.
Wednesday 16 April 2008
8.30 a.m.       Political groups
10 a.m.         1.   [Possibly 2nd round] Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights (Doc. ) (from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
                    2.   Access to safe and legal abortion in Europe (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men: Mrs Gisela Wurm (Austria, SOC)
                           Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee (for opinion) (Doc. ): Mrs Christine McCafferty (United Kingdom, SOC)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 15 April at 10.30 a.m.
                           Debate
                           Vote on …
12 noon        3.   Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Parliamentary Assembly presented by Mr Ján Kubiš, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Slovakia, Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers
                           Questions (Doc. )
                                     (Written Questions must be tabled by Tuesday 15 April at 12 noon at the latest)
1 p.m.           End of the sitting
2 p.m.           Committees
3 p.m.           1.   Address by Mrs Yulia Tymoshenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine*
                           Questions
                    2.   Child and teenage suicide in Europe: a serious public health issue (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee: Mr Bernard Marquet (Monaco, ALDE)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 15 April at 3.30 p.m.
                           Debate
                           Vote on ….
                    3.   The accession of the European Union/European Community to the European Convention on Human Rights (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Mrs Marie-Louise Bemelmans-Videc (The Netherlands, EPP/CD)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 15 April at 3.30 p.m.
                           Debate
                           Vote on …
7 p.m.           End of the sitting
* Subject to confirmation.
Thursday 17 April 2008
8.30 a.m.       Committees
10 a.m.         1.   [Possibly] Debate under urgent procedure or current affairs debate**
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: …
                           Debate
                           Vote on …
12 noon        2.   Address by Mr Bernard KOUCHNER, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of France*
                           Questions
1 p.m.           End of the sitting
2 p.m.           Committees
3 p.m.           1.a. Honouring of obligations and commitments by Serbia (Doc. )
                           Co-Rapporteurs of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Mr Charles Goerens (Luxembourg, ADLE) and Mr Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 16 April at 3.30 p.m.
                    1.b. The situation of national minorities in Vojvodina and of the Romanian ethnic minority in Serbia (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Mr Jürgen Herrmann (Germany, EPP/CD)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 16 April at 3.30 p.m.
                           Joint debate
                           Vote on …
                           Vote on …
6.30 p.m.      End of the sitting
6.30 p.m.       Joint Committee
*Â Â Subject to confirmation.
**Â If the urgent procedure/current affairs debate are decided by the Assembly.
Friday 18 April 2008
8.30 a.m.       Bureau of the Assembly
10 a.m.         1.   Immigration from Sub-Saharan Africa (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population: Mr Jean-Guy Branger (France, EPP/CD)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 17 April at 10.30 a.m.
                           Debate
                           Vote on …
                    2.   Promoting the teaching of European literature (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education: Mr Jacques Legendre (France, EPP/CD)
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 17 April at 10.30 a.m.
                           Debate
                           Vote on …
                    3.   Sustainable development and tourism: towards quality growth (Doc. )
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development: Mr José Mendes Bota (Portugal, EPP/CD)
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education (for opinion) (Doc. ): Mr Kent Olsson (Sweden, EPP/CD)
                           Rapporteur of the Committee on Environmment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs (for opinion) (Doc. ): …
                                     Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 17 April at 10.30 a.m.
                           Debate
                           Vote on …
1 p.m.           Closure of the second part of the 2008 Ordinary Session