Doc. 11594 prov.
25 April 2008
Preliminary draft agenda of the third part of the 2008
Ordinary Session (23-27 June 2008)
drawn up by the Bureau of the Assembly on 18 April 2008
Monday 23 June 2008
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8 a.m. |
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Bureau of the Assembly
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9.30 a.m. |
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Political groups
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11.30 a.m. |
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Opening of the third part of the 2008 Ordinary Session
a.   Statement by the 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 Agenda f.    Adoption of the minutes of the meeting of the Standing Committee (Stockholm, 29 May 2008)
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Progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly and the Standing Committee (Doc. ) Rapporteur: Mr Boris Zala (Slovak Republic, SOC)
Observation of the parliamentary elections in Georgia (21 May 2008) (Doc. ) Rapporteur of the Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau: Mr Mátyás Eörsi (Hungary, ALDE)
Observation of the parliamentary elections in "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (1 June 2008) Rapporteur of the Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau: …
Debate and vote
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1 p.m. |
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End of the sitting
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2 p.m. |
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Committees
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3 p.m. |
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Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Parliamentary Assembly presented by Mr Carl BILDT, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers [tbc] Questions (Doc. ) (Written Questions must be tabled by Friday 20 June 2008 at 8 p.m.)
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The fight against harm to the environment in the Black Sea (Doc. ) Rapporteur of the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs: Mr Laurenţiu Mironescu (Romania, EPP/CD) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 23 June at 12 noon
Debate Vote on …
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5 p.m. |
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End of the sitting
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5 p.m. |
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Political groups |
Tuesday 24 June 2008
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8.30 a.m. |
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Committees
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10 a.m. |
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Empowering women in a modern, multicultural society (Doc. ) Rapporteur of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men: Mrs Ingrida Circene (Latvia, EPP/CD) Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education (for opinion) (Doc. ): Mr Azis Pollozhani ("the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 23 June at 4 p.m.
Statement by an invited personality [tbc]
Debate Vote on …
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12 noon |
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Address by an invited personality [tbc] Questions
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1 p.m. |
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End of the sitting
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2 p.m. |
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Committees
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3 p.m. |
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD): focus on eastern and south-eastern Europe (Doc.) Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development: Mr Maximiano Martins (Portugal, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 23 June at 4 p.m.
Statement by Mr Jean LEMIERRE, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development  (EBRD)
Debate Vote on …
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5 p.m. |
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End of the sitting |
Wednesday 25 June 2008
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8.30 a.m. |
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Political groups
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10 a.m. |
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The state of democracy in Europe
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Specific challenges facing European democracies: the case of diversity and migration (Doc. ) Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 25 June at 10.30 a.m.
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Measures to improve the democratic participation of migrants (Doc. ) Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population: Mr John Greenway (United Kingdom, EDG) Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 25 June at 10.30 a.m.
Joint debate
Statements by invited personalities [tbc]
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1 p.m. |
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End of the sitting
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2 p.m. |
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Committees
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3 p.m. |
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The state of democracy in Europe (continued)
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Functioning of democratic institutions in Europe: progress report (Doc. ) Rapporteur of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Mr Serhiy Holovaty (Ukraine, ALDE) Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 25 June at 10.30 a.m.
Debate (continued) Votes on the 3 reports
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Indicators for media in a democracy (Doc. ) Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education: Mr Wolfgang Wodarg (Germany, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 24 June at 3.30 p.m.
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7 p.m. |
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End of the sitting |
Thursday 26 June 2008
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8.30 a.m. |
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Committees
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Debate on general policy on the situation in China on the eve of the Olympic Games (Doc. ) Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: … Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 25 June at 10.30 a.m.
Statement by an invited personality [tbc]
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Address by Mr Boris TadiĆ, President of Serbia [tbc] Questions
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1 p.m. |
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End of the sitting
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2 p.m. |
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Committees
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3 p.m. |
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[Possibly] Debate under urgent procedure [1] Rapporteur: … Deadline for tabling amendments: …
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Activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Doc. 11608) Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population: Mr Michael Hancock (United Kingdom, ALDE) Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 25 June at 3.30 p.m.
Statement by Mr Jakob KELLENBERGER, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) [tbc]
Debate Vote on a draft resolution Vote on a draft recommendation
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6.30 p.m. |
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End of the sitting
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Joint Committee |
Friday 27 June 2008
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8.30 a.m. |
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Bureau of the Assembly
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10 a.m. |
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Functioning of democratic institutions in Azerbaijan (Doc. ) Co-rapporteurs of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Mr Andres Herkel (Estonia, EPP/CD) and Mrs Evguenia Jivkova (Bulgaria, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 26 June at 10.30 a.m.
Debate Vote on …
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Honouring of obligations and commitments by Bosnia and Herzegovina (Doc. ) Co-rapporteurs of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Mr Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (Turkey, EDG) and Mr Kimmo Sasi (Finland, EPP/CD) Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 26 June at 10.30 a.m.
Debate Vote on …
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The situation of national minorities in Vojvodina and of the Romanian ethnic minority in Serbia (Doc. 11528) Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Mr Jürgen Herrmann (Germany, EPP/CD) Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 26 June at 10.30 a.m.
Debate Vote on a draft resolution Vote on a draft recommendation
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1 p.m. |
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Closure of the third part of the 2008 Ordinary Session
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