Doc. 11674 prov2.

10 September 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Draft agenda of the fourth part of the 2008 Ordinary Session (29 September – 3 October 2008)

 

updated by the Bureau of the Assembly on 5 September 2008


 

 

 

 

Monday 29 September 2008

 

 

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 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 Spain

d.    Changes in the membership of Committees

e.    Request for debate under urgent procedure:

       – on the consequences of the war between Georgia and Russia

f.     Adoption of the agenda

g.    Adoption of the minutes of proceedings of the Parliamentary Assembly's

       sittings held on 26 June (afternoon) and 27 June (morning) 2008

 

 

12 noon

2.

 

Address by Mr Jorge SAMPAIO, United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations [tbc]

Questions

 

 

1 p.m.

 

End of the sitting

 

2 p.m.

 

Committees

 

 

3 p.m.

1.

Address by Mr Yavuz MILDON, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe

Questions[1]

 

 

 

2.

Address by Mr Jorge PIZARRO, President of the Latin American Parliament

Questions1

 

 

 

3.

Progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly and the Standing Committee (Doc. )

Rapporteur: Mr Andros Kyprianou (Cyprus, UEL)

 

Debate and vote

 

 

 

5 p.m.

 

End of the sitting

 

5 p.m.

 

Political groups


 

Tuesday 30 September 2008

 

8.30 a.m.

 

Committees

 

10 a.m.

1.

Election of a judge to the European Court of Human Rights with respect to Luxembourg (Doc. 11693)  (from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

 

 

2.

 

[Possibly] Debate under urgent procedure[2]:

The consequences of the war between Georgia and Russia

Co-rapporteurs of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): …

Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee (for opinion): …

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

Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population (for opinion): …

 

Debate

 

12 noon

3.

Address by Mr Demetris CHRISTOFIAS, President of the Republic of Cyprus

Questions

 

1 p.m.

 

End of the sitting

 

2 p.m.

 

Committees

 

3 p.m.

1.

Election of a judge to the European Court of Human Rights with respect to Luxembourg (Doc. 11693) (continued) (from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.)

 

 

2.

Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Parliamentary Assembly presented by Mr Frank BELFRAGE, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, representing the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers

Questions (Doc. )

(Written Questions must be tabled by Monday 29 September at 4 p.m. at the latest)

 

 

3.

Address by Mr Haris SILAJDŽIĆ, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Questions

 

 

4.

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: Monday 29 September at 4 p.m.

 

Debate

Vote on …

 

 

5.

Candidates for the European Court of Human Rights (Doc. 11682)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights:

Mrs Marie-Louise Bemelmans-Videc (The Netherlands, EPP/CD)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men (for opinion)

(Doc. ): Mrs Lydie Err (Luxembourg, SOC)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 29 September at 4 p.m.

 

Debate

Vote on a draft resolution

 

8 p.m.

 

End of the sitting


 

Wednesday 1 October 2008

 

8.30 a.m.

 

Political groups

 

10 a.m.

1.

[Possibly 2nd round] Election of a judge to the European Court of Human Rights with respect to Luxembourg (Doc. 11693)  (from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

 

 

2.

Statement by Mr Mehmet Ali TALAT, Leader of the Turkish Cypriot Community [tbc]

 

 

3.

Situation in Cyprus (Doc. )

Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Joachim Hörster (Germany, EPP/CD)

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

Mr Boriss Cilevičs (Latvia, SOC)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 30 September at 10.30 a.m.

 

Debate

Vote on …

 

12 noon

4.

The OECD and the world economy (Doc. 11687 prov.)[3]

Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development:

Mrs Anna Lilliehöök (Sweden, EPP/CD)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 30 September 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 Andrej Zernoski, "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", ALDE)

Contribution from the Committee on Culture, Science and Education (Doc. ) (Spokesperson: Mr Hendrik Daems, Belgium, ALDE)

Contribution from the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs (Doc. ) (Spokesperson: Mr Rudi Vis, United Kingdom, SOC)

 

Statement by Mr Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD

 

Enlarged debate

 

1 p.m.

 

End of the sitting

 

2 p.m.

 

Committees

 

3 p.m.

1.

The OECD and the world economy (Doc. 11687 prov.)3  (continued)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development:

Mrs Anna Lilliehöök (Sweden, EPP/CD)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 30 September at 7 p.m.

 

Enlarged debate (continued)

Vote on a draft resolution

 

 

2.

Refreshing the youth agenda of the Council of Europe (Doc. 11696)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education:

Mr André Schneider (France, EPP/CD)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 30 September at 3.30 pm.

 

Statement by Mrs Nyamko SABUNI, Minister of Integration and Gender Equality, Sweden

 

Debate

Vote on a draft resolution

Vote on a draft recommendation

 

 

3.

 

Proposed 42 days pre-charge detention in the United Kingdom (Doc. )

Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights:

Mr Klaas de Vries (The Netherlands, SOC)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 30 September at 3.30 p.m.

 

Debate

Vote on …

 

7.30 p.m.

 

End of the sitting

 


 

 

Thursday 2 October 2008

 

 

8.30 a.m.

 

Committees

 

 

10 a.m.

1.

 

[Possibly] Debate under urgent procedure[4]:

The consequences of the war between Georgia and Russia (Doc. ) (continued)

Co-rapporteurs of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): …

Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee (for opinion) (Doc. ): …

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

Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population (for opinion) (Doc. ): …

Deadline for tabling amendments: …

 

Debate (continued)

Vote on …

 

 

1 p.m.

 

End of the sitting

 

 

2 p.m.

 

Committees

 

 

3 p.m.

1.

Address by Mr Fredrik REINFELDT, Prime Minister of Sweden

Questions

 

 

 

2.

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, ALDE) and Mr Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 1 October at 3.30 p.m.

 

Debate

Vote on …

 

 

 

3.

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: Wednesday 1 October at 3.30 p.m.

 

Debate

Vote on a draft resolution

Vote on a draft recommendation

 

 

6.30 p.m.

 

End of the sitting

 

6.30 p.m.

 

Joint Committee


 

 

 

Friday 3 October 2008

 

 

8.30 a.m.

 

Bureau of the Assembly

 

 

10 a.m.

1.

"Parliaments united in combating domestic violence against women":

review of the Council of Europe Campaign and prospects (Doc. )

Rapporteur of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men:

Mr José Mendes Bota (Portugal, EPP/CD)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 2 October at 10.30 a.m.

 

Debate

Vote on …

 

 

 

2.a.

Indicators for media in a democracy (Doc. 11683)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education:

Mr Wolfgang Wodarg (Germany, SOC)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 2 October at 10.30 a.m.

 

 

2.b.

For the promotion of a culture of democracy and human rights through teacher education (Doc. 11624)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education:

Mr Ştefan Glăvan (Romania, ALDE)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 2 October at 10.30 a.m.

 

 

Joint debate

Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 11683)

Vote on a draft recommendation (Doc. 11624)

 

 

 

3.

Draft Council of Europe Convention on access to official documents (Doc. 11631 and Doc. )

Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights:

Mr Klaas De Vries (The Netherlands, SOC)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 2 October at 10.30 a.m.

 

Debate

Vote on a draft opinion

 

 

 

1 p.m.

 

Closure of the fourth part of the 2008 Ordinary Session

 

 



[1]. One question from each political group.

[2]. If the urgent procedure is decided by the Assembly.

[3]. Debate and vote according to the Rules of Procedure for enlarged debates on the activities of the OECD.

[4]. If the urgent procedure is decided by the Assembly.