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 2009 Ordinary Session

a.          Statement by the President

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 Standing Committee

(13 March 2009, Paris)

2.

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

Rapporteur: Mr Joachim Hörster (Germany, EPP/CD)

Observation of the presidential election in “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” (22 March 2009) (Doc. )

Rapporteur of the Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau:

Ms Marietta de Pourbaix-Lundin (Sweden, EPP/CD)

Observation of the parliamentary elections in Montenegro (29 March 2009) (Doc. )

Rapporteur of the Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau:

Mr Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC)

Observation of the parliamentary elections in Moldova (5 April 2009) (Doc. )

Rapporteur of the Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau:

Mr David Wilshire (United Kingdom, EDG)

Constitutional Referendum in Azerbaijan (18 March 2009)

Debate

12.45 p.m.

3.

Celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Council of Europe

1 p.m.

End of the sitting

2 p.m.

Committees

3 p.m.

1.

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

Rapporteur: Mr Joachim Hörster (Germany, EPP/CD)

Debate continued and [possibly] vote

2.

Protection of human rights in emergency situations (Doc. )

Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights:

Mr Holger Haibach (Germany, EPP/CD)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 27 April at 12 noon.

Debate

Vote on …

5 p.m.

End of the sitting

5 p.m.

Political groups

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.)

2.

The situation of human rights defenders in Council of Europe member states
(Doc. 11841)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights:

Mr Holger Haibach (Germany, EPP/CD)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 27 April at 4 p.m.

Debate

Vote on a draft resolution

Vote on a draft recommendation

12 noon

3.

Address by Mrs Tarja Halonen, President of Finland

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.

The funding of public service broadcasting (Doc. 11848)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science and  Education:

Mr Markku Laukkanen (Finland, ALDE)

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

Mr Denis MacShane (United Kingdom, SOC)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 27 April at 4 p.m.

Debate

Vote on a draft recommendation

3.

Honouring of obligations and commitments by Serbia (Doc. 11701 and …)

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: Monday 27 April at 4 p.m.

Debate

Vote on a draft resolution

Vote on a draft recommendation

4.

Action to combat gender-based human rights violations, including abduction of women and girls (Doc. 11784)

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

Ms Antigoni Papadopoulos (Cyprus, ALDE)

Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee (for opinion) (Doc. ):

Mr Michael Hancock (United Kingdom, ALDE)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 27 April at 4 p.m.

Debate

Vote on a draft resolution

Vote on a draft recommendation

7.30 p.m.

End of the sitting

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.a.

Follow-up given by Georgia and Russia to Resolution 1647 (2009) (Doc. )

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

Mr Luc Van den Brande (Belgium, EPP/CD) and Mr Mátyás Eörsi (Hungary, ALDE)

2.b.

The humanitarian consequences of the war between Georgia and Russia:

Follow-up given to Resolution 1648 (2009) (Doc. )

Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population:

Mrs Corien W.A. Jonker (The Netherlands, EPP/CD)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 28 April at 3.30 p.m.

Joint debate

1 p.m.

End of the sitting

2 p.m.

Committees

3 p.m.

1.a.

Follow-up given by Georgia and Russia to Resolution 1647 (2009) (Doc. )

1.b.

The humanitarian consequences of the war between Georgia and Russia:

Follow-up given to Resolution 1648 (2009) (Doc. )

Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 28 April at 3.30 p.m.

Joint debate (continued)

Vote on … (Doc. … from the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population)

5.30 p.m.

2.

Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Parliamentary Assembly presented by Mr Miguel Ángel Moratinos, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of Spain, Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers

Questions (Doc. )

(Deadline for tabling written questions: Monday 20 April at 11.30 a.m.)

6.30 p.m.

End of the sitting

6.30 p.m.

Joint Committee

8.30 a.m.

Committees

10 a.m.

1.

Women in prison (Doc. 11619 rev.)

Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee:

Mrs Minodora Cliveti (Romania, SOC)

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

(Doc. 11838): Mrs Gultakin Hajibayli (Azerbaijan, EPP/CD)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men (for opinion) (Doc. 11665): Mrs Carina Hägg (Sweden, SOC)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 29 April at 10.30 a.m.

Debate

Vote on a draft resolution

OR

1.

[Possibly] Debate under urgent procedure[1]

Rapporteur:

Deadline for tabling amendments: …

Debate

Vote on …

12 noon

2.

Address by Mr José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain [tbc]

Questions

1 p.m.

End of the sitting

2 p.m.

Growing food and fuel (Doc. 11790)

Rapporteur of the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs: Mr Nigel Evans (United Kingdom, EDG)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development (for opinion) (Doc. 11824): Mrs Doris Barnett (Germany, SOC)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 29 April at 3.30 p.m.

Debate

Vote on a draft resolution

4 p.m.

Closure of the second part of the 2009 Ordinary Session