ORDER OF BUSINESS
of the third part of the 2005 Ordinary Session
(20-24 June 2005)
adopted by the Assembly
on 20 June 200520 June 2005
Monday 20 June 2005 8.30 a.m. Bureau of the Assembly 10 a.m. Political groups 2 p.m. Committees 3 p.m. 1. Opening of the third part of the 2005 Ordinary Session a. Examination of new credentials (Doc. 10579) b. Changes in the membership of Committees c. Requests for debate: - under urgent procedure on the constitutional reform process in Armenia - under urgent procedure on the follow-up to the Third Summit - as a current affairs debate on the situation in the Republics of Central Asia d. Adoption of the order of business e. Adoption of the minutes of the meeting of the Standing Committee (6 June 2005, Lisbon, Portugal) 2. Progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly and the Standing Committee (Doc. 10589) Rapporteur: Mr Marcel Glesener (Luxembourg, EPP/CD) Debate and approval 3. Media and terrorism (Doc. 10557) Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education: Mr Josef Jařab (Czech Republic, LDR) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 20 June at 1 p.m. Debate Vote on a draft recommendation 4a. The environment and the Millennium Development Goals (Doc. 10566) Rapporteur of the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs: Mr John Dupraz (Switzerland, LDR) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 20 June at 12 noon. 4b. The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the realisation of the Millennium Development Goals (Doc. 10565) Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development: Mr Klaus Werner Jonas (Germany, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 20 June at 12 noon. Joint debate Vote on two draft resolutions 7.30 p.m. End of the sitting
Tuesday 21 June 2005 8.30 a.m. Committees 10 a.m. 1. Statements by Mr Chaudhry Amir HUSSAIN, President of the Association of Asian Parliaments for Peace (AAPP), Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, and by Mr Jos� de VENECIA, Chairperson of the Advisory Council of the AAPP, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines 2. Contribution of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to economic development in central and eastern Europe (Doc. 10571) Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development: Mrs Liudmila Pirozhnikova (Russia, EDG) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 20 June at 4 p.m. Statement by Mr Jean LEMIERRE, President of the EBRD Debate Vote on a draft resolution 12 noon 3. Address by Mr Adnan TERZIC, Chairperson of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Questions 1 p.m. End of the sitting 2 p.m. Committees 3 p.m. 1. Current affairs debate: Situation in the Republics of Central Asia Debate 4 p.m. 2. Situation in the Middle East (Doc. 10570) Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Mikhail Margelov (Russia, EDG) Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (for opinion) (Doc. 10594): Mr Kevin McNamara (United Kingdom, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 20 June at 4 p.m. Debate Vote on a draft resolution Vote on a draft recommendation 3. Current situation in Kosovo (Doc. 10572) Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mrs Marianne Tritz (Germany, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 20 June at 4 p.m. Debate Vote on a draft resolution Vote on a draft recommendation 4. Disappearance and murder of a great number of women and girls in Mexico (Doc. 10551) Rapporteur of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men: Mrs Ruth-Gaby Vermot-Mangold (Switzerland, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 20 June at 4 p.m.. Debate Vote on a draft resolution Vote on a draft recommendation 8.30 p.m. End of the sitting
Wednesday 22 June 2005 8.30 a.m. Political groups 10 a.m. 1. Honouring of obligations and commitments by the Russian Federation (Doc. 10568) Co-Rapporteurs of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Mr David Atkinson (United Kingdom, EDG) and Mr Rudolf Bindig (Germany, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 21 June at 10.30 a.m. Debate 12 noon 2. Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Parliamentary Assembly presented by Mr Diogo FREITAS DO AMARAL, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Portugal and Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers Link to the Chairman's written report Link to the Statutory Report Questions (Doc. 10592) (Questions must be tabled by Tuesday 21 June at 10.30 a.m. at the latest) 1 p.m. End of the sitting 2 p.m. Committees 3 p.m. Ceremony for the 50th Anniversary of the Europe Prize
(A programme will be published separately)3.30 p.m. 1. Honouring of obligations and commitments by the Russian Federation (Doc. 10568) (continued) Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 21 June at 10.30 a.m. Vote on a draft resolution Vote on a draft recommendation 2a. Functioning of democratic institutions in Azerbaijan (Doc. 10569) Co-Rapporteurs of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Mr Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC) and Mr Andres Herkel (Estonia, EPP/DC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 21 June at 4 p.m. 2b. Follow-up to Resolution 1359 (2004) on political prisoners in Azerbaijan (Doc.10564) Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Mr Malcolm Bruce (United Kingdom, LDR) Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 21 June at 4 p.m. Joint debate Vote on a draft resolution Vote on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation 8 p.m. End of the sitting
Thursday 23 June 2005 8.30 a.m. Committees 10 a.m. 1. Debate under urgent procedure: Follow-up to the third Summit (Doc. 10555 + Doc. 10556 + Doc. 10602) Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Van den Brande (Belgium, EPP/DC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 22 June at 10.30 a.m. Statement by Mr Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Debate Vote on a draft recommendation 2. Debate under urgent procedure: Constitutional reform process in Armenia (Doc. 10601) Co-Rapporteurs of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Mr Georges Colombier (France, EPP/DC) and Mr Jerzy Jaskiernia (Poland, SOC) Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (for an oral opinion): Mr Erik JURGENS (Netherlands, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 22 June at 3.30 p.m. Debate Vote on a draft resolution 1 p.m. End of the sitting 2 p.m. Committees 3 p.m. 1. Address by Mr Jaap DE HOOP SCHEFFER, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Questions 2. Democratic oversight of the security sector in member states (Doc. 10567) Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Llu�s Maria de Puig (Spain, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 22 June at 3.30 p.m. Debate Vote on a draft recommendation 5.15 p.m. End of the sitting 5.15 p.m. Ceremony for the 50th Anniversary of the Assembly of the Western European Union (WEU)*
(A programme will be published separately)6.30 p.m. Joint Committee
Friday 24 June 2005 8.30 a.m. Bureau of the Assembly 10 a.m. 1. Abolition of restrictions on the right to vote (Doc. 10553) Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Mr Mehdi Eker (Turkey, EPP/CD) Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee (for opinion) (Doc. 10577): Lord John Tomlinson (United Kingdom, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 23 June at 10.30 a.m. Debate Vote on a draft resolution Vote on a draft recommendation 2. Improving the response to mental health needs in Europe (Doc. 10544) Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee: Mr Claude Evin (France, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 23 June at 10.30 a.m. Debate Vote on a draft resolution Vote on a draft recommendation 1 p.m. Closure of the third part of the 2005 Ordinary Session