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Agenda | Doc. 13081 rev | 24 January 2013

1st part of the 2013 Ordinary Session (21-25 January 2013)

Author(s): Bureau of the Assembly

  • Bur Bureau of the Assembly
  • Per Standing Committee
  • Pol Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
  • Jur Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
  • Soc Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
  • Mig Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
  • Cult Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
  • Ega Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
  • Mon Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee)
  • Pro Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs
  • EPP/CD Group of the European People's Party
  • SOC Socialist Group
  • ALDE Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
  • EDG European Democrat Group
  • UEL Group of the Unified European Left
  • NR Representatives not belonging to a political group

Bureau of the Assembly

  • Monday08:00 - 09:30
  • Friday08:30 - 10:00

Committees

  • Monday14:00 - 15:00
  • Tuesday08:30 - 10:00
  • Tuesday14:00 - 15:30
  • Wednesday14:00 - 15:30
  • Thursday08:30 - 10:00
  • Thursday14:00 - 15:30

Political groups

  • Monday09:30 - 11:30
  • Monday17:00 - 19:00
  • Wednesday08:30 - 10:00

Opening of the part-session

Examination of credentials

List of delegations:

Election of the President of the Assembly

Election of the Vice-Presidents of the Assembly

Appointment of members of committees (Commissions (2013) 01 + Addenda 1 and 2)

Requests for debate:

Current affairs debate on “The deteriorating situation in Georgia”
Urgent debate on “Migration and asylum: mounting tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean”
Urgent debate on “Recent developments in Mali and Algeria and the threat to security and human rights in the Mediterranean region”

Adoption of the agenda

Approval of the minutes of proceedings of the Standing Committee (Andorra la Vella, 30 November 2012)

Debate

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

Presentation by:

Mr Tiny KOX
Netherlands, UEL
Rapporteur, AS/Bur

Address (15:00 - 16:00)

Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Parliamentary Assembly

Presentation by:

Mr Gilbert SABOYA SUNYE, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Andorra, Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers

Address (16:00 - 17:00)

Address by Mr Mikheil SAAKASHVILI, President of Georgia

Debate

The situation in Kosovo* 
			(1) 
			*
All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions
or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance
with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without
prejudice to the status of Kosovo. and the role of the Council of Europe

Presentation by:

Mr Björn von SYDOW
Sweden, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Pol

  • List of speakers
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 21 January, 16:00)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13088)

Address (12:00 - 13:00)

Communication from the Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Presentation by:

Mr Thorbjørn JAGLAND

Debate

The activities of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Presentation by:

Mr Tuur ELZINGA
Netherlands, UEL
Rapporteur, AS/Pol

Statement by:

Mr Hans Peter LANKES, Vice-President of the EBRD

Debate

Ensuring the viability of the Strasbourg Court: structural deficiencies in States Parties

Presentation by:

Mr Serhii KIVALOV
Ukraine, EDG
Rapporteur, AS/Jur

Statement by:

Ms Paola SEVERINO, Minister of Justice of Italy

  • List of speakers
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 21 January, 16:00)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13087)

Debate

Post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria

Presentation by:

Mr Luca VOLONTÈ
Italy, EPP/CD
Rapporteur, AS/Mon

Debate

Georgia and Russia: the humanitarian situation in the conflict- and war-affected areas

Presentation by:

Ms Tina ACKETOFT
Sweden, ALDE
Rapporteur, AS/Mig

  • List of speakers
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 22 January, 10:30)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13083)

Debate (12:00 - 13:00)

Free debate

Joint debate

The honouring of obligations and commitments by Azerbaijan

Presentation by:

Mr Pedro AGRAMUNT
Spain, EPP/CD
Co-Rapporteur, AS/Mon
Mr Joseph DEBONO GRECH
Malta, SOC
Co-Rapporteur, AS/Mon

The follow-up to the issue of political prisoners in Azerbaijan

Presentation by:

Mr Christoph STRÄSSER
Germany, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Jur

Debate

Towards a Council of Europe convention to combat trafficking in organs, tissues and cells of human origin

Presentation by:

Mr Bernard MARQUET
Monaco, ALDE
Rapporteur, AS/Soc

Debate under urgent procedure

Migration and asylum: mounting tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean

Presentation by:

Ms Tineke STRIK
Netherlands, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Mig

  • List of speakers
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 23 January, 12:00)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13106)

Debate under urgent procedure

Recent developments in Mali and Algeria and the threat to security and human rights in the Mediterranean region

Presentation by:

Ms Karin S. WOLDSETH
Norway, EDG
Rapporteur, AS/Pol

  • List of speakers
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 23 January, 16:00)

Debate under urgent procedure (15:30 - 16:15)

Recent developments in Mali and Algeria and the threat to security and human rights in the Mediterranean region (CONTINUED)

Presentation by:

Ms Karin S. WOLDSETH
Norway, EDG
Rapporteur, AS/Pol

Address (16:15 - 17:15)

Address by Mr Štefan FÜLE, European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy

Debate

The state of media freedom in Europe

Presentation by:

Mr Mats JOHANSSON
Sweden, EPP/CD
Rapporteur, AS/Cult

  • List of speakers
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 23 January, 16:00)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13078)

Debate

Gender equality, reconciliation of personal and working life and shared responsibility

Presentation by:

Ms Carmen QUINTANILLA
Spain, EPP/CD
Rapporteur, AS/Ega

Debate

Trafficking of migrant workers for forced labour

Presentation by:

Ms Annette GROTH
Germany, UEL
Rapporteur, AS/Mig
Ms Pirkko MATTILA
Finland, NR
Rapporteur for opinion, AS/Ega

  • List of speakers
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 24 January, 10:30)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13086)

Constitution of the Standing Committee

Closure of the part-session