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Agenda | Doc. 13649 | 26 January 2015

1st part of the 2015 Ordinary Session (26-30 January 2015)

Origin - Adopted by the Assembly on 26 January 2015. 2015 - First part-session

  • 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
  • Cdh Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
  • SOC Socialist Group
  • EPP/CD Group of the European People's Party
  • ALDE Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
  • EC European Conservatives 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 - 11:00
  • Monday17:30 - 19:00
  • Wednesday08:30 - 10:00

Opening of the part-session

Examination of the credentials

List of delegations:

Election of the President of the Assembly

Election of the Vice-Presidents of the Assembly (AS/Inf (2015) 01)

Appointment of members of committees (Commissions (2015) 01 + Addendum 1)

Requests for debate:

Urgent procedure debate: "Terrorist attacks in Paris: together for a democratic response"
Urgent procedure debate: "Renewed intense hostilities in eastern Ukraine: end of the ceasefire"
Current affairs debate: "Implications of the opinion of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the proposed accession of the EU to the European Convention on Human Rights"

Adoption of the agenda

Approval of the minutes of proceedings of the Standing Committee (Brussels, 18 November 2014) (AS/Per (2014) PV 03)

Ceremony

Commemoration ceremony of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau 
			(1) 
			See programme published
separately (AS/Inf (2015) 04).

Address (15:00 - 16:00)

Communication from the Committee of Ministers

Presentation by:

Mr Didier REYNDERS, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of Belgium, Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers

Parliamentary question:

Debate

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

Presentation by:

Observation of the parliamentary elections in Tunisia (26 October 2014)

Presentation by:

Mr Andreas GROSS
Switzerland, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Bur

Observation of the presidential election in Tunisia (23 November and 21 December 2014)

Presentation by:

Mr Jean-Marie BOCKEL
France, EPP/CD
Rapporteur, AS/Bur

Observation of the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova (30 November 2014)

Presentation by:

Mr Jean-Claude MIGNON
France, EPP/CD
Rapporteur, AS/Bur

Election (10:00 - 13:00)

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

List of candidates in respect of:

Bulgaria and Serbia (Doc. 13667 | Doc. 13652)

Debate

The humanitarian situation of Ukrainian refugees and displaced persons

Presentation by:

Mr Jim SHERIDAN
United Kingdom, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Mig

Statement by:

Mr Nils MUIŽNIEKS, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

Address (12:00 - 13:00)

Mr Michael D. HIGGINS, President of Ireland

Election (continued) (15:30 - 17:00)

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Debate

The humanitarian situation of Ukrainian refugees and displaced persons (CONTINUED)

  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 26 January, 16:00)
  • Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 13651)

Debate

The implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Council of Europe and the European Union

Presentation by:

Ms Kerstin LUNDGREN
Sweden, ALDE
Rapporteur, AS/Pol

  • List of speakers
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 26 January, 16:00)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13655)

Debate

The honouring of obligations and commitments by Montenegro

Presentation by:

Mr Kimmo SASI
Finland, EPP/CD
Co-Rapporteur, AS/Mon
Mr Terry LEYDEN
Ireland, ALDE
Co-Rapporteur, AS/Mon

Debate

Free debate

[2nd round] Election (10:00 - 13:00)

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

List of candidates in respect of:

Serbia (Doc. 13652)

Debate under urgent procedure 
			(2) 
			Subject
to a decision by the Assembly.

Terrorist attacks in Paris: together for a democratic response

Presentation by:

Mr Jacques LEGENDRE
France, EPP/CD
Rapporteur, AS/Pol

  • List of speakers
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 27 January, 16:00)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13684)

[2nd round] Election (continued) (15:30 - 17:00)

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Joint debate

Equality and the crisis

Presentation by:

Mr Nikolaj VILLUMSEN
Denmark, UEL
Rapporteur, AS/Ega
Mr Igor KOLMAN
Croatia, ALDE
Rapporteur for opinion, AS/Soc

Protection of the right to bargain collectively, including the right to strike

Presentation by:

Mr Andrej HUNKO
Germany, UEL
Rapporteur, AS/Soc

Statement by:

Mr Guy RYDER, Director-General of the International Labour Organization

Debate

Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the delegation of the Russian Federation 
			(3) 
			Subject to a challenge
of the credentials.

Presentation by:

Mr Stefan SCHENNACH
Austria, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Mon
Mr Hans FRANKEN
Netherlands, EPP/CD
Rapporteur for opinion, AS/Pro

Address (10:00 - 11:00)

Communication from the Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Presentation by:

Mr Thorbjørn JAGLAND

Debate

Protection of media freedom in Europe

Presentation by:

Mr Gvozden Srećko FLEGO
Croatia, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Cult

  • List of speakers
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 28 January, 10:30)

Debate

Protection of media freedom in Europe (CONTINUED)

  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 28 January, 10:30)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13664)

Debate

Tackling intolerance and discrimination in Europe with a special focus on Christians

Presentation by:

Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI
Republic of Moldova, EPP/CD
Rapporteur, AS/Ega

Debate

Post-electoral shifting in members’ political affiliation and its repercussions on the composition of national delegations

Presentation by:

Mr Jordi XUCLÀ
Spain, ALDE
Rapporteur, AS/Pro

Debate

Witness protection as an indispensable tool in the fight against organised crime and terrorism in Europe

Presentation by:

Mr Arcadio DÍAZ TEJERA
Spain, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Jur

  • List of speakers
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 29 January, 10:30)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13647)

Debate

Equality and inclusion for people with disabilities

Presentation by:

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

  • List of speakers
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 29 January, 10:30)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13650)

Progress report

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee (continued)

  • [possibly] Vote(s) ()

Constitution of the Standing Committee

Closure of the part-session