Progress report | Doc. 12292 Part II | 21 June 2010
Progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly and of the Standing Committee (21 June 2010)
1. Introduction
2. Functioning of the Assembly
2.1. Progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly and of the Standing Committee (30 April-21 June 2010)
2.2. 2010 Third ordinary part-Session of the Assembly (21-25 June 2010)
i. Request for a debate under urgent procedurea. “Flare-up of tension in the Middle East” (submitted by the Political Affairs Committee): decided to recommend to the Assembly to hold a debate under urgent procedure on the subject and proposed to refer the matter to the Political Affairs Committee for report and to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for opinion;
ii. Request for a current affairs debatea. “Situation in Kyrgyzstan” (submitted by the five political groups): decided to recommend to the Assembly to hold a current affairs debate on the subject and chose Mr Wilshire (United Kingdom, EDG) as first speaker;
iii. Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Germany and Malta: took note of the recommendations of the Sub-committee on the election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights contained in the document [AS/Jur/Cdh (2010) 06] and decided to transmit them to members of the Assembly;
iv. Draft agenda: adopted the updated the draft agenda.
2.3. Composition of the Monitoring Committee
2.4. Appointments of Assembly Representatives for official activities
a. Mr Gross (Switzerland, SOC) and Mr Mignon (France, EPP/CD): 5th Summer University for Democracy, Strasbourg (France), 30 June 2010 (no cost for the Assembly);
b. Mrs John-Calame (Switzerland, SOC): 36th session of the parliamentary Assembly of Francophony, Dakar (Senegal), 5-8 July 2010 (no cost for the Assembly);
c. Mrs Woldseth (Norway, EDG): OSCE Parliamentary Assembly annual session, Oslo (Norway), 6-10 July 2010 (no cost for the Assembly).
3. Conferences
3.1. European Conference of Presidents of Parliament, Limassol (Cyprus) 10-12 June 2010
4. Elections
4.1. Azerbaijan: observation of parliamentary elections (7 November 2010)
- to observe the parliamentary elections scheduled to take place on 7 November 2010;
- to constitute an Ad hoc Committee to observe these elections composed of 30 members in accordance with the D’Hondt system (11 EPP/CD; 9 SOC; 5 ALDE; 4 EDG; 1 UEL);
- to authorise a pre-electoral mission composed of five members – one from each political group who are also members of the Ad hoc Committee – to be carried out approximately one month before the elections.
5. Other business
5.1. Communications
Appendix – References and transmissions to committees
(open)On 21 June, the Bureau approved the following references to committees subject to ratification by the Assembly:
1. Child abuse in institutions: ensure full protection of the victims
Motion for a resolution presented by Mr Omtzigt and others
Doc. 12238, to the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee for report
2. National sovereignty and statehood in contemporary international law: the need for clarification
Motion for a resolution presented by Mr Haibach and others
Doc. 12251, to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for report and to the Political Affairs Committee for opinion
3. The rule of law in Council of Europe member states: upholding the authority of the Parliamentary Assembly’s recommendations
Motion for a resolution presented by Ms Beck and others
Doc. 12252, to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for report and to the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and institutional Affairs for opinion
4. Violations of human rights in Cuba
Motion for a resolution presented by Mr Vareikis and others
Doc. 12253, to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for information
5. European norms concerning the enforcement and supervision of restraining orders in case of gender-based violence
Motion for a recommendation presented by Ms Kiuru and others
Doc. 12254, to the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men for report and to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for opinion
6. Action to combat violence against women must also take account of psychological violence
Motion for a resolution presented by Mrs Greff and others
Doc. 12255, to the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men for report and to the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee for opinion
7. Young Europeans: an urgent educational challenge
Motion for a recommendation presented by Mr Volontè and others
Doc. 12256, to the Committee on Culture, Science and Education for report
8. Combating all forms of discrimination and intolerance based on religion
Motion for a recommendation presented by Mr Volontè and others
Doc. 12257, to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for report and to the Committee on Culture, Science and Education for opinion
9. Sex-selective abortion – “Gendercide”
Motion for a resolution presented by Mr Volontè and others
Doc. 12258, to the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee for report to the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men for opinion
The Bureau also took the following decisions on the extensions of references:
1. Request for an investigation to clarify the allegedly suspicious death of former President Boris Trajkovski of “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”
Doc. 11172, Ref. 3329 until 31 December 2010
2. Protecting innovation and consumers in Europe
Doc. 11578, Ref. 3472 until 31 December 2010
3. Promoting a prevention policy against gambling addiction and combating cybercrime related to on-line betting and gambling
Doc. 11667, Ref. 3478 until 31 January 2011