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Agenda | Doc. 13295 | 30 September 2013

4th part of the 2013 Ordinary Session (30 September – 4 October 2013)

Author(s): Bureau of the Assembly

Origin - Adopted by the Assembly on 30 September 2013. 2013 - Fourth 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
  • 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 - 11:00
  • Monday17:30 - 19:30
  • Wednesday08:30 - 10:00

Opening of the part-session

Statement by the President

Examination of credentials

List of delegations:

Election of Vice-Presidents of the Assembly with respect to Belgium and Italy

Changes in the membership of committees (Commissions (2013) 07 + Addendum)

Requests for debate:

Urgent procedure debate: "The situation in Syria"
Urgent procedure debate: "European Union and Council of Europe human rights agendas: synergies not duplication!"

Adoption of the agenda

Debate

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

Presentation by:

Observation of the parliamentary elections in Albania (23 June 2013)

Presentation by:

Mr Petros TATSOPOULOS (Greece, UEL), Rapporteur Ad hoc Committee AS/Bur (Doc. 13296)

Prize Award Ceremony (12:30 - 13:00)

Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 
			(1) 
			See
programme published separately (AS/Inf (2013) 08).

Debate (15:00 - 15:30)

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

Observation of the parliamentary elections in Albania (23 June 2013) (continued)

Address (15:30 - 16:30)

Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Parliamentary Assembly

Presentation by:

Mr Edward NALBANDIAN, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers

Debate (16:30 - 17:30)

Free debate

Election

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

List of candidates in respect of:

Romania (Doc. 13305)

Debate

The activities of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2012-2013

Presentation by:

Mr Dirk Van der MAELEN
Belgium, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Pol
Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI
Republic of Moldova, EPP/CD
Rapporteur for opinion, AS/Soc

Statement by:

Mr Angel GURRÍA, Secretary General of the OECD

Address (12:00 - 13:00)

Mr Sergey NARYSHKIN, Speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation

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

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Debate

Children's right to physical integrity

Presentation by:

Ms Marlene RUPPRECHT
Germany, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Soc

  • List of speakers
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 30 September, 16:00)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13297)

Debate

The progress of the Assembly’s monitoring procedure (June 2012 – September 2013)

Presentation by:

Mr Andres HERKEL
Estonia, EPP/CD
Rapporteur, AS/Mon

  • List of speakers
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 30 September, 16:00)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13304)

[Possibly 2nd round] Election

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

List of candidates in respect of:

Romania (Doc. 13305)

Debate

National security and access to information

Presentation by:

Mr Arcadio DÍAZ TEJERA
Spain, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Jur
Mr Hans FRANKEN
Netherlands, EPP/CD
Rapporteur for opinion, AS/Cult

  • List of speakers
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 1 October, 10:30)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13293)

Address (12:00 - 13:00)

Mr Serzh SARGSYAN, President of Armenia

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

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Address (15:30 - 16:30)

Communication from the Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Presentation by:

Mr Thorbjørn JAGLAND

Debate

The functioning of democratic institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Presentation by:

Ms Karin S. WOLDSETH
Norway, EDG
Co-Rapporteur, AS/Mon
Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS
Lithuania, EPP/CD
Co-Rapporteur, AS/Mon

Debate

The honouring of obligations and commitments by the Republic of Moldova

Presentation by:

Ms Lise CHRISTOFFERSEN
Norway, SOC
Co-Rapporteur, AS/Mon
Mr Piotr WACH
Poland, EPP/CD
Co-Rapporteur, AS/Mon

Debate under urgent procedure

The situation in Syria

Presentation by:

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

Address (12:00 - 13:00)

Mr Tomislav NIKOLIĆ, President of Serbia

Debate

Missing persons from Europe’s conflicts: the long road to finding humanitarian answers

Presentation by:

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

Statement by:

Mr Peter MAURER, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross

Debate under urgent procedure

European Union and Council of Europe human rights agendas: synergies not duplication!

Presentation by:

Mr Michael McNAMARA
Ireland, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Jur

Debate

Food security – a permanent challenge for us all

Presentation by:

Mr Fernand BODEN
Luxembourg, EPP/CD
Rapporteur, AS/Soc

Debate

Combating discrimination against older persons on the labour market

Presentation by:

Ms Sahiba GAFAROVA
Azerbaijan, EDG
Rapporteur, AS/Ega
Mr Margus HANSON
Estonia, ALDE
Rapporteur for opinion, AS/Soc

Debate

Strengthening the institution of Ombudsman in Europe

Presentation by:

Mr Jordi XUCLÀ
Spain, ALDE
Rapporteur, AS/Jur

Closure of the part-session