Agenda | Doc. 14451 | 22 January 2018
First part of the 2018 Ordinary Session
(22-26 January 2018)
- 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
- EPP/CD Group of the European People's Party
- SOC Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group
- EC European Conservatives Group
- ALDE Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
- UEL Group of the Unified European Left
- FDG Free Democrats Group
- 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 the credentials
List of delegations:
Election of the President of the Assembly (AS/Inf (2018) 04)
Election of the Vice-Presidents of the Assembly (AS/Inf (2018) 01)
Appointment of members of committees (Commissions (2018) 01 + Add. 1)
Requests for debate:
Urgent procedure debate: “The Israeli–Palestinian peace process: the role of the Council of Europe”
Urgent procedure debate: “Energising the Israeli–Palestinian peace process: contribution of the Council of Europe”
Current affairs debate: “The Turkish military intervention in Syria”
Adoption of the agenda
Approval of the minutes of proceedings of the Standing Committee (Copenhagen, 24 November 2017) (AS/Per (2017) PV 03)
Debate
Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee
Presentation by:
Address (15:00 - 16:00)
Communication from the Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Presentation by:
Mr Thorbjørn JAGLAND
Debate
Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee (continued)
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Monday 22 January, 10:00)
- [possibly] Vote ()
Elections (10:00 - 13:00)
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
List of candidates:
Judge to the European Court of Human Rights
List of candidates in respect of:
Spain (Doc. 14460 | Doc. 14455 Add. 2)
Debate
The protection and promotion of regional or minority languages in Europe
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Monday 22 January, 16:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 22 January, 16:00)
- Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 14466)
Address ((12:00))
HRH The Crown Princess of Denmark
Elections (continued) (15:30 - 17:00)
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
Judge to the European Court of Human Rights
Address (15:30 - 16:30)
Communication from the Committee of Ministers
Presentation by:
Mr Anders SAMUELSEN, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers
Debate
The case for a basic citizenship income
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 23 January, 12:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 22 January, 16:00)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14462)
Debate
Humanitarian consequences of the war in Ukraine
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 23 January, 12:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 22 January, 16:00)
- Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 14463)
Election (2nd round) (10:00 - 13:00)
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
Joint debate
Working towards a framework for modern sports governance
Presentation by:
Good football governance
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 23 January, 19:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 23 January, 10:30)
- Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 14464)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14452)
Address (12:00 - 13:00)
Mr Serzh SARGSYAN, President of Armenia
Speech (12:00-12:20)
Questions and replies (12:20-13:00)
Election (2nd round) (continued) (15:30 - 17:00)
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
Address (15:30 - 16:30)
Mr Lars Løkke RASMUSSEN, Prime Minister of Denmark
Speech (15:30-15:50)
Questions and replies (15:50-16:30)
Current affairs debate
The Turkish military intervention in Syria
Debate
The honouring of obligations and commitments by Bosnia and Herzegovina
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 24 January, 12:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 23 January, 16:00)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14465)
Debate
The case for drafting a European convention on the profession of lawyer
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 24 January, 12:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 23 January, 16:00)
- Vote on a draft recommendation (Doc. 14453)
Debate under urgent procedure
The Israeli–Palestinian peace process: the role of the Council of Europe
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 24 January, 19:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 24 January, 10:30)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14484)
Address (12:00 - 13:00)
Mr Alexander Van der BELLEN, President of Austria
Speech (12:00-12:20)
Questions and replies (12:20-13:00)
Address (15:30 - 16:30)
Annual activity report 2017 by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights (CommDH(2018)1)
Presentation by:
Mr Nils MUIŽNIEKS, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
Debate
The progress of the Assembly's monitoring procedure (January-December 2017) and the periodic review of the honouring of obligations by Estonia, Greece, Hungary and Ireland
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 25 January, 12:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 24 January, 16:00)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14450 Part 1)
Debate
Protecting children affected by armed conflicts
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 25 January, 12:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 24 January, 16:00)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14461)
Debate
Challenge
on procedural grounds of the still unratified credentials of the
parliamentary delegation of Andorra 
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 25 January, 12:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 24 January, 16:00)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14475)
Debate
Jurisdictional immunity of international organisations and rights of their staff
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 25 January, 19:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 25 January, 10:30)
- Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 14443)
Debate
Strengthening international regulations against trade in goods used for torture and the death penalty
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 25 January, 19:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 25 January, 10:30)
- Vote on a draft recommendation (Doc. 14454)
Progress report
Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee (continued)
Addendum: