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AS (2013) CR 01

2014 ORDINARY SESSION

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(First part)

REPORT

First sitting

Monday 27 January 2014 at 11.30 a.m.

In this report:

1. Speeches in English are reported in full.

2. Speeches in other languages are reported using the interpretation and are marked with an asterisk.

3. Speeches in German and Italian are reproduced in full in a separate document.

4. Corrections should be handed in at Room 1059A not later than 24 hours after the report has been circulated.

The contents page for this sitting is given at the end of the report.

(Mr Iwiński, the doyen of the Assembly, took the Chair at 11.30 a.m.)

1. Opening of the 2014 ordinary session

THE PRESIDENT* – I declare open the 2014 ordinary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Ladies and gentlemen, I have been a member of the Assembly for 22 years – since the major changes that have swept through Central and Eastern Europe. The Council of Europe is the oldest organisation on the continent and although it has reached the ripe old age of 65, unfortunately, its achievements are not always duly appreciated. We have to work to defend human rights and to develop democracy, as well as co-operation between Parliaments, in order to do our bit to bring about a change in this state of affairs. We do not want this Organisation to become confused with the European Union, or for this Parliamentary Assembly to become confused with the European Parliament.

I would like you all to accept my very best wishes for the new year. In a few days’ time, we will celebrate the year of the horse – the new year in the Chinese calendar. My best wishes go to current and new members, as well as to parliamentarians from delegations that hold the status of Partner for Democracy, and to all members of the Secretariat.

In recent months, parliamentary elections held in various member States, ranging from Albania, Germany, Austria, Iceland, Norway and the Czech Republic, have led to changes in certain delegations. Presidential elections in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia were observed by members of the Parliamentary Assembly. Essentially, we are living in very uncertain economic and political times. Dramatic events in Ukraine, which are still under way, only confirm that assertion, but I firmly believe that the Council of Europe will make a significant contribution to preventing any escalation in violence, and to responsible dialogue between the authorities and the opposition in this large European country of almost 50 million inhabitants.

(The speaker continued in English.)

In October last year, Peter Schieder, from Austria, died at the age of 72 in Vienna. A journalist and film critic, he was soon to become a homo politicus. For more than a quarter of a century, he served as an MP, as a member of the Österreichischen Nationalrat. Peter spent 22 years in our Assembly, including as Chairman of the Socialist Group and President of this Assembly between 2002 and 2005. He was an exceptional individual. I had the honour of participating with him in many international missions. The President of Austria, Heinz Fischer, said of his friend: “Democracy, justice and international co-operation have determined Peter Schieder’s political life.” I ask members to observe a minute’s silence.

(The Assembly observed a minute’s silence.)

Dear colleagues, European societies and institutions face different challenges today. We should respond to them in close co-operation with the European Union and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. The good news is that the EU is preparing to sign the European Convention on Human Rights, which entered into force in 1953, creating a common European legal space for over 820 million citizens. Apart from the old problems such as the situation in Belarus or the rights of different minorities – for instance, in some Baltic States – we are facing new ones, linked to the breaches of democratic standards in a more sophisticated way: for example, in Hungary. By and large, one of the most dangerous attitudes in many member countries, including the so-called old democracies such as France, the UK and Greece, is rising nationalism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism, resulting from the decline of democracy and economic crisis. In times of destabilisation and uncertainty, there is a particular need to defend and propagate fundamental values, as well as the ideals of the founding fathers.

2. Examination of credentials

THE PRESIDENT – The first item of business is the examination of members’ credentials.

The names of the members and substitutes are in Document 13394. If no credentials are contested, the credentials will be ratified.

Are any credentials challenged?

The credentials are ratified.

I welcome our new colleagues.

3. Election of the President of the Assembly

THE PRESIDENT – We now come to the election of the President of the Assembly.

(The speaker continued in French.)

Allow me first to express my gratitude to Jean-Claude Mignon for the valuable contribution that he has made to this Assembly as President over the past two years.

(The speaker continued in English.)

I have received two candidatures with the required support: that of Ms Anne Brasseur, Luxembourg, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, and Mr Robert Walter, United Kingdom, European Democrat Group.

The President is elected by secret ballot, so we need two tellers chosen by lot. The candidate who obtains an absolute majority of the members of the Assembly – 159 votes or more – wins the election. If neither candidate has done so after two ballots, the President will be elected by simple majority of votes cast in a third ballot.

The arrangements for the election were set out in Document AS/Bur/Inf (2014) 1. I invite the Secretary General of the Assembly to explain the process to members.

Mr SAWICKI (Secretary General of the Assembly) – The voting process will take place in the central area of the Chamber. Members are requested to queue in the two areas leading to the rostrum for invited guests: one is for members with surnames beginning A to J and the other for Members with surnames beginning K to Z. As you can see, they are clearly marked. In the central area you will find four tables with signature sheets divided into four groups. Representatives with names beginning A to D and E to J are on one side of this area and K to O and P to Z are on the other side. Substitutes who are validated by their national delegation to vote in this sitting must find their name under the surname of the representative for whom they are substituting.

Members will be asked to present their badges and will be given their ballot paper, together with an envelope, once they have signed the signature sheet. Therefore, please have your badge with you. Please be reminded that as this is a secret ballot you are asked to maintain the secrecy of your vote. Several polling booths will shortly be placed here at your disposal. Once you have made your choice, please put your ballot paper in the envelope. You are then invited to cast your ballot in the urn placed next to the rostrum. Please then leave the voting area as soon as possible in order to make room for other members.

THE PRESIDENT – Thank you, Mr Secretary General. I shall now choose the tellers.

Ms Acketoft from Sweden and Mr De Decker from Belgium have been chosen to act as tellers.

The ballot is now open. It will close in 45 minutes at 12.30 p.m. precisely.

(The sitting, suspended at 11.45 a.m,. was resumed at 12.30 p.m. with Mr Iwiński, the doyen of the Assembly, in the Chair.)

THE PRESIDENT – The ballot is closed. Will the tellers please oversee the counting of the votes?

The sitting will be suspended during the count. We will resume in 30 minutes at 1 p.m.

(The sitting, suspended at 12.30 p.m., was resumed at 1 p.m. with Mr Iwiński, the doyen of the Assembly, in the Chair.)

THE PRESIDENT – I have the results for the election of the President of the Parliamentary Assembly.

Number voting: 292

Blank or spoiled ballot papers: 2

Votes cast: 290

Absolute majority: 159

The votes were cast as follows:

Ms Anne Brasseur: 165

Mr Robert Walter: 125

(The speaker continued in French.)

Ms Brasseur received 165 votes, which is an absolute majority of the members of the Assembly, and is therefore elected President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. I invite her to take the Chair.

(Ms Brasseur, President of the Assembly, took the Chair.)

4. Address by the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

THE PRESIDENT* – I am moved and proud to have been elected President of the Parliamentary Assembly. It is a great honour for the Parliament of Luxembourg, represented here by my national delegation, and I thank them for their unflagging support. First and foremost, I thank the Assembly for the trust it has shown in me and its support. I hope I will show myself to be worthy of it. The election is an honour for democracy and the Assembly, because it was organised perfectly, and I thank the Secretariat for that.

The presence of my friends in the Chamber is a great pleasure for me. I am also grateful to my predecessor, Mr Jean-Claude Mignon. He devoted two years of his life to our Assembly, committing himself fully to our work, defending our values and improving inter-institutional relations. Dear Jean-Claude, I will try to model my term of office on your success, as well as on those of other predecessors. Mr Mignon managed our discussions with charm, flexibility and eloquence. Given that I am not able, like the great majority of us, to express myself in my mother tongue, I will not be able to rise to the oratorical heights of my predecessor. I have chosen to express myself, at least most of the time, in French, which is the language of the Assembly’s host country and one of the two official languages. I may switch to English from time to time.

My country is part of the Francophonie, but our mother tongue is Luxembourgish. Allow me, dear colleagues, to break the rules by saying a few words in Luxembourgish with the agreement of the interpreters, whom I thank.

Ech si ganz houfreg fir haut kënnen als Représentant vun der lëtzebuerger Chamber d’Présidence vun enger Assemblée ze iwerhuelen, déi 318 Parlamentarier aus 47 europäësche Länner mat 820 Millounen Bierger emfaast. Ech si mer der enormer Erausfuerderung an der grousser Responsabilitéit bewosst an ech soën doheem jidderengem merci dee mech dobäi ënnerstëtzt.

Now the Assembly knows what Luxembourgish sounds like, and in English it means:

I am proud, as a representative of the Chamber of Deputies, to take over the presidency of our Assembly, which brings together 318 parliamentarians from 47 European countries, representing 820 million people. I am very much aware of the enormous challenge and great responsibility that that entails, and I thank each and every one of you for your support.

I thank the chairpersons of the political groups for their excellent co-operation over recent years in the organisation of our work. It is important for me to express gratitude to the members of my group, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, which I have had the privilege and pleasure of chairing for the past few years, for the good work we have done. Over the past 30 years, only a single member of the Liberal family has presided over the Assembly, so it is with particular emotion that I pay tribute to Lord Russell-Johnston, who was a great President. I also thank my predecessors for their commitment, particularly Leni Fischer, who was the first woman to preside over the Assembly. I am also grateful to the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly, Mr Wojciech Sawicki, and all the members of the Assembly staff for the high quality of their work and their flexibility. I am grateful for their support.

I ask the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe to pass on this message to the Secretary General: we very much hope to continue to co-operate closely and even better. I am convinced that we will manage to break down the barriers between the different entities of the Council of Europe and strengthen our impact. Obviously, we must co-operate closely with the Committee of Ministers, especially in this period of budgetary cuts, while each body of the Council of Europe preserves its prerogatives. Rest assured that we will continue to follow a policy of dialogue, because that is indispensable to progress.

The Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated 69 years ago today. On this day of commemoration of the Shoah, we bend before the suffering of all the victims of the atrocities of the Nazi regime. Some 69 years later, we must fight harder than ever to ensure that our objectives and values remain non-negotiable and inalienable. Human rights, democracy and the rule of law must know no borders. We are all here on an equal footing, and there must be no distinction among our countries by size, geographical location or date of membership, or by whether the country in question is a member of the European Union. We must be aware of the extraordinary opportunity for members of this Assembly to meet our counterparts from all countries. Let us benefit from this diversity, and in order that it be a source of enrichment, it is necessary – beyond, of course, permanent dialogue and mutual respect – that we make the effort to understand one another: our past, our history, our culture, our sensitivities and our political opinions. It is our role together to defend – I stress, together – our objectives with determination and commitment not only here in the Assembly by supporting resolutions and recommendations, but in our national Parliaments, where we must be perceived as unconditional defenders of human rights, democracy and the rule of law. We have a very great responsibility indeed.

The challenges awaiting us are enormous, and in the very short time available to me I will not be able to list them all. They range from the rise of extremism and terrorism to trading in human beings, violence against women and children, and the dangers associated with new technologies, to mention but a few. We have a whole toolbox to deal with these challenges. We debate on the basis of public reports, we organise parliamentary campaigns, we participate in the setting of international human rights standards, and we ensure parliamentary involvement in the execution of European Court of Human Rights judgments. We must be able rapidly and effectively to react to crisis situations in our member States, as well as in neighbouring countries. We are all following with a lot of concern and consternation the events unfolding in Ukraine. Violence is never a solution – quite the contrary – and the need to react to this situation is urgent. It is a grave crisis, and I hope that you will support the proposal to hold an urgent procedure debate on this issue during this part-session in order to identify our Assembly’s possible concrete means of action, based on the strict respect of our values and standards.

Another crisis that I cannot fail to mention is the war in Syria and its grave humanitarian consequences. Of course, we are following with some hope – albeit limited – the negotiations in Geneva. I would like to congratulate our rapporteur, Jean-Marie Bockel, on his exceptional work. During this session he will present a report on the situation of Syrian refugees and the organisation of international aid. Finding a political solution to the conflict in Syria will take time, and we must fully support the efforts being made through international diplomacy. At the same time, we must work in our capitals and our Parliaments to propose concrete measures in order to better co-ordinate aid for refugees and assure dignified conditions for them. That is possible, and in this regard I welcome in particular the commitment of our Commissioner for Human Rights.

Dear colleagues, let me now mention five subjects that I think deserve our particular attention, although that does not mean that I am minimising the importance of others. The first is racism, anti-Semitism and lack of respect for others. Migratory flows resulting from the economic and financial crisis are offering extremists fertile ground for the spreading of their ideas, which destabilise our democracies. The second subject, related in part to the first, is co-operation with our neighbours in North Africa, the Middle East and central Asia, where the objective must be to deepen our contacts by developing the status of Partner for Democracy. The third subject is corruption, which is a terrible enemy of our values. It is a scourge that weakens the foundations of our society, and the independence of the judiciary is a precondition to combating it, as is freedom of expression. It is our duty to make sure that these prerequisites are present in our countries, with no restriction whatsoever. The fourth subject is our co-operation with the European Union in order to ensure added value for each of the two partners, and therefore for all our citizens. We will have the opportunity to discuss this with the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, who will address the Assembly on Wednesday. Finally, I would like to stress that we must continue to reform our own procedures, particularly the monitoring procedures, which must be reviewed on the basis of the excellent preparatory work done by the Monitoring Committee.

Ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues, let us give value to what unites us, and not to what separates us. That is the slogan on the basis of which I would like to work with you. What unites us is the objectives of the Council of Europe: strengthening human rights, democracy and the rule of law through dialogue. We must remind ourselves that our values are not cast in stone – they must be defended day after day. Working together in a spirit of openness and mutual respect is the only guarantee for the stability and security of our continent. Let us work together, therefore, in the spirit of openness and mutual respect, but also taking into consideration what our citizens tell us.

In concluding, I would like to share with you some thoughts of Albert Camus. A democratic regime can be conceived, created and supported only by men and women who know that they do not know everything. A democrat is modest; he admits to a certain degree of ignorance. He recognises that his effort is an adventure and that not everything is God-given, and on that basis he recognises that he needs to consult others and to fill in the gaps in his knowledge with what others know. So let us begin our joint work, our work together, in that state of mind.

Bob Walter has asked for the floor. You have the floor, Mr Walter.

Mr WALTER (United Kingdom) – First, I congratulate you, Madam Presiden, wholeheartedly on your success in this democratic election for the presidency of the Parliamentary Assembly. I stood in this election not against Anne Brasseur but to present an alternative view of the future of the Council of Europe and our Parliamentary Assembly. I have worked with Anne Brasseur over many years – in the Committee on Culture, Science and Education, and for the last three years as a fellow head of a political group in the Presidential Committee. I know that she will serve this Assembly well. She will be a good President and she has my wholehearted support for the next year or so during which she holds that office. Anne, congratulations.

THE PRESIDENT – Thank you very much, Bob, for those encouraging words and for your congratulations. I am sure that we will continue to work together in that spirit.

Mr Mignon has asked for the floor.

Mr MIGNON (France) – Thank you very much, Madam President. It is a great pleasure for me to call you Madam President. I, too, congratulate you most warmly and wish you every possible success. You are taking on the responsibility of President of our Assembly for the next two years. I am convinced that you have the capacity and ability to do this very well and to make it possible for everyone to express themselves and find their proper role within this Assembly. I am sure that you will continue along the same lines as your predecessors – in the plural – because before me there were many others and we are all following a certain logic. Leni Fischer was a female President, and now we have a woman again and that is very positive. On the basis of the experience that I have accumulated over the past two years, I will be available to help – not advise – you whenever you wish: in the shadows, of course, and very modestly. Perhaps I can share some ideas with you. We have already had an opportunity to share ideas in Presidential Committee meetings, so I am certainly at your disposal.

THE PRESIDENT* – Thank you Jean-Claude. I will continue to take advantage of your very good advice, because I will certainly need it.

5. Election of Vice-Presidents

THE PRESIDENT* – The next item of business is the election of the Vice-Presidents of the Assembly.

Nominations have been received for 19 Vice-Presidents. They are listed in an Assembly document number AS/Inf (2014) 03.

If there is no request for a vote, they will be declared elected.

Since there has been no request for a vote, I declare these candidates elected as Vice-Presidents of the Assembly, in accordance with Rule 15 of the Rules of Procedure.

I congratulate the Vice-Presidents who have been elected and who will help me in my difficult work.

6. Appointment of Committees

THE PRESIDENT* – The next item of business is the appointment of members of committees.

The candidatures for committee members have been published in document Commissions (2014) 01 and Addendum 1 and Addendum 2.

These candidatures are submitted to the Assembly for ratification.

Are these proposals approved?

The proposed candidatures are approved and the committees are appointed accordingly.

7. Proposals under urgent procedure

THE PRESIDENT* – Before we examine the draft agenda, the Assembly needs to consider requests for debates under the urgent procedure and on current affairs. The Bureau has received one such request – for a debate under the urgent procedure entitled “The functioning of democratic institutions in Ukraine” from the Monitoring Committee.

At its meeting this morning the Bureau agreed to propose to the Assembly that it hold an urgent procedure debate on the functioning of democratic institutions in Ukraine, as set out in the draft agenda before you, to take place on Thursday morning at 10 a.m.

It is proposed by the Bureau that the Monitoring Committee take responsibility for the organisation of the debate.

Does the Assembly agree to these proposals from the Bureau?

They are adopted.

8. Adoption of the agenda

THE PRESIDENT* – The next item of business is the adoption of the agenda for the first part of the 2014 ordinary session.

The draft agenda submitted for the Assembly’s approval was brought up to date by the Bureau on 16 December and this morning, and options for responding to the time taken up by my election were provided, in Document 13373 and Addendum.

As there was one ballot the draft agenda is amended as described in the first scenario

The free debate will be moved to Tuesday at 12 midday because we will not have the time for it today. Is that agreed to? That is the case.

Is the draft agenda agreed to?

(Mr Gaudi Nagy stands and takes the floor)

THE PRESIDENT* – I am sorry Mr Gaudi Nagy, but you do not have the right to speak at this point. In accordance with our Rules of Procedure it has been decided not to give you the floor on this occasion. That decision has been taken, so unfortunately I cannot give you the floor, not even for a point of order. I am very sorry, but you do not have the right to take the Floor during these proceedings; the right to speak has been taken away from you. I am sorry, but I have consulted the Secretariat and you do not have the right to speak. Unfortunately, I cannot go back on this decision, which was taken in accordance with our Rules of Procedure. That has been confirmed to me by the Secretary General. I must therefore ask you to sit down; otherwise you will have to be asked to leave the Chamber, which would be most unfortunate. The decision has been taken. I do not have the right to break our own rules and to overturn a decision that has already been taken.

Is the draft agenda agreed to?

It is adopted.

9. Time limits on speeches

THE PRESIDENT* – On the organisation of our work for the next few days, given that we have many speakers registered for different debates in this part-session, and in order to make it possible for the greatest number of them to take the floor, it is proposed by the Bureau that speaking time be limited to three minutes for all debates during this part-session. Is that agreed?

It is adopted.

10. Minutes of proceedings of the Standing Committee

THE PRESIDENT* – The minutes of the meeting of the Standing Committee, held in Vienna at the Austrian Parliament on Friday 22 November 2013 have been distributed (Document AS/Per (2013) 03).

I invite the Assembly to take note of the minutes.

11. Next public business

THE PRESIDENT* – The Assembly will hold its next public sitting this afternoon at 3 p.m. with the agenda which was approved.

The sitting is closed.

(The sitting was closed at 1.25 pm)

CONTENTS

1. Opening of the 2014 ordinary session

2. Examination of credentials

3. Election of the President of the Assembly A

4. Address by the doyen of the Assembly

5. Election of Vice-Presidents of the Assembly Register of attendance, voting cards and written declarations

6. Appointment of Committees

7. Proposals under urgent procedure

8. Adoption of the agenda

9. Time limits on speeches

10. Minutes of proceedings of the Standing Committee

11. Next public business

Appendix I

Representatives or Substitutes who signed the Attendance Register in accordance with Rule 11.2 of the Rules of Procedure. The names of Substitutes who replaced absent Representatives are printed in small letters. The names of those who were absent or apologised for absence are followed by an asterisk

Pedro AGRAMUNT

Alexey Ivanovich ALEKSANDROV/Anton Belyakov

Miloš ALIGRUDIĆ

Jean-Charles ALLAVENA

Werner AMON

Luise AMTSBERG/Annette Groth

Lord Donald ANDERSON

Paride ANDREOLI

Khadija ARIB

Volodymyr ARIEV

Francisco ASSIS*

Danielle AUROI/Pascale Crozon

Daniel BACQUELAINE

Egemen BAĞIŞ

Theodora BAKOYANNIS

David BAKRADZE

Taulant BALLA/Olta Xhaçka

Gérard BAPT/Jean-Pierre Michel

Gerard BARCIA DUEDRA/Sílvia Eloïsa Bonet Perot

Doris BARNETT*

José Manuel BARREIRO/Ángel Pintado

Deniz BAYKAL

Marieluise BECK

Ondřej BENEŠIK/Pavel Holík

José María BENEYTO

Levan BERDZENISHVILI

Deborah BERGAMINI

Sali BERISHA/Oerd Bylykbashi

Anna Maria BERNINI*

Teresa BERTUZZI

Robert BIEDROŃ

Gülsün BİLGEHAN

Brian BINLEY

Ľuboš BLAHA/Darina Gabániová

Philippe BLANCHART

Delia BLANCO

Jean-Marie BOCKEL*

Eric BOCQUET/Maryvonne Blondin

Mladen BOJANIĆ

Olga BORZOVA

Mladen BOSIĆ/Ismeta Dervoz

António BRAGA

Anne BRASSEUR

Alessandro BRATTI/ Khalid Chaouki

Márton BRAUN

Gerold BÜCHEL

André BUGNON

Natalia BURYKINA

Nunzia CATALFO

Mikael CEDERBRATT

Elena CENTEMERO/Giuseppe Galati

Lorenzo CESA

Irakli CHIKOVANI

Vannino CHITI*

Tudor-Alexandru CHIUARIU

Christopher CHOPE

Lise CHRISTOFFERSEN

Desislav CHUKOLOV*

Lolita ČIGĀNE

Boriss CILEVIČS

Henryk CIOCH

James CLAPPISON

Deirdre CLUNE/ Jim D'Arcy

Agustín CONDE

Telmo CORREIA

Paolo CORSINI

Carlos COSTA NEVES*

Celeste COSTANTINO*

Jonny CROSIO

Yves CRUCHTEN

Katalin CSÖBÖR/Gábor Tamás Nagy

Milena DAMYANOVA*

Joseph DEBONO GRECH

Armand De DECKER

Reha DENEMEÇ

Roel DESEYN/Dirk Van Der Maelen

Manlio DI STEFANO

Arcadio DÍAZ TEJERA

Peter van DIJK

Şaban DİŞLİ

Aleksandra DJUROVIĆ

Jim DOBBIN

Ioannis DRAGASAKIS

Damian DRĂGHICI

Elvira DROBINSKI-WEIß/Josip Juratovic

Daphné DUMERY

Alexander [The Earl of] DUNDEE

Josette DURRIEU

Mikuláš DZURINDA/József Nagy

Lady Diana ECCLES/Cheryl Gillan

Tülin ERKAL KARA

Franz Leonhard EßL

Bernd FABRITIUS

Joseph FENECH ADAMI

Cătălin Daniel FENECHIU

Vyacheslav FETISOV

Doris FIALA

Daniela FILIPIOVÁ/ Pavel Lebeda

Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER

Axel E. FISCHER

Gvozden Srećko FLEGO

Bernard FOURNIER

Hans FRANKEN

Jean-Claude FRÉCON

Béatrice FRESKO-ROLFO

Martin FRONC

Sir Roger GALE

Adele GAMBARO*

Karl GARÐARSSON

Tamás GAUDI NAGY

Nadezda GERASIMOVA

Valeriu GHILETCHI

Francesco Maria GIRO*

Pavol GOGA/Lea Grečková

Jarosław GÓRCZYŃSKI

Alina Ştefania GORGHIU

Svetlana GORYACHEVA/Alexander Romanovich

Sandro GOZI

Fred de GRAAF/Malik Azmani

Patrick De GROOTE

Andreas GROSS

Arlette GROSSKOST

Dzhema GROZDANOVA*

Attila GRUBER

Mehmet Kasim GÜLPINAR/Ahmet Berat Çonkar

Gergely GULYÁS/László Koszorús

Nazmi GÜR

Antonio GUTIÉRREZ

Ana GUŢU

Maria GUZENINA-RICHARDSON/Jouko Skinnari

Carina HÄGG

Sabir HAJIYEV/Sevinj Fataliyeva

Andrzej HALICKI

Hamid HAMID

Mike HANCOCK

Margus HANSON

Davit HARUTYUNYAN

Alfred HEER

Michael HENNRICH

Martin HENRIKSEN

Andres HERKEL

Françoise HETTO-GAASCH

Adam HOFMAN

Jim HOOD

Arpine HOVHANNISYAN

Anette HÜBINGER

Johannes HÜBNER

Andrej HUNKO

Ali HUSEYNLI/Aydin Abbasov

Rafael HUSEYNOV

Vitaly IGNATENKO

Vladimir ILIĆ

Florin IORDACHE/Daniel Florea

Igor IVANOVSKI

Tadeusz IWIŃSKI

Denis JACQUAT/Yves Pozzo Di Borgo

Gediminas JAKAVONIS

Stella JANTUAN

Tedo JAPARIDZE

Ramón JÁUREGUI/Pedro Azpiazu

Michael Aastrup JENSEN

Mogens JENSEN

Frank J. JENSSEN

Jadranka JOKSIMOVIĆ/Katarina Rakić

Ögmundur JÓNASSON

Čedomir JOVANOVIĆ/Svetislava Bulajić

Antti KAIKKONEN/Sirkka-Liisa Anttila

Ferenc KALMÁR

Mariusz KAMIŃSKI

Deniza KARADJOVA/Valeri Jablianov

Marietta KARAMANLI

Ulrika KARLSSON/Tina Acketoft

Jan KAŹMIERCZAK

Serhii KIVALOV*

Bogdan KLICH/Marek Borowski

Serhiy KLYUEV*

Haluk KOÇ

Igor KOLMAN

Kateřina KONEČNÁ

Unnur Brá KONRÁÐSDÓTTIR/Brynjar Níelsson

Attila KORODI/Corneliu Mugurel Cozmanciuc

Alev KORUN/Nikolaus Scherak

Tiny KOX

Borjana KRIŠTO*

Dmitry KRYVITSKY

Athina KYRIAKIDOU

Jean-Yves LE DÉAUT

Igor LEBEDEV/ Sergey Kalashnikov

Christophe LÉONARD/Philippe Bies

Valentina LESKAJ

Terry LEYDEN

Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE

Lone LOKLINDT

François LONCLE

George LOUKAIDES

Yuliya L'OVOCHKINA

Trine Pertou MACH/Nikolaj Villumsen

Saša MAGAZINOVIĆ

Philippe MAHOUX

Thierry MARIANI

Epameinondas MARIAS

Milica MARKOVIĆ

Meritxell MATEU PI

Pirkko MATTILA/Jussi Halla-Aho

Frano MATUŠIĆ

Liliane MAURY PASQUIER

Michael McNAMARA

Sir Alan MEALE

Ermira MEHMETI DEVAJA

Ivan MELNIKOV/Leonid Kalashnikov

José MENDES BOTA

Jean-Claude MIGNON

Djordje MILIĆEVIĆ/Stefana Miladinović

Philipp MIßFELDER*

Rubén MORENO PALANQUES

Igor MOROZOV

João Bosco MOTA AMARAL

Arkadiusz MULARCZYK

Melita MULIĆ

Lev MYRYMSKYI*

Philippe NACHBAR/Jacques Legendre

Oľga NACHTMANNOVÁ

Marian NEACŞU Ana Birchall

Baroness Emma NICHOLSON

Michele NICOLETTI

Elena NIKOLAEVA/Olga Kazakova

Aleksandar NIKOLOSKI

Mirosława NYKIEL/Tomasz Lenz

Judith OEHRI

Carina OHLSSON

Joseph O'REILLY

Lesia OROBETS/Andriy Shevchenko

Sandra OSBORNE

José Ignacio PALACIOS

Liliana PALIHOVICI

Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS

Ganira PASHAYEVA/Sahiba Gafarova

Foteini PIPILI

Stanislav POLČÁK

Ivan POPESCU

Marietta de POURBAIX-LUNDIN

Cezar Florin PREDA

John PRESCOTT/David Crausby

Jakob PRESEČNIK

Gabino PUCHE/Carmen Quintanilla

Alexey PUSHKOV

Mailis REPS

Eva RICHTROVÁ

Andrea RIGONI

François ROCHEBLOINE/André Schneider

Maria de Belém ROSEIRA*

René ROUQUET

Pavlo RYABIKIN*

Rovshan RZAYEV

Vincenzo SANTANGELO/Maria Edera Spadoni

Kimmo SASI

Deborah SCHEMBRI/Michael Falzon

Stefan SCHENNACH

Ingjerd SCHOU

Frank SCHWABE

Urs SCHWALLER/Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter

Ömer SELVİ

Senad ŠEPIĆ

Samad SEYIDOV

Jim SHERIDAN

Oleksandr SHEVCHENKO

Bernd SIEBERT/Volker Ullrich

Arturas SKARDŽIUS/Algis Kašėta

Leonid SLUTSKY

Serhiy SOBOLEV

Lorella STEFANELLI

Yanaki STOILOV

Christoph STRÄSSER

Karin STRENZ

Ionuţ-Marian STROE

Valeriy SUDARENKOV/Otari Arshba

Björn von SYDOW

Petro SYMONENKO*

Vilmos SZABÓ

Chiora TAKTAKISHVILI

Vyacheslav TIMCHENKO

Romana TOMC*

Lord John E. TOMLINSON/Joe Benton

Konstantinos TRIANTAFYLLOS

Mihai TUDOSE/Florin Costin Pâslaru

Ahmet Kutalmiş TÜRKEŞ

Tuğrul TÜRKEŞ

Konstantinos TZAVARAS

Ilyas UMAKHANOV/Alexander Ter-Avanesov

Dana VÁHALOVÁ

Snorre Serigstad VALEN

Petrit VASILI

Volodymyr VECHERKO

Mark VERHEIJEN

Birutė VĖSAITĖ

Anne-Mari VIROLAINEN

Vladimir VORONIN/Grigore Petrenco

Klaas de VRIES

Nataša VUČKOVIĆ

Zoran VUKČEVIĆ

Draginja VUKSANOVIĆ

Piotr WACH

Robert WALTER

Dame Angela WATKINSON

Karl-Georg WELLMANN

Katrin WERNER

Morten WOLD

Gisela WURM

Jordi XUCLÀ

Tobias ZECH

Kristýna ZELIENKOVÁ

Barbara ŽGAJNER TAVŠ/Iva Dimic

Emanuelis ZINGERIS/Petras Gražulis

Guennady ZIUGANOVVassiliy Likhachev

Naira ZOHRABYAN

Levon ZOURABIAN

Vacant Seat, Croatia / Ivan Račan

Vacant Seat, Cyprus*

ALSO PRESENT

Representatives and Substitutes not authorised to vote

Christian BARILARO

Maria GIANNAKAKI

Angeliki GKEREKOU

Kerstin LUNDGREN

Jaana PELKONEN

Barbara ROSENKRANZ

Representatives of the Turkish Cypriot Community (In accordance to Resolution 1376 (2004) of the Parliamentary Assembly)

Mehmet ÇAĞLAR

Observers

Stella AMBLER

Marjolaine BOUTIN-SWEET

Sean CASEY

Héctor LARIOS CÓRDOVA

Michel RIVARD

Jorge Iván VILLALOBOS SEÁÑEZ

Partners for Democracy

Mohammed AMEUR

Mohammed Mehdi BENSAID

Mekki ELHANKOURI

Nezha EL OUAFI

Mohamed YATIM

Appendix II

Representatives or Substitutes who took part in the ballot for the election of the President of the Assembly