2nd part of the 2012 Ordinary Session

Doc. 12885 final

23 April 2012

Agenda

2nd part of the 2012 Ordinary Session
(23-27 April 2012)

adopted by the Assembly on 23 April 2012

Monday 23 April 2012

8 a.m.

Bureau of the Assembly

9.30 a.m.

Political groups

11.30 a.m.

1.

Opening of the second part of the 2012 Ordinary Session

a. Statement by the President

b. Examination of new credentials (Doc. 12901)

c. Election of Vice-Presidents of the Assembly with respect to Luxembourg and Spain

d. Changes in the membership of committees (Commissions (2012) 04 + Addendum 1)

e. Requests for debate:

– under urgent procedure on “The situation in Syria”

– as a current affairs debate on “The future of the European Court of Human Rights and the Brighton Declaration”

– as a current affairs debate on “Rule of law and legal certainty: their protection at international level”

f. Adoption of the agenda

g. Approval of the minutes of proceedings of the Standing Committee

(Paris, 9 March 2012)

2.

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee (Doc. 12902, Part I, Part II, Addendum)

Rapporteur: Ms Liliane Maury Pasquier (Switzerland, SOC)

Observation of the presidential election in the Russian Federation (4 March 2012)

(Doc. 12903)

Rapporteur of the Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau: Mr Tiny Kox (Netherlands, UEL)

Debate and [possibly] vote

1 p.m.

End of the sitting

2 p.m.

Committees

3 p.m.

1.

Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Parliamentary Assembly, presented by the Rt Hon. David Lidington MP, Minister for Europe, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom, representing the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers

Questions (Doc. 12904)

4 p.m.

2.

Free debate¹

5 p.m.

End of the sitting

5.10 p.m.

Political groups

Tuesday 24 April 2012

8.30 a.m.

Committees

10 a.m.

1.

Election of a judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Belgium (Doc. 12789)

(from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

2.

Lives lost in the Mediterranean Sea: Who is responsible? (Doc. 12895)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons:

Ms Tineke Strik (Netherlands, SOC)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 23 April at 4 p.m.

Debate and vote on a draft resolution

12 noon

3.

Address by Mr Saad dine El Otmani, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of Morocco

Questions

1 p.m.

End of the sitting

2 p.m.

Committees

4 p.m.

1.

Election of a judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Belgium (Doc. 12789) (continued) (from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.)

2.

Equality between women and men: a condition for the success of the Arab Spring (Doc. 12893)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination:

Ms Fatiha Saïdi (Belgium, SOC)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 23 April at 4 p.m.

Statement by Ms Bassima Hakkaoui, Minister of Solidarity, Family, Women and Social Development of Morocco

Debate and votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation

3.

The promotion of active citizenship in Europe (Doc. 12898)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy:

Earl of Dundee (United Kingdom, EDG)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 23 April at 4 p.m.

Debate and vote on a draft resolution

8 p.m.

End of the sitting

Wednesday 25 April 2012

8.30 a.m.

Political groups

10 a.m.

1.a.

Good governance and ethics in sport (Doc. 12889 + Addendum)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media:

Mr François Rochebloine (France, EPP/CD)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 24 April at 10.30 a.m.

1.b.

The need to combat match-fixing (Doc. 12891)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media:

Ms Anne Brasseur (Luxembourg, ALDE)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 24 April at 10.30 a.m.

Joint debate

Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 12889)

Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 12891)

12.30 p.m.

End of the sitting

12.30 p.m. – 1.30 p.m.

Joint committee

2 p.m.

Committees

3.30 p.m.

1.

Address by Mr Zlatko Lagumdžija, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Questions

4.30 p.m.

2.

The protection of freedom of expression and information on the Internet and online media (Doc. 12874 + Addendum) Doc. …

Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media:

Ms Zaruhi Postanjyan (Armenia, EPP/CD)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 24 April at 4 p.m.

Debate and votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation

8 p.m.

End of the sitting

Thursday 26 April 2012

8.30 a.m.

Committees

10 a.m.

1.

Debate under urgent procedure:

The situation in Syria (Doc. 12906)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy:

Mr Pietro Marcenaro (Italy, SOC)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (for opinion) (Doc. 12911): Mr Giacomo Santini (Italy, EPP/CD)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 25 April at 4 p.m.

Debate and vote on a draft resolution

1 p.m.

End of the sitting

2 p.m.

Committees

3.30 p.m.

1.

The situation of IDPs and returnees in the North Caucasus region (Doc. 12882)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons:

Mr Nikolaos Dendias (Greece, EPP/CD)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (for opinion) (Doc.12899):

Ms Marieluise Beck (Germany, ALDE)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 25 April at 4 p.m.

Debate and vote on a draft resolution

2.

Current affairs debate:

The future of the European Court of Human Rights and the Brighton Declaration

Debate

3.

Follow-up by the Committee of Ministers to the work of the Parliamentary Assembly (Doc. 12887)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs:

Mr Serhiy Holovaty (Ukraine, ALDE)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 25 April at 4 p.m.

Debate and votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation

7.30 p.m.

End of the sitting

Friday 27 April 2012

8.30 a.m.

Bureau of the Assembly

10 a.m.

1.

Promoting an appropriate policy on tax havens (Doc. 12894)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development:

Mr Dirk Van der Maelen (Belgium, SOC)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 26 April at 10.30 a.m.

Debate and vote on a draft resolution

2.

Decent pensions for all (Doc. 12896)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development:

Mr Denis Jacquat (France, EPP/CD)

Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 26 April at 10.30 a.m.

Debate and votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation

1 p.m.

Closure of the second part of the 2012 Ordinary Session

¹ See Rule 38 of the Assembly's Rules of Procedure.

8 a.m.		Bureau of the Assembly
9.30 a.m.		Political groups
11.30 a.m.	1.	Opening of the second part of the 2012 Ordinary Session a. Statement by the President b. Examination of new credentials (Doc. 12901) c. Election of Vice-Presidents of the Assembly with respect to Luxembourg and Spain d. Changes in the membership of committees (Commissions (2012) 04 + Addendum 1) e. Requests for debate: – under urgent procedure on “The situation in Syria” – as a current affairs debate on “The future of the European Court of Human Rights and the Brighton Declaration” – as a current affairs debate on “Rule of law and legal certainty: their protection at international level” f. Adoption of the agenda g. Approval of the minutes of proceedings of the Standing Committee (Paris, 9 March 2012)
	2.	Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee (Doc. 12902, Part I, Part II, Addendum) Rapporteur: Ms Liliane Maury Pasquier (Switzerland, SOC) Observation of the presidential election in the Russian Federation (4 March 2012) (Doc. 12903) Rapporteur of the Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau: Mr Tiny Kox (Netherlands, UEL) Debate and [possibly] vote
1 p.m.		End of the sitting
2 p.m.		Committees
3 p.m.	1.	Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Parliamentary Assembly, presented by the Rt Hon. David Lidington MP, Minister for Europe, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom, representing the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers Questions (Doc. 12904)
4 p.m.	2.	Free debate¹
5 p.m.		End of the sitting
5.10 p.m.		Political groups

8.30 a.m.		Committees
10 a.m.	1.	Election of a judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Belgium (Doc. 12789) (from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
	2.	Lives lost in the Mediterranean Sea: Who is responsible? (Doc. 12895) Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons: Ms Tineke Strik (Netherlands, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 23 April at 4 p.m. Debate and vote on a draft resolution
12 noon	3.	Address by Mr Saad dine El Otmani, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of Morocco Questions
1 p.m.		End of the sitting
2 p.m.		Committees
4 p.m.	1.	Election of a judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Belgium (Doc. 12789) (continued) (from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.)
	2.	Equality between women and men: a condition for the success of the Arab Spring (Doc. 12893) Rapporteur of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination: Ms Fatiha Saïdi (Belgium, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 23 April at 4 p.m. Statement by Ms Bassima Hakkaoui, Minister of Solidarity, Family, Women and Social Development of Morocco Debate and votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation
	3.	The promotion of active citizenship in Europe (Doc. 12898) Rapporteur of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy: Earl of Dundee (United Kingdom, EDG) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 23 April at 4 p.m. Debate and vote on a draft resolution
8 p.m.		End of the sitting