Standing Committee

Commission permanente

AS/Per (2011) OJ 03 rev 2

16 November 2011

Aayoj3R2_2011

Standing Committee

Draft Agenda

of the meeting to be held

in Edinburgh (United Kingdom), on Friday 25 November 2011

(opening at 9.00 a.m.)

at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre

Level 0, EICC, The Exchange, Edinburgh EH3 8EE

(www.eicc.co.uk)

Tel:        + 44 (0)79 174 88629

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1.

Opening of the meeting by Mr Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, President of the Parliamentary Assembly

2.

Exchange of views with the Rt Hon David Lidington MP, Minister for Europe, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

CM/Inf(2011)40

CM/Inf(2011)41

This document is the convocation to the meeting
for the members of the Standing Committee

Copy for information to:       Secretaries of national delegations

      Secretaries of political groups

      Secretaries of observer and partner for democracy delegations

Members who wish to present amendments and sub-amendments are invited to table them in writing with the Table Office as soon as possible.

3.

Examination of new credentials

Doc. 12794

4.

Modifications in the composition of committees

Commissions (2011) 08

+ Addendum 1

5.

Request(s) for a current affairs debate or debate under urgent procedure

Request for a current affairs debate on The young generation sacrificed: political, social and other consequences of the financial crisis

 

6.

Agenda

Adoption of the draft agenda

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7.

First part-session of the Parliamentary Assembly (23-27 January 2012)

Consideration of the preliminary draft agenda

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8.

References, transmissions and modifications of references to committees

Consideration of the proposals submitted by the Bureau of the Assembly

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9.

(Possibly) Current affairs debate or debate under urgent procedure

 

10.

Observation of elections

a. Observation of the election of a National Constituent Assembly in Tunisia

(23 October 2011)

Rapporteur of the Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau:

Mr Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC)

Debate

Doc. ...

(subject to approval by the Bureau)

b. Observation of the presidential election in Bulgaria (23 and 30 October 2011)

Rapporteur of the Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau:

Mr Brian Binley (United Kingdom, EDG)

Debate

Doc. ...

(subject to approval by the Bureau)

 

c. Observation of the presidential election in the Kyrgyz Republic

(30 October 2011)

Rapporteur of the Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau:

Ms Nursuna Memecan (Turkey, ALDE)

Debate

Doc. ...

(subject to approval by the Bureau)

11.

Legal Affairs and Human Rights

a. The Declaration of Principles on equality and activities of the Council of Europe

Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights:

Mr Boriss Cilevičs (Latvia, SOC)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men

(for opinion):

Ms Lydie Err (Luxembourg, SOC)

Debate

Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation

Doc. 12778

Amendments

Doc. 12785 rev

 

b. Fundamental rights and responsibilities

Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights:

Ms Marie-Louise Bemelmans-Videc (Netherlands, EPP/CD)

Debate

Vote on a draft resolution

Doc. 12777

Amendment

 

c. Combating all forms of discrimination based on religion

Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights:

Mr Tudor Panţiru (Romania, SOC)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education (for opinion):

Mr Patrick Meinhardt (Germany, ALDE)

Debate

Vote on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation

Doc. 12788

12.

Committee on Economic Affairs and Development

a. The underground economy: a threat to democracy, development and the rule of law

Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development:

Mr Viktor Pleskachevskiy (Russian Federation, EDG)

Debate

Vote on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation

Doc. 12700

 

b. The challenges faced by small national economies

Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development:

Ms Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca (Malta, SOC)

Debate

Vote on a draft resolution

Doc. 12779

 

c. Input for local development: an innovative approach for crisis-stricken regions

Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development:

Mr Giuseppe Galati (Italy, EPP/CD)

Debate

Vote on a draft resolution

Doc. 12776

13.

Social, Health and Family Affairs

What Europe can do for children in the aftermath of natural disasters and crisis situations: the examples of Haiti and Afghanistan

Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee:

Ms Françoise Hostalier (France, EPP/CD)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population (for opinion):

Mr André Bugnon (Switzerland, ALDE)

Debate

Vote on a draft resolution

Doc. 12783

Amendments

Doc. 12784

14.

Culture, Science and Education

Granting of participatory status to the international non-governmental

organisation ANDANTE

Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education:

Ms Francine John-Calame (Switzerland, SOC)

Rapporteur of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men

(for opinion):

Ms Sahiba Gafarova (Azerbaijan, EDG)

Debate

Vote on a draft recommendation

Doc. 12780

Amendment

Doc. 12781

15.

Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs

Armed conflicts and the environment

Rapporteur of the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs:

Mr Rafael Huseynov (Azerbaijan, ALDE)

Debate

Vote on a draft resolution

Doc. 12774

16.

Equal Opportunities for Women and Men

a. Psychological violence

Rapporteur of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men:

Ms Elvira Kovács, Serbia (EPP/CD)

Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee (for opinion):

Ms Marlene Rupprecht (Germany, SOC)

Debate

Vote on a draft resolution

Doc. 12787

Amendments

Doc. 12793

 

b. Protection orders for victims of domestic violence

Rapporteur of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men:

Ms Riitta Myller (Finland, SOC)

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

Mr Arcadio Díaz Tejera (Spain, SOC)

Debate

Vote on a draft resolution

Doc. 12786

Amendments

Doc. 12791

17.

Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs

Ensuring protection against attacks on a person’s honour and reputation

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

Ms Marie-Louise Bemelmans-Videc (Netherlands, EPP/CD)

Debate

Vote on a draft resolution

Doc. 12703

18.

Other business

 

19.

Next meeting

– Paris, Friday 9 March 2012 [to be confirmed]