FOR THE ATTENTION OF MEMBERS OF THE POLITICAL
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Secretariat of the Assembly
Synopsis N°2000/065rev
13 April 2000
The Political Affairs Committee, meeting in Strasbourg on 4, 5 and 6 April 2000, under the Chairmanship of Mr Davis (United Kingdom, SOC):
As regards:
- Conflict in Chechnya: (Rapporteur: Lord Judd, United Kingdom, SOC): adopted a preliminary draft recommendation and took position on the amendments;
- Credentials of the delegation of the Russian Federation: appointed Ms Kristiina Ojuland (Estonia, LDR) Rapporteur, adopted a draft report and took position on the amendments;
- Parliamentary contribution to the implementation of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe (Rapporteur: Mr András Bársony, Hungary, SOC): took position on amendments to the draft recommendation;
- Bosnia and Herzegovina’s request for Council of Europe membership: (Rapporteur: Mr László Surjan, Hungary, EPP/CD): had an exchange of views with Mr Wolfgang Petritsch, High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
- Request by the Parliament of Kazakhstan of the observer status with the Parliamentary Assembly: appointed Mr Tadeusz Iwinski (Poland, SOC) Rapporteur;
- Composition of the sub-committees: on the basis of the proposals made by its Chairman, aiming at ensuring a better political and geographical balance, reconstituted its sub-committees as follows:
- Sub-committee on relations with non member countries:
Chairmant Mr BERGQVIST, SOC Sweden Members Alternates Mr ATTARD MONTALTO, SOC Malta Mr VELLA, EPP/CD Mr ATKINSON, EDG United Kingdom Mr BARSONY, SOC Hungary Mr BRAUN, LDR Mr BAUMEL, EDG France Mr DREYFUS-SCHMIDT, SOC Mr BLAAUW, LDR Netherlands Mr BÜHLER, EPP/CD Germany Mr BEHRENDT, SOC Mr CLERFAYT, LDR Belgium Mr DEMETRIOU, EPP/CD Cyprus Mr HADJIDEMETRIOU, SOC Mr GROSS, SOC Switzerland Mr FREY, LDR Mr IWINSKI, SOC Poland Mr ADAMCZYK, LDR Mr JAKIC, LDR Slovenia Mr KORKEAOJA, LDR
Finland Mr MOTA AMARAL, EPP/CD
Portugal Mr MUTMAN, SOC
Turkey Ms OJULAND, LDR
Estonia Mr OLIYNYK, UEL
Ukraine Mr SCHIEDER, SOC Austria Mrs SEVERINSEN, LDR Denmark Mr GJELLEROD, SOC Mrs SQUARCIALUPI, SOC Italy Mrs STEPOVA, SOC Czech Republic Mr TOSHEV, EPP/CD Bulgaria Ex-officio
Mr DAVIS, SOC United Kingdom
- Sub-committee on the Middle-East:
Members Alternates Mr ADAMCZYK, EPP/CD Poland Mr IWINSKI, SOC Mr BEHRENDT, SOC Germany Mr HORNUES, PPE/DC Mr DALY, LDR Ireland Mrs DURRIEU, SOC France Mr LEMOINE, SOC Mrs FEHR, LDR Switzerland Mr FREY, LDR Mr GJELLEROD, SOC Denmark Mr HADJIDEMETRIOU, SOC Cyprus Mr DEMETRIOU, EPP/CD Mrs KAUTTO, SOC Finland Mr KIRILOV, SOC Bulgaria Mr LIAPIS, EPP/CD Greece Mr MANCHULENKO, EDG Ukraine Mr MEDEIROS FERREIRA, SOC Portugal Mr de PUIG, SOC Spain Mr SELVA, EDG Italy Mr DIANA, EPP/CD Mr SKOPAL, SOC Czech Republic Mrs STANOIU, SOC Romania Mr TAYLOR, EPP/CD United Kingdom Lord JUDD, SOC Mr Van der LINDEN, EPP/CD Netherlands Mrs ZWERVER, NR zz ................................ zz ................................ zz ................................ zz ................................ - Next meetings: decided to hold its next meetings as follows:
- Plenary Committee:
Paris, 3 May 2000 (9.30 am to 6 pm)
Dublin, 15 May 2000 (3 pm to 6.30 pm)
Rome, 12-13 June 2000 (to be confirmed)
Strasbourg, during the third part-session of the Assembly (26-30 June 2000)
Prague (Czech Republic), 3-5 September 2000 (subject to the Bureau’s authorisation)
- Sub-committee on the Middle-East
- Sub-committee on relations with non member countries
Dublin, 15 May 2000
Barış Perin, Marja Ruotanen, Petr Sich, Catherine Hügel