FOR THE ATTENTION OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF PROCEDURE
Office of the Clerk
Synopsis N°2000/016
26 January 2000
The Committee on Rules of Procedure and Immunities, meeting in Strasbourg on 24 and 26 January 2000 with Mr Sinka, oldest member present, in the Chair and then Mrs Pulgar;
elected Mrs Pulgar (Spain, EPP/CD) Chairperson, Mr Gjellerod (Denmark, SOC) First Vice-Chairperson, Mr Mozetic (Slovenia, EPP/CD) Second Vice-Chairperson and Mr Kresák (Slovakia, LDR) Third Vice-Chairperson;
adopted an opinion on the credentials of the delegation of the Russian Federation (Rapporteur: Mr Vis, United Kingdom, SOC) for the attention of the Assembly;
adopted a report on the possible establishment of an association status within the Council of Europe (Rapporteur: Mr Gross, Switzerland, SOC) to be forwarded to the Bureau of the Assembly;
held an exchange of views on the matter of press releases related to activities of Assembly committees and considered that no further follow-up was required;
held an exchange of views, as required by Order 556 (1999), on the conditions for granting observer or special guest status within the Parliamentary Assembly and agreed to resume consideration of this matter at its next meeting on the basis of a Secretariat memorandum;
agreed to hold its next meeting during the 2nd part-session of the Assembly (3-7 April 2000).
Horst Schade