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List of sittings: 2026 - Second part-session

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  • Monday, April 20, 2026 11:30-13:00 Sitting No.: 10 View substitutes

    • Opening of the part-session : Statement by the President / Examination of credentials / Changes in the membership of committees / Requests for debate: / Adoption of the agenda

    • Progress report : Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee / Observation of the early elections to the Assembly of Kosovo*{*All reference to Kosovo in this document, whether to the territory, institutions or population shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.} (28 December 2025)

  • Monday, April 20, 2026 16:00-17:30 Sitting No.: 11 View substitutes

    • Address : Mr Jean-Noël BARROT, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France

    • Prize Award Ceremony : 2026 Council of Europe Museum Prize awarded to Young V&A|See separate programme, AS/Inf(2026)07rev.

  • Tuesday, April 21, 2026 10:00-13:00 Sitting No.: 12 View substitutes

    • Debate : Violence and hate speech against politicians: a threat to democracy

    • Question time : Mr Alain BERSET, Secretary General of the Council of Europe

  • Tuesday, April 21, 2026 15:30-20:00 Sitting No.: 13 View substitutes

    • Address : Communication from the Committee of Ministers

    • Debate (continued) : Violence and hate speech against politicians: a threat to democracy

    • Debate : Countering discrimination based on religion and protecting freedom of religion or belief in Europe

    • Debate : Procedure for the election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights

  • Wednesday, April 22, 2026 10:00-13:00 Sitting No.: 14 View substitutes

    • Joint debate : Promoting the Istanbul Convention and improving its implementation: building on lessons learnt / Paving the way for a culture of consent

    • Address : H.E. Mr Denis BEĆIROVIĆ, Chairperson of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Wednesday, April 22, 2026 15:30-20:00 Sitting No.: 15 View substitutes

    • Address : Annual activity report 2025 by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights (CommHR(2026)31)

    • Debate : Towards the universal abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances

    • Debate : Tracking the proceeds of the crime denounced by Sergei Magnitsky and holding its perpetrators accountable

  • Thursday, April 23, 2026 10:00-13:00 Sitting No.: 16 Edit substitutes

    • Current affairs debate : Accountability and justice: a call to step up efforts for the establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine

    • Current affairs debate : The need for the respect of international law, peace and stability in the broader Middle East

  • Thursday, April 23, 2026 15:30-20:00 Sitting No.: 17 Edit substitutes

    • Debate under urgent procedure : Request for opinion on the draft additional protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism

    • Debate : European guidelines to counter social dumping and labour exploitation

    • Debate : Copyright enforcement in the artificial intelligence environment

  • Friday, April 24, 2026 10:00-13:00 Sitting No.: 18 Edit substitutes

    • Free debate :

    • Progress report (continued) : Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee (continued)

    • Closure of the part-session :