Doc. 9818

2 June 2003

Agenda for the third part of the 2003 Ordinary Session
of the Parliamentary Assembly (23 - 27 June 2003)

adopted by the Bureau on 27 May 2003

General

–       Examination of credentials of Representatives, Substitutes and Special Guests

–       Changes in the membership of committees

–       Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

      - Observation of the parliamentary elections in Armenia (25 May 2003)

–       Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Assembly

–       Statements by guest speakers

Political Affairs

–       Debate under urgent procedure*: The Convention of the Future of Europe and the Council of Europe

      Rapporteur: …

      Rapporteur AS/Jur (for oral opinion): …

–       Positive experiences concerning autonomous regions in Europe

      Rapporteur: Mr Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC)

      Rapporteur AS/Jur (for opinion): Mr Erik Jurgens (Netherlands, SOC)

      Adopted on 20.05.2003

Legal Affairs and Human Rights

–       Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Greek Cypriots and Maronites living in the Northern Part

      of Cyprus

      Rapporteur: Mr Dick Marty (Switzerland, LDR)

      Adopted on 30.01.2003, Doc. 9714

–       Preferential treatment of national minorities by the kin-state: the case of the Hungarian law

      of 19 June 2001 on Hungarians living in neighbouring countries ("Magyars")

      Rapporteur: Mr Erik Jurgens (Netherlands, SOC)

      Rapporteur AS/Pol (for opinion): Mr Latchezar Toshev (Bulgaria, EPP/CD)

      Adopted on 3.03.2003, Doc. 9744 rev.

–       Areas where the European Convention on Human Rights cannot be implemented

      Rapporteur: Mr Christos Pourgourides (Cyprus, EPP/CD)

      Adopted on 3.03.2003, Doc. 9730

–       Rights of persons held in the custody of the United States in Afghanistan or Guantanamo Bay

      Rapporteur: Mr Kevin McNamara (United Kingdom, SOC)

      Adopted on 29.04.2003, Doc. 9817

–       Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan

      Rapporteur: Mr George Clerfayt (Belgium, LDR)

      Rapporteur AS/Mon (for oral opinion): …

      To be adopted on 5.06.2003

–       Abolition of the dealth penalty in Council of Europe observer States**

      Rapporteur: Mrs Renate Wohlwend (Liechtenstein, EPP/CD)

      To be adopted on 5.06.2003

Economic Affairs and Development

–       The contribution of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to economic development in central and eastern Europe

      Rapporteur: Mr Marton Braun (Hungary, EPP/CD)

      Adopted on 9.05.2003

–       European air transport policies: crucial choices at a critical time

      Rapporteur: Mr Jean-Pierre Masseret (France, SOC)

      Adopted on 9.05.2003

Social, Health and Family Affairs

–       Trafficking in organs in Europe

      Rapporteur: Mrs Ruth-Gaby Vermot-Mangold (Switzerland, SOC)

      Rapporteur AS/Jur (for opinion): Mr Dirk Dees (Netherlands, LDR)

      Adopted on 7.05.2003

Migration, Refugees and Demography

–       Colonisation by Turkish settlers of the occupied part of Cyprus

      Rapporteur: Mr Jaakko Laakso (Finland, UEL)

      Adopted on 31.03.2003, Doc. 9799

–       The situation of palestinian refugees

      Rapporteur: Mr Olav Akselsen (Norway, SOC)

      Adopted on 5.05.2003, Doc. 9808

–       Activities of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), 1998-2002

      Rapporteur: Mr John Wilkinson (United Kingdom, EDG)

      Adopted on 31.03.2003, Doc. 9814

Culture, Science and Education

–       Human stem cell research

      Rapporteur: Mr Michael Asciak (Malta, EPP/CD)

      Rapporteur AS/Soc (for opinion): Mr Bent Høie (Norway, EPP/CD)

      Adopted on 5.05.2003, Doc. 9816

Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs

–       Agriculture and enlargement of the European Union

      Rapporteur: Mr Marcin Libicki (Poland, EDG)

      Adopted on 29.04.2003, Doc. 9812

–       Challenges for Mediterranean agriculture

      Rapporteur: Mr Adolfo Fernández Aguilar (Spain, EPP/CD)

      Adopted on 29.04.2003, Doc. 9807

–       Environment and human rights

      Rapporteur: Mrs Cristina Agudo (Spain, SOC)

      Rapporteur AS/Jur (for opinion): Mr Erik Jurgens (Netherlands, SOC)

      Adopted on 9.01.2003, Doc. 9791

Equal Opportunities for Women and Men

–       Migration connected with trafficking in women and prostitution

      Rapporteur: Mrs Ans Zwerver (Netherlands, SOC)

      Rapporteur AS/Soc (for opinion): Mr Rino Piscitello (Italy, LDR)

      Rapporteur AS/Mig (for opinion): Mrs Tana de Zulueta (Italy, SOC)

      Adopted on 3.04.2003, Doc. 9795

* If the urgent procedure is decided by the Assembly.

** Not included in the draft Order of business of the 3rd part of the 2003 Ordinary Session

(23-27 June 2003).