Doc. 10534 rev.
8 June 2005

Agenda for the third part of the 2005 Ordinary Session
of the Parliamentary Assembly (20-24 June 2005)

adopted by the Bureau of the Assembly on 29 April 2005,
and updated by the Bureau on 6 June 2005

General

–       Examination of credentials of Representatives and Substitutes

–       Election of a Vice-President of the Assembly (possibly)

–       Election of a judge to the European Court of Human Rights (possibly)

–       Appointment of members of committees

–       Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

–       Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Assembly

–       Statements by guest speakers

Political Affairs

–       Current situation in Kosovo

      Rapporteur: Mrs Marianne Tritz (Germany, SOC)

      Adopted on 31 May 2005, Doc. 10572

–       Situation in the Middle East

      Rapporteur: Mr Mikhail Margelov (Russia, EDG)

      Adopted on 31 May 2005, Doc. 10570

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

      Mr Kevin McNamara (United Kingdom, SOC)

–       Democratic oversight of the security sector in member states

      Rapporteur: Mr Lluís Maria de Puig (Spain, SOC)

      Adopted on 26 April 2005, Doc. 10567

Legal Affairs and Human Rights

–       Abolition of restrictions on the right to vote

      Rapporteur: Mr Mehdi Eker (Turkey, EPP/CD)

      Adopted on 26 April 2005, Doc. 10553

      Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee (for opinion):

      Lord John Tomlinson (United Kingdom, SOC)

–       Follow-up to Resolution 1359 (2004) on political prisoners in Azerbaijan

      Rapporteur: Mr Malcolm Bruce (United Kingdom, LDR)

      Adopted on 23 May 2005, Doc. 10564

–       Serious human rights violations in Libya – inhuman treatment of Bulgarian medical staff

      Rapporteur: Mr Tony Lloyd (United Kingdom, SOC)

      To be adopted at a later date

Economic Affairs and Development

–       Contribution of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

      to economic development in central and eastern Europe

      Rapporteur: Mrs Liudmila Pirozhnikova (Russia, EDG)

      Adopted on 23 May 2005, Doc. 10571

–       The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the realisation of the Millennium Development Goals

      Rapporteur: Mr Klaus Werner Jonas (Germany, SOC)

      Adopted on 23 May 2005, Doc. 10565

Social, Health and Family Affairs

–       Improving the response to mental health needs in Europe

      Rapporteur: Mr Claude Evin (France, SOC)

      Adopted on 4 April 2005, Doc. 10544

Culture, Science and Education

–       Media and terrorism

      Rapporteur: Mr Josef Jařab (Czech Republic, LDR)

      Adopted on 11 May 2005, Doc. 10557

Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs

–       The environment and the Millennium Development Goals

      Rapporteur: Mr John Dupraz (Switzerland, LDR)

      Adopted on 26 May 2005, Doc. 10566

Equal Opportunities for Women and Men

–       Disappearance and murder of a great number of women and girls in Mexico

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

      Adopted on 28 April 2005, Doc. 10551

Honouring of obligations and commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe

–       Honouring of obligations and commitments by the Russian Federation

      Co-Rapporteurs: Mr David Atkinson (United Kingdom, EDG) and Mr Rudolf Bindig (Germany, SOC)

      Adopted on 1 June 2005, Doc. 10568

–       Functioning of democratic institutions in Azerbaijan

      Co-Rapporteurs: Mr Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC) and Mr Andres Herkel (Estonia, EPP/DC)

      Adopted on 1 June 2005, Doc. 10569