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Doc. 11594 rev.
25 June 2008
Agenda of the third part of the 2008 Ordinary Session (23-27 June 2008)
adopted by the Assembly on 23 June 2008
(updated by the Assembly on 25 June)
Monday 23 June 2008
8 a.m. |
Bureau of the Assembly | |
9.30 a.m. |
Political groups | |
11.30 a.m. |
1. |
Opening of the third part of the 2008 Ordinary Session a. Statement by the President of the Parliamentary Assembly b. Examination of new credentials (Doc. 11645) c. Changes in the membership of Committees d. Requests for debates under urgent procedure: – on the functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey – on the proposed 42 days pre-charge detention in the United Kingdom
e. Adoption of the Agenda f. Adoption of the minutes of the meeting of the Standing Committee (Stockholm, 29 May 2008) |
2. |
Progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly and the Standing Committee (Doc. 11652 Parts 1 and 2 + Addendum) Rapporteur: Mr Boris Zala (Slovak Republic, SOC) Observation of the parliamentary elections in Georgia (21 May 2008) (Doc. 11651) Rapporteur of the Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau: Mr Mátyás Eörsi (Hungary, ALDE) Observation of the parliamentary elections in "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (1 June and 15 June 2008) (Doc. 11647) Rapporteur of the Ad hoc Committee of the Bureau: Mr Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (Turkey, EDG) Debate and vote | |
1 p.m. |
End of the sitting | |
2 p.m. |
Committees | |
3 p.m. |
1. |
Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Parliamentary Assembly presented by Mr Carl BILDT, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers Questions (Doc. 11649) (Written Questions must be tabled by Friday 20 June 2008 at 8 p.m.) |
2. |
The fight against harm to the environment in the Black Sea (Doc. 11632) Rapporteur of the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs: Mr Laurenţiu Mironescu (Romania, EPP/CD) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 23 June at 12 noon. Debate Vote on a draft recommendation | |
5 p.m. |
End of the sitting | |
5 p.m. |
Political groups |
Tuesday 24 June 2008
8.30 a.m. |
Committees | |
10 a.m. |
1. |
The functioning of democratic institutions in Azerbaijan (Doc. 11627) Co-rapporteurs of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Mr Andres Herkel (Estonia, EPP/CD) and Mrs Evguenia Jivkova (Bulgaria, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 23 June at 4 p.m. Debate Vote on a draft resolution |
12 noon |
2. |
Empowering women in a modern, multicultural society (Doc. 11612) Rapporteur of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men: Mrs Ingrida Circene (Latvia, EPP/CD) Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education (for opinion) (Doc. 11621): Mr Azis Pollozhani ("the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 23 June at 4 p.m. Debate Vote on a draft resolution Vote on a draft recommendation |
1 p.m. |
End of the sitting | |
2 p.m. |
Committees | |
3 p.m. |
1. |
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD): a focal partner for change in transition countries (Doc. 11630) Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development: Mr Maximiano Martins (Portugal, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 23 June at 4 p.m. Statement by Mr Jean LEMIERRE, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Debate Vote on a draft resolution |
5 p.m. |
End of the sitting |
Wednesday 25 June 2008
8.30 a.m. |
Political groups | |
10 a.m. |
The state of democracy in Europe | |
1.a. |
Specific challenges facing European democracies: the case of diversity and migration (Doc. 11623) Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC) Rapporteur of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men (for opinion) (Doc. 11653): Mrs Nursuna Memecan (Turquie, ALDE) Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 25 June at 10.30 a.m. | |
1.b. |
Measures to improve the democratic participation of migrants (Doc. 11625) Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population: Mr John Greenway (United Kingdom, EDG) Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 25 June at 10.30 a.m. Statement by Mr Jan NIESSEN, Director of the Migration Policy Group Joint debate | |
1 p.m. |
End of the sitting | |
2 p.m. |
Committees | |
3 p.m. |
The state of democracy in Europe (continued) | |
1.c. |
The functioning of democratic institutions in Europe and progress of the Assembly's monitoring procedure (Doc. 11628 and Addendum) Rapporteur of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Mr Serhiy Holovaty (Ukraine, ALDE) Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 25 June at 10.30 a.m. Statement by Mr Miklos MARSCHALL, Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, Transparency International Debate Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 11623) Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 11625) Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 11628) | |
2. |
Debate under urgent procedure: The implementation by Armenia of Assembly Resolution 1609 (2008) (Doc. 11656) Co-Rapporteurs of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Mr Georges Colombier (France, EPP/CD) and Mr John Prescott (United Kingdom, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 24 June at 3.30 p.m. Debate Vote on a draft resolution | |
7.30 p.m. |
End of the sitting |
Thursday 26 June 2008
8.30 a.m. |
Committees | |
10 a.m. |
1. |
General policy debate on the situation in China (Doc. 11654) Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Jean-Claude Mignon (France, EPP/CD) Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 25 June at 10.30 a.m. Debate Vote on a draft resolution |
12 noon |
2. |
Debate under urgent procedure: The functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey: recent developments (Doc. 11660) Rapporteur of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Mr Luc Van den Brande (Belgium, EPP/CD) Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 25 June at 3.30 p.m. Debate |
1 p.m. |
End of the sitting | |
2 p.m. |
Committees | |
3 p.m. |
1. |
Debate under urgent procedure: The functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey: recent developments (Doc. 11660) (continued) Rapporteur of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Mr Luc Van den Brande (Belgium, EPP/CD) Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 25 June at 3.30 p.m. Debate (continued) Vote on a draft resolution |
2. |
Activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (Doc. 11608) Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population: Mr Michael Hancock (United Kingdom, ALDE) Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 25 June at 3.30 p.m. Statement by Mr Jakob KELLENBERGER, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Debate Vote on a draft resolution Vote on a draft recommendation | |
6 p.m. |
End of the sitting | |
6 p.m. |
Joint Committee |
Friday 27 June 2008
8.30 a.m. |
Bureau of the Assembly | |
10 a.m. |
1. |
Preventing the first form of violence against children: abandonment at birth (Doc. 11538) Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee: Mr Michael Hancock (United Kingdom, ALDE) Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 26 June at 10.30 a.m. Debate Vote on a draft resolution |
2. |
Gökçeada (Imbros) and Bozcaada (Tenedos) (Doc. 11629)1 Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Mr Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC) Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 26 June at 10.30 a.m. Debate Vote on a draft resolution | |
1 p.m. |
Closure of the third part of the 2008 Ordinary Session |
1 . The complete title of the report is: "Gökçeada (Imbros) and Bozcaada (Tenedos): preserving the bicultural character of the two Turkish islands as a model for co-operation between Turkey and Greece in the interest of the people concerned".