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Agenda | Doc. 13724 rev | 21 April 2015

2nd part of the 2015 Ordinary Session (20-24 April 2015)

Origin - Adopted by the Assembly on 20 April 2015. 2015 - Second part-session

  • Bur Bureau of the Assembly
  • Per Standing Committee
  • Pol Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
  • Jur Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
  • Soc Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
  • Mig Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
  • Cult Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
  • Ega Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
  • Mon Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee)
  • Pro Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs
  • Cdh Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
  • SOC Socialist Group
  • EPP/CD Group of the European People's Party
  • ALDE Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
  • EC European Conservatives Group
  • UEL Group of the Unified European Left
  • NR Representatives not belonging to a political group

Joint Committee

  • Wednesday15:30 - 16:30

Bureau of the Assembly

  • Monday08:00 - 09:30
  • Friday08:30 - 10:00

Committees

  • Monday14:00 - 15:00
  • Tuesday08:30 - 10:00
  • Tuesday14:00 - 15:30
  • Wednesday14:00 - 15:30
  • Thursday08:30 - 10:00
  • Thursday14:00 - 15:30

Political groups

  • Monday09:30 - 11:30
  • Monday17:00 - 19:00
  • Wednesday08:30 - 10:00

Opening of the part-session

Statement by the President

Examination of credentials

List of delegations:

Election of Vice-Presidents of the Assembly with respect to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Greece

Changes in the membership of committees (Commissions (2015) 04 + Addendum 1)

Requests for debate:

Current affairs debate: “The political and security situation in Ukraine and its implications”
Urgent procedure debate: "Draft Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism – Request for opinion by the Parliamentary Assembly"
Urgent procedure debate: "The human tragedy in the Mediterranean: immediate action needed"

Adoption of the agenda

Approval of the minutes of proceedings of the Standing Committee (Paris, 6 March 2015) (AS/Per (2015) PV 01)

Debate

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

Presentation by:

Debate

Free debate

Election (10:00 - 13:00)

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

List of candidates in respect of:

Andorra, Austria, Finland, Ireland and Liechtenstein (Doc. 13721 | Doc. 13726 | Doc. 13729 | Doc. 13725 | Doc. 13718)

Debate

Mass surveillance

Presentation by:

Mr Pieter OMTZIGT
Netherlands, EPP/CD
Rapporteur, AS/Jur
Sir Roger GALE
United Kingdom, EC
Rapporteur for opinion, AS/Cult

  • List of speakers
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 20 April, 16:00)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13734)

Address (12:30 - 13:00)

His Majesty the King of the Belgians

Elections (continued) (15:30 - 17:00)

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Question time (15:30 - 16:00)

Questions to Mr Thorbjørn JAGLAND, Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Joint debate

Budget and priorities of the Council of Europe for the biennium 2016-2017

Presentation by:

Mr Rudy SALLES
France, EPP/CD
Rapporteur, AS/Pro

Expenditure of the Parliamentary Assembly for the biennium 2016-2017

Presentation by:

Mr Rudy SALLES
France, EPP/CD
Rapporteur, AS/Pro

Debate

Humanitarian consequences of the actions of the terrorist group known as “Islamic State”

Presentation by:

Mr Jean-Marie BOCKEL
France, EPP/CD
Rapporteur, AS/Mig

[Possibly 2nd round] Election (10:00 - 13:00)

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Current affairs debate

The political and security situation in Ukraine and its implications

Address (12:15 - 13:00)

Communication from the Committee of Ministers

Presentation by:

Mr Didier REYNDERS, Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Affairs of Belgium, Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers

[Possibly 2nd round] Election (continued) (16:30 - 18:00)

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Debate

Discrimination against transgender people in Europe

Presentation by:

Ms Deborah SCHEMBRI
Malta, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Ega

Statement by:

Ms Helena DALLI, Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Liberties of Malta

Debate

Social services in Europe: legislation and practice of the removal of children from their families in Council of Europe member States

Presentation by:

Ms Olga BORZOVA
Russian Federation, NR
Rapporteur, AS/Soc
Ms Olena SOTNYK
Ukraine, ALDE
Rapporteur for opinion, AS/Jur

  • List of speakers
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 21 April, 17:00)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13730)

Debate under urgent procedure

Draft Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism

Presentation by:

Lord John E. TOMLINSON
United Kingdom, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Jur

Debate under urgent procedure

The human tragedy in the Mediterranean: immediate action needed

Presentation by:

Mr Thierry MARIANI
France, EPP/CD
Rapporteur, AS/Mig

Address (15:30 - 16:30)

Annual activity report 2014 by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights (CommDH(2015)4)

Presentation by:

Mr Nils MUIŽNIEKS, Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner

Debate

Drones and targeted killings: the need to uphold human rights and international law

Presentation by:

Mr Arcadio DÍAZ TEJERA
Spain, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Jur

  • List of speakers
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 22 April, 16:00)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13731)

Debate

Post-monitoring dialogue with Monaco

Presentation by:

Mr Jordi XUCLÀ
Spain, ALDE
Rapporteur, AS/Mon

Debate

The reform of football governance

Presentation by:

Mr Michael CONNARTY
United Kingdom, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Cult

Debate

Equality and non-discrimination in the access to justice

Presentation by:

Mr Viorel Riceard BADEA
Romania, EPP/CD
Rapporteur, AS/Ega

Debate

The effectiveness of the European Convention on Human Rights: the Brighton Declaration and beyond

Presentation by:

Mr Yves POZZO DI BORGO
France, EPP/CD
Rapporteur, AS/Jur

  • List of speakers
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 23 April, 10:30)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13719)

Progress report

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

Closure of the part-session