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Agenda | Doc. 13932 | 25 January 2016

1st part of the 2016 Ordinary Session (25-29 January 2016)

Origin - Adopted by the Assembly on 25 January 2016.. 2016 - First 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
  • EPP/CD Group of the European People's Party
  • SOC Socialist Group
  • 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

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

Examination of the credentials

List of delegations:

Election of the President of the Assembly

Election of the Vice-Presidents of the Assembly (AS/Inf (2016) 01)

Appointment of members of committees (Commissions (2016) 01 + Addendum 1)

Requests for debate:

Urgent procedure debate: “Combating international terrorism while protecting Council of Europe standards and values”
Urgent procedure debate: “The functioning of democratic institutions in Poland”
Urgent procedure debate: “The protection of women and the honest reporting of unpalatable truths”
Current affairs débate: “Recent attacks against women in European cities – the need for a comprehensive response”

Adoption of the agenda

Approval of the minutes of proceedings of the Standing Committee (Sofia, 27 November 2015) (AS/Per (2015) PV 03)

Debate

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

Presentation by:

Debate

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

Address (15:30 - 16:30)

Communication from the Committee of Ministers

Presentation by:

Mr Daniel MITOV, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers

Election (10:00 - 13:00)

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

List of candidates in respect of:

Joint debate

Escalation of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh and the other occupied territories of Azerbaijan

Presentation by:

Mr Robert WALTER (United Kingdom, EC), Rapporteur AS/Pol (Doc. 13930)

Inhabitants of frontier regions of Azerbaijan are deliberately deprived of water

Presentation by:

Ms Milica MARKOVIĆ
Bosnia and Herzegovina, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Soc

Address (12:00 - 13:00)

Mr Rosen PLEVNELIEV, President of Bulgaria

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

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Address (15:30 - 16:30)

Communication from the Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Presentation by:

Mr Thorbjørn JAGLAND

Debate

Request for partner for democracy status with the Parliamentary Assembly submitted by the Parliament of Jordan

Presentation by:

Ms Josette DURRIEU
France, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Pol
Mr Jordi XUCLÀ
Spain, ALDE
Rapporteur for opinion, AS/Jur
Mr Valeriu GHILETCHI
Republic of Moldova, EPP/CD
Rapporteur for opinion, AS/Ega

Statement by:

Mr Atef TARAWNEH, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Jordan

Debate

Introduction of sanctions against parliamentarians

Presentation by:

Mr Arcadio DÍAZ TEJERA
Spain,
Rapporteur, AS/Pro

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

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

List of candidates in respect of:

Cyprus (Doc. 13933)

Joint debate

The Mediterranean Sea: a front door to irregular migration

Presentation by:

Ms Daphné DUMERY
Belgium, NR
Rapporteur, AS/Mig

Organised crime and migrants

Presentation by:

Mr Irakli CHIKOVANI
Georgia, ALDE
Rapporteur, AS/Mig

[Possibly 2nd round] Election (continued) (15:30 - 17:00)

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Joint debate

Debate under urgent procedure: Combating international terrorism while protecting Council of Europe standards and values

Presentation by:

Mr Tiny KOX
Netherlands, UEL
Rapporteur, AS/Pol
Mr Pierre-Yves LE BORGN'
France, SOC
Rapporteur for opinion, AS/Jur
Ms Gülsün BİLGEHAN
Turkey, SOC
Rapporteur for opinion, AS/Ega

Foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq

Presentation by:

Mr Dirk Van der MAELEN
Belgium, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Pol
Mr Pieter OMTZIGT
Netherlands, EPP/CD
Rapporteur for opinion, AS/Jur

Statement by:

Mr Harlem DESIR, Minister of State for European Affairs, France

Debate

Challenge on procedural grounds of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of the Republic of Moldova

Presentation by:

Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS
Lithuania, EPP/CD
Rapporteur, AS/Pro

Debate under urgent procedure

Recent attacks against women in European cities – the need for a comprehensive response

Presentation by:

Mr Jonas GUNNARSSON
Sweden, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Ega

Address (12:00 - 13:00)

Ms Lorella STEFANELLI and Mr Nicola RENZI, Captains Regent of San Marino

Debate

The situation in Kosovo* 
			(1) 
			*All
reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population,
in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United
Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to
the status of Kosovo. and the role of the Council of Europe

Presentation by:

Mr Agustín CONDE
Spain,
Rapporteur, AS/Pol

Joint debate

Strengthening the protection and role of human rights defenders in Council of Europe member States

Presentation by:

Ms Mailis REPS
Estonia, ALDE
Rapporteur, AS/Jur

How to prevent inappropriate restrictions on NGO activities in Europe?

Presentation by:

Mr Yves CRUCHTEN
Luxembourg, SOC
Rapporteur, AS/Jur

Debate

Access to school and education for all children

Presentation by:

Mr Gvozden Srećko FLEGO
Croatia,
Rapporteur, AS/Cult

Debate

Judicial corruption: urgent need to implement the Assembly’s proposals

Presentation by:

Mr Kimmo SASI (Finland, EPP/CD), Rapporteur AS/Jur (Doc. 13824 | Doc. 13824 Add.)

Progress report

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

Activity report:

Constitution of the Standing Committee

Closure of the part-session