Agenda | Doc. 14220 rev | 24 January 2017
First part of the 2017 Ordinary Session
(23-27 January 2017)
- 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
- EC European Conservatives Group
- ALDE Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
- 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 (2017) 01)
Appointment of members of committees (Commissions (2017) 01 + Addendum 1)
Requests for debate:
Urgent procedure debate: “The functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey”
Current affairs debate: “The situation in Syria and its effects upon surrounding countries”
Urgent procedure debate: “The need to reform European migration policies”
Adoption of the agenda
Approval of the minutes of proceedings of the Standing Committee (Nicosia, 25 November 2016) (AS/Per (2016) PV 03)
Debate
Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee
Presentation by:
Observation of the presidential election in Bulgaria (6 and 13 November 2016)
Presentation by:
Observation of the early parliamentary elections in “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” (11 December 2016)
Presentation by:
Address (15:00 - 16:00)
Communication from the Committee of Ministers
Presentation by:
Mr Ioannis KASOULIDES, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers
Debate
Progress report and observation of elections (continued)
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Monday 23 January, 10:00)
- [possibly] Vote ()
Elections (10:00 - 13:00)
Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
List of candidates in respect of:
Hungary and the Netherlands (Doc. 14222 | Doc. 14215 | Doc. 14231 Addendum 2)
Address (10:00 - 11:00)
Mr Johannes HAHN, European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations
Speech (10:00-10:20)
Questions and replies (10:20-11:00)
Address (11:00 - 12:00)
Mr Nicos ANASTASIADES, President of Cyprus
Speech (11:00-11:20)
Questions and replies (11:20-12:00)
Elections (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
Attacks against journalists and media freedom in Europe
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 24 January, 12:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 23 January, 16:00)
- Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 14229)
Debate
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 24 January, 12:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 23 January, 16:00)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14224)
[Possibly 2nd round] Elections (10:00 - 13:00)
Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
Joint debate
Online media and journalism: challenges and accountability
Presentation by:
Ending cyberdiscrimination and online hate
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 24 January, 19:30)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 24 January, 10:30)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14228)
- Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 14217)
Address (12:00 - 13:00)
Mr Klaus Werner IOHANNIS, President of Romania
Speech (12:00-12:20)
Questions and replies (12:20-13:00)
[Possibly 2nd round] Elections (continued) (15:30 - 17:00)
Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
Debate
The functioning of democratic institutions in Ukraine
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 25 January, 12:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 24 January, 16:00)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14227)
Debate
Reinforcing social dialogue as an instrument for stability and decreasing social and economic inequalities
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 25 January, 12:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 24 January, 16:00)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14216)
Debate under urgent procedure
The need to reform European migration policies
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 25 January, 19:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 25 January, 10:30)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14248)
Debate
Challenge on procedural grounds of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of the Slovak Republic
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 25 January, 19:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 25 January, 10:30)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14247)
Current affairs debate
The situation in Syria and its effects upon surrounding countries
Debate
The progress of the Assembly's monitoring procedure (September 2015-December 2016) and the periodic review of the honouring of obligations by Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France and Germany
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 26 January, 12:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 25 January, 16:00)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14213 Part 1)
Debate
The situation in Lebanon and challenges for regional stability and European security
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 26 January, 12:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 25 January, 16:00)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14226)
Joint debate
Human rights compatibility of investor–State arbitration in international investment protection agreements
Presentation by:
“New generation” trade agreements and their implications for social rights, public health and sustainable development
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 26 January, 19:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 26 January, 10:30)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14225)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14219)
Debate
Promoting the inclusion of Roma and Travellers
Presentation by:
- List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 26 January, 19:00)
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 26 January, 10:30)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14149)
Progress report
Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee (continued)
Addenda: