21 March 1997       Doc. 7782

ADOC7782

AGENDA

for the second part of the 1997 Ordinary Session

of the Parliamentary Assembly

(21 - 25 April 1997)

adopted by the Standing Committee on 19 March 1997

in accordance with Rule 16 of the Rules of Procedure

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General

- Examination of credentials of Representatives, Substitutes and Special Guests

- Election of Vice-President(s) of the Assembly

- Election of judge(s) to the European Court of Human Rights

- Appointment of committee members and changes in committee membership

- Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

- Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Assembly (statutory report)

- Statements by eminent guests

- Communication by the Secretary General

- Current affairs debate (in accordance with Rule 48.a of the Rules of Procedure) (possibly)

Political Affairs

- Situation in Albania

- Proposals for the second summit of heads of state and government of the Council of Europe

Economic Affairs

- Progress of economic reform in central and eastern Europe

- European air transport policies - civil aviation in transition

Legal Affairs and Human Rights

- European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)

- Traffic of women and forced prostitution in Council of Europe member states

- Honouring of commitments and obligations by Romania

Culture and Education

- Aromanians

Migration and Refugees

- Protection and reinforcement of the human rights of refugees and asylum-seekers in Europe

Relations with European Non-Member Countries

- Conflicts in Transcaucasia

Parliamentary and Public Relations

- Impact of the new communication and information technologies on democracy

- Instruments of citizen participation in representative democracy