Assembly debates

Motion for a Resolution

Doc. 7863

1 July 1997

presented by Mr Paul Staes and others

The Assembly,

1.Recalling that social problems are one of the Council of Europe's priority concerns;

2.Noting that the Assembly's order of business does not allocate them the time necessitated by their priority status;

3.Noting that problems of scant relevance to the Council of Europe's aims and the increasing numbers of special guests participating in sessions are reducing the time which should be spent discussing social problems;

4.Considers that, when drawing up the order of business for the sessions, more account should be taken of the priority status of debates on social problems.

Signed: (1)

Staes, Belgium, EPP

About, France, LDR

Beaufays, Belgium, EPP

Clerfayt, Belgium, LDR

Coss�-Brissac, France, LDR

Err, Luxembourg, SOC

Eversdijk, Netherlands, EPP

Ghesqui�re, Belgium, EPP

Lekberg, Sweden, SOC

Lorenzi, Italy, LDR

Masseret, France, SOC

Maximus, Belgium, SOC

Roseta, Portugal, EPP

Ruffy, Switzerland, SOC

Soutendijk-van Appeldoorn, Netherlands, EPP

Speroni, Italy, LDR

Squarcialupi, Italy, SOC

Urbain, Belgium, SOC

Note: 1 SOC: Socialist Group

EPP: Group of the European People's Party

EDG: European Democratic Group

LDR: Liberal, Democratic and Reformers Group

UEL: Group of the Unified European Left

NR: Not registered in any political group