AGENDA

Fourth part of the 1997 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly (22 - 26 September 1997)

Doc. 7894

3 September 1997

adopted by the Bureau on 2 September 1997

General

- Examination of credentials of Representatives, Substitutes and Special Guests

- Changes in committee membership

- Election of Vice-Presidents of the Assembly

- Election of the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe

- Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

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

- Statements by eminent guests

Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States

- Honouring of commitments and obligations by the Czech Republic

- Honouring of commitments and obligations by Lithuania

Political Affairs

- Situation in Albania

- Protection of minorities

Economic Affairs

- Enlarged debate on the activities of the OECD

- Implications for Europe and the world of the "Cuban Democracy Act" (Helms-Burton Bill) of the United States Congress

Social, Health and Family Affairs

- Social and family effects of detention

Legal Affairs and Human Rights

- Organisation of a parliamentary conference to reinforce democratic systems in Europe and co-operation in the fight against terrorism

Culture and Education

- Human rights education

Science and Technology

- Prohibition of cloning human beings (opinion on the draft additional protocol to the Convention on human rights and biomedicine)

- European space policies

Migration and Refugees

- Anti-personnel landmines and their humanitarian implications

Rules of Procedure

- Setting up a committee on equal opportunities for women and men

Parliamentary and Public Relations

- European partnership between national parliaments

Budgetary Questions

- Enlargement of the Council of Europe: budgetary and administrative competences