Doc. 7975

22 December 1997

AGENDA

for the first part of the 1998 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly

(26-30 January 1998)

General

— Examination of credentials of Representatives, Substitutes and Special Guests

—Appointment of members of committees

 Reconstitution of the Standing Committee

— Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

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

— Statements by eminent guests

— Election of the President and the Vice-Presidents of the Assembly

— Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Political Affairs

 Follow-up to the 2^nd Summit of the Council of Europe

— General policy: recent political developments in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and their regional implications

Economic Affairs

—Threat to Europe from economic crime

— Development of tourism in central and eastern Europe

Social, Health and Family Affairs

— Future of the European Social Charter

— Fighting social exclusion and strengthening social cohesion in Europe

Legal Affairs and Human Rights

 Introduction by Ukraine of a moratorium on executions and abolition of the death penalty

— Rights of conscripts

Culture and Education

— Access of minorities to higher education

Committee on the Environment, Regional Planning and Local Authorities

— Sustainable development of the Mediterranean and Black Sea basins

Migration and Refugees

— Bosnia and Herzegovina: return of refugees and displaced persons

— Activities of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 1994-1997

Rules of Procedure

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

Parliamentary and Public Relations

 Democratic functioning of parliaments