Doc. 8818

8 September 2000

Agenda for the fourth part of the 2000 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly
(25-29 September 2000)

(adopted by the Bureau of the Assembly on 7 September 2000)

General

— Examination of credentials of new Representatives, Substitutes and Special Guests

— Changes in the membership of committees

— Election of the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly

— Progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly

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

— Statements by eminent guests

Political Affairs

— Role of the United Nations in the new millennium

— Conflict in the Chechen Republic - recent developments

Economic Affairs

— OECD and world economy

— Prospects for a new transatlantic trade relationship

Social Affairs

— Impact of new technologies on labour legislation

Legal Affairs and Human Rights

— Situation of lesbians and gays in Council of Europe member states

— Execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights

— Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

Science and Technology

— Creation of a hydrotechnical Euro-Mediterranean institute of the Council of Europe (water technology and management)

Environment

— Creation of an Internet site reserved for collecting data on water

— Accidents with consequences on the environment

— Protection and management of the Danube Basin

Migration, Refugees and Demography

— Demographic change and sustainable development

— Arrival of asylum seekers at European airports

Agriculture

— Lack of water resources and agriculture

Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States

— Honouring of obligations and commitments by Croatia