Doc. 8508

8 September 1999

Agenda for the fourth part of the 1999 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly
(20-24 September 1999)

(adopted by the Bureau of the Assembly on 3 September 1999)

General

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

— Changes in the membership of committees

— Progress report of the Bureau

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

— Communication from the Secretary General

— Statements by eminent guests

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

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

— Election of the Commissioner for human rights of the Council of Europe

Political Affairs

— South-East Europe and Kosovo

— Extremist parties and movements in Europe: a threat for democracy

Economic Affairs

— Need for increased economic co-operation in the Mediterranean Region

— OECD and the world economy

— Economic reconstruction and renewal in south-eastern Europe following the Kosovo conflict

Social Affairs

— Future of senior citizens: protection, participation, promotion

Legal Affairs and Human Rights

— European democracies facing up to terrorism

— National procedures for nominating candidates for election to the European Court of Human Rights

— Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Culture and Education

— Unesco

Environment, Regional Planning and Local Authorities

— Sustainable development in the Mediterranean and Black Sea Basins: role of interparliamentary co-operation

Migration and Refugees

— Evaluation of the humanitarian situation in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and particularly in Kosovo and in Montenegro

— Respect for international humanitarian law in Europe

Agriculture and rural development

— Biotechnology and intellectual property

Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States

— Honouring of obligations and commitments of Slovakia as a member state of the Council of Europe