Doc. 9400 revised

4 April 2002

Agenda for the second part of the 2002 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly (22-26 April 2002)

(adopted by the Bureau on 25 March 2002)

General

- Examination of credentials of Representatives, Substitutes and Special Guests

- Changes in the membership of committees

- Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

- Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Assembly

- Statements by eminent guests

Political Affairs

- Future of co-operation between European institutions

Legal Affairs and Human Rights

- Russian law on religion

- Protection of minorities in Belgium

- Legal situation of Roma in Europe

Economic Affairs and Development

- Opinion on the budgets of the Council of Europe for the financial year 2003

- Opinion on the expenditure of the Parliamentary Assembly for the financial year 2003

- The “New Economy” and Europe

Social, Health and Family Affairs

- Training of workers in the use of new technologies

- Towards concerted efforts for treating and curing spinal cord injury

Migration, Refugees and Demography

- Activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Culture, Science and Education

- Religion and change in central and eastern Europe

Environment and Agriculture

- Forest management in Canada and cooperation with Europe

- Fisheries in Europe’s semi-land-locked seas

- Preservation and management of fish stocks

Equal Opportunities for Women and Men

- Image of women in the media

Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States

- Honouring of obligations and commitments by the Russian Federation

- Functioning of democratic institutions in Moldova