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First part of the 2019 Ordinary Session

(21-25 January 2019)

Agenda | Doc. 14785 | 21 January 2019

Origin
Adopted by the Assembly on 21 January 2019. 2019 - First part-session

  • Bur Bureau of the Assembly
  • Per Standing Committee
  • Pol Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
  • Jur Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
  • Soc Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
  • Mig Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
  • Cult Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
  • Ega Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
  • Mon Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee)
  • Pro Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs
  • Cdh Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
  • EPP/CD Group of the European People's Party
  • SOC Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group
  • EC European Conservatives Group
  • ALDE Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
  • UEL Group of the Unified European Left
  • FDG Free Democrats Group
  • NR Representatives not belonging to a political group

Joint Committee

  • Thursday12:00 - 13:00

Bureau of the Assembly

  • Monday08:00 - 09:30
  • Friday08:30 - 10:00

Committees

  • Monday14:00 - 15:00
  • Tuesday08:30 - 10:00
  • Tuesday14:00 - 15:30
  • Wednesday14:00 - 15:30
  • Thursday08:30 - 10:00
  • Thursday14:00 - 15:30

Political groups

  • Monday09:30 - 11:30
  • Monday15:15 - 17:00
  • Wednesday08:30 - 10:00

Opening of the part-session

Examination of credentials

List of delegations:

Election of the President of the Assembly (AS/Inf (2019) 03)

Election of the Vice-Presidents of the Assembly (AS/Inf (2019) 01)

Appointment of members of committees (Commissions (2019) 01 + Add. 1)

Requests for debate:

Urgent procedure debate: “The escalation of tensions around the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait and threats to European security”

Urgent procedure debate: “The worsening situation of opposition politicians in Turkey: what to do to protect their fundamental rights in a Council of Europe member State?”

Adoption of the agenda

Approval of the minutes of the Standing Committee (Helsinki, 23 November 2018) (AS/Per (2018) PV 03)

Debate

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

Presentation by:

Observation of the presidential election in Georgia (28 October and 28 November 2018)

Presentation by:

Observation of the early parliamentary elections in Armenia (9 December 2018)

Presentation by:

Elections (continued) (15:30 - 17:00)

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Address (15:30 - 16:30)

Communication from the Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Presentation by:

Mr Thorbjørn JAGLAND

Debate

Compatibility of Sharia law with the European Convention on Human Rights: can States Parties to the Convention be signatories to the “Cairo Declaration”?

Presentation by:

[Possibly 2nd round] Elections (10:00 - 13:00)

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Address (12:00 - 13:00)

Mr Sauli NIINISTÖ, President of Finland

[Possibly 2nd round] Elections (continued) (15:30 - 17:00)

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Debate under urgent procedure

The worsening situation of opposition politicians in Turkey: what can be done to protect their fundamental rights in a Council of Europe member State?

Presentation by:

Progress report

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee (continued)

Addendum:

Constitution of the Standing Committee

Closure of the part-session