At its meeting on 4 October 2019, the Bureau appointed me as rapporteur for this report, which covers its activities over the period from the last Bureau meeting of the fourth part-session of 2019 (Friday 4 October) to the first Bureau meeting of the first part-session of 2020 (Monday 27 January) including the Bureau meetings held in Strasbourg on 28 November and in Paris on 13 December 2019.
Chapter 2 presents a list of activities and decisions which do not require ratification. Chapter 3 presents decisions which have already been ratified by the Assembly on 4 October and by the Standing Committee on 29 November. Chapter 4 presents decisions to be ratified by the Assembly on Monday 27 January 2020.
An addendum to this report will be issued after the Bureau meeting of 27 January, which will also include decisions to be ratified on the same day. Another addendum will be issued after the Bureau meeting of 31 January. It will include only the decisions to be ratified by the Assembly on the same day, notably the references and transmissions, which will have been approved by the Bureau.
The Bureau will hold its next meetings in Strasbourg on Friday 31 January at 8.30 am and then on Thursday 5 March in Paris. The next meeting of the Standing Committee will also be held in Paris on Friday 6 March.
On 4 October, the Bureau held an exchange of views on the fourth part-session.
On 4 October and on 28 November, the Bureau took note of the draft agenda.
On 4 October, the Bureau drew up the preliminary draft agenda. On 28 November, it updated the preliminary draft agenda.
On 13 December, the Bureau drew up the draft agenda.
On 28 November, the Bureau considered the request by the Serbian delegation to modify the dates and invited the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly to submit proposals at the next meeting of the Bureau.
On 13 December, the Bureau considered the document prepared by the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly and decided to modify the organisation of this part-session (Appendix 1).
On 28 November, the Bureau took note of the communications by the President of the Parliamentary Assembly, the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
On 13 December, the Bureau took note of the communications by the President of the Parliamentary Assembly and the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
On 28 November, the Bureau considered the memorandum prepared by the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly, approved the timetable of the election and asked the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly to transmit it to the Committee of Ministers.
On 28 November, the Bureau:
. considered the memorandum prepared by the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly;
. asked the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy to reflect upon:
On 4 October, the Bureau approved the list of members of the ad hoc committee and appointed Lord Blencathra (United Kingdom, EC/DA) as its Chairperson (Appendix 2).
On 28 November, the Bureau took note of the press release of the ad hoc committee.
On 13 December, the Bureau approved the report of the ad hoc committee.
On 13 December, the Bureau took note of the invitation received and decided not to observe these elections.
On 19 December, via a written consultation, the Bureau appointed Mr Frank Schwabe (Germany, SOC) as Chairperson of the ad hoc committee to observe these elections.
On 13 December, the Bureau took note of the list of elections to be observed by the Assembly in 2020.
On 4 October, the Bureau considered and approved the following requests for extension of references:
On 13 December, the Bureau took note of the memorandum by the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly.
On 13 December, the Bureau took note of the information provided in the document.
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
On 13 December, the Bureau authorised Mr Olivier Becht (France, ALDE) to carry out a fact-finding visit to California (United States), in February 2020, in the framework of the preparation of his report on The Brain-computer interface: new rights or new threats to fundamental freedoms.
On 4 October, the Bureau approved the list of candidates in respect of Albania, Latvia and Portugal to be forwarded to the Committee of Ministers.
On 4 October, the Bureau approved the final composition of the ad hoc committee of the Bureau to participate in the Forum (Appendix 3).
On 4 October, the Bureau approved the final composition of the ad hoc committee of the Bureau to participate in the OECD Global Parliamentary Network (Appendix 4).
On 13 December, the Bureau took note of the memorandum prepared by the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly.
On 13 December, the Bureau took note of the memorandum prepared by the Secretary General of the Parliament Assembly and approved the proposal for the apportionment of the allocation.
On 28 November, the Bureau decided to authorise the sub-committee on External Relations of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy to meet in Rovaniemi (Finland) on 16 December 2019.
On 13 December, the Bureau authorised:
On 28 November, the Bureau took note of the information document.
On 13 December, the Bureau took note of the calendar of the 2020 edition of the Prize.
The Standing Committee:
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Resolution 2311 (2019) |
Human rights and business – What follow-up to Committee of Ministers recommendation CM/Rec(2016)3? |
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Recommendation 2166 (2019) |
Human rights and business – What follow-up to Committee of Ministers recommendation CM/Rec(2016)3? |
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Resolution 2312 (2019) |
The societal impact of the platform economy |
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Resolution 2313 (2019) |
Role of education in the digital era: from “digital natives” to “digital citizens” |
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Recommendation 2167 (2019) |
Role of education in the digital era: from “digital natives” to “digital citizens” |
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Resolution 2314 (2019) |
Media education in the new media environment |
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Resolution 2315 (2019) |
Interpol reform and extradition proceedings: building trust by fighting abuse |
Decisions taken by the Bureau at its meeting on 4 October 2019 which were subsequently ratified by the Assembly on 4 October can be found in Doc 14968 Add. 3 (see appendix 5).
On 28 November, the Bureau approved the following references and transmissions, ratified by the Standing Committee on the following day:
On 28 November, on the basis of a proposal by the SOC Group, the Bureau appointed Ms Marina Berlinghieri (Italy).
On 28 November, the Bureau approved the guidelines on external relations of the Parliamentary Assembly as set out in Appendix 6.
On 13 December, the Bureau approved the references and transmissions as set out in Appendix 7.
On 13 December, the Bureau decided to observe these elections and constituted an ad hoc committee for this purpose composed of 30 members (EPP/CD: 10; SOC: 9; ALDE: 5; EC/DA: 4; UEL: 2 – in accordance with the D’Hondt system) as well as of the co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee and authorised the conduct of a pre-electoral mission.
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OVERVIEW ASSEMBLY |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Position |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Percentage of men |
Percentage of women |
||
|
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
||||
|
President |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0% |
0% |
100% |
100% |
|
Vice-Presidents |
10 |
7 |
17 |
67% |
59% |
33% |
41% |
|
Presidential Committee |
6 |
1 |
7 |
75% |
86% |
25% |
14% |
|
Assembly Bureau |
21 |
15 |
36 |
53% |
58% |
47% |
42% |
|
COMMITTEES |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Percentage of men |
Percentage of women |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
||||
|
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy |
|||||||
|
Full Members |
57 |
24 |
81 |
69% |
70% |
31% |
30% |
|
Alternates |
61 |
17 |
78 |
74% |
78% |
26% |
22% |
|
Chairperson |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0% |
0% |
100% |
100% |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
3 |
0 |
3 |
67% |
100% |
33% |
0% |
|
Rapporteurs for report |
5 |
3 |
8 |
75% |
63% |
25% |
37% |
|
Rapporteurs for opinion |
0 |
2 |
2 |
100% |
0% |
0% |
100% |
|
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights |
|||||||
|
Full Members |
57 |
24 |
81 |
75% |
70% |
25% |
30% |
|
Alternates |
53 |
25 |
78 |
74% |
68% |
26% |
32% |
|
Chairperson |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0% |
0% |
100% |
100% |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
2 |
0 |
2 |
67% |
100% |
33% |
0% |
|
Rapporteurs for report |
11 |
1 |
12 |
86% |
92% |
14% |
8% |
|
Rapporteurs for opinion |
3 |
0 |
3 |
40% |
100% |
60% |
0% |
|
Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights |
|||||||
|
Full Members |
10 |
4 |
14 |
65% |
71% |
35% |
29% |
|
Alternates |
13 |
3 |
16 |
88% |
81% |
12% |
19% |
|
Chairperson |
1 |
0 |
1 |
100% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
3 |
0 |
3 |
100% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
|
Rapporteurs for report |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
- |
0% |
- |
|
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development |
|||||||
|
Full Members |
46 |
35 |
81 |
57% |
57% |
43% |
43% |
|
Alternates |
39 |
29 |
68 |
52% |
57% |
48% |
43% |
|
Chairperson |
1 |
0 |
1 |
100% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
2 |
1 |
3 |
100% |
67% |
0% |
33% |
|
Rapporteurs for report |
3 |
6 |
9 |
56% |
33% |
44% |
67% |
|
Rapporteurs for opinion |
0 |
1 |
1 |
33% |
0% |
67% |
100% |
|
Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons |
|||||||
|
Full Members |
55 |
25 |
80 |
65% |
69% |
35% |
31% |
|
Alternates |
49 |
24 |
73 |
66% |
67% |
34% |
33% |
|
Chairperson |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0% |
0% |
100% |
100% |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
2 |
1 |
3 |
67% |
67% |
33% |
33% |
|
Rapporteurs for report |
3 |
4 |
7 |
50% |
43% |
50% |
57% |
|
Rapporteurs for opinion |
- |
- |
- |
0% |
- |
100% |
- |
|
Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media |
|||||||
|
Full Members |
51 |
29 |
80 |
68% |
64% |
32% |
36% |
|
Alternates |
51 |
22 |
73 |
78% |
70% |
22% |
30% |
|
Chairperson |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0% |
100% |
100% |
0% |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
1 |
1 |
2 |
100% |
50% |
0% |
50% |
|
Rapporteurs for report |
8 |
2 |
10 |
50% |
80% |
50% |
20% |
|
Rapporteurs for opinion |
1 |
0 |
1 |
100% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
|
Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination |
|||||||
|
Full Members |
39 |
41 |
80 |
52% |
49% |
48% |
51% |
|
Alternates |
26 |
44 |
70 |
53% |
37% |
47% |
63% |
|
Chairperson |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0% |
0% |
100% |
100% |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
2 |
1 |
3 |
67% |
67% |
33% |
33% |
|
Rapporteurs for report |
4 |
5 |
9 |
44% |
44% |
56% |
56% |
|
Rapporteurs for opinion |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0% |
25% |
100% |
75% |
|
Committee on Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States (Monitoring Committee) |
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|
Members |
50 |
16 |
66 |
68% |
76% |
32% |
24% |
|
Chairperson |
1 |
0 |
1 |
100% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
3 |
0 |
3 |
50% |
100% |
50% |
0% |
|
Rapporteurs for report |
9 |
3 |
12 |
100% |
75% |
0% |
25% |
|
Rapporteurs for opinion |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
100% |
- |
0% |
|
Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs |
|||||||
|
Members |
20 |
4 |
24 |
79% |
83% |
21% |
17% |
|
Chairperson |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0% |
100% |
100% |
0% |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
1 |
2 |
3 |
67% |
33% |
33% |
67% |
|
Rapporteurs for report |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0% |
60% |
100% |
40% |
|
Rapporteurs for opinion |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
100% |
- |
0% |
|
OVERVIEW COMMITTEES |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Position |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Percentage of men |
Percentage of women |
||
|
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
||||
|
Members |
385 |
202 |
587 |
65% |
66% |
35% |
34% |
|
Alternates |
292 |
164 |
456 |
67% |
64% |
33% |
36% |
|
Committee Chairpersons |
5 |
4 |
9 |
33% |
56% |
67% |
44% |
|
Committee Vice‑Chairpersons |
19 |
6 |
25 |
76% |
76% |
24% |
24% |
|
Rapporteurs for report |
46 |
26 |
72 |
63% |
64% |
37% |
36% |
|
Rapporteurs for opinion |
7 |
6 |
13 |
38% |
54% |
62% |
46% |
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GENDER BREAKDOWN, BUREAUX OF SUB-COMMITTEES |
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Committees |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Percentage of men |
Percentage of women |
||
|
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
||||
|
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy |
|||||||
|
Sub-Committee Chairpersons |
1 |
0 |
1 |
50% |
100% |
50% |
0% |
|
Vice-Chairpersons of Sub-Committees |
2 |
0 |
2 |
67% |
100% |
33% |
0% |
|
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights |
|||||||
|
Sub-Committee Chairpersons |
1 |
1 |
2 |
50% |
50% |
50% |
50% |
|
Vice-Chairpersons of Sub-Committees |
2 |
1 |
3 |
67% |
67% |
33% |
33% |
|
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development |
|||||||
|
Sub-Committee Chairpersons |
2 |
0 |
2 |
25% |
100% |
75% |
0% |
|
Vice-Chairpersons of Sub-Committees |
2 |
1 |
3 |
50% |
67% |
50% |
33% |
|
Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons |
|||||||
|
Sub-Committee Chairpersons |
2 |
0 |
2 |
100% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
|
Vice-Chairpersons of Sub-Committees |
2 |
1 |
3 |
100% |
67% |
0% |
33% |
|
Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media |
|||||||
|
Sub-Committee Chairpersons |
0 |
2 |
2 |
67% |
0% |
33% |
100% |
|
Vice-Chairpersons of Sub-Committees |
2 |
0 |
2 |
33% |
100% |
67% |
0% |
|
Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination |
|||||||
|
Sub-Committee Chairpersons |
1 |
2 |
3 |
100% |
67% |
0% |
33% |
|
Vice-Chairpersons of Sub-Committees |
1 |
0 |
1 |
100% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
|
Committee on Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States (Monitoring Committee) |
|||||||
|
Sub-Committee Chairperson |
1 |
0 |
1 |
100% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
|
Vice-Chairpersons of Sub-Committees |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0% |
0% |
100% |
100% |
|
Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs |
|||||||
|
Sub-Committee Chairperson |
1 |
0 |
1 |
100% |
100% |
0% |
0% |
|
Vice-Chairpersons of Sub-Committees |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
OVERVIEW – SUB-COMMITTEES |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Position |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Percentage of men |
Percentage of women |
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|
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
||||
|
Sub-Committee Chairpersons |
9 |
5 |
14 |
65% |
64% |
35% |
36% |
|
Sub-Committee Vice-Chairpersons |
11 |
4 |
15 |
63% |
73% |
37% |
27% |
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GENDER BREAKDOWN – NATIONAL DELEGATIONS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
National Delegations (Representatives and Substitutes) |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Percentage of men |
Percentage of women |
|
Albania |
8 |
4 |
4 |
50% |
50% |
|
Andorra |
4 |
2 |
2 |
50% |
50% |
|
Armenia |
8 |
6 |
2 |
75% |
25% |
|
Austria |
12 |
8 |
4 |
67% |
33% |
|
Azerbaijan |
12 |
8 |
4 |
67% |
33% |
|
Belgium |
14 |
8 |
6 |
57% |
43% |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
|
Bulgaria |
12 |
8 |
4 |
67% |
33% |
|
Croatia |
10 |
8 |
2 |
80% |
20% |
|
Cyprus |
3 |
2 |
1 |
67% |
33% |
|
Czech Republic |
14 |
11 |
3 |
79% |
21% |
|
Denmark |
10 |
6 |
4 |
60% |
40% |
|
Estonia |
5 |
4 |
1 |
80% |
20% |
|
Finland |
10 |
4 |
6 |
40% |
60% |
|
France |
36 |
20 |
16 |
56% |
44% |
|
Georgia |
10 |
5 |
5 |
50% |
50% |
|
Germany |
36 |
23 |
13 |
64% |
36% |
|
Greece |
14 |
9 |
5 |
64% |
36% |
|
Hungary |
14 |
9 |
5 |
64% |
36% |
|
Iceland |
6 |
3 |
3 |
50% |
50% |
|
Ireland |
8 |
6 |
2 |
75% |
25% |
|
Italy |
36 |
25 |
11 |
69% |
31% |
|
Latvia |
6 |
3 |
3 |
50% |
50% |
|
Liechtenstein |
4 |
3 |
1 |
75% |
25% |
|
Lithuania |
8 |
6 |
2 |
75% |
25% |
|
Luxembourg |
6 |
3 |
3 |
50% |
50% |
|
Malta |
6 |
5 |
1 |
83% |
17% |
|
Republic of Moldova |
8 |
6 |
2 |
75% |
25% |
|
Monaco |
4 |
3 |
1 |
75% |
25% |
|
Montenegro |
5 |
3 |
2 |
60% |
40% |
|
Netherlands |
12 |
6 |
6 |
50% |
50% |
|
North Macedonia |
6 |
4 |
2 |
67% |
33% |
|
Norway |
10 |
5 |
5 |
50% |
50% |
|
Poland |
24 |
20 |
4 |
83% |
17% |
|
Portugal |
14 |
9 |
5 |
64% |
36% |
|
Romania |
20 |
16 |
4 |
80% |
20% |
|
Russian Federation |
36 |
26 |
10 |
72% |
28% |
|
San Marino |
4 |
3 |
1 |
75% |
25% |
|
Serbia |
14 |
5 |
9 |
36% |
64% |
|
Slovak Republic |
10 |
8 |
2 |
80% |
20% |
|
Slovenia |
6 |
1 |
5 |
17% |
83% |
|
Spain |
24 |
14 |
10 |
58% |
42% |
|
Sweden |
12 |
7 |
5 |
58% |
42% |
|
Switzerland |
12 |
9 |
3 |
75% |
25% |
|
Turkey |
35 |
25 |
10 |
71% |
29% |
|
Ukraine |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
|
United Kingdom |
33 |
25 |
8 |
76% |
24% |
|
Total |
601 |
394 |
207 |
66% |
34% |
|
GENDER BREAKDOWN – NATIONAL DELEGATIONS (REPRESENTATIVES ONLY) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
National Delegations (representatives) |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Percentage of men |
Percentage of women |
|
Albania |
4 |
2 |
2 |
50% |
50% |
|
Andorra |
2 |
1 |
1 |
50% |
50% |
|
Armenia |
4 |
3 |
1 |
75% |
25% |
|
Austria |
6 |
5 |
1 |
83% |
17% |
|
Azerbaijan |
6 |
3 |
3 |
50% |
50% |
|
Belgium |
7 |
6 |
1 |
86% |
14% |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
|
Bulgaria |
6 |
3 |
3 |
50% |
50% |
|
Croatia |
5 |
4 |
1 |
80% |
20% |
|
Cyprus |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
0% |
|
Czech Republic |
7 |
5 |
2 |
71% |
29% |
|
Denmark |
5 |
3 |
2 |
60% |
40% |
|
Estonia |
3 |
2 |
1 |
67% |
33% |
|
Finland |
5 |
2 |
3 |
40% |
60% |
|
France |
18 |
11 |
7 |
61% |
39% |
|
Georgia |
5 |
2 |
3 |
40% |
60% |
|
Germany |
18 |
12 |
6 |
67% |
33% |
|
Greece |
7 |
4 |
3 |
57% |
43% |
|
Hungary |
7 |
5 |
2 |
71% |
29% |
|
Iceland |
3 |
1 |
2 |
33% |
67% |
|
Ireland |
4 |
3 |
1 |
75% |
25% |
|
Italy |
18 |
13 |
5 |
72% |
28% |
|
Latvia |
3 |
1 |
2 |
33% |
67% |
|
Liechtenstein |
2 |
1 |
1 |
50% |
50% |
|
Lithuania |
4 |
3 |
1 |
75% |
25% |
|
Luxembourg |
3 |
2 |
1 |
67% |
33% |
|
Malta |
3 |
2 |
1 |
67% |
33% |
|
Republic of Moldova |
4 |
3 |
1 |
75% |
25% |
|
Monaco |
2 |
1 |
1 |
50% |
50% |
|
Montenegro |
3 |
2 |
1 |
67% |
33% |
|
Netherlands |
6 |
3 |
3 |
50% |
50% |
|
North Macedonia |
3 |
2 |
1 |
67% |
33% |
|
Norway |
5 |
2 |
3 |
40% |
60% |
|
Poland |
12 |
9 |
3 |
75% |
25% |
|
Portugal |
7 |
5 |
2 |
71% |
29% |
|
Romania |
10 |
8 |
2 |
80% |
20% |
|
Russian Federation |
18 |
13 |
5 |
72% |
28% |
|
San Marino |
2 |
1 |
1 |
50% |
50% |
|
Serbia |
7 |
2 |
5 |
29% |
71% |
|
Slovak Republic |
5 |
4 |
1 |
80% |
20% |
|
Slovenia |
3 |
1 |
2 |
33% |
67% |
|
Spain |
12 |
8 |
4 |
67% |
33% |
|
Sweden |
6 |
3 |
3 |
50% |
50% |
|
Switzerland |
6 |
4 |
2 |
67% |
33% |
|
Turkey |
18 |
13 |
5 |
72% |
28% |
|
Ukraine |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
|
United Kingdom |
18 |
11 |
7 |
61% |
39% |
|
Total |
303 |
195 |
108 |
64% |
36% |
|
GENDER BREAKDOWN – NATIONAL DELEGATIONS (SUBSTITUTES ONLY) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
National Delegations (substitutes) |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Percentage of men |
Percentage of women |
|
Albania |
4 |
2 |
2 |
50% |
50% |
|
Andorra |
2 |
1 |
1 |
50% |
50% |
|
Armenia |
4 |
3 |
1 |
75% |
25% |
|
Austria |
6 |
3 |
3 |
50% |
50% |
|
Azerbaijan |
6 |
5 |
1 |
83% |
17% |
|
Belgium |
7 |
2 |
5 |
29% |
71% |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
|
Bulgaria |
6 |
5 |
1 |
83% |
17% |
|
Croatia |
5 |
4 |
1 |
80% |
20% |
|
Cyprus |
2 |
1 |
1 |
50% |
50% |
|
Czech Republic |
7 |
6 |
1 |
86% |
14% |
|
Denmark |
5 |
3 |
2 |
60% |
40% |
|
Estonia |
2 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
0% |
|
Finland |
5 |
2 |
3 |
40% |
60% |
|
France |
18 |
9 |
9 |
50% |
50% |
|
Georgia |
5 |
3 |
2 |
60% |
40% |
|
Germany |
18 |
11 |
7 |
61% |
39% |
|
Greece |
7 |
5 |
2 |
71% |
29% |
|
Hungary |
7 |
4 |
3 |
57% |
43% |
|
Iceland |
3 |
2 |
1 |
67% |
33% |
|
Ireland |
4 |
3 |
1 |
75% |
25% |
|
Italy |
18 |
12 |
6 |
67% |
33% |
|
Latvia |
3 |
2 |
1 |
67% |
33% |
|
Liechtenstein |
2 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
0% |
|
Lithuania |
4 |
3 |
1 |
75% |
25% |
|
Luxembourg |
3 |
1 |
2 |
33% |
67% |
|
Malta |
3 |
3 |
0 |
100% |
0% |
|
Republic of Moldova |
4 |
3 |
1 |
75% |
25% |
|
Monaco |
2 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
0% |
|
Montenegro |
2 |
1 |
1 |
50% |
50% |
|
Netherlands |
6 |
3 |
3 |
50% |
50% |
|
Norway |
3 |
2 |
1 |
67% |
33% |
|
North Macedonia |
5 |
3 |
2 |
60% |
40% |
|
Poland |
12 |
11 |
1 |
92% |
8% |
|
Portugal |
7 |
4 |
3 |
57% |
43% |
|
Romania |
10 |
8 |
2 |
80% |
20% |
|
Russian Federation |
18 |
13 |
5 |
72% |
28% |
|
San Marino |
2 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
0% |
|
Serbia |
7 |
3 |
4 |
43% |
57% |
|
Slovak Republic |
5 |
4 |
1 |
80% |
20% |
|
Slovenia |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0% |
100% |
|
Spain |
12 |
6 |
6 |
50% |
50% |
|
Sweden |
6 |
4 |
2 |
67% |
33% |
|
Switzerland |
6 |
5 |
1 |
83% |
17% |
|
Turkey |
17 |
12 |
5 |
71% |
29% |
|
Ukraine |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
|
United Kingdom |
15 |
14 |
1 |
93% |
7% |
|
Total |
298 |
199 |
99 |
67% |
33% |
|
OVERVIEW – NATIONAL DELEGATIONS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
National Delegations |
Total |
Men |
Women |
Percentage of men |
Percentage of women |
||
|
2018 |
2019 |
2018 |
2019 |
||||
|
Total |
601 |
394 |
207 |
66% |
66% |
34% |
34% |
|
Representatives |
303 |
195 |
108 |
64% |
64% |
36% |
36% |
|
Substitutes |
298 |
199 |
99 |
68% |
67% |
32% |
33% |
|
Monday 20 April |
Tuesday 21 April |
Wednesday 22 April |
Thursday 23 April |
Friday 24 April |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11.00 – Bureau |
08:30 – Committees 10.00 – Assembly Debate 12 noon – Mr Giorgi Gakharia Prime Minister of Georgia 13.00 – End of sitting |
08.30 – Political groups 10.00 – Assembly Debate 12 noon – Ms Zuzana Čaputová President of the Slovak Republic 13.00 – End of sitting |
08.30 – Committees 10.00 – Assembly Urgent or current affairs debate Debate 12.00 – End of sitting 12.00 – Joint Committee |
08.30 – Bureau 10.00 – Assembly 2 Debates + Free debate 13.00 – End of part-session |
|
14.00 – Political Groups 14.00 – Secretaries of delegations 16.00 – Assembly – Progress Report – CM communication 18.30 – End of sitting 18.30 – Committees 19.30 – End of Committees 20.00 – Dinners Political Groups |
14.00 – Committees 15.30 – Political groups 17.00 – Assembly 2 debates 20.30 – End of sitting 21.00 – Museum Prize Ceremony |
14.00 – Committees 15.30 – Assembly – Questions SG 16.00 – Commissioner HR 17.00 – 2 Debates 20.30 – End of sitting |
14.00 – Committees 15.30 – Assembly 2 Debates 20.00 – End of sitting |
Chairperson / Président: Lord David BLENCATHRA, United Kingdom (EC/DA) / Royaume-Uni (CE/AD)
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* Subject to the submission of the declaration of interests for the year 2019 by 31.10.2019 / sous réserve du dépôt de la déclaration d’intérêts au titre de l’année 2019 d’ici au 31 octobre 2019.
04 October 2019
Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (4 October 2019)
Progress report
Bureau of the Assembly
Rapporteur: Ms Nicole TRISSE, France, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
The Bureau, on the basis of a proposal by the SOC Group, appointed Mr Betian Kitev (North Macedonia).
The Bureau, on the basis of a proposal by the EPP/CD Group, appointed Mr Vladimir Vardanyan (Armenia). The Bureau, on the basis of a proposal by the ALDE Group, appointed Mr Dimitri Houbron (France).
The following guidelines apply to the external relations of the Parliamentary Assembly.
The main objectives pursued by the external relations of the AssemblyNote, are:
Finally, the Assembly’s external relations pursue one more goal, which is specific and limited in scope and has now nearly been achieved: accession to the Council of Europe.
The Assembly should only consider establishing relations with external partners when these relations can serve to develop and promote the three core values of the Council of Europe: human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
External relations of the Assembly comprise relations with:
The following should not be considered as part of “institutional” external relations as such:
The President of the Parliamentary Assembly
The President, in the context of his/her relations with non-member States, can take initiatives and give political impetus to prepare the establishment of potential new relations or the development of existing co-operation with external partners.
The Presidential Committee, as a consultative body, provides advice and guidelines to the President of the Parliamentary Assembly and to the Bureau in matters of external relations.
Rule 14 of the Parliamentary Assembly’s Rules of Procedure states that the Bureau “guides the external relations of the Assembly”. According to the Special Rules of 2 July 1970 contained in the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure, the Bureau is also responsible for relations with the parliamentary and inter-parliamentary Assemblies of non-member States.
The Bureau’s responsibility is complemented by the work of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy which, in line with its terms of reference, shall inter alia:
According to Assembly Order 500 (1994) on Relations between the Council of Europe and the United Nations, the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy draws up a report on the political challenges facing the United Nations and its necessary restructuring; establishes regular dialogue with the Director General of the United Nations Office in Geneva and holds a meeting of its relevant Sub-Committee in principle once a year in New York on the occasion of the United Nations General Assembly. The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights is to establish regular contacts with the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, the United Nations Centre for Human Rights and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
In addition, the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy “may propose to the Bureau the conclusion of co-operation agreements, or other ways of stepping up co-operation, with parliaments of non-member states and international interparliamentary institutions”.
Furthermore, the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy can set up Sub-Committees dealing with one or several aspects of the Assembly’s external relations (for instance, Sub-Committee on External Relations, Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab world).
Other Assembly Committees, as appropriate, can also have a role to play in external relations, in line with their respective terms of reference.
The Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly has regular contacts with external institutions and other Assemblies. In the framewok of these contacts, he/she seeks to reinforce co-operation and to enhance co-ordination in areas falling within the field of compentencies of the Assembly as well as to make its work better known, understood and accepted. The Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly is a member of the Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments (ASGP). He/she regularly participates in joint meetings with the Secretary Generals of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE and of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly to ensure better co-ordination and exchange of information on the work of the three Parliamentary Assemblies.
The Assembly has established three distinct categories of institutional relations with national Parliaments of non-member States: Special Guests, Partners for Democracy (as established by Resolution 1680 (2009)) and Observers (as established by Resolution 195 (1961)).
Relevant General Rules:
Special guest status
Aim of this status: to facilitate the process of accession of the European countries which are not yet members of the Council of Europe.
Eligibility: The status is open to parliaments whose member States have applied for membership to the Council of Europe.
Relevant Rule: Rule 62 of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure
Procedure: Upon formal request addressed by the President of the parliament concerned to the President of the Assembly, the Bureau of the Assembly may grant special guest status, after consultation of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy.
Partner for democracy status
Aim of this status: This status aims at developing co-operation with parliaments of non-member States of neighbouring regions as a means of consolidating democratic transformations and promoting stability, good governance, respect for human rights and the rule of law. This advanced co-operation status with the Assembly is accompanied by a number of rights in the Assembly as well as by political commitments undertaken by the Partners and followed-up by the Assembly.
Eligibility: The national parliaments of all southern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries participating in the Union for the Mediterranean-Barcelona Process (including the Palestinian Legislative Council) and of central Asian countries participating in the OSCE (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) are eligible to request partner for democracy status with the Assembly. This geographical scope of eligibility has been defined by the Assembly in Resolution 1680 (2009), however the Assembly also states that “requests from parliaments of other States may also be considered if the Bureau of the Assembly so decides.”
Relevant Rule: Rule 64 of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure
Procedure: Any formal request for partner for democracy status shall be addressed to the President of the Parliamentary Assembly by the President or Speaker of the parliament concerned. The decision to grant, suspend or withdraw partner for democracy status shall be taken by a resolution of the Assembly following a report by the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy, with an opinion by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights and an opinion by the Committee on Equality and Non-discrimination and, where appropriate, an opinion by any other relevant Assembly Committee. These Committees, in the fields within their specific terms of reference, review the progress achieved in fulfilling the undertakings made by the parliaments concerned when they requested this status.
Aim of this status: the main objective is to bring to the Observers’ attention the Assembly’s work and to provide the Assembly with information on action taken in national parliaments on issues related to the Council of Europe.
Eligibility: Observer status with the Parliamentary Assembly is meant for parliaments of non-European States which are considered to be established democracies which are willing to contribute (including financially) to democratic transformations in Europe.
Relevant Rule: Rule 63 of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure
Procedure: The Assembly may, on the proposal of the Bureau, grant observer status to national parliaments of non-member States of the Council of Europe which meet the conditions set out in § 1 of Statutory Resolution (93) 26 of the Committee of Ministers on observer status. Any request for observer status shall be referred to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for report and to other relevant Committees for opinion.
Any new applications for observer status may only be considered in light of Resolution 1600 (2008) on The Council of Europe and its observer states – the current situation and a way forward.
Aim: Exceptionnaly, the Assembly may, upon the proposal of the Bureau, decide to enter into co-operation agreements with parliaments from non-member States to establish a political dialogue with a view to promoting, in the country concerned, the principles of parliamentary democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights as well as fundamental freedoms.
Eligibility: Such agreements should only be formalised if they have a measurable added value for the work of the Assembly.
Relevant Rules: Rule 14 of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure + Terms of reference of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
Aim: to develop parliamentary diplomacy and to promote the parliamentary dimension of international organisations.
Relevant Rules: Rule 14 of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure + Terms of reference of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy +. Rule 66 of the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly which states that the arrangements for co-operation with the European Parliament are decided by the Bureau.
Eligibility: In the exercice of its competencies, the Bureau should limit the conclusion of written co-operation agreements to cases where such an agreement presents a measurable added value for the work of the Assembly.
The absence of a written co-operation agreement between the Parliamentary Assembly and another parliamentary organisation/assembly should not per se impede their potential co-operation, to be decided by the Bureau.
The Assembly establishes relations with several international Organisations who “are actively involved in promoting their values through outside activities, especially in areas bordering the territories of Council of Europe member states” (Resolution 1506 (2006)).
Aim: to reinforce co-ordination and to avoid duplications of efforts with the Council of Europe’s main institutional partners, in particular the European Union, the OSCE and the UN and its specialised agencies, whose activities are often amongst the field of expertise of the Council of Europe.
Relevant Rules:
The European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments is organised under the auspices of the Parliamentary Assembly. The Conference normally meets every two years. The venue of its meetings alternates in principle between Strasbourg and a capital of a Council of Europe member State.
The Conference is composed of the Speakers and Presidents of parliaments of the member States of the Council of Europe as well as of the Presidents of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the European Parliament. The Speakers and Presidents of parliaments having special guests, observer or partner for democracy status with the Parliamentary Assembly are invited as Observers. Other parliamentary assemblies may be invited by the Host country or Assembly to attend as observers. The Parliamentary Assembly systematically invites Presidents of international parliamentary bodies with whom the Assembly has signed co-operation agreements to attend the Conference as observers.
Relevant Rules: Rules of the Conference