The Bureau took note of the list of candidates for Vice-Presidents of the Assembly (appendix 1).
The Bureau considered and approved the following references:
The Bureau, on the basis of proposals by the political groups, nominated members of these three committees and decided to submit them to the Assembly for ratification (Commissions (2020) 01 Addendum 1).
The Bureau, subject to receiving an invitation, decided to observe these elections and constituted an ad hoc committee for this purpose composed of 20 members (EPP/CD: 6; SOC: 6, ALDE: 4: EC/DA: 3, UEL: 1) as well as of the co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee; and to conduct a pre-electoral mission.
The Bureau, subject to receiving an invitation, decided to observe these elections and constituted an ad hoc committee for this purpose composed of 20 members (EPP/CD: 6; SOC: 6, ALDE: 4: EC/DA: 3, UEL: 1) as well as of the co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee; and to conduct a pre-electoral mission.
The Bureau took note of the letter by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights and approved the terms of reference of a General Rapporteur for the Protection of Whistleblowers.
The Bureau took note of the letters from the two Turkish Cypriot political parties informing the President of the Assembly of the names of the "elected representatives of the Turkish Cypriot community" entitled to sit in the Assembly in 2020, namely Mr Armağan Candan and Mr Özdemir Berova.
The Bureau took note of the letter by the President of the Assembly of Kosovo informing the President of the Assembly of the names of the members of the delegation of the Assembly of Kosovo for the 2020 ordinary session and approved the list of the delegation.
Members:
Substitutes:
The Bureau approved the modification of the Rules of the Europe Prize (appendix 2).
The Assembly is invited to ratify these Bureau decisions.
The Bureau took note of the request tabled on 25 January 2020 by Mr Aleksander Pociej (Poland, EPP/CD), on behalf of the EPP/CD Group, to hold a debate under urgent procedure on “The implications of Brexit for migration” and took note of the withdrawal of this request.
The Bureau took note of the request tabled on 26 January 2020 by Mr Frank Schwabe (Germany, SOC), on behalf of the SOC Group, to hold a debate under urgent procedure on “International obligations concerning repatriation of children from war and conflict zones” and decided to recommend to the Assembly to hold this debate under urgent procedure and to refer the matter to the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development.
The Bureau took note of the request tabled on 26 January 2020 by the EC/DA Group, to hold a debate under urgent procedure on “Widespread recurring violence against security, fire and medical services on New Year’s Eve: how to restore trust and the rule of law” and decided to recommend to the Assembly not to hold this debate.
The Bureau took note of the request tabled on 26 January 2020 by the EC/DA Group, to hold a debate under urgent procedure on “The Russian Federation and the lack of democracy in the political process” and decided to recommend to the Assembly not to hold this debate.
The Bureau took note of the request tabled on 16 January 2020 by Mr Alvise Maniero (Italy, NR), on behalf of the Italian Delegation, to hold a current affairs debate on “Recent developments in Lybia and in the Middle East: what consequences for Europe?” and decided to recommend to the Assembly to hold this current affairs debate and to appoint Mr Piero Fassino (Italy, SOC) as first speaker in the debate.
The Bureau took note of the request tabled on 20 January 2020 by Mr Tiny Kox (Netherlands, UEL), on behalf of the UEL Group, and decided to recommend to the Assembly not to hold a current affairs debate on “What to do best to help Turkey to get again in line with Council of Europe core values and standards?”.
The Bureau updated the draft agenda.
The Bureau took note of the report drawn up by the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights following interviews with candidates for the post of a judge in respect of France. This report had been already declassified by the committee and submitted to the attention of all members of the Assembly (Doc. 15036 Add. 2).
The Bureau prepared the meeting.
The Bureau approved the Progress report (Doc. 15036).
The Bureau approved the list of members of the ad hoc committee to observe these elections (appendix 3).
The Bureau took note of the communication by the President of the Assembly.
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COUNTRY / PAYS |
CANDIDATURES |
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GROUP I / GROUPE I |
France |
Ms Nicole TRISSE |
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Germany / Allemagne |
Mr Andreas NICK |
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Italy / Italie |
Mr Alvise MANIERO |
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Russian Federation / Fédération de Russie |
Mr Piotr TOLSTOY |
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Turkey / Turquie |
Mr Akif Çağatay KILIÇ |
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United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni |
Sir Roger GALE |
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GROUP II / GROUPE II |
Spain / Espagne |
Mr Antonio GUTIÉRREZ |
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Ukraine |
Mr Oleksandr MEREZHKO |
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GROUP III / GROUPE III |
Belgium / Belgique |
Vacant seat / siège vacant |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bosnie-Herzégovine |
Ms Snježana NOVAKOVIĆ BURSAĆ |
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Bulgaria / Bulgarie |
Ms Dzhema GROZDANOVA |
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Croatia / Croatie |
Mr Tomislav TOLUŠIĆ |
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Czech Republic / République tchèque |
Ms Miroslava NEMCOVA |
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Denmark / Danemark |
Mr Lars Aslan RASMUSSEN |
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Finland / Finlande |
Mr Kimmo KILJUNEN |
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Georgia / Géorgie |
Mr Irakli KOBAKHIDZE |
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GROUP IV / GROUPE IV |
Latvia / Lettonie |
Ms Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE |
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Liechtenstein |
Ms Susanne EBERLE-STRUB |
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Lithuanie / Lituanie |
Mr Egidijus VAREIKIS |
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Luxembourg |
Mr Gusty GRAAS |
Article 1
A Europe Prize offered by the Council of Europe shall be awarded each year by the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development of the Parliamentary Assembly to one or more municipalities which have in the Committee’s opinion made outstanding efforts to propagate the idea of European unity.
Article 2
The Europe Prize shall consist of a trophy to be held by the winner for one year, a bronze medal, a parchment and scholarship to be spent on a study visit in Europe for one or more young persons resident in the winning municipality.
Article 3
A Plaque of Honour will be awarded to certain municipalities which have already held the Flag of Honour for several years and whose efforts to propagate the idea of European unity are considered worthy of this distinction, ranking just below the Europe Prize.
Article 4
A Flag of Honour is awarded to certain municipalities which deserve an award in recognition of their work in promoting the European idea. These municipalities will usually be selected from among those already holding the European Diploma.
Article 5
A European Diploma will be presented to municipalities whose European merits have been recognised but whose application is too recent for the award of the Flag of Honour.
Article 6
The Committee shall designate the winning municipalities from among those which have submitted applications.
Article 7
Applications from municipalities shall be submitted by the chief officer, mayor or other representative, and must reach the Secretariat General of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg by 15 January. Each application must be accompanied by an account of the measures taken by the municipality to propagate the idea of European unity. Applications submitted prior to the current year remain valid for succeeding years. Municipalities which remain candidates are however asked to supply additional information each year, by 15 January, about their European activities during the year.
Article 8
Applicant municipalities undertake to respect and apply the provisions of presentation referred to in the regulations. Prize-winning municipalities shall endeavour to establish close contacts amongst themselves (Association of Towns awarded the Europe Prize), notably by meeting together periodically in one of their member municipalities.
2. For the selection of the winning municipality of the Europe Prize:
2.1 The Sub-Committee shall vote, by secret ballot,Note for the three nominees to be shortlisted from the list of maximum six candidate municipalities preselected by the Secretariat upon the instructions of the Sub-Committee’s Bureau. The decision shall be taken by a relative majority. After the counting of the votes cast, the Chairperson of the Sub-Committee shall present the shortlist of the three nominated municipalities for the Prize. In case of a tie resulting in more than three candidate municipalities, a subsequent vote shall be held according to the same modalities.
2.2 The Sub-Committee shall then designate the Prize-winning municipality from the shortlist of the three municipalities. The vote shall be taken by secret ballot and the decision shall be taken by an absolute majority of the votes cast. If the absolute majority is not reached, a second round of voting shall be organised, in which a simple majority shall be sufficient.
2.3 For the other awards (European Diploma, Flag of Honour, Plaque of Honour), the vote shall be taken by show of hands.
Chairperson / Président: Mr / M. Frank SCHWABE, Germany / Allemagne (SOC)
Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD) / Groupe du Parti populaire européen (PPE/DC)
Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group / Groupe des socialistes, démocrates et verts (SOC)
Substitutes / suppléants
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) / Alliance des démocrates et des libéraux pour l’Europe (ADLE)
European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance (EC/DA) / Groupe des conservateurs européens et Alliance démocratique (CE/AD)
Group of the Unified European Left (UEL) / Groupe pour la gauche unitaire européenne (GUE)
Substitutes / suppléants
Co-Rapporteurs AS/MON (ex officio)
Venice Commission / Commission de Venise
Secretariat / Secrétariat
*Member of the pre-electoral mission / membre de la mission pré-électorale
**In anticipation of:
Validation of the credentials of the Polish delegation
Receipt of PACE declaration
Receipt of non-conflict of interest elections declaration
*** In anticipation of:
Receipt of non-conflict of interest elections declaration