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Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (31 January 2020)

Progress report | Doc. 15036 Add. 3 | 31 January 2020

Author(s):
Bureau of the Assembly
Rapporteur :
Mr Tiny KOX, Netherlands, UEL

1 Decisions of the Bureau of 31 January 2020 requiring ratification by the Assembly

1.1 References and transmissions to committees

1.1.1 References to committees

The Bureau considered and approved the following references:

  • Doc. 15030, Motion for a resolution, Stopping harassment of women and men speaking out for the right to abort: reference to the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination for report;
  • Bureau decision, Modification of the Assembly’s Rules of Procedure – follow-up to Resolution 2319 (2020) on the Complementary joint procedure between the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly in response to a serious violation by a member State of its statutory obligations: reference to the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs for report;
  • Bureau decision, Gender representation in the Parliamentary Assembly (follow-up to the challenge of credentials): reference to the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs for report and to the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination for opinion;
  • Bureau decision, Recent developments in Libya and in the Middle East: what consequences for Europe?: reference to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for report.

1.1.2 Requests for modification of references

The Bureau considered and approved the following modifications of references:

  • Doc. 14976, Motion for a resolution, The activities of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): reference to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for report and to the Committee Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development for opinion;
  • Doc. 15011, Motion for a resolution, Discrimination against persons dealing with long-term illness: reference to the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development for report and to the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination for opinion.

1.2 Composition of the Monitoring Committee, the Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs and the Committee on the election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights

1.2.1 Monitoring Committee

The Bureau:

  • on the basis of a proposal by the EPP/CD Group, appointed Ms Boriana Åberg (Sweden), Mr Viorel Riceard Badea (Romania), Mr Bernard Fournier (France), Mr Nikola Poposki (North Macedonia), Mr Tomislav Tolušić (Croatia) and Mr Nicos Tornaritis (Cyprus) as members;
  • on the basis of a proposal by the SOC Group, appointed Mr Andrzej Szejna (Poland) as member.

1.2.2 Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs

The Bureau:

  • on the basis of a proposal by the EPP/CD Group, appointed Mr Giorgi Kandelaki (Georgia), Ms Annicka Engblom (Sweden), Ms Linda Ozola (Latvia), Mr Vladimir Vardanyan (Armenia) and Mr Sergiy Vlasenko (Ukraine) as members;
  • on the basis of a proposal by the SOC Group, appointed Ms Selin Sayek Böke (Turkey), Ms Yuliya Lovochkina (Ukraine) and Mr Constantinos Efstathiou (Cyprus) as members.

1.2.3 Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

The Bureau:

  • on the basis of a proposal by the EPP/CD Group, appointed Mr Jason Azzopardi (Malta) as member and Mr Evripidis Stylianidis (Greece) as alternate;
  • on the basis of a proposal by the SOC Group, appointed Ms Margreet De Boer (Netherlands), Ms Klotilda Bushka (Albania) and Mr Andrzej Szejna (Poland) as members, and Mr Irakli Kobakhidze (Georgia) as alternate;
  • on the basis of a proposal by the ALDE Group, appointed Ms Stephanie Krisper (Austria) and Ms Emilie Enger Mehl (Norway) as members.

1.3 Poland: presidential election (10 May 2020 tbc)

Subject to receiving an invitation, the Bureau decided to observe this election 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 Assembly is invited to ratify these Bureau decisions.