The Bureau took note of the list of candidates for Vice-Presidents of the Assembly (appendix).
The Bureau considered and approved the following references:
The Bureau considered and approved the following modification of a reference:
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 (2021) 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 (SOC-7;EPP/CD-6;EC/DA-3;ALDE-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 (SOC-7;EPP/CD-6;EC/DA-3;ALDE-3;UEL-1) and to conduct a pre-electoral mission.
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 2021, namely Mr Armağan Candan and Mr Özdemir Berova.
The Assembly is invited to ratify these Bureau decisions.
The Bureau confirmed its decision of 9 December 2020 to hold this part-session in a hybrid manner.
The Bureau took note of the request tabled by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights and decided to recommend to the Assembly not to hold a debate under urgent procedure on The arrest and detention of Alexei Navalny in January 2021.
The Bureau took note of the request tabled by Ms Jufereva Skuratovski (Estonia, ALDE) and 20 other members of the Assembly, and decided to recommend to the Assembly not to hold a debate under urgent procedure on The worsening situation in Belarus.
The Bureau took note of the request tabled by the European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance, and decided to recommend to the Assembly not to hold a debate under urgent procedure on Freedom of Expression” (Article 10 of the ECHR) under threat by “Big Tech” Companies, decided to transform this request into a current affairs debate - with the agreement of Mr Liddell Grainger (United Kingdom), Chairperson of the EC/DA Group -, decided to recommend to the Assembly to hold this debate, and appointed Mr Bob De Brabandere (Belgium, EC/DA) as the first speaker of this debate.
The Bureau took note of the request tabled by the Russian delegation and decided to recommend to the Assembly not to hold a current affairs debate on Prohibition of the Russian and other national minorities languages in Ukraine.
The Bureau took note of the request tabled by the Armenian delegation and decided to recommend to the Assembly not to hold a current affairs debate on Unjustifiable delay in repatriation of the Armenia prisoners of war (Po W) and other captives by Azerbaijani authorities as violations of the European International Human Rights Standards.
The Bureau took note of the request tabled by the Ukrainian delegation and decided to recommend to the Assembly not to hold a current affairs debate on The actual human rights situation in temporary occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol during Covid-19 pandemics.
The Bureau took note of the request tabled by both the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group and by the Socialists, Democrats and Green Group, decided to recommend to the Assembly to hold a current affairs debate on The arrest and detention of Alexei Navalny in January 2021 and to appoint Mr Jacques Maire (France, ALDE) as first speaker in the debate.
The Bureau updated the draft agenda.
The Bureau took note of the report drawn up by the Committee on the election of judges following interviews with candidates for the post of judges in respect of Greece and Switzerland (Doc. 15213 Add. 2).
The Bureau approved the Progress report (Doc.15213).
The Bureau approved the report of the ad hoc committee and took note of the cancellation of the post-electoral mission.
The Bureau took note of the cancellation of the post-electoral mission.
The Bureau took note of the list of members of the ad hoc committee and appointed Mr Alfred Heer (Switzerland, ALDE) as its Chairperson.
The Bureau took note of the calendar.
The Bureau took note of the communication by the President of the Assembly, the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
The Bureau considered and approved the following requests to extend a reference:
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GROUPS / GROUPES |
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 |
Vacant seat / siège vacant |
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Russian Federation / Fédération de Russie |
Mr Petr TOLSTOI |
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Turkey / Turquie |
Mr Ahmet YILDIZ |
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United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni |
Mr John HOWELL |
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GROUP II / GROUPE II |
Poland / Pologne |
Mr Arkadiusz MULARCZYK |
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Ukraine |
Mr Oleksandr MEREZHKO |
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GROUP III / GROUPE III |
Czech Republic / République tchèque |
Ms Miroslava NĚMCOVÁ |
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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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Greece / Grèce |
Ms Theodora BAKOYANNIS |
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Hungary / Hongrie |
Mr Zsolt NÉMETH |
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Republic of Moldova / République de Moldova |
Vacant seat / siège vacant |
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Netherlands / Pays-Bas |
Vacant seat / siège vacant |
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GROUP IV / GROUPE IV |
Lithuanie / Lituanie |
Ms Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ |
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Luxembourg |
Mr Gusty GRAAS |
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Malta / Malte |
Mr Emanuel MALLIA |
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Monaco |
Mr José BADIA |