At its meeting on 23 June 2023, the Bureau appointed me as rapporteur for this report, which covers its activities over the period from the last Bureau meeting of the third part-session of 2023 (Friday 23 June) to the pre-session Bureau meeting of the fourth part-session (Monday 9 October).
Chapter 2 presents a list of decisions taken by the Bureau over the reported period which do not require ratification.
Chapter 3 presents a list of decisions taken by the Bureau over the reported period that require ratification at the opening of the fourth part-session of the Assembly.
An addendum to this report will be issued after the Bureau meeting of 9 October, which will include decisions to be ratified by the Assembly at the opening of the 2023 fourth part-session, on 9 October. Another addendum will be issued after the Bureau meeting of 13 October. It will include only the decisions to be ratified by the Assembly on the same day, notably the references and transmissions to committees which will have been approved by the Bureau.
The report of the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights presenting the conclusions of the committee on the list of candidates submitted by Serbia is published as an Addendum 2 to this report.
The Bureau will hold its next meeting on Monday 27 November 2023, at 2.30 pm, in Vaduz. The next meeting of the Standing Committee will be held in Vaduz, on 28 November 2023.
On 23 June, the Bureau approved the follow-up proposal to the third part-session, made by the Secretary General of the Assembly, as follows:
On 14 September, the Bureau drew up the draft agenda.
On 14 September, the Bureau took note of the requests to hold debates on Humanitarian Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, tabled by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, and on Call for the immediate release of Osman Kavala, tabled by the leaders of the five political groups. The Bureau will consider these two requests at its meeting on 9 October.
On 14 September, the Bureau decided that it would be conducted in accordance with the procedure set out in Rule 40.11, using ballot papers and ballot boxes, and to continue the practice of having tellers appointed by political groups.
On 23 June, the Bureau took note of a statement by the President of the Assembly.
On 14 September, it took note of the communication by the President of the Assembly and of his intention to request the Venice Commission’s Opinion on the judicial reform in Israel. The Bureau also took note of the communication by the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe and held an exchange of views with the Secretary General.
On 23 June, the Bureau heard a presentation by the Director of Human Dignity and Sustainable Development and took note of a memorandum on the Parliamentary Assembly’s follow-up to the Reykjavik Summit of the Council of Europe (16-17 May 2023). It held an exchange of views and decided to make a regular stock-taking on the progress by each committee as regards the follow-up to the Summit by putting this item as a regular item on each of its meetings. It also took note of the President’s intention to convene a meeting of the enlarged trialogue.
On 14 September, the Bureau heard a presentation by the Director of Human Dignity and Sustainable Development and took note that a detailed roadmap on the follow-up to the Summit had been designed to coordinate the work of the committees, alongside with an interactive timeline to be published on the Assembly website.
On 14 September, the Bureau approved the report by the observation mission.
On 14 September, the Bureau approved the final list of members of the ad hoc committee (Appendix 1).
On 14 September, the Bureau took note of the calendar for the election of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and decided to ask the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights to organise the interviews of the candidates in time for the Assembly’s first part-session of 2024, preferably in December 2023.
On 14 September, the Bureau confirmed 25-26 June 2024 as the date of the election and approved the Assembly’s election calendar (Appendix 2).
On 14 September, the Bureau took note of the programme and of the information provided by the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly.
On 23 June, the Bureau took note of the letter by the committee and decided to authorise Ms Aurora Floridia (Italy, SOC), Ms Eka Sepashvili (Georgia, EC/DA) and, at no cost for the Assembly, Mr Jean-Pierre Grin (Switzerland, ALDE), to represent the Assembly at the United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP28, including the Parliamentary Meeting to be organised by the IPU on 30 November 2023 (Dubai, UAE, 30 November to 12 December 2023) – (limited to 3 days and subject to the availability of funds).
On 14 September, the Bureau authorised Ms Theodora Bakoyannis (Greece, EPP/CD) to carry out a fact-finding visit to KosovoNote in 2023 in her capacity as rapporteur on the Statutory Opinion on the application for membership set out in the letter of 12 May 2022 addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in line with Statutory Resolution (51) 30.
On 14 September, the Bureau took note of the shortlist made by the Selection Panel at its meeting in Prague on 5 September 2023, consisting of (in alphabetical order):
On 23 June, the Bureau approved the list of members of the ad hoc committee and designated Ms Selin Sayek Böke (Türkiye, SOC) as chairperson (Appendix 3).
On 23 June, the Bureau approved the list of members of the ad hoc committee and designated Mr Mogens Jensen (Denmark, SOC) as chairperson (Appendix 4).
On 23 June, the Bureau took note of the list of members of the ad hoc committee and appointed the President of the Assembly as chairperson (Appendix 5).
On 14 September, the Bureau approved the proposals contained in the document in Appendix 6.
On 23 June, the Bureau approved the draft communication submitted by the Committee on Rules of Procedures, Immunities and Institutional Affairs, and instructed the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly to put forward specific modalities, in view of applying the new arrangements for the distribution of the allocation in 2024.
On 23 June, the Bureau approved the lists of candidates in respect of these countries to be forwarded to the Committee of Ministers.
On 14 September, the Bureau decided to set up an ad hoc committee of the Bureau to participate in the conference.
On 14 September, the Bureau approved the following requests for extension of references:
On 14 September, the Bureau authorised the ad hoc Sub-Committee to carry out a fact-finding visit to Calais (France) of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, to meet in Calais (France), on 25-26 October 2023.
The same day, it also authorised the sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the ECHR of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, to meet in Zagreb on 13-14 November 2023.
On 14 September, the Bureau heard a statement by Ms Olena Khomenko (Ukraine, EC/DA) about a motion for a resolution tabled by Ms Yelyzaveta Yasko and other members of the Assembly on The role of sanctions as a protective measure for human rights and democracy (Doc. 15812).
On 14 September, the Bureau approved the references and transmissions:
On 14 September, the Bureau took note of the letter from the UBP Turkish Cypriot political party informing the President of the Assembly of the name of one of the "elected representatives of the Turkish Cypriot community" entitled to sit in the Assembly in 2023, namely Mr Oğuzhan Hasipoğlu, subject to ratification by the Assembly.
The Assembly is invited to ratify these Bureau decisions.
Chairperson / Présidente: Ms / Mme Mireille CLAPOT (France, ALDE / ADLE)
Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group / Groupe des socialistes, démocrates et verts (SOC)
Substitutes / suppléant·e·s
Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD) / Groupe du Parti populaire européen (PPE/DC)
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) / Alliance des démocrates et des libéraux pour l’Europe (ADLE)
Substitutes / suppléant·e·s
European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance (EC-DA) / Groupe des Conservateurs européens et Alliance démocratique (CE-AD)
Substitutes / suppléant·e·s
Group of the Unified European Left (UEL) / Groupe pour la gauche unitaire européenne (GUE)
Substitutes / suppléant·e·s
Co-rapporteur·e·s AS/MON (ex officio)
Venice Commission / Commission de Venise
* members of the pre-election delegation / membres de la délégation préélectorale
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14 September 2023 |
confirmation of the date of the election and of the Assembly’s election calendar by the Bureau of the Assembly, after informal discussions between the President of the Assembly and the Chair of the Committee of Ministers |
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Week of 22-26 January 2024 |
during the first part of the 2024 Ordinary Session (22-26 January 2024), consultation through the Joint Committee on all proposed candidates |
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Before June 2024 |
examination by the Bureau of the proposals of candidates submitted by the Committee of Ministers to the Assembly; interviews by the Bureau of the Assembly of candidates included in the recommendation (and possibly by political groups) |
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25/26 June 2024 |
during the third part of the 2024 Ordinary Session (24‑28 June 2024), election of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe |
Chairperson / Présidente: Ms Selin SAYEK BÖKE (Türkiye, SOC)
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy / Commission des questions politiques et de la démocratie
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development / Commission des questions sociales, de la santé et du développement durable
Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media / Commission de la culture, de la science, de l’éducation et des médias
Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons / Commission des migrations, des réfugiés et des personnes déplacées
Chairperson / Président: Mr Mogens JENSEN (Denmark, SOC / Danemark, SOC)
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy / Commission des questions politiques et de la démocratie
Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) / Commission pour le respect des obligations et engagements des Etats membres du Conseil de l’Europe (Commission de suivi)
Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media / Commission de la culture, de la science, de l’éducation et des médias
Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination / Commission sur l’égalité et sur la non-discrimination
Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons / Commission des migrations, des réfugiés et des personnes déplacées
Chairperson / Président
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy / Commission des questions politiques et de la démocratie
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights / Commission des questions juridiques et des droits de l’homme
Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) / Commission pour le respect des obligations et engagements des Etats membres du Conseil de l’Europe (Commission de suivi)
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development / Commission des questions sociales, de la santé et du développement durable
Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media / Commission de la culture, de la science, de l’éducation et des médias
Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination / Commission sur l’égalité et sur la non-discrimination
Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons / Commission des migrations, des réfugiés et des personnes déplacées
Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs / Commission du Règlement, des immunités et des affaires institutionnelles
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Monday 22 January, 8.00 am Strasbourg (part-session) |
Bureau |
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Friday 26 January, 8.00 am Strasbourg (part-session) |
Bureau |
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Thursday 7 March, 9.00 am, Paris |
Bureau |
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Monday 15 April, 8.00 am, Strasbourg (part-session) |
Bureau |
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Friday 19 April, 8.30 am, Strasbourg (part-session) |
Bureau |
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Thursday 23 May, 3.00 pm, Vilnius |
Bureau |
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Friday 24 May, 9.00 am, Vilnius |
Standing Committee (CM Presidency) |
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Monday 24 June, 8.00 am, Strasbourg (part-session) |
Bureau |
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Friday 28 June, 8.30 am, Strasbourg (part-session) |
Bureau |
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Friday 6 September, 9.00 am, Paris |
Bureau |
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Monday 30 September, 8.00 am, Strasbourg (part-session) |
Bureau |
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Friday 4 October, 8.30 am, Strasbourg (part-session) |
Bureau |
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Thursday 28 November, 3.00 pm, Luxembourg |
Bureau |
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Friday 29 November, 9.30 am, Luxembourg |
Standing Committee (CM Presidency) |
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Friday 13 December, 9.00 am, Paris |
Bureau |