First part of the 2018 Ordinary Session

(22-26 January 2018)

Agenda | Doc. 14451 | 22 January 2018

Origin

Adopted by the Assembly on 22 January 2018. 2018 - First part-session

• Preamble
• Monday 22January 2018
• Tuesday 23January 2018
• Wednesday 24January 2018
• Thursday 25January 2018
• Friday 26January 2018

• Abbreviations
• Meetings outside the Chamber

• Bur Bureau of the Assembly
• Per Standing Committee
• Pol Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
• Jur Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
• Soc Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
• Mig Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
• Cult Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
• Ega Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
• Mon Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee)
• Pro Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs
• Cdh Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

• EPP/CD Group of the European People's Party
• SOC Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group
• EC European Conservatives Group
• ALDE Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
• UEL Group of the Unified European Left
• FDG Free Democrats Group
• NR Representatives not belonging to a political group

Bureau of the Assembly

• Monday08:00 - 09:30
• Friday08:30 - 10:00

Committees

• Monday14:00 - 15:00
• Tuesday08:30 - 10:00
• Tuesday14:00 - 15:30
• Wednesday14:00 - 15:30
• Thursday08:30 - 10:00
• Thursday14:00 - 15:30

Political groups

• Monday09:30 - 11:30
• Monday17:00 - 19:00
• Wednesday08:30 - 10:00

• Sitting 11:30 - 13:00 (No. 1)
• Sitting 15:00 - 17:00 (No. 2)

Opening of the part-session

Examination of the credentials

List of delegations:

Doc. 14472

Election of the President of the Assembly (AS/Inf (2018) 04)

Election of the Vice-Presidents of the Assembly (AS/Inf (2018) 01)

Appointment of members of committees (Commissions (2018) 01 + Add. 1)

Requests for debate:

Urgent procedure debate: “The Israeli–Palestinian peace process: the role of the Council of Europe”

Urgent procedure debate: “Energising the Israeli–Palestinian peace process: contribution of the Council of Europe”

Current affairs debate: “The Turkish military intervention in Syria”

Adoption of the agenda

Approval of the minutes of proceedings of the Standing Committee (Copenhagen, 24 November 2017) (AS/Per (2017) PV 03)

Debate

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

Presentation by:

Ms Stella KYRIAKIDESCyprusEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Bur

Doc. 14455Doc. 14455 Add. 1Doc. 14455 Add. 2Doc. 14455 Add. 3Doc. 14471

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Monday 22 January, 10:00)

Address (15:00 - 16:00)

Communication from the Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Presentation by:

Mr Thorbjørn JAGLAND

• Questions

Debate

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee (continued)

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Monday 22 January, 10:00)
• [possibly] Vote ()

• Sitting 10:00 - 13:00 (No. 3)
• Sitting 15:30 - 20:00 (No. 4)

Elections (10:00 - 13:00)

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

List of candidates:

Doc. 14444Doc. 14455 Add. 3

Judge to the European Court of Human Rights

List of candidates in respect of:

Doc. 14460Doc. 14455 Add. 2Spain

Debate

The protection and promotion of regional or minority languages in Europe

Presentation by:

Ms Rózsa HOFFMANNHungaryEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Cult

Doc. 14466

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Monday 22 January, 16:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 22 January, 16:00)
• Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 14466)

Address ((12:00))

HRH The Crown Princess of Denmark

Elections (continued) (15:30 - 17:00)

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

Judge to the European Court of Human Rights

Address (15:30 - 16:30)

Communication from the Committee of Ministers

Presentation by:

Mr Anders SAMUELSEN Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers

• Questions (deadline for registration: Tuesday 23 January, 12:00)

Debate

The case for a basic citizenship income

Presentation by:

Ms Nunzia CATALFOItalyNRRapporteurAS/Soc

Doc. 14462

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 23 January, 12:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 22 January, 16:00)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14462)

Debate

Humanitarian consequences of the war in Ukraine

Presentation by:

Mr Egidijus VAREIKISLithuaniaEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Mig

Doc. 14463

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 23 January, 12:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 22 January, 16:00)
• Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 14463)

• Sitting 10:00 - 13:00 (No. 5)
• Sitting 15:30 - 20:00 (No. 6)

Election (2nd round) (10:00 - 13:00)

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

Joint debate

Working towards a framework for modern sports governance

Presentation by:

Mr Mogens JENSENDenmarkSOCRapporteurAS/Cult

Doc. 14464Doc. 14464 Add.

Good football governance

Presentation by:

Ms Anne BRASSEURLuxembourgALDERapporteurAS/Cult

Doc. 14452

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 23 January, 19:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 23 January, 10:30)
• Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 14464)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14452)

Address (12:00 - 13:00)

Mr Serzh SARGSYAN, President of Armenia

• Questions

Election (2nd round) (continued) (15:30 - 17:00)

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

Address (15:30 - 16:30)

Mr Lars Løkke RASMUSSEN, Prime Minister of Denmark

• Questions

Current affairs debate

The Turkish military intervention in Syria

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 24 January, 12:00)

Debate

The honouring of obligations and commitments by Bosnia and Herzegovina

Presentation by:

Mr Tiny KOXNetherlandsUELCo-RapporteurAS/Mon

Doc. 14465

Sir Roger GALEUnited KingdomECCo-RapporteurAS/Mon

Doc. 14465

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 24 January, 12:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 23 January, 16:00)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14465)

Debate

The case for drafting a European convention on the profession of lawyer

Presentation by:

Ms Sabien LAHAYE-BATTHEUBelgiumALDERapporteurAS/Jur

Doc. 14453

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 24 January, 12:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 23 January, 16:00)
• Vote on a draft recommendation (Doc. 14453)

• Sitting 10:00 - 13:00 (No. 7)
• Sitting 15:30 - 20:00 (No. 8)

Debate under urgent procedure

The Israeli–Palestinian peace process: the role of the Council of Europe

Presentation by:

Mr Titus CORLĂŢEANRomaniaSOCRapporteurAS/Pol

Doc. 14484

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 24 January, 19:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 24 January, 10:30)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14484)

Address (12:00 - 13:00)

Mr Alexander Van der BELLEN, President of Austria

• Questions

Address (15:30 - 16:30)

Annual activity report 2017 by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights (CommDH(2018)1)

Presentation by:

Mr Nils MUIŽNIEKS Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

• Questions

Debate

The progress of the Assembly's monitoring procedure (January-December 2017) and the periodic review of the honouring of obligations by Estonia, Greece, Hungary and Ireland

Presentation by:

Mr Cezar Florin PREDARomaniaEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Mon

Doc. 14450 Part 1Doc. 14450 Part 2 (EE)Doc. 14450 Part 3 (GR)Doc. 14450 Part 4 (HU)Doc. 14450 Part 5 (IE)

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 25 January, 12:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 24 January, 16:00)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14450 Part 1)

Debate

Protecting children affected by armed conflicts

Presentation by:

Ms Sevinj FATALIYEVAAzerbaijanECRapporteurAS/Soc

Doc. 14461

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 25 January, 12:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 24 January, 16:00)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14461)

Debate

Challenge on procedural grounds of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of Andorra [(1) According to Rule 7.2 of the Assemby's Rules of Procedure.]

Presentation by:

Ms Petra De SUTTERBelgiumSOCRapporteurAS/Pro

Doc. 14475

Ms Elvira KOVÁCSSerbiaEPP/CDRapporteur for opinionAS/Ega

Doc. 14481

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 25 January, 12:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 24 January, 16:00)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14475)

• Sitting 10:00 - 13:00 (No. 9)

Debate

Jurisdictional immunity of international organisations and rights of their staff

Presentation by:

Mr Volker ULLRICHGermanyEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Jur

Doc. 14443

Mr Stefan SCHENNACHAustriaSOCRapporteur for opinionAS/Soc

Doc. 14487

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 25 January, 19:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 25 January, 10:30)
• Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 14443)

Debate

Strengthening international regulations against trade in goods used for torture and the death penalty

Presentation by:

Mr Vusal HUSEYNOVAzerbaijanEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Jur

Doc. 14454

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 25 January, 19:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 25 January, 10:30)
• Vote on a draft recommendation (Doc. 14454)

Debate

Free debate

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 25 January, 19:00)

Progress report

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee (continued)

Addendum:

Doc. 14455 Add. 4

Constitution of the Standing Committee

Closure of the part-session