Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (26 June 2015)
Progress report
| Doc. 13813 Addendum IV
| 26 June 2015
1 Decisions of the
Bureau of 26 June 2015 requiring ratification by the Assembly
1.1 References and transmissions to committees
The Bureau considered and approved the following references
to committees:
- Doc. 13771, motion for a resolution, A
European social commitment guaranteeing the rights of the elderly
and their comprehensive care, reference to the Committee
on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development for report;
- Doc. 13797, motion for a resolution, Racism,
xenophobia and related intolerance: challenges to global sporting
events, reference to the Committee on Culture, Science,
Education and Media to be taken into account in
the preparation of the report on “Sport for all: a bridge to equality,
integration and social inclusion”;
- Doc. 13812, motion for a resolution, Libya’s
future between the threats of terrorism and a democratic prospect,
reference to the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy for report;
- Doc. 13829, motion for a resolution, The
humanitarian concerns with regard to captured people during the
conflict in Ukraine, reference to the Committee on Migration,
Refugees and Displaced persons for report;
- Doc. 13830, motion for a resolution, Possible
ways to improve the emergency refugee situations funding, reference
to the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced persons for report;
- Bureau decision, A stronger
European response to the Syrian refugees crisis, reference
to the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced persons for report.
1.2 Election observation
1.2.1 Belarus: presidential election (11 October, to
be confirmed)
The Bureau approved the composition of the ad hoc committee
(Appendix 1).
1.2.2 Azerbaijan: parliamentary elections (1st November
2015)
The Bureau approved the composition of the ad hoc committee
and appointed Mr Jordi Xuclà (Spain, ALDE) as Chairperson of the
ad hoc committee (Appendix 2).
1.2.3 Kyrgyzstan: parliamentary elections (8 November
2015, to be confirmed)
The Bureau approved the composition of the ad hoc committee
and appointed Mr Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC) as Chairperson
of the ad hoc committee (Appendix 3).
1.3 Composition of committees
1.3.1 Composition of the Monitoring Committee
On the basis of a proposal by the EPP/CD Group, the Bureau
appointed Mr Zsolt Csenger-Zalán (Hungary) and Mr Senad Šepić (Bosnia
and Herzegovina).
1.3.2 Composition of the Committee on Rules of Procedure,
Immunities and Institutional Affairs
On the basis of a proposal by the Socialist Group, the Bureau
appointed Mr Attila Mesterhazy (Hungary) and Mr Florin Iordache
(Romania).
On the basis of a proposal by the EPP/CD Group, the Bureau
appointed Ms Elena Centemero (Italy).
1.3.3 Composition of the Committee on the Election of
Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
On the basis of a proposal by the Socialist Group, the Bureau
appointed Ms Ingrid Antičević Marinović (Croatia) as alternate.
On the basis of a proposal by the EPP/CD Group, the Bureau
appointed Ms Inerse Lībiņa-Egnere (Latvia) as full member and Ms
Liliana Palihovici (Republic of Moldova) as alternate.
On the basis of a proposal by the ALDE Group, the Bureau appointed
Ms Cristina de Pietro (Italy) as full member.
Appendix 1 – Ad hoc committee for the observation of the
presidential election in Belarus (11 October 2015, to be confirmed)
List of members
Chairperson
…
Socialist Group (SOC)
- Jonas GUNNARSSON, Sweden*
- Titus CORLATEAN, Romania
- Luc RECORDON, Switzerland
Substitutes
- Paolo CORSINI, Italy
- Gisela WURM, Austria
- Arcadio DIAZ TEJERA, Spain
- Ermira MEHMETI DEVAJA, “The former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia”
Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD)
- Şaban DIŞLI, Turkey
- Arpine HOVHANNISYAN, Armenia
- Thierry MARIANI, France*
Substitutes
- Ben-Oni ARDELEAN, Romania
- Viorel Riceard BADEA, Romania
- Jean-Marie BOCKEL, France
- Elena CENTEMERO, Italy
- Corneliu Mugurel COZMANCIUC, Romania
- Attila KORODI, Romania
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for
Europe (ALDE)
- MarieLuise BECK, Germany
- Doris FIALA, Switzerland*
Substitutes
- Ksenija KORENJAK KRAMAR,
Slovenia
- Luis Alberto ORELLANA, Italy
- Goran TUPONJA, Montenegro
European Conservatives Group (EC)
- Robert NEILL, United
Kingdom*
- Reha DENEMEÇ, Turkey
Substitutes
- Ömer SELVI, Turkey
- Richard BALFE, United Kingdom
- Egemen BAĞIŞ, Turkey
Group of the Unified European Left (UEL)
Rapporteur AS/POL (ex officio)
Venice Commission
Secretariat
- Chemavon CHAHBAZIAN,
Head of Election observation and Interparliamentary cooperation
Division
- Franck DAESCHLER, Principal administrative assistant,
Election observation and Interparliamentary cooperation Division
* members of the pre-election delegation
Appendix 2 – Ad hoc committee for the observation of the
parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan (1st November 2015)
List of members
Chairperson
Jordi XUCLÀ, Spain (ALDE)
Socialist Group (SOC)
- Franck SCHWABE, Germany*
- Maria GUZENINA, Finland
- Sílvia BONET PEROT, Andorra
- Maryvonne BLONDIN, France
- Stefan SCHENNACH, Austria
- Luc RECORDON, Switzerland
- Michael McNAMARA, Ireland
- Arcadio DÍAZ TEJERA, Spain
- Attila MESTERHÁZY, Hungary
- Valentina LESKAJ, Albania
- Ute FINCKH-KRÄMER, Germany
Substitutes
- Pascale CROZON, France
- Josette DURRIEU, France
- Ol’ga NACHTMANNOVÁ, Slovak Republic
- Dana VÁHALOVÁ, Czech Republic
- Milica MARKOVIĆ, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Joseph DEBONO GRECH, Malta
- Florin PȂSLARU, Romania
- Ermira MEHMETI DEVAJA, “The former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia”
Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD)
- Pedro AGRAMUNT, Spain
- Volodymyr ARIEV, Ukraine
- Aleksandra DJUROVIĆ, Serbia
- Giuseppe GALATI, Italy
- Valeriu GHILETCHI, Republic of Moldova
- Evangelos MEIMARAKIS, Greece
- Aleksandar NIKOLOSKI, “The former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia”*
- Cezar Florin PREDA, Romania
- Senad ŠEPIĆ, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Karin STRENZ, Germany
Substitutes
- Boriana ÅBERG, Sweden
- Werner AMON, Austria,
- Elena CENTEMERO, Italy
- Corneliu Mugurel COZMANCIUC, Romania
- Şaban DİŞLİ, Turkey
- Nicole DURANTON, France
- Claudio FAZZONE, Italy
- Hans FRANKEN, Netherlands
- Iryna GERASHCHENKO, Ukraine
- Nermina KAPETANOVIĆ, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE, Latvia
- Marija OBRADOVIĆ, Serbia
- Gabriela PECKOVÁ, Czech Republic
- André REICHARDT, France
- François ROCHEBLOINE, France
- Andrej ŠIRCELJ, Slovenia
- Ionuţ-Marian STROE, Romania
- Attila TILKI, Hungary
- Tobias ZECH, Germany
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for
Europe (ALDE)
- Sirkka-Liisa ANTTILA,
Finland
- Alain DESTEXHE, Belgium
- Andrea RIGONI, Italy
Substitutes
- Alfred HEER, Switzerland
- Bernard PASQUIER, Monaco
- Adele GAMBARO, Italy
- Ksenija KORENJAK KRAMAR, Slovenia
European Conservatives Group (EC)
- Egemen BAǦIŞ, Turkey*
- Roger GALE, United Kingdom
- Oleksii HONCHARENKO
Substitutes
- Brian BINLEY, United
Kingdom
- Margaret EATON, United Kingdom
- Tüllin ERKAL KARA, Turkey
- Richard BALFE, United Kingdom
Group of the Unified European Left (UEL)
- Athanasia ANAGNOSTOPOULOU,
Greece
- Ioanneta KAVVADIA, Greece
Rapporteurs AS/MON (ex officio)
- Agustín CONDE, Spain
- Tadeusz IWIŃSKI, Poland
Secretariat
- Bogdan TORCĂTORIU, Administrative
Officer, Election observation and Interparliamentary cooperation Division
- Franck DAESCHLER, Principal administrative assistant,
Election observation and Interparliamentary cooperation Division
- Anne GODFREY, Assistant, Election observation and Interparliamentary
cooperation Division
* members of the pre-election delegation
Appendix 3 – Ad hoc committee for the observation of the
parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan (8 November 2015, to be confirmed)
List of members
Chairperson
Andreas GROSS, Switzerland (SOC)
Socialist Group (SOC)
- Paolo CORSINI, Italy
- Josette DURRIEU, France
- Gisela WURM, Austria
- Stefan SCHENNACH, Austria
- Ermira MEHMETI DEVAJA, “The former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia”
- Titus CORLĂŢEAN, Romania
Substitutes
- Florin IORDACHE, Romania
- Dana VAHALOVA, Czech Republic
Group of the European People’s Party (EPP/CD)
- Theodora BAKOYANNIS,
Greece
- Deborah BERGAMINI, Italy
- Zsolt CSENGER-ZALÁN, Hungary
- Hans FRANKEN, Netherlands
- Inese LĪBIŅA-EGNERE, Latvia
- Olivia MITCHELL, Ireland
- Stefaan VERCAMER, Belgium
Substitutes
- Jean-Marie BOCKEL, France
- Elena CENTEMERO, Italy
- Corneliu Mugurel COZMANCIUC, Romania
- Valeriu GHILETCHI, Republic of Moldova
- Andres HERKEL, Estonia
- Yves POZZO DI BORGO, France
- Cezar Florin PREDA, Romania
- Senad ŠEPIĆ, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Attila TILKI, Hungary
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for
Europe (ALDE)
- André BUGNON, Switzerland*
- Karl GARÐARSSON, Iceland
- Meritxell MATEU PI, Andorra
Substitutes
- Goran TUPONJA, Montenegro
- Nellija KLEINBERGA, Latvia
- Chiora TAKTAKISHVILI, Georgia
European Conservatives Group (EC)
- Richard BALFE, United
Kingdom
- Ingebjørg GODSKESEN, Norway*
Substitutes
- Reha DENEMEÇ, Turkey
- Baroness Margaret EATON, United Kingdom
- Ganira PASHAYEVA, Azerbaijan
- Egemen BAĞIŞ, Turkey
- Oleksii HONCHARENKO, Ukraine
Group of the Unified European Left (UEL)
Rapporteur – Evaluation of the Partnership
for Democracy in respect of the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic
Secretariat
- Chemavon CHAHBAZIAN,
Head of Secretariat, Election observation and Interparliamentary cooperation
Division
- Bogdan TORCĂTORIU, Administrative Officer, Election observation
and Interparliamentary cooperation Division
- Daniele GASTL, Assistant, Election observation and Interparliamentary
cooperation Division
* members of the pre-election delegation
