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Fourth part of the 2017 Ordinary Session

(9-13 October 2017)

Agenda | Doc. 14391 | 09 October 2017

Origin
Adopted by the Assembly on 9 October 2017. 2017 - Fourth part-session

  • 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

Joint Committee

  • Thursday15:00 - 16:30

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 - 15:00

Political groups

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

Opening of the part-session

Opening by the Acting President of the Assembly

Examination of credentials

List of delegations:

Election of the President of the Assembly (AS/Inf (2017) 08)

Election of Vice-Presidents of the Assembly in respect of France and Serbia

Changes in the membership of committees (Commissions (2017) 07 + Add. 1)

Requests for debate:

Urgent procedure debate: “The extremely worrying humanitarian situation of the Rohingya”

Urgent procedure debate: “The new Ukrainian law on education: a major impediment to the teaching of national minorities' mother tongues”

Current affairs debate: “The need for a political solution to the crisis in Catalonia”

Adoption of the agenda

Prize Award Ceremony (15:00 - 15:30)

Václav Havel Human Rights PrizeNote

Debate (continued)

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

Observation of the parliamentary elections in Albania (25 June 2017)

Address (12:00 - 13:00)

Mr Miloš ZEMAN, President of the Czech Republic

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

Judge to the European Court of Human Rights

Question time (15:30 - 16:00)

Mr Thorbjørn JAGLAND, Secretary General of the Council of Europe

[Possibly 2nd round] Election (10:00 - 13:00)

Judge to the European Court of Human Rights

Joint debate

The functioning of democratic institutions in Azerbaijan

Presentation by:

Azerbaijan’s Chairmanship of the Council of Europe: what follow-up on respect for human rights?

Presentation by:

Address (12:00 - 13:00)

Mr Petro POROSHENKO, President of Ukraine

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

Judge to the European Court of Human Rights

Joint debate

Call for a Council of Europe Summit to reaffirm European unity and to defend and promote democratic security in Europe

Presentation by:

Defending the acquis of the Council of Europe: preserving 65 years of successful intergovernmental co-operation

Presentation by:

Joint debate

Venice Commission’s “Rule of Law Checklist”

Presentation by:

New threats to the rule of law in Council of Europe member States: selected examples

Presentation by:

Statement by:

Mr Gianni BUQUICCHIO President of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission)

Progress report

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

Addendum:

Closure of the part-session