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

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:

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. 14455 Doc. 14455 Add. 1 Doc. 14455 Add. 2 Doc. 14455 Add. 3 Doc. 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. 14444 Doc. 14455 Add. 3

Judge to the European Court of Human Rights

List of candidates in respect of:

Doc. 14460 Doc. 14455 Add. 2Spain

Debate

The protection and promotion of regional or minority languages in Europe

Presentation by:

Ms Rózsa HOFFMANNHungaryEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Cult

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

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

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. 14464 Doc. 14464 Add.

Good football governance

Presentation by:

Ms Anne BRASSEURLuxembourgALDERapporteurAS/Cult

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

Sir Roger GALEUnited KingdomECCo-RapporteurAS/Mon

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

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

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 1 Doc. 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

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 AndorraNote

Presentation by:

Ms Petra De SUTTERBelgiumSOCRapporteurAS/Pro

Ms Elvira KOVÁCSSerbiaEPP/CDRapporteur for opinionAS/Ega

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

Mr Stefan SCHENNACHAustriaSOCRapporteur for opinionAS/Soc

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

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