First part of the 2025 Ordinary Session

(27-31 January 2025)

Agenda | Doc. 16083 rev | 31 January 2025

Origin

Adopted by the Assembly on 27 January 2025. Revised on 29 January 2025. 2025 - First part-session

• Preamble
• Monday 27January 2025
• Tuesday 28January 2025
• Wednesday 29January 2025
• Thursday 30January 2025
• Friday 31January 2025

• 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

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

Joint Committee

• Thursday15:00 - 16:00

Bureau of the Assembly

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

Committees

• Monday14:00 - 15:30
• 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
• Monday17:45 - 19:30
• Wednesday08:30 - 10:00

• Sitting 11:30 - 13:00 (No. 1)
• Sitting 15:30 - 17:45 (No. 2)

Opening of the part-session

Credentials

List of delegations:

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Election of the President of the Assembly (AS/Inf (2025) 03)

Election of the Vice-Presidents of the Assembly (AS/Inf (2025) 01)

Appointment of members of committees (Commissions (2025) 01 rev and Add. 1)

Requests for debate:

Urgent procedure debate: "Opinion on a draft convention for the protection of the profession of lawyer"

Urgent procedure debate: "The urgent need for free and fair elections in Belarus"

Urgent procedure debate: "European commitment to a just and lasting peace in Ukraine"

Adoption of the agenda

Approval of the minutes of the Standing Committee (Luxembourg, 29 November 2024) (AS/Per (2024) PV 03)

Joint debate

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

Presentation by:

Mr Pablo HISPÁNSpainEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Bur

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Observation of the parliamentary elections in Georgia (26 October 2024)

Presentation by:

Mr Iulian BULAIRomaniaALDERapporteurAS/Bur

Doc. 16079

The progress of the Assembly's monitoring procedure (January-December 2024)

Presentation by:

Ms Zanda KALNIŅA-LUKAŠEVICALatviaEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Mon

Doc. 16086

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Monday 27 January, 10:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 27 January, 10:00)

Address by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch BARTHOLOMEW I (12:15 - 13:00)

Address (15:30 - 16:30)

Communication from the Committee of Ministers

Presentation by:

Mr Xavier BETTEL Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Luxembourg, Chair of the Committee of Ministers

• Questions (deadline for registration: Monday 27 January, 12:00)

Joint debate (continued)

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

Presentation by:

Mr Pablo HISPÁNSpainEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Bur

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Observation of the parliamentary elections in Georgia (26 October 2024)

Presentation by:

Mr Iulian BULAIRomaniaALDERapporteurAS/Bur

Doc. 16079

The progress of the Assembly's monitoring procedure (January-December 2024)

Presentation by:

Ms Zanda KALNIŅA-LUKAŠEVICALatviaEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Mon

Doc. 16086

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Monday 27 January, 10:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 27 January, 10:00)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 16086)

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

Elections (10:00 - 13:00)

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

Lists of candidates:

Andorra

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Armenia

Doc. 16080Doc. 16096 Add. 2

Slovenia

Doc. 16027Doc. 16096 Add. 2

Debate

The need for a renewed rules-based international order

Presentation by:

Ms Dora BAKOYANNISGreeceEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Pol

Doc. 16087

Statement by:

Mr Marko BOŠNJAK President of the European Court of Human Rights

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Monday 27 January, 16:45)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 27 January, 16:00)
• Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 16087)

Address (15:30 - 16:30)

Communication from the Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Presentation by:

Mr Alain BERSET Secretary General of the Council of Europe

• Questions (deadline for registration: Tuesday 28 January, 12:00)

Debate

The absolute and urgent need to end the humanitarian crisis for women, children and the hostages in Gaza

Presentation by:

Ms Saskia KLUITNetherlandsSOCRapporteurAS/Soc

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• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 28 January, 12:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 27 January, 16:00)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 16093)

Debate

Addressing risks to human rights and the rule of law posed by mercenaries and private military and security companies: a call for comprehensive regulation

Presentation by:

Mr Andrea ORLANDOItalyRapporteurAS/Jur

Doc. 16092

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 28 January, 12:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 27 January, 16:00)
• Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 16092)

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

Debate

Multiperspectivity in remembrance and history education for democratic citizenship

Presentation by:

Ms Luz MARTINEZ SEIJOSpainSOCRapporteurAS/Cult

Doc. 16090

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 28 January, 19:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 28 January, 10:30)
• Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 16090)

Commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp. See separate programme, AS/Inf(2025)05. (12:00 - 13:00)

Address (15:30 - 16:30)

Mr Luc FRIEDEN, Prime Minister of Luxembourg

• Questions (deadline for registration: Wednesday 29 January, 12:00)

Debate

Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of Georgia

Presentation by:

Ms Zanda KALNIŅA-LUKAŠEVICALatviaEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Mon

Doc. 16104

Ms Petra BAYRAustriaSOCRapporteur for opinionAS/Pro

Doc. 16107

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 29 January, 12:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 28 January, 19:00)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 16104)

Debate

Immigration, one of the answers to Europe's demographic ageing

Presentation by:

Ms Kate OSAMORUnited KingdomSOCRapporteurAS/Mig

Doc. 16072

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 29 January, 12:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 28 January, 16:00)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 16072)

• Sitting 10:00 - 13:00 (No. 7)
• Sitting 16:00 - 20:00 (No. 8)

Debate under urgent procedure

Opinion on a draft convention for the protection of the profession of lawyer

Presentation by:

Mr Vladimir VARDANYANArmeniaEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Jur

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Statement by:

The Rt Hon. Lord HERMER KC Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 29 January, 19:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 29 January, 10:30)
• Vote on a draft opinion (Doc. 16102)

Debate under urgent procedure

The urgent need for free and fair elections in Belarus

Presentation by:

Mr Ryszard PETRUPolandALDERapporteurAS/Pol

Doc. 16105

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 29 January, 19:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 29 January, 10:30)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 16105)

Debate under urgent procedure

European commitment to a just and lasting peace in Ukraine

Presentation by:

Ms Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRIFinlandSOCRapporteurAS/Pol

Doc. 16106

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 29 January, 19:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 29 January, 16:30)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 16106)

Debate

Women in the economy: employment, entrepreneurship and gender-responsive budgeting

Presentation by:

Ms Sena Nur ÇELİK KANATTürkiyeNRRapporteurAS/Ega

Doc. 16068

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 30 January, 12:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 29 January, 16:30)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 16068)

Debate

Regulating content moderation on social media to safeguard freedom of expression

Presentation by:

Ms Valentina GRIPPOItalyALDERapporteurAS/Cult

Doc. 16089

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 30 January, 12:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 29 January, 16:30)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 16089)

• Sitting 10:00 - 13:00 (No. 9)

Debate

“Long Covid” and access to the right to health

Presentation by:

Ms Carmen LEYTESpainEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Soc

Doc. 16088

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 30 January, 19:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 30 January, 10:30)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 16088)

Debate

Overcoming age-based discrimination against older persons

Presentation by:

Ms Andrea EDER-GITSCHTHALERAustriaEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Ega

Doc. 16091

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 30 January, 19:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 30 January, 10:30)
• Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 16091)

Free debate

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 30 January, 19:00)

Progress report (continued)

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

Addendum:

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Constitution of the Standing Committee

Appointment of the members of the Standing Committee (Commissions (2025) 02)

Closure of the part-session