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First part of the 2026 Ordinary Session

(26-30 January 2026)

Agenda | Doc. 16305 | 30 January 2026

Origin: Adopted by the Assembly on 26 January 2026. 2026 - 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, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
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)
Rul Committee on Rules, Ethics and Immunities
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 - 16:30

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 - 11:00
Monday17:30 - 19:45
Wednesday08:15 - 10:00

Sitting 11:00 - 13:15 (No. 1)
Sitting 15:40 - 17:30 (No. 2)

Opening of the part-session

Examination of the credentials

List of delegations:

Farewell ceremony for the outgoing President of the Assembly

Election of the President of the Assembly (AS/Inf (2026) 03)

Election of the Vice-Presidents of the Assembly (AS/Inf (2026) 01)

Appointment of members of committees (Commissions (2026) 01 and Add. 1)

Requests for debate:

Current affairs debate: "Safeguarding the system of international justice"

Debate under urgent procedure: "65th anniversary of the European Social Charter"

Debate under urgent procedure: "Ensuring accountability, humanitarian protection and respect for international law in Gaza and the West Bank after the ceasefire"

Debate under urgent procedure: "Threats against the international order: the case of Greenland"

Debate under urgent procedure: "Bringing Democracy back to our Assembly: an urgent call to reform the election procedure of the President of the Parliamentary Assembly"

Debate under urgent procedure: "Political crisis in the broader Middle East: need to protect human rights and the rights of all minority groups"

Adoption of the agenda

Approval of the minutes of the Standing Committee (Republic of Moldova, 21 November 2025) (AS/Per (2025) PV 02)

Current affairs debate

Safeguarding the system of international justice

Statement by:

Ms Stefanie HUBIG German Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection

List of speakers (deadline for registration: Monday 26 January, 09:00)

Joint debate

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

Presentation by:

Mr Iulian BULAIRomaniaALDERapporteurAS/Bur

Doc. 16323 Doc. 16323 Add. 1 Doc. 16323 Add. 2 Doc. 16323 Add. 3

Observation of the early parliamentary elections in the Kyrgyz Republic (30 November 2025)

Presentation by:

Mr Georgios STAMATISGreeceEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Bur

The progress of the Assembly's monitoring procedure (January-December 2025)

Presentation by:

Ms Zanda KALNIŅA-LUKAŠEVICALatviaEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Mon

List of speakers (deadline for registration: Monday 26 January, 09:00)
Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 26 January, 11:00)
Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 16316)

Sitting 10:00 - 13:00 (No. 3)
Sitting 15:40 - 20:00 (No. 4)

Elections (10:00 - 12:45)

Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

List of candidates:

Cyprus

Doc. 16323 Add. 2 Doc. 16312

Netherlands

Doc. 16323 Add. 2 Doc. 16302 rev

Address (10:00 - 11:00)

Ms Maia SANDU, President of the Republic of Moldova

Questions (deadline for registration: Monday 26 January, 16:00)

Address (11:00 - 12:00)

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: Monday 26 January, 16:00)

Ceremony marking the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust See separate programme, AS/Inf(2026)05. (12:00 - 12:45)

Debate

Elections in times of crisis

Presentation by:

Mr Damien COTTIERSwitzerlandALDERapporteurAS/Pol

List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 27 January, 09:00)
Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 26 January, 16:00)
Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 16297)

Debate

Supporting the commitment to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace for Ukraine and the security of the European continent

Presentation by:

Mr Piero FASSINOItalySOCRapporteurAS/Pol

Doc. 16311 Doc. 16311 Add.

List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 27 January, 09:00)
Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 26 January, 16:00)
Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 16311)

Debate

The functioning of democratic institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Presentation by:

Mr Zsolt NÉMETHHungaryECPACo-RapporteurAS/Mon

Mr Pablo HISPÁNSpainEPP/CDCo-RapporteurAS/Mon

List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 27 January, 09:00)
Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 26 January, 16:00)
Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 16310)

Sitting 10:10 - 13:00 (No. 5)
Sitting 15:40 - 20:00 (No. 6)

Debate

Strengthening democracies with young people: from participation to shared responsibility

Presentation by:

Ms Sona GHAZARYAN ArmeniaALDERapporteurAS/Cult

Ms Elisabetta GARDINIItalyECPARapporteur for opinionAS/Pol

List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 27 January, 16:00)
Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 27 January, 10:40)
Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 16308)

Address (12:00 - 13:00)

Mr Ararat MIRZOYAN, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Armenia

Questions (deadline for registration: Tuesday 27 January, 16:00)

Address (15:40 - 16:40)

Communication from the Committee of Ministers

Presentation by:

Mr Mihai POPŞOI Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova, President of the Committee of Ministers

Questions (deadline for registration: Wednesday 28 January, 09:00)

Current affairs debate

Ensuring accountability, humanitarian protection and respect for international law in Gaza and the West Bank after the ceasefire

List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 28 January, 09:00)

Debate

Draft additional protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine concerning the protection of human rights and dignity of persons with regard to involuntary placement and involuntary treatment within mental healthcare services

Presentation by:

Ms Carmen LEYTESpainEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Soc

List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 28 January, 09:00)
Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 27 January, 16:10)
Vote on a draft opinion (Doc. 16309)

Debate

Socialising at schools: for an inclusive and participatory education fostering democratic values

Presentation by:

Ms Luz MARTINEZ SEIJOSpainSOCRapporteurAS/Cult

List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 28 January, 09:00)
Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 27 January, 16:10)
Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 16314)

Sitting 10:10 - 13:00 (No. 7)
Sitting 16:30 - 20:00 (No. 8)

Debate under urgent procedure

Threats against the international order: the case of Greenland

Presentation by:

Mr Bertrand BOUYXFranceALDERapporteurAS/Pol

List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 28 January, 16:00)
Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 28 January, 12:00)
Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 16334)

Debate under urgent procedure

Political crisis in the broader Middle East: need to protect human rights and the rights of all minority groups

Presentation by:

Mr Piero FASSINOItalySOCRapporteurAS/Pol

List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 28 January, 16:00)
Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 28 January, 12:00)
Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 16336)

Debate

For a ban on conversion practices

Presentation by:

Ms Kate OSBORNEUnited KingdomSOCRapporteurAS/Ega

Statement by:

Ms Helena DALLI former European Commissioner for Equality, former Minister for European Affairs and Equality of Malta

List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 29 January, 09:00)
Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 28 January, 17:00)
Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 16315)

Debate under urgent procedure

The 65th anniversary of the European Social Charter: social rights as the foundation of resilient democracies and social justice

Presentation by:

Mr Paul GALLESLuxembourgEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Soc

List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 29 January, 09:00)
Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 28 January, 17:00)
Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 16335)

Debate

Post-monitoring dialogue with North Macedonia

Presentation by:

Ms Sibel ARSLANSwitzerlandSOCCo-RapporteurAS/Mon

Mr Joseph O'REILLYIrelandEPP/CDCo-RapporteurAS/Mon

List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 29 January, 09:00)
Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 28 January, 17:00)
Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 16317)

Sitting 10:10 - 13:00 (No. 9)

Free debate

List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 29 January, 16:00)

Progress report (continued)

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

Addendum:

Doc. 16323 Add. 4

Constitution of the Standing Committee

Appointment of the members of the Standing Committee (Commissions (2026) 03)

Closure of the part-session