Strasbourg, 30 September-4 October 2013
Addresses by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and the Speaker of the Russian State Duma Sergey Naryshkin will be among highlights of PACE's forthcoming autumn plenary session (30 September-4 October 2013).
Also on the agenda are debates on national security and access to information, on the functioning of democratic institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and on children's right to physical integrity. There have been requests for urgent debates on the situation in Syria, and on the EU's human rights agenda.
OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría will address the Assembly in the framework of an annual debate on the OECD's activities, while Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), will speak in a debate on missing persons from Europe's conflicts.
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers, will present the traditional communication to the Assembly and answer members' questions. Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland is also due to address the parliamentarians.
On the first day of the session, a ceremony will also be held to award the first ever Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, which rewards outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights in Europe and beyond.
Monday 30 September 2013
Doc. 13311 (Report on credentials) Examination of credentials of representatives and substitutes Doc. 13307 (Progress report) Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (28 June – 29 September 2013) Doc. 13307 Addendum I (Progress report) Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (30 September 2013) Doc. 13307 Addendum II (Progress report) Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights Doc. 13312 (Communication) President’s activities between the third and the fourth part of the Ordinary session of 2013 Doc. 13296 (Election observation report) Observation of the parliamentary elections in Albania (23 June 2013)
Tuesday 01 October 2013
Doc. 13305 (Communication) Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights{In accordance with Article 22 of the European Convention on Human Rights.} List and curricula vitae of candidates submitted by the Government of Romania Doc. 13301 (Report) The activities of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2012-2013 Doc. 13313 (Committee Opinion) The activities of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2012-2013 Doc. 13297 (Report) Children’s right to physical integrity Doc. 13304 (Report) The progress of the Assembly’s monitoring procedure (June 2012 – September 2013)
Wednesday 02 October 2013
Doc. 13293 (Report) National security and access to information Doc. 13315 (Committee Opinion) National security and access to information Doc. 13300 (Report) The functioning of democratic institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina Doc. 13303 (Report) The honouring of obligations and commitments by the Republic of Moldova
Thursday 03 October 2013
Doc. 13320 (Report) The situation in Syria Doc. 13294 (Report) Missing persons from Europe’s conflicts: the long road to finding humanitarian answers Doc. 13321 (Report) European Union and Council of Europe human rights agendas: synergies not duplication! Doc. 13302 (Report) Food security – a permanent challenge for us all
Friday 04 October 2013
Doc. 13292 (Report) Combating discrimination against older persons on the labour market Doc. 13308 (Committee Opinion) Combating discrimination against older persons on the labour market Doc. 13236 (Report) Strengthening the institution of ombudsman in Europe
