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Summer Session 2015

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to address PACE

Strasbourg, 22-26 June 2015

Speeches by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the President of Malta Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, and the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Ivanic are among the highlights of the PACE 2015 Summer Session (Strasbourg, 22-26 June).

Debates on the agenda include consideration of the annulment of the previously ratified credentials of the delegation of the Russian Federation, the functioning of democratic institutions in Azerbaijan, the situation in Hungary, as well as a current affairs debate on the need for a common European response to migration challenges.

There will also be debates on missing persons in the conflict in Ukraine, improving the protection of whistle-blowers, preventing neo-racism and an evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Morocco.

Igor Crnadak, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, will address the parliamentarians in his role as Chair of the Committee of Ministers. Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland will answer questions from the parliamentarians.

The Assembly will also mark the 60th anniversary of the Europe Prize.

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Reports and opinions

Monday 22 June 2015

Doc. 13823 (Report on credentials) Examination of credentials of representatives and substitutes Doc. 13813 (Progress report) Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (24 April-21 June 2015) Doc. 13813 Addendum I (Progress report) Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (22 June 2015) Doc. 13813 Addendum II (Progress report) Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights Doc. 13813 Addendum III (Progress report) Ad hoc committee on large scale arrival of refugees to Turkey (Istanbul-Gaziantep, 14-16 June 2015) Doc. 13816 (Communication) Activities of the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe between the Second part and the Third part of the 2015 Ordinary session Doc. 13822 (Election observation report) Observation of the parliamentary elections in Turkey (7 June 2015) Doc. 13814 (Parliamentary questions) Parliamentary questions to the Chairperson-in-Office of the Committee of Ministers

Tuesday 23 June 2015

Doc. 13798 (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 Armenia Doc. 13794 (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 Latvia Doc. 13745 (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 Luxembourg Doc. 13799 (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 Monaco Doc. 13813 Addendum II (Progress report) Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights Doc. 13811 (Communication) Election of the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe Doc. 13791 (Report) Improving the protection of whistle-blowers Doc. 13807 (Report) Evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Morocco Doc. 13826 (Committee Opinion) Evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Morocco Doc. 13825 (Committee Opinion) Evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Morocco Doc. 13801 (Report) The functioning of democratic institutions in Azerbaijan

Wednesday 24 June 2015

Doc. 13800 (Report) Consideration of the annulment of the previously ratified credentials of the delegation of the Russian Federation (follow-up to paragraph 16 of Resolution 2034 (2015)) Doc. 13827 (Committee Opinion) Consideration of the annulment of the previous ratified credentials of the delegation of the Russian Federation (follow-up to paragraph 16 of Resolution 2034 (2015)) Doc. 13806 (Report) Situation in Hungary following the adoption of Assembly Resolution 1941 (2013) Doc. 13831 (Committee Opinion) Situation in Hungary following the adoption of Assembly Resolution 1941 (2013) Doc. 13832 (Committee Opinion) Situation in Hungary following the adoption of Assembly Resolution 1941 (2013) Doc. 13747 (Report) Increasing transparency of media ownership Doc. 13803 (Report) Media responsibility and ethics in a changing media environment

Thursday 25 June 2015

Doc. 13808 (Report) Missing persons during the conflict in Ukraine Doc. 13795 (Report) Towards a new European Social Model

Friday 26 June 2015

Doc. 13809 (Report) Recognising and preventing neo-racism Doc. 13802 (Report) Increasing co-operation against cyberterrorism and other large-scale attacks on the Internet Doc. 13813 Addendum IV (Progress report) Activities of the Assembly’s Bureau and Standing Committee (26 June 2015)

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Date Lists
Monday 22 June 1 2 3
Tuesday 23 June 1 2 3 4 5
Wednesday 24 June 1 2 3 4
Thursday 25 June 1 2 3 4
Friday 26 June 1 2

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