Second part of the 2017 Ordinary Session

(24-28 April 2017)

Agenda | Doc. 14272 | 24 April 2017

Origin

Adopted by the Assembly on 24 April 2017. 2017 - Second part-session

• Preamble
• Monday 24April 2017
• Tuesday 25April 2017
• Wednesday 26April 2017
• Thursday 27April 2017
• Friday 28April 2017

• 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 Socialist Group
• EC European Conservatives Group
• ALDE Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
• UEL Group of the Unified European Left
• NR Representatives not belonging to a political group

Bureau of the Assembly

• Monday07:30 - 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. 10)
• Sitting 15:00 - 17:00 (No. 11)

Opening of the part-session

Statement by the President

Examination of credentials

List of delegations:

Doc. 14293

Election of a Vice-President of the Assembly in respect of Romania

Changes in the membership of committees (Commissions (2017) 04 + Add. 1)

Requests for debate:

Current affairs debate: “European values under threat: addressing rising xenophobia, antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe”

Urgent procedure debate: “Political consequences of the new Israeli Settlement Regulation Law”

Urgent procedure debate: “Draft Council of Europe Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property”

Urgent procedure debate: “Alarming developments in Hungary: A new NGO law restricting civil society and the closure of an international university”

Urgent procedure debate: “Introducing an impeachment procedure for Members holding elected office in the Parliamentary Assembly”

Adoption of the agenda

Approval of the minutes of proceedings of the Standing Committee (Madrid, 10 March 2017) (AS/Per (2017) PV 01)

Debate

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

Presentation by:

Mr Jordi XUCLÀSpainALDERapporteurAS/Bur

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Observation of the early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria (26 March 2017)

Presentation by:

Ms Marie-Christine DALLOZFranceEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Bur

Doc. 14294

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Monday 24 April, 10:00)
• [possibly] Vote ()

Address (15:00 - 16:00)

Communication from the Committee of Ministers

Presentation by:

Mr Ioannis KASOULIDES Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers

• Questions (deadline for registration: Monday 24 April, 12:00)

Debate

Free debate

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Monday 24 April, 12:00)

• Sitting 10:00 - 13:00 (No. 12)
• Sitting 15:30 - 20:00 (No. 13)

Debate

The functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey

Presentation by:

Ms Ingebjørg GODSKESENNorwayECCo-RapporteurAS/Mon

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Ms Marianne MIKKOEstoniaSOCCo-RapporteurAS/Mon

Doc. 14282

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Monday 24 April, 16:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 24 April, 16:00)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14282)

Question time (15:30 - 16:00)

Mr Thorbjørn JAGLAND, Secretary General of the Council of Europe

• Questions

Debate (continued)

Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

Observation of the early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria (26 March 2017)

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Monday 24 April, 10:00)
• [possibly] Vote ()

Debate

Human rights in the North Caucasus: what follow-up to Resolution 1738 (2010)?

Presentation by:

Mr Michael McNAMARAIrelandSOCRapporteurAS/Jur

Doc. 14083

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 25 April, 12:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 24 April, 16:00)
• Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 14083)

Debate

Fighting income inequality as a means of fostering social cohesion and economic development

Presentation by:

Mr Andrej HUNKOGermanyUELRapporteurAS/Soc

Doc. 14287

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 25 April, 12:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 24 April, 16:00)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14287)

• Sitting 10:00 - 13:00 (No. 14)
• Sitting 15:30 - 20:30 (No. 15)

Debate

Protecting refugee women from gender-based violence

Presentation by:

Ms Gisela WURMAustriaSOCRapporteurAS/Ega

Doc. 14284

Ms Petra De SUTTERBelgiumSOCRapporteur for opinionAS/Mig

Doc. 14297

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Tuesday 25 April, 19:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 25 April, 10:30)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14284)

Address (12:00 - 13:00)

Mr Prokopios PAVLOPOULOS, President of the Hellenic Republic‎

• Questions

Address (15:30 - 16:30)

Annual activity report 2016 by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights (CommDH(2017)3)

Presentation by:

Mr Nils MUIŽNIEKS Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

• Questions

Current affairs debate

European values under threat: addressing rising xenophobia, antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 26 April, 12:00)

Debate

25 years of the CPT: achievements and areas for improvement

Presentation by:

Mr Jordi XUCLÀSpainALDERapporteurAS/Jur

Doc. 14280

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 26 April, 12:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 25 April, 16:00)
• Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 14280)

Debate

Abusive use of the Interpol system: the need for more stringent legal safeguards

Presentation by:

Mr Bernd FABRITIUSGermanyEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Jur

Doc. 14277

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 26 April, 12:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 25 April, 16:00)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14277)

• Sitting 10:00 - 13:00 (No. 16)
• Sitting 15:30 - 20:00 (No. 17)

Debate under urgent procedure

Alarming developments in Hungary: draft NGO law restricting civil society and possible closure of the European Central University

Presentation by:

Mr Mogens JENSENDenmarkSOCRapporteurAS/Pol

Doc. 14298

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Wednesday 26 April, 19:30)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 26 April, 10:30)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14298)

Address (12:00 - 13:00)

His Majesty the King of Spain

Debate

The protection of the rights of parents and children belonging to religious minorities

Presentation by:

Mr Valeriu GHILETCHIRepublic of MoldovaEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Ega

Doc. 14260

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 27 April, 12:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 26 April, 16:00)
• Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 14260)

Debate

Possible ways to improve the funding of emergency refugee situations

Presentation by:

Mr Cezar Florin PREDARomaniaEPP/CDRapporteurAS/Mig

Doc. 14283

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 27 April, 12:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 26 April, 16:00)
• Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 14283)

• Sitting 10:00 - 13:00 (No. 18)

Debate

Technological convergence, artificial intelligence and human rights

Presentation by:

Mr Jean-Yves LE DÉAUTFranceSOCRapporteurAS/Cult

Doc. 14288

Mr Boriss CILEVIČSLatviaSOCRapporteur for opinionAS/Jur

Doc. 14303

• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 27 April, 19:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 27 April, 10:30)
• Vote on a draft recommendation (Doc. 14288)

Debate under urgent procedure

Draft Council of Europe Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property

Presentation by:

Mr Stefan SCHENNACHAustriaSOCRapporteurAS/Cult

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• List of speakers (deadline for registration: Thursday 27 April, 19:00)
• Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 27 April, 10:30)
• Vote on a draft opinion (Doc. 14300)

Progress report

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

Addendum:

Doc. 14289 Add. 4

Closure of the part-session