19/06/2015 Session
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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The final agenda is decided by the Assembly on the opening day of the session.
Monday 22 June
• Statement by the PACE President
• Address by Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, President of Malta
• Ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the Europe Prize
• Progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly and the Standing Committee
(20 April–21 June 2015)
• Observation of the parliamentary elections in Turkey (7 June 2015)
• Communication from the Committee of Ministers presented by Igor Crnadak, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers
Tuesday 23 June
• Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights
• Election of the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of Europe
• Address by Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
• Improving the protection of whistle-blowers
• Questions to Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe
• Evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Morocco
• The functioning of democratic institutions in Azerbaijan
Wednesday 24 June
• 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))
• Address by Mladen Ivanić, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Situation in Hungary following the adoption of Assembly Resolution 1941 (2013)
• Joint debate:
Increasing transparency of media ownership
Media responsibility and media ethics in a changing media environment
Thursday 25 June
• Debate under urgent procedure or current affairs debate
• Free debate
• Missing persons during the conflict in Ukraine
• Towards a new European social model
Friday 26 June
• Increasing co-operation against cyberterrorism and other large-scale attacks on the Internet
• Recognising and preventing neo-racism
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Practical information
Live web stream: The session is streamed live on PACE’s website.
Twitter: #PACEsummer2015
Press conferences: PACE President Anne Brasseur will give a press conference on Monday 22 June at 10.40 a.m. Other press conferences will be announced on the spot. They are streamed live over the web.
For TV planning units: videos in broadcast quality summing up PACE highlights can be downloaded for free no later than two hours after the event. Further information from the Council of Europe Audiovisual Service, tel. +33 3 88 41 25 64 (prior to the session) or +33 3 88 41 35 00 (during the session).
For accreditation: Directorate of Communication, [email protected].
Further details: see the Assembly's website.
Contact: PACE Communication Division, tel. +33 3 88 41 31 93; [email protected]