FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BUREAU OF THE ASSEMBLY
Office of the Secretary General of the Assembly
Synopsis n° 2000/ 051
3 April 2000
The Bureau of the Assembly, meeting in Strasbourg on 3 April 2000 with Lord Russell-Johnston in the chair,
- following an application from the Monitoring Committee, expressed itself against initiating a monitoring procedure for Austria;
- up-dated the draft order of business of the Assembly's April 2000 part-session and expressed itself in favour of holding a current affairs debate on the political situation in Austria and a debate under urgent procedure on marine and river pollution by hydrocarbons and dangerous substances;
- heard a statement by Lord Judd (United Kingdom, SOC) on the mission to Moscow and the Northern Caucasus (8 - 13 March 2000) of the ad hoc Committee on follow-up to Assembly
Recommendation 1444 (2000);
- took note of and declassified the report on the observation of the presidential elections in Russia (26 March 2000);
- approved the draft progress report of the Bureau presented by Mr Surjan (Hungary, EPP/CD);
- took note of the calendar for the election procedure of the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly;
- agreed to hold its next meeting on 7 April at 8 am in Strasbourg.
A.Nollinger/M.Heinrich