TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AFFAIRS AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Office of the Clerk of the Assembly

Synopsis No 2000/009

25 Januray 2000

The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, meeting in Strasbourg on 24 January 2000 with Mr Jansson in the Chair, as regards:

• Constitutional situation in Ukraine: decided to put this question on the agenda of its meeting on Tuesday 25 January 2000 at 8 h 30;

 

• Compensation for Croatian and Bosnian investors in the former Ljubljanska Banka AG, Slovenia (Rapporteur: Mr Columberg, Switzerland, EPP/CD): heard a statement by the Rapporteur on his visit to Ljubljana (19-21 January 2000);

 

• Restrictions on asylum in the member States of the Council of Europe and the European Union (Rapporteur for opinion: Mrs Aguiar, Portugal, EPP/CD): approved the opinion of the Rapporteur, to be presented at the Assembly's January 2000 part-session;

 

• Situation in Belarus (Rapporteur for opinion: Mr Jansson, Finland, LDR): considered, and unanimously approved an opinion, to be presented at the Assembly's January 2000 part-session;

• International adoption: respecting children's rights (Rapporteur: Mrs Wohlwend, Liechtenstein, EPP/CD): considered and approved an opinion and an amendment to the draft recommendation, to be presented at the Assembly's January 2000 part-session;

• Next meetings:

• Strasbourg, Monday 24 January 2000 at 20 h
• Strasbourg, Tuesday 25 January 2000 at 8 h 30
• Strasbourg, Wednesday 26 January 2000 at 14 h
• Strasbourg, Thursday 27 January 2000 at 8 h 30

Allard A. Plate, Danielle Coin, Tanja Kleinsorge