ORDER OF BUSINESS
of the third part of the 2002 Ordinary Session
(24-28 June 2002)
adopted by the Assembly on 24 June 2002
Strasbourg, 24 June 2002
8.30 a.m.
Bureau of the Assembly
10 a.m.
Political groups
2 p.m.
Committees
3 p.m.
1.
Opening of the third part of the 2002 Ordinary Session
a.
Examination of new credentials (Doc. 9495 + Addendum 1)
b.
Changes in the membership of Committees
c.
Request for debate under urgent procedure
- Situation in the Middle East
d. Request for current affairs debate:
- Ensuring human rights in the Kaliningrad Region in connection with the European Union enlargement
Adoption of the Order of business
2.
Progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly and the Standing Committee (Doc. 9475 + Addenda I + II + III + IV)
Rapporteur: Mr Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC)
Debate
3.
Campaigning against passive and active smoking: daring to innovate and step up public health protection measures (Doc. 9463)
Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee: Mr Francis Poty (Belgium, SOC)
Debate and vote 4.
European cultural cooperation and the future role of the Assembly (Doc. 9473)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education: Mr Lluis Maria de Puig (Spain, Soc)
Debate and vote 7.00 p.m.
End of the sitting
8.30 a.m.
Committees
10 a.m.
1.
Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Assembly presented by Mrs Lydie POLFER, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg and Chairman-in-Office of the Committee of Ministers
(Link to the Communication on the activities of the Committee of Ministers /
Link to the Statutory Report)
Questions (9498) 11.30 a.m. 2.
Address by Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands 12 noon 3.
Current affairs debate: Ensuring human rights in the Kaliningrad Region in connection with the European Union enlargement Debate 1 p.m.
End of the sitting
2 p.m.
Committees
3 p.m.
1.
Contribution of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to economic development in central and eastern Europe (Doc.9482)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs end Development: Mrs Mimi Kestelijn-Sierens (Belgium, LDR) Statement by Mr Jean LEMIERRE, President of the EBRD Debate and vote 2.
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank: challenges ahead (Doc.9478)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development: Mr Alfred Gusenbauer (Austria, SOC)
Debate and vote
3. Parliamentary scrutiny of international institutions (Doc. 9484 + Addendum)
Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Latchezar Toshev (Bulgaria, EPP/CD)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development, for opinion (Doc.9485) : Mrs Rosmarie Zapfl-Helbling (Switzerland, EPP/CD)Debate and vote 7.00 p.m.
End of the sitting
8.30 a.m.
Political Groups
10 a.m
Election of the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe (Doc.9475 Addendum 1 )
(from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.)1. Future of co-operation between European institutions (Doc. 9483)
Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee : Mr René van der Linden (Netherlands, EPP/CD) Debate 12 noon
2.
Address by Mr Jean-Claude JUNCKER, Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Questions 1 p.m.
End of the sitting
2 p.m.
Committees
3 p.m.
Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights with respect to Poland and Spain (Doc. 9490 and Doc. 9468 + corrigendum)
(from 3 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.)
1.
Future of co-operation between European institutions (Doc. 9483) (continued)
Vote
2. International abduction of children by one of the parents (Doc. 9476) Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee : Mr Michael Hancock (United Kingdom, LDR) Debate and vote 3. World Summit on Sustainable Development: ten years after Rio (Doc. 9481) Rapporteur of the Committee on the Environment and Agriculture : Mr Alan Meale (United Kingdom, SOC)
Debate and vote
7.00 p.m.
End of the sitting
8.30 a.m.
Committees
10 a.m.
[Possibly] Election of the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe (2nd round) (Doc. 9475 Addendum 1)
(from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.)1. Urgent debate: Situation in the Middle East (Doc. 9499)
Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Mikhail Margelov (Russia, EDG)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography, for opinion (Doc. 9500): Mr Tadeusz Iwiński (Pologne, SOC)Debate 12 noon 2. Address by Mr Boris TRAJKOVSKI, President of “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”
Questions 1 p.m.
End of the sitting
2 p.m.
Committees
3 p.m. [Possibly] Election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights with respect to Poland and Spain (2nd round) (Doc. 9490 and Doc. 9468 + corrigendum)
(from 3 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.)1. Situation of Maghrebi women (Doc.9487) Rapporteur of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men : Mrs Yvette Roudy (France, SOC)
Debate and vote
2.
Situation in the Middle East (Doc. 9499) (continued)
Vote
3.
Situation of refugees and displaced persons in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Doc. 9479)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography : Mr Boriss Cilevičs (Latvia, SOC)
Debate and vote
4.
Situation of refugees and displaced persons in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia (Doc.9480)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography : Mrs Ruth-Gaby Vermot-Mangold (Switzerland, SOC)
Debate and vote
7.30 p.m. End of the sitting
8.30 a.m.
Bureau of the Assembly
8.30 a.m.
Committees
10 a.m.
1.
Reducing environmental risks by destroying chemical weapons (Doc. 9472)
Rapporteur of the Committee on the Environment and Agriculture : Mrs Lisbeth Fehr (Switzerland, LDR)
Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee, for opinion (Doc. ):2.
State of the environment of the Baltic Sea (Doc. 9470)
Rapporteur of the Committee on the Environment and Agriculture : Mr Martti Tiuri (Finland, EDG)
Joint debate and votes
13 p.m.
Closure of the third part of the 2002 Session
In accordance with the provisions on organisation of debates, the deadline for tabling amendments is as follows:
- for debates on Monday 24 June afternoon: Monday 24 June at 12 noon;
- for debates on Tuesday 25 June: Monday 24 June at 4 p.m.;
- for all other debates: 24 hours before the opening of the sitting at which the debate will begin.