ORDER OF BUSINESS
of the fourth part of the 2002 Ordinary Session
(23-27 September 2002)
adopted by the Assembly on 23 September 2002
Strasbourg, 23 September 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 fourth part of the 2002 Ordinary Session
a.
Examination of new credentials (Doc. 9557)
b.
Election of a Vice-President of the Assembly with respect to France
c.
Changes in the membership of Committees (Commissions (2002) 8)
d.
Request(s) for debate under urgent procedure
- Risks for the integrity of the Statute of the International Criminal Court
- Threat of military action against Iraq
e.
Adoption of the Order of business
2.
Progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly and the Standing Committee (Doc.9558 + Addenda I and II)
Rapporteur: Mr Claudio Azzolini (Italy, EPP)
- Elections in "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" on 15 September 2002
Rapporteur: Mr Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC)
Debate 3.
Implementation of decisions of the European Court of Human Rights by Turkey (Doc. 9537 and addendum)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Mr Erik Jurgens (Netherlands, SOC)
Debate and vote 4.
Creation of a charter of intent on clandestine migration (Doc. 9522)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography: Mr John Wilkinson (United Kingdom, EDG)
Debate and vote 7.30 p.m.
End of the sitting
8.30 a.m.
Committees
10 a.m.
1.
Statements by MM. Antonio Lazzaro VOLPINARI and Giovanni Francesco UGOLINI, Capitani Reggenti of San Marino 2.
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia’s application for membership to the Council of Europe (Doc. 9533 and addendum) Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Claude Frey (Switzerland, LDR)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (for opinion), (Doc. 9539): Mr Helmut Lippelt (Germany, LDR)Debate and vote 3.
Conflict in the Chechen Republic: information report (Doc. 9559 part I and part II)
Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Lord Judd (United Kingdom, SOC)
Debate
1.15 p.m.
End of the sitting
2 p.m.
Committees
3 p.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
CM/AS (2002) 10
CM/AS (2002) 9/
Link to the Statutory Report)Questions (Doc. 9561)
2. The Council of Europe and the new issues involved in building Europe (Doc. 9544) Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Ghiorghi Prisăcaru (Romania, SOC) Debate and vote 5.30 p.m.
Joint Meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the European Parliament on: THE DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPE AS AN AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE
8.00 p.m.
End of the sitting
8.30 a.m.
Political Groups
10 a.m
Election of a judge to the European Court of Human Rights with respect to Spain (Doc. 9468 + corrigendum + addendum)
(from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.)1. Statement by Ms Outi OJALA, President of the Nordic Council 2.a Enlargement of the European Union and the Kaliningrad region (Doc. 9560)
Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Ms Lára Margrét Ragnarsdóttir (Iceland, EDG)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (for opinion Doc 9570): Mr McNamara (United Kingdom, SOC)
2.b
Ensuring a prosperous future for the Kaliningrad region: the need for European solidarity (Doc. 9524)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development: Ms Sigita Burbienė (Lithuania, SOC)
Joint debate and votes 3. Situation in Georgia and the consequences for the stability of the Caucasus region (Doc. 9564)
Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Ms Christa Lörcher (Germany, SOC)
Debate and vote 1 p.m.
End of the sitting
2 p.m.
Committees
3 p.m.
1.
OECD and the World Economy (Doc. 9505)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development: Mr Andrzej Wielowieyski (Poland, EPP)
Contribution from the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee (Doc. 9562) Spokesman: Mr Otto VOS (Netherlands, LDR) Contribution of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education (Doc. 9569) Rapporteur: Baroness Hooper (United Kingdom, EDG) Statement by Mr Richard E. HECKLINGER, Deputy Secretary General of the OECD Enlarged debate and vote 2. Debate under urgent procedure [1] : Risks for the integrity of the Statute of the International Criminal Court (Doc. 9567) Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Mr Dick Marty (Switzerland, LDR) 7.30 p.m.
End of the sitting
8.30 a.m.
Committees
10 a.m.
[Possibly] Election of a judge to the European Court of Human Rights with respect to Spain (Doc. 9468 + corrigendum + addendum)
(from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.)1. Protection of minorities in Belgium (Doc. 9536)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Mrs Lilli Nabholz-Haidegger (Switzerland, LDR) Debate and vote 2. Debate under urgent procedure: Threat of military action against Iraq (Doc. 9572) Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Guillermo Martínez Casań (Spain, EPP) 1 p.m.
End of the sitting
2 p.m.
Committees
3 p.m. 1. Statement by Mr van STAA, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE) 2. Honouring of obligations and commitments by Armenia (Doc. 9542) Co-Rapporteurs of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Ms Irena Belohorská (Slovakia, EDG) and Mr Jerzy Jaskiernia (Poland, SOC) Debate and vote
3.
Honouring of obligations and commitments by Azerbaijan (Doc. 9545 rev.) Co-Rapporteurs of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Mr Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC) and Mr Guillermo Martínez Casań (Spain, EPP)
Debate and vote
4.
Functioning of democratic institutions in Moldova (Doc. 9571) Co-Rapporteurs of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Ms Josette Durrieu (France, SOC) and Mr Lauri Vahtre (Estonia, EPP)
Debate and vote
8.00 p.m. End of the sitting
8.30 a.m.
Bureau of the Assembly
8.30 a.m.
Committees
10 a.m.
1.
Situation in Belarus (Doc. 9543)
Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Wolfgang Behrendt (Germany, SOC)
Rappporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (for opinion Doc. 9574): Mr Stankevič (Lithuania, LDR)
Debate and vote 2.
Domestic violence (Doc. 9525)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men: Ms Olga Keltoová (Slovakia, EDG)
Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee (for opinion 9263): Mr Michael Hancock (United Kingdom, LDR)Debate and vote 3. Sexual exploitation of children: zero tolerance (Doc. 9535)
Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee: Mr Fiorello Provera (Italy, LDR)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (for opinion Doc. 9573) : Mr Rino Piscitello (Italy, LDR)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education (for opinion Doc. 9575): Baroness Hooper, United Kingdom, EDGDebate and vote 4. Draft First Additionnal Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on the criminalisation of acts of a racist or xenophobic nature committed through computer systems (Doc. 9538)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Mr Ignasi Guardans (Spain, LDR)
Debate and vote
1.30 p.m.
Closure of the fourth 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 23 September afternoon: Monday 23 September at 12 noon;
- for debates on Tuesday 24 September: Monday 23 September at 4 p.m.;
- for all other debates: 24 hours before the opening of the sitting at which the debate will begin.
[1] Amendments must be tabled before Tuesday 24 September 2002 at 6.00 p.m.