ORDER OF BUSINESS of the first part of the 2003 Ordinary Session
(27-31 January 2003)

 

adopted by the Assembly on 27 January 2003

Strasbourg, 27 January 2003

 

(27, 28, 29, 30 and 31  January 2003)

Monday 27 January 2003

8.30 a.m.		Bureau of the Assembly
10 a.m.		Political groups
3 p.m.	1.	Opening of the first part of the 2003 Ordinary Session
		(oldest member in the Chair: Josip Torbar, Croatia, EPP)
	a.	Examination of credentials (Doc. 9679)
	b.	Election of the President of the Assembly
	c.	Election of the Vice-Presidents of the Assembly
	d.	Appointment of members of committees (Commissions (2003) 1)
	e.	Requests for debate:
		- under urgent procedure on the Code of good practice in electoral matters
		- under urgent procedure on the amendments to the Constitution of Liechtenstein proposed by the Princely House of Liechtenstein
		- under urgent procedure on the recent decisions of the Ukrainian Parliament
		- under urgent procedure on Iraq
		- as a current affairs debate on marine pollution
	f.	Adoption of the order of business
	2.	Address by Mr Abdullah GÜL, Prime Minister of Turkey
		Questions
	3.	Progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly and the Standing Committee (Doc. 9621 Part I + Part II + addenda)
		Rapporteur: Mr Bernard Schreiner (France, EDG)
	a.	Fact-finding mission on the situation in Georgia (28 October-2 November 2002) (addendum I)
	b.	Observation of the parliamentary elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina (5 October 2002) (addendum II)
	c.	Observation of the parliamentary elections in Latvia (5 October 2002) (addendum III)
	d.	Observation of the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 20 October 2002) (addendum IV)
	e.	Observation of the municipal elections in Kosovo (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 26 October 2002) (addendum V)
	f.	Observation of the parliamentary elections in Turkey (3 November 2002) (addendum VI)
	g.	Observation of the presidential elections in the Republic of Serbia (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 29 September and 8 December 2002) (addendum VII)
	h.	Observation of the presidential elections in the Republic of Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 22 December 2002) (addendum VIII)
		Debate
	4.	Statement by Mr Bruce GEORGE, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
	5.	Progress on the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe: enhancing security and political stability through economic co-operation (Doc. 9638)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development: Baroness Hooper (United Kingdom, EDG)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 27 January noon, and sub-amendments: Monday 27 January 1 p.m.
	6.	Population displacement in South-Eastern Europe: trends, problems, solutions (Doc. 9519 rev.)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography: Mrs Ans Zwerver (Netherlands, SOC)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 27 January noon, and sub-amendments: Monday 27 January 1 p.m.
		Statement by Mr Erhard BUSEK, Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe
		Joint debate on items 5 and 6
		Vote on a draft resolution
		Vote on a draft recommendation
7 p.m.		End of the sitting
7 p.m.		Reconstitution of Bureaux of Committees (Election of the Chairperson and 3 Vice-Chairpersons)
		(at the end of the sitting)

Tuesday 28 January 2003

8.30 a.m.		Committees
10 a.m.	1.	Statement by Mr Enrique JACKSON RAMIREZ, President of the Mexican Senate
	2.	Freedom of expression in the media (Doc. 9640 rev.)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education: Mrs Tytti Isohookana-Asunmaa (Finland, LDR)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 27 January 4 p.m., and sub-amendments: Tuesday 28 January 8 a.m.
		Debate
		Vote on a draft recommendation
11.30 a.m.		Address by Mr Edward Fenech ADAMI, Prime Minister of Malta
		Questions
12.15 p.m.		Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Assembly presented by Mr Joseph BORG, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malta and Chairman-in-Office of the Committee of Ministers Link to the communication Link to the Statutory Report
		Questions (Doc. 9678)
		(Questions must be tabled by Monday 27 January 2003 at 4 p.m. at the latest)
1 p.m.		End of the sitting
2 p.m.		Committees
3 p.m.	1.	Communication from Mr Walter SCHWIMMER, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, on the state of the Council of Europe [Link to the Statement]
		Questions
	2.	Cultural co-operation between Europe and the south Mediterranean countries (Doc. 9626 + addendum I + II)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education: Mr Luís Maria de Puig (Spain, SOC)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 27 January 4 p.m., and sub-amendments: Tuesday 28 January 1 p.m.
		Statements by
		Mrs Khalida TOUMI, Minister of Culture and Communication of Algeria
		Mr Mohamed ACHAARI, Minister of Culture of Morocco
		Mr Abdelbaki HERMASSI, Minister of Culture, Youth and Leisure of Tunisia
		Debate
		Vote on a draft resolution
		Vote on a draft recommendation
7 p.m.		End of the sitting

Wednesday 29 January 2003

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. 9639) (from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
	1.	Contribution of the Council of Europe to the Constitution-making process of the European Union  (Doc. 9666)
		Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Theodoros Pangalos (Greece, SOC)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (for opinion) (Doc. ): Mr Georges Clerfayt (Belgium, LDR)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 28 January noon, and sub-amendments: Wednesday 29 January 8 a.m.
		Statement by Mrs Noëlle LENOIR, Minister responsible for European Affairs, France
		Statement by Mr Denis MACSHANE, Minister for Europe, United Kingdom
		Debate
		Vote on a draft resolution
	2.	Challenges of social policy in our ageing societies (Doc. 9615)
		Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee: Mr Gyula Hegyi (Hungary, SOC)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development (for opinion) (Doc. 9631): Mrs Tatiana Yarygina (Russia, SOC)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 28 January noon, and sub-amendments: Wednesday 29 January 8 a.m.
		Debate
		Vote on a draft recommendation
1 p.m.		End of the sitting
2 p.m.		Committees
3 p.m.	1.	Towards full social inclusion of persons with disabilities (Doc. 9632 + Addendum)
		Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee: Mr László Surján (Hungary, EPP)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 28 January 3 p.m., and sub-amendments: Wednesday 29 January 1 p.m.
		Statement by Mrs Marie-Thérèse BOISSEAU, Secretary of State for People with disabilities, France
		Debate
		Vote on a draft recommendation
	2.	The conflict in the Chechen Republic (Doc. 9687)
		Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Lord Judd (United Kingdom, SOC)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (for opinion) (Doc. 9688): Mr Rudolf Bindig (Germany, SOC)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography (for opinion) (Doc. 9689): Mr Tadeusz Iwiński (Poland, SOC)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 28 January 3 p.m., and sub-amendments: Wednesday 29 January 1 p.m.
		Debate
		Vote on a draft resolution
7.30 p.m.		End of the sitting

Thursday 30 January 2003

8.30 a.m.		Committees
10 a.m.		[Possibly] Election of a judge to the European Court of Human Rights with respect to Spain (2nd round) (Doc. 9639) (from 10 a.m. to 12 noon)
	1.	Debate under urgent procedure: Iraq (Doc. 9690)
		Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee:
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 29 January 1 p.m., and sub-amendments: Thursday 30 January 8 a.m.
		Debate
		Vote on a ...
12 noon	2.	Address by Mr Thomas KLESTIL, President of the Republic of Austria
		Questions
1 p.m.		End of the sitting
2 p.m.		Committees
3 p.m.	1.	An environment for Europe
	a.	Debate under urgent procedure: Marine pollution (Doc. 9684)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs: ...
		Debate
		Vote on a ...
	b.	Globalisation and sustainable development (Doc.9660)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs: Mr Bill Etherington (United Kingdom, SOC)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development (for opinion) (Doc. ): Mr Maximillan Reimann (Switzerland, LDR)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (for opinion) (Doc. 9686): Mr Erik Jurgens (Netherlands, SOC)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education (for opinion) (Doc. 9683): Mr Jacques Legendre (France, EDG)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 29 January 3 p.m., and sub-amendments: Thursday 30 January 1 p.m.
	c.	Follow-up to the World Summit on sustainable development: a common challenge (Doc. 9659)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs: Mr Alan Meale (United Kingdom, SOC)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development (for opinion) (Doc. 9680): Mrs Rosmarie Zapfl-Helbling (Switzerland, LDR)
		Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee (for opinion) (Doc. 9685): Mrs Christine McCafferty (United Kingdom, SOC)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 29 January 3 p.m., and sub-amendments: Thursday 30 January 1 p.m.
		Joint debate on items b. and c.
		Vote on a draft resolution
		Vote on a draft recommendation
	2.	Debate under urgent procedure: Code of good practice in electoral matters (Doc. 9624 + Doc. 9646 + Doc. 9682)
		Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Georges Clerfayt (Belgium, LDR)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 29 January 3 p.m., and sub-amendments: Thursday 30 January 1 p.m.
		Debate
		Vote on a draft resolution
		Vote on a draft recommendation
7.30 p.m.		End of the sitting

Friday 31 January 2003

8 a.m.		Committees
9 a.m.	1.	Draft protocol amending the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism (Doc. 9649)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Mrs Alvarez-Arenas (Spain, EPP)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 30 January 8.30 a.m., and sub-amendments: Friday 31 January 6.30 a.m.
		Debate
		Vote on a draft opinion
	2.	The situation of young migrants in Europe (Doc. 9645)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography: Mr Luís Yáñez-Barnuevo (Spain, SOC)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 30 January 8.30 a.m., and sub-amendments: Friday 31 January 6.30 a.m.
		Debate
		Vote on a draft recommendation
	3.	Progress of the Assembly's monitoring procedure (Doc. 9651)
		Rapporteur of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Mrs Josette Durrieu (France, SOC)
		Deadline for tabling amendments: Thursday 30 January 8.30 a.m., and sub-amendments: Friday 31 January 6.30 a.m.
		Debate
		Vote on a draft order
	4.	Constitution of the Standing Committee
12 noon		Closure of the first part of the 2003 Session
12 noon		Bureau of the Assembly
		(at the end of the Part-Session)