ORDER OF BUSINESS of the fourth part of the 2003 Ordinary Session
(25 September – 2 October 2003)Adopted by the Assembly on 29 September 2003
Strasbourg, 29 September 2003
3 p.m.
1.
Opening of the fourth part of the 2003 Ordinary Session
2.
Joint meeting between the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the European Parliament on "Building one Europe" (Doc. 9910)
a. Impact of the future Constitutional Treaty on the co-operation between the European Union and the Council of Europe and the concept of a wider Europe
Debate
b. Freedom of movement, migration and border control
Debate
c.
Presentation of the Charter of European Political Parties for a Non-Racist Society (AS/Inf (2003) 8)
d.
Joint presidential statement on "Building one Europe"
6 p.m.
End of the sitting
9.30 a.m.
Committees
1 p.m.
Presidential Committee
3 p.m.
Bureau of the Assembly
Political Group meetings and seminars
9 a.m. Liberal, Democratic and Reformers' Group (LDR) 10 a.m.
Socialist Group (SOC) 10 a.m.
Group of the European People's Party (EPP/CD) 10 a.m.
European Democratic Group (EDG) 3 p.m. Group of the Unified European Left
8.30 a.m.
Committees
10 a.m.
1.
Opening of the fourth part of the 2003 Ordinary Session (continued)
a.
Examination of new credentials (Doc. 9921, Addendum I and Addendum II)
b. Election of Vice-Presidents of the Assembly with respect to Belgium and to Slovakia
c.
Changes in the membership of Committees (Commissions (2003) 7 and Addendum1 and 2)
d.
Requests for debate:
- under urgent procedure on the functioning of democratic institutions in the South Caucasus states - under urgent procedure on Public Service Broadcasting - under urgent procedure on the role of the United Nations in Iraq - as a current affairs debate on the current situation in Kosovo
e.
Adoption of the order of business
f.
Adoption of the minutes of the meeting of the Standing Committee (8 September 2003, Naples, Italy)
2.
Progress report of the Bureau of the Assembly and the Standing Committee (Doc. 9927)
Rapporteur: Mr Murat Mercan (Turkey, EPP/CD)
Debate
3.
Threat posed to democracy by extremist parties and movements in Europe (Doc. 9890)
Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mrs Mirjana Feric-Vać (Croatia, SOC)
Deadline for tabling amendments: Saturday 27 September at 12 noon
4.
Racist, xenophobic and intolerant discourse in politics (Doc. 9904)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Mr Kevin McNamara (United Kingdom, SOC)
Deadline for tabling amendments: Saturday 27 September at 12 noon
Joint debate on items 3 and 4
Vote on two draft resolutions
Vote on
1 p.m.
End of the sitting
2 p.m.
Committees
3 p.m.
1.
Honouring of obligations and commitments by Ukraine (Doc. 9852)
Rapporteur of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee): Mrs Hanne Severinsen (Denmark, LDR) and Renate Wohlwend (Liechtenstein, EPP/CD)
Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 29 September at 10 a.m.
Debate
Vote on a draft resolution
Vote on a draft recommendation
2.
Rights of national minorities (Doc. 9862)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Mr Boriss Cilevičs (Latvia, SOC)
Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 29 September at 10 a.m.
Debate
Vote on a draft recommendation
3.
Relations between the Council of Europe and non-governmental organisations (Doc. 9909)
Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mr Mikko Elo (Finland, SOC)
Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 29 September at 10 a.m.
Debate
Vote on a draft opinion
7 p.m.
End of the sitting
8.30 a.m.
Committees
10 a.m. Election of a judge to the European Court of Human Rights with respect to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Doc. 9914) (from 10 a.m. to 12 noon)
1. Impact of the "Mexico City Policy" on the free choice of contraception in Europe (Doc. 9901) Rapporteur of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men: Mrs Ans Zwerver (Netherlands, SOC)
Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 29 September at 10 a.m.
Debate Vote on a draft resolution 11 a.m. 2. Current affairs debate: Current situation in Kosovo
Debate
12 noon
Address by Mr Adrian NASTASE, Prime Minister of Romania
Questions
1 p.m. End of the sitting 2 p.m.
Committees
3 p.m. 1. Gender-Balanced Representation in the Parliamentary Assembly (Doc. 9870) Rapporteur of the Committee on Rules of Procedure and Immunities: Mr František Kroupa (Czech Republic, EPP/CD)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men (for opinion) (Doc. 9915): Mrs Ans Zwerver (Netherlands, SOC)
Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 29 September at 3 p.m.
Debate
Vote on a draft resolution
4 p.m. 2. Common policy on migration and asylum (Doc. 9889)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography: Mr Michael Hancock (United Kingdom, LDR)
Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 29 September at 3 p.m.
3. Policies for the integration of immigrants in Council of Europe member states (Doc. 9888)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Demography: Mrs Ans Zwerver (Netherlands, SOC)
Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 29 September at 3 p.m.
Joint debate on items 2 and 3
Vote on two draft recommendations
6.30 p.m.
End of the sitting
6.30 p.m.
Joint Committee
8.30 a.m.
Political groups
10 a.m. [Possibly 2nd round] Election of a judge to the European Court of Human Rights with respect to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Doc. 9914) (from 10 a.m. to 12 noon)
1. The reform of health care systems in Europe: reconciling equity, quality and efficiency (Doc. 9903) Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee: Mr Ovidiu Brînzan (Romania, SOC)
Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 30 September at 10 a.m.
Debate
Vote on a draft recommendation
2.
Abolition of the death penalty in Council of Europe observer states (Doc. 9908)
Rapporteur of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights: Renate Wohlwend (Liechtenstein, EPP/CD)
Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 30 September at 10 a.m.
Debate
Vote on a draft resolution
Vote on a draft recommendation
1 p.m.
End of the sitting
2 p.m.
Committees
3 p.m.
1.
Address by Vladimir VORONIN, President of Moldova
Questions
4 p.m.
2.
Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Assembly presented by Mr Nicolae DUDĂU, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova and Chairman-in-Office of the Committee of Ministers
Link to communication Link to the Statutory report
Questions (Doc. 9925)
(Questions must be tabled by Moday 29 September at 3 p.m. at the latest)
3.
Rapporteur of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development: Mr Charles Caccia (Canada, Liberal Party)
Deadline for tabling amendments: Tuesday 30 September at 7 p.m.
Contribution from the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee (Doc. 9941) (Spokesperson: Mr Mihai Tudose, Romania, SOC)
Contribution from the Committee on Culture, Science and Education (Spokesperson: Baroness Hooper, United Kingdom, EDG) Contribution from the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs (Spokesperson: Mr Giovanni Crema, Italy, SOC)
Statement by Mr Donald JOHNSTON, Secretary General of the OECD
Enlarged debate
Vote on a draft resolution
8 p.m.
End of the sitting
8.15 p.m. Presidential Committee
8.30 a.m.
Committees
10 a.m.
1.
Debate under urgent procedure: The role of the United Nations in Iraq (Doc. 9943)
Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee: Mrs Tana de Zulueta (Italy, SOC)
Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 1 October at 12 noon.
Debate
Vote on …
12 noon 2.
Address by Mr Peter MEDGYESSY Prime minister of Hungary Questions 1 p.m.
End of the sitting
2 p.m.
1.
Rapporteur of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education: Mr Wolfgang Wodarg (Germany, SOC)
Rapporteur of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee (for opinion) (Doc. 9942): Mr Bent Hřie (Norway, EPP/CD)
Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 1 October at 2 p.m.
Debate
Vote on a draft resolution
3.30 p.m.
Closure of the fourth part of the 2003 Session
3.30 p.m.
Bureau of the Assembly
(at the end of the part-session)
[*] Debate according to the Rules of Procedure for enlarged debates on the activities of the OECD