2015 Fourth part-session

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Revised version. Last Updated June 12, 2015

4th part of the 2015 Ordinary Session (28 September-2 October 2015)

Origin – Drawn up by the Bureau of the Assembly on 31 August 2015.Updated, under the authority of the Secretary General of the Assembly, to reflect modifications to be proposed to the Bureau of the Assembly (modifications are indicated in grey). 2015 – Fourth part-session

List of committees

BUR Bureau of the Assembly
PER Standing Committee
POL Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
JUR Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
SOC Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
MIG Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
CULT Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
EGA Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
MON Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee)
PRO Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs
CDH Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

List of political groups

SOC Socialist Group
EPP/CD Group of the European People’s Party
ALDE Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
EC European Conservatives Group
UEL Group of the Unified European Left
NR Representatives not belonging to a political group

WEDNESDAY 15:30 – 16:30

MONDAY 08:00 – 09:30
FRIDAY 08:30 – 10:00

MONDAY14:00 – 15:00
TUESDAY 08:30 – 10:00
TUESDAY 14:00 – 15:30
WEDNESDAY 14:00 – 15:30
THURSDAY 08:30 – 10:00
THURSDAY 14:00 – 15:30

MONDAY 09:30 – 11:30
MONDAY 17:00 – 19:00
WEDNESDAY 08:30 – 10:00

Sitting No. 28 (11:30 – 13:10)

1. Opening of the part-session ( – )

1.1. Statement by the President

1.2. Examination of credentials

List of delegations:

(Doc. 13882 )

1.3. Election of a Vice-President of the Assembly in respect of Denmark

1.4. Changes in the membership of committees (Commissions (2015) 07)

1.5. Request(s) for current affairs debate or debate under urgent procedure

1.5.1. Urgent procedure debate: “Humanitarian and political response to the migration crisis in Europe”

1.5.2. Current affairs debate: “A comprehensive humanitarian and political response to the migration and refugee crisis in Europe”

1.6. Adoption of the agenda

2. Address (11:50 – 12:40)

2.1. Communication from the Committee of Ministers

Presentation by:

Mr Igor CRNADAK, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers

Questions

3. Prize Award Ceremony (12:40 – 13:10)

3.1. Václav Havel Human Rights Prize

Sitting No. 29 (15:00 – 17:00)

4. Debate ( – )

4.1. Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

Presentation by:

Mr Andreas GROSS, Switzerland, SOC ; Rapporteur, AS/Bur (Doc. ) (Doc. 13872 | Doc. 13872 Addendum II | Doc. 13883 )

List of speakers

[possibly] Vote ()

MODIFIED / MODIFIÉ5. Question time ( – )

5.1. Questions to Mr Thorbjørn JAGLAND, Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Questions

Sitting No. 30 (10:00 – 13:00)

7. Elections (10:00 – 13:00)

7.1. Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

List of candidates in respect of:

Slovak Republic (Doc. 13861 | Doc. 13872 Addendum II )

7.2. Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly

List of candidates:

(Doc. 13853 )

8. Debate ( – )

8.1. Public health and the interests of the pharmaceutical industry: how to guarantee the primacy of public health interests?

Presentation by:

Ms Liliane MAURY PASQUIER, Switzerland, SOC ; Rapporteur, AS/Soc (Doc. 13869 )

List of speakers

Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 28 September, 16:00)

Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 13869 )

9. Address (12:15 – 13:00)

9.1. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Sitting No. 31 (15:30 – 20:30)

10. Elections (continued) (15:30 – 17:00)

10.1. Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

10.2. Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly

MODIFIED / MODIFIÉ11. Current affairs debateSubject to a decision by the Assembly. ( – )

11.1. A comprehensive humanitarian and political response to the migration and refugee crisis in Europe

Statement by:

Ms Laura BOLDRINI, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy
Mr Thorbjørn JAGLAND, Secretary General of the Council of Europe

List of speakers

MODIFIED / MODIFIÉ12. Joint debate ( – )

12.1. After Dublin – the urgent need for a real European asylum system

Presentation by:

Mr Michele NICOLETTI, Italy, SOC ; Rapporteur, AS/Mig (Doc. 13866 )
Mr Boriss CILEVIČS, Latvia, SOC ; Rapporteur for opinion, AS/Jur (Doc. )

List of speakers

Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 28 September, 16:00)

Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 13866 )

MODIFIED / MODIFIÉ13. Joint debate ( – )

13.1. Countries of transit: meeting new migration and asylum challenges

Presentation by:

Ms Tineke STRIK, Netherlands, SOC ; Rapporteur, AS/Mig (Doc. 13867 )

List of speakers

Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 28 September, 16:00)

Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13867 )

Sitting No. 32 (10:00 – 13:00)

16. [Possibly 2nd round] Elections (10:00 – 13:00)

16.1. Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

16.2. Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly

17. Debate ( – )

17.1. The activities of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2014-2015

Presentation by:

Mr Tuur ELZINGA, Netherlands, UEL ; Rapporteur, AS/Pol (Doc. 13865 )

Statement by:

Mr Angel GURRÍA, Secretary General of the OECD

List of speakers

Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 29 September, 10:30)

Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 13865 )

18. Address (12:00 – 13:00)

18.1. Mr Denis ZVIZDIĆ, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Questions

Sitting No. 33 (15:30 – 20:00)

19. [Possibly 2nd round] Elections (continued) (15:30 – 17:00)

19.1. Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

19.2. Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly

20. Debate ( – )

20.1. Implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights

Presentation by:

Mr Klaas de VRIES, Netherlands, SOC ; Rapporteur, AS/Jur (Doc. 13864 )

Statement by:

Mr Dean SPIELMANN, President of the European Court of Human Rights

List of speakers

Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 29 September, 16:00)

Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13864 )

21. Debate ( – )

21.1. Freedom of religion and living together in a democratic society

Presentation by:

Mr Rafael HUSEYNOV, Azerbaijan, ALDE ; Rapporteur, AS/Cult (Doc. 13851 )
Sir Edward LEIGH, United Kingdom, EC ; Rapporteur for opinion, AS/Jur (Doc. )
Ms Liliane MAURY PASQUIER, Switzerland, SOC ; Rapporteur for opinion, AS/Soc (Doc. 13871 )

List of speakers

Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 29 September, 16:00)

Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13851 )

Sitting No. 34 (10:00 – 13:00)

22. Debate under urgent procedure or current affairs debateSubject to a decision by the Assembly. ( – )

23. Address (12:00 – 13:00)

23.1. Mr Aleksandar VUČIĆ, Prime Minister of Serbia

Questions

Sitting No. 35 (15:30 – 20:00)

MODIFIED / MODIFIÉ24. Debate ( – )

24.1. Abuse of pretrial detention in States Parties to the European Convention on Human Rights

Presentation by:

Mr Pedro AGRAMUNT, Spain, EPP/CD ; Rapporteur, AS/Jur (Doc. 13863 )

List of speakers

Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 30 September, 16:00)

Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13863 )

MODIFIED / MODIFIÉ25. Debate ( – )

25.1. Countries of transit: meeting new migration and asylum challenges

26. Debate ( – )

26.1. Progress of the Assembly’s monitoring procedure (October 2014-August 2015)

Presentation by:

Mr Stefan SCHENNACH, Austria, SOC ; Rapporteur, AS/Mon (Doc. 13868 Part 1 | Doc. 13868 Part 2 | Doc. 13868 Part 3 | Doc. 13868 Part 4 |Doc. 13868 Part 5 )

List of speakers

Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 30 September, 16:00)

Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 13868 Part 1 )

MODIFIED / MODIFIÉ27. Debate ( – )

27.1. Free debate

List of speakers

Sitting No. 36 (10:00 – 13:00)

23. Debate ( – )

23.1. Equality and shared parental responsibility: the role of fathers

Presentation by:

Ms Françoise HETTO-GAASCH, Luxembourg, EPP/CD ; Rapporteur, AS/Ega (Doc. 13870 )
Mr Stefan SCHENNACH, Austria, SOC ; Rapporteur for opinion, AS/Soc (Doc. )