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Revised version. Last Updated April 15, 2015
2nd part of the 2015 Ordinary Session (20-24 April 2015)
Origin – Drawn up by the Bureau of the Assembly on 5 March 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 – Second 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. 10 (11:30 – 13:00)
1. Opening of the part-session
1. Opening of the part-session
1.1. Statement by the President
1.2. Examination of credentials
List of delegations:
- (Doc. )
1.3. Election of a Vice-President of the Assembly with respect to Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.4. Changes in the membership of committees
1.5. Request(s) for current affairs debate or debate under urgent procedure
1.5.1. Current affairs debate: “The political and security situation in Ukraine and its implications”
1.6. Adoption of the agenda
1.7. Approval of the minutes of proceedings of the Standing Committee (Paris, 6 March 2015)
2. Debate
2.1. Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee
Presentation by:
- Mr Pedro AGRAMUNT, Spain, EPP/CD ; Rapporteur, AS/Bur (Doc. ) (Doc. ) (Doc. ) (Doc. 13750 Addendum II)
Sitting No. 11 (15:00 – 17:00)
3. Address
3.1. Communication from the Committee of Ministers
Presentation by:
- Mr Didier REYNDERS, Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Affairs of Belgium, Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers
4. Debate
4.1. Free debate
- List of speakers
Sitting No. 12 (10:00 – 13:00)
5. Election
5.1. Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
List of candidates in respect of:
- Andorra, Austria, Finland, Ireland and Liechtenstein
6. Debate
6.1. Mass surveillance
Presentation by:
- Mr Pieter OMTZIGT, Netherlands, EPP/CD ; Rapporteur, AS/Jur (Doc. 13734)
- Sir Roger GALE, United Kingdom, EC ; Rapporteur for opinion, AS/Cult (Doc. 13748)
- List of speakers
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 20 April, 16:00)
- Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13734)
MODIFIED / MODIFIÉ7. Address
7.1. His Majesty the King of the Belgians
Sitting No. 13 (15:30 – 20:00)
8. Elections (continued)
8.1. Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
9. Question time
9.1. Questions to Mr Thorbjørn JAGLAND, Secretary General of the Council of Europe
10. Joint debate
10.1. Budget and priorities of the Council of Europe for the biennium 2016-2017
Presentation by:
- Mr Rudy SALLES, France, EPP/CD ; Rapporteur, AS/Pro (Doc. 13743)
10.2. Expenditure of the Parliamentary Assembly for the biennium 2016-2017
Presentation by:
- Mr Rudy SALLES, France, EPP/CD ; Rapporteur, AS/Pro (Doc. 13744)
- List of speakers
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 20 April, 16:00)
- Vote on a draft opinion (Doc. 13743)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 13744)
11. Debate
11.1. Humanitarian consequences of the actions of the terrorist group known as “Islamic State”
Presentation by:
- Mr Jean-Marie BOCKEL, France, EPP/CD ; Rapporteur, AS/Mig (Doc. 13741)
- List of speakers
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 20 April, 16:00)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 13741)
Sitting No. 14 (10:00 – 13:00)
12. [Possibly 2nd round] Election
12.1. Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
13. Debate
13.1. Reconsideration of sanctions in respect of the delegation of the Russian Federation (follow-up to paragraph 15 of Resolution 2034 (2015))
Presentation by:
- Rapporteur, AS/Mon (Doc. )
- List of speakers
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 21 April, 10:30)
- Vote on … ()
Sitting No. 15 (16:30 – 20:00)
14. [Possibly 2nd round] Election (continued)
14.1. Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
15. Debate
15.1. Discrimination against transgender people in Europe
Presentation by:
- Ms Deborah SCHEMBRI, Malta, SOC ; Rapporteur, AS/Ega (Doc. 13742)
Statement by:
- Ms Helena DALLI, Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Liberties of Malta
- List of speakers
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 21 April, 17:00)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 13742)
16. Debate
16.1. Social services in Europe: legislation and practice of the removal of children from their families in Council of Europe member States
Presentation by:
- Ms Olga BORZOVA, Russian Federation, NR ; Rapporteur, AS/Soc (Doc. 13730)
- Ms Olena SOTNYK, Ukraine, NR ; Rapporteur for opinion, AS/Jur (Doc. )
- List of speakers
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 21 April, 17:00)
- Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13730)
Sitting No. 16 (10:00 – 13:00)
17. Debate under urgent procedure or current affairs debateSubject to a decision by the Assembly.
18. Address
18.1. Address by an invited personality [tbc]
Sitting No. 17 (15:30 – 20:00)
19. Address
19.1. Annual activity report 2014 by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights (CommDH(2015)4)
Presentation by:
- Mr Nils MUIŽNIEKS, Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner
20. Debate
20.1. Drones and targeted killings: the need to uphold human rights and international law
Presentation by:
- Mr Arcadio DÍAZ TEJERA, Spain, SOC ; Rapporteur, AS/Jur (Doc. 13731)
- List of speakers
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 22 April, 16:00)
- Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13731)
21. Debate
21.1. Post-monitoring dialogue with Monaco
Presentation by:
- Mr Jordi XUCLÀ, Spain, ALDE ; Rapporteur, AS/Mon (Doc. 13739)
- List of speakers
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 22 April, 16:00)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 13739)
Sitting No. 18 (10:00 – 13:00)
22. Debate
22.1. Equality and non-discrimination in the access to justice
Presentation by:
- Mr Viorel Riceard BADEA, Romania, EPP/CD ; Rapporteur, AS/Ega (Doc. 13740)
- List of speakers
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 23 April, 10:30)
- Vote on a draft resolution (Doc. 13740)
23. Debate
23.1. The effectiveness of the European Convention on Human Rights: the Brighton Declaration and beyond
Presentation by:
- Mr Yves POZZO DI BORGO, France, EPP/CD ; Rapporteur, AS/Jur (Doc. 13719)
- List of speakers
- Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 23 April, 10:30)
- Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13719)
24. Progress report (continued)
25. Closure of the part-session
