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Agenda | Doc. 13996 | 18 April 2016

Second part of the 2016 Ordinary Session (18‑22 April 2016)

Origin - Adopted by the Assembly on 18 April 2016. 2016 - Second part-session

Abbreviations

(open)
  • 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
  • EPP/CD Group of the European People's Party
  • SOC Socialist Group
  • 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

Meetings outside the Chamber

(open)
  • Monday08:00 - 09:30
  • Friday08:30 - 10:00
  • Monday14:00 - 15:00
  • Tuesday08:30 - 10:00
  • Tuesday14:00 - 15:30
  • Wednesday14:00 - 15:30
  • Thursday08:30 - 10:00
  • Thursday14:00 - 15:30
  • Monday09:30 - 11:00
  • Monday17:00 - 19:00
  • Wednesday08:30 - 10:00

Monday 18 April 2016

(open)

Sitting No. 10 (11:30 - 13:00)

1. Opening of the part-session ( - )
1.1. Statement by the President
1.2. Examination of credentials

List of delegations:

1.3. Election of a Vice-President of the Assembly in respect of Spain
1.4. Changes in the membership of committees (Commissions (2016) 04 + Addendum 1)
1.5. Requests for debate:

1.5.1. Current affairs debate: “The recent and tragic escalation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict”

1.5.2. Current affairs debate: “The tragic escalation of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh and the other occupied territories of Azerbaijan”

1.5.3. Urgent procedure debate: “The situation of refugees and migrants under the EU-Turkey Agreement of 18 March 2016”

1.5.4. Current affairs debate: “War crimes committed by Azerbaijan during the recent aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh”

1.5.5. Current affairs debate: “The case of the 'Panama Papers' and the concern about fiscal, social justice and public trust in our democratic system”

1.5.6. Urgent procedure debate: “After the Brussels attacks, urgent need to address security failures and step up counter-terrorism co-operation”

1.6. Adoption of the agenda
1.7. Approval of the minutes of proceedings of the Standing Committee (Paris, 4 March 2016) (AS/Per (2016) PV 01)
2. Debate ( - )
2.1. Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

Presentation by:

  • [possibly] Vote ()

Sitting No. 11 (15:00 - 17:00)

3. Address (15:00 - 16:00)
3.1. Annual activity report 2015 by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights (CommDH(2016)7)

Presentation by:

  • Mr Nils MUIŽNIEKS, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
4. Current affairs debate (16:00 - 17:00)
4.1. The case of the “Panama Papers” and the concern about fiscal, social justice and public trust in our democratic system

Tuesday 19 April 2016

(open)

Sitting No. 12 (10:00 - 13:00)

5. Election (10:00 - 13:00)
5.1. Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

List of candidates in respect of:

6. Address (10:00 - 11:00)
6.1. Mr Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the European Commission
8. Address (12:00 - 13:00)
8.1. Mr Ahmet DAVUTOĞLU, Prime Minister of Turkey

Sitting No. 13 (15:30 - 20:00)

9. Election (continued) (15:30 - 17:00)
9.1. Judges to the European Court of Human Rights
10. Question time (15:30 - 16:00)
10.1. Questions to Mr Thorbjørn JAGLAND, Secretary General of the Council of Europe
11. Joint debate ( - )
11.1. Preventing the radicalisation of children by fighting the root causes

Presentation by:

11.2. Towards a framework of competences for democratic citizenship

Presentation by:

  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 18 April, 16:00)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 13992)
12. Debate ( - )
12.1. Evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Palestinian National Council

Presentation by:

  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Monday 18 April, 16:00)

Wednesday 20 April 2016

(open)

Sitting No. 14 (10:00 - 13:00)

13. [Possibly 2nd round] Election (10:00 - 13:00)
13.1. Judges to the European Court of Human Rights

List of candidates in respect of:

14. Debate ( - )
14.1. Renewed commitment in the fight against antisemitism in Europe

Presentation by:

  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 19 April, 10:30)
15. Address (12:00 - 13:00)
15.1. Mr Heinz FISCHER, President of Austria

Sitting No. 15 (15:30 - 20:30)

16. [Possibly 2nd round] Election (continued) (15:30 - 17:00)
17. Address (15:30 - 16:15)
17.1. Communication from the Committee of Ministers

Presentation by:

  • Mr Daniel MITOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Chairperson of the Committee of Ministers
18. Address (16:15 - 17:00)
18.1. Mr José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of Spain
19. Joint debate ( - )
19.1. A stronger European response to the Syrian refugee crisis

Presentation by:

19.2. Human rights of refugees and migrants - the situation in the Western Balkans

Presentation by:

19.3. Debate under urgent procedure: The situation of refugees and migrants under the EU-Turkey Agreement of 18 March 2016

Presentation by:

  • Rapporteur, AS/Mig (Doc. )
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 19 April, 20:00)
  • Vote on ... ()
20. Debate ( - )
20.1. Intellectual property rights in the digital era

Presentation by:

  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Tuesday 19 April, 16:00)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 14009)

Thursday 21 April 2016

(open)

Sitting No. 16 (10:00 - 13:00)

21. Debate ( - )
21.1. Assessing the impact of measures to improve women’s political representation

Presentation by:

Statement by:

  • Ms Maria Elena BOSCHI, Minister of Constitutional Reforms and Relations with Parliament of Italy
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 20 April, 10:30)
22. Address (12:00 - 13:00)
22.1. Mr Giorgi KVIRIKASHVILI, Prime Minister of Georgia

Sitting No. 17 (15:30 - 20:00)

23. Debate ( - )
23.1. The humanitarian concerns with regard to people captured during the war in Ukraine

Presentation by:

  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 20 April, 16:00)
  • Votes on a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (Doc. 14015)
24. Debate under urgent procedure ( - )
24.1. After the Brussels attacks, urgent need to address security failures and step up counter-terrorism co-operation

Presentation by:

  • Rapporteur, AS/Pol (Doc. )
  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Wednesday 20 April, 16:00)
  • Vote on ... ()

Friday 22 April 2016

(open)

Sitting No. 18 (10:00 - 13:00)

25. Debate ( - )
25.1. The handling of international public health emergencies

Presentation by:

  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 21 April, 10:30)
26. Debate ( - )
26.1. Forced migration: a new challenge

Presentation by:

  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 21 April, 10:30)
27. Debate ( - )
27.1. The case against a Council of Europe legal instrument on involuntary measures in psychiatry

Presentation by:

  • Amendments (deadline for tabling: Thursday 21 April, 10:30)
28. Progress report (continued) ( - )
29. Closure of the part-session ( - )