2002

14^th PLENARY SESSION

PUBLIC MEETING

DRAFT ORDER OF BUSINESS - CG(14)1prov

(Latest update: 28 May 2007)

14^th Plenary Session of the Congress

Strasbourg, Palais de l’Europe,
30 May – 1^st June 2007

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Members’ attention is drawn to:

the deadlines for tabling written questions for oral reply (Office 1081): in principle, each member should limit herself/himself to one question to the Presidency of the Committee of Ministers (deadline: Wednesday 30 May at 12.00) and one question to the Secretary General (deadline: Wednesday 30 May at 12.00).

the deadlines for tabling amendments (Office 1081): at the latest at 4 pm on the eve of the day when the texts to which they refer are to be discussed (Article 27 of the Congress Rules of Procedure).

tacit adoption procedure (Office 1081) (Rule 26 of the Congress Rules of Procedure) -
see agenda CG(14)OJ1prov: Code of good practice on Referendums [CG(14)7RES and CG(14)7REP] and The reinforcement of capacity building at local level [CG(14)10OPINION].

Tuesday 29 May

Eve of the Session

Morning
9.00 – 11.00	Parallel meetings of the Bureaux of the two Chambers:
	Bureau of the Chamber of Local Authorities	Room 8
	Bureau of the Chamber of Regions	Room 6

11.15 – 13.00	Meeting of the Bureau of the Congress	Room 7


Afternoon
14.30 – 15.30	Meeting of the Bureau of the Congress ***	Room 7
15.45 - 16.30	Press Briefing of the Congress President and the Presidents of the two Chambers ***	Room 1
16.45 – 18.00	Meeting of the Secretaries of National Delegations ***	Room 6
16.00 – 18.30	Meeting of the ad-hoc Working Group of Local and Regional Representatives of South-East Europe ***	Room 8

Wednesday 30 May (morning)

8.15 – 10.15	Parallel meetings of the three Political Groups of the Congress: - Socialist Group (SOC) - European People’s Party/Christian Democrats Group (EPP/CD) - Independent and Liberal Democrat Group (ILDG)				Room 10 Room 9 Room 8
10.20 – 10.50	- Meeting of the President of the Congress, the Presidents of the two Chambers and the Chairs of the three Political Groups		Room 6
9.30 – 10.15	- Press Briefing		Room 1
11.00 – 13.00 Hemicycle	PLENARY SITTING
	OPENING OF THE SESSION by President Halvdan SKARD (Norway, L, SOC)
	Verification of credentials of new members and new appointment procedures Rapporteurs: Anders KNAPE (Sweden, L, EPP/CD) and Günther KRUG (Germany, R, SOC)		[CG(14)2RES]
	Adoption of the draft order of business of the Session		[CG(14)1prov]
	Presentation of the agenda	[CG(14)OJ1prov]
	State of the Congress Activity report of the President and priorities of the Congress for 2007-2008 Halvdan SKARD (Norway, L, SOC)			[CG(14)3]
	New Congress Charter adopted on 2^nd May 2007 by the Committee of Ministers Rapporteurs: Günther KRUG (Germany, R, SOC) and Halvdan SKARD (Norway, L, SOC)		[Charter 2007]
	*« 50 years of local democracy at the Council of Europe »* Round table moderated by Daniel RIOT, journalist, with the participation of:
	Walter SCHMIED, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly, Chair of the Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs
	Neris GERMANAS, Committee of Ministers’ Thematic Co-ordinator on Local and Regional co-operation (TC-LARC), Ambassador of Lithuania to the Council of Europe
	António PAIVA, President of the Commission for Constitutional Affairs of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union, Mayor of Tomar (Portugal)
	Ivan JAKOVCIC, Vice-President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), President of the Region of Istria (Croatia), President of the Adriatic Euroregion
	Dr Heinrich HOFFSCHULTE, Honorary Vice-President of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) (Germany)
	Adoption of the composition of the Standing Committee and of the Statutory Committees		[CG(14)4]

Wednesday 30 May at 13.00 at the Foyer of the Hemicycle

Inauguration of the Exhibition of the City of Monfalcone (Italy) “ From Cherso to Carso”

Wednesday 30 May (afternoon)

PARALLEL MEETINGS OF THE TWO CHAMBERS

CHAMBER OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Hemicycle 14.30 – 17.00	OPENING by the President Ian MICALLEF (Malta, EPP/CD)
	Presentation of the agenda	[CPL(14)OJ1prov]
	Adoption of the draft order of business of the Chamber		[CG(14)1prov]
	Priorities and activities of the Chamber Presentation by Ian MICALLEF (Malta, EPP/CD)
	Local democracy in “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” Rapporteur: Jean-Claude FRECON (France, SOC)		[CPL(14)2REC] [CPL(14)2REP]
	Local democracy in Liechtenstein: follow-up to the 2006 report of the Chamber Rapporteur: Christopher NEWBURY (United Kingdom, EPP/CD)		[REC196(2006)] [CPL(13)3PART2]
	Statement by Martin MEYER, Minister of Home Affairs of Liechtenstein
	Co-operation with Japan Local autonomy in Japan: perspectives for co-operation between the Japanese local authorities and the Congress Statement by Ryoichi ISHIKAWA, Mayor of Inagi City
	European cities: How to support the Middle East? Presentation of the follow-up by the President
	Opening of the European Charter of Local Self- Government to the accession of the European Community and of non-member States of the Council of Europe Draft protocol of amendment to the Charter Rapporteur: Christopher NEWBURY (United Kingdom, EPP/CD)			[CPL(14)3REC] [CPL(14)3REP]

CHAMBER OF REGIONS

Room 1 14.30 – 17.00	OPENING by the President Yavuz MILDON (Turkey, EPP/CD)
	Presentation of the agenda	[CPR(14)OJ1prov]
	Adoption of the draft order of business of the Chamber			[CG(14)1prov]
	Priorities and activities of the Chamber Report of the President Yavuz MILDON (Turkey, EPP/CD)			[CPR(14)1]
	Universities and regional development Rapporteurs: Farid MUKHAMETSHIN (Russian Federation, ILDG) and Alfons VOGTEL (Germany, EPP/CD)		[CPR(14)2RES] [CPR(14)2REP]
	Contributions from: Hans Ulrich STÖCKLING (Switzerland, ILDG), State Councillor (Canton of St Gall), Vice-President of the Congress Jacques SPARFEL, Secretary General, « Confédération européenne des universités du Rhin Supérieur (EUCOR) »
	Language Education in Regional or Minority Languages Rapporteurs: Albertes J. MULDER (The Netherlands, SOC) and Anissa TEMSAMANI (Belgium, SOC)		[CPR(14)3REC] [CPR(14)3REP]
	Balanced distribution of healthcare in rural regions Rapporteurs: Natalia EVDOKIMOVA (Russian Federation, NR[1]) and Patrizia MURATORE (Italy, NR)		[CPR(14)4REC] [CPR(14)4RES] [CPR(14)4REP]
	Ensuring territorial continuity of social services in rural regions Rapporteur: Stefan BERGER (Germany, EPP/CD)		[CPR(14)5REC] [CPR(14)5RES] [CPR(14)5REP]

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17.15 – 18.30 At the end of the sitting,

Parallel meetings of the Bureaux of the two Chambers:

	Bureau of the Chamber of Local Authorities	Room 8

	Bureau of the Chamber of Regions	Room 6

Wednesday 30 May at 17.00 at the Foyer of the Hemicycle

Inauguration of the exhibition on the 10^th anniversary of the ratification of the European Charter of Local Self-Government by Ukraine

Thursday 31 May (morning)

8.30 – 9.50

Meeting of the Bureau of the Congress

Room 6

8.30 – 9.50

MEETINGS OF STATUTORY COMMITTEES

Institutional Committee

Culture and Education Committee

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Room 9

Room 8

PARALLEL MEETINGS OF THE TWO CHAMBERS

CHAMBER OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Hemicycle
10.00 – 12.00
	Co-operation with Mexico Statement by Senator Ramón GALINDO NORIEGA, President of the Senate Commission for Municipal Development, Mexico
	The status of capital cities Rapporteur: Emin YERITSYAN (Armenia, EPP/CD)	[CPL(14)4REC] [CPL(14)4REP]
	Environmental accounting for responsible local action Rapporteur: Simon JAMES (United Kingdom, ILDG)	[CPL(14)5REC] [CPL(14)5RES] [CPL(14)5REP]
	The Institutional Framework of Inter-Municipal Co-operation Rapporteur: Michel GUEGAN (France, NR)		[CPL(14)6REC] [CPL(14)6REP]
	UN-HABITAT: Guidelines on decentralisation and strengthening of local authorities Information by the President		[Guidelines]
	Closing by the President of the Chamber

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CHAMBER OF REGIONS

Room 1
10.00 – 12.00
	Regional Democracy in Europe Rapporteur: Jean-Claude VAN CAUWENBERGHE (Belgium, SOC)	[CPR(14)6RES] [CPR(14)6REP and Addendum]
	Contributions from:

	António PAIVA, President of the Commission for Constitutional Affairs of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union, Mayor of Tomar (Portugal)
	Lluis Maria DE PUIG (Spain, SOC), Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly
	Peter Paul GANTZER, Vice-President of the Landtag of Bavière, Vice-President of the Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies (CALRE)
	Herwig VAN STAA (Austria, EPP/CD), President of the Land of Tirol, Representative of the Conference of European regions with legislative power (REGLEG), Vice-President of the Congress
	Bojan KOSTRES (Republic of Serbia), President of the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
	Jerzy KROPIWNICKI, Member of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union, President of the Contact Group Committee of the Regions/Congress
	Debate
	Regional development in Mexico Statement by Senator Francisco Javier CASTELLÓN FONSECA, Member of the Committee for Regional Development of the Senate, Mexico
	Challenges and opportunities for peripheral and sparsely populated regions Rapporteur: Inger LINGE (Sweden, EPP/CD)	[CPR(14)7REC] [CPR(14)7RES] [CPR(14)7REP]
	Closing by the President of the Chamber

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Thursday 31 May:

12.00 noon at the Foyer of the Hemicycle

Inauguration of the Exhibition of the City of Moscow by Vladimir PLATONOV, Chairman of the Duma (Legislative Assembly) of the City of Moscow, Russian Federation

13.00 at the Ante-chamber of the Committee of Ministers

Musical interlude by the 10 year-old violonist Elvin GANIYEV organised by the Permanent Representation of Azerbaijan

12.30 at the “Restaurant Bleu” of the Council of Europe

Lunch offered by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe to the Heads of National Delegations, to the members of the Bureau and to guest speakers

Thursday 31 May (afternoon)

14.00 – 19.00 Hemicycle	PLENARY SITTING
	Statement by Terry DAVIS, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Written questions for oral reply Deadline for tabling written questions: Wednesday 30 May at 12.00 noon : ……
	Statement by Milan MARKOVIC, Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government of the Republic of Serbia, on behalf of the Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe Written questions for oral reply Deadline for tabling written questions: Wednesday 30 May at 12.00 noon
	Statement by Vladimir PLATONOV, Chairman of the Duma (Legislative Assembly) of the City of Moscow, Russian Federation Giving the best to children as a basis for the development of territorial communities : ……
	Climate Change: approaches at local and regional level Rapporteur: Amrit MEDIRATTA (United Kingdom, L, EPP/CD)			[CG(14)5REC] [CG(14)5RES] [CG(14)5REP]
	Co-operation with Mexico Statement by Senator Melquiades MORALES FLORES, Chair of the Committee on federalism of the Senate, Mexico
	Community policing: Local and Regional Authorities guaranteeing a new partnership Rapporteur: David LLOYD-WILLIAMS (United Kingdom, R, ILDG)	[CG(14)8REC] [CG(14)8RES] [CG(14)8REP]
	The links between local and regional democracy and human rights Contribution of the Congress to the Forum for the Future of Democracy (Stockholm/Sigtuna, 13-15 June 2007) Rapporteur: Keith WHITMORE (United Kingdom, R, ILDG)		[CG(14)6]

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Thursday 31 May:

19.00 at the Hall of entry of the Palais de l’Europe

Inaugurationof the Exhibition of drawings by the pupils of the schools of Bischheim (France)

19.30 at the Pavillon Joséphine

Reception offered by the « Conseil Général du Bas-Rhin, the « Communauté Urbaine » and the City of Strasbourg

Friday 1^st June (morning)

8.30 – 9.50	Meeting of the Bureau of the Congress	Room 6
8.30 – 9.50	MEETINGS OF STATUTORY COMMITTEES Committee on Sustainable Development Committee on Social Cohesion ***	Room 9 Room 8
10.00 – 13.00 Hemicycle	PLENARY SITTING
	Statement by Ana Isabel LEIVA DÍEZ, Secretary of State for Territorial Co-operation, Ministry of Public Administration, Spain : ……
	15^th Session of the Conference of European Ministers responsible for Local and Regional Government Valencia, Spain, 15-16 October 2007 : ……
	Proposed European Local Democracy Week Rapporteur: Keith WHITMORE (United Kingdom, R, ILDG) : ……			[CG(14)11RES]
	A European Strategy for Innovation and Good Governance at local level Rapporteur: Keith WHITMORE (United Kingdom, R, ILDG)			[CG(14)9RES] [CELGR(2007)7]
	Local and Regional democracy in Japan
	Statement by Hajime FURUTA, Governor of Gifu, representative of the Association of Governors of Japan
	Local and Regional democracy in Albania Follow-up to the 2006 Congress report Rapporteurs: Guido RHODIO (Italy, L, EPP/CD) and Jean‑Claude VAN CAUWENBERGHE (Belgium, R, SOC)		[REC201(2006)] [CG(13)29PART2]
	Statement by Ferdinand PONI, Deputy Minister of Interior of Albania
	Formal adoption of texts approved by the Chambers		[CG(14)13]
13.00	CLOSING OF THE SESSION

[1] NR = non registered to the political groups of the Congress