Chamber of Regions

14th PLENARY SESSION

CPR(14)OJ1

21 May 2007

DRAFT AGENDA

14th Session – Chamber of Regions

Strasbourg, (Palais de l’Europe)


First sitting : Wednesday 30 May 2007 (2.30pm to 5pm – room 1)[1]

Second sitting: Thursday 31 May 2007 (10am to 12am – room 1)


First sitting

Wednesday, 30 May 2007 from 14h30 to 17h00

1.           OPENING OF THE FIRST SITTING BY THE PRESIDENT YAVUZ MILDON (TURKEY, R, EPP/CD)

2.           ADOPTION of the agenda

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3.           activities of the chamber : statement by the President Yavuz MILDON (Turkey, R, EPP/CD)

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4.           UNIVERSITIES AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Rapporteurs: Farid MUKHAMETSHIN (Russian Federation, R, ILDG) and Alfons VOGTEL (Germany, R, EPP/CD)

Contributions from :

-       Hans Ulrich STÖCKLING (Switzerland, R, ILDG), State Councillor (Canton of St Gall), Member of the Congress

-       Jacques SPARFEL, Secretary General, Confédération européenne des universités du Rhin Supérieur (EUCOR)

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5.           LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN REGIONAL OR MINORITY LANGUAGES

Rapporteurs: Albertes J. MULDER (Netherlands, R, SOC), Anissa TEMSAMANI (Belgium, SOC)

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6.         BALANCED DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTHCARE IN THE RURALS             REGIONS

Rapporteur : Patricia MURATORE (Italy, R, NR)

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7.         ENSURING CONTINUITY OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE RURALS             REGIONS

            Rapporteur Stefan BERGER (Germany, R, EPP/CD)

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[Bureau meeting at the end of the sitting, at approximately 17h00 until 18.30]


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Second sitting

Thursday, 31 May 2007 from 10h00 to 12h00

9.           OPENING OF THE SECOND SITTING BY THE PRESIDENT

10.         REGIONAL DEMOCRACY in Europe

10.1       Report by Jean-Claude VAN CAUWENBERGHE
(Belgium, R, SOC)

Contributions from:

-             Jerzy KROPIWNICKI (Poland), Member of the Committee of Regions of the European Union, President of the Contact Group Committee of Regions/Congress

-          Lluis Maria DE PUIG (Spain, SOC), Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly (to be confirmed)

-          Peter Paul GANTZER (Allemagne), Vice-President of the Landtag of Bavière, Vice-President of the Conference of the Regional Legislative Assemblies (CALRE)

-             A Representative of the Conference of the Presidents of Regions with Legislative Power (REGLEG) (to be confirmed)

-             A Representative of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR) (to be confirmed)

-             Bojan KOSTRES (Republic of Serbia), President of the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (to be confirmed)

Debate

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10.2      Discussion of draft Resolution

11.                    REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN MEXICO

Statement by Senator Francisco-Javier CASTELLON (Mexico), Member of the Committee of Regional Development of the Senat of Mexico.

12.          CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERIPHERAL AND SPARSELY POPULATED REGIONS

             Rapporteur: Inger LINGE (Sweden, R, EPP/CD)

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13.         CLOSING OF THE SESSION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE              CHAMBER



[1] At the end of the sitting, at approximately 17h00 until 18h30: meeting of the Bureau of the Chamber