WORK PROGRAMME OF THE
COMMITTEE
ON THE ENVIRONMENT,
AGRICULTURE AND LOCAL
AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS
OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY
Work Programme
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This
document indicates in chronological order:
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Reports
in preparation and rapporteurs
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Committee
and sub-committee meetings / Sessions / Standing Committee (in bold) and
Other events relevant
to the Committee’s work or fields of competence:
Ø
“for
information”
Ø
to
which representatives have been appointed
Ø
to
which representative are to be appointed (“to decide” or “to
confirm”)
Abbreviations are
explained on the final page.
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Secretariat of the Committee (Fax: +33 3 88 41 27
17)
Mrs
Agnès NOLLINGER, Head of Secretariat tel: +33 3 88 41 22 88 [email protected]
Mr
Bogdan TORCATORIU, co-Secretary tel: +33 3 88 41 32 82 [email protected]
Mrs
Dana KARANJAC, co-Secretary tel: +33 3 90 21 48 77 [email protected]
Mrs
Marie-Anne MENGER (Europe Prize) tel :+33 3 88 41 21 08 [email protected]
Mrs
Hazel BASTIER, Senior Assistant tel: +33 3 88 41 30 93 [email protected]
Mrs
Eliza KOPEC, Assistant tel: +33 3 90 21 45 95 [email protected]
REPORTS IN
PREPARATION
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Military
waste and the environment (Doc. 11462, ref. 3404 of 21 January 2008, prolonged
to 31 July 2010 by the Standing Committee on 20 November 2009) (Mr Toshev,
Bulgaria, EPP/CD)
·
Biodiversity
and climate change (Doc. 11484, ref. 3409 of 25 January 2008) (Mrs John-Calame, Switzerland, SOC)
(adopted by the Committee on 23 November 2009)
·
Noise
and light pollution: serious risks for the environment (Doc. 11551, ref. 3439
of 18 April 2008) (Mr Huseynov, Azerbaijan, EDG)
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The
fight against harm to the environment in the Mediterranean (Doc. 11586, ref
3452 of 23 June 2008) (Mr Falzon, Malta, EPP/CD)
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Forests:
the future of our planet (Doc. 11634, ref. 3500 of 28/11/08, modifying ref.
3471 of 27 June 2008) (Mr Timchenko, Russia, EDG)
·
Geothermal
energy: a solution for the future? (Doc. 11740, ref. 3504 of 26 January 2009) (Mr Rouquet,
France, SOC)
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Armed
conflicts and the environment (Doc. 11741, ref 3505 of 26 January 2009) (Mr Ducarme,
Belgium, ALDE)
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Genetically
modified organisms (GMOs): a solution for the future? (Doc. 11816, ref. 3532 of
29 May 2009) (M. Le Grand, France, EPP/CD)
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The need for independent and credible environmental
assessments (Doc. 11892, ref. 3562 of 29 May 2009) (Mr Preda, Romania,
EPP/CD)
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The potential dangers of electromagnetic fields and their
effect on the environment (Doc. 11894, ref. 3563 of 29 May 2009) (Mr Huss,
Luxembourg, SOC)
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Reform
of the Common Fisheries Policy (Doc. 11902, ref. 3583 of 22 June 2009 and Doc.
12050, ref. 3630 of 25 January 2010) (Mr Korkeaoja, Finland,
ALDE)
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Need
to assess progress in implementation of the Bern Convention (Doc. 11983, ref.
3605 of 2 October 2009) (Mr Lotman, Estonia, UEL)
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Preventing
natural disasters (Doc. 12049, ref 3616 of 20 November 2009 for report to the
Standing Committee) (Mrs Marin, France, EPP/CD)
·
The impact of the world economic crisis on local and
regional authorities within member states of the Council of Europe (Doc. 12063,
ref 3623 of 25 January 2010) (Rapporteur to be appointed)
·
The
environmental impact of sunken shipwrecks (Doc. 12092, ref. 3635 of 25 January
2010) (Rapporteur to be appointed)
Opinions and
contributions
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Euro-Mediterranean:
call for a Council of Europe strategy (Doc. 11507, ref. 3420 of 14/04/08)
(Report by the Political Affairs Committee, with opinion AS/Ec) (Mrs Papadimitriou, Greece, EPP/CD) (approved by the Committee on 26 January 2010)
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Regional
co-operation (Doc. 11592, ref. 3454 of 23/06/08) (Report by the Political
Affairs Committee (Mr Doric, Croatia, ALDE)
·
The
socio-economic potential of the Baltic Sea Region (Doc. 11678, ref. 3483 of
29/09/08, modified on 26/01/09) (Report by the Economic Committee) (Mr Lotman,
Estonia, UEL)
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The
real situation of rural women in Europe (Doc. 11773, ref. 3519 of 26/01/09)
(Report by the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men) (Mrs John-Calame, Switzerland, SOC)
·
Transport
of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by river and river-sea-going vessels as an efficient
facility for solving the gas crisis (Doc. 11827, ref. 3537 of 29 May 2009)
(Report of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development) (Mr Etherington, United Kingdom, SOC)
·
The
economic importance of raw materials contained in “end-of-life products”
including their energy potential (Doc. 11896, ref. 3565 of 29 May 2009) (Report
of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development) (Mr Waalkens, Netherlands,
SOC)
MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE AND SUB-COMMITTEES /
SESSIONS / STANDING COMMITTEE and OTHER EVENTS WITHIN THE COMMITTEE’S
COMPETENCE
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Date and place
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Event
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Participant(s)
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JANUARY
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25-29, Strasbourg
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Assembly
session
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FEBRUARY
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18-19, Bucharest*
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Committee
meeting *
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To
be authorised
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MARCH
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1-2,
Strasbourg
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Meeting of the CDLR
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Chair
S/c LOC (to confirm)
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12,
Paris (National Assembly)
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Standing Committee
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17-19,
Strasbourg
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18th
session of the Congress
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Chair
S/c LOC (to confirm)
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APRIL
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7, Paris** (CoE Office)
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Committee
meeting **
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To
be confirmed
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26-30, Strasbourg
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Assembly
session
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JUNE
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21-25, Strasbourg
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Assembly
session
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JULY
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7-8,
Moscow
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European Conference
of Ministers of Regional Planning (CEMAT)
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To
decide
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* Subject to
authorisation of the Bureau ** To be confirmed
In addition the Committee has been asked by the Bureau of the
Assembly to organise a debate on “the future of nuclear energy” following the
debate held during the June 2009 part-session.
The Committee’s terms of reference
1. The committee shall consider all matters relating to the
environment, regional planning, agriculture, food and consumer protection as
well as those relating to local and regional government.
2. The committee shall in particular consider:
i. issues related to sustainable development from local to global
level (protection of the environment, regional planning, natural resources
management) as well as sectoral policies (transport, energy, etc.) as they
contribute to a sustainable environment and well-balanced spatial planning;
ii. issues relating to agricultural policies, rural development,
fisheries, forestry, food and consumer protection;
iii. issues relating to local and regional authorities, such as
local and regional democracy and self-government, transfrontier and
interregional co-operation and urban planning and policies.
3. The committee shall, on behalf of the Assembly, select the
candidates for, and the winners of, the Europe Prize and the other awards
(European Diplomas, Flags of Honour and Plaques of Honour) for local
authorities.
4. The committee shall follow the activities and maintain working
relations with the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of
Europe.
5. The committee shall follow the activities of and maintain
working relations with the relevant European and international organisations
such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Environment
Programme (Unep), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (Unece) and
the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (Icamas).
6. The committee shall follow the activities of the relevant
European organisations and associations of local and regional co-operation.
7. The committee shall represent the Assembly in and follow the
work of the relevant intergovernmental expert committees of the Council of
Europe
Abbreviations
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S/c
DEV
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Sub-Committee
on Sustainable Development
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S/c
LOC
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Sub-Committee
on Local and Regional Democracy
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S/c
AGR
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Sub-Committee
on Agriculture and Food
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S/c
PRIX
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Sub-Committee
on the Europe Prize
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CALRE
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Conference
of European Regions with Legislative Powers
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CDLR
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European
Committee on Local and Regional Democracy
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CEMAT
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European
Conference of Ministers of Regional Planning
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Congress
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Congress
of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
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CIHEAM
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International
Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies
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IPU
|
Interparliamentary
Union
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APPENDIX III
Conference of INGOs
I. Wednesday 28 April 2010: "European
Biodiversity Day", organised by the Conference of INGOs of the Council of
Europe, with the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress of Local and regional
Authorities, room 5
Draft Programme
10h30 Opening speech by Philippe ROCH, Former
Environment Minister of the Swiss Confederation
11h15 Micheline CALMY-REY, Chair of the
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (to be confirmed)
Mevlüt ÇAVUŞOĞLU President of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Thorbjørn JAGLAND, Secretary General of the
Council of Europe (to be confirmed)
Ian MICALLEF, President a.i. of the Congress
of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
Jean-Marie HEYDT, President of the Council of
Europe Conference of INGOs
In front of the Hemicycle
13h00 – Adoption of a common agreement
Statement by Ahmed DJOHGLAF, Executive
Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (to be confirmed)
Statement by Achim STEINER, Executive
Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (to be confirmed)
Inauguration ceremony of the exhibition: «
Biodiversity, an asset for Europe » by François Dugeny, Chief Executive Officer
of the Institute for Urban and Regional Planning (IFHP)
Roland RIES Senator, Mayor of Strasbourg,
former member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
15h30 – Biodiversity and Ecosystems services
Keynote introduction to the theme by Ladislas
MIKO, Former Environment Minister of the Czech Republic, European Commission DG
Environment Director
Discussion
16h00 – Post 2010 Challenges : Human
Ecological Footprint, Interaction between Biodiversity and Climate Change
Moderator: Alan MEALE, Former Environment
Minister (UK)
Hans FRIEDERICH, International Union
for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Regional Director (a.i.) for Pan-Europe
Ronan UHEL, Head of Natural Systems and
Vulnerability of the European Environment Agency
Robert PALMER, Director of Culture and
Cultural and Natural Heritage at the Council of Europe
Aleksei LOTMAN, Chairman of the Committee on
the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs of the Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe
Gaye DOGANOGLU, Chair of the Committee on
Sustainable Development of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of
the Council of Europe
Mikael KARLSSON, Chair of the European
Environmental Bureau (EEB)
Discussion
18h30 – Closure of the Conference by
Anne-Marie CHAVANON, Chair of the Sustainable Territorial Development Committee
of the INGO’s Conference
II. "Best participatory practices and
the Utrecht Agenda”:
joint meeting of the Sustainable territorial development committee and the
civil society and democracy committee
