Strasbourg, 16 September 2010 CDLR(2010)20
Item 3.3 of the agenda
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE ON LOCAL AND REGIONAL DEMOCRACY
(CDLR)
INFORMATION ON OTHER COUNCIL OF EUROPE BODIES
For information
Secretariat Memorandum
prepared by the
Directorate General of Democracy and Political Affairs
Directorate of Democratic Institutions
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Introduction
The calendar of meetings of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe for 2010 appears in Appendix I. More detailed information on sessions can be downloaded from the Congress website www.coe.int/congress
The second part of the Plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) was held on 26-30 April 2010. The third part was held on 21-25 June 2010. The work programme (version of September 2010) of the Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs of the Parliamentary Assembly appears in Appendix II. Other information on the sessions of the PACE (order of business, working documents, other documents adopted, speeches and verbatim reports) may be found on its website http://assembly.coe.int
Action required
The CDLR members are invited to take note of the work of the above-mentioned bodies of the Council of Europe.
APPENDIX I
CONGRESS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES
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TIMETABLE OF EVENTS / CALENDRIER DES ÉVÉNEMENTS |
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Date / Date |
Place / Lieu |
Event / Evénement |
Entity / Entité |
Représentants du Congrès |
Contact (Name/Nom & Email) |
Web Site / Site Web |
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13/09/2010 14/09/2010 |
Ohrid "THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA" / "L'EX-REPUBLIQUE YOUGOSLAVE DE MACEDOINE" |
Council of Europe 2010 Exchange on "The religious dimension of intercultural dialogue" Rencontre 2010 du Conseil de l'Europe sur la dimension religieuse du dialogue interculturel |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Tim Lisney |
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13/09/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Working Group on Inter-regional Co-operation Groupe de travail sur la coopération interrégionale |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
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Alexander Bartling |
http://www.coe.int/t/congress/restricted/working-groups/ |
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16/09/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
3rd Assizes of the National Associations of local and regional authorities 3ème Assises des associations nationales des pouvoirs locaux et régionaux |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
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Antonella Cagnolati |
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17/09/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Bureau of the Congress and its Chambers Bureau du Congrès et de ses chambres |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
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Dolores Rios |
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20/09/2010 23/09/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the European Parliament Session du Parlement européen |
For information Pour information |
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Info: |
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21/09/2010 |
Bruxelles BELGIUM / BELGIQUE |
Meeting of the Secretaries General of the Committee of the Regions, the Congress and the European Associations Réunion des Secrétaires Généraux du Comité des Régions, du Congrès et des Associations européennes |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Christine Ebel |
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25/09/2010 02/10/2010 |
Oloron Sainte-Marie (Pyrénées) FRANCE / FRANCE |
3rd International Meeting of Mountain Populations 3e Rencontre des Populations des Montagnes du Monde |
For information Pour information |
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Marité Moras |
http://www.mountainepeople.org |
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27/09/2010 |
Antalya TURKEY / TURQUIE |
Sustainable Development Committee Commission du développement durable |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
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Marité Moras |
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28/09/2010 29/09/2010 |
St Petersburg RUSSIAN FEDERATION / FÉDÉRATION DE RUSSIE |
12th Ministerial Session of the European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR OPA) 12e Session ministérielle de l'Accord européen et méditerranéen sur les risques majeurs (EUR-OPA) |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Marité Moras |
http://www.coe.int/europarisks |
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Date / Date |
Place / Lieu |
Event / Evénement |
Entity / Entité |
Représentants du Congrès |
Contact (Name/Nom & Email) |
Web Site / Site Web |
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29/09/2010 01/10/2010 |
Aberdeen UNITED KINGDOM / ROYAUME-UNI |
38th General Assembly of CPMR 38e Assemblée Générale de la CRPM |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Jean-Paul Chauvet |
http://www.crpm.org |
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29/09/2010 01/10/2010 |
Rotterdam NETHERLANDS / PAYS-BAS |
Conference "Deltas in times of climate change" Conférence "Les deltas en période de changement climatique" |
For information Pour information |
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Marité Moras |
http://www.climatedeltaconference.org |
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01/10/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Group of Independent Experts on the European Charter of Local Self-Government Groupe d'Experts indépendants sur la Charte européenne de l'autonomie locale |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
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Stéphanie Poirel |
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01/10/2010 |
Kayseri TURKEY / TURQUIE |
Culture and Education Committee Commission de la Culture et de l'Education |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
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Tim Lisney |
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01/10/2010 |
Prahova ROMANIA / ROUMANIE |
International Conference dedicated to the European Landscape Convention Conférence internationale sur la Convention européenne du paysage |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Giampaolo Cordiale |
http://recep-enelc.net |
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02/10/2010 |
Kayseri TURKEY / TURQUIE |
Symposium on "Citizen participation in the management of historic towns" Symposium sur "La participation du citoyen dans la gestion des villes historiques" |
Congress : co-organiser Congrès : coorganisateur |
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Tim Lisney |
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02/10/2010 |
Istanbul TURKEY / TURQUIE |
Third European Heritage Forum 3ème Forum Européen du Patrimoine |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Joanne Hunting |
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03/10/2010 05/10/2010 |
Trento ITALY / ITALIE |
Plenary Session of CALRE Session plénière de la CALRE |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Jean-Paul Chauvet |
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03/10/2010 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA / BOSNIE-HERZÉGOVINE |
General elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina Elections Générales en Bosnie et Hérzegovine |
For information Pour information |
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Renate Zikmund |
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04/10/2010 08/10/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the Parliamentary Assembly Session de l'Assemblée parlementaire |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Antonella Cagnolati |
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04/10/2010 07/10/2010 |
Brussels BELGIUM / BELGIQUE |
Plenary Session & Open Days of the Committee of the Regions Session plénière et "Open Days" du Comité des Régions |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Giampaolo Cordiale |
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05/10/2010 |
Brussels BELGIUM / BELGIQUE |
Bureau of the Committee of the Regions Bureau du Comité des Régions |
For information Pour information |
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Giampaolo Cordiale |
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Date / Date |
Place / Lieu |
Event / Evénement |
Entity / Entité |
Représentants du Congrès |
Contact (Name/Nom & Email) |
Web Site / Site Web |
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07/10/2010 08/10/2010 |
Yerevan ARMENIA / ARMÉNIE |
Decentralized Cooperation Armenian-French Conference (The Conference is organized on the initiative of Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and France, and local authorities and associations of local authorities) |
COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATION OF ARMENIA ASSOCIATION DES COMMUNAUTES D'ARMENIE |
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Mrs Anahit Davtyan |
http://www.caa.am/eng/events.php?section=CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS |
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10/10/2010 |
Slovenia SLOVENIA / SLOVÉNIE |
Local elections in Slovenia Elections locales en Slovénie |
For information Pour information |
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Renate Zikmund |
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11/10/2010 12/10/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Local government - responses to recession across Europe Gouvernance locale - réponses au ralentissement économique en Europe |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Tim Lisney |
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11/10/2010 17/10/2010 |
Council of Europe Member states / Pays membres du Conseil de l'Europe EUROPE / EUROPE |
European Local Democracy Week Semaine Européenne de la Démocratie Locale |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
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Maria Baroni |
http://www.coe.int/demoweek |
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11/10/2010 12/10/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Conference on the impact of and responses to the economic downturn on local government (organised by the CDLR) Conférence sur l'impact du - et réponses au - ralentissement économique sur les collectivités locales (organisé par le CDLR) |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Stéphanie Poirel |
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12/10/2010 14/10/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Meeting of the CDLR Réunion du CDLR |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Stéphanie Poirel |
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15/10/2010 16/10/2010 |
Venice ITALY / ITALIE |
Venice Commission Commission de Venise |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Stéphanie Poirel |
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15/10/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Round-table: 25th Anniversary of the European Charter for Local Self-Government Table-ronde: 25ème anniversaire de la Charte européenne de l'autonomie locale |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
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Congress |
http://www.coe.int/congress |
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18/10/2010 21/10/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the European Parliament Session du Parlement européen |
For information Pour information |
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Info: |
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19/10/2010 20/10/2010 |
Yerevan ARMENIA / ARMÉNIE |
Forum for the Future of Democracy Forum pour l'avenir de la démocratie |
Congress : co-organiser Congrès : coorganisateur |
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Tim Lisney |
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20/10/2010 |
Florence ITALY / ITALIE |
Celebration of the 10th anniversary of the opening to the signature of the European Landscape Convention Célébration du 10e anniversaire de l'ouverture à la signature de la Convention européenne du paysage |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Marité Moras |
http://www.coe.int/EuropeanLandscapeConvention |
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Date / Date |
Place / Lieu |
Event / Evénement |
Entity / Entité |
Représentants du Congrès |
Contact (Name/Nom & Email) |
Web Site / Site Web |
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21/10/2010 23/10/2010 |
Dundalk-Newry IRELAND / IRLANDE |
AEBR General Assembly and Annual Conference Assemblée générale et conférence annuelle de l'ARFE |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Jean-Paul Chauvet |
http://www.aebr.eu |
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24/10/2010 26/10/2010 |
Nagoya JAPAN / JAPON |
City Biodiversity Summit 2010 Sommet des villes pour la biodiversité 2010 |
For information Pour information |
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Marité Moras |
http://www.cop10.jp/citysummit |
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25/10/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Bureaux of the Congress and its Chambers Bureaux du Congrès et de ses chambres |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
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Linette Taesch |
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26/10/2010 28/10/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
19th PLENARY SESSION OF THE CONGRESS 19ème SESSION PLENIERE DU CONGRES |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
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Dolores Ríos Turón |
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31/10/2010 |
Ukraine UKRAINE / UKRAINE |
Local elections in Ukraine Elections Locales en Ukraine |
For information Pour information |
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Renate Zikmund |
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03/11/2010 11/11/2010 |
Riga LATVIA / LETTONIE |
Monitoring visit to Latvia Visite de monitoring en Lettonie |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
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Stéphanie Poirel |
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10/11/2010 12/11/2010 |
Istanbul TURKEY / TURQUIE |
AER General Assembly Assemblée générale de l'ARE |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Jean-Paul Chauvet |
http://www.aer.eu |
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18/11/2010 19/11/2010 |
Bydgoszcz POLAND / POLOGNE |
ALDA Governing Board Conseil d'administration AADL |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Jean-Paul Chauvet |
http://alda-europe.eu |
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18/11/2010 19/11/2010 |
Zaragoza SPAIN / ESPAGNE |
REGLEG Conference of Presidents REGLEG Conférence des Présidents |
For information Pour information |
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Alexander Bartling |
http://www.regleg.eu |
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18/11/2010 19/11/2010 |
Montchanin FRANCE / FRANCE |
Intercultural and inter-religious dialogue: 2nd Montchanin Meeting Dialogue interculturel et interreligieux: 2e rencontre de Montchanin |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Tim Lisney |
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21/11/2010 |
Mexico City MEXICO / MEXIQUE |
Climate Summit for Mayors Sommet des Maires pour le Climat |
For information Pour information |
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Marité Moras |
http://www.iclei.org |
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22/11/2010 25/11/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the European Parliament Session du Parlement européen |
For information Pour information |
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Info: |
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24/11/2010 26/11/2010 |
Istanbul TURKEY / TURQUIE |
Conference of Ministers of Justice Conférence des ministres de justice |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Andreas Kiefer |
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25/11/2010 26/11/2010 |
Vienna AUSTRIA / AUTRICHE |
Implementing Fundamental Rights at the local and regional level following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty (organised by the Fundamental Rights Agency) Mise en oeuvre des droits fondamentaux au niveau local et régional suite à l'entrée en vigueur du Traité de Lisbonne (organisé par l'Agence des droits fondamentaux) |
Congress : represented Congrès : représenté |
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Stéphanie Poirel |
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Date / Date |
Place / Lieu |
Event / Evénement |
Entity / Entité |
Représentants du Congrès |
Contact (Name/Nom & Email) |
Web Site / Site Web |
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30/11/2010 |
Brussels BELGIUM / BELGIQUE |
Bureau of the Committee of the Regions Bureau du Comité des Régions |
For information Pour information |
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Giampaolo Cordiale |
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01/12/2010 02/12/2010 |
Brussels BELGIUM / BELGIQUE |
Plenary Session of the Committee of the Regions Session plénière du Comité des Régions |
For information Pour information |
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Giampaolo Cordiale |
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01/12/2010 03/12/2010 |
Paris and other towns to be confirmed FRANCE / FRANCE |
Monitoring visit to France Visite de monitoring en France |
Congress : organiser Congrès : organisateur |
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Stéphanie Poirel |
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13/12/2010 16/12/2010 |
Strasbourg FRANCE / FRANCE |
Session of the European Parliament Session du Parlement européen |
For information Pour information |
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Info: |
APPENDIX II
PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY
Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs
Commission de l’environnement, de l’agriculture et des questions territoriales
AS/ENA (2010) 02 rev. 6
13 September 2010
AENA_10_02rev6
Work Programme
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This document indicates in chronological order: o Reports in preparation and rapporteurs o 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. |
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, Secretary tel: +33 3 88 41 32 82 [email protected]
Mrs Dana KARANJAC, 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[1]
· 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) (adopted by the Committee on 24 June 2010)
· Preserving the environment in the Mediterranean (Doc. 11586, ref 3452 of 23 June 2008, extended by the Bureau on 26 April 2010 to 31 October 2010) (Mr Falzon, Malta, EPP/CD)
· Armed conflicts and the environment (Doc. 11741, ref 3505 of 26 January 2009) (Mr Huseynov, Azerbaijan, ALDE)
· Genetically modified organisms (GMOs): a solution for the future? (Doc. 11816, ref. 3532 of 29 May 2009) (Mr Le Grand, France, EPP/CD)
· The need for independent and credible environmental assessments (Doc. 11892, ref. 3562 of 29 May 2009) (Mr Preda, Romania, EPP/CD)
· The potential dangers of electromagnetic fields and their effect on the environment (Doc. 11894, ref. 3563 of 29 May 2009) (Mr Huss, Luxembourg, SOC)
· Reforms of the Common Fisheries and the Common Agricultural Policies (Doc. 11902, ref. 3583 of 22 June 2009 and Doc. 12050, ref. 3630 of 25 January 2010) (Mr Korkeaoja, Finland, ALDE)
· Need to assess progress in implementation of the Bern Convention (Doc. 11983, ref. 3605 of 2 October 2009) (Mr Lotman, Estonia, UEL)
· 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 (Doc. 12063, ref 3623 of 25 January 2010, opinion by the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development) (Mr Meale, United Kingdom, SOC)
· The environmental impact of sunken shipwrecks (Doc. 12092, ref. 3635 of 25 January 2010) (Mrs Papadimitriou, Greece, EPP/CD)
· Water - a source of countless conflicts (Doc. 12176, ref. 3670 of 26 April 2010) (Mr Marquet, Monaco, ALDE)
Opinions and contributions
· 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) (approved by the Committee on 24 June 2010)
· 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)
· Enhancing Europe’s energy security through greater use of liquefied natural gas (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)
· Contribution by the Committee to the enlarged debate on the activities of OECD in 2010 (Committee spokesperson: Mr Fischer, Germany, EPP/CD)
· Over-indebtedness of States: a danger for democracy and human rights (Doc. 12177, ref. 3671 of 26 April) (Report of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development) (Rapporteur: to be appointed)
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 |
Event |
Participant(s) |
SEPTEMBER
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23-24, Dubrovnik (Croatia) |
Conference on Inter-Municipal Co-operation |
Mr Doric (to confirm) |
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27, Antalya (Turkey) |
Congress Committee on Sustainable Development |
Turkish member (to confirm) |
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27-28, St Petersburg |
12th Ministerial session of the EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement |
Mrs Marin |
OCTOBER
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4-8, Strasbourg |
Assembly session |
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11-12, Strasbourg |
Conference on the impact of and responses to the economic downturn on local government + CDLR |
Mr Meale (to confirm) |
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19-20, Yerevan |
Forum on the Future of Democracy (ad hoc Committee of the Bureau) |
MM. de Puig, Meale and Evans |
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19-20, Florence (Italy) |
Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the European Landscape Convention |
Mr Nessa (to confirm) |
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26-28, Strasbourg |
19th session of the Congress |
Chair S/c LOC (to confirm) |
NOVEMBER
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10-12, Istanbul |
Assembly of European Regions General Assembly |
To be decided |
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12, Ankara (Turkey) |
Standing Committee |
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25-26, Strasbourg |
Committee meeting and Conference on nuclear energy |
* Subject to authorisation of the Bureau ** To be confirmed
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 |
Sub-Committee on Sustainable Development |
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S/c LOC |
Sub-Committee on Local and Regional Democracy |
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S/c AGR |
Sub-Committee on Agriculture and Food |
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S/c PRIX |
Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize |
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CALRE |
Conference of European Regions with Legislative Powers |
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CDLR |
European Committee on Local and Regional Democracy |
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CEMAT |
European Conference of Ministers of Regional Planning |
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Congress |
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe |
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CIHEAM |
International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies |
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IPU |
Interparliamentary Union |