ANNEXE II
AS/ENA (2010) 02 rev. 5
14
June 2010
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:
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“for
information”
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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, Secretary tel:
+33 3 88 41 32 82 [email protected]
Mr Jérémie ZALOSZYC,
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)
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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)
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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) (adopted by the
Committee on 28 May 2010)
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Armed
conflicts and the environment (Doc. 11741, ref 3505 of 26 January 2009) (Mr Huseynov,
Azerbaijan, ALDE)
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Genetically
modified organisms (GMOs): a solution for the future? (Doc. 11816, ref. 3532 of
29 May 2009) (Mr 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)
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The impact of the world economic crisis on local and
regional authorities (Doc. 12063, ref 3623 of 25 January 2010) (Mr Meale,
United Kingdom, SOC)
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The
environmental impact of sunken shipwrecks (Doc. 12092, ref. 3635 of 25 January
2010) (Mrs Papadimitriou, Greece, EPP/CD)
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Water
resources and the risk of conflict (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)
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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)
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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)
·
Contribution
by the Committee to the enlarged debate on the activities of OECD in 2010 (Committee
spokesperson: Mr Fischer, Germany, EPP/CD)
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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JULY
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12,
Strasbourg
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Meeting of the
Platform on the Strategy for innovation and good governance at the local
level
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Mr
Doric (to confirm)
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7-9,
Moscow
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European Conference
of Ministers of Regional Planning (CEMAT)
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Chair
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25-30,
Svalbad (Norway)
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Group of Experts on European
Island Biodiversity (Bern Convention)
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Pour
information
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AUGUST
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23, Kharkov* (Ukraine)
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Sub-Committee
on the Europe Prize (for the Prize giving ceremony)*
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23-27,
Avignon (France)
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Conference
“Balancing transboundary ecology with rural development”
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Chair
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SEPTEMBER
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14-15,
Strasbourg
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Group of Experts on
Protected Areas and Ecological Networks (Bern Convention)
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Chair
(to confirm)
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17, Paris (CoE Office)
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Committee
meeting
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28-29,
St Petersburg
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12th
Ministerial session of the EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement
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Mrs
Marin (to confirm)
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OCTOBER
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4-8, Strasbourg
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Assembly
session
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19-20,
Yerevan
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Forum on the Future
of Democracy (ad hoc Committee of the Bureau)
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MM. de Puig, Meale and Evans
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26-28,
Strasbourg
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19th
session of the Congress
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Chair
S/c LOC (to confirm)
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NOVEMBER
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10-12,
Istanbul
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Assembly of European
Regions General Assembly
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Mr
Doric (to confirm)
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25-26, Strasbourg
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Committee
meeting and Conference on nuclear energy
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* 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
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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
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Interparliamentary
Union
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