1.     Opening of the 16^th Plenary Session
  by Ian MICALLEF (Malta, L, EPP/CD), President a.i. of the Congress

2.     Verification of new members’ credentials and new appointment         procedures

[CG(16)4RES]

        Presentation by the Rapporteurs:

        Anders KNAPE (Sweden, L, EPP/CD) and
      Günther KRUG (Germany, R, SOC)

        Debate

        Vote on the draft Resolution

3.     Communication by the Congress President

[CG(16)3]

        Debate

4.     Presentation of the agenda and adoption of the draft order of   business of the Session

[CG(16)OJ1PROV]

[CG(16)1PROV]

5.     Combating domestic violence against women

[CG(16)7REC]

[CG(16)7RES]

[CG(16)7REP]

        Presentation by the Rapporteur:

        Sandra BARNES (United Kingdom, L, EPP/CD)

        Debate

        Vote on the draft Recommendation and Resolution

6.     Statement by Terry DAVIS,

        Secretary General of the Council of Europe

        Statement

        Oral reply to written questions
        (Deadline for tabling written questions: Monday 2 March at 11am)

[CG(16)13]

7.     Adoption of the composition of the Standing Committee and the

        Statutory Committees

[CG(16)5PROV]

8.     Presentation of a Pro Merito medal of the Congress to Alan LLOYD        (United Kingdom)

        Former Congress Vice-President of the Chamber of Local Authorities

9.     Euro-Mediterranean  co-operation: the role of Local and Regional Authorities

        Overview and future synergies

        Introduction by Ian MICALLEF (Malta, L, EPP/CD)

        Statements by:

        Luc Van den BRANDE (Belgium),
        President of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union

Etienne BUTZBACH, Member of the Mediterranean
Committee of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG),
Mayor of Belfort (France)

       Jesmond MUGLIETT (Malta),
       Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM),
        Vice-President of the 2^nd Standing Committee, Member of the Parliament

        Raffaele LOMBARDO (Italy), President of the Standing Committee         Euro-Mediterranean Partnership of the local and regional authorities         (COPPEM), President of the Region of Sicily

Irene LOIZIDOU (Cyprus, R, EPP/CD),
Municipal Councillor of Engomi, Nicosia

Debate

        Conclusions by Ian MICALLEF (Malta, L, EPP/CD)

10.   Public water and sewer services for sustainable development

[CG(16)6REC]

[CG(16)6RES]

[CG(16)6REP]

        Presentation by the Rapporteurs:
        Piet JANSEN (The Netherlands, R, EPP/CD) and
        Vladimir GORODETSKIY (Russian Federation, L, SOC), apologised

        Statement by Prof. Dr Hasan Zuhuri SARIKAYA,
        Co-Chair of the World Water Forum,
        Undersecretary of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Turkey

        Debate

        Vote on the draft Recommendation and Resolution

11.   Statement by María TENA, Director General for Local Administration,         Spain, on behalf of the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers         of the Council of Europe

        Statement

        Oral reply to written questions
        (Deadline for tabling written questions: Tuesday 3 March at 10.30 am)

[CG(16)14]

12.   Statement by Lluís Maria de PUIG (Spain), President of the         Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

        Questions and answers

13.   International financial crisis: consequences for European     territorial        authorities

       Debate with the contribution of guest speakers including:

       Maurice VINCENT, Mayor of Saint-Etienne,
       President of “Saint-Etienne Métropole” (France)

        Vladimir MOSKOV, Mayor of Goce Delcev (Bulgaria),
        Vice-President of NALAS[1]

        Michèle SABBAN, President of the Assembly of European Regions         (AER), Vice-President of the « Région Ile-de-France » (France)

       Svetlana ORLOVA (Russian Federation, R, EPP/CD),
       Vice-Chair of the Council of the Federation (Russian Federation),
       Head of the Russian delegation to the Congress

        Yevgen KARTASHOV (Ukraine, L, ILDG), Chairman, City of
        Zaporizhzhya

        Continuation of the debate scheduled on 5 March 2009 afternoon

14.   Adoption of the Minutes

15.   Formal adoption of texts approved by the Chambers

[CG(16)8]

16.   Congress Resources and its 2010 Budget

[CG(16)9REC]

[CG(16)9REP]

        Presentation by the Rapporteur:
        Jean-Claude FRECON (France, L, SOC)
       

        Debate

        Vote on the draft Recommendation

17.   International financial crisis: consequences for European    territorial authorities

        Continuation of the debate

18.   Local and regional democracy

[REC202(2006)]

[CG(13)30PART2]

        Bosnia and Herzegovina
        Follow-up to the 2006 Congress report
       

        Statement by Perica RAJCEVIC (Bosnia and Herzegovina, R, NR),
        Member of the Parliament of the Republika Srpska on behalf of the         national delegation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Congress

        Contribution by Christopher NEWBURY (United Kingdom, L, EPP/CD),
        Rapporteur of the Congress

19.   Transfrontier Co-operation

        Introduction by Ludmila SFIRLOAGA (Romania, R, SOC),
        President of the Chamber of Regions of the Congress

       South Adriatic Eurodistrict:

       Presentation by Marija KATOVIC (Montenegro, L, SOC),
       Mayor of Kotor

       Strasbourg-Ortenau Eurodistrict:

       Presentation by Roland RIES, Senator-Mayor of Strasbourg (France)

        Contributions by:

        Stepan KIRICHUK (Russian Federation, R, SOC), President, National         Congress of Russian Municipalities

        Jean-Paul HEIDER (France, R, EPP/CD), Vice-President of the         Association of European Border Regions (AEBR)

        Debate

        Conclusions by Ludmila SFIRLOAGA (Romania, R, SOC),
        President of the Chamber of Regions of the Congress