Strasbourg, 4-6 June 2002, Hemicycle
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First sitting: Tuesday, 4 June, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Second sitting: Wednesday, 5 June, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Third sitting: Thursday, 6 June, from 10 a.m. to 12.45 p.m. and from 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
FIRST SITTING
Tuesday, 4 June, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
1. Opening of the 9th Plenary Session by oldest member present
2. Verification of the appointment procedures and the credentials of new members of national delegations and special guest delegations to the CLRAE
. Presentation by the Rapporteurs, MM Halvdan SKARD (Norway, L) and Leon KIERES (Poland, R)
. General discussion
. Vote on the draft Resolution
[CG (9) 2 – Resolution]
3. Election of the Congress’ President
4. Presentation of the Session’s agenda and adoption of its draft order of business
[CG (9) OJ 1 prov]
[CG (9) 1]
5. Activity report of the outgoing President
. Presentation by Mr Llibert CUATRECASAS (Spain, R)
[CG (9) 3]
. Debate
6. Statement by Mr Dmitri KOZAK, Deputy Head of the Administration of the President and Chairman of the Committee to the President on the distribution of powers between different levels of public authorities, Russian Federation
. Debate
7. Statement by Mr Peter SCHIEDER, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
. Written questions for oral reply
Deadline for tabling written questions: 3 June 2002 at 16h00
8. Communication by Mr Vladimir YAKOVLEV, Governor of Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the City of Saint Petersburg
9. Composition of the statutory committees – Culture and Education Committee and Committee on Sustainable Development
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SECOND SITTING
Wednesday, 5 June, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
10. Presentation of the “Pro Merito” medal to Mr Alain CHENARD (France), former President of the Congress
11. Official signature of the Convention between the Council of Europe and the Association of Local Democracy Agencies
12. Statement by Mr Walter SCHWIMMER, Secretary General of the Council of Europe
. Written questions for oral reply
Deadline for tabling written questions: 4 June 2002 at 3 p.m.
13. Statement by Mr Michel WOLTER, Minister of the Interior of Luxemburg, on behalf of the Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
. Written questions for oral reply
Deadline for tabling written questions: 4 June 2002 at 1 p.m.
14. Message from Mr Anatoly KINAKH, Prime Minister of Ukraine
15. Local and regional democracy in Greece
. Presentation by the Rapporteurs, MM Guido RHODIO (Italy, L) and Lambert VAN NISTELROOIJ (Netherlands, R)
. General discussion
. Vote on the draft Recommendation and Resolution
[CG (9) 5 – Recommendation]
[CG (9) 5 – Resolution]
16. Local and regional democracy in Moldova
. Presentation by the Rapporteurs, MM Claude CASAGRANDE (France, L) and Yavuz MILDON (Turkey, R)
. General discussion
. Vote on the draft Recommendation and Resolution
[CG (9) 6 – Recommendation]
[CG (9) 6 – Resolution]
17. Composition of the statutory committees – Institutional Committee and Committee on Social Cohesion
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THIRD SITTING
Thursday, 6 June, from 10.00 a.m. to 12.45 p.m.
18. Composition of the Standing Committee
. Adoption after preliminary examination by the Bureau of the Congress
19. Statement by Mr Pekka KILPI, Director-General, Department for Administration, Ministry of the Interior, Finland - Preparation of the 13th Conference of European Ministers Responsible for Local and Regional Government (Helsinki, 27-28 June 2002) and, in particular, the follow-up to the draft European Charter of Regional Self-Government
. Debate
20. Statement by Mr Serban MIHAILESCU, Minister responsible for the coordination of the General Secretariat of the Romanian Government - Developments in local and regional democracy in Romania
. Debate
21. Partial revision of the Congress’ Rules of Procedures and the procedure for electing the Chief Executive
Presentation by the Rapporteur, Mr Halvdan SKARD (Norway, L)
. General discussion
. Vote on the draft Resolution
[CG (9) 4 – Resolution]
22. The exercise of women’s individual voting rights: a democratic requirement
Presentation by the Rapporteur, Ms Diane BUNYAU (United Kingdom, R)
. General discussion
. Vote on the draft Recommendation and Resolution
[CG (9) 7 – Recommendation]
[CG (9) 7 – Recommendation]
CONTINUATION OF THE THIRD SITTING
Thursday, 6 June, from 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
23. Forums of Cities and Regions of South-East Europe – 8th and 9th Economic Forums (Istanbul, Turkey, 2-3 November and Novi Sad, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 18-20 April 2002)
. Presentation by the Rapporteurs, MM Owen MASTERS (United Kingdom, R) and Yavuz MILDON (Turkey, R)
. Message from Mr Erhard BUSEK, Special coordinator of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe
. General discussion
. Vote on the draft Recommendation and Resolution
[CG (9) 8 – Recommendation]
[CG (9) 8 – Resolution]
24. The International Year of Mountains - A new political project for Europe’s mountains: turning disinherited mountain areas into a resource
. Presentation by the Rapporteurs, MM Enrico BORGHI (Italy, L) and Miljenko DORIC (Croatia, R)
. General discussion
. Vote on the draft Resolution
[CG (9) 9 – Resolution]
25. Integrated transport policies
. Presentation by the Rapporteurs, MM Gheorghe CIUHANDU (Romania, L) and Keith WHITMORE (United Kingdom, R)
. Statement by Mr Jack SHORT, Secretary General of the European Conference of Ministers for Transport, OECD
. General discussion
. Vote on the draft Resolution
[CG (9) 10 – Resolution]
At 4.45 until 5.45 p.m. approximately
Meeting of the Standing Committee of the CLRAE
(Room 1)