Chamber of Local Authorities

16th PLENARY SESSION

CPL(16)OJ1

27 February 2009

DRAFT AGENDA

16th Session – Chamber of Local Authorities

Strasbourg, (Palais de l’Europe – hemicycle)



First sitting : Wednesday 4 March 2009 (3.15 - 6pm)

Second sitting: Thursday 5 March 2009 (10.15am – 12.30)

1st sitting

Wednesday 4 March (3.15 - 6pm)

                                

1.     OPENING

      Ian MICALLEF, President (Malta, EPP/CD)

2.     Adoption of the agenda

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      3.   MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING FOR ADOPTION

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4.     INTERCULTURAL CITIES

            Rapporteur: Jens NILSSON (Sweden, SOC)

            -           Presentation by Carlos Alberto PINTO on the                              cultural dimension of the European Urban Charter II

            -           Round table with Mayors of the Intercultural Cities                         Programme:

·         Georges KépéNékian, deputy  mayor of Lyon, France

·         Heinz BUSCHKOWSKY, mayor of Berlin         Neukölln, Germany

·         Adam WASILEWSKI, mayor of Lublin, Poland

·         Dmytriy Sychov, mayor of Melitopol, Ukraine

·         Graziano DELRIO, mayor of Reggio Emilia, Italy

·         Thomas FACCHINETTI, Commissioner for Foreign Nationals of the Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

            -           Debate

            -           Presentation of the report and the draft                                      recommendation and resolution

             

            -           Debate

      -           Vote on the draft recommendation and resolution














 

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      5.  equality and diversity in LOCAL AUTHORITY             EMPLOYMENT AND SERVICE PROVISION

     
      Rapporteur : Esther MAURER (Switzerland, SOC)

            -           Presentation by Isaac ALBERT, deputy mayor of                         Terrassa, Spain

            -           Debate

            -           Presentation of the report and the draft                                      recommendation and resolution

             

            -           Debate

-           Vote on the draft recommendation and resolution






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2nd sitting

Thursday 5 March (10.15 am – 12.30)

                                   

6.       LOCAL DEMOCRACY IN MALTA


          -           Statement by Dr Chris SAID, Parliamentary                               Secretary for Public Dialogue and Information

          -           Debate

7.       CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AT LOCAL LEVEL

              

-              Presentation by Christopher NEWBURY (United Kingdom, EPP/CD) on the draft protocol to the European Charter of Local Self-Government on democratic participation at local level

-              Presentation by Eduard GURVITS (Ukraine, ILDG), Mayor of Odessa

-              Presentation by Keith WHITMORE (United Kingdom, ILDG), on European Local Democracy Week

-              Debate

   8.      Closing of the session of the Chamber