Chamber of Regions

16th Plenary Session

CPR(16)OJ1prov.

27 February 2009

DRAFT AGENDA

16th Session – Chamber of Regions

Strasbourg (Palais de l'Europe)


First sitting: Wednesday 4 March 2009 from 15.15 to 18.00 (Room 1)

Second sitting: Thursday 5 March 2009 from 10.15 to 12.30 (Room 1)


First Sitting

Wednesday 4 March from 15.15 to 18.00

1.         OPENING OF THE SESSION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER

Ludmila SFIRLOAGA (Romania, R, SOC)

2.         Adoption of the Agenda

[CPR(16)OJ1]

For adoption

3.         Adoption of the Draft Order of Business of the Chamber

[CG(16)1]

4.         Draft minutes of the 15th Autumn session of the Chamber

(Strasbourg, 2 December 2008)

[CPR/SA(15)PV1]

For adoption

5.         Good governance, a key factor for the sustainable economic development of regions

Rapporteur: Uno ALDEGREN (Sweden, R, SOC)

·         Presentation by the Rapporteur

·         Statement by Vladimir Kissiov (Bulgaria), Rapporteur of the Commission for Territorial Cohesion of the Committee of the Regions (COTER) on governance and partnership at national and regional level

·         Debate

·         Consideration and vote of the draft recommendation and draft resolution

Deadline for tabling amendments (Office 1081): Tuesday 3 March at 16.00

[CPR(16)3REC]

[CPR(16)3RES]

[CPR(16)3REP]

6.         The digital divide and e-inclusion in the regions

Rapporteur: Jean-Marc BOURJAC (France, R, SOC)

·         Presentation by the Rapporteur

·         Statements by Christian Paul, Vice-Chairman in charge of town and country planning, European and contractual policies, and ICT, Burgundy, France

·         Debate

·         Consideration and vote of the draft recommendation and draft resolution

Deadline for tabling amendments (Office 1081): Tuesday 3 March at 16.00

[CPR(16)1REC]

[CPR(16)1RES]

[CPR(16)1REP]


7.         Future of cultural tourism – Towards a sustainable model

Rapporteur: Günther KRUG (Germany, R, SOC)

·         Presentation by the Rapporteur

·         Debate

·         Consideration and vote of the draft recommendation and draft resolution

Deadline for tabling amendments (Office 1081): Tuesday 3 March at 16.00

[CPR(16)4REC]

[CPR(16)4RES]

[CPR(16)4REP]

8.         Co-operation with CALRE[1] and regleg[2]

·         Exchange of views with Herwig van Staa (Austria, R, EPP/CD), President of CALRE

·         Message from Mercedes BRESSO, President of REGLEG

9.         Observation of the elections of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara (Georgia)

(3 November 2008)

Rapporteur: Günther KRUG (Germany, R, SOC)

·         Presentation by the Rapporteur

·         Debate

·         Consideration and vote of the draft recommendation

Deadline for tabling amendments (Office 1081): Tuesday 3 March at 16.00

[CPR(16)2REC]

[CPR(16)2REP]


Second Sitting

Thursday 5 March from 10.15 to 12.30

10.        Opening of the second sitting by the President

11.        Adoption of the minutes of the 1st sitting

[CPR(16)PV1]

12.        the Black Sea Euroregion

·         Message from Nicuşor-Daniel CONSTANTINESCU, President of the Black Sea Euroregion, President of the County of Constanta, Romania

Exchange of views with:

·         Miljenko DORIĆ, Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on Local and Regional Democracy of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

·         Varuzhan NERSISYAN (Armenia, R, SOC), Mayor of Ijevan

·         Nataliya ROMANOVA (Ukraine, R, ILDG), Chair of the Chernigiv Regional Council

·         Gheorghe VASILACHE (Moldova, R, NR), President of the Region of Cahul

·         Halil Vehbi YENICE, Member of the Executive Committee of the Union of Municipalities of the Marmara Region and Mayor of Izmit-Saraybahce, Turkey

·         Petre ZAMBAKHIDZE (Georgia, R, NR), Member of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara

13.        Close of the Session by the President of the Chamber



[1] Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies.

[2] Conference of European Regions with Legislative Power.