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FIRST SITTING: Tuesday 20 May 2003 ( 14h 30 - 17h 30)

SECOND SITTING: Wednesday 21 May 2003 (10h 00 - 13h 00)

Tuesday, 20 May 2003
14h 30 - 17h 30

1. OPENING BY MR SKARD, PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER

2. ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT ORDER OF BUSINESS AND THE DRAFT AGENDA OF THE CHAMBER

[CG (10) 1 prov]
[CPL (10) OJ 1]

3. STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT ON THE PRIORITIES AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CHAMBER

[CPL (10) 1]

- Statement by Mr Halvdan SKARD (Norway)
- Discussion

4. LOCAL DEMOCRACY IN MALTA
Hearing on the follow-up given to Recommendation 122 (2002) of the CLRAE
Rapporteur: Mr René PAAS (Netherlands)

- Statement by the Hon Dr Tonio BORG, Minister for Justice and Home Affairs
- Discussion

5. LOCAL DEMOCRACY IN BELGIUM
Rapporteur: Ms Birgitta HALVARSSON (Sweden)

[CPL (10) 2 Resolution]
[CPL (10) 2 Recommendation]
[CPL (10) 2 Part II]

- Presentation of the report by Ms HALVARSSON
- Discussion
- Vote on the draft Resolution and draft Recommendation

6. LOCAL DEMOCRACY IN "THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA"

- Statement by Mr Alexander GESTAKOVSKI, Minister for Local Self-Government
- Discussion

7. MUNICIPAL PROPERTY IN THE LIGHT OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE EUROPEAN CHARTER OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT

Rapporteurs: Mr Tomas JIRSA (Czech Republic)

Mr Wilbert VAN HERWIJNEN (Netherlands)

[CPL (10) 3 Resolution]
[CPL (10) 3 Recommendation]
[CPL (10) 3 Part II]

- Presentation of the report by MM JIRSA and VAN HERWIJNEN
- Discussion
- Vote on the draft Resolution and draft Recommendation

Wednesday, 21 May 2003
10h 00 - 13h 00

1. MANAGEMENT OF CAPITAL CITIES
Rapporteur: Ms Natalia SHYMANSKA (Ukraine)

[CPL (10) 4 Resolution]
[CPL (10) 4 Recommendation]
[CPL (10) 4 Part II]

- Presentation of the report by Ms SHYMANSKA
- Discussion
- Vote on the draft Resolution and draft Recommendation

2. TACKLING TERRORISM - THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES
CONCLUSIONS OF THE LUXEMBOURG CONFERENCE
(20-21 SEPTEMBER 2002)

Rapporteurs: Ms Luisa LAURELLI (Italy) and Mr Viatcheslav ROGOV (Federation of Russia)

[CPL (10) 5 Resolution]
[CPL (10) 5 Recommendation]

- Presentation of the draft Resolution and draft Recommendation by Ms LAURELLI and Mr ROGOV
- Discussion
- Vote on the draft Resolution and draft Recommendation

3. LOCAL PARTNERSHIP FOR PREVENTING AND COMBATING VIOLENCE AT SCHOOL
Rapporteur: Ms Brith FÄLDT (Sweden)

[CPL (10) 6 Resolution]

[CPL (10) 6 Recommendation]
[CPL (10) 6 Part II]

- Presentation of the report by Ms FÄLDT
- Discussion
- Vote on the draft Resolution and draft Recommendation

4. PUBLIC ETHICS AT LOCAL LEVEL
Opinion of the Congress on the Handbook of Good Practice prepared by the CDLR
Rapporteur: Mr Christopher NEWBURY (United Kingdom)

[CPL (10) 7 Opinion]

- Presentation of the Opinion by Mr NEWBURY
- Discussion
- Vote on the draft Opinion

5. CLOSING STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER