Chamber of Local Authorities

14th PLENARY SESSION

CPL(14)OJ1

28 May 2007

DRAFT AGENDA

14th Session – Chamber of Local Authorities

Strasbourg, (Palais de l’Europe – hemicycle)



First sitting : Wednesday 30 May 2007 (2.30pm to 5pm)

Second sitting: Thursday 31 May 2007 (10am to 12am)


1st Sitting

Wednesday 30 May from 2.30pm to 5pm

                                

        OPENING

      by the President Ian MICALLEF (Malta, EPP/CD)

        Presentation of the agenda

[CPL(14)OJ1prov]

        Adoption of the draft order of business

[GC(14)1prov]

        Priorities and activities of the Chamber

            Presentation by the President

        Local democracy in "the former Yugoslav Republic of  Macedonia”

            Rapporteur : Jean-Claude FRECON (France, SOC)

            -           Presentation of the report and the draft                                      recommendation

             

            -           Debate

      -           Vote on the draft recommendation

[CPL (14)2REC]

CPL(14)2REP]

      6.  Local democracy in Liechtenstein

      Follow-up to the report of the Chamber of 2006

      Rapporteur : Christopher NEWBURY (United Kingdom,           EPP/CD)

-           Statement by Mr Martin MEYER, Minister of Home             Affairs of Liechtenstein

-           Debate


[REC196(2006)]

[CPL(13)3PART2]

        Cooperation with Japan

            Local autonomy in Japan: perspectives for cooperation             between Japanese local authorities and the Congress

           

-           Statement by Mr Ryoichi ISHIKAWA, mayor of               INAGI city

            -           Debate

        European cities - how to support the Middle-East?

Information by the President

     9.    Opening of the European Charter of Local Self             Government to the accession of the European             Community and of non member States of the Council of             Europe:  Draft protocol of amendment to the Charter

            Rapporteur : Christopher NEWBURY (United Kingdom,                 EPP/CD)

            -           Presentation of the draft recommendation

                       

            -           Debate

            -           Vote on the draft recommendation

[CPL(14)3REC]

[CPL(14)3REP]

                                  


2nd sitting
 

Thursday  31 May, from 10am to 12am

                                  

                                

              Cooperation with Mexico

                 Statement by Senator Ramón GALINDO                              NORIEGA, president of the Senate Commission                              for Municipal Development, Mexico

12.      The Status of capital cities

            Rapporteur: Emin YERITSYAN (Armenia, EPP/CD)

            -           Presentation of the report and the draft                                      recommendation

            -           Debate

      -           Vote on the draft recommendation

     

[CPL(14)4REC]

[CPL(14)4REP]

   13.     Environmental accounting for responsible local                      action.

            Rapporteur: Simon JAMES (United Kingdom, ILDG)      

            -           Presentation of the report and the draft                                      recommendation                      

            -           Debate

      -           Vote on the draft recommendation

          [CPL(14)5REC]

[CPL(14)5RES]

 [CPL(14)5REP]

   14.     The institutional framework of Inter-Municipal co-                    operation

            Rapporteur : Michel GUEGAN (France, NR)

            -           Presentation of the report and the draft                                      recommendation

            -           Debate

      -           Vote on the draft recommendation

[CPL(14)6REC]

[CPL(14)6REP]

   15.     UN-Habitat  : Guidelines on decentralization and             strengthening of local authorities

[HSP/GC/21/2/Add.2]

                            Presentation by the President

   16.     Closing by the President of the Chamber