Europarådet

Agenda for the first part of the 2000 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly (24-28 January 2000)

Adopted by the Bureau of the Assembly on 3 November 1999

General

• Examination of credentials of Representatives, Substitutes and Special Guests
• Election of the President of the Assembly
• Election of the Vice-Presidents of the Assembly
• Appointment of members of committees
• Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee
• Communication by the Secretary General
• Communication from the Committee of Ministers to the Assembly
  (statutory report)
• Statements by eminent guests

Political Affairs

• Threat posed to democracy by extremist parties and movements in Europe
• Situation in Belarus

Economic Affairs

• Democracy and economic development
• Reconstruction after the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Greece:
  the need for European economic support and solidarity

Social Affairs

• International adoption
• Health security for Europe's populations

Legal Affairs and Human Rights

• Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union and accession of the Community to the European Convention on Human Rights
• Draft Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights

Culture and Education

• Non-formal education
• Draft Convention on the promotion of a transnational long-term voluntary service for young people

Science and Technology

• New technologies in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Migration and Refugees

• Restrictions on asylum in the member states of the Council of Europe and the European Union
• Illegal movement of persons from the east and south of the Mediterranean

Agriculture

• Agricultural policy and health: use of antibiotics in food production

Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States

• Honouring of obligations and commitments of Bulgaria as a member state of the Council of Europe

ref.: Doc. 8586 8 November 1999