2016 – Second Part Session (April)

Monday, April 18, 2016

Debate : Progress report of the Bureau and the Standing Committee

Speaker on behalf of UEL Mr. Andrej HUNKO (Germany)

Address : Annual activity report 2015 by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights (CommDH(2016)7)

Speaker on behalf of UEL Ms. Vasiliki KATRIVANOU (Greece)

Current affairs debate : The case of the “Panama Papers” and the concern about fiscal, social justice and public trust in our democratic system

Speaker on behalf of UEL Mr. Ögmundur JÓNASSON (Iceland)

 

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Address : Mr Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the European Commission

Question by M Tiny KOX (The Netherlands) on behalf of UEL

Debate : Free debate

Speaker on behalf of UEL Mr. Vladimir VORONIN (Republic of Moldova)

Address : Mr Ahmet DAVUTOĞLU, Prime Minister of Turkey

Speaker on behalf of UEL Mr. Ertuğrul KÜRKÇÜ (Turkey)

Question time : Questions to Mr Thorbjørn JAGLAND, Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Question by M Tiny KOX (The Netherlands) on behalf of UEL

Joint debate : Preventing the radicalisation of children by fighting the root causes / Towards a framework of competences for democratic citizenship

Speaker on behalf of UEL Mr. Ertuğrul KÜRKÇÜ (Turkey)

Debate : Evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Palestinian National Council

Question by M Tiny KOX (The Netherlands) on behalf of UEL

 

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Debate : Renewed commitment in the fight against antisemitism in Europe

Speaker on behalf of UEL Mr. Matjaž HANŽEK

Address : Mr Heinz FISCHER, President of Austria

Speaker on behalf of UEL Mr. Rasmus NORDQVIST (Denmark)

Address : Communication from the Committee of Ministers

Question by M Tiny KOX (The Netherlands) on behalf of UEL

Address : Mr José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of Spain

Speaker on behalf of UEL M Tiny KOX (The Netherlands)

Joint debate : A stronger European response to the Syrian refugee crisis / Human rights of refugees and migrants – the situation in the Western Balkans / Debate under urgent procedure: The situation of refugees and migrants under the EU-Turkey Agreement of 18 March 2016

Speaker on behalf of UEL Ms. Vasiliki KATRIVANOU (Greece)

Debate : Intellectual property rights in the digital era

Speaker on behalf of UEL Mr. Rasmus NORDQVIST (Denmark)

 

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Debate : Assessing the impact of measures to improve women’s political representation

Speaker on behalf of UEL Mr. Snorre Serigstad VALEN (Norway)

Address : Mr Giorgi KVIRIKASHVILI, Prime Minister of Georgia

Speaker on behalf of UEL Ms. Ioannetta KAVVADIA

Debate : The humanitarian concerns with regard to people captured during the war in Ukraine

Speaker on behalf of UEL Mr. Augusto MICHELOTTI (San Marino)

Debate under urgent procedure : After the Brussels attacks, urgent need to address security failures and step up counter-terrorism co-operation

Speaker on behalf of UEL Mr. Ögmundur JÓNASSON (Iceland)

 

Friday, April 22, 2016

Debate : The handling of international public health emergencies

Speaker on behalf of UEL Mr. Ögmundur JÓNASSON (Iceland)

Debate : Forced migration: a new challenge

Speaker on behalf of UEL Mr. Ögmundur JÓNASSON (Iceland)

Debate : The case against a Council of Europe legal instrument on involuntary measures in psychiatry

 

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Minutes April ps 2016