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EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR SOCIAL COHESION,

HUMAN DIGNITY AND EQUALITY

(CDDECS)

 

 

Preliminary Draft Annotated Agenda

 

 

3RD MEETING

 

 

27-29 May 2015

9:30 – 13:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Palais de l’Europe, Room 11 (2nd floor)

Avenue de l’Europe

 

 

Draft Order of BUSINESS

 

Draft Annotated agenda

 

 

Item 1

Opening of the meeting

 

Item 2

Adoption of the draft annotated agenda and the draft order of Business

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Item 3

Election or reappointment of the chair and vice-chair of the CDDECS and election or consensus decision on the one member of the Bureau

• The Committee is invited to decide whether to hold elections or to agree by consensus on the continuation of the mandate of the chair and vice-chair.
• The Committee is invited to elect one member for the bureau.
• The Secretariat will take nominations until 15:00 on the first day of the meeting, 27.5.2015.
• The elections and/or reappointment will take place at 17:00 on the first day of the meeting.

 

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Item 4

4.1. Working group A – Roundtable discussion on “Social inclusion of all persons and in particular of all persons in vulnerable situations and effectiveness of rights”

• The committee is invited actively to participate in the discussion, see program for details.

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4.2. Working group B – Review of the Social Cohesion Strategy and Action Plan

• The committee is invited to discuss the results of the questionnaire and decide on the next steps in the process.

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Compilation of concept papers for the working groups A-F

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4.3. Working group C - Exchange of good practices against discrimination and stereotypes on any ground.

• The committee is invited to discuss the plans for exchange, to be organised later in 2015.

 

4.4. Working group D - Hearing on social inclusion of all persons, and in particular of all persons in vulnerable situations

• The committee is invited to discuss the roundtable results to proceed with organising the hearing for later in 2015.

 

4.5. Working group E - Roundtable discussion on the role of equality bodies, national human rights institutions, and ombudsmen in promoting equality.

• The committee is invited to discuss the plans for roundtable, to be organised later in 2015.

 

4.6. Working group F - Concept paper on feasibility study/green book on existing materials for awareness on equality/discrimination and human rights for social workers, police, health sector professionals and legal professionals etc.

• The committee is invited to discuss the plans for the feasibility study.

 

 

 

Item 5

Gender Equality Commission (DECS-GEC)

 

5.1. Recent activities with regard to gender equality

• Presentation by Ms Carolina LASÉN DIAZ, Council of Europe
• The committee is invited to send the TOR of the DECS-GEC (2016-2017) for adoption to the Committee of Ministers.

ToR doc xxxxx

Item 6

Committee of Experts on the Council of Europe strategy for the rights of the child 2016-2019 (DECS-ENF)

6.1. Recent activities with regard to rights of the child  

• Presentation by Ms Agnes VON MARAVIC, Council of Europe

 

Item 7

Committee of Experts on the rights of people with disabilities (DECS-RPD)

 

7.1. Recent activities with regard to rights of people with disabilities 

• Presentation by Ms Irena KOWALCZYK-KEDZIORA, Council of Europe
• The committee is invited to send the TOR of the DECS-RPD (2016-2017) to the Committee of Ministers for adoption.

TOR doc xxxxx

 

 

Item 8

Recent conferences, seminars and developments in member States

 

8.1. Conference report and video “Sami - the people, their culture and languages and Council of Europe”, 27-29 November 2014, Inari, Finland.

• Presentation by Ms Carlien SCHEELE, Chair of the CDDECS, The Netherlands

 

Publication

Video

 

 

8.2. Conference report "The future of the protection of social rights in Europe" - 12-13 February 2015, Brussels, Belgium 

• Presentation by Mr Alexis RINCKENBACH, Vice-Chair of the CDDECS, France, and Mr Manuel PAOLILLO, Belgium

 

8.3. Working group report “54th meeting of the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) and 32nd meeting of the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ)”, 13-15 April 2015 in Budapest, Hungary

• Presentation by Ms Nadezhda HARIZANOVA, Bulgaria

 

8.4. Recent developments in member States  

• The member States are invited to send the secretariat in writing by 20 May 2015 recent developments in their respective countries in the field of work of the CDDECS.

 

Item 9

Recent developments concerning some of the relevant Council of Europe Conventions and monitoring mechanisms

 

9.1. CoE Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings

• Presentation of the 4th report by GRETA, published 16 April 2015, by Ms Petya NESTOROVA, Council of Europe                   

4th report of GRETA

 

9.2. CoE Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention)

• Presentation of the first meeting of the Committee of the Parties on 4 May 2015, by Ms Petya NESTOROVA, Council of Europe

 

9.3. Review of the Council of Europe Conventions under the responsibility of the CDDECS

• Presentation of a Convention review process by the Secretariat of CDDECS

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Item 10 

Recent developments in relevant Council of Europe bodies

 

10.1. Secretary General’s 2nd report on the State of Democracy, Human Rights and Rule of Law in Europe

• Presentation of the 2015 report, published 29 April 2015, by TBC

 

 

 

Item 11

Recent developments in the European Union and/or in International Organisations

 

11.1. Recent developments in the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency

• Presentation by Mr Massimo Toschi, FRA

 

11.2. UN – Commission on the Status of Women CSW 59

• CoE and Belgium side event at the addressing links between gender stereotyping, inequality and violence against women and
• High level meeting on Role of Governments in Ending Violence and Discrimination against Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Women.

• Presentation by Ms Liri KOPACI-DI MICHELE and Ms Carlien Scheele TBC, Council of Europe

 

11.3. UN-COE side event on implementing linguistic minority rights, Geneva

• Presentation by Ms Maria OCHOA-LLIDO TBC, Council of Europe

 

Item 12

Dates of the next meeting

Bureau meeting – Paris 22-23 October 2015

4th meeting of CDDECS – Strasbourg, 9-11 December 2015

 

Item 13

Any other business

 

Item 14

Adoption of the abridged report