1.

General questions

1.1

Adoption of the agenda

1.2

Preparation of forthcoming meetings

                (CM/Notes/958/1.2 of 13.3.2006)

1.3

Communication from the Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General

1.4

Report of the Bureau

                (CM/Bur/Del(2006)6)

1.5

Follow-up Committee on the Third Summit (CM-SUIVI3) – Follow-up

2.

Political questions

2.1

Current political questions

a. Activities for the development and consolidation of democratic stability

-           Armenia

-           Azerbaijan

-           “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”

(Item prepared by GR-DEM on 2.3.2006)

                (GR-DEM(2006)CB3, DSP(2006)3rev, DSP(2006)2, DGAP/INF(2006)3 and DGAP/INF(2006)6)

                (CM/Notes/958/2.1 of 7.3.2006)

b. Other questions

2.2

Situation in Cyprus

2.3

The Council of Europe and the European Neighbourhood Policy of the European Union – Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 1724 (2005)

(Item prepared by GR-EXT on 28.2.2006)

                (REC_1724 (2005) and CM/AS(2006)Rec1724-prov. 2)

                (CM/Notes/958/2.3 of 3.3.2006)

2.4

Co-ordination Group between the Council of Europe and the OSCE –

3rd meeting (Vienna, 6 March 2006)

4.

Human rights

4.1

European Social Charter

a. Collective Complaint No. 27/2004 by the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) against Italy

                (Report from the European Committee of Social Rights to the Committee of Ministers)

                (secret document distributed by the Chair of the Deputies))

                (CM/Notes/958/4.1a of 3.3.2006)

b. Collective Complaint No. 24/2004 – SUD Travail Affaires sociales against France

                (Report from the European Committee of Social Rights to the Committee of Ministers

                (secret document distributed by the Chair of the Deputies) and CM/Del/Dec(2006)956/1.1)

                (CM/Notes/958/4.1b of 2.3.2006)

4.2

Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities –

Draft resolution on the implementation of the Convention by the Czech Republic

(Item prepared by GR-H on 21.2.2006)

                (GR-H(2006)CB2)

                (CM/Notes/958/4.2 of 24.2.2006)

4.3

Promoting a United Nations 5th World Conference on Women –
Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 1716 (2005)

(Item prepared by TC-EG)

                (CM/Del/Dec(2006)957/1.1, REC_1716 (2005) and CM/AS(2006)Rec1716-prov. 2)

                (CM/Notes/958/4.3 of 3.3.2006)

4.4

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights –

Report on his visit to the Russian Federation (22 February – 1 March 2006)

H46-1

Ilaşcu and others against Moldova and Russia –

Judgment of 08/07/2004 – Grand Chamber – Application of Article 46, paragraph 2, of the European Convention on Human Rights as amended by Protocol No. 11

                (Court judgment of 08/07/2004 (Grand Chamber), Interim Resolutions ResDH(2005)42, ResDH(2005)84 and ResDH(2006)11)
                (CM/Notes/958/H46-1 of 10.3.2006)

7.

Education and culture

7.1

Education for leisure activities –
Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 1717 (2005)

(Item to be prepared by GR-C on 30.3.2006)

(Item postponed)

7.2

Joint Council of Europe/UNESCO European Network of National Information Centres on Academic Mobility and Recognition (ENIC) – Terms of reference

(Item prepared by GR-C on 7.3.2006)

                (GR-C(2006)10)

                (CM/Notes/958/7.2 of 10.3.2006)

10.

Legal questions

10.1

Steering Committee on Bioethics (CDBI) –
Draft Recommendation Rec(2006)… of the Committee of Ministers to member states on research on biological materials of human origin and its Explanatory Memorandum

(Item prepared by GR-J on 28.2.2006)

                (CM(2006)21 and Addendum)

                (CM/Notes/958/10.1 of 2.2.2006)

10.2

Consequences of European Union enlargement for freedom of movement between Council of Europe member states –

Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 1648 (2004)

(Item to be prepared by GR-J on 30.3.2006)

(Item postponed)

10.3

Democratic oversight of the security sector in member states –
Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 1713 (2005)

(Item prepared by GR-J on 28.2.2006)

                (REC_1713 (2005), CM/AS(2006)Rec1713-prov. 2, GR-J(2006)CB1 and GR-J(2006)CB2)

                (CM/Notes/958/10.3 of 2.3.2006)

(Item postponed)

10.4

Abolition of restrictions on the right to vote –
Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 1714 (2005)

(Item prepared by GR-J on 28.2.2006)

                (REC_1714 (2005), CM/AS(2006)Rec1714-prov. 3, GR-J(2006)CB1 and GR-J(2006)CB2)

                (CM/Notes/958/10.4 of 2.3.2006)

10.5

Committee of experts on the protection of children against sexual exploitation and abuse (PC-ES) –
Draft terms of reference

(Item prepared by GR-J on 28.2.2006)

(Item postponed)

10.6

Draft Convention on the avoidance of statelessness in relation to state succession and its Explanatory Report

(Item prepared by GR-J on 28.2.2006)

                (CM(2005)78 and Addendum, Parliamentary Assembly Opinion No. 258 (2006), CM(2006)37 of 9.3.2006 and Addendum of 9.3.2006, GR-J(2006)3 and GR-J(2006)CB2)

                (CM/Notes/958/10.6 of 3.3.2006)

10.7

Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (ETS No. 112) –

Request by Mexico to be invited to accede

                (CM/Notes/958/10.7 of 3.3.2006)

10.8

Committee of Advisers for the development of transfrontier cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe –

5th annual report covering the year 2005 with the participation of Mrs Judy Rosemary Batt,

member of the Committee

                (DGI(2006)4)

                (CM/Notes/958/10.8-rev of 10.3.2006)

12.

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe

12.1

Proposal to set up a centre of the Council of Europe for inter-regional and cross-border

co-operation

a. Ad hoc working party to study the proposal to set up a centre of the Council of Europe for
inter-regional and cross-border co-operation (GT-TRANSREG) –

Report of the 1st meeting (22 February 2006)

b. “Tour de table” on member states’ intentions regarding their participation in a possible enlarged partial agreement

(Item withdrawn)

13.

Any other business