1. OPENING OF THE MEETING
by Yavuz MILDON (TURKEY, EPP/CD), President of the Chamber

2. DRAFT AGENDA

Adoption of the draft agenda

[CPR/SA (11) OJ 1 prov]

3. DRAFT MINUTES

Adoption of the draft minutes of the meeting held in Strasbourg on 23 March 2004

[CPR/SP (10) PV 1 prov.]

4. DRAFT COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONVENTION ON REGIONAL SELF-GOVERNMENT

· Statement by Yavuz MILDON, President of the Chamber of Regions, on the progress of work

· Observations by Karsten BEHR (Germany, EPP/CD), Rapporteur

· Committee of Minister’s reply to the Recommendation 156 (2004) adopted by the Congress at the 11^th Session

· Exchange of views

[Rec. 156 (2004)]
[Res. 186 (2004)]
[CDLR (2004) 25 Addendum I]
[CPR/INST (11) 6]

[CM/Cong (2004) Rec156 final]

5. THE DECENTRALISATION AND THE MANAGEMENT OF EUROPEAN FUNDS – POINT OF VIEW OF FRENCH REGIONS

· Statement by Mr Adrien ZELLER, President of the Regional Council of Alsace

· Exchange of views

6. CHALLENGES OF REGIONALISATION IN SOUTH- EASTERN EUROPE

Rapporteur: Carlo Andreotti (Italy, EPP/CD)

· Presentation by the Rapporteur
· Discussion
· Vote of the draft Recommendation
· Vote of the draft Resolution

[CPR (11) 6 Part II]

[CPR (11) 6 Rec]
[CPR (11) 6 Res]

7. REGIONAL OMBUDSPERSON: AN INSTITUTION IN SERVICE OF CITIZENS’ RIGHTS ¹

Rapporteurs: Hans Martin TSCHUDI (Switzerland, ILDG)
Doris ANSARI OBE (United Kingdom, ILDG)

· Presentation by the Rapporteurs
· Discussion
· Vote of the draft Recommendation
· Vote of the draft Resolution

[CPR (11) 7 Part II]

[CPR (11) 7 Rec]
[CPR (11) 7 Res]

8. NEW EUROPEAN EXPERIENCES ON GOVERNANCE AT REGIONAL LEVEL

· Presentation of examples from selected countries :

§ Finland

Statement by Mr Juhani KÄRKKÄINENEN, Development Manager of the Regional Council of Kainuu

[CPR/INST (11) 7]

§ Sweden
Statement by Lars O. MOLIN (EPP/CD), Vice-Mayor of Örebro, member of the Swedish Delegation to the Congress

§ Denmark
Statement by Vibeke STORM RASMUSSEN (SOC), President of Copenhagen Region, member of the Danish Delegation to the Congress

· Exchange of views

· Conclusions by the President

[Non paper 1]
[CPR/INST (11) 5]
English only

9. WORK OF THE STATUTORY COMMITTEES OF THE CHAMBER

· Working structures of the Chamber Committees

· Institutional Committee
(Strasbourg, 3 November 2004)
· Committee on Sustainable Development
(Geneva, Switzerland, 24 November 2004)

· Committee on Social Cohesion
(Ouglitch, Russian Federation, 30 September 2004)
· Culture and Education Committee
(Saratov, Russian Federation, 30 September 2004)

Information by the Secretariat

[Timetable of meetings]

[CPR/INST (11) OJ 1]

[CPR/DEV (11) OJ 1]

[CPR/SOC (11) DEC 1]

[CPR/CULT (11) DEC 1]

10. THE WORKING GROUP “REGIONS WITH LEGISLATIVE POWER”

Information on recent and future activities

[CPR/GT/LEG (11) DEC 1]

11. OTHER BUSINESS

12. DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT MEETING