with the participation of the Standing Committee and the Culture and Education Committee of the Chamber

of the meeting which will be held on 20 March 2003 in Strasbourg 9.30 to 11.30 am (Room 2)

1. OPENING OF THE MEETING BY MR DI STASI, PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER

2. DRAFT AGENDA

[CPR/SP (9) OJ 1 prov]

Adoption of the draft agenda

3. DRAFT MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING held in Strasbourg on 14 November 2002

[MS/CPR (9) PV 1 prov]

Adoption of the draft minutes

4. BUREAU OF THE CHAMBER OF REGIONS

[CPR/SP (9) 1]

Information by the President on the work of the Bureau since the last mini-session:

q Strasbourg, 14 November 2002
q Strasbourg, 16 December 2002
q Strasbourg, 7 February 2003

Discussion

PART I

5. STATEMENT BY Ms Noreen RYAN, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON CULTURE AND EDUCATION OF THE CHAMBER

Information on the activities of the Committee

[CPR/SP (9) 2]

6. THE ROLE OF CULTURE AND EDUCATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGIONS

Introductory statement by Mr Luciano VALAGUZZA, Member of the Committee on Culture and Education of the Chamber, Regional Councillor of Lombardy

[CPR/SP (9) 3]

Background Paper: Conference report on culture in the regions

[CONF/WEIMAR (6) 1]

Declaration on Cultural diversity

[Committee of Ministers, 7 Dec 2000- 733^rd meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies]

q Contributions
q Discussion
q Conclusions by the President

7. CULTURE IN TRANSBORDER CO-OPERATION

Experiences in the Upper Rhine Valley

Statement by Mr Jean-Paul HEIDER, Vice-President of the Regional Council of Alsace, Vice-President of the Association of European Border regions

[CPR/SP (9) 6]

q Discussion
q Conclusions by the President

8. REGIONAL CULTURAL POLICIES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Statement by Mr MUKHAMETSHIN, President of the State Council of the Republic of Tartastan

[CPR/SP (9) 4]

q Contributions

Statement by Mr D. F. AYATSKOV, Governor of Saratov Region

q Discussion
q Conclusions by the President

PART II : FOR THE STANDING COMMITTEE ONLY

9. SOCIAL COHESION AND REGIONS IN EUROPE : THE POLICIES AND THE ACTION OF THE REGIONS IN SOCIAL COHESION

[Draft Resolution CPR (9) 7 Res]
[Explanatory memorandum CPR (9) 7 Part II]

Rapporteur : Ms Doris ANSARI OBE (United-Kingdom), Chair of the Committee on Social Cohesion

q Presentation by the Rapporteur
q Discussion
q Vote

10. DRAFT EUROPEAN CHARTER OF REGIONAL SELF-GOVERNMENT

[CPR/SP (9) 5]

Information on current developments by Mr RABE, Rapporteur and Vice- President

q Conclusions by the President

11. OTHER BUSINESS

12. DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT MEETING