AS/Ega (2016) OJ 02

11 February 2016

Aegaoj02_2016

 

 

Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination

 

 

Draft agenda

 

 

of the meeting to be held in Paris

on Friday 11 March 2016

from 9.30am to 12.30pm and from 2pm to 4.30pm

 

(followed by a meeting of the Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence, from 4.30pm to 5.30pm)

 

Bureau du Conseil de l’Europe, 55 Avenue Kléber, Paris, 75016

Tél: +33 (0)1 44 05 33 60, fax: +33 (0)1 47 27 36 47 (Métro Boissière)

 

 

1.       Agenda

             [AS/Ega (2016) OJ 02]

 

          Adoption of the draft agenda.

 

2.         Minutes

[AS/Ega (2016) PV 01; AS/Ega/gender (2015) PV 03 / AS/Ega/min (2015) PV 03]

 

-   Approval of the draft minutes of the meeting held in Strasbourg during the January part-session (25-28 January 2016);

 

-   Declassification of the draft minutes of the joint meeting of the Sub-Committee on Gender Equality and Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities held in Strasbourg on 28 September 2015.

 


 

 

3.       Communication from the Chairperson

         

          Presentation of the Chairperson.

 

4.       Women in the public space

         

          Presentation of the Chairperson’s proposal to work on “Women in the public space”.

 

5.       Assessing the impact of measures to improve women’s political representation

          Rapporteur: Ms Elena Centemero, Italy, EPP/CD

             [AS/Ega (2016) 08]

 

          Consideration and approval of a draft report; adoption of a draft resolution.

 

6.       Renewed commitment in the fight against antisemitism in Europe

          Rapporteur: Mr Boriss Cileviès, Latvia, SOC

             [AS/Ega (2016) 09]

 

          Consideration and approval of a draft report; adoption of a draft resolution.

 

7.       International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March)

            

          Consideration and approval of a draft statement.

 

2pm

 

8.       Work programme

             [AS/Ega (2015) Inf 01 Rev. 07]

 

          Call for candidacies for the report on “Women in public space: putting an end to sexual violence and street harassment” (follow-up to Resolution 2093 (2016), referred to the Committee by the Bureau of the Assembly on 29 January 2016).

 

9.       The protection of the rights of parents and children belonging to religious minorities

          Rapporteur: Mr Valeriu Ghiletchi, Republic of Moldova, EPP/CD

          [AS/Ega (2016) 10]

 

          Consideration of a preliminary draft report.

 

10.     Ending cyber-discrimination and online hate

          Rapporteur: Ms Marit Maij, Netherlands, SOC

          [AS/Ega (2016) 11]

 

          Consideration of an information memorandum.

 

11.     Political rights of persons with disabilities: a democratic issue

          Rapporteur: Ms Mechthild Rawert, Germany, SOC

          [AS/Ega (2016) 12]

 

          Consideration of an introductory memorandum.

 

12.     Reporting back

 

-                 Ms Elena Centemero (Italy, EPP/CD) on her participation in the Workshop on “Electoral system design and increased women participation in politics”, organised by the Council of Europe on 3 February 2016 in Kyiv (Ukraine); and in the workshop on  “Gender studies” organised by the University Niccolò Cusano on 8 March 2016 in Rome (Italy);

 

-                 Ms Marit Maij (Netherlands, SOC) on her participation in the seminar on “Combating Sexist Hate Speech” organised by the Youth Department and the Gender Equality Unit of the Council of Europe on 11 February 2016 in Strasbourg (France);

 

-                 Ms Milena Santerini (Italy, SOC) on her participation in the Round Table on  “Combating Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe” organised by the European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup (ARDI) on 16 February 2016 in Brussels (Belgium);

 

-                 Ms Gisela Wurm (Austria, SOC) on her participation in the Interparliamentary Committee Meeting (ICM) on “Women Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the EU” organised by the European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) on 3 March 2016 in Brussels (Belgium).

         

13.     Appointment of representatives

 

          Invitation to Ms Elena Centemero (Italy, EPP/CD) in her capacity as Chairperson of the Committee to participate in the 9th meeting of the Gender Equality Commission (GEC) of the Council of Europe, on 28 April 2016 in Strasbourg (France).

 

14.     Composition of Sub-Committees

             [Lists]

 

          Approval of changes in the composition of the Sub-Committees.

 

15.     Free debate

 

16.     Any other business

         

17.     Next meetings

 

-                 Strasbourg, during the 2nd Part-Session 2016 of the Assembly (18-22 April 2016);

-                 Berlin (Germany), 12 May 2016: Joint meeting of the Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence together with the Sub-Committee on Gender Equality;

-                 Stockholm (Sweden), 17-18 May 2016: Plenary meeting and No Hate Parliamentary Alliance;

-                 Strasbourg, during the 3rd Part-Session 2016 of the Assembly (20-24 June 2016) ;

-                 Paris, 9 September 2016 ;

-                 Strasbourg, during the 4th Part-Session 2016 of the Assembly (10-14 October 2016) ;

-                 Paris, 5 December 2016.

 

 

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Meeting of the Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence

from 4.30pm to 5.30pm

 

Exchange of views with Ms Feride Acar, President of the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO), and members of GREVIO.

 

(See separate draft agenda).