AS/Soc (2021) OJ 08 30 June 2021 Asocoj08_2021

Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

Draft agenda for the meeting to be held in a hybrid manner on Thursday, 9 September 2021, 10 am to 12 pm and 2 to 4.30 pm in and on the KUDO platform (votes expected at 10.30 am – 11.30 am)

[Sub-Committee on the European Social Charter meeting to be held in a hybrid manner on Thursday, 9 September 2021, 9.30 am to 10 am]

Thursday, 9 September 2021, 10 am to 12 pm

1. Agenda [AS/Soc (2021) OJ 08] Adoption of the draft agenda

2. Minutes [AS/Soc (2021) PV 06, AS/Soc (2021) PV 06add, AS/Soc (2021) PV 07] ✓ Approval of the draft minutes of the meeting held on 17 June 2021 ✓ Approval and declassification of the draft minutes of the hearing held on 17 June 2021 on “Eradicating extreme child poverty in Europe: an international obligation and a moral duty” ✓ Approval of the draft minutes of the meeting held on 22 June 2021

3. Anchoring the right to a healthy environment: need for enhanced action by the Rapporteur: Mr Simon Moutquin, , SOC [AS/Soc (2021) 23] Consideration of a draft report and adoption of a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (vote expected at 10.30 am)

4. Socio-economic inequalities in Europe: time to restore social trust by strengthening social rights Rapporteur: Ms Selin Sayek Böke, , SOC [AS/Soc (2021) 34] Consideration of a draft report and adoption of a draft resolution and a draft recommendation (vote expected at 11.15 am)

5. Committee’s work programme and priorities [AS/Soc (2021) 01rev7, AS/Soc (2021) 02rev7, AS/Soc (2021) 03]

5.1. Appointment of rapporteurs

5.2. Consideration of a draft motion for a resolution/recommendation with a view to adoption by the Committee for tabling

This draft agenda, addressed to members of the Committee and their alternates, is the convocation to the meeting.

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5.3. Appointment of Committee representatives to external events

19th plenary meeting of the Committee on Bioethics (DH-BIO), 2-5 November 2021

5.4. Reply of the Committee of Ministers [Doc. 15325, Recommendation 2186 (2020), AS/Soc (2021) 35] Consideration of the Committee of Ministers’ reply to the Assembly’s Recommendation on “Artificial intelligence and labour markets: friend or foe?”

5.5. Reports from Committee representatives to external events ✓ 32nd meeting of the Committee of the Parties to the Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (Lanzarote Committee), 28–30 June 2021, KUDO platform: Mr Jean-Pierre Grin (, ALDE) and Baroness Doreen E. Massey (, SOC)

Thursday, 9 September 2021, 2 to 4.30 pm

6. “Long Covid” former Rapporteur: Ms Martine Wonner, , ALDE [AS/Soc/Inf (2021) 05]

Public hearing with the participation of experts (as a follow-up to Resolution 2373 (2021) on “Discrimination against persons dealing with chronic and long-term illnesses”)

7. Inaction on climate change – a violation of children's rights Rapporteur: Ms Jennifer De Temmerman, France, ALDE [AS/Soc (2021) 36]

Consideration of a preliminary draft report

8. Giving a voice to every child: promoting child participation as a foundation for democratic societies Rapporteur: Baroness Doreen E. Massey, United Kingdom, SOC [AS/Soc (2021) 37]

Consideration of a preliminary draft report

9. Vaccine hesitancy: a major public health issue Rapporteur: Mr Vladimir Kruglyi, Russian Federation, NR [AS/Soc (2021) 38]

Consideration of a preliminary draft report and report back from a fact-finding visit to WHO headquarters in Geneva

10. Involuntary addiction to prescription medicines Rapporteur: Mr Joseph O’Reilly, Ireland, EPP/CD [AS/Soc (2021) 39]

Consideration of a preliminary draft report

11. Changes in Sub-Committees [Lists of the Sub-Committees]

12. Sub-Committee on Children Statement by the Chairperson on the meeting held on 25 June 2021

13. Sub-Committee on the European Social Charter Statement by the Chairperson on the meeting held on 9 September 2021

14. Other business National developments

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15. Date and place of next meetings

Plenary Committee

- Autumn part-session 2021 of the Assembly, 27 September-1 October 2021, meeting to be held in a hybrid manner (Strasbourg/KUDO Platform) - Wednesday 1 December 2021, meeting to be held in a hybrid manner (Strasbourg/KUDO Platform)

Sub-Committee on the Europe Prize

- 23-24 September 2021, Khmelnytskyi, , Sub-Committee meeting and 2021 Europe Prize official presentation ceremony

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