ACP-EU JOINT PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY
BUREAU (1)
MEETING Monday 24 November 2008 17.00 - 19.30 - Plenary Hall - Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) DRAFT AGENDA
1. Adoption of draft agenda (APP 100.379/BUR)
2. Approval of minutes of meeting of 9 and 10 September 2008 in Brussels (APP 100.372/BUR)
3. Co-Presidents' announcements
4. Consideration and adoption of the revised draft agenda and work programme for the 16th session of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly (APP 100.388)
5. Consideration of the admissibility of motions for resolutions on urgent topics, pursuant to Article 7(3) of the Rules of Procedure (APP 100.395/BUR)
(1) The members of the Bureau are:
EU members ACP members Kinnock, Co-President (PSE) Rasmussen (Cook Islands) Co-President Gahler (PPE-DE) Valente (Angola) Ventre (PPE-DE) Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) Jouye de Grandmaison (GUE/NGL) Lutundula (Democratic Republic of Congo) Carlotti (PSE) Kebede (Ethiopia)1 Mitchell (PPE-DE) Baldeh (Gambia) Aubert (Verts/Ale) Ramotar (Guyana) Lulling (PPE-DE) Ibovi (Republic of Congo) Van Hecke (for Polfer) (ALDE) Higero (Rwanda)1 Martínez Martínez (PSE) Rodgers (Suriname) Bowis (PPE-DE) Chimbindi (Zimbawe))1 Goudin (IND/DEM) N.B.: the ACP members' surnames are as shown in the minutes of the last meeting 1 non-parliamentary representative
______Website of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/intcoop/acp
OJ\730055EN.doc APP 100.379/BUR EN EN The situation in Mauritania The situation in Zimbabwe 6. Workshops 1. Autonomous Region of Bougainville Venue: Marea Suite, Crown Plaza Hotel 2. Fisheries, RD Tuna Venue: Ballroom 1, Holiday Inn 3. Malaria/TB Venue: Ballroom 2, Holiday Inn
Appointment of Chairmen and Rapporteurs
7. Authorisation for reports to be drawn up by the standing committees
8. Fact-finding missions a) Report on fact-finding mission to the Caribbean (APP 100.389/BUR) b) Future fact-finding missions Burkina Faso and Niger to study climate change, healthcare, education and aid effectiveness Poland and Hungary to study manufacturing industry and agriculture Others
9. JPA election observation missions European elections 2009
10. Regional and sub-regional meetings of the Assembly Discussion and adoption of preliminary draft agenda for 2nd Regional Meeting in Port Vila, Vanuatu (APP 100.390) Discussion of possible 3rd Regional Meeting in the Caribbean Discussion of possible 4th Regional Meeting in East Africa
11. Human Rights (Vice-Presidents responsible: Mr Gahler and Mr Toga (Ethiopia)) (APP 100.384/BUR) Exchange of views on the report on the death penalty in ACP and EU countries Decision on the topic for the next report
12. Non-State Actors (Vice-Presidents responsible: Mrs Aubert and Mr Rodgers (Suriname)) (APP 100.385/BUR) Exchange of views on report Possibly, adoption of recommendations
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EN 13 Confirmation of dates and places of the 17th and 18th sessions of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly
14. Any other business
15. Date and place of the next Bureau meeting The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 February 2009 in Brussels
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