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                     under preparation in the committees
           of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

                     Document updated after the 3rd part-session
                                (21-24 June 2021)

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Contents

I.      Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

II.     Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

III.    Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

IV.     Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

V.      Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

VI.     Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

VII.    Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council
        of Europe (Monitoring Committee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

VIII.   Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Abbreviations:

SOC:            Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group
EPP/CD:         Group of the European People’s Party/Christian Democrats
ALDE:           Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
EC/DA:          European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance
UEL:            Group of the United European Left
NR:             Not belonging to a Political Group of the Assembly

Rec.:           Recommendation
Res.:           Resolution

Doc.:           Document
Ref.:           Reference

* Throughout this text, all reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population shall be un-
derstood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the
status of Kosovo.

The dates of debates foreseen in the Assembly are indicative and are drawn up on the basis of information
provided by the Secretariat of the competent Committees

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I. Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy

Title of draft report                Fostering healthy democracies in Europe

Origin                               Motion
   Title                             Countering ill democracies in Europe
   Number                            14823
Rapporteur                           DALLOZ, Marie-Christine
   Country                           France
   Political Group                   EPP/CD
   Appointed on                      25/06/2019
Committee for opinion                Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
  Rapporteur                         VARDANYAN, Vladimir
  Country                            Armenia
  Political Group                    EPP/CD
  Appointed on                       01/10/2019
Reference
   Number                            4441
   Date                              12/04/2019
   Extended on                       01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                       12/04/2022
Others
   State of work in committee        January 2020 part-session – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur,
                                     including a declaration of absence of conflict of interests; considered an introductory
                                     memorandum; decided to change the tile of the report and held a hearing with the
                                     participation of Mr Larry Diamond, Senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and at the
                                     Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies of the Stanford University and
                                     Mr Michael Frendo, member of the Venice Commission (both by video link).
                                     25/03/2020 – A revised introductory memorandum was sent to members for written
                                     comments.
                                     08/09/2020 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur and agreed to request
                                     a contribution by the Venice Commission with a view to gaining a better understanding
                                     of the Council of Europe’s constitutional acquis in this area.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report                Ten years after the Lisbon Treaty: strengthening Council of Europe
                                     and European Union co-operation

Origin                               Motion
   Title                             Ten years after the Lisbon Treaty: strengthening Council of Europe and European Union
                                     co-operation
   Number                            14866
Rapporteur                           CORLĂŢEAN, Titus
   Country                           Romania
   Political Group                   SOC
   Appointed on                      25/06/2019
Reference
   Number                            4444
   Date                              12/04/2019
   Extended on                       01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                       12/04/2022
Others
   State of work in committee        October 2019 part-session – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur
                                     including a declaration of absence of conflict of interests; held an exchange of views with
                                     the participation of Mr Christos Giakoumopoulos, Director General of Human Rights and
                                     Rule of Law of the Council of Europe; Mr Zoltan Taubner, Director of the Directorate of
                                     External Relations of the Council of Europe, Head of Brussels office; and Mr Christian
                                     Leffler, Deputy Secretary-General of the European External Action Service.
                                     14/11/2019 – The committee heard a statement by Mr Tiny Kox (Netherlands, UEL),
                                     former rapporteur on the "Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main
                                     challenges for the future", joined by Mr Corlăţean, welcoming the adoption, by the

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                                        Council of the European Union, of supplementary negotiating directives aimed at the
                                        swift resumption of negotiations with the Council of Europe on EU accession to the
                                        European Convention on Human Rights.
                                        18/11/2019 – The rapporteur participated in a Seminar on the accession of the EU to the
                                        European Convention on Human Rights, in Strasbourg.
                                        January 2020 part-session – The committee authorised the rapporteur to carry out a
                                        fact-finding visit to Brussels in the framework of the preparation of his report (subject to
                                        the availability of funds).
                                        25/03/2020 – An introductory memorandum was sent to members for written comments.
                                        10/12/2020 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur and held a hearing
                                        with the participation of Ms Fabienne Keller, Member of the Committee on Civil Liberties,
                                        Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament (France – Group Renew Europe),
                                        Mr Sandro Gozi, Member of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs of the European
                                        Parliament, (France – Group Renew Europe), Mr Stefano Sannino, Deputy Secretary
                                        General for Global and Economic Issues, European External Action Service, Mr Jeroen
                                        Hooijer, Head of Unit, “Inter-institutional – international coordination”, Directorate-
                                        General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission, Mr Christos
                                        Giakoumopoulos, Director General of Human Rights and Rule of Law of the Council of
                                        Europe.
                                        30/03/2021 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur and held a hearing
                                        with the participation of Mr Rik Daems, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the
                                        Council of Europe; Ms Dubravka Šuica, Vice-President of the European Commission,
                                        Democracy and Demography; and Mr Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Member of the
                                        European Parliament, Chairperson of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and
                                        Home Affairs (Spain – Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats).
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report                   The situation in Kosovo*

Origin                                  Motion
   Title                                The situation in Kosovo*
   Number                               14921
Rapporteur                              BEYER, Peter
   Country                              Germany
   Political Group                      EPP/CD
   Appointed on                         14/11/2019
Reference
   Number                               4462
   Date                                 30/09/2019
   Extended on                          01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                          30/09/2022
Others
   State of work in committee           10/12/2020 – The committee took note of the bilateral meetings held in November and
                                        December by the rapporteur in the framework of the preparation of his report.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report                   Assessing the functioning of the partnership for democracy

Origin                                  Motion
   Title                                Assessing the functioning of the partnership for democracy
   Number                               14942
Rapporteur                              OOMEN-RUIJTEN, Ria
   Country                              Netherlands
   Political Group                      EPP/CD
   Appointed on                         14/11/2019
Reference
   Number                               4468

* Throughout this text, all reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population shall be understood in
   full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

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   Date                         30/09/2019
   Extended on                  01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                  30/09/2022
Others
   State of work in committee   10/12/2020 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur, followed by a
                                statement by Ambassador Rémi Mortier, Permanent Representative of Monaco,
                                Chairperson of the Rapporteur Group on External Relations of the Committee of
                                Ministers, on the Council of Europe Neighbourhood Policy and held an exchange with
                                representatives of Partner for Democracy delegations of Morocco and Palestine.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report           Evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the
                                Parliament of Jordan

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        Evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Jordan
   Number                       14975
Rapporteur                      LOUCAIDES, George
   Country                      Cyprus
   Political Group              UEL
   Appointed on                 29/01/2020
Reference
   Number                       4476
   Date                         29/11/2019
   Extended on                  01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                  29/11/2022
Others
   State of work in committee   June 2021 part-session – The committee authorised the rapporteur to carry out a fact-
                                finding visit to Jordan in the framework of the preparation of his report (subject to the
                                authorisation by the Bureau of the Assembly and the availability of funds).
                                24/06/2021 – The Bureau of the Assembly authorised the visit.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report           Strengthening the role of the Council of Europe as a cornerstone of
                                the European political architecture

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        Strengthening the role of the Council of Europe as a cornerstone of the European
                                political architecture
   Number                       14991
Rapporteur                      NICK, Andreas
   Country                      Germany
   Political Group              EPP/CD
   Appointed on                 30/03/2021
Former rapporteur(s)            23/06/2020 (BRYNJÓLFSDÓTTIR, Rósa Björk, Iceland, UEL)
Reference
   Number                       4485
   Date                         27/01/2020
   Extended on                  01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                  27/01/2023
Others
   State of work in committee   08/09/2020 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur, Ms Brynjólfsdóttir.
                                10/12/2020 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur, considered an outline
                                for report and held an exchange of views.
                                30/03/2021 – The committee appointed Mr Andreas Nick rapporteur.
                                April 2021 part-session – The committee heard his declaration of absence of conflict of
                                interests.
   Adopted in committee on

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   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        The Parliamentary Assembly must contribute to restoring peace in Ukraine
   Number                       14992
Rapporteur                      To be appointed
Reference
   Number                       4486
   Date                         27/01/2020
   Extended on                  01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                  27/01/2023
Others
   State of work in committee
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report           Recent developments in Libya and in the Middle East: what
                                consequences for Europe?

Origin                          Bureau decision
   Title                        Recent developments in Libya and in the Middle East: what consequences for Europe?
Rapporteur                      FASSINO, Piero
   Country                      Italy
   Political Group              SOC
   Appointed on                 08/09/2020
Reference
   Number                       4494
   Date                         31/01/2020
   Extended on                  01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                  31/01/2023
Others
   State of work in committee   08/09/2020 – The committee heard a statement by the Chairperson of the Sub-
                                Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World, held an exchange of views on the
                                follow up to the current affairs debate and the scope of the report, and appointed
                                Mr Piero Fassino as rapporteur and heard from him a declaration of absence of conflict
                                of interests.
                                23/09/2020 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur followed by an
                                exchange of views with the participation of Ms Sharren Haskel, member of the Israeli
                                Knesset.
                                04/02/2021 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur and held an exchange
                                of views.
                                28/05/2021 - The Standing Committee, on the proposal of the five political groups, held
                                a current affairs debate on “The urgent need to relaunch the Middle East peace process
                                and prevent a resurgence of violence”, with the rapporteur as the first speaker.
                                18/06/2021 – As a follow-up to the current affairs debate, the Bureau of the Assembly
                                decided to refer the issue to be taken into account in the preparation of this report.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report           Relationship between the parliamentary majority and the opposition
                                in a democracy

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        Relationship between the parliamentary majority and the opposition in a democracy
   Number                       15047
Rapporteur                      To be appointed
Former rapporteur(s)            23/09/2020 (GOLUBEVA, Marija, Latvia, ALDE)

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Reference
   Number                       4499
   Date                         06/03/2020
   Extended on                  01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                  06/03/2023
Others
   State of work in committee   04/02/2021 – The committee heard a statement by Ms Golubeva, rapporteur, and a
                                presentation by Ms Regina Kiener, Vice-President of the Venice Commission and
                                member of the Commission for Switzerland of the opinion on Parameters on the
                                relationship between the parliamentary majority and the opposition in a democracy: a
                                Checklist.
                                June 2021 part-session – Further to the resignation of Ms Marija Golubeva, the
                                committee called for candidates.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report           More participatory democracy to tackle climate change

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        More participatory democracy to tackle climate change
   Number                       15048
Rapporteur                      PAPANDREOU, George
   Country                      Greece
   Political Group              SOC
   Appointed on                 23/06/2020
Reference
   Number                       4500
   Date                         06/03/2020
   Extended on                  01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                  06/03/2023
Others
   State of work in committee   08/09/2020 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur.
                                15/10/2020 – The committee held an exchange of views with the participation of
                                Mr Thierry Pech, co-Chair of the Citizens' Convention on Climate, France.
                                04/02/2021 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur, considered a revised
                                introductory memorandum and held a hearing with the participation of Ms Helene
                                Landemore, Associate Professor of Political Science, Yale University (United States),
                                Mr Gerd Leopold, Director of Climate Transparency, and Ms Alice Bergholtz, Bureau
                                member of the Advisory Council on Youth of the Council of Europe (National Council of
                                Swedish Youth Organisations – LSU).
                                11/05/2021 – The committee held a hearing with the participation of Professor Archon
                                Fung, Professor of Citizenship and Self- Government, John F. Kennedy School of
                                Government, Harvard University, and considered a preliminary draft report.
                                June 2021 part-session – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur,
                                considered a draft report and unanimously adopted a draft resolution and a draft
                                recommendation.
   Adopted in committee on      22/06/2021
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen      2021 - Fourth part-session

Title of draft report           Call for an inclusive national political process in Belarus

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        Call for an inclusive national political process in Belarus
   Number                       15130
Rapporteur                      KILJUNEN, Kimmo
   Country                      Finland
   Political Group              SOC
   Appointed on                 23/09/2020
Reference
   Number                       4527
   Date                         15/09/2020
   Extended on                  01/02/2021

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   Valid until                  15/03/2023
Others
   State of work in committee   23/09/2020 – The committee appointed Mr Kimmo Kiljunen rapporteur and heard from
                                him his declaration of absence of conflict of interests. The committee heard a statement
                                from the rapporteur and held an exchange of views with Mr Gianni Buquicchio, President
                                of the Venice Commission.
                                04/02/2021 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur and agreed to his
                                request to carry a fact-finding visit to Belarus, as appropriate.
                                18/03/2021 – The Bureau of the Assembly authorised the rapporteur to carry out a fact-
                                finding visit to Belarus, by the end of 2021.
                                June 2021 part-session – The committee took note of the motion for a resolution “Forced
                                migration due to political repressions” (Doc. 15249), to be taken into account in the
                                preparation of the report; held an exchange of views following a statement by the
                                rapporteur; and, in addition to the fact-finding visit to Belarus which had already been
                                authorised by the Bureau of the Assembly, authorised him to carry out fact-finding visits
                                to meet relevant Belarusian political stakeholders living abroad (subject to the
                                availability of funds).
                                24/06/2021 – As a follow-up to the current affairs debate on “The situation in Belarus: a
                                threat to the whole of Europe”, the Bureau of the Assembly referred this issue to be taken
                                into account in the preparation of this report (Doc. 15319, reference 4594).
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report           Safeguarding peace and stability in the East Mediterranean Sea

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        Safeguarding peace and stability in the East Mediterranean Sea
   Number                       15160
Rapporteur                      OOMEN-RUIJTEN, Ria
   Country                      Netherlands
   Political Group              EPP/CD
   Appointed on                 10/12/2020
Reference
   Number                       4540
   Date                         12/10/2020
   Extended on                  01/02/2021
   Valid until                  12/04/2023
Others
   State of work in committee   June 2021 part-session – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur followed
                                by an exchange of views.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report           The impact of Brexit on human rights on the island of Ireland

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        The impact of Brexit on human rights on the island of Ireland
   Number                       15162
Rapporteur                      KATROUGALOS, George
   Country                      Greece
   Political Group              UEL
   Appointed on                 10/12/2020
Reference
   Number                       4541
   Date                         12/10/2020
   Extended on                  01/02/2021
   Valid until                  12/04/2023

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Others
   State of work in committee   11/05/2021 – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur, followed by an
                                exchange of views, took note that he would circulate an outline for report ahead of the
                                next meeting, and agreed to his request to carry out fact-finding visits to Northern Ireland
                                (United Kingdom) and the Republic of Ireland, including in the border area.
                                June 2021 part-session - The committee considered an outline for report and, in addition
                                to the fact-finding visits which had already been authorised to Northern Ireland (United
                                Kingdom) and the Republic of Ireland, including in the border area, authorised the
                                rapporteur to carry out a fact-finding visit to London (subject to the availability of funds).
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report           Protecting the pillars of democracy during health crises

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        Protecting the pillars of democracy during health crises
   Number                       15176
Rapporteur                      KARAMANLI, Marietta
   Country                      France
   Political Group              SOC
   Appointed on                 04/02/2021
Reference
   Number                       4547
   Date                         20/11/2020
   Extended on                  01/02/2021
   Valid until                  20/05/2023
Others
   State of work in committee   June 2021 part-session – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report           Review of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament
                                of the Kyrgyz Republic

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        Review of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of the Kyrgyz
                                Republic
   Number                       15184
Rapporteur                      MAIRE, Jacques
   Country                      France
   Political Group              ALDE
   Appointed on                 21/04/2021
Committee for opinion           Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
  Rapporteur                    KALCHENKO, Serhii
  Country                       Ukraine
  Political Group               EC/DA
  Appointed on                  17/05/2021
Reference
   Number                       4551
   Date                         25/01/2021
   Extended on                  01/02/2021
   Valid until                  25/07/2023
Others
   State of work in committee   June 2021 part-session – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur followed
                                by an exchange of views, and authorised him to carry out a fact-finding visit to
                                Kyrgyzstan (subject to the authorisation by the Bureau of the Assembly and the
                                availability of funds).
                                24/06/2021 – The Bureau of the Assembly authorised the visit.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report

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   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        Establishment of a “youth partner” status with the Parliamentary Assembly
   Number                       15262
Rapporteur                      To be appointed
Committee for opinion           Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
  Rapporteur                    HOPSU, Inka
  Country                       Finland
  Political Group               SOC
  Appointed on                  21/06/2021
Reference
   Number                       4582
   Date                         28/05/2021
   Valid until                  28/05/2023
Others
   State of work in committee   June 2021 part-session – The committee heard a statement by the rapporteur.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

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II. Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Title of draft report                 The continuing need to restore human rights and the rule of law in the
                                      North Caucasus region

Origin                                Motion
   Title                              The continuing need to restore human rights and the rule of law in the North Caucasus
                                      region
   Number                             14382
   Date                               13/10/2017
Rapporteur                            SCHWABE, Frank
   Country                            Germany
   Political Group                    SOC
   Appointed on                       12/12/2017
Reference
   Number                             4333
   Date                               13/10/2017
   Extended on                        01/02/2021 (07/05/2020, 31/01/2020, 04/10/2019)
   Valid until                        30/09/2021
Others
   State of work in committee         On 14/03/2018, in the absence of the rapporteur, the committee agreed to postpone
                                      consideration of his introductory memorandum to the April 2018 part-session and
                                      authorised the rapporteur’s request for a fact-finding visit to the Russian Federation,
                                      including the North Caucasus region, subject to the availability of funds.
                                      On 24/04/2018, in anticipation of the joint hearing with the Committee on Equality and
                                      Non-Discrimination on “Alleged extreme discrimination and crimes against LGBTI
                                      people in the Chechen Republic (Russian Federation)”, the committee agreed to share
                                      the rapporteur’s introductory memorandum with members of the Committee on Equality
                                      and Non-Discrimination.
                                      On 24/04/2018, the committee held a joint hearing with the Committee on Equality and
                                      Non-Discrimination with the participation of two experts, in the framework of the
                                      preparation of this report and that of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
                                      on “Alleged extreme discrimination and crimes against LGBTI people in the Chechen
                                      Republic (Russian Federation)”.
                                      On 26/04/2018, the committee considered an introductory memorandum.
                                      On 10/09/2018, the committee held a hearing with the participation of two experts.
                                      On 25/06/2019, the committee held a hearing with the participation of four experts.
                                      On 18-20/09/2019, the rapporteur carried out a fact-finding visit to Moscow and Grozny
                                      (Russian Federation).
                                      On 30/09/2019, the committee noted the rapporteur’s oral report of his visit to Moscow
                                      and Grozny (Russian Federation) on 18-20/09/2019. It authorised the rapporteur to
                                      conduct a further fact-finding visit to the Russian Federation, including the Republics of
                                      Ingushetia and Dagestan (subject to the availability of funds). It agreed to request the
                                      Bureau to extend the reference.
                                      On 15/11/2019, the committee decided to hold a hearing with LGBTI victims of
                                      persecution in the Chechen Republic (Russian Federation), including persons
                                      appearing anonymously, and authorised the rapporteur to conduct separate,
                                      supplementary interviews with anonymous victims.
                                      On 27/01/2020, the committee agreed to open a hearing foreseen that same week to
                                      specific interested parties.
                                      On 28/01/2020, the committee held a hearing with the participation of three witnesses
                                      and one expert. It agreed to request the Bureau to authorise the extension of the
                                      reference until 30/09/2020 to allow for the second visit to the region, previously
                                      postponed at the request of the Russian delegation.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen            2022 - First part-session

Title of draft report                 Fighting corruption – General principles of political responsibility

Origin                                Motion
   Title                              Fighting corruption – General principles of political responsibility
   Number                             14639
Rapporteur                            VLASENKO, Sergiy
   Country                            Ukraine

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   Political Group              EPP/CD
   Appointed on                 30/01/2020
Committee for opinion           Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
  Rapporteur                    KARAMANLI, Marietta
  Country                       France
  Political Group               SOC
  Appointed on                  05/03/2019
Reference
   Number                       4412
   Date                         23/11/2018
   Extended on                  01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                  23/11/2021
Others
   State of work in committee   On 29/06/2020, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and agreed,
                                subject to the availability of funds, to the rapporteur’s requests to hold a hearing with
                                representatives of GRECO, MONEYVAL, the World Bank, Transparency International
                                and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and to carry out a
                                fact-finding visit to Iceland.
                                On 17/05/2021, the committee held a hearing with the participation of three experts and
                                agreed to the declassification of the rapporteur’s introductory memorandum.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen      2021 - November Standing Committee

Title of draft report           Misuse of the Schengen system by Council of Europe member States
                                as a politically-motivated sanction

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        Misuse of the Schengen system by Council of Europe member States as a politically-
                                motivated sanction
   Number                       14652
Rapporteur                      RUKAVISHNIKOVA, Irina
   Country                      Russian Federation
   Political Group              NR
   Appointed on                 15/11/2019
Former rapporteur(s)            04/03/2019 (SOTNYK, Olena, Ukraine, ALDE)
Reference
   Number                       4417
   Date                         21/01/2019
   Extended on                  01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                  21/01/2022
Others
   State of work in committee   On 25/03/2020, by a written consultation procedure on the rapporteur’s introductory
                                memorandum, the rapporteur’s requests to organise a hearing at a forthcoming meeting
                                with up to three experts, to carry out a fact-finding visit to Brussels and to send a
                                questionnaire via the European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation
                                (ECPRD) to Council of Europe member States taking part in SIS II were agreed.
                                On 05/06/2020, the committee considered a revised introductory memorandum and
                                approved a revised draft questionnaire to be sent to the ECPRD. It noted that the
                                rapporteur’s request for the authorisation of a hearing with up to three experts and of a
                                fact-finding visit to Brussels had been approved in the written consultation procedure,
                                both subject to the availability of funds.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report           To put an end to enforced disappearances on the territory of the
                                Council of Europe

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        To put an end to enforced disappearances on the territory of the Council of Europe
   Number                       14816

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Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Rapporteur                      GATTOLIN, André
   Country                      France
   Political Group              ALDE
   Appointed on                 29/05/2019
Reference
   Number                       4437
   Date                         12/04/2019
   Extended on                  01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                  12/04/2022
Others
   State of work in committee   On 12/12/2019, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and authorised
                                the rapporteur to carry out a fact-finding visit to the United Nations Office of the High
                                Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva (Switzerland) and to organise a hearing at
                                a future meeting with up to three experts (both subject to the availability of funds).
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen      2022 - First part-session

Title of draft report           How to put confiscated criminal assets to good use?

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        How to put confiscated criminal assets to good use?
   Number                       14841
Rapporteur                      VALLINI, André
   Country                      France
   Political Group              SOC
   Appointed on                 29/05/2019
Reference
   Number                       4443
   Date                         12/04/2019
   Extended on                  01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                  12/04/2022
Others
   State of work in committee   On 15/11/2019, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and agreed to
                                authorise the rapporteur to carry out a fact-finding visit to Italy and to hold a hearing with
                                up to three experts (both subject to availability of funds).
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report           Addressing the issue of Daesh foreign fighters and their families
                                returning from Syria and other countries to the member States of the
                                Council of Europe

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        Addressing the issue of Daesh foreign fighters and their families returning from Syria
                                and other countries to the member States of the Council of Europe
   Number                       14878
Rapporteur                      OMTZIGT, Pieter
   Country                      Netherlands
   Political Group              EPP/CD
   Appointed on                 01/10/2019
Committee for opinion           Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
  Rapporteur                    To be appointed
Reference
   Number                       4452
   Date                         24/06/2019
   Extended on                  01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                  24/06/2022

                                                     13                                                      AS/Inf (2021) 07
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Others
   State of work in committee   On 10/12/2019, the committee heard a statement by the rapporteur and authorised him
                                to organise a hearing with the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and
                                another expert at a forthcoming committee meeting, subject to the availability of funds,
                                and to send a questionnaire to national parliaments via the European Centre for
                                Parliamentary Research and Documentation (ECPRD).
                                On 27/01/2020, the committee agreed to allow specific interested parties to attend the
                                discussion of the subject foreseen the same week.
                                On 28/01/2020, the committee considered an introductory memorandum, agreed to
                                declassify it and approved the appended questionnaire to be sent to national
                                parliaments via the European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation
                                (ECPRD).
                                On 14/10/2020, the committee agreed in principle to open to the public the forthcoming
                                hearing scheduled for 09/11/2020.
                                On 09/11/2020, the committee held a hearing with the participation of two experts.
                                On 08/12/2020, the committee agreed to open the forthcoming hearing foreseen for the
                                next meeting to the public, provided that the invited experts do not object.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report           Ensuring accountability for the downing of flight MH 17

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        Ensuring accountability for the downing of flight MH 17
   Number                       14929
Rapporteur                      CORLĂŢEAN, Titus
   Country                      Romania
   Political Group              SOC
   Appointed on                 01/10/2019
Reference
   Number                       4460
   Date                         28/06/2019
   Extended on                  01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                  28/06/2022
Others
   State of work in committee   On 10/12/2019, the committee heard a statement by the rapporteur.
                                On 28/01/2020, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and agreed to
                                declassify it. It authorised the rapporteur to put written questions to the Russian
                                Federation and the United States, and to carry out fact-finding visits to the Netherlands
                                and to Ukraine.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen      2022 - Third part-session

Title of draft report           Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Geneva conventions: the
                                contribution of the Council of Europe to the increasing synergy
                                between International Humanitarian Law and International Human
                                Rights Law

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Geneva conventions: the contribution of the
                                Council of Europe to the increasing synergy between International Humanitarian Law
                                and International Human Rights Law
   Number                       14925
Rapporteur                      BALFE, Richard
   Country                      United Kingdom
   Political Group              NR
   Appointed on                 01/10/2019
Committee for opinion           Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
  Rapporteur                    GOUTTEFARDE, Fabien
  Country                       France
  Political Group               ALDE
  Appointed on                  02/09/2019

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Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Reference
   Number                       4464
   Date                         30/09/2019
   Extended on                  01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                  30/09/2022
Others
   State of work in committee   On 08/12/2020,the committee considered an introductory memorandum and agreed to
                                the rapporteur’s request to hold a hearing with experts at a future meeting (subject to the
                                availability of funds).
                                On 27/01/2021, the committee agreed that the hearing at the next meeting should be
                                open to the public, subject to the agreement of the invited speakers.
                                On 22/02/2021, the committee heard a statement by the rapporteur and agreed to his
                                proposal to present a preliminary draft report without the previously authorised hearing
                                with experts.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen      2021 - November Standing Committee

Title of draft report           Emergence of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) and their
                                necessary apprehension through European human rights law

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        Emergence of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) and their necessary
                                apprehension through European human rights law
   Number                       14945
Rapporteur                      GOUTTEFARDE, Fabien
   Country                      France
   Political Group              ALDE
   Appointed on                 29/06/2020
Reference
   Number                       4479
   Date                         27/01/2020
   Extended on                  01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                  27/01/2023
Others
   State of work in committee   On 19/01/2021, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and agreed to
                                the rapporteur’s request for a hearing with up to three experts at a future meeting,
                                subject to the availability of funds, and his intention to consult other experts bilaterally.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen      2022 - Third part-session

Title of draft report           Legal aspects of the accession of the European Union to the
                                European Convention on Human Rights

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        Legal aspects of the accession of the European Union to the European Convention on
                                Human Rights
   Number                       15014
Rapporteur                      CORLĂŢEAN, Titus
   Country                      Romania
   Political Group              SOC
   Appointed on                 29/06/2020
Reference
   Number                       4488
   Date                         27/01/2020
   Extended on                  01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                  27/01/2023
Others
   State of work in committee
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

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Title of draft report           Political prisoners in the Russian Federation

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        Political prisoners in the Russian Federation
   Number                       15049
Rapporteur                      ÆVARSDÓTTIR, Thorhildur Sunna
   Country                      Iceland
   Political Group              SOC
   Appointed on                 29/06/2020
Reference
   Number                       4501
   Date                         06/03/2020
   Extended on                  01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                  06/03/2023
Others
   State of work in committee   On 14/10/2020, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and agreed to
                                hold a hearing with up to four experts and a representative of the Russian authorities
                                during a forthcoming meeting.
                                On 09/11/2020, the committee agreed to open the hearing foreseen for 08/12/2020 to
                                the public, subject to the agreement of the speakers.
                                On 08/12/2020, the committee held a hearing with the participation of three experts.
                                On 22/03/2021, the committee held a hearing with the participation of two experts. It also
                                took note of the letter sent by the head of the Russian delegation to the rapporteur and
                                was informed of a response to that letter sent by the head of the Spanish delegation.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen      2022 - Second part-session

Title of draft report           Addressing issues of criminal and civil liability in the context of
                                climate change

Origin                          Bureau decision
   Title                        Addressing issues of criminal and civil liability in the context of climate change
Rapporteur                      ALTUNYALDIZ, Ziya
   Country                      Turkey
   Political Group              NR
   Appointed on                 09/11/2020
Reference
   Number                       4530
   Date                         15/09/2020
   Extended on                  01/02/2021
   Valid until                  15/03/2023
Others
   State of work in committee   On 08/12/2021, the committee considered an introductory memorandum. It agreed to
                                the rapporteur’s requests to hold a hearing with up to three experts at a future meeting
                                (subject to the availability of funds) and to send a questionnaire to national parliaments
                                via the European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation (ECPRD). It
                                also agreed to open the forthcoming hearing foreseen for the next meeting to the public,
                                provided that the invited experts do not object.
                                On 19/01/2021, the committee held a hearing with the participation of three experts.
                                On 17/05/2021, the committee considered a draft report and adopted a draft resolution
                                and a draft recommendation.
   Adopted in committee on      17/05/2021
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen      2021 - Fourth part-session

AS/Inf (2021) 07                                    16
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Title of draft report           Fighting and preventing excessive and unjustified use of force by the
                                law enforcement officers

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        Fighting and preventing excessive and unjustified use of force by the law enforcement
                                officers
   Number                       15137
Rapporteur                      MEREZHKO, Oleksandr
   Country                      Ukraine
   Political Group              SOC
   Appointed on                 14/10/2020
Reference
   Number                       4534
   Date                         12/10/2020
   Extended on                  01/02/2021
   Valid until                  12/04/2023
Others
   State of work in committee   On 21/04/2021, the committee considered an introductory memorandum. It agreed to
                                hold a hearing with experts at a future meeting, subject to the availability of funds, and
                                took note of the rapporteur’s intention to consult other relevant experts, as necessary, at
                                no cost to the Assembly.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report           Poisoning of Alexei Navalny

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        Poisoning of Alexei Navalny
   Number                       15155
Rapporteur                      MAIRE, Jacques
   Country                      France
   Political Group              ALDE
   Appointed on                 14/10/2020
Reference
   Number                       4539
   Date                         12/10/2020
   Extended on                  01/02/2021
   Valid until                  12/04/2023
Others
   State of work in committee   On 08/12/2020, the committee considered an introductory memorandum. It agreed to
                                the rapporteur’s proposals to conduct a fact-finding visit to Germany, to organise a
                                hearing with experts (open to the public, provided that the invited experts do not object)
                                at a future meeting (both subject to the availability of funds), and to receive information
                                from sources on condition of anonymity.
                                On 17-18/12/2020, the rapporteur carried out a fact-finding visit to Berlin.
                                On 19/01/2021, the committee held a hearing with the participation of two experts. The
                                committee authorised the rapporteur to conduct a fact-finding visit to the Russian
                                Federation.
                                On 27/01/2021, the committee agreed to hold a second hearing on the subject at a future
                                meeting and that it be open to the public, subject to the agreement of the invited
                                speakers.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen      2022 - Second part-session

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Title of draft report           Implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights

Origin                          Bureau decision
   Title                        Resolution 2358 (2021) on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of
                                Human Rights
Rapporteur                      EFSTATHIOU, Constantinos
   Country                      Cyprus
   Political Group              SOC
   Appointed on                 19/04/2021
Reference
   Number                       4560
   Date                         19/03/2021
   Valid until                  19/03/2023
Others
   State of work in committee
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report           The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on prison population in Europe

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on prison population in Europe
   Number                       15224
Rapporteur                      MIKANADZE, Givi
   Country                      Georgia
   Political Group              SOC
   Appointed on                 19/04/2021
Reference
   Number                       4566
   Date                         19/03/2021
   Valid until                  19/03/2023
Others
   State of work in committee
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report           The impact of the Covid-19 restrictions for civil society space and
                                activities

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        The impact of the Covid-19 restrictions for civil society space and activities
   Number                       15273
Rapporteur                      LOUIS, Alexandra
   Country                      France
   Political Group              ALDE
   Appointed on                 22/06/2021
Reference
   Number                       4585
   Date                         28/05/2021
   Valid until                  28/05/2023
Others
   State of work in committee
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

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Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights

Title of draft report           Draft Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime
                                on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence

Origin                          Motion
   Title                        Draft Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced co-
                                operation and disclosure of electronic evidence
   Number                       15316
Rapporteur                      JAFAROV, Kamal
   Country                      Azerbaijan
   Political Group              EC/DA
   Appointed on                 22/06/2021
Reference
   Number                       4593
   Date                         21/06/2021
   SC or Plenary                Assembly
   Valid until                  21/06/2023
Others
   State of work in committee
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen      2021 - Fourth part-session

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Title of draft report                Involuntary addiction to prescription medicines

Origin                               Motion
   Title                             Involuntary addiction to prescription medicines
   Number                            14646
Rapporteur                           O'REILLY, Joseph
   Country                           Ireland
   Political Group                   EPP/CD
   Appointed on                      19/03/2019
Reference
   Number                            4415
   Date                              21/01/2019
   SC or Plenary                     Assembly
   Extended on                       01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                       21/01/2022
Others
   State of work in committee        On 14/05/2019, the committee held an exchange of views with Mr Roland Mader, Head
                                     of Department III of the Anton Proksch Institute (Austria) and considered an introductory
                                     memorandum.
                                     On 13/09/2019, the committee held an exchange of views with Ms Anne Guy,
                                     Secretariat Co-ordinator for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Prescribed Drug
                                     Dependence of the House of Commons/House of Lords (United Kingdom) and
                                     Mr Thomas Clausen, Professor at the University of Oslo.
                                     On 19/05/2020, the committee authorised the rapporteur to undertake a fact-finding visit
                                     to Denmark (postponed because of the Covid-19 sanitary crisis and planned for the
                                     summer of 2021).
                                     On 09/09/2021, the committee will consider a preliminary draft report.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen           2021 - November Standing Committee

Title of draft report                Giving a voice to every child: promoting child participation as a
                                     foundation for democratic societies

Origin                               Motion
   Title                             Giving a voice to every child: promoting child participation as a foundation for democratic
                                     societies
   Number                            14806
Rapporteur                           MASSEY, Doreen
   Country                           United Kingdom
   Political Group                   SOC
   Appointed on                      19/03/2019
Reference
   Number                            4429
   Date                              01/03/2019
   Extended on                       01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                       01/03/2022
Others
   State of work in committee        On 19/03/2019, the Sub-Committee on Children decided to hold a half day meeting on
                                     child participation on the margins of the June 2019 part-session.
                                     On 14/05/2019, the Sub-Committee on Children discussed the preparation of the child
                                     participation meeting to be held in June. The members were asked to return their replies
                                     to a short questionnaire on child participation to the Secretariat no later than 03/06/2019.
                                     On 24/06/2019, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and agreed to
                                     declassify it.
                                     On 25/06/2019, the Sub-Committee on Children held an exchange of views with
                                     Ms Mieke Shuurman, Senior Policy and Advocacy Co-ordinator for Eurochild, a network
                                     of organisations and individuals working in and across Europe to promote the rights and
                                     well-being of children and young people. A workshop on “Promoting child participation
                                     in and through the Parliamentary Assembly”, with the participation of children, was also
                                     organised in co-operation with the Themis Association and the City of Strasbourg (Ville
                                     et Eurométropole de Strasbourg).

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Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development

                                        On 14/11/2019, the Sub-Committee on Children, jointly with the Sub-Committee on the
                                        European Social Charter, held a public hearing on “The power of parliamentary action:
                                        promoting meaningful and sustainable child participation in the work of national
                                        parliaments and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe”, with the
                                        participation of Ms Cath Larkins, Chair of Eurochild’s Child Participation Reference
                                        Group (United Kingdom), Ms Zsuzsanna Rutai, Children’s Right Consultant, and several
                                        children representing Eurochild and the Themis association.
                                        On 31/01/2020, the Sub-Committee on Children further discussed the aims and
                                        methodology for the report and a pilot initiative on child participation in the work of the
                                        Assembly.
                                        On 06/07/2020, the Sub-Committee on Children held an exchange of views on the pilot
                                        initiative on promoting child participation in the work of the Assembly.
                                        On 10/11/2020, the Sub-Committee on Children held a public hearing with the
                                        participation of experts, educators, a student and the rapporteur.
                                        On 27/01/2021, the Sub-Committee on Children held an exchange of views on
                                        promoting child participation in the work of the Assembly, with the participation of
                                        Ms Emma Grindulis, Programme Officer, Child Participation and Safeguarding Focal
                                        Point, Child Rights Connect, and of Ms Maren Lambrecht-Feigl, Programme Officer at
                                        the Council of Europe Children’s Rights Division and Co-Secretary of the Council of
                                        Europe Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child (CDENF).
                                        On 09/09/2021, the committee will consider a preliminary draft report.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen              2022 - First part-session

Title of draft report                   Vaccine hesitancy: a major public health issue

Origin                                  Motion
   Title                                Vaccine hesitancy: a major public health issue
   Number                               14890
Rapporteur                              KRUGLYI, Vladimir
   Country                              Russian Federation
   Political Group                      NR
   Appointed on                         22/09/2020
Former rapporteur(s)                    13/09/2019 (KAGRAMANYAN, Igor, Russian Federation, NR)
Reference
   Number                               4456
   Date                                 25/06/2019
   Extended on                          01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                          25/06/2022
Others
   State of work in committee           On 09/10/2020, the committee considered an introductory memorandum.
                                        On 09/02/2021, the Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development
                                        held a public hearing on “Overcoming vaccine hesitancy - strategies for parliaments and
                                        parliamentarians” with experts from the WHO, the Danish Cancer Society, the European
                                        Parliamentary Forum for Sexual & Reproductive Rights, the University of Castilla-La
                                        Mancha, and representatives of the World Vision programme for Ebola Vaccine
                                        Deployment, Acceptance and Compliance (EBODAC), of the Civil Society
                                        Organisations to the COVAX Demand working group, and of the Bioethics Unit of the
                                        Council of Europe.
                                        On 16/03/2021, the committee considered the analysis of replies received to the ECPRD
                                        questionnaire.
                                        On 17/06/2021, the committee exceptionally authorised the rapporteur to undertake two
                                        fact finding visits, to the WHO headquarters in Geneva and the Regional Office for
                                        Europe in Copenhagen.
                                        On 09/09/2021, the committee will consider a preliminary draft report.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report                   Best interests of the child and policies to ensure a work-life balance

Origin                                  Motion
   Title                                Best interests of the child and policies to ensure a work-life balance
   Number                               14946

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Rapporteur                              HETTO-GAASCH, Françoise
   Country                              Luxembourg
   Political Group                      EPP/CD
   Appointed on                         02/10/2019
Reference
   Number                               4471
   Date                                 30/09/2019
   Extended on                          01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                          30/09/2022
Others
   State of work in committee           On 14/09/2020, the committee took note of an introductory memorandum by written
                                        procedure.
                                        On 17/06/2021, the committee considered a preliminary draft report.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen              2021 - November Standing Committee

Title of draft report                   Inaction on climate change – a violation of children's rights

Origin                                  Motion
   Title                                Inaction on climate change – a violation of children's rights
   Number                               14947
Rapporteur                              DE TEMMERMAN, Jennifer
   Country                              France
   Political Group                      ALDE
   Appointed on                         02/10/2019
Reference
   Number                               4472
   Date                                 30/09/2019
   Extended on                          01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                          30/09/2022
Others
   State of work in committee           On 14/09/2020, the committee took note of an introductory memorandum by written
                                        procedure.
                                        On 01/12/2020, the committee declassified the introductory memorandum and held a
                                        public hearing with the participation of children and experts.
                                        On 18/01/2021, the Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development
                                        held a public hearing organised as part of the contribution of the Parliamentary
                                        Assembly and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities to the 9th Edition of the
                                        World Forum for Democracy “Can Democracy Save the Environment?” with the
                                        participation of several members of the Assembly, the Congress and experts.
                                        On 25/06/2021, the Sub-committee on Children held an exchange of views with children
                                        and experts.
                                        On 09/09/2021, the committee will consider a preliminary draft report.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen              2022 - First part-session

Title of draft report                   The climate crisis and the rule of law

Origin                                  Motion
   Title                                Climate change and the rule of law: baseline study
   Number                               14972
Rapporteur                              ESTRELA, Edite
   Country                              Portugal
   Political Group                      SOC
   Appointed on                         03/12/2019
Committee for opinion                   Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
  Rapporteur                            KLEINWAECHTER, Norbert
  Country                               Germany
  Political Group                       EC/DA
  Appointed on                          30/01/2020

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Reference
   Number                               4475
   Date                                 28/11/2019
   Extended on                          01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                          28/11/2022
Others
   State of work in committee           On 06/07/2020, the committee held a public hearing with Mr Pawel Wargan, Council
                                        Member and Campaign Co-ordinator, Green New Deal for Europe and Mr Robert
                                        Vautard, Director, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, Université Versailles Saint-Quentin,
                                        decided to change the title of the report, and considered a revised introductory
                                        memorandum.
                                        On 09/10/2020, the committee considered a preliminary draft report.
                                        On 18/01/2021, the Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development
                                        held a public hearing organised as part of the contribution of the Parliamentary
                                        Assembly and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities to the 9th Edition of the
                                        World Forum for Democracy “Can Democracy Save the Environment?” with the
                                        participation of several members of the Assembly, the Congress and experts.
                                        On 16/03/2021, the committee considered a draft report, adopted a draft resolution, and
                                        unanimously adopted a draft recommendation.
   Adopted in committee on              16/03/2021
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen              2021 - Fourth part-session

Title of draft report                   Socio-economic inequalities in Europe: time to restore social trust by
                                        strengthening social rights

Origin                                  Motion
   Title                                Socio-economic inequalities in Europe: time to restore social trust by strengthening
                                        social rights
   Number                               14985
Rapporteur                              SAYEK BÖKE, Selin
   Country                              Turkey
   Political Group                      SOC
   Appointed on                         28/01/2020
Reference
   Number                               4480
   Date                                 27/01/2020
   Extended on                          01/02/2021 (07/05/2020)
   Valid until                          27/02/2023
Others
   State of work in committee           On 01/12/2020, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and authorised
                                        the rapporteur to carry out a fact-finding visit to the OECD.
                                        On 17/06/2021, the committee considered a preliminary draft report.
                                        On 09/09/2021, the committee will consider a draft report and adopt a draft resolution
                                        and a draft recommendation.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen              2021 - Fourth part-session

Title of draft report                   Impact of armed conflicts on transboundary environmental damage

Origin                                  Motion
   Title                                Impact of armed conflicts on transboundary environmental damage
   Number                               15074
Rapporteur                              HOWELL, John
   Country                              United Kingdom
   Political Group                      EC/DA
   Appointed on                         02/06/2020
Reference
   Number                               4506
   Date                                 07/05/2020
   Extended on                          01/02/2021
   Valid until                          07/04/2023

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Others
   State of work in committee           Documentary research.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report                   For an assessment of the means and provisions to combat children's
                                        exposure to pornographic content

Origin                                  Motion
   Title                                For an assessment of the means and provisions to combat children's exposure to
                                        pornographic content
   Number                               15077
Rapporteur                              HOUBRON, Dimitri
   Country                              France
   Political Group                      ALDE
   Appointed on                         06/07/2020
Committee for opinion                   Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
  Rapporteur                            SCHENNACH, Stefan
  Country                               Austria
  Political Group                       SOC
  Appointed on                          14/10/2020
Reference
   Number                               4507
   Date                                 07/05/2020
   Extended on                          01/02/2021
   Valid until                          07/04/2023
Others
   State of work in committee           On 10/11/2020, the Sub-Committee on Children held a public hearing with the
                                        participation of Mr Matthew B. Ezzell, Board Member, Culture Reframed, Mr Anton Toni
                                        Klančnik, EUROPOL - O3 European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3), and the rapporteur.
                                        On 27/01/2021, the Sub-Committee on Children considered an introductory
                                        memorandum.
                                        On 29/01/2021, the introductory memorandum was sent by email to the members of the
                                        committee for their comments.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen

Title of draft report                   Anchoring the right to a healthy environment: need for enhanced
                                        action by the Council of Europe

Origin                                  Motion
   Title                                Artificial intelligence and climate change
   Number                               15068, 15108
Rapporteur                              MOUTQUIN, Simon
   Country                              Belgium
   Political Group                      SOC
   Appointed on                         06/07/2020
Reference
   Number                               4516
   Date                                 26/06/2020
   Extended on                          01/02/2021
   Valid until                          26/12/2022
Others
   State of work in committee           On 09/10/2020, the committee considered an introductory memorandum and agreed to
                                        change the title of the report.
                                        On 01/12/2020, the committee declassified the introductory memorandum and held a
                                        public hearing with the participation of children and experts.
                                        On 18/01/2021, the Sub-Committee on Public Health and Sustainable Development
                                        held a public hearing organised as part of the contribution of the Parliamentary
                                        Assembly and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities to the 9th Edition of the

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                                        World Forum for Democracy “Can Democracy Save the Environment?” with the
                                        participation of several members of the Assembly, the Congress and experts.
                                        On 16/03/2021, the committee considered a preliminary draft report.
                                        On 09/09/2021, the committee will consider a draft report and adopt a draft resolution
                                        and a draft recommendation.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen              2021 - Fourth part-session

Title of draft report                   Deinstitutionalisation of persons with disabilities

Origin                                  Motion
   Title                                Deinstitutionalisation of persons with disabilities
   Number                               15106
Rapporteur                              BRUIJN-WEZEMAN, Reina de
   Country                              Netherlands
   Political Group                      ALDE
   Appointed on                         06/07/2020
Committee for opinion                   Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
  Rapporteur                            TANGUY, Liliana
  Country                               France
  Political Group                       ALDE
  Appointed on                          27/11/2020
Reference
   Number                               4517
   Date                                 26/06/2020
   Extended on                          01/02/2021
   Valid until                          26/12/2022
Others
   State of work in committee           On 01/12/2020, the committee considered and agreed to declassify an introductory
                                        memorandum.
                                        On 16/03/2021, the committee held a public hearing with experts.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report
   Date of debate foreseen              2022 - First part-session

Title of draft report                   Eradicating extreme child poverty in Europe: an international
                                        obligation and a moral duty

Origin                                  Motion
   Title                                Eradicating extreme child poverty in Europe: an international obligation and a moral duty
   Number                               15107
Rapporteur                              FRIDEZ, Pierre-Alain
   Country                              Switzerland
   Political Group                      SOC
   Appointed on                         06/07/2020
Reference
   Number                               4518
   Date                                 26/06/2020
   Extended on                          01/02/2021
   Valid until                          26/12/2022
Others
   State of work in committee           On 01/12/2020, the committee considered an introductory memorandum.
                                        On 17/06/2021, the committee held a public hearing with the participation of Mr Bjorn
                                        Berge, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Mr Jacques Vandenschrik,
                                        President of the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA), Mr Zachary Parolin, Senior
                                        Fellow, Center on Poverty and Social Policy, Columbia University and Assistant
                                        Professor, Bocconi University, and Ms Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová, Chairperson of the
                                        Committee on Employment and Social Affairs of the European Parliament, and
                                        considered a preliminary draft report.
   Adopted in committee on
   Doc. No. of report

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