| Sunday, 7 December 2003 |
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| - | Arrival of participants
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| - | Registration: Hotel "Marriott" |
| 20:00 | Working Buffet Dinner hosted by Mr. Nicolae Vacaroiu, PABSEC President, President of the Romanian Senate, for the Presidents/Speakers of Parliaments, Members of the Bureau, Heads of National Delegations, Chairmen of the three PABSEC Committees, Heads of the Delegations - observers, guests, BSEC President and Secretary General, PABSEC Secretary General.
Place: "Capsa" Hotel
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| 20:00 | The dinner for all the other participants will be provided at "Marriott" Hotel
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| Monday, 8 December 2003 |
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| 10:00 | BUREAU OF THE ASSEMBLY: The Twenty Ninth Meeting
Meeting place: Palace of the Parliament-"Nicolae Balcescu" Hall
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| 15:00 | STANDING COMMITTEE: The Twenty Second Meeting
Meeting place: Palace of the Parliament-"Nicolae Balcescu" Hall
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| 20:00 | Reception hosted by Mr. Nicolae Vacaroiu, PABSEC President, President of the Senate
Place: Central Military Club
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| Tuesday, 9 December 2003 |
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| 09:00 |
Ad-hoc Meeting of the PABSEC Economic, Commercial, Technological and Environmental Affairs Committee
Meeting place: Palace of the Parliament - "Nicolae Balcescu" Hall
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| PLENARY SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| Meeting place: Palace of the Parliament - "Nicolae Balcescu" Hall |
| 10:00 | ITEM 1 |
Opening Ceremony of the Twenty Second Plenary Session of the General Assembly |
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- Opening speech by Mr. Nicolae VACAROIU, PABSEC President, President of the Senate of Romania.
- Address by H.E. Ion ILIESCU, President of Romania.
- Address by Mr. Valer DORNEANU, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania
- Message by Mr. Vilayet GULIYEV, Chairman-in-Office of the Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan .
- Address by Mr. Mircea Dan GEOANA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania
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| 10:45 |
Coffee-break
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| FIRST SITTING |
| 11:00 | ITEM 2 | Matters of Procedure |
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| a) |
Adoption of the Agenda |
(Doc.GA22/AG/03) |
| b) |
Adoption of the Order of Business |
(Doc.GA22/OB/03) |
| c) |
Examination of New Credentials |
(Doc.GA22/CRED/03) |
| d) |
Application by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Central European Initiative for the observer status with the PABSEC |
(Doc.INC/687/03) |
| e) |
Approval of the Minutes of the Twenty First Plenary Session of the General
Assembly held in Chisinau on 10-12 June 2003 |
(Doc.GA21/MIN/03) |
| f) |
Progress Report of the Parliamentary Assembly |
(Doc.GA22/PROG/03) |
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| 11:15 | ITEM 3 | | General debate: | The Increased Involvement by Parliaments in
Promoting Commercial and Business opportunities in the Black Sea Region |
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Statements by Speakers/Heads of national delegations |
| 13:30 |
Lunch at the Palace of the Parliament |
| SECOND SITTING |
| 15:00 | ITEM 4 | Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation - BSEC |
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| a) |
Signing Ceremony of the "Protocol on Implementation of Host Country Agreement between the Organisation of the BSEC and the Government of the Republic of Turkey for the International Secretariat of the PABSEC" |
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| b) |
The Ninth Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the BSEC Member-States, 31 October 2003, Baku |
(Doc.GA22/REP/BSEC/9MFA/03) |
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- The Protocol Concerning the Privileges and Immunities of the PABSEC |
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| c) |
The Meeting of the Ministers of Energy of the BSEC Member-States, 18-19 September 2003, Baku |
(Doc. GA22/BP/BSEC-ENERG/03) |
| d) |
The Meeting of the Ministers of Transport of the BSEC Member-States, 1-3 October 2003, Baku |
(Doc. GA22/BP/BSEC-TRANS/03) |
Debate
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| 16:00 | ITEM 5 | Economic, Commercial, Technological and Environmental Affairs |
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| a) |
Report on "Shaping a European Economic Space"
Rapporteur: Mr. Maria Arsenis, Member the Economic, Commercial, Technological and Environmental Affairs Committee - Greece |
(Doc. GA22/EC21/REP/03) |
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Debate, Vote |
| b) |
Recommendation 72/2003 on "Shaping a European Economic Space"
Rapporteur: Chairman of the Economic, Commercial, Technological and Environmental Affairs Committee |
(Doc. GA22/EC21/REC72/03) |
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Debate, Vote |
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| 17:00 |
Coffee-break
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| 17:15 | ITEM 6 | Legal and Political Affairs |
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| a) |
Report on " Black Sea Region within the context of the EU Enlargement"
Rapporteur: Mr. Nejdet BUDAK, Member of the Legal and Political Affairs Committee - Turkey |
(Doc. GA22/LC22/REP/03) |
| Debate, Vote |
| b) |
Recommendation 73/2003 on "Black Sea Region within the context of the EU Enlargement"
Rapporteur: Mr. Borislav RALCHEV, Chairman of the Legal and Political Affairs Committee - Bulgaria |
(Doc. GA22/LC22/REC73/03) |
| Debate, Vote |
| c) |
Information on the work of the Ad-hoc Working Group on the Revision of the PABSEC Rules of Procedure
Rapporteur: Mr.Borislav RALCHEV, Chairman of the Legal and Political Affairs Committee - Bulgaria |
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|
| 20:00 |
Dinner hosted by Mr. Valer DORNEANU, President of the Chamber of Deputies
Place: "Polo" Club
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|
| Wednesday, 10 December 2003 |
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| THIRD SITTING |
| 09:00 | ITEM 7 | Cultural, Educational and Social Affairs |
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| a) |
Report on "The Fight against Poverty in the BSEC Member-States"
Rapporteur: Mrs. Lilia GRYGOROVITCH, Member of the Cultural, Educational and Social Affairs Committee - Ukraine |
(Doc.GA22/CC21/REP/03) |
| Debate, Vote |
| b) |
Recommendation 74/2003 on "The Fight against Poverty in the BSEC Member-States
Rapporteur: Mr. Shaitdin ALIYEV, Chairman of the Cultural, Educational and Social Affairs Committee - Azerbaijan |
(Doc. GA22/CC21/REC74/03) |
| Debate, Vote |
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| 10:00 | ITEM 8 | PABSEC Initiatives |
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| a) |
Initiatives of the Romanian PABSEC Presidency.
Information presented by the Romanian PABSEC Delegation |
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| b) |
The Third Conference of the Public Broadcasters of the BSEC Member-States, 3-7 September 2003, Varna. |
(Doc.GA22/3-RTV/REP/03) |
| c) |
The Fourth General Assembly of the Black Sea Capitals' Association, 29-30 September 2003, Chisinau. |
(Doc.GA22/4-BSCA/REP/03) |
| Debate |
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| 10:45 |
Coffee-break
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| 11:00 | ITEM 9 | PABSEC - Wider Europe |
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The Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Union
"Wider Europe - Neighbourhood: A New Framework for Relations with our Eastern and Southern Neighbours". Conclusions of the debates |
(Doc.GA22/PABSEC-EU/OP/03) |
| Debate, Vote |
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| 12:20 | ITEM 10 | Financial Matters |
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| a) |
Adoption of the Budget of the Assembly for the Financial Year 2004
Rapporteur: Mr. Nicolae BONDARCIUC, PABSEC Vice-President, Chairman of the Draft Budget and Auditing Committee - Moldova |
(Doc. GA 22/BUDG04/03) |
| Vote |
| b) |
Setting up of the PABSEC Draft Budget and Auditing Committee |
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| Vote |
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| FOURTH SITTING |
| 12:45 | ITEM 11 | The 2004 Spring Session of the General Assembly |
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Date, venue and agenda |
| ITEM 12 | Rotation of the Presidency |
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Message by Mr..., the Twenty First PABSEC, President, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. |
| ITEM 13 | Closing of the General Assembly |
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Speech by Mr. Nicolae VACAROIU, the Twentieth PABSEC President, President of the Senate of Romania. |
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Press-Conference |
| 14:00 |
Lunch at the Palace of the Parliament |
| 19:00 |
Reception hosted by Mr. Dorel Constantin ONACA, Head of the Romanian PABSEC Delegation
Place: "Reception Hall", Palace of Parliament |
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| Thursday, 11 December 2003 |
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| - | Departure of the participants |
