Asamblea Parlamentaria Euro-Latinoamericana Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly Assemblée Parlementaire Euro-Latino Américaine Assembleia Parlamentar Euro-Latino-Americana Parlamentarische Versammlung Europa-Lateinamerika Ninth Ordinary Plenary Session 19-22 September 2016 Palacio Legislativo parliament building Montevideo, Uruguay Draft Programme (Version of 15 September 2016) Monday, 19 September 2016 Internal preparatory meetings (EP + LAC) 9.00-10.00 Meeting of the Co-Secretariats of the EuroLat Assembly: preparatory work (1) Place: Legislators room (Sala de la Bancada) FA Internal preparatory meetings (EP) 11.00-12.00 Meeting of the European Parliament Secretariat Place: Legislators room (Sala de la Bancada) FA Latin American component 13.00-15.00 Preparatory meeting of the Assembly s Latin American component (¹) EuroLat Civil Society meeting (specific programme) 15.00-18.00 Meeting of the EuroLat Co-Vice-Presidents with the European Economic and Social Committee and representatives of Latin American civil society (meeting is open to all EuroLat Members) 1 Meeting without interpretation. DV\1103808.doc
EuroLat Women s Forum (specific programme) 15.00-18.00 Meeting of the Euro-Latin American Women s Forum (meeting is open to all EuroLat Members) Tuesday, 20 September 2016 Working Group on Migration Issues 9.00-11.00 Meeting of the Working Group on Migration Issues (1) Executive Bureau 10.30-11.30 Meeting of the EuroLat Executive Bureau Formal opening of the Ninth Ordinary Plenary Session of the EuroLat Assembly 12.00-13.00 Welcome from the acting President of the Senate, Senator Lucia Topolansky Speakers: Vice-President of the European Parliament, Mr Antonio Tajani President of Parlasur, Mr Jorge Taiana OAS Secretary General (2), Mr Luis Almagro Lemes (to be confirmed) President of the European component of the EuroLat Assembly, Mr Ramón Jáuregui President of the Latin American component of the EuroLat Assembly, Mr Roberto Requião Acting President of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, Senator Raúl Sendic Institutional photo Place: Staircase of the Legislative Palace Press conference 13.00-14.00 1 2 Lunch offered by the President of Parlasur, Jorge Taiana Working Group on Migration and Relations between the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean Organization of American States 2/6 DV\1103808.doc
Place: Legislative Palace Political families 14.00-15.00 Meeting of the Group of the European People s Party (Christian Democrats) with their Latin American counterparts Place: Anteroom of the Chamber of Senators Parliamentary Committees 15.00-18.30 Meeting of the Committee on Sustainable Development, the Environment, Energy Policy, Research, Innovation and Technology 15.00-18.30 Meeting of the Committee on Economic, Financial and Commercial Affairs Political families 18.30-19.30 Meeting of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament with their Latin American counterparts Place: Anteroom of the Chamber of Senators 18.30-20.00 Meeting of the Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left with their Latin American counterparts Place: Ministers Room (Senate) Wednesday, 21 September 2016 Parliamentary Committees 9.00-12.30 Meeting of the Committee on Political Affairs, Security and Human Rights 9.00-12.30 Meeting of the Committee on Social Affairs, Youth and Children, Human Exchanges, Education and Culture Ordinary Plenary Session of the Eurolat Assembly 15.00-18.30 1. Adoption of the draft agenda for the plenary session DV\1103808.doc 3/6
2. Approval of the minutes of the Eighth Ordinary Plenary Session of the EuroLat Assembly 3. Announcements by the Co-Presidents of the Assembly, including the decisions by the Executive Bureau in May and September 4. Presentation of work on the establishment of an EU-CELAC Joint Research Area by Cristina Russo, Director of International Cooperation, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) at the European Commission 5. Speech by the Director of the Division of Production, Productivity and Management at the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Mario Cimoli 6. Speech by the President of the Latin America Follow-up Committee of the European Economic and Social Committee, Mário Soares 7. Debate on the report of the Committee on Political Affairs, Security and Human Rights 8. Debate on the report of the Committee on Social Affairs, Human Exchanges, the Environment, Education and Culture 9. Debate on the reports of the Committee on Economic, Financial and Commercial Affairs 10. Debate on the report of the Committee on Sustainable Development, the Environment, Energy Policy, Research, Innovation and Technology 11. Debate on the Recommendation of the Working Group on EU-LAC Migration Issues 12. Presentation of the results of the EuroLat-Civil Society meeting 13. Presentation of the results of the Euro-Latin American Women Forum 20.00 2nd Gutenberg Literary Award prize-giving ceremony (all Members are kindly invited) Place: EU Delegation to Uruguay Thursday, 22 September 2016 Ordinary Plenary Session of the Eurolat Assembly 9.00-11.00 Votes: 14. Vote on the motions for a resolution contained in the reports presented by the four standing committees and the Working Group on Migration Issues EU-LAC 15. Composition of the Assembly s Executive Bureau: election of Co-Vice-Presidents by both of the Assembly s components 16. Any other business 4/6 DV\1103808.doc
17. Date and place of the Tenth Ordinary Plenary Session of the EuroLat Assembly Closing Session of the Ninth Ordinary Plenary Session of the EuroLat Assembly 11.00-11.15 Words of thanks by the two Co-Presidents of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly End of the Plenary Session / End of EuroLat meetings 12.00 Meeting of the Co-Secretariats of the EuroLat Parliamentary Assembly: follow-up on work by the standing parliamentary committees Room: Place: Legislators room (Sala de la Bancada) FA DV\1103808.doc 5/6
DEADLINES AND SPEAKING TIME 1. Deadline for tabling motions for resolutions on urgent topics (Article 8(3) of the Rules of Procedure of the EuroLat Assembly) Friday, 19 August 2016 2. Deadline for tabling amendments in committee to motions for resolutions included in reports submitted by the standing committees (Articles 8, 16(2) and 19 of the Rules of Procedure): Friday, 15 July 2016 3. Deadline for tabling amendments in plenary Friday, 15 July 2016 (for reports voted on in Lisbon in May 2016) Wednesday, 21 September 2016, 10.00 (for reports adopted in committee the previous day) if applicable, to motions for resolutions on urgent topics (articles 8, 16(3) and 19 of the Rules of Procedure): Wednesday 21 September 2016, 19.00. 4. If applicable, deadline for tabling joint motions for resolutions on urgent topics (Article 16(4) of the Rules of Procedure) Wednesday 21 September 2016, 19.00. 5. Requests relating to the voting methods provided for in Article 15 of the Assembly s Rules of Procedure: by secret ballot (paragraph 3), separate vote by the two houses representing the Assembly s two components (paragraph 4), and split vote Wednesday, 21 September 2016, 19.00 in writing 6. Restrictions on speaking time (Article 4(4) and Article 9(2) of the Rules of Procedure) 3' for each co-rapporteur for an introductory speech 2' for each speaker in the debates (unless speaking time is allocated otherwise in accordance with the time available). A List of Speakers will be drawn up in advance for some debates, in which case a note to that effect will be circulated giving the deadlines for requesting speaking time, together with the corresponding registration form. 6/6 DV\1103808.doc