Meetings of the PACE Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) meetings in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Monday, 20 September 2010, 09,30h, Crystal Hall
- Welcome addresses:
- Mr. Trajko VELJANOSKI, Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia;
- Mr. Aleksandar NIKOLOSKI, Head of the Delegation of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia to the Parliamentary Assembly;
1. HEARING ON SMUGGLING AND TRAFFICKING FOR LABOUR EXPLOITATION PURPOSES
Chair: Mr. John GREENWAY (United Kingdom, EDG), Chairperson of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population;
Moderator: Mr. Andrej ZERNOVSKI (Republic of Macedonia, ALDE), Member of the Committee;
09,45-11,15 SESSION 1: Issues at stake
Keynote speakers:
- Ms Ivona Z. TODOROVSKA, Representative of IOM, Skopje;
- Mr Trpe STOJANOVSKI, Director, MARRI CENTRE, Skopje;
- Mr Knut BRATTVIK, Senior Officer, Human Trafficking, INTERPOL;
Parliamentary panel
Questions and debate
11,30-13,00 SESSION 2: Case studies
Keynote speakers:
- Mr Emil KRSTANOVSKI, ILO National Coordinator;
- Ms Jasna DOBRICIK, National Rule of Law Officer, OSCE, Skopje;
- Mr Slavo VRANGALOVSKI, Head Inspector, Team leader, National Commission for combating Trafficking in human beings and illegal migration, Skopje;
Parliamentary panel
Questions and debate
Concluding remarks:
- Mr Andrej ZERNOVSKI (Republic of Macedonia, ALDE), Member of the Committee
2. HEARING ON MIGRATION AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES FOR THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
14,30-17,00 Chair:
- Mr John GREENWAY (United Kingdom, EDG), Chairperson of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population
Moderator:
- Ms Özlem TÜRKÖNE, Turkey,EPP/CD, Member of the Committee (tbc)
Keynote speakers:
- Mr KITANOVSKI, Chair of the Labour and Social Affairs Committee of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia (tbc)
- Mr Dejan IVKOVSKI, Head of Sector for asylum, migration and humanitarian assistance, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Republic of Macedonia
- Mr Aco JANEVSKI, Member of the CDMG (Republic of Macedonia)
- Mr Toni JAKIMOVSKI, National representative, Republic of Macedonia, MARRI CENTRE, Skopje;
Questions and debate
Concluding remarks:
- Ms Özlem TÜRKÖNE, Turkey,EPP/CD, Member of the Committee (tbc)
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
09,30-13,00 Committee Meeting
1. MINUTES
[AS/Mig (2010) PV 05]
Approval of the draft minutes of the meeting held in Strasbourg on 22 and 24 June 2010
2. ROMA ASYLUM SEEKERS IN COUNCIL OF EUROPE MEMBER STATES
Rapporteur: Mr Pupovac, Croatia, SOC
[AS/Mig (2010) 09 rev.3]
- Statement by the Rapporteur on his fact-finding visits to Berlin and Kosovo (May 2010)
- Approval of a draft report / Adoption of draft resolution and a draft recommendation
3. PREVENTING HARM TO REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS IN EXTRADITION AND EXPULSION CASES: RULE 39 INDICATIONS BY THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Rapporteur: Mr Darchiashvili, Georgia, EPP/CD
[AS/Mig (2010) 11]
Consideration of a draft report / Adoption of a draft resolution and of a draft recommendation
4. THE DEMOGRAPHIC FUTURE OF EUROPE AND MIGRATION
Rapporteur: Ms Hajibayli, Azerbaijan, EPP/CD
[AS/Mig (2010) 13]
Consideration of a preliminary draft report
5. THE INTERCEPTION AND RESCUE AT SEA OF ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES AND IRREGULAR MIGRANTS
Rapporteur: Mr Díaz Tejera, Spain, SOC
[AS/Mig (2010) 12 rev.]
Exchange of views with Mr Neil FALZON, Former UNHCR Head of Office, Malta (tbc)
6. UNACCOMPANIED MINORS IN EUROPE: ISSUES OF ARRIVAL, STAY AND RETURN
Rapporteur: Ms Reps, Estonia, ALDE
Statement by the rapporteur
7. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) IN 2009-2010
Rapporteur for opinion: Ms NAGHDALYAN, Armenia, ALDE
[AS/Mig (2010) …]
[Doc. 12340 prov.]
Consideration of a draft opinion
8. WORK PROGRAMME
[AS/MIG/WP (2010) 06]
Appointment:
Seminar on the theme “Transversal policies and local plans for the integration of foreign citizens: which strategies to implement?” Organized by the Walloon Region (Belgium) (Namur, 8-9 November 2010) – at no cost to the Assembly
9. OTHER BUSINESS
13,00-13,15 Press statements of Mr. Aleksandar NIKOLOSKI, Mr. John GREEMWAY and Mr. Andrej ZERNOVSKI