SOFIA JULY 15 - 18 1993
Thursday July 15
9:00 - 12:30 : Joint meeting of the ASSEMBLY OF PARLIAMENTARIANS
and of the MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL ELECTED
BY THE CONGRESS
a) - Opening of business
- Distribution of the draft Rules of the
Assembly of Parliamentarians and of the draft
order of business
b) Address of greeting to the Bulgarian
authorities
c) Introductory reports by the Organs of the Party
12:30 - 14:00 : Pause
MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL ELECTED BY THE CONGRESS:
14:00 - 17:30
Committee 1) "Environmental protection and sustainable
development of central and eastern Europe:
- energy efficiency and closing down of dangerous
nuclear power plants;
- institution of a Community of major rivers
and waterways (Danube-Rhine);
- right to information;
Introduction by Mario Signorino
President of Amici della Terra - Italy
17:30 - 19:00
21:00 - 23:00
Committee 2) "International law: limits and propositions"
- United Nations: democratization and enhancement
- Former Yugoslavia
- Abolition of the death penalty by the Year 2000
- Drugs - AIDS
- Right to language
Introduction by Giandonato Caggiano, director of the
Italian Society for International Organization and
professor of economic law at the Istituto
Universitario "Orientale", Naples.
ASSEMBLY OF PARLIAMENTARIANS
14:00 - 19:00 : a) - Opening of business
- installation and and constitution of the
Assembly (1)
b) debate and approval of the draft Rules
and of the order of business (2)
c) election of the Office of the Presidency
d) general debate on the introductory reports
19:00 - 21:00 : Pause
21:00 - 23:00 : continuation of general debate
FRIDAY JULY 16
9:00 - 12:30 : continuation of general debate, with the
14:00 - 19:00 participation of the members of the General Council
21:00 - 23:00 elected by the Congress
SATURDAY JULY 17
9:00 - 12:20 : continuation and conclusion of the general debate,
with the participation of the members of the
General Council elected by the Congress
12:30 - 14:00 : Pause
14:00 - 19:00 : a) debate and voting of motions and
recommendations submitted to the Assembly (3)
b) Election of 40 parliamentarians at the General
Council (4)
c) in joint meeting of the Assembly of
parliamentarians and of the General Council:
- Election of the President of the Radical
Party in accordance with Congress Motion
of February 8, 1993 (5)
d) distribution of the Rules of the General
Council
19:00 - 21:00 Pause
GENERAL COUNCIL
21:00 - 23:00 : a) installation and constitution of the General
Council (6)
b) debate and approval of the draft Rules (7)
c) election of the President of the General
Council
d) election of the Office of the Presidency of the
General Council
e) consideration and adoption of the order of
business (7)
SUNDAY JULY 18
9:00 - 12:30 : a) presentation of the findings of the two
committees of members of the General Council
elected by the Congress
b) presentation and debate of general
motions (8)
12:30 - 14:00 : Pause
14:00 - 19:00 : a) voting of general motions
b) debate and approval of the budget
c) ratification of the secretariat and
treasury committees
d) debate and voting of the propositions
of the Office of the Presidency regarding the
recommendations (if required)
e) any other business
f) closing of business
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(1) Installation of the Assembly is under the presidency of the
Party Secretary until the Office of the Presidency is elected.
(2) Amendments to the draft Rules and order of business must
be presented for registration in writing to the Secretariat of
the Presidency within 5 minutes from the end of the
illustration of the proposals, and may not be further amended.
Amendments submitted to voting are illustrated by the
presenters with speeches lasting no more than three minutes;
one speaker in favour and one against may be heard, for a
maximum of three minutes.
Each member of the Assembly of Parliamentarians may present
only one amendment (which may be comprehensive) on the order
of business and one on the Rules.
(3) Deadline for the presentation of resolutions in conclusion of
the general debate:
- motions and recommendations Friday July 16, 18:00
- amendments Saturday July 17, 9:00
(4) Deadline for the presentation of lists for the election of the
40 members at the General Council: Saturday July 17, 12:00
(5) Election of the President of the Party is by secret ballot and
by majority of votes cast.
(6) Installation of the General Council is under the presidency of
the Party Secretary until the President of the General Council
is elected.
(7) Amendments to the draft Rules and order of business must be
presented for registration in writing to the Secretariat of
the Presidency within 5 minutes from the conclusion of the
illustration of the proposals, and may not be further amended.
Amendments submitted to voting are illustrated by the
presenters with speeches lasting no more than three minutes:
one speaker in favour and one against may be heard, for a
maximum of three minutes.
Each member of the General Council may present only one
amendment (which may be comprehensive) on the order of
business and one on the Rules.
(8) Deadline for the presentation of resolutions in conclusion of
the general debate:
- general motions and recommendations: Sunday July 18, 8:00
- amendments: Sunday July 18, 11:00.
