European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Cyprus: how to promote the rights and responsibilities of parliamentary opposition, and the principle of non-discriminationSpeakers and Presidents of Parliament from the 47 Council of Europe member states will gather on 11 and 12 June 2010 at Limassol in Cyprus, on the occasion of a conference organised by the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). They will look at good practice concerning the rights and responsibilities of the opposition in a parliament, as well as the role of national parliaments in implementing the principle of non-discrimination.
The Presidents of international parliamentary assemblies, as well as parliaments enjoying observer status with PACE (Canada, Israel, Mexico), are also invited. Around 350 participants are expected. The conference will be opened by the President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus Marios Garoyian, PACE President Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, and the President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias. The President of the Bulgarian National Assembly Tsetska Tsacheva, the President of the Swiss National Council Pascale Bruderer Wyss and the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg will make presentations on the themes of the conference.
The Secretaries-General of the participating parliaments and assemblies are also due to meet on the margin of the conference.
The first European Speakers’ Conference was held in 1975. It takes place every two years, hosted alternately in Strasbourg or in the capital of a Council of Europe member state.
Programme (PDF) House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus
Note for editors The conference, which is open to the press, will take place from Friday 11 June (10 a.m. to 1.15 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.) to Saturday 12 June (10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.) in the Grand Halls A and B of the Grand Resort Hotel, Amathus Area, Limassol, Cyprus.
A press conference will be held on Saturday 12 June at 12.30 p.m. at the Grand Resort Hotel.
Contacts: Micaela Catalano, Head of PACE Communication Division, mobile: +33 6 08 56 40 65. Andreas Chimonides, Head of Communication Service, House of Representatives, Republic of Cyprus; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; tel : +357 22 407 385 mob.: + 357 99 62 33 13.
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