” “Representatives of the legislative assembly of the State of Israel (Knesset) and the Palestinian legislative council will be in Strasbourg tomorrow to discuss the Middle Eastern scenario. The decision was taken by the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe, which will meet in the organisations’ headquarters from today to Thursday. The agenda will be opened by a speech of president René Van der Linden, who will supposedly speak of his recent visit to Benedict XVI, during which the Pope was asked to go to the Palais de l’Europe. During this session, the floor will mainly deal with the "relations between the Council of Europe and the European Union". Speakers will include: Jean Claude Juncker, prime minister of Luxembourg, responsible for drawing up a report on this topic; Calin Popescu Tariceanu, prime minister of Romania (currently president of the CoE); Wolfgang Schüssel, president of the EU Council; José Manuel Barroso, head of the executive committee of the 25 member states. The other points on the agenda include the new Agency for the Fundamental Rights of the EU, the need to stop the trade of women in the run-up to the World Football Championship, the respect of human rights in the armed forces. "Other debates reads a note from Strasbourg will focus on the refugees and evacuees of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, the reintegration of ex convicts into society, the fight against corruption in the member states of the Council of Europe".” “
