THE HON. ANTON TABONE TO ATTEND A CONFERENCE IN STRASBOURG

THE HON. ANTON TABONE TO ATTEND A CONFERENCE IN STRASBOURG

Mr. Speaker, the Hon. Anton Tabone, will be attending the Conference of Speakers and Presidents of the European Parliamentary Assemblies, which will be held in Strasbourg between the 5^th and 6^th May 2000. Mr. Speaker will be accompanied by the Hon. John Vella, Leader of the Malta delegation to the Council of Europe, and Mr. Richard Cauchi, Clerk of the House.

The Conference will be opened by Lord Russell-Johnston, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. The themes to be discussed during the Conference are:

"How to co-ordinate action between national parliaments and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe as well as other European Assemblies in the drawing-up and implementation of European norms", to be presented by Mr. Zurab Zhvania, Chairman of the Georgian Parliament; and

"What could be the role of parliaments in the combat against organised crime and corruption?", to be presented by Mr. Luciano Violante, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies.

A meeting of Secretaries General of Parliament/Clerks of the House will be held to discuss and approve the Report of the European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation (ECPRD)