Based on a global comparative analysis, an aspiring goal for parliaments in the area of “convening sessions and setting the agenda” is as follows:

• The legal framework specifies a maximum number of days within which the parliament must meet following elections.
• Parliament meets at regular intervals in order to fulfil its core functions. Sessions are determined by the parliamentary leadership or special committees.
• All MPs have the right to participate in agenda-setting, including to propose agenda items and to hold special or extraordinary sessions.
• The agendas for sessions are published well in advance, giving MPs sufficient time to prepare.
• Extraordinary sessions, and sittings convened using urgent procedures, are convened in accordance with the rules, and only when required for public-interest reasons.
   

Based on a global comparative analysis, an aspiring goal for parliaments in the area of “parliamentary calendar” is as follows:

• The process by which the parliamentary calendar is developed and maintained, including the timetabling and planning of sessions, is included in parliament’s rules of procedure.
• The parliamentary calendar is prepared ahead of each new session and is publicly available. It indicates the days on which parliament is in session throughout the year and the days on which it is in recess. It clearly identifies plenary and committee days, as well as other key times such as constituency days or weeks, if applicable.
• The parliamentary calendar is kept up to date by the parliamentary leadership and includes details of all legislative and oversight activities in the plenary and in committees. 
   

Based on a global comparative analysis, an aspiring goal for parliaments in the area of “emergency or crisis procedures” is as follows:

• The legal framework clearly defines the exceptional circumstances in which emergency or crisis procedures are to be used. It also defines parliament’s emergency powers and the actions to be taken by parliament in such times, as well as the composition of parliament, and contains provisions for the use of virtual or hybrid proceedings.
• The legal framework clearly defines the conduct of the executive in relation to parliament during an emergency or crisis, especially where it relates to the power of the executive over a nation’s armed forces.
• The emergency powers modify the usual agenda-setting and debate procedures to allow for parliamentary business to proceed quickly and effectively if it pertains to the crisis. They also give MPs an opportunity to modify the normal procedures set out in parliament’s rules of procedure.
• Business continuity plans are in place to ensure that parliament is able to operate under all circumstances.