COSAC Chairpersons’ Meeting 26-27/1/2014, Athens LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
Réunion des Présidents de la COSAC 26-27/1/2014, Athènes
LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS
2 Member States – États Membres
AUSTRIA - AUTRICHE
National Council – Conseil national
Mr./M. Karlheinz KOPF Second President of the National Council, Chairperson of the Standing Subcommittee on EU Affairs
Ms/Mme Gerda ZWENG Advisor to the Second President of the National Council
Federal Council - Conseil fédéral
Mr./M. Edgar MAYER Chairperson of the EU Committee of the Federal Council
Mr./M. Georg MAGERL Permanent Representative of the Austrian Parliament to the EU
BELGIUM – BELGIQUE
Chamber of Representatives – Chambre des Représentants
Mr./M. Herman DE CROO Ministre d'Etat, Ancien Président de la Chambre, Membre du Comité d'avis chargé des Questions européennes de la Chambre Mr./M. Carlos DEMEYERE Secrétaire du Comité d'avis chargé des
questions européennes de la Chambre Senate – Sénat
Mr./M. Hassan BOUSETTA Membre du Comité d'avis fédéral chargé des Questions européennes
Mr./M. Tim DE BONDT Conseiller
BULGARIA – BULGARIE
National Assembly - Assemblée nationale
Ms/Mme Deniza Slatkova KARADJOVA Deputy Chairperson of the Committee on European Affairs & Oversight of the European Funds
Mr./M. Mladen LAMBEFF Chief Advisor
3 CROATIA – CROATIE
Croatian Parliament - Hrvatski sabor
Mr./M. Jozo RADOŠ Deputy Chairman of the European Affairs Committee
Ms/Mme Jelena ŠPILJAK Advisor to the European Affairs Committee
CYPRUS – CHYPRE
House of Representatives - Chambre des Représentants
Mr./M. Averof NEOFYTOU Chairman of the House Standing Committee on Foreign and European Affairs
Ms/Mme Sophie TSOURIS International Relations Officer A’
CZECH REPUBLIC – RÉPUBLIQUE TCHÈQUE Chamber of Deputies - Chambre des Députés
Mr./M. Ondřej BENEŠÍK Chairman of the Committee for European Affairs
Ms/Mme Lenka MOZGOVÁ Head of the Secretariat of the Committee for European Affairs
DENMARK – DANEMARK Folketing - Folketing
Ms/Mme Eva KJER HANSEN Chairman of the European Affairs Committee
Mr. /M. Morten KNUDSEN Official
ESTONIA – ESTONIE Riigikogu - Riigikogu
Mr./M. Arto AAS Chairperson of the European Affairs Committee
Ms/Mme Kristi SÕBER Head of the Secretariat of EU Affairs Committee
4 FINLAND – FINLANDE
Eduskunta - Eduskunta
Ms/Mme Satu TUOMIKORPI Liaison Officer in Brussels
FRANCE – FRANCE
National Assembly - Assemblée nationale
Ms/Mme Danielle AUROI Présidente de la Commission des Affaires Européennes
Mr./M. Guy CHAUVIN Directeur adjoint
Senate - Sénat
Mr./M. Simon SUTOUR Président de la Commission des Affaires Européennes
Mr./M. Philippe DELIVET Conseiller du service de la commission des affaires européennes
GERMANY – ALLEMAGNE Bundestag - Bundestag
Mr./M. Gunther KRICHBAUM Chairperson of the Committee on the Affairs of the European Union
Mrs/Mme Heike BADDENHAUSEN Official of the Secretariat to the EU Committee
Bundesrat - Bundesrat
Mr./M. Rainer ROBRA Member of the Committee on European Union Questions
Mr./M. Andreas VEIT Deputy Head of the Secretariat of the Committee on European Union Questions
5 GREECE – GRÈCE
Hellenic Parliament - Parlement hellénique
Mr./M Ioannis TRAGAKIS Chairman of the European Affairs Committee
Mr./M Konstantinos MOUSSOUROULIS Vice-Chairman of the European Affairs Committee
Ms/Mme Anastasia FRANGOU Head of the Directorate for European Affairs
Ms/Mme Eleni KONSTANTINIDOU Head of the Department for European Union
HUNGARY – HONGRIE
National Assembly - Assemblée nationale
Mr./M. Richárd HÖRCSIK Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs
Ms/Mme Judit JÁRADI Adviser of the Committee on European Affairs
Ms/Mme Zsuzsanna ROSTÁSI-SZABÓ Head of Section of the EU Department, Directorate for Foreign Relations
IRELAND - IRLANDE
Houses of the Oireachtas - Oireachtas
Mr./M. Dominic HANNIGAN Chairman of the EU Committee Mr./M. Conor GOULDSBURY Committee Clerk
ITALY – ITALIE
Chamber of Deputies - Chambre des Députés
Mr./M. Michele BORDO Chairman of the European Union Policy Committee
Mr./M. Antonio ESPOSITO Official (EU Affairs Department)
Senate - Sénat
Ms/Mme Nadia GINETTI Member of the EU Affairs Committee Mr./M. Giovanni BAIOCCHI Head of the office
Mr./M. Davide CAPUANO Fonctionnaire
6 LATVIA – LETTONIE
Saeima – Saeima
Ms/Mme Zanda KALNIŅA -LUKAŠEVICA Chair of The EU Affairs Committee Mr./M. Ģirts OSTROVSKIS Senior Adviser, EU Affairs Committee
LITHUANIA – LITUANIE Seimas - Seimas
Mr./M. Gediminas KIRKILAS Deputy Speaker, Chair of the Committee on European Affairs
Ms/Mme Renata LYGIENĖ Head of Office of the Committee on European Affairs
LUXEMBOURG – LUXEMBOURG
Chamber of Deputies - Chambre des Députés
Mr./M. Marc ANGEL President of the Luxembourg delegation to COSAC
Ms/Mme Isabelle BARRA Deputy Secretary General
MALTA – MALTE
House of Representatives - Chambre des Députés
Mr/M. Christopher FEARNE Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Foreign and European Affairs
NETHERLANDS –PAYS-BAS
House of Representatives - Chambre des Représentants
Ms/Mme Anne-Wil LUCAS Member of Parliament Ms/Mme Mendeltje VAN KEULEN Official
Mr./M. Peter VAN KESSEL Official Senate - Sénat
Mr./M. Nico SCHRIJVER Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee on European Affairs
Ms/Mme Ilse VAN DEN DRIESSCHE Official
7 POLAND – POLOGNE
Sejm - Sejm
Ms/Mme Agnieszka POMASKA Chair of the European Union Affairs Committee
Ms/Mme Eliza KALITA Secretary of the EU Committee
Senate - Sénat
Mr./M. Edmund WITTBRODT Chairman of the European Union Affairs Committee
Ms/Mme Joanna KWIECIEŃ-ROSIŃSKA Secretary to the EU Affairs Committee
PORTUGAL – PORTUGAL
Assembly of the Republic - Assemblée de la République
Mr./M. Vitalino CANAS Vice-Chairman of the European Affairs Committee
Mr./M. Bruno PINHEIRO Permanent Representative of the Assembleia da República to the E.U.
ROMANIA – ROUMANIE
Chamber of Deputies - Chambre des Députés
Mr./M. Florian Daniel GEANTĂ Vice-chairman of the European Affairs Committee
Mr./M. Dan MATEI Head of Office of the European Affairs Committee
Senate - Sénat
Ms/Mme Anca Daniela BOAGIU President of the European Affairs Committee
SLOVAKIA – SLOVAQUIE
National Council - Conseil national
Mr./M. Lubos BLAHA Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs
Ms/Mme Maria SZETEI Director of the Department for European Affairs
8 SLOVENIA – SLOVÉNIE
National Assembly - Assemblée nationale
Mr./M. Jožef HORVAT Chair of the Committee on EU Affairs Mr./M. Zvonko BERGANT Secretary of the Committee on EU Affairs
National Council - Conseil national
Mr./M. Janvit GOLOB Chairman of the Commission for International Relations and European Affairs
Mr./M. Dušan ŠTRUS Deputy Secretary General
SPAIN – ESPAGNE
Cortes Generales - Cortes Generales
Ms/Mme Carlota RIPOLL Senator, Head of delegation Mr./M. Juan MOSCOSO DEL PRADO Member of Parliament Mr./M. Fernando GALINDO Legal Advisor
SWEDEN – SUÈDE Riksdagen – Riksdag
Mr./M. Allan WIDMAN Chairperson of the Committee on European Union Affairs
Ms/Mme Marie GRANLUND Vice Chairperson
Ms/Mme Margareta LJUNGGREN HJORTH Head of Secretariat of the Committee on European Union Affairs
UNITED KINGDOM – ROYAUME UNI
House of Commons - Chambre des Communes
Mr./M. William CASH Chairman of the European Scrutiny Committee
Ms/Mme Sarah CLARKSON Deputy national parliament representative
House of Lords - Chambre des Lords
Lord Timothy BOSWELL Chairman of EU Select Committee Mr./M. Luke HUSSEY Second Clerk, EU Select Committee
9 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT – PARLEMENT EUROPÉEN
Mr./M. Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ Vice-President of the European Parliament Mr./M. Carlo CASINI Chairman of the Committee on
Constitutional Affairs
Mr./M. Francisco GÓMEZ MARTOS Head of the Institutional Cooperation Unit, Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments
Mr./M. Paolo MEUCCI Administrator, Secretariat of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Mr./M. Leonidas ANTONAKOPOULOS Head of the European Parliament Information Office in Greece
Ms/Mme Beatrice SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA Chef de Service Relations Parlements nationaux, EPP Group
Mr./M. Peter REICHERT S&D Political Adviser for Relations with National Parliaments
Mr./M. Riccardo ALFIERI Parliamentary Assistant to Mr. Casini
COSAC SECRETARIAT – SECRÉTARIAT DE LA COSAC
Ms/Mme Christiana FRYDA Permanent Member of COSAC Secretariat Ms/Mme Despina FOLA National Representative, Member of the
COSAC Secretariat
Ms/Mme Diana CIUCHE Administrator, European Parliament, Institutional Cooperation Unit, Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments, Member of the COSAC Secretariat
Ms/Mme Beatrice GIANANI Permanent Representative of the Italian Senate to the EU, Member of the COSAC Secretariat
Ms/Mme Živilė PAVILONYTĖ Permanent Representative of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania to the European Union, Member of the COSAC Secretariat Ms/Mme Jurgita MARCINKUTĖ Deputy Permanent Representative of the
Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania to the EU, Member of the COSAC Secretariat
10 CANDIDATE COUNTRIES – PAYS CANDIDATS
FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA/FYROM – ANCIENNE RÉPUBLIQUE YOUGOSLAVE DE MACÉDOINE/ARYM
Assembly - Assemblée
Mr./M. Hajrula MISINI Chairman of the European Affairs Committee
Ms/Mme Liljana PETRESKA Adviser of the European Affairs Committee
ICELAND – ISLANDE Althingi – Althingi
Mr./M. Birgir ÁRMANNSSON Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee Mr./M. Stígur STEFÁNSSON Advisor
MONTENEGRO – MONTÉNÉGRO Skupstina – Skupstina
Mr./M. Slaven RADUNOVIĆ President of the Committee on European Integration
Mr./M. Andrej ORLANDIĆ Acting Secretary of the Committee on European Integration
SERBIA – SERBIE
National Assembly - Assemblée nationale
Ms/Mme Gordana ČOMIĆ Vice-Speaker and member of the European Integration Committee
Mr./M. Dragan ŠORMAZ Member of the EU Integration Committee
Ms/Mme Marija UROŠEVIĆ Adviser
11 TURKEY – TURQUIE
Grand National Assembly - Grande Assemblée nationale
Mr./M. Mehmet TEKELİOĞLU Chairman of the EU Harmonization Committee
Ms/Mme Aylin NAZLIAKA Member of the EU Harmonization Committee
Mr./M. Abdülvahap DOĞAN Legislation Expert
OTHER PARTICIPANTS – AUTRES PARTICIPANTS
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION - CONSEIL DE L’UNION Ms/Mme Assia STANTCHEVA Political Advisor
EUROPEAN COMMISSION - COMMISSION EUROPÉENNE
Mr/M. Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ Vice-President of the European Commission, Commissioner for Inter- Institutional Relations and Administration Mr/M. Panos CARVOUNIS Head of the European Commission
Representation in Greece
Ms/Mme Dorthe CHRISTENSEN Deputy Head of Unit, Secretariat General of the European Commission
Mr/M Bernd BIERVERT Deputy Head of Cabinet VP Šefčovič Ms/Mme Monika EKSTROM Political Officer, European Commission
Representation in Greece
SPECIAL GUESTS- INVITÉS SPÉCIAUX NORWAY – NORVÈGE
Stortinget - Stortinget
Ms/Mme Sylvi GRAHAM Member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence
Mr./M. Svein Roald HANSEN Vice-Chairperson of the Standing Committee on European Affairs
Mr./M. Per NESTANDE Senior Adviser