MEETING OF COSAC TROIKA AND CHAIRPERSONS RÉUNION DE LA TROIKA ET DES PRÉSIDENTS DE LA COSAC
Ljubljana, 17 and 18 February 2008 Ljubljana, 17 et 18 février 2008
List of participants / Liste des participants CHAIR / PRÉSIDENCE
SLOVENIA/SLOVÉNIE
National Assembly / Assemblée Nationale
Anton KOKALJ - Chairman of the European Affairs Committee Staff
Dr. Zvonko BERGANT - Secretary Barbara REFLAK - Undersecretary Nataša ŠKRBEC - Adviser
Bernarda PLAVEC - Adviser
Jerica ZUPAN-VAN EŸK - Permanent Representative National Assembly of Slovenia in EP National Council / Conseil National
Vincenc OTONIČAR - Chairman of the International Relations and European Affairs Commission
Staff
Dušan ŠTRUS - Undersecretary Eva OBREZA -Adviser
Ana IVAS - Senior Adviser
MEMBER STATES / ETATS MEMBRES AUSTRIA / AUTRICHE
Nationalrat / National Council
Michael SPINDELEGGER - Second Speaker of the National Council Bundesrat / Federal Council
Gottfried KNEIFEL - Crairman of the EU Committee in the Federal Council Staff
Alexis WINTONIAK - Head of the EU and International Service Gerhard KOLLER- Head of the European Relations Division
Heike MALICEK - Permanent Representative of the Austrian Parliament to the EU Jochen DANNINGER - Clerk of the Second Speaker of the National Council
BELGIUM / BELGIQUE
Chambre des Représentants / House of Representatives Herman DE CROO - Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs Staff
Hugo D'HOLLANDER - Principal Adviser on European Affairs Sénat / Senate
Anne DELVAUX - Chairwoman of the Committee on European Affairs Staff
Tim DE BONDT - Secretary of the Committee on European Affairs Julien De BEYS - Co-worker of Mrs Deluaux
BULGARIA / BULGARIE
Assemblée Nationale / National Assembly
Mladen TCHERVENIAKOV - Chairman of the European Affairs Committee
Maria ANGUELIEVA-KOLEVA - Deputy Chairwoman of the European Affairs Committee Staff
Dimitar HADJINIKOLOV - Adviser
CZECH REPUBLIC / RÉPUBLIQUE TCHÈQUE Poslanecká Snĕmovna / Chamber of Deputies Staff
Lenka MOZGOVÁ - Official Sénat / Senate
Ludek SEFZIG - Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs Staff
Jiri GEORGIEV - Adviser of the Committee on European Affairs Jaroslav SUCHMAN - Head of EU Department
Daniela BENDOVA - Secretary of the Committee on European Affairs Barbara HORACKOVA - Protocol Officer
ESTONIA / ESTONIE Riigikogu
Marko MIHKELSON- Chairman of the EU Affairs Committee Staff
Olev AARMA - Head of the Secretariat EU Affairs Comittee FINLAND / FINLANDE
Eduskunta / Parliament of Filand
Eero AKAAN-PENTTILÄ - Vice-chairman of the Grand Committee Staff
Minna HULKKONEN- Counsel to the Grand Committee
FRANCE / FRANCE
Assemblée Nationale / National Assembly Pierre LEQUILLER - President of the delegation for EU Staff
Marie-France HÉRIN - Head of the Secretariat of the delegation for EU Sénat / Senate
Hubert HAENEL - President of the delegation for EU Staff
Jean LAPORTE - Director of the service of EU Affairs
GERMANY / ALLEMAGNE Bundestag
Gunther KRICHBAUM - Chairman of the Committee on the Affairs of the EU Staff
dr. Oliver VOGT - Adviser to EU Affairs Committee Bundesrat
Volker HOFF - Minister, member of the EU Committee Staff
Ute MÜLLER - Head of Secretariat
GREECE / GRÈCE
Vouli Ton Ellinon / Hellenic Parliament
Elsa PAPADEMETRIOU - Chairwoman of European Affairs Committee - Deputy Speaker
HUNGARY / HONGRIE
Országgyülés / National Assembly Staff
László JUHÁSZ - Head of the Committee Secretariat Judit Jaradi - Counsellor
IRELAND / IRLANDE
Dáil Éireann / Houses of the Oireachtas
John PERRY - Chairman to the Joint Committee on European Scrutiny Bernard DURKAN - Chairman to the Joint Committee on European Affairs Staff
Anne-Marie FAHY - Clerk to the Joint Committee on European Affairs John HAMILTON - Representative to the EU
Ronan GARGAN - Policy Adviser
ITALY / ITALIE
Camera dei Deputati (Chamber of Deputies)
Franca BIMBI - Chairwoman of European Union Policy Committee Staff
Claudio TUCCIARELLI - Head of Secretariat of European Union Policy Committee Gianfranco NERI - Clerk of the Department of the EU Affairs
Senato (Senate)
Andrea MANZELLA - Chairman of the Committee on EU policies Staff
Giovanni BAIOCCHI - Head of the office
Luigi GIANNITI - Director of the Bureau of EU relations
LATVIA / LETTONIE SAEIMA
Vaira PAEGLE - Chair of the European Affairs Committee Staff
Girts OSTROVSKIS - Adviser to the European Affairs Committee
LITHUANIA / LITHUANIE Seimas / Parliament
Andrius KUBILIUS - Chairman of the European Affairs Committee Staff
Loreta RAULINAITYTĖ - Permanent Representative to the EU
Ruta BUNEVIĆIŪTĖ - Senior Adviser of the European Affairs Committee
LUXEMBOURG / LUXEMBOURG
Chambre des Députés / Chamber of Deputies
Laurent MOSAR - President of the delegation of Luxembourg on COSAC Staff
Isabelle BARRA - Secretary of the delegation of Luxembourg on COSAC
MALTA / MALTE
Chambre des Répresentants / House of Representatives Staff
Melanie VELLA - Research Analyst Eleanor SCERRI - Research Analyst
THE NETHERLANDS / LES PAYS-BAS Eerste Kamer / Senate
René VAN DER LINDEN - Delegation leader Tweede Kamer / House of Representatives Harm-Evert WAALKENS - Delegation leader Staff
Charles ROOVERS - Deputy, Permanent Representative of the Dutch Parliament to the EU Jan Nico VAN OVERBEEKE - Delegation staff
POLAND / POLOGNE Senate
Edmund WITTBRODT - Chairman of the EU Affairs Committee Staff
Lidia SMIETANKO - Senior Secretary of EU Affairs Committee Sejm
Andrzej GALAZEWSKI - Vice-Chairman of the European Union Affairs Committee Staff
Kaja KRAWCZYK - Head of the EU Affairs Division PORTUGAL
Assembleia da República
Vitalino CANAS - Chairman of the European Affairs Committee
ROMANIA / ROUMAINE
Chambre des Députés / Chamber of Deputies Valeriu Ştefan ZGONEA - EAC member
Staff
Andrei MOCEAROV - Head of the Secretariat of the Committee on European Affairs Senate
Peter ECKSTEIN - KOVACS - Member of the Committee on European Affairs Staff
Marian POPA - Counsellor European Affairs Division
SLOVAK REPUBLIC / RÉPUBLIQUE SLOVAQUE Narodna Rada (National Council)
Milan URBÁNI - Chairman of the Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic on European Affairs
Staff
Eva KIČINOVA - secretary of the Committee on European Affairs
SWEDEN / SUÈDE Riksdagen / Parliament
Anna KINBERG BATRA - Chairwoman of Committee on EU Affairs Carina ADOLFSSON-ELGESTAM - Member of Committee on EU Affairs Staff
Ingrid LARÉN MARKLUND - Secretary of Committee on EU Affairs
Eva STERNDAL - Principal Administrative Officer of Committee on EU Affairs UNITED KINGDOM / ROYAUME-UNI
House of Lords
Lord Julian GRENFELL - Chairman to the European Union Committee Staff
Edward LOCK - UK National Parliament Representative to the EU House of Commons
Michael CONNARTY - Chairman of EU Scrutiny Committee Staff
Alistair DOHERTY - Clerk of the EU Scrutiny Committee EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT / PARLEMENT EUROPÉEN Martine ROURE - Vice President
Staff
David HARLEY - Deputy Secretary-General
Krzysztof BERNACKI - Head of Unit - Directorate relations with national parliaments Jan PÁTEK - Administrator - Directorate relations with national parliaments
Maria Odilia HENRIQUES - Administrator - PSE group
Beatrice SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA - Administrator - EPP-ED group Orietta ZANELLA - Assistant to Vice President Mrs Roure
COSAC SECRETARIAT / SECRÉTARIAT DE LA COSAC
Sarita KAUKAOJA - Permanent Member of the COSAC Secretariat, Finland Bruno DIAS PINHEIRO - Member of the COSAC Secretariat, Portugal Rok KRŽIŠNIK - Member of the COSAC Secretariat, Slovenia
Melle Fabienne LEVILAIN - Member of the COSAC Secretariat, France David MAHE - Member of the COSAC Secretariat, France
Maximilian SCHRÖDER - Member of the COSAC Secretariat, European Parliament
CANDIDATE COUNTRIES / PAYS CANDIDATS CROATIA / CROATIE
Croatian Parliament Staff
Vesna LONČARIĆ - Secretary of the European Integration Committee
THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA / Ľ ANCIENNE RÉPUBLIQUE YOUGOSLAVE DE MACÉDOINE
Blagoj Zashov - Vice Chairman of the European Affairs Committee Staff
Liljana PETRESKA - Adviser of the Committee on European Affairs Saso VELJANOVSKI - Adviser
TURKEY/TURQUIE
Yasar YAKIS - Chairman of the EU Harmonisation Committee Nevin Gaye ERBATUR - member of EU Harmonisation Committee Staff
Buket TURAN
OTHER PARTICIPANTS / AUTRES PARTICIPANTS EUROPEAN COMMISSION / COMMISSION EUROPÉENNE
Staff
Bartlomiej GISZCZAK - Secretary General
Philippe GODTS - Persone responsible for contact with National Parliaments THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION / LE CONSEIL DE L' UNION EUROPÉENNE
Staff
Joanna JASKOWIAK - Administrator
SPEAKERS:
Mr Franco Frattini, Vice-President of the European Commission
Ms Marjeta Cotman, Minister of Labour, Family and Social Affairs
Accompanied persones:
Mihela Zupančič, Head of European Commission Representation in Slovenia
Tina Vončina, European Commission Representation in Slovenia
Marjeta Bec
Nina Šimenc Stefanija
Terezija TrupiGuests:
Dr. Zlatko Šabič, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences
Patrick McCabe, Ambassador, Embassy of Ireland, Ljubljana
Patrick O'Reilly, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Ireland, Ljubljana
Sandra O'Reilly, EU Presidency Attaché, Embassy of Ireland, Ljubljana
Martin Dilong, Euro-diplomat, Slovak Embassy in Ljubljana
Dr. Valentin Inzko, Ambassador, Embassy of Austria, Ljubljana
Anna England KerrInterpreters:
Alenka Milovanovič
Vika Premzl
Marta Biber Slapar
Uroš Peterc
Nada Prodan
Marjola Zdravič
Jasmina Markič