JOINT COMMITTEE ON EUROPEAN AFFAIRS díospóireacht -
Thursday, 20 May 2004

Austria/Autriche

Nationalrat:

Dr. Werner Fasslabend

Chairman of Permanent Sub-Committee on EUAffairs

Dr. Stephan Toth

Head of International Affairs Department

Mr. Gerhard Koller

Head of European Affairs Division

Mr. Eduard Mainoni

Member of Parliament

Mr. Hermann Schultes

Member of Parliament

Dr. Hannes Bauer

Member of Parliament

Belgium/Belgique

Chambre des représentants:

Mr. Herman De Croo

President of the House of Representatives

Mr. Hugo D’Hollander

Adviser European Affairs (House ofRepresentatives)

Sénat:

Mr. Jacques Germeaux

Senator

Mr. Michel Vandeborne

Clerk to the Committee (Senate)

Mr. Lionel Van der Berghe

Bulgaria/Bulgarie

National Assembly:

Mr. Kemal Adil

Deputy Chairman of the Committee onEuropean Integration

Mr. Aleksander Arabadjiev

Ms Theodora Yakimova Drenska

Member of the Committee on EuropeanIntegration

Cyprus/Chypre

House of Representatives:

Mr. Nicos Cleanthous

Chairman of the EU Committee

Mr. Demetris Syllouris

Member of the EU Committee

Mr. Agis Agapiou

Member of the EU Committee

Ms Vasiliki Anastasiadou

Director of Internal Relations

Ms Hara Parla

European Affairs Service

Czech Republic/

République Tchèque

Chamber of Deputies:

Mr. Pavel Svoboda

Chairman of the Committee

Mr. Josef Senfeld

Member of the EU Committee

Mr. Pavel Suchanek

Member of the EU Committee

Mr. Ivo Vykydal

Member of the EU Committee

Ms Olga Adamcova

Chief Secretary of the Committee

Ms Lenka Pitrova

Parliamentary Institute Staff Member

Ms Jana Pilarova

Manager, Legislative Department

Senate:

Mr. Jiri Skalicky

Chairman of European Integration Committee

Mr. Ludek Sefzig

Deputy Chairman of European IntegrationCommittee

Ms Eva Palatova

Head of EU Affairs Department

Denmark/Danemark

Folketinget:

Mr. Claus Larsen-Jensen

Chairman of the EA Committee

Mr. Henrik Vestergaard

Member of the EA Committee

Mr. Kristian Thulesen Dahl

Member of the EA Committee

Ms Michala Jessen

Representative of the Folketinget to the EU

Mr. Peter Juul Larsen

Head of EU Department

Ms Lone Boelt Moeller

Head of Section

Estonia/Estonie

Riigikogu:

Mr. Rein Lang

Chairman of EU Affairs Committee

Ms Liina Tõnisson

Vice-Chairman of EU Affairs Committee

Mr. Tunne Kelam

Member of EU Affairs Committee

Ms Katrin Saks

Member of EU Affairs Committee

Ms Tiit Mae

Member of EU Affairs Committee

Mr. Jaanus Rahumågi

Member of EU Affairs Committee

Mr. Olev Aarma

Head of Secretariat

Finland/Finlande

Eduskunta:

Mr. Jari Vilén

Member of Parliament

Mr. Kimmo Kiljunen

Vice Chairman of the Grand Committee

Ms Heidi Hautala

Member of Parliament

Ms Outi Ojala

Member of Parliament

Mr. Roger Jansson

Member of Parliament

Mr. Timo Soini

Member of Parliament

Ms Kirsi Pimiå

Counsel to the Grand Committee

Ms Sarita Kaukaoja

Finnish Representative to the EU

France/France

Assemblee-Nationale:

Mr. Christian Philip

Vice-President EU Delegation (NationalAssembly)

Mr. Marc Laffineur

Deputy (National Assembly)

Mr. Jacques Floch

Deputy (National Assembly)

Mr. Jean-Pierre Bloch

Services Director (National Assembly)

Ms Marte-France Herin

Head of Secretariat (National Assembly)

Mr. Francois-Xavier Priolland

Administrator

Le Sénat:

Mr. Denis Badré

Vice-President EU delegation (Senate)

Mr. Claude Estier

Vice-President EU delegation (Senate)

Mr. Robert Del Picchia

Member of Senate

Mr. Jean Laporte

Director of EU Affairs (Senate)

Mr. Francois Sicard

Counsellor, EU Affairs (Senate)

Germany/Allemagne

Bundestag:

Mr. Kurt Bodewig

Vice-President of the Committee on the Affairsof the European Union of the GermanBundestag

Mr. Michael Roth

Member of Parliament

Mr. Peter Altmaier

Member of Parliament

Mr. Michael Kretschmer

Member of Parliament

Ms Margot Heimbach

Head of Committee Secretariat

Ms Sylvia Hartleif

Adviser

Ms Karin Gottschalk

Secretariat staff

Bundesrat:

Mr. Wolfgang G. Gibowski

Secretary of State

Mr. Hans Kaiser

Minister

Mr. Andreas Veit

Adviser

Ms Ute Müller

Head of Committee Secretariat

Greece/Grèce

Mr. Sotirios Hatzigakis

First Vice-President of the Hellenic Parliament

Mr. Knostantinos Spiliopoulos

Member of Parliament

Mrs. Sofia Voultepsi

Member of Parliament

Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Member of Parliament

Mr. Antonios Skyllakos

Member of Parliament

Mr. Athanassios Levendis

Member of Parliament

Mr. Asrterios Pliakos

Adviser to the EA Committee

Ms Anastasia Frangou

Clerk to the EA Committee

Mr. Ioannis Tsangadopoulos

Mr. Sotiris Leventis

Hungary/Hongrie

National Assembly:

Dr. István Szent-Iványi

Chairman of the European AffairsCommittee

Hörcsik, Richárd

Deputy Chairman of the European AffairsCommittee

Dr. Imre Czinege

Deputy Chairman of the European AffairsCommittee

Dr. András Kelemen

Deputy Chairman of the European AffairsCommittee

Mr. Laszlo Juhasz

Chief Counsellor

Mr. Laszlo Sinka

Counsellor

Ireland/Irlande

The Oireachtas:

Mr. Gay Mitchell

Chairman of the Joint Oireachtas Committee onEuropean Affairs

Mr. Sean Haughey

Vice-Chairman of the Joint OireachtasCommittee on European Affairs

Italy/Italie

Camera dei Deputati:

Mr. Giacomo Stucchi

Chairman of the EA Committee

Mr. Francesco Petricone

Adviser to the Committee

Mr. Gianfranco Neri

Clerk to the Committee

Mr. Antonino Strano

Vice-Chairman of the European AffairsCommittee

Mr. Mauro Zani

Vice-Chairman of the European AffairsCommittee

Mr. Antonio Esposito

Clerk to the Committee

Senato della Repubblica:

Mr. Mario Greco

President of the Committee

Mr. Andrea Manzella

Vice-President of the Committee

Mr. Antonio Girfatti

Vice-President of the EA Committee

Mr. Luigi Giammiti

Head of EU Relations Office

Mr. Luca Briasco

EU Relations Office

Latvia/Lettonie

Saeima:

Mr. Guntars Krasts

Chairman of the EA Committee

Mr. Ilmars Solims

Senior Adviser to EA Committee

Ms Lilija Stelpe

Adviser to the Committee

Lithuania/Lithuanie

Seimas:

Mr. Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis

Chairman of the Committee on EuropeanAffairs

Mr. Alfonsas Macaitis

Member of Parliament

Mr. Justinas Karosas

Deputy Chairman of the Committee onEuropean Affairs

Mr. Klemensas Rimselis

Member of Parliament

Mr. Algirdas Gricius

Member of Parliament

Mr. Eimundas Savickas

Member of Parliament

Mr. Aurimas Andrulis

Adviser

Ms Loretta Raulinaityte

Senior Adviser

Luxembourg/Luxembourg

Chamber of Deputies:

Ms Toiny Thommes Gerbec

Secretariat

Mr. Carl Yves

Secretariat

Ms Isabelle Barra

Secretary to the Committee

Malta / Malte

Chamber of Deputies:

Mr. Clyde Puli

Member of Parliament

Mr. Evarist Bartolo

Member of Parliament

Netherlands/Pays Bas

House of Representatives:

Mrs. Sharon Dijksma

Chairperson, Committee European Affairs

Mr. Frans Timmermanns

Member of Parliament

Mr. Jan Jacob Van Dyk

Member of Parliament

Mr. Leo Van Waasbergen

Delegation Staff

Mr. Frank Mittendorff

Delegation Staff

Senate:

Mr. René van der Linden

Chairman, Committee European Affairs(Senate)

Mrs. Ankie Broekers-Knol

Member of the Senate

Ms Hester Menninga

Secretary

Poland/Pologne

The Sejm:

Mr. Jerzy Czepulkowski

Chairman of the European Affairs Committee

Mr. Arkadiusz Kasznia

Member of the European Affairs Committee

Ms Malgorzata Rohde

Member of the European Affairs Committee

Mr. Jacek Protasiewicz

Member of the European Affairs Committee

Ms Magdalena Skrzÿska

Secretary

Senate:

Ms Genowefa Grabowska

Chairperson of the Committee on ForeignAffairs and European Integration

Mr. Stanislaw Puzyna

Secretary Expert

Portugal/Portugal

Assembleia da Republica:

Ms Maria Santos

Member of Parliament

Mr. Alberto Costa

Member of Parliament

Ms Maria Eduarda Azevedo

President of Delegation

Mr. António Almeida Henriques

Member of Parliament

Mr. Henrique Campos Cunha

Member of Parliament

Mr. Carlos Rodrigues

Member of Parliament

Mr. Antonio Fontes

Adviser

Mr. Fernando d’Oliveira Neves

Ambassador of Portugal in Ireland

Romania/Roumanie

Senat:

Mr. Nicolae Vlad Popa

Member of the Senate

Chamber of Deputies:

Mr. Dobre Traian

Vice-Chairman of the European IntegrationCommittee

Mr. Ciprian Matei

Liaison Officer with the European Parliament

Slovakia/Slovaquie

National Council:

Mr. Boris Zala

Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs

Slovenia/Slovénie

National Assembly:

Ms Maria Pozsonec

Deputy Chairman of the Commission forNational Communities

Mr. Jasa Zlobec Lukic

Member of Parliament (National Assembly)

Mr. Janez Kramberger

Chairman, Committee for Agriculture, Forestryand Food

Mrs. Radica Nusdorfer

Permanent Representative for Slovenia to theEuropean Parliament

Mr. Premoz Vehar

Adviser to the National Assembly of Slovenia

Mr. Jozef Jerovsek

President of the Commission for EuropeanAffairs (National Council)

Mr. Vincenc Otonicar

Counsellor

Mr. Duscan Strus

Adviser to the National Council of Slovenia

Spain/Espagne

Congress and Senat:

Mr. Jose Manual Bretal

Official

Ms Ana Palacio

Chairperson of the Committee onEuropean Affairs

Ms Carmen Domingeuz

Secretary

Sweden/Suède

Riksdagen:

Mr. Tommy Waidelich

Chairman

Mr. Carl B. Hamilton

Deputy Chairman

Mrs. Christina Axelsson

Member of Parliament

Mrs. Karin Thorborg

Member of Parliament

Mr. Göran Lennmarker

Member of Parliament

Mr. Börje Westlund

Member of Parliament

Mrs. Margareta Hjorth

Deputy Secretary

Mr. Bengt Ohlsson

Deputy Secretary

Mrs. Eva Sterndal

Principal Administrative Officer

Turkey/Turquie

Grand National Assembly:

Mr. Yasar Yakis

Chairman of the EU HarmonisationCommittee

Mr. Aydin Dumanoglu

Co-Chairman

Mr. Algan Hacaloglu

Member of the EU Harmonisation Committee

Mr. Ercan Atak

Adviser on EU Affairs

United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni

House of Commons:

Mr. Jimmy Hood

Chairman of the European Union ScrutinyCommittee

Mr. Dorian Gerhold

Clerk to the EU Committee

Mr. Nick Walker

Head of the National Parliament Office,Brussels

Ms Tracy Garraty

Delegation Secretary

House of Lords:

Lord Shutt of Greetland

Member of the European Union Committee

Lord Marlesford

Member of the European Union Committee

Lord Grenfell

Chairman of the European Union Committee

Mr. Simon Burton

Clerk to the EU Committee

European Commission

Commission Européenne

Mr. Philippe Godts

Official

European Parliament

Parlement Européen

Mr. David Martin

Vice-President of European Parliament

Mr. Giorgio Napolitano

Chairman of the Committee of ConstitutionalAffairs

Mr. Elmar Brok

Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee

Mr. Íñigo Méndez de Vigo

Member of Committee of ConstitutionalAffairs

Ms Diemut Theato

Chairman of Budgetary Control Committee

Mr. Proinsias De Rossa

Vice-President of Commission of Petitions

Mr. Thomas Grunert

Head of Division

Mr. Sten Ramstedt

Administrator

Ms Gwendolyn Rutten

Administrator

Ms Tina Svendstrup

Administrator

Mr. Dionyz Hochel

Administrator

Ms Patrizia De Sena

Secretary

Ms Beatrice Scarascia Mugnozza

Group Co-ordinator

Ms Maria Odilia Henriques

Group Co-ordinator

Ms Elizabeth Sweeney

Delegation Staff

Council of European Union

Ms Natalie Creste

Principal Administrator — Council GeneralSecretariat

Special Guests

Mr. Gijs De Vries

European Union Anti-Terrorism Co-ordinator

Ukraine

Mr. Boris Tarasyuk

Chairman of the Committee on EuropeanIntegration

H.E. Yevhen Perelygin

Ambassador of Ukraine to Ireland

Mr. Sergiy Dvornik

Delegation Staff

Croatia

Mr. Neven Mimica

Chairman of the European IntegrationCommittee of the Croatian Parliament(Head of the Delegation)

Mrs. Lucija Èikes

Member of the European IntegrationCommittee

Mr. Stjepan Vukas

Policy Adviser to the Committee on EuropeanIntegration

Former Yugoslav Republic ofMacedonia

Ms Karolina Ristova

Chairperson to the Committee on EuropeanAffairs

Mr. Tome Trombev

Member of Parliament

Mr. Slobodan Casule

Member of Parliament

Ms Lence Gligorovska

Adviser

Ms Milans Spiridonofski

Macedonian Embassy

WEU

Mr. Colin Cameron (UK)

Secretary-General of the Assembly

Michael Hilger (Germany)

Head of Press and External Relations

Corine Caballero-Bourdot(France)

Assistant Secretary to the Political Section