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Hellenic Parliament Parlement Hellenique HELLENIC PARLIAMENT PARLEMENT HELLENIQUE CONFERENCE OF SPEAKERS OF EUROPEAN UNION PARLIAMENTS CONFERENCE DES PRESIDENTS DES PARLEMENTS DE L’UNION EUROPEENNE LIST OF PARTICIPANTS LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS Athens, 22-24 May 2003 Athènes, 22-24 mai 2003 HELLENIC PARLIAMENT/PARLEMENT HELLENIQUE SENATE HALL/ SALLE DU SENAT CONFERENCE OF SPEAKERS OF EUROPEAN UNION PARLIAMENTS CONFERENCE DES PRESIDENTS DES PARLEMENTS DE L’UNION EUROPEENNE Athens, 22-24 May 2003/Athènes, 22-24 mai 2003 PROVISIONAL PARTICIPANTS LIST LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS PROVISOIRE AUSTRIA / AUTRICHE Bundesrat (Federal Council) Mr. Herwig HOSELE, Speaker of the Federal Council Mr. Walter LABUDA, Secretary General Mr Wolfgang WAGNER, Embassy of Austria BELGIUM / BELGIQUE Chambre des Représentants M. Herman DE CROO, Président de la Chambre des Représentants M. Robert MYTTENAERE, Secrétaire Général Adjoint de la Chambre des Représentants M. Hugo D’HOLLANDER, Conseiller Sénat M. Armand DE DECKER, Président du Sénat M. Willy HENRARD, Secrétaire Général du Sénat M. Roland ROBLAIN, Responsable des Relations Externes BULGARIA / BULGARIE National Assembly Mr. Assen AGOV, Vice-President Mr. Ognyan AVRAMOV, Secretary General Ambassador Mr Stefan STOYANOV, Embassy of Bulgaria CYPRUS / CHYPRE House of Representatives Mr Demetris CHRISTOFIAS, President Mr Costakis CHRISTOFOROU, Secretary General Ms Evi HADJIYIANNI, Senior International Relations Officer 2 CZECH REPUBLIC/ REPUBLIQUE TCHEQUE Poslanecka Snemovna (Chamber of Deputies) Mr Lubomir ZAORALEK, President Mr. Petr KYNSTETR, Secretary General Mr Jan PROKES, Head of the Office Mr Libor VACEK, Press assistant Mr Jan VINA, Protocol Office Mr Petr CHALUPECKY, Security Officer Mr Vaclav KASL, Security Officer Senat (Senate) Mr. Petr PITHART, Speaker of the Senate Mr. Povel PELANT, Secretary General Mr. Milan KUPKA, Head of Speaker’s Secretariat Mr. Jan KYSELA, Expert Ms Valeri CIPROVA, Protocol Officer Ms Jana FRANKOVA, Interpreter Mr. Karel LOS, Security Officer Mr Martin HAVELKA, Security Officer DENMARK / DANEMARK Folketing (Parliament) Mr. Christian MEJDAHL, Speaker of the Folketinget Mr. Henrik TVARNO, Secretary General Mr. Jens ADREV SORENSEN, Director of the Parliamentary Department Mr. Peter Juul LARSEN, Head of the EU Department ESTONIA/ESTONIE Riigikogu (Parliament) Mr. Toomas SAVI, Vice-President of the Riigikogu Mr. Heiki SIBUL, Secretary General Mr. Juri KAHN, Head of the Foreign Relations Department FINLAND/ FINLANDE Eduskunta (Parliament) Mr. Paavo LIPPONEN, Speaker of the Parliament Mr. Seppo TIITINEN, Secretary General of the Parliament Mr. Peter SARAMO, Counsellor Mr. Teemu ISOAHO, Security Officer 3 FRANCE Assemblée Nationale M. Jean-Louis DEBRE, Président de l’Assemblée Nationale M. Jean-Louis VALENTIN, Directeur de Cabinet M. Paul CAHOUA, Directeur Général des Affaires Européennes et des relations Internationales Mme Frédérique GERBAUD, Conseillère auprès du Président, chargée de la presse, de la communication et des relations avec les élus M. Alain SORTAIS, Conseiller Diplomatique du Président Mme Isabelle ORIZET, Directrice du Service des Affaires Européennes M. Tierry VANEL, Chef du Protocole M. Francois ALFONSI, Officier de sécurité Sénat M.Hubert HAENEL, Président de la Délégation pour l’Union européenne M. Jean-Claude BECANE, Secrétaire Général M. Jean LAPORTE, Directeur du Service des Affaires européennes M. Cyrille ROGEAU, Conseiller diplomatique du Président GERMANY/ ALLEMAGNE Bundestag Mr. Wolfgang THIERSE, Speaker of the Bundestag Dr. Ulrich SCHOLER, Head of the Speaker’s Office Mr. Everhard A. VOSS, Head of the Directorate of Parliamentary Relations Ms Marlies STECHER, Head of Protocol Mr. Detlev LUCKE, Press Center Ms Britta HANKE-GIESERS, Head, Division Interparliamentary Affairs Ms Andrea STEENBRECKER, Division of Interparliamentary Affairs Dr. Albert SPIEGEL, Ambassador, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Athens Mr. Franz Josef KREMP, Minister Counselor, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Athens Mr. Thomas MUTZELBURG, Protocol Officer, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Athens Mr. Stefan VEEH, Protocol Officer, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Athens Mr. Alexander WOOD, Interpreter Mr. Jorg WULFANGER, Security Officer Mr. Oliver DOOSE, Security Officer Bundesrat Mr. Dirk BROUER, Secretary General of the Bundesrat Mr. Claus Dieter KOGGEL, Adviser, Department for Interparliamentary Relations 4 HUNGARY/ HONGRIE Országgyülés (National Assembly) Ms Katalin SZILI, Speaker Mr. Attila WEBER, Head of the Cabinet of the Speaker Mr. Peter SARDI, Head of the Office for Foreign Relations Mr. Zoltan HORVATH, Head of the EU Department Mr. Zoltan SOMFAI, Head of Protocol Department Mr. Ivan FOLDEAK, Chief Counsellor of the Publicity Department Ms Margit RETI, Journalist Mr Geza NAGY, Journalist Ms Judit TISZAVOLGYI, Interpreter Mrs Zsuzsanna BORONKAY, Interpreter Mr. Laszlo DOBOCZY, Security Officer Mr. Csaba KOROSI, Ambassador of Hungary Mr. Gabor HEGEDUS, First Secretary IRELAND / IRLANDE Dail Eireann ( House of Representatives) Dr. Rory O’HANLON, Speaker of the Dail Mr. Kieran COUGHLAN, Secretary General of the Dail Mr. Jim MULKERRINS, Secretary of the delegation Mr. Liam CANNIFFE, Foreign Policy Adviser Seanad Eireann (Senate) Rory KIELY, Speaker of the Seanad Ms Lane DEIRDRE, Secretary General of the Seanad ITALY / ITALIE Camera dei Deputati (Parliament) Mr. Pier Ferdinando CASINI, Speaker of the Camera dei Deputati Mr. Alfredo BIONDI, Deputy Speaker Mr. Franceso POSTERARO, Deputy- Secretary General Ms Anna TREBBI, Counsellor of the President Ms Rita PALANZA, Head of the Office for European Union Relations Ms Mirella CASSARINO, Head of the International Relations Department Mr. Mauro LIBE, Counsellor of the Speaker Mr. Pietro SEBASTIANI, Diplomatic Counsellor Mr. Roberto RAO, Press Attaché of Speaker Mr. Peterenrico GAZZETTA, Protocol Officer Ms Alessandra PASSINO, Protocol Office Ms Loretta GIANNINI, Office for European Union Relations Mr. Stefano MARRONE, Interpreter Mr. Umberto CINI, Interpreter 5 Senato (Senate) Mr. Marcello PERA, President Mr. Antonio MALASCHINI, Secretary General Ms Maria Antonietta CALABRO, Chief of Press Office of the President Mr. Sebastiano CARDI, Diplomatic Adviser of President Ms Maria Valeria AGOSTINI, Director of International Office Mr. Giovanni CONTARDI, Chief of Protocol LATVIA / LETTONIE Saeima (Parliament) Ms Ungrida UDRE, Speaker Ms LIga BERGMANE, Foreign Policy Adviser to the Speaker Ms Silvija DREIMANE, Adviser to the Speaker on political matters Ms Ligita ANDZANE, Consultant Mr. Vilnis ROZENS, Security Officer LITHUANIA Saeimas (Parliament) Mr Arturas PAULAUSKAS, Chairman Mr Dainius JUVENICIUS, Ambassador of Lithuania in Greece Mrs Erika VEBERYTE, Adviser Mrs Kristina KACKUVIENE, Interpreter Ms Natalija MALYCHINA, Interpreter LUXEMBOURG Chambre des Députés M. Jean SPAUTZ, Président de la Chambre des Députés Mme Isabelle BARRA, Secrétaire de la Commission des Affaires Etrangéres et de la Défense NETHERLANDS / PAYS-BAS Tweede Kamer (House of Representatives) Mr. Willem Hendrik DE BEAUFORT, Secretary General Mr. Tim DE LANQE, Deputy Secretary General Mr. Eppo JANSEN Eerste Kamer (Senate) Mr. Gerardus BRAKS, Speaker of the Eerste Kamer Mr.Leendert KLAASSEN, Secretary General Mr. Bas NIEUWENHUIZEN, Deputy Secretary General Leo VAN WAASBERGEN, Secretary of delegation Christiane MATTIJSSEN 6 POLAND/ POLOGNE Sejm (Parliament) Mr. Marek BOROWSKI, Speaker of the Sejm Mr. Dobromir DZIEWULAK, Deputy Director Mr. Dobiestaw TYMOCZKO, Assistant of the Speaker Mr. Jacek ROSZKOWSKI, Security Officer Senat (Senate) Mr. Kazimierz KUTZ, Vice-President of the Senate Ms Anna SZKLENNIK, Deputy Director of the Presidium Office PORTUGAL Assembleia da Republica (Parliament) Mr. Joao MOTA AMARAL, Speaker of the Assembleia da Republica Mr. Lino CARVALHO, Vice-President Ms Isabel CORTE-REAL, Secretary General Mr. Nuno MANALVO DOS SANTOS, Adviser for Political Affairs and International Relations Mr. Domingos ALMEIDA – MACHADO, Head of Public and International Relations Department Mr Pedro VIEIRA Journalist Mr. Joaquim AVO DIAS, Security Officer ROMANIA / ROUMANIE Camera Deputatilor (Chamber of Deputies) Mr. Radu PODGOREANU, Representative of the President Mr Nicolae IONESCU, Director General, General Directorate for External Relations and Protocol Mr Ciprian MATEI, Counsellor Mr Aurelian PARAIPAN, Embassy of Romania in Athens Senate Mr Nicolae VACAROIU, President Mrs Christina DUMITRESCU, Head of the Division for International Organisations Mr Andrei ALEXANDRU, Press Officer, Cabinet of the President Mrs Diana LESANU, Interpreter Mr Cristian RACAREANU, Interpreter Mr Relu CALOTA, Journalist-Cameraman Mr. Nicu POPESCU, Journalist Ms Andreea IORDAN, Journalist Ms Ramona AVRAMESCU, Journalist Mr Alex TUDOR, Journalist Mr Lucian ILIE, Protection officer Mr Gheorghe MIHAI, Protection officer Mr Victor BUZDUGAN, Protection officer 7 SLOVAK REPUBLIC / REPUBLIQUE DE SLOVAQUIE National Council Mr Pavol HRUSOVSKY, Speaker Mr Miroslav ZALUSZKY, Secretary General Ambassador Mr Jaroslav CHLEBO, Embassy of Slovak Republic Mr Tomás ZALESAK, Adviser Mr Michal DYTTERT, Spokesman Ms Eleonora HARINEKOVA, Protocole Office Ms Desanka REZUCHOVA, Interpreter Mr Peter HARONIK Mr Michal DZURJANIN, Press Mr Laszlo JUHASZ, Press Mr Slavomir KRISKO, Press Mr Robert BROS, Security Officer Mr Vladimir SKLENKA, Security Officer SLOVENIA/ SLOVENIE Drzavni Zbor (National Assembly) Ms Irma PAVLINIC KREBS, Vice-President Ms Barbara REFLAK, Adviser Ms Tatjana MOLK, Interpreter SPAIN/
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