Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) Annual Meeting Bucharest, 19 June 2014
List of participants
ALBANIA
Mr. Majlind LAZIMI, Deputy Minister of European Integration Ms. Shpresa KURETA, Director for Regional Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Gjergj MURRA, RCC National Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
AUSTRIA
H.E. Mr. Michael SCHWARZINGER, Ambassador of Austria in Bucharest
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
BULGARIA
H.E. Mr. Aleksandar FILIPOV, Ambassador of Bulgaria in Bucharest Mr. Stanislav Dimitrov ALEKSANDROV, State Expert, Regional Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
CANADA
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE DEVELOPMENT BANK
CROATIA
H.E. Ms. Andrea GUSTOVIĆ ERCEGOVAC, Ambassador of Croatia in Bucharest
Mr. Tonči STANIČIĆ, Ambassador, Director of the Directorate for Regional Initiatives and Cross-border Cooperation, Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs
Mr. Marin PANDŽIĆ, Second Secretary, Embassy of Croatia in Bucharest
CZECH REPUBLIC
Mr. Ivan JESTŘÁB, Director of the Department of Southern and South-Eastern Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
DENMARK
EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Oleg LEVITIN, Senior Political Counsellor
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK
EUROPEAN UNION
Mr. Christian DANIELSSON, Director General, Directorate General for Enlargement, European Commission Mr. Kjartan BJORNSSON, Deputy Head of Unit D3, Directorate General for Enlargement, European Commission Mr. Fernando GENTILINI, Director, EEAS Mr. Herbert PRIBITZER, Desk Officer, Regional Cooperation, EEAS
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
Mr. Georg HAGL, Desk Officer, Divison for Western Balkans, Federal Foreign Office
FINLAND
H.E. Ms. Ulla Marianna VÄISTÖ, Ambassador of Finland in Bucharest
FRANCE
H.E. Mr. François SAINT-PAUL, Ambassador of France in Bucharest Mr. Luc Asselin de WILLIENCOURT, First Councillor, Embassy of France in Bucharest Mr. Samuel RICHARD, Second Councillor, Embassy of France in Bucharest
GREECE
Mr. Dimitris ZOITOS, RCC National Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
HUNGARY
H.E. Mr. Botond ZÁKONYI, Ambassador of Hungary in Bucharest
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION
IRELAND
Mr. David COSTELLO, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Ireland in Bucharest
ITALY
Ms. Angela LOI, First Secretary, Embassy of Italy in Bucharest
KOSOVO*
LATVIA
MOLDOVA
Ms. Victoria SCOLNIC, First Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Mr. Stefan BUCIUSCANU, First Secretary, Embassy of Moldova in Bucharest
MONTENEGRO
Mr. Damir GRBOVIĆ, General Director for Multilateral Affairs and Regional Cooperation; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Ms. Borka MARINOVIĆ, 3rd Secretary, Directorate for Regional Organizations and Initiatives; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION
*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
NORWAY
Mr. Herman BASKÅR, Counselor, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Norway in Bucharest
ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Mr. Alan PAIC, Head of Investment Compact for South East Europe
ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION IN EUROPE
Dr. Halil Yurdakul YIGITGUDEN, Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
POLAND
SERBIA
H.E. Mr. Ivica DAČIĆ, Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Ms. Kori UDOVIČKI, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration and Local Self Government Mr. Goran GVOZDENOVIĆ, Minister-Counsellor, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy od Serbia in Bucharest Mr. Pavle JANKOVIĆ, Head of Department for Regional Initiatives, Sector for the European Union, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA
Mr. Mitja MOČNIK, Minister Plenipotentiary, SEE Regional Cooperation Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Elizabeta KIRN, Counsellor, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Slovenia in Bucharest
SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN CO-OPERATIVE INITIATIVE
SPAIN
SWEDEN
H.E. Mr. Anders BENGTCÉN, Ambassador of Sweden in Bucharest Mr. Alexander Peyre DUTREY, First Secretary, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Sweden in Bucharest
SWITZERLAND
H. E. Mr. Jean-Hubert LEBET, Ambassador of Switzerland in Bucharest
TURKEY
Ambassador Mustafa Babür HIZLAN, Director General for the Balkans and Central Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. İlhan SAYGILI, Minister Plenipotentiary, Deputy Director General for the Balkans and Central Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Ahenk DERELI, Second Secretary, Deputy Directorate General for the Balkans and Central Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
UNITED KINGDOM
Ms. Esther BLYTHE, Charge d’ Affairs, Embassy of the United Kingdom in Bucharest
UNITED NATIONS
UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMISSION FOR EUROPE
Mr. Mario APOLSTOLOV, Regional Adviser on Trade
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Ms. Sarah POOLE, Division Chief, Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS Ms. Jasmina PAPA, Sub-regional Advisor on Social Inclusion
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Mr. Stephen BANKS, Deputy Director, South Central Europe, U.S. Department of State
WORLD BANK
Mr. Jan-Peter OLTERS, Country Manager for Europe and Central Asia
REGIONAL COOPERATION COUNCIL (RCC) SECRETARIAT
Mr. Goran SVILANOVIĆ, Secretary General of the RCC; Mr. Gazmend TURDIU, Deputy Secretary General/ Head of Programme Department; Ms. Stefana GREAVU, Head of Political Department; Ms. Mirna MURATOVIĆ, Head of Administrative Department; Mr. Stanislav DASKALOV, Head of Liaison Office in Brussels; Mr. Nenad ŠEBEK, Spokesperson; Mr. Sanjin ARIFAGIĆ, SEE 2020 Strategy Coordinator; Ms. Suzana IVANOVIĆ, Senior Expert on Justice and Home Affairs; Ms. Gordana DEMŠER, Legal and Political Advisor/ Head of Office of the Secretary General; Ms. Lidija TOPIĆ, Senior Advisor in the Liaison Office in Brussels Mr. Erhan TURBEDAR, Senior Political Advisor Mr. Dorin VREMIS, Political Advisor
SEECP C-i-O 2012-2013
H.E. Mr. Titus CORLĂŢEAN, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Alexandru ENE, Director, Directorate for the Western Balkans and Regional Cooperation
GUESTS:
ADRIATIC IONIAN INITIATIVE (AII)
BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL (BAC)
Mr. Victor JACKOVICH, Chairman of the BAC SEE
CENTRAL EUROPEAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (CEFTA)
CENTRAL EUROPEAN INITIATIVE (CEI)
Mr. Erik CSERNOVITZ, Deputy Secretary General
CENTRE FOR SECURITY COOPERATION (RACVIAC)
Ms. Ivis NOCKA, Planning and Liaison Officer for SEE
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE (DPPI)
Ms. Ivana LJUBOJEVIĆ, Head of DPPI SEE Secretariat
ENERGY COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT (ECS)
Ms. Violeta KOGALNICEANU, Head of Infrastructure and Energy Efficiency
ELECTRONIC SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE INITIATIVE (eSEE)
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR MIGRATION POLICY DEVELOPMENT (ICMPD)
Ms. Sabine KLINGLMAIR, Director, General Affairs and Research
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION (ILO)
Mr. Heinz KOLLER, Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia
MIGRATION, ASYLUM AND REFUGEE REGIONAL INITIATIVE (MARRI)
Mr. Trpe STOJANOVSKI, Director of MARRI Regional Center
NETWORK OF ASSOCIATIONS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES OF SOUTH EAST EUROPE (NALAS)
Ms. Jelena JANECSKA, Knowledge and Communications Manager
ORGANIZATION OF THE BLACK SEA ECONOMIC COOPERATION (BSEC)
Ambassador Traian CHEBELEU, Deputy Secretary General of the BSEC Permanent International Secretariat
REGIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION INITIATIVE (RAI)
Mr. Kiro CVETKOV, Anti-corruption Expert; RAI Secretariat
REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE (REC)
Ms. Anamaria STROIA, Country Office Director
SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE HEALTH NETWORK (SEEHN)
SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL LEARNING (SEECEL)
Ms. Efka HEDER, Director Ms. Sandra RONČEVIĆ, Assistant Director
SOUTH EASTERN AND EASTERN EUROPE CLEARINGHOUSE FOR THE CONTROL OF SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS (SEESAC)
Mr. Slobodan BOŠKOVIĆ, Project Officer/ Advisor
SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER (SEELEC)
Mr. Gürbüz BAHADIR, Director General
REGIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT STANDING WORKING GROUP (SWG) IN SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE
Mr. Boban ILIC, Head of SWG Secretariat