A common vision for a progressive Arab world Listening to the Progressive Mediterranean initiative
Cairo, 19-20 January 2013
Draft List of Participants
European Parties & Organizations
Sergei Stanishev President PES
Hannes Swoboda President S&D Group in the European Parliament
Massimo D’Alema President FEPS
Jean Christophe PES Vice President, PS, France Cambadelis National Secretary for European and Foreign Affairs
Jan Royall PES Vice President, LP, UK Opposition Leader in the House of Lords
Libor Roucek Vice President of the S&D Group, Member S&D Group in the of the European Parliament European Parliament
Veronique De Keyser Vice President of the S&D Group, Member S&D Group in the of the European Parliament European Parliament
Ana Gomes Member of the European Parliament S&D Group in the European Parliament
Emer Costello Member of the European Parliament S&D Group in the European Parliament
Carmen Romero Lopez Member of the European Parliament S&D Group in the European Parliament
Kristian Vigenin Member of the European Parliament S&D Group in the European Parliament
Yonnec Polet Deputy Secretary General PES
Neven Mimica Deputy Prime Minister SDP, Croatia
Elizabeta Mañarević Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister SDP Croatia
Simon Redder Thomsen International Adviser SD, Denmark
Pierre Kanuty International Adviser PS, France
Sébastien Gricourt International Adviser PS, France
Klaus Brandner Member of the Bundestag, Head of the SPD, Germany German Egyptian Parliamentary Group
Konstantin Woinoff Member of the International Department SPD, Germany
Giacomo Filibeck Coordinator of the International Department DP, Italy
Jean Asselborn Deputy Prime Minister, LSAP, Luxembourg Minister of Foreign Affairs
Thomas Barbancey Press Officer to the Minister LSAP, Luxembourg
Kirsten Meijer International Secretary PvdA, Netherlands
Signe Brudeset International Secretary DNA, Norway
Mari West Project Coordinator DNA, Norway
Tomas Colin Archer Delegate DNA, Norway
Olav Bergo Delegate DNA, Norway
Marija Tomac Member of the International Section DNA, Norway
José Antonio Espejo Director of International Relations PSOE, Spain
Urban Ahlin Member of Parliament, Spokesperson SAP, Sweden On Foreign Affairs
Carina Hägg Member of Parliament, Member of the SAP, Sweden Foreign Affairs Committee
Ann Linde International Secretary SAP, Sweden
Mario Carera Member of the National Executive Committee PS Switzerland
Ian Lucas Shadow Minister for Middle East and Africa LP, UK
Nabila Sattar International Projects Manager LP, UK
Bernard Soulage Member of the PES Group in the CoR, PES Group in the CoR
Conny Reuter Secretary General SOLIDAR
Sebastian Schublach Head of the Department for International Karl Renner Institut, Politics Austria
Gerard Fuchs Director of the International Department FJJ, France
Daniela Reggiani President’s Spokesperson Fondazione Italiani europei
Ulrika Lång Head of Operations Olof Palme International Center, Sweden
Marianna Tsirelson Project Manager Middle East & North Africa AMS / EFDS
Thomas Maes Secretary General ECOSY
David Capezzuto Head of the International Policy Unit GPF / PES
Sophie Marie Wollner Office of Hannes Swoboda S&D Group in the European Parliament
Zoltan Simon Political Adviser, Foreign Affairs S&D Group in the European Parliament
Cécilia Gondard Political Adviser GPF / S&D Group
Dimitris Komodromos Press S&D Group in the European Parliament
Brian Synnott Adviser PES
Thierry Hardy Adviser PES
David Kitching Policy Adviser FEPS
Sylvie Rurakamvye Assistant of International Policy Unit GPF / PES
Daniele Basso Assistant of International Policy Unit PES
MENA Parties & Organizations
Mohamed Abulghar Chairman ESDP, Egypt
Khaled Abdel Aziz Shaaban Secretary of Trade Union Committee ESDP, Egypt
Maha Abdelnasser Deputy Secretary General ESDP, Egypt
Daoud Abdelsayed Member of the Board of Trustees ESDP, Egypt
Hanna Aboulghar Secretary of the Experts' Committee ESDP, Egypt
Mona Aboulghar Member of the Women’s Committee ESDP, Egypt
Mohamed Abulnaga Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee ESDP, Egypt
Samira Al Gazzar Member of the Women’s Committee ESDP, Egypt
Hoda Al Sadda Deputy Chairman Civil Society ESDP, Egypt
Magdy Belal Member of the Executive Committee ESDP, Egypt
Nadia El Afify Secretary of the Women’s Committee ESDP, Egypt
Hazem El Biblawy Member of the Board of Trustees ESDP, Egypt
Ziad Bahaa El Din Deputy Chairman for Political Affairs ESDP, Egypt
May Cholkamy Member of the Women’s Committee ESDP, Egypt
Madiha Doss Member of the Women’s Committee ESDP, Egypt
Ahmed El Enany Secretary of the Youth Secretariat ESDP, Egypt
Heba El Karrar Member of the Foreign Affairs Secretariat ESDP, Egypt
Ehab El Kharrat Secretary of the Parliamentarians ESDP, Egypt Affairs Committee
Neira Ellethy Member of the Foreign Affairs Secretariat ESDP, Egypt
Tamer El Meehy Secretary of the Political Committee ESDP, Egypt
Amany El Saied Member of the Women’s Committee ESDP, Egypt
Nour Farahat Member of the Board of Trustees ESDP, Egypt
Ahmed Fawzy Secretary General ESDP, Egypt
Emad Gad Deputy Chairman for Foreign Affairs ESDP, Egypt
Hussein Gohar International Secretary ESDP, Egypt
Bassem Kamel Member of the Political Office ESDP, Egypt
Makram Mehana Member of the Board of Trustees ESDP, Egypt
Mohamed Naeem Member of the Political Committee ESDP, Egypt
Amro Shalaby Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee ESDP, Egypt
Hania Sholkamy Member of the Women's Committee ESDP, Egypt
Farid Zahran Deputy Chairman for Party Relations ESDP, Egypt
Hamdeen Sabbahy Former Presidential Candidate Egypt
Abdelghafar Shokr Leader SPAP, Egypt
Emad Attia Member SPAP, Egypt
Emad Abu Ghazy Member Dostour, Egypt
Ahmed Al Boraie Member Dostour, Egypt
Ibrahim Nawar Member Dostour, Egypt
Hussein Abdel Razek Member Tagamo, Egypt
Nabil Zaki Member Tagamo, Egypt
H.A. Hellyer Fellow, Center for Middle East Policy, Egypt/US Brookings Institution
Ramy Shaath Activist Egypt
Ragia Omran Lawyer, Human Rights Activist and Member of Egypt the Front for the Defense of Egypt's Protesters
Hassan Manal Independent activist and blogger Egypt
Mervat El Telawy Secretary General of the National Council Egypt Of Women rights
Mozn Hassan Nazra for feminist studies Egypt
Kholoud Saber Association for Freedom of Thought and Egypt Expression
Ahmed Seif el Islam Hisham Mubarak Law Centre Egypt
Kamal Abbas Chairman of the Egyptian Democratic Egypt Labour Conference and CTUWS
Khaled Ali Chairman of the Center for Social and Egypt Economic Rights, former presidential candidate
Magdy Abdul Hameed Chairman of the Egyptian Association for Egypt Community Participation Enhancement
Sima Diab Solidarity Centre of Social Support for Syrian Egypt Refugees
Ziad El Eleimy Lawyer, former Member of Parliament Egypt
Sally Thoma Psychiatrist, Expert on the rehabilitation of Egypt Tortured victims
Alaa Abd El Fattah Blogger and political activist Egypt
Amr Ezzat Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights Egypt
Ahmed Zaki Osman Senior Journalist, Egypt Independent Egypt
Ziad Akl Senior researcher, Al Ahram Center for Egypt Political Center and Strategic Studies
Felix Eikenberg Resident Representative, Cairo office FES Egypt
Ahmed El Genedy Project Manager, Cairo office FES Egypt
Samar El Hussieny Director Andalus Center, Egypt
Karim Baloul Member of Parliament, International Secretary FFS, Algeria
Chafaa Bouaiche Member of Parliament FFS, Algeria
Karima Boudiaf Member of the Regional Assembly FFS, Algeria
Hikmat Muhamad Karim Head of the Political Bureau PUK, Iraq
Abdulrazak Aziz Mirza Head of Foreign Relations PUK, Iraq
Yasin Rauf Party Representative Egypt PUK, Iraq
Salman Nagrash Member of the Preparing Committee, JSDP, Jordan Executive Director Jordanian Commission For Democratic Culture
Suzan Afifi Member of the Preparing Committee JSDP, Jordan
Wahid Qarmash Member of the Preparing Committee, JSDP, Jordan Manager of Albadeel for Studies & Research
Mohammad Hussainy Member of the Preparing Committee, JSDP, Jordan Manager of Identity Center
Aladdin Terro Minister of the Displaced PSP, Lebanon
Nasser Zafer Secretary General PSP, Lebanon
Zaher Raad International Secretary PSP, Lebanon
Ahmed Mehdi Mezouari Member of parliament, Member of The USFP, Morocco Party National Council
Nabeel Shaath Commissioner for International Relations Fatah, Palestine And former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Abdallah Abu Rahma Activist, Leader of the peaceful popular Fatah, Palestine Resistance movement
Atef Abu Saif Higher Committee in Gaza Fatah, Palestine
Hadi Shebli International Relations Commission Fatah, Palestine Brussels Representative
Hassan Faraj Head of Shabiba (Fatah Youth) Fatah, Palestine
Maisoon Kadoumi Shabiba Youth Leadership Fatah, Palestine
Husam Zomlot Deputy Commissioner for International Fatah, Palestine Relations
Majed Bamya International Relations Commission Fatah, Palestine EU Affairs
Mamoun Sweidan Coordinator of the Commission for Fatah, Palestine International Relations in Gaza
Mohamed Gharib Egypt Activist Fatah, Palestine
Salwa Ihdaib Member of Revolutionary Council Fatah, Palestine
Mustafa Barghouthi Secretary General PNI, Palestine
Ayman Ali from Gaza Member PNI, Palestine
Khaled Saifi Member PNI, Palestine
Mustapha Ben Jaafar Leader, President of the Constituent Assembly Ettakatol, Tunisia
Mohamed Bennour Party Spokesperson Ettakatol, Tunisia
Moufdi Mseddi Press Officer of the President Ettakatol, Tunisia
Sami Razgallah Member of the Political Bureau in charge Ettakatol, Tunisia Of Communication
Messaadi Sihem Member of the National Council, Ettakatol, Tunisia President of the Tunis Federation
Madder Wafa Member of the Political Bureau in charge of Ettakatol, Tunisia The Movement of Young Social Democrats (JSD)
Other Parties & Organizations
Christian Berger Director for North Africa, Middle East, Arab EEAS Peninsula, Iran and Iraq
Shazia Ilmi Spokesperson India Against Corruption movement