Meeting of the Chairpersons of the Committees on Social Affairs
19th October 2015
Luxembourg
FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
Réunion des Présidents des Commissions des Affaires sociales
19 octobre 2015
Luxembourg
LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS FINALE
AUSTRIA – AUTRICHE – ÖSTERREICH
Federal Council / Conseil fédéral / Bundesrat
Ms / Mme Inge POSCH-GRUSKA, Head of delegation, MP, Chair of the Committee for Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection
BELGIUM – BELGIQUE – BELGIË
House of Representatives / Chambre des représentants / Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers
Mr/ M. Vincent VAN QUICKENBORNE, Head of delegation, MP, Chair of the Committee on Social Affairs
Mr / M. Joris VAN DEN BOSSCHE, Official, Secretary of the Committee on Social Affairs
BULGARIA – BULGARIE – БЪЛГАРИЯ
National Assembly / Assemblée nationale / Narodno sabranie
Ms / Mme Svetlana ANGELOVA, Head of delegation, Deputy Chairperson of the Labour, Social and Demographic Policy Committee
CROATIA – CROATIE – HRVATSKA
Parliament / Parlement / Hrvatski sabor
Ms / Mme Snjezana RAMLJAK,Adviser in the Office for International and European Affairs
CYPRUS – CHYPRE – ΚΥΠΡΟ
House of Representatives / Chambre des représentants / Vouli ton Antiprosopon
Mr / M. Andreas FAKONTIS, Head of delegation, MP, Chairman of the House Standing Committee on Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance
Ms / Mme Eleni GEORGIOU, Official, International Relations Officer
CZECH REPUBLIC – RÉPUBLIQUE TCHÈQUE – ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA
Chamber of Deputies / Chambre des députés / Poslanecká Sněmovna
Mr / M. Jaroslav ZAVADIL, Head of delegation, MP, Chairman of the Committe on Social Policy
Mr / M. Antonin PAPOUSEK, Official, Secretary of the Committee on Social Policy
ESTONIA – ESTONIE – EESTI
Parliament / Parlement / Riigikogu
Mr / M. Aivar KOKK, Head of delegation, MP, Chairman of Social Affairs Committee
Ms / Mme Heidi BAROT, Official, Adviser of Social Affairs Committee
FINLAND – FINLANDE – SUOMI
Parliament / Parlement / Eduskunta
Ms / Mme Tuula HAATAINEN, Head of delegation, MP ; Chair of the Social Affairs and Health Committee
Ms / Mme Mäkipää EILA, Official, Committee Counsel
HUNGARY – HONGRIE – MAGYARORSZÁG
National Assembly / Assemblée nationale / Országgyűlés
Mr / M. Gergely TAPOLCZAI, Head of delegation, MP, Member of the Committee on Social Welfare
Ms / Mme Nóra KEPE, Official, Advisor
Mr / M. Oliver POULIOT, Interpreter
ITALY – ITALIE – ITALIA
Chamber of Deputies / Chambre des députés / Camera dei Deputati
Mr / M. Davide BARUFFI, Head of delegation, MP, Member of the standing Committee on public and private sector employment
Senate / Sénat / Senato
Mr / M. Giuseppe PAGANO, Head of delegation, Senator, Social Affairs Committee Member
Ms / Mme Gloria ABAGNALE, Official, Social Affair Committee
Mr / M. Umberto CINI, Interpreter
Ms / Mme Antonella PETRACCHI, Interpreter
LATVIA – LETTONIE – LATVIJA
Parliament / Parlement / Saeima
Ms / Mme Aija BARCA, Head of delegation, MP, Chairperson of the Social and Employment Matters Committee
Mr / M. Romualds RAZUKS, MP, Member of the Social and Employment Matters Committee
Ms / Mme Silvija SIMFA, MP, Secretary of the Social and Employment Matters Committee
Ms / Mme Anzelika BRUZE, Official, Senior advisor of the Social and Employment Matters Committee
Ms / Mme Ieva DEZE, Official, Advisor of the European Affairs Committee
Mr / M. Ivo PUZO, Interpreter
LUXEMBOURG – LUXEMBOURG – LËTZEBUERG
Chamber of Deputies / Chambre des Députés
Mr / M. Georges ENGEL, Head of delegation, President of the Work, Employment and Social Security Committee
Mr / M. Marc ANGEL, Chair of the Committee on Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Foreign Aid and Immigration
Mr / M. Gérard ANZIA, Member of the Work, Employment and Social Security Committee ; and of the Economy Committee
Mr / M. Mars DI BARTOLOMEO, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies
Mr / M. Franz FAYOT, Chair of the Committee on Economy
Mr / M. Marc SPAUTZ, Deputy Chair of the Family and Integration Committee; Member of the Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Foreign Aid and Immigration Committee; of the Control of Budget Execution Committee; and of the Work, Employment and Social Security Committee
Ms / Mme Rita BRORS, Official
Ms / Mme Tania TENNINA, Official
MALTA – MALTE – MALTA
House of Representatives / Chambre des représentants / Kamra tad-Deputati
Ms / Mme Deborah SCHEMBRI, Head of delegation, MP, Chairperson of the Social Affairs Committee
Ms / Mme Elaine BUTTIGIEG BURMINGHAM, Official, Research Analyst
POLAND – POLOGNE – POLSKA
Parliament / Parlement / Sejm
Mr / M. Andrzej GALAZEWSKI, Head of delegation, Vice-président de la Commission de l’UE
Ms / Mme Eliza KALITA, Official, Secrétaire de la Commission de l'UE
ROMANIA – ROUMANIE – ROMÂNIA
Chamber of Deputies / Chambre des Députés / Camera Deputaților
Mr / M. Adrian SOLOMON, Head of delegation, Chairperson of the Committee for Labour and Social Protection of the Chamber of Deputies
Senate / Sénat / Senatul
Ms / Mme Steliana MIRON, Head of delegation, Senator, Vice-president of Committee of Labour and Social Affairs
Ms / Mme Petronela DOBRIN, Official, Head of European Affairs Division
SLOVAKIA – SLOVAQUIE – SLOVENSKO
National Council / Conseil national / Narodnarada
Ms / Mme Anna KOVACIKOVA, Official, Advisor, Parliamentary Institute
Ms / Mme Marta LUPTAKOVA, Official, Advisor, Department for European Affairs
SLOVENIA – SLOVÉNIE – SLOVENIJA
National Assembly / Assemblée nationale / Državni zbor
Mr / M. Uroš PRIKL, Head of delegation, Chair of the Committee on Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Disability
Ms/ Mme Maja BRIŠKI, Official, Secretary of delegation
SPAIN – ESPAGNE – ESPAÑA
Senate / Sénat / Senado
Ms / Mme Alicia SÁNCHEZ-CAMACHO, Head of delegation, Senator, Chairwoman of the Social Affairs Committee
Mr / M. Fernando MARÍN, Official at Social Affairs Committee
Mr / M. Rodrigo GINÉS, Interpreter
Ms / Mme Ana Isabel LEAL, Interpreter
SWEDEN – SUÈDE – SVERIGE
Parliament / Parlement / Riksdag
Ms / Mme Cecilia WIDEGREN, Head of delegation, Member of the Committee on Health and Welfare
UNITED KINGDOM – ROYAUME-UNI
House of Commons / Chambre des Communes
Mr / M. Craig MACKINLAY, Head of delegation, Member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee
Mr / M. Fraser MCINTOSH, Official, Deputy UK National Parliament Representative
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT – PARLEMENT EUROPÉEN
Dr Robert SEIBOLD, Official, Administrator, Secretariat of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
CANDIDATE COUNTRIES – PAYS CANDIDATS
ALBANIA - ALBANIE- SHQIPËRIA
Parliament / Parlement / Kuvendi
Ms / Mme Albana VOKSHI, Head of delegation, Chairwomen of the Committee of Social Affairs
MONTENEGRO – MONTÉNÉGRO – ЦРНАГОРА
Parliament / Parlement / Skupština
Mr / M. Zoran JELIC, Head of delegation, Chairperson of the Committee on Health, Labor and Social Welfare
Dr Radosav NISAVIC, MP, Member of the Committee on Health, Labour and Social Welfare
Ms / Mme Snezana KALUDJEROVIC, Secretary of the Committee on Health, Labour and Social Welfare
Ms / Mme Milena KRUSCIC, Interpreter
SERBIA – SERBIE – СРБИЈА
National Assembly / Assemblée nationale / Norodnaskupština
Ms / Mme Vesna RAKONJAC, Head of delegation, Chair of Committee on Labour, Social Issues, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction
Ms / Mme Ţuţana SIČ LEVI, Official, Secretary of Committee on Labour, Social Issues, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction
OTHER PARTICIPANTS – AUTRES PARTICIPANTS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION – COMMISSION EUROPEENNE
Ms / Mme Marianne THYSSEN, Head of delegation, European Commissioner
Mr / M. Baudouin BAUDRU, Official. Expert-Member of Cabinet
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE - COMITE ECONOMIQUE ET SOCIAL EUROPEEN
Dr Bernd SCHLÜTER, Member of EESC, Professor of Social Law
EUROPEAN SOCIAL OBSERVATORY – OBSERVATOIRE SOCIAL EUROPEEN
Mr / M. Bart VANHERCKE, Director, European Social Observatory (OSE)
Ms / Mme Astrid ZWINKELS, Official, Research Intern OSE
GOVERNMENT OF THE GRAND-DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG – GOUVERNEMENT DU GRAND-DUCHE DE LUXEMBOURG
Mr / M. Nicolas SCHMIT, Minister of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy
Mr / M. Romain SCHNEIDER, Minister of Social Security
Mr / M. Thomas DOMINIQUE, Director, General Inspectorate of the Social security
Ms / Mme Carine PIGEON, Chargée de mission Présidence 2015, Ministry for Social security
OBSERVERS – OBSERVATEURS
Mr / M. Claude HEISER, Vice-President of the Chambre des Fonctionnaires
Mr / M. Philippe POIRIER, Research Chair in parliamentary studies
Mr / M. Marc WAGENER, Director of the Economic Affairs at the Chamber of Commerce
SPEAKERS – ORATEURS
Ms / Mme Fran BENNETT, Expert
Mr / M. Mars DI BARTOLOMEO, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies
Mr / M. Georges ENGEL, Head of delegation, Chair of the Work, Employment and Social security Committee
Mr / M. Sandy RUXTON, Expert
Dr Bernd SCHLÜTER, Member of EESC, Professor of Social Law
Mr / M. Nicolas SCHMIT, Minister of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy
Mr / M. Romain SCHNEIDER, Minister of Social Security
Ms / Mme Marianne THYSSEN, Head of delegation, European Commissioner
Mr / M. Frank VANDENBROUCKE, Professor (University of Leuven)
Mr / M. Bart VANHERCKE, Director, European Social Observatory (OSE)
Dr Jonathan ZEITLIN, Professor (University of Amsterdam)