Meeting of the Chairpersons of COSAC

Vienna, 8 – 9 July 2018 Final list of participants

Réunion des Présidents de la COSAC

Vienne, 8 – 9 juillet 2018 Liste finale des participants

MEMBER STATES – ÉTATS MEMBRES

AUSTRIA – AUTRICHE

National Council / Conseil national / Nationalrat Mr Reinhold LOPATKA Head of Delegation Chair of the Permanent Subcommittee on EU Affairs

Federal Council / Conseil fédéral / Bundesrat Mr Christian BUCHMANN Head of Delegation Chair of the EU Committee

BELGIUM – BELGIQUE

House of Representatives / Chambre des représentants / Kamer van volksvertregenwoordigers Mr Veli YÜKSEL Head of Delegation Ms Katrien JOOS Delegation Secretary

Senate / Sénat / Senaat Ms Simone SUSSKIND Head of Delegation Mr Tim DE BONDT Delegation Secretary

BULGARIA – BULGARIE

National Assembly / Assemblée nationale / Народно събрание Ms Ivelina VASSILEVA Head of Delegation Deputy Chair of the Committee on European Affairs and Oversight of the European Funds

Mr Vasil GRUEV Chief Expert

CROATIA – CROATIE

Parliament / Parlement / Hrvatski sabor Ms Maja GREGURIĆ Adviser of the European Affairs Committee Ms Jelena ŠPILJAK Secretary of the European Affairs Committee

CYPRUS – CHYPRE

House of Representatives / Chambre des représentants / Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων Ms Hara PARLA Senior International Relations Officer

CZECH REPUBLIC – RÉPUBLIQUE TCHÈQUE

Chamber of Deputies / Chambre des députés / Poslanecká snĕmovna Mr Ondřej BENEŠÍK Head of Delegation Chair of the Committee on European Affairs

Senate / Sénat / Senát Mr Václav HAMPL Head of Delegation Chair of the Committee on EU Affairs Mr Petr MARTINEC Adviser of the Committee on European Affairs

DENMARK – DANEMARK

Parliament / Parlement / Folketinget Ms Søren KOUSHEDE Permanent Representative of the Danish Parliament to the EU

ESTONIA – ESTONIE

Parliament / Parlement / Riigikogu Mr Jaak MADISON Head of Delegation Vice-Chair of the EU Affairs Committee Ms Külli KAPPER Adviser

FINLAND – FINLANDE

Parliament / Parlement / Eduskunta Mr Arto SATONEN Head of Delegation Chair of the Grand Committee Ms Satu TUOMIKORPI Liaison Officer

FRANCE - FRANCE

National Assembly / Assemblée nationale Mr Frank BARON Head of the Secretariat of the Committee on European Affairs Senate / Sénat Mr Jean BIZET Head of Delegation Chair of the Committee on European Affairs Mr Philippe DELIVET Head of the Secretariat of the Committee on European Affairs

GERMANY – ALLEMAGNE

German Bundestag / Bundestag allemand / Bundestag Mr Gunther KRICHBAUM Head of Delegation Chair of the Committee on the Affairs of the European Union Ms Heike BADDENHAUSEN Committee Clerk

Federal Council / Conseil Fédéral / Bundesrat Mr Rainer ROBRA Head of Delegation Member of the Committee on European Union Questions

Mr Peter STROBEL Member of the Committee on European Union Questions, observer

Ms Ute MÜLLER Head of the Secretariat of the Committee on European Union Questions

GREECE – GRÈCE

Hellenic Parliament / Parlement hellénique / Βουλή των Ελλήνων Ms Maria TRIANTAFYLLOU Head of Delegation Ms Christina FILIPPOU Directorate for European & Bilateral Affairs

HUNGARY – HONGRIE

National Assembly / Assemblée nationale / Országgyűlés Mr Richárd HÖRCSIK Head of Delegation Chair of the Committee on European Affairs Ms Zsuzsanna ROSTÁSI-SZABÓ Deputy Head of EU Department

IRELAND – IRLANDE

Parliament / Parlement / Houses of the Oireachtas Mr Terry LEYDEN Head of Delegation Vice-Chair of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs

Ms Stephanie BOLLARD Policy Adviser

ITALY – ITALIE

Chamber of Deputies / Chambre des députés / Camera dei Deputati Mr Sergio BATTELLI Head of Delegation Chair of the European Union Policy Committee Mr Marco CAPUTO Official, Head of the EU Policies Committee Secretariat Ms Cristina PACELLA Assistant Mr Stefano MARRONE Interpreter

Senate / Sénat / Senato Mr Ettore Antonio LICHERI Head of Delegation Chair of the EU Policy Committee Mr Davide CAPUANO Head of the EU Policy Committee Secretariat Mr Claudio OLMEDA Interpreter

LATVIA – LETTONIE

Parliament / Parlement / Saeima Ms Lolita ČIGĀNE Head of Delegation Chair of the European Affairs Committee Ms Ieva DĒZE Senior Adviser of the European Affairs Committee Ms Kristīne GAILĪTE Adviser of the European Affairs Committee

LITHUANIA – LITUANIE

Parliament / Parlement / Seimas Mr Gediminas KIRKILAS Head of Delegation, Deputy Speaker Chair of the Committee on European Affairs Ms Renata LYGIENE Adviser (EU)

LUXEMBOURG – LUXEMBOURG

Chamber of Deputies / Chambre des députés Mr Marc ANGEL Head of Delegation Chairman of the Committee on Foreign and European Affairs, Defense, Cooperation and Immigration

Mr Frédéric BOHLER Secretary of delegation

MALTA – MALTE

House of Representatives / Chambre des représentants / Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati Mr Glenn BEDINGFIELD Head of Delegation Member of the Foreign and European Affairs Committee

Mr Ian Paul BAJADA Research Analyst

THE NETHERLANDS – PAYS-BAS

House of Representatives / Chamber des représentants / Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal Ms Salima BELHAJ Head of Delegation Vice-Chair of the Committee on European Affairs Mr Jeffrey VAN HAASTER Clerk of the Committee on European Affairs

Senate / Sénat / Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal Mr Joris BACKER Head of Delegation Member of the Committee on European Affairs Ms Ilse VAN DEN DRIESSCHE Assistant clerk of the Committee on European Affairs

POLAND – POLOGNE

Sejm / Sejm / Sejm Ms Izabela KLOC Head of Delegation Chair of the European Union Affairs Committee Ms Kaja KRAWCZYK Head of the European Union Division Mr Przemysław WNUK Interpreter Mr Krzysztof ZABRZESKI Interpreter

Senate / Sénat / Senat Mr Jarosław OBREMSKI Head of Delegation Vice-Chair of the Foreign and EU Affairs Committee Ms Lidia SPYRKO VEL ŚMIETANKO Head of Unit

PORTUGAL – PORTUGAL

Assembly of the Republic / Assemblée de la République / Assembleia da República Ms Margarida MARQUES Head of Delegation Vice-Chair of the European Affairs Committee Ms Cristina CORREIA Permanent Representative of the Portuguese Parliament to the EU

ROMANIA – ROUMANIE

Chamber of Deputies / Chambre des députés / Camerei Deputaţilor Ms Liliana MANOLACHE Parliamentary advisor President of the Chamber of Deputies Office

Senate / Sénat / Senat Ms Gabriela CREȚU Head of Delegation Chair of the European Affairs Committee Ms Petronela DOBRIN Head of the European Affairs Division Ms Nicoleta ALDEA Parliamentary adviser Mr Bobocea SORIN Parliamentary adviser Ms Ana Maria UNGUREANU Parliamentary adviser

SLOVAKIA – SLOVQUIE

National Council / Conseil national / Národná rada Mr Martin KLUS Head of Delegation Vice-Chair of the European Affairs Committee Ms Maria KROSLAKOVA Director of the European Affairs Department

SLOVENIA – SLOVÉNIE

National Assembly / Assemblée nationale / Državni zbor Ms Barbara MEDVED ŠPILETIČ Secretary in the Committee of EU Affairs Ms Polona KLEMENČIČ Undersecretary in the Committee of EU Affairs Ms Marinka STARE Adviser

National Council / Conseil national / Državni svet Mr Bojan KEKEC Head of Delegation Chair of the Commission for International Relations and European Affairs

Mr Dušan ŠTRUS Secretary General Ms Aldijana AHMETOVIĆ Legal Adviser

SPAIN – ESPAGNE

Cortes Generales (Congress of Deputies and Senate / Congrès des députés et Sénat / Congreso de los Diputados y Senado)

Ms Soraya RODRÍGUEZ Head of Delegation Chair of the Joint Commitee for the EU Ms Concepción DE SANTA ANA Member of the Joint Committee for the EU Mr Manuel DELGADO-IRIBARREN Clerk of the Joint Committee for the EU

SWEDEN – SUÈDE

Parliament / Parlement / Riksdagen Ms Pia TÖRSLEFF HERTZBERG Committee Secretary

UNITED KINGDOM – ROYAUME-UNI

House of Commons / Chambre des communes Mr Mike WINTER Clerk

House of Lords / Chambre des lords Lord WHITTY Head of Delegation Chair of the EU Internal Market Sub-Committee Mr Christopher JOHNSON Principal Clerk of the EU Committee Mr Paul DOWLING National Parliament Representative to the EU

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT – PARLEMENT EUROPÉEN

Ms Mairead McGUINNESS Head of Delegation First Vice-President of the European Parliament Ms Katrin RUHRMANN Director for Relations with National Parliaments/DG Presidency Mr Pekka NURMINEN Head of the Institutional CooperationUnit/ Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments/ DG Presidency Mr Paolo ATZORI Administrator/Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments/DG Presidency Ms Deirdre O’HEA Office of the First Vice-President Mr Ivaylo DIMITROV Political adviser/Relations with National Parliaments Mr François NÉMOZ-HERVENS Administrator Ms Beatrice SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA Director, Relations with National Parliaments, EPP Group

CANDIDATE COUNTRIES – PAYS CANDIDATS

ALBANIE – ALBANIE

Parliament /Parlement / Kuvendi i Shqipërisë Mr Genc POLLO Head of Delegation Chair of the European Integration Committee Mr Denis GILA Adviser of the European Integration Committtee

MONTENEGRO – MONTÉNÉGRO

Parliament / Parlement / Skupština Mr Adrijan VUKSANOVIC Head of Delegation Chair of the European Integration Committee Ms Marija CATOVIC Member of the European Integration Committee Ms Sanja BULATOVIC Officer at the European Integration Committee

SERBIA – SERBIE

National Assembly / Assemblée nationale / Norodna Skupština Ms Elvira KOVACS Head of Delegation Vice-Chair of the Committee for EU Integration Ms Vera JOVANOVIC Member of the Committee for EU Integration Mr Aleksandar DORDEVIC Senior adviser

SPECIAL GUESTS – INVITÉS SPÉCIAUX

EUROPEAN UNION AGENCY FOR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS – AGENCE DES DROITS FONDAMENTAUX DE L’UNION EUROPÉENNE

Mr Michael O'FLAHERTY Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Ms Eva SOBOTKA Head of Sector Cooperation and Consultation

NORWAY – NORVÈGE

Parliament / Parlement / Stortinget Mr Michael VON TETZSCHNER Head of Delegation Member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence

Mr Per NESTANDE Senior Adviser Mr Jon Erik STRØMØ Minister Councellor, Norwegian Embassy Vienna Ms Anne Kjersti AMUNDSEN Councellor, Norwegian Embassy Vienna

SWITZERLAND – SUISSE

National Council / Conseil national / Nationalrat / Consiglio nazionale / Cussegl naziunal Ms Kathy RIKLIN Head of Delegation Mr Cedric STUCKY Deputy Head of International Affairs

Council of States / Conseil des États / Ständerat / Consiglio degli Stati / Cussegl dals Stadis Ms Karin KELLER-SUTTER Head of Delegation, President of the Council of States

SPEAKERS - ORATEURS

Mr Wolfgang SOBOTKA President of the National Council, Austria Ms Inge POSCH-GRUSKA President of the Federal Council, Austria Ms Karoline EDTSTADLER State Secretary, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Austria

Mr Frans TIMMERMANS First Vice-President of the European Commission

Ms Mairead McGUINNESS First Vice-President of the European Parliament

OTHER PARTICIPANTS – AUTRES PARTICIPANTS

EUROPEAN COMMISSION – COMMISSION EUROPÉENNE

Mr Detlev CLEMENS Deputy Head of Unit

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION – CONSEIL DE L’UNION EUROPÉENNE

Mr Pawel ZAMOJSKI Political Administrator

COSAC SECRETARIAT – SECRÉTARIAT DE LA COSAC

Mr Kenneth CURMI Permanent Member of the COSAC Secretariat Ms Luis BALSELLS TRAVER Member of the COSAC Secretariat, European Parliament Ms Laura HELLER Member of the COSAC Secretariat, Austrian Parliament Ms Lidiya SIMOVA Member of the COSAC Secretariat, Bulgarian National Assembly Mr Ion Tudor DOBRINESCU Member of the COSAC Secretariat, Romanian Chamber of Deputies Ms Izabella MOLDOVAN Member of the COSAC Secretariat, Romanian Senate