Conference of Speakers of the European Union Parliaments Berlin, 10 May 2021 List of Participants Dated 7 May 2021
Conférence des présidentes et présidents des parlements des États membres de l’UE et du Parlement européen Berlin, 10 mai 2021 Liste des participants Daté du 7 mai 2021
Konferenz der Präsidentinnen und Präsidenten der Parlamente der EU-Mitgliedstaaten und des Präsidenten des Europäischen Parlaments Berlin, 10. Mai 2021 Liste der Teilnehmenden Stand: 7. Mai 2021
Page 2 MEMBER STATES – ÉTATS MEMBRES – MITGLIEDSTAATEN
AUSTRIA, AUTRICHE, ÖSTERREICH
National Council, Conseil national, Nationalrat
Mr Wolfgang Sobotka Speaker
Delegation Staff, Foreign Policy Advisor to Mr Andreas Lins the Speaker of the National Council
Federal Council, Conseil fédéral, Bundesrat
Mr Christian Buchmann Speaker
Mr Harald Dossi Secretary-General
Delegation Staff, Ms Angelika Hable Head of International Service
Delegation Staff, Mr Gerhard Koller Head of Department European Union Affairs
Page 3 BELGIUM, BELGIQUE, BELGIË, BELGIEN
House of Representatives, Chambre des représentants, Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers, Repräsentantenhaus
Ms Éliane Tillieux Speaker
Delegation Staff, Mr Daniel Lucion Senior Policy Advisor
Senate, Sénat, Senaat, Senat
Mr Andries Gryffroy Deputy Speaker
Delegation Staff, Mr Michel Vandeborne EU Affairs Advisor
Delegation Staff, Ms Iuna Sadat EU Affairs Advisor
BULGARIA, BULGARIE, БЪЛГАРИЯ, BULGARIEN
National Assembly, Assemblée nationale, Narodno Sabranie, Nationalversammlung
Delegation Staff, Permanent Representative Mr Vladimir Beron to the European Parliament - based in Brussels
Page 4 CROATIA, CROATIE, HRVATSKA, KROATIEN
Parliament, Parlement, Hrvatski sabor, Parlament
Mr Gordan Jandroković Speaker
Mr Željko Reiner Deputy Speaker
Delegation Staff, Head of Office Ms Andrea Halambek Office for International and European Affairs
Delegation Staff, Ms Renata Škalabrin Personal Advisor to the Speaker
CYPRUS, CHYPRE, ΚΥΠΡΟΣ, ZYPERN
House of Representatives, Chambre des représentants, Vouli ton Antiprosopon, Repräsentantenhaus
Mr Adamos Adamou Speaker
Mr Socrates Socratous Secretary-General
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Delegation Staff, Ms Hara Parla Chief International Relations Officer
CZECH REPUBLIC, RÉPUBLIQUE TCHÈQUE, ČESKA REPUBLIKA, TSCHECHISCHE REPUBLIK
Chamber of Deputies, Chambre des députés, Poslanecká snĕmovna, Abgeordnetenkammer
Mr Radek Vondracek Speaker
Mr Jan Moravek Secretary-General
Delegation Staff, Mr Jan Sechter Advisor
Delegation Staff, Permanent Representative Ms Eva Tetourova to the European Parliament
Senate, Sénat, Senát, Senat
Mr Miloš Vystrčil Speaker
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Ms Jana Vohralíková Secretary-General
Delegation Staff, Mr Petr Kostka Head of Speaker´s Office
Delegation Staff, Head of the Mr Jiri Krbec International Relations Department
Delegation Staff, Ms Věra Jelínková Advisor to the Speaker
DENMARK, DANEMARK, DANMARK, DÄNEMARK
Parliament, Parlement, Folketinget, Parlament
Mr Henrik Dam Kristensen Speaker
Ms Marie Hansen Secretary-General
Delegation Staff, Head of Mr Søren Koushede Speaker’s Office and Protocol
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Delegation Staff, Ms Pernille Deleuran Head of International Department
Delegation Staff, Mr Klaus Andersen Consultant to the Speaker
Delegation Staff, Mr Morten Knudsen Principal EU-Advisor
ESTONIA, ESTONIE, EESTI, ESTLAND
Parliament, Parlement, Riigikogu, Parlament
Mr Jüri Ratas Speaker
Mr Peep Jahilo Secretary-General
Delegation Staff, Ms Merle Pajula Head of Foreign Relations Department
Delegation Staff, Ms Marion Reigo National Parliament Representative to the EU
Page 8 FINLAND, FINLANDE, SUOMI, FINNLAND
Parliament, Parlement, Eduskunta, Riksdagen, Parlament
Ms Anu Vehviläinen Speaker
Ms Maija-Leena Paavola Secretary-General
Delegation Staff, Director to the Mr Peter Saramo EU-Secretariat, Counsel
Delegation Staff, Ms Anna Sorto Counsel
Delegation Staff, Ms Pirjo-Liisa Heikkilä Secretary of International Affairs
FRANCE, FRANCE, FRANKREICH
National Assembly, Assemblée nationale, Nationalversammlung
Mr Richard Ferrand Speaker
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Ms Laetitia Saint-Paul Deputy Speaker
Mr Michel Moreau Secretary-General
Delegation Staff, Mr Meziane Rezki Head of Speaker’s Office
Delegation Staff, Ms Natacha Rimbon Diplomatic Adviser
Delegation Staff, Director of the Mr Jean-Luc Lala Department of International Affairs and Defence
Senate, Sénat, Senat
Mr Gérard Larcher Speaker
Delegation Staff, Chair of the Mr Jean-François Rapin Committee on European Affairs
Mr Eric Tavernier Secretary-General
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Delegation Staff, Mr Hubert De Canson Diplomatic Adviser
Delegation Staff, Director of Mr Philippe Delivet International Relations and Protocol of the Senate
Delegation Staff, Head of the Ms Aude Bornens Committee on European Affairs Secretariat
GERMANY, ALLEMAGNE, DEUTSCHLAND
German Bundestag, Bundestag allemand, Deutscher Bundestag
Mr Wolfgang Schäuble Speaker
Mr Lorenz Müller Secretary-General
Delegation Staff, Head of the Ms Birgit von Pflug International Parliamentary Assemblies Division
Delegation Staff, International Affairs Officer Ms Christine Schmatloch International Parliamentary Assemblies Division
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Delegation Staff, Project Assistant Mr Fabian Loriais International Parliamentary Assemblies Division
Delegation Staff, Project Assistant Mr Simon Mensing International Parliamentary Assemblies Division
German Bundesrat, Bundesrat allemand, Bundesrat
Mr Reiner Haseloff Speaker
Ms Ute Rettler Secretary-General
Mr Georg Kleemann Deputy Secretary-General
Delegation Staff, Mr Claus Koggel Head of Division Parliamentary Relations
Delegation Staff, Mr Michael Reinold Division Parliamentary Relations
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Delegation Staff, Ms Svenja Wucherpfennig National representative to the EU
GREECE, GRÈCE, EΛΛAΣ, GRIECHENLAND
Hellenic Parliament, Parlement hellénique, Βουλή των Ελλήνων, Vouli ton Ellinon, Griechisches Parlament
Mr Constantine Tassoulas Speaker
Mr Georgios Mylonakis Secretary-General
Delegation Staff, Ms Eleni Sianna Official/ Representative based in Brussels
HUNGARY, HONGRIE, MAGYARORSZAG, UNGARN
National Assembly, Assemblée Nationale, Országgyűlés, Nationalversammlung
Mr László Kövér Speaker
Delegation Staff, Mr László Veress Head of the Secretariat of the Speaker
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Delegation Staff, Mr Péter Sárdi Director for Foreign Relations
Delegation Staff, Head of EU Department of Mr Krisztián Kovács Directorate for Foreign Relations
Delegation Staff, Mr Zoltán Szilágyi Head of the Press Department
Delegation Staff, Permanent Representative Mr Csaba Huszár of the Office of the Hungarian National Assembly to the EU
IRELAND, IRLANDE, ÉIRE, IRLAND
Parliament, Parlement, Houses of the Oireachtas, Parlament
Mr Seán Ó Fearghaíl Speaker (Dáil Éireann)
Mr Mark Daly Speaker (Seanad Éireann)
Mr Peter Finnegan Secretary-General
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Delegation Staff, Mr Paul Conway National Parliament Representative
ITALY, ITALIE, ITALIA, ITALIEN
Chamber of Deputies, Chambre des députés, Camera dei Deputati, Abgeordnetenkammer
Mr Roberto Fico Speaker
Ms Lucia Pagano Secretary-General
Delegation Staff, Ms Laura De Vita Head of the Speaker's Secretariat
Delegation Staff, Mr Mario di Napoli Head of EU Relations Office
Senate, Sénat, Senato, Senat
Maria Alberti Ms Speaker Elisabetta Casellati
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Delegation Staff, Head of the Research Mr Luigi Gianniti Service and Head of European Affairs Department
LATVIA, LETTONIE, LATVIJA, LETTLAND
Parliament, Parlement, Saeima, Parlament
Ms Inara Murniece Speaker
LITHUANIA, LITUANIE, LIETUVA, LITAUEN
Parliament, Parlement, Seimas, Parlament
Čmilytė- Ms Viktorija Speaker Nielsen
Mr Modestas Gelbūda Secretary-General
Delegation Staff, Ms Gintarė Žukaitė Head of Speaker’s Office
Delegation Staff, Advisor Ms Asta Skirmantienė External Relations Department
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Delegation Staff, Mr Vaidotas Verba Foreign Policy Advisor to the Speaker
Delegation Staff, Ms Ruta Buneviciute Permanent Representative of the Seimas to the EU
LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBURG
Chamber of Deputies, Chambre des députés, Abgeordnetenkammer
Mr Fernand Etgen Speaker
Delegation Staff, Head of the Ms Tania Tennina International Relations Department
MALTA, MALTE, MALTA
House of Representatives, Chambre des représentants, Kamra tad-Deputati, Repräsentantenhaus
Mr Angelo Farrugia Speaker
Mr Raymond Scicluna Secretary-General
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Delegation Staff, Ms Eleanor Scerri Director (International Affairs)
THE NETHERLANDS, PAYS-BAS, NEDERLAND, DIE NIEDERLANDE
House of Representatives, Chambre des représentants, Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal, Repräsentantenhaus
Ms Vera Bergkamp Speaker
Ms Simone Roos Secretary-General
Delegation Staff, Mr Harm Buisman Clerk European Affairs Committee
Senate, Sénat, Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal, Senat
Mr Jan Anthonie Bruijn Speaker
Mr Remco Nehmelman Secretary-General
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Delegation Staff, Van den Ms Ilse Principal Advisor Driessche European Affairs
POLAND, POLOGNE, POLSKA, POLEN
Sejm, Sejm, Sejm
Ms Elżbieta Witek Speaker
Ms Agnieszka Kaczmarska Secretary-General
Delegation Staff, Director of the Ms Natalia Bank International Affairs Bureau
Delegation Staff, Deputy Director of the Mr Adam Dudzic International Affairs Bureau
Delegation Staff, Drozdowska- Adviser to the Speaker of Ms Marlena Zadura the Sejm
Delegation Staff, Ms Anna Roczkowska Expert of Foreign Affairs
Page 19 Senate, Sénat, Senat
Mr Tomasz Grodzki Speaker
Mr Adam Niemczewski Secretary-General
Delegation Staff, Director of the Office for Mr Leszek Kieniewicz International and European Union Affairs
Delegation Staff, Deputy Director, Mr Leszek Biera Office for International and European Union Affairs
Delegation Staff, Chief Specialist, Ms Agata Wójcik International and European Union Affairs Office
Delegation Staff, Representative of the Mr Wojciech Kuźma Chancellery of the Senate of the Republic of Poland to the EU
PORTUGAL, PORTUGAL, PORTUGAL
Assembly of the Republic, Assemblée de la République, Assembleia da República, Nationalversammlung
Ferro Mr Eduardo Speaker Rodrigues
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Ms Edite Estrela Deputy Speaker
Albino Mr Soares Secretary-General Azevedo
Delegation Staff, Diplomatic Advisor to the Mr Manuel Caldeirinha President of the Assembleia da República
Delegation Staff, Senior Advisor to the Mr Bruno Ribeiro Tavares President of the Assembleia da República
Delegation Staff, Mr Bruno Dias Pinheiro Permanent Representative of the Parliament to the EU
ROMANIA, ROUMANIE, ROMANIA, RUMÄNIEN
Chamber of Deputies, Chambre des députés, Camerei Deputaţilor, Abgeordnetenkammer
Mr Ludovic Orban Speaker
Delegation Staff, Director, Directorate for Ms Irina Stupar Relations with International Organizations and the EU
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Delegation Staff, Mr Tudor Dobrinescu Permanent Representative to the European Parliament
Senate, Sénat, Senat
Ms Anca Dragu Speaker
Delegation Staff, Ms Petronela Dobrin Head of European Affairs Division
Delegation Staff, Permanent Representative Ms Izabella Moldovan of Senate to the European Parliament
SLOVAKIA, SLOVAQUIE, SLOVENSKO, SLOWAKEI
National Council, Conseil national, Národná rada, Nationalrat
Mr Boris Kollár Speaker
Mr Daniel Guspan Secretary-General
Delegation Staff, Mr Juraj Priputen Advisor to the Speaker
Page 22 SLOVENIA, SLOVENIE, SLOVENIJA, SLOWENIEN
National Assembly, Assemblée nationale, Državni zbor, Nationalversammlung
Mr Igor Zorčič Speaker
Ms Uršula Zore Tavčar Secretary-General
Delegation Staff, Ms Monika Šuligoj Head of Speaker's Office
Delegation Staff, Ms Katarina Ratoša Deputy Head of Speaker's Office
Delegation Staff, Senior Adviser, Section for Ms Lea Lindič International Relations, Protocol and Translation
Delegation Staff, Ms Ana Matilda Jesenko Secretary (Speaker's Office)
Delegation Staff, Ms Romana Novak Secretary (Committee on EU Affairs)
Page 23 National Council, Conseil national, Državni svet, Nationalrat
Mr Alojz Kovšca Speaker
Mr Dušan Štrus Secretary-General
Delegation Staff, Zofija Hafner Head of Speaker's Office
Delegation Staff, Ms Neža Dular Adviser
SPAIN, ESPAGNE, ESPAÑA, SPANIEN
Congress of Deputies, Chambre des députés, Congreso de los Diputados, Abgeordnetenkongress
Ms Meritxell Batet Lamaña Speaker
Rodríguez Mr Alfonso Deputy Speaker Gómez de Celis
Delegation Staff, Lopez Moreno Ms Maria Legal Advisor, Head of the de Cala International Department
Page 24 Senate, Sénat, Senado, Senat
Ms Pilar Llop Speaker
Mr Manuel Cavero Secretary-General
Delegation Staff, Ms Ana María Ovejero Head of Speaker’s Office
Delegation Staff, Ms Sylvia Martí Director for International Relations
Delegation Staff, Sánchez de Ms Patricia Direction of Amoraga International Relations
SWEDEN, SUÈDE, SVERIGE, SCHWEDEN
Parliament, Parlement, Riksdagen, Parlament
Mr Andreas Norlén Speaker
Mr Claes Mårtensson Deputy Secretary-General
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Delegation Staff, EU Adviser at the EU Ms Rebecka Ingimarsdottir Coordination Secretariat at the Riksdag Administration
Delegation Staff, Mr Jakob Sjövall Representative to the EU Institutions
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, PARLEMENT EUROPEEN, EUROPÄISCHES PARLAMENT
Ms Roberta Metsola Deputy Speaker
Delegation Staff, Director for Relations with Ms Katrin Ruhrmann National Parliaments - DG PRES
Delegation Staff, Head of the Institutional Cooperation Unit - Mr Pekka Nurminen Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments - DG PRES
Delegation Staff, Mr Matthew Tabone Assistant to Vice-President Metsola
Page 26 CANDIDATE COUNTRIES – PAYS CANDIDATS – BEITRITTSKANDIDATEN
MONTENEGRO, MONTÉNÉGRO, CRNA GORA
Parliament of Montenegro, Parlement du Monténégro, Skupština Crne Gore, Parlament von Montenegro
Mr Aleksa Bečić Speaker
Delegation Staff, Mr Dusko Stjepovic Advisor to the President of the Parliament
Delegation Staff, Ms Dijana Mitrovic Foreign Affairs Adviser
NORTH MACEDONIA, MACÉDOINE DU NORD, РЕПУБЛИКА СЕВЕРНА МАКЕДОНИЈА, NORDMAZEDONIEN
Assembly of North Macedonia, Assemblée de Macédoine du Nord, Собрание на Северна Македонија, Nationalversammlung
Mr Talat Xhaferi Speaker
Page 27 SERBIA, SERBIE, SRBIJA, SERBIEN
National Assembly, Assemblée nationale, Народна скупштина, Nationalversammlung
Mr Ivica Dačić Speaker
SPECIAL GUESTS – INVITÉS SPECIAUX – BESONDERE GÄSTE
ICELAND, ISLANDE, ÍSLAND, ISLAND
Parliament, Parlement, Alþingi, Parlament
Mr Steingrimur J. Sigfusson Speaker
Delegation Staff, Mr Jorundur Kristjansson Director of the Speaker's Office
NORWAY, NORVÈGE, NORGE, NORWEGEN
Parliament, Parlement, Stortinget, Parlament
Tone Ms Trøen Speaker Wilhelmsen
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Delegation Staff, Herborg Ms Alvsåker Head of Section, Fiskaa International Department
Delegation Staff, Mr Per S. Nestande Brussels based National Parliament Representative
PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN, PRINCIPAUTÉ DE LIECHTENSTEIN, FÜRSTENTUM LIECHTENSTEIN
Parliament, Parlement, Landtag des Fürstentums Liechtenstein
Mr Albert Frick Speaker
SWITZERLAND, SUISSE, SCHWEIZ
Federal Assembly, Assemblée fédérale, Bundesversammlung
Mr Andreas Aebi Speaker
Delegation Staff, Mr Joachim Tomaschett Head of EFTA/EU Unit & Bilateral Relations
Page 29 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS – ORATEURS PRINCIPAUX – GASTREDNER/INNEN
Ms Anke Plättner Moderation
Ms Jeanette Hofmann Keynote Speaker
Ms Francesca Bria Keynote Speaker