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1 Country Codes

Country Code Austria AT Italy IT Belgium BE Latvia LV Bulgaria BG Lithuania LT Croatia HR Luxembourg LU Cyprus CY Macedonia MK Czech Republic CZ Malta MT Denmark DK Netherlands NL Estonia EE Norway NO European Commission COM Poland PL European Parliament EP Portugal PT Finland FI Romania RO France FR Slovakia SK Germany DE Slovenia SI Greece EL Spain ES Hungary HU SE Iceland IS Turkey TR Ireland IE United Kingdom UK

Political Groups EPP Group of the European People’s party (Christian Democrats) S&D Group of the Progressive Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament ALDE/ADLE Group of the Alliance of and Democrats for Europe Greens/EFA Group of Greens / European Free Alliance ECR European Conservatives and Reformists Group GUE/NGL Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left EFD Europe Free and Democracy Group NI Non- attached Member/non-inscrits

2 MEMBER STATES – ETATS MEMBRES

PRESIDENCY- PRÉSIDENCE

SWEDEN – SUÈDE

Riksdagen / Parliament / Parlement Anna KINBERG BATRA – Chairperson of the Committee on European Union Affairs Susanne EBERSTEIN – Deputy Chairperson of the Committee on European Union Affairs Karin GRANBOM ELLISON – Member of the Committee on European Union Affairs Billy GUSTAFSSON – Member of the Committee on European Union Affairs Ulf HOLM – Member of the Committee on European Union Affairs Gustav BLIX – Member of the Committee on European Union Affairs Staff Jan OLSSON – Head of the Secretariat of the Committee on European Union Affairs Margareta HJORTH – Deputy Secretary to the Committee on European Union Affairs Pia TÖRSLEFF HERTZBERG – Deputy Secretary to the Committee on European Union Affairs Jaak MERI – Deputy Secretary to the Committee on European Union Affairs Eva STERNDAL – Principal Administrative Officer to the Committee on European Union Affairs Agota FÖLDES – Clerical officer to the Committee on European Union Affairs Karin JOHANSSON – Clerical officer to the Committee on European Union Affairs

AUSTRIA – AUTRICHE

Nationalrat / National Council / Conseil national Fritz NEUGEBAUER – Chairman of the EU committee, Second President of National Council (EPP) Johannes HÜBNER- Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee Staff Katharina STOURZH – Assistant to the Second President of the National Council (S&D)

3 Bundesrat / Federal Council/ Conseil fédéral Albrecht KONECNY – Deputy Chairman of the EU Committee (S&D) Georg KEUSCHNIGG- Member of the EU Committee (EPP) Stefan SCHENNACH- Member of the EU Committee (Greens/EFA) Staff Brigitte BRENNER – Head of the EU- and International Services Tünde FÜLÖP – Parliamentary official Gerhard KOLLER – Head of the European Relations Division Heike MALICEK- Permanent Representative of the Austrian Parliament to the EU Alexis WINTONIAK – Deputy Secretary General of the Austrian Parliament

BELGIUM – BELGIQUE

Sénat / Senate Philippe MAHOUX – Senator (S&D) Martine TAELMAN – Senator (ALDE/ADLE) Els VAN HOOF – Senator (EPP) Staff Tim DE BONDT – Secretary of the Committee on European Affairs Marie-Aline STACANOV – Representative of the Belgian Senate to the European Parliament

Chambre des Représentants / House of Representatives Herman DE CROO – Chair of the Advisory Committee on European Affairs (ALDE/ADLE) Juliette BOULET- Member of the Advisory Committee on European Affairs (Greens/EFA) Stefan VERCAMER- Member of the Committee on European Affairs (EPP) Staff Hugo D´HOLLANDER – Head of Secretariat of the European Affairs Committee

BULGARIA- BULGARIE

National Assembly/ Assemblée nationale Svetlen TANCHEV- Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs and Oversight of the European Funds (EPP) Meglena PLUGTCHIEVA-ALEXANDROVA- Deputy Chairperson of the Committee on European Affairs and Oversight of the European Funds (S&D) Desislava TANEVA- Deputy Chairperson of the Committee on European Affairs and Oversight of the European Funds (EPP) Assen AGOV- Member of the Committee on European Affairs and Oversight of the European Funds (EPP) Kalina KRUMOVA- Member of the Committee on European Affairs and Oversight of the European Funds

4 Staff Borislav PETKOV- Chief Adviser to the Committee on European Affairs and Oversight of the European Funds Yoana ILIEVA- Chief Adviser to the Committee on European Affairs and Oversight of the European Funds

CYPRUS – CHYPRE

Vouli ton Antiprosopon / House of Representatives / Chambre des Représentants Nicos CLEANTHOUS – Chairman of the Standing Committee on European Affairs Stella MISIAOULI DEMETRIOU – Member of the Standing Committee on European Affairs Tasos MITSOPOULOS – Member of the Standing Committee on European Affairs (EPP) Fidias SARIKAS – Member of the Standing Committee on European Affairs (S&D) Demetris SYLLOURIS – Member of the Standing Committee on European Affairs Staff Hara PARLA – International Relations Officer Vassiliki ANASTASSIADOU – Director, Parliamentary Affairs Service Maria SOTERIOU – European Affairs Officer

CZECH REPUBLIC – RÉPUBLIQUE TCHÈQUE

Senát / Senate / Sénat Luděk SEFZIG – Chairperson of the Committee on European Union Affairs (EPP) Pavel TRPAK – Vice-Chairman of the Committee on EU Affairs (S&D) Staff Adela MIKOVA – Head of the EU Affairs Unit, Liason Officer Jiří GEORGIEV – Adviser to the Committee on European Union Affairs Stepanka GOTTHANSOVA – Secretary of the Committee on European Affairs

Poslanecká sněmovna / Chamber of Deputies/ Chambre des députés Soňa MARKOVÁ- Vice-chairperson of the Committee for European Affairs (GUE/NGL) Jozef KOCHAN – Member of the Committee for European Affairs (EPP) Pavel VANOUŠEK – Member of the Committee for European Affairs Staff Lenka MOZGOVÁ – Head of the Secretariat of the Committee for European Affairs Marek CHMEL – Parliamentary official, European Affairs Department

5 DENMARK – DANEMARK

Folketinget / People's Assembly / Assemblée du Peuple Henrik HØEGH – Vice chairman of the European Affairs Committee Lone DYBKJAER – Member of the European Affairs Committee Staff Peter JUUL LARSEN – Permanent representative of the Danish Parliament to the EU Morten KNUDSEN – Principal EU Adviser

ESTONIA – ESTONIE

Riigikogu / Parliament / Parlement Marko MIHKELSON – Chairman of the EU Affairs Committee (EPP) Raivo JÄRVI – Member of the EU Affairs Committee (ALDE/ADLE) Rein RATAS- Member of the EU Affairs Committee (ALDE/ADLE) Staff Olev AARMA – Head of the Secretariat of the EU Affairs Committee

FINLAND – FINLANDE

Eduskunta / Parliament / Parlement Erkki TUOMIOJA – Chairman of the Grand Committee (S&D) Eero AKAAN-PENTTILÄ – Vice Chair of the Grand Committee (EPP) Matti KAUPPILA – Member of the Grand Committee (GUE/NGL) Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI – Member of the Grand Committee (S&D) Håkan NORDMAN – Member of the Grand Committee (ALDE/ADLE) Markku LAUKKANEN – Vice Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Member of the Grand Committee (ALDE/ADLE) Staff Pia NIEMINEN – Permanent Representative of the Finnish Parliament to the EU Kirsi PIMIÄ – Counsellor to the Grand Committee

FRANCE – FRANCE

Sénat / Senate Hubert HAENEL – Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs Denis BADRÉ – Vice Chairman of the European Affairs Committee (ALDE/ADLE) Simon SUTOUR – Vice Chairman of the European Affairs Committee (S&D) Staff Jean LAPORTE – Director of the European Affairs Service François SICARD – Deputy Director of the European Affairs Service Jonathan PAPILLON – Administrator of the European Affairs Service

6 Assemblée nationale / National Assembly Pierre LEQUILLER – Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs Michel HERBILLON – Vice Chairman of the European Affairs Committee Jérôme LAMBERT- Vice Chairman of the European Affairs Committee Staff Frank BARON – Permanent representative of the Assembly to the EU Jean-Pierre BLOCH – Director, European Affairs Service Pierre BOSSE – Administrator Guy CHAUVIN – Head of Secretariat of the European Affairs Committee

GERMANY – ALLEMAGNE

Bundestag / Federal Diet / Diète fédérale Gunther KRICHBAUM- Chairman of the EU Affairs Committee (EPP) Kurt BODEWIG – Deputy Chairman of the Committee on European Union Affairs (S&D) Staff Heike BADDENHAUSEN- Head of Secretariat EU Affairs Committee Esther ULEER – Officer Secretariat EU Affairs Committee

Bundesrat / Federal Council / Conseil fédéral Carsten-Ludwig LÜDEMANN –Member of the Committee Staff Andreas VEIT- Head of the Secretariat of the Committee on European Questions

GREECE- GRÈCE

Βουλή των Ελλήνων/ Parliament/ Parlement Staff Alexis MARKOPOULOS- Parliamentary Official

HUNGARY – HONGRIE

Orzsággyülés / National Assembly / Assemblée nationale Mátyás EÖRSI – Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs (ALDE/ADLE) László KOCSI – Deputy Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs (S&D) Staff Bálint ÓDOR – Head of EU Department Zoltán SOMFAI – Head of Protocol Department László JUHÁSZ – Deputy Head of EU Department

7 IRELAND – IRLANDE

Houses of the Oireachtas / Parliament / Parlement Bernard DURKAN – Chairman of the Joint Committee on European Affairs (EPP) John PERRY – Chairman of the Joint Committee on European Scrutiny (EPP) Timmy DOOLEY – Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on European Affairs (ALDE/ADLE) Michael MULCAHY – Member of the Joint Committee on European Affairs and European Scrutiny (ALDE/ADLE) Maurice CUMMINS – Member of the Joint Committee on European Affairs (EPP) Deirdre DE BURCA – Member of the Joint Committee on European Affairs (Greens/EFA) Staff Ronan GARGAN – Policy Advisor to the Joint Committee on European Affairs and European Scrutiny John HAMILTON – EU Liaison Officer Una LANGAN – Clerk to the Joint Committee on European Scrutiny Siobhan MALONE – Clerk to the Joint Committee on European Affairs

ITALY – ITALIE

Senato della Repubblica / Senate / Sénat Rossana BOLDI – Chairperson of the Standing Committee on European Union Policies Giacomo SANTINI – Deputy Chairperson of the Committee on European Union Affairs Silvio Emilio SIRCANA – Member of the Committee on European Union Affairs Staff Giovanni BAIOCCHI – Head of the Secretariat of the Standing Committee on European Union Policies Roberta D’ADDIO – Head of the office for relations with EU Davide CAPUANO – Parliamentary official

Camera dei Deputati / Chamber of Deputies / Chambre des députés Enrico FARINONE – Deputy Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs Gianluca PINI – Vice President of the Committee on European Affairs Nicola FORMICHELLA – Member of the Committee on European Affairs Staff Livia MINERVINI – Head of Secretariat of the EU Policy Committee Antonio ESPOSITO – Parliamentary official Gianfranco NERI – Parliamentary official Giampiero ZURLO – Assistant

8 LATVIA – LETTONIE

Saeima / Diet / Diète Vaira PAEGLE – Chairperson of the European Affairs Committee (EPP) Staff Girts OSTROVSKIS – Adviser of European Affairs Committee

LITHUANIA – LITUANIE

Seimas / Diet / Diète Česlovas Vytautas STANKEVIČIUS – Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs Dailis ALFONSAS BARAKAUSKAS – Deputy Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs Staff Aina BŪDVYTYTĖ – Adviser of the Committee on European Affairs Živilė PAVILONYTĖ – Permanent Representative of the Seimas to the EU

LUXEMBOURG – LUXEMBOURG

Chambre des Députés / Chamber of Deputies Fernand BODEN – Head of the COSAC-delegation, Member of the Committee for Foreign and European Affairs, Defense, Cooperation and Immigration (EPP) Eugène BERGER – (ALDE/ADLE) Félix BRAZ – Member of the Committee for Foreign and European Affairs, Defense, Cooperation and Immigration (Greens/EFA) Ben FAYOT – Chairman of the Committee for Foreign and European Affairs, Defense, Cooperation and Immigration (S&D) Staff Isabelle BARRA – Deputy Secretary General and Secretary of the Luxembourg COSAC Delegation

MALTA – MALTE

Kamra tad-Deputati / House of Representatives / Chambre des Représentants Michael FRENDO – Chairman of the Foreign and European Affairs Committee (EPP) George VELLA – Member of the Foreign and European Affairs Committee (S&D) Staff Eleanor SCERRI – Research Analyst at the House of Representatives

9 THE NETHERLANDS – PAYS-BAS

Eerste Kaamer / Senate / Sénat Ankie BROEKERS-KNOL – Deputy Chairperson of the Committee on European Cooperation Organisations of the Senate Roel KUIPER- Member of the Committee on European Cooperation Organisations of the Senate Staff David RIJKS- Parliamentary official

Tweede Kamer / House of Representatives / Chambre des Représentants Harm Evert WAALKENS – Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs Staff Frank MITTENDORFF – Parliamentary official

POLAND – POLOGNE

Senat / Senate / Sénat Edmund WITTBRODT – Chairman of the European Union Affairs Committee Janusz RACHOŃ – Deputy Chairman of the European Union Affairs Committee Staff Lidia SPYRKO VEL ŚMIETANKO – Head of European Union Affairs Unit Joanna KWIECIEŃ – Specialist, European Union Affairs Committee Magdalena SKULIMOWSKA – Polish Senate Chancellery Representative to the EU

Sejm / Diet / Diète Stanislaw RAKOCZY – Chairman of the EU Affairs Committee (EPP) Dariusz LIPINSKI – Member of the EU Affairs Committee (EPP) Staff Kaja KRAWCZYK – Head of the European Union division, liason officer with the European Parliament Magdalena SKRZYNSKA – Polish Sejm Chancellery Representative to the EU

10 PORTUGAL – PORTUGAL

Assembleia da República / Assembly of the Republic / Assemblée de la République Luís PAIS ANTUNES – Vice- President of the European Union Affairs Committee Isabel PIRES DE LIMA – Member of the European Union Affairs Committee Pedro DUARTE – Member of the European Union Affairs Committee Jacinto SERRÃO - Member of the European Union Affairs Committee Staff Cristina CORREIA – Adviser of the European Union Affairs Committee Maria Teresa PAULO – Permanent Representative of the Portuguese Parliament to the EU

ROMANIA – ROUMANIE

Senatul României / Senate / Sénat Anca Daniela BOAGIU – Vice Speaker of the Senate and Deputy Chairperson of the Commission for European Affairs (EPP) Albert ÁLMOS – Member of Committee on European Affairs (EPP)

Camera Deputaţilor / Chamber of Deputies / Chambre des Députés Emil BOSTAN – Member of the Committee on European Affairs (ALDE/ADLE) William Gabriel BRÎNZA – Member of the Committee on European Affairs (EPP) Valeriu Stefan ZGONEA – Member of the Committee on European Affairs Staff Dan MATEI – Head of the European Affairs Committee Secretariat Andrei MOCEAROV – Director of the Community Law Directorate

SLOVAKIA – SLOVAQUIE

Národná rada / National Council / Conseil national Milan URBÁNI – Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs (ALDE/ADLE) Staff Eva KIČINOVÁ – Secretary of the Committee on European Affairs

11 SLOVENIA – SLOVENIE

Državni zbor / National Assembly / Assemblée nationale Joško GODEC – Member of the Committee on European Affairs Staff Zvonko BERGANT – Secretary of the Committee on Foreign Policy Mojca KLEVA – Representative to the European Parliament

Državni svet / National Council / Conseil national Vincenc OTONIČAR – Chairman of the Committee on International Relations and European Affairs (S&D) Alojz KOVŠCA – Member of Commission on International Relations and European Affairs Staff Dušan ŠTRUS – Adviser Anka ZAJC – Adviser

SPAIN – ESPAGNE

Congreso de los Diputados / Congress of Deputies / Congrès des Députés Miguel ARIAS CAÑETE – Chairman of the Committee on European Union Affairs (EPP) Soledad BECERRIL – Member of the Committee on European Affairs (EPP) Àlex SÁEZ JUBERO – Deputy Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs Staff Manuel DELGADO-IRIBARREN – Parliamentary official Carmen DOMINGUEZ – Administrative Staff

Senate / Sénat Iñaki ANASAGASTI – Member of Joint Committee for the European Union (ALDE/ADLE) Joan SABATE – Member of Joint Committee for the European Union (S&D) Jordi XUCLÀ I COSTA- Member of Joint Committee for the European Union (ALDE/ADLE)

UNITED KINGDOM – ROYAUME-UNI

House of Lords / Chambre des Lords John ROPER – Chairman of the EU Select Committee Peter BOWNESS –Chairman of the European Union Sub-Committee E (ECR) Ivor RICHARD – Member of the European Union Select Committee & Sub-Committee F (S&D) Staff Andrew MAKOWER – Clerk, European Union Select Committee Edward LOCK – EU Liaison Officer

12 House of Commons / Chambre des Communes Michael CONNARTY – Chairman of the European Scrutiny Committee (S&D) Kelvin HOPKINS – Member of the European Scrutiny Committee (S&D) Jim DOBBIN – Member of the European Scrutiny Committee (S&D) Staff Libby DAVIDSON – UK National Parliament Representative to the EU Alistair DOHERTY – Clerk of the European Scrutiny Committee

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT – PARLEMENT EUROPÉEN Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT – Vice president of the European Parliament (NI) Carlo CASINI – President of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (EPP) Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR- Chairman of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (S&D) Françoise CASTEX – Member of the Committee on Legal Affairs (S&D) Anna Mara CORAZZA BILDT – Substitute Member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (EPP) Mr Andrew DUFF – Member of Committee on Constitutional Affairs (ALDE) Staff Mr Piotr NOWINA-KONOPKA – Director, Directorate Relations with National Parliaments Mr Krzysztof BERNACKI - Head of Unit, Directorate Relations with National Parliaments Ms Ausra RAKSTELYTE – Administrator, Directorate Relations with National Parliaments Ms Laura AUTORE – Adviser, Deputy Secretary General' Office Ms Claire PERETIE – Administrator, Secretariat committee on Constitutional Affairs Ms Beatrice SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA - Head of Service, EPP group Ms Maria Odilia HENRIQUES – Administrator, S&D group Mr Willem VANDER BROUCKE - Head of Unit, ALDE group Ms Alexandra DERRINGTON CLARK - Assistant to Vice-President E. McMillan-Scott Mr Andrea SPINOSO – Assistant to AFCO Chair C.Casini

13 COSAC SECRETARIAT – SECRÉTARIAT DE LA COSAC Loreta RAULINAITYTE – Lithuania – Permanent Member of the COSAC Secretariat Bengt OHLSSON – Sweden – Member of the COSAC Secretariat Katja ANELL – Sweden – Member of the COSAC Secretariat Ignacio CARBAJAL – Spain- Cortes Generales – Member of the COSAC Secretariat Paolo MEUCCI – European Parliament – Member of the COSAC Secretariat Hana SEDLÁČKOVÁ – Czech Republic, Senate – Member of the COSAC Secretariat Maria JOSÉ GARCÍA- Spain - Member of the COSAC Secretariat František ČAKRT – Czech Republic, Chamber of Deputies – Member of the COSAC Secretariat

CANDIDATE COUNTRIES – PAYS CANDIDATS

CROATIA – CROATIE

Sabor / Parliament / Parlement Neven MIMICA – Chairman of the European Integration Committee (S&D) Marija PEJCINOVIC-BURIC – Member of the European integration Committee (EPP) Tanja VRBAT – Member of the European integration Committee (S&D) Staff Vesna LONCARIC – Secretary of the European Integration Committee

TURKEY – TURQUIE

Büyük Millet Meclisi / Grand National Assembly / Grande Assemblée nationale Lütfi ELVAN – Deputy Chairman of the EU Committee Osman ÇAKIR- Member of the EU Committee Algan HACALOGLU- Member of the EU Committee Staff Derya BAYKAL – Staff of the EU Affairs Unit

14 SPECIALLY INVITED GUESTS – INVITÉS SPÉCIAUX

ICELAND- ISLANDE

Alltinget / Parliament / Parlement Árni Thor SIGURDSSON – Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Valgerdur BJARNADOTTIR- Member of Foreign Affairs Committee Staff Stígur STEFÁNSSON – Secretary to the Foreign Affairs Committee

NORWAY/NORVÈGE

Stortinget / Parliament / Parlement Erna SOLBERG – First deputy chair, Foreign Affairs Committee and first deputy chair, Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee (EPP) Morten HØGLUND – Member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Svein Roald HANSEN – Member of the Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs (S&D) Staff Bjarne SYRDAL – Permanent Secretary to the European / Foreign Relations Committee

15 OTHER PARTICIPANTS / AUTRES PARTICIPANTS

ASSEMBLY OF WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION / UNION DE L’EUROPE OCCIDENTALE Philip WORRE – Head of the Research Office European Security and Defence

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION / CONSEIL DE L’UNION EUROPÉENNE Eugenia DUMITRIU-SEGNANA – Legal Adviser

EUROPEAN COMMISSION / COMMISSION EUROPÉENNE Fernando FRUTUOSO DE MELO – Director at the Secretariat General Milan JARON – Desk officer at the Secretariat General Sten RAMSTEDT – Member of Cabinet of Ms Wallström, Vice President of the European Commission

SPEAKERS / ORATEURS - Speaker of the Fredrik REINFELDT – Prime Minister Andreas CARLGREN – Minister for the Environment Margot WALLSTRÖM- Vice President of the European Commission Björn VON SYDOW- PhD, Former Speaker of the Riksdag, Member of the Riksdag Beatrice ASK – Minister for Justice Tobias BILLSTRÖM – Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy

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