STUDY VISIT

FOR NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FROM ALBANIA, AND THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Organised by the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG)

Brussels, 22-23 January 2018

Meeting room: ASP A1E-2 European Parliament

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

PARLIAMENT OF ALBANIA Mrs Vilma BELLO Member of the Committee on Education and Means of Public Information (Socialist Party) Mrs Edlira BODE Member of the Committee on Labour, Social Issues and Health (Socialist Party) Mr Flamur GOLEMI Member of the Committee on Labour, Social Issues and Health (Socialist Party) Mr Adnor SHAMETI Member of the Committee on Legal Issues, Public Administration and Human Rights (Socialist Party) Mrs Almira XHEMBULLA Member of the Committee on Labour, Social Issues and Health (Socialist Party) Mrs Rudina HAJDARI Member of the Committee on Foreign Policy () Mr Endri HASA Member of the Committee on Productive Activities, Commerce and Environment (Democratic Party) Mrs Mimoza TASI Official Mrs Kledia NELAJ Official

ASSEMBLY OF KOSOVO1 Ms Saranda BOGUJEVCI Member of the Committee on Human Rights, Gender Equality, Missing Persons and Petitions (Lëvizja Vetëvendosje (VV)) Mrs Valentina BUNJAKU – Member of the Committee for Education, Science, Technology, Culture, Youth, Sports, REXHEPI Innovation and Entrepreneurship Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) Mr Andin HOTI Member of the Committee for the Oversight of Public Finances; Member of the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Rural Development, Environment and Spatial Planning (Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK)) Mr. Shkumbin DEMALIAJ Member of the Committee on Legislation, Mandates, Immunities, Rules of Procedure of the Assembly and the Oversight of the Anti-Corruption Agency (Alliance for Future of Kosova (AAK)) Mrs Albulena BALAJ – Member of the Committee for Education, Science, Technology, Culture, Youth, Sports, HALIMAJ Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Member of the Committee on Human Rights, Gender Equality, Missing Persons and Petitions (NISMA për Kosovën Party (NISMA)) Mr Bahrim ŠABANI 2nd Vice Chair of the Committee on Legislation, Mandates, Immunities, Rules of Procedure of the Assembly and the Oversight of the Anti-Corruption Agency; 2nd Vice Chair of the Committee for the Oversight of Kosovo Intelligence Agency; Member of the Committee on Internal Affairs, Security and Oversight of the Kosovo Security Force (COALITION VAKAT (KV)) Mr Islam PACOLLI Member of the Assembly of Kosovo (NEW KOSOVO ALLIANCE (AKR)) Ms. Bukurije RUKOLLI Officer for Bilateral Relations, Directory for Protocol and International Relations Mrs Arjeta STATOVCI Protocol Officer, Directory for Protocol and International Relations

1 This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSC 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence. European Parliament, Directorate for Democracy Support, Pre-Accession Actions Unit 2 Study Visit, 22-23 January 2018, Brussels

ASSEMBLY OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Ms Teuta BILALLI Deputy Member of the Committee on Defence and Security; Deputy Member of the Committee on Education, Science and Sport (Movement BESA) Mr Ejup ALIMI Member of the Committee for Supervising the Work of the Security and Counter- Intelligence Directorate and the Intelligence Agency; Deputy Member of the Committee on European Affairs (Democratic Union for Integration) Mr Agim SHAQIRI Member of the Committee on Economy; Deputy Member of the Committee on Constitutional Issues (Democratic Union for Integration) Mr Petar ATANASOV President of the Committee on Education, Science and Sport; Member of the Committee on European Affairs (Social Democratic Union of Macedonia ) Ms Juliana NIKOLOVA Member of the Committee on European Affairs (Liberal Democratic Party) Ms Nevenka STAMENKOVSKA Member of the Committee on European Affairs (VMRO-DPMNE) Mr Trajcho DIMKOV Member of the Committee on European Affairs (VMRO-DPMNE) Mr Risto ILIEVSKI Official, Associate of the Committee on European Affairs Ms Bleta BILALI-AJETI Official, Associate for Bilateral Cooperation

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT In the Chair:

Ms Heidi HAUTALA Vice-President of the European Parliament (Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance) Ms Lívia JÁRÓKA Vice-President of the European Parliament (Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)) Mr Tunne KELAM Member of the Delegation to the EU-former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)

Participating Members:

Mr David McALLISTER Co-Chair of the Democracy Support and Election Co-ordination Group (Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)) Ms Linda McAVAN Co-Chairs of the Democracy Support and Election Co-ordination Group (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats) Ms Monica MACOVEI Chair of the Delegation to the EU-Albania Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)) Mr Tonino PICULA Chair of the Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina & Kosovo (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats)

European Parliament, Directorate for Democracy Support, Pre-Accession Actions Unit 3 Study Visit, 22-23 January 2018, Brussels

Mr Alojz PETERLE Chair of the Delegation to the EU-former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)) Mr Knut FLECKENSTEIN MEP, rapporteur on Albania (Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats) Mr Igor ŠOLTES MEP, rapporteur on Kosovo (Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance) Mr Ivo VAJGL MEP, rapporteur on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Group of the Alliance of and Democrats for Europe) Mr Elmar BROK MEP, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats))

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Mr Christian Danielsson Director-General, DG NEAR

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT OFFICIALS

Mr Krzysztof BERNACKI Head of Unit, Pre-Accession Actions Unit, DG EXPO Mr Nikos SALLIARELIS Administrator, Pre-Accession Actions Unit, DG EXPO Mr Henry WASUNG Administrator, Visits and Seminars Unit, DG COMM Ms Sabine HOFFMANN Administrative Assistant, Pre-Accession Actions Unit, DG EXPO

EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS Mr Dennis WERNERUS Auditor, European Court of Auditors

THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA Ms Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA Foreign Minister of Bulgaria

PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF ESTONIA TO THE EU Ms Kaie KORK Estonian COWEB (Western Balkans) and COELA (Enlargement) member

European Parliament, Directorate for Democracy Support, Pre-Accession Actions Unit 4 Study Visit, 22-23 January 2018, Brussels