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European Parliament EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT EUROPEAN UNION-REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION COMMITTEE Sixth meeting 19 -23 March 2007 TASHKENT / REGIONS LIST OF PARTICIPANTS AND ACCOMPANYING STAFF MEMBERS (12) Group Country Committees Ms Ona JUKNEVIČIENĖ Committee on Budgetary Control ALDE Lithuania Chairwoman Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Committee on Agriculture and Rural Mr Albert Jan MAAT EPP-ED Netherlands Development First Vice-chair Committee on Fisheries Ms Bernadette BOURZAI PES France Committee on Regional Development Second Vice-chair Mr John ATTARD-MONTALTO PES Malta Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Committee on the Environment, Public Health Mr Martin CALLANAN EPP-ED United Kingdom and Food Safety Mr Daniel CASPARY EPP-ED Germany Committee on International Trade Mr Richard CORBETT PES United Kingdom Committee on Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Environment, Public Health Ms Anne FERREIRA PES France and Food Safety Ms Cristina GUTIERREZ- Committee on the Environment, Public Health EPP-ED Spain CORTINES and Food Safety Committee on Agriculture and Rural Ms Elisabeth JEGGLE EPP-ED Germany Development 07/02/2007 Group Country Committees Committee on Agriculture and Rural Mr Tchetin KAZAK ALDE Bulgaria Development Committee on the Environment, Public Health Mr Peter OLAJOS EPP-ED Hungary and Food Safety Ms Katrin SAKS PES Estonia Committee on Foreign Affairs Committee on Agriculture and Rural Mr Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI UEN Poland Development EPP-ED Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats PES Group of the Party of European Socialists ALDE Group of the Alliance of Democrats and Liberals of Europe UEN Union for Europe of the Nations Group Secretariat, Interparliamentary Delegations Mr Tim BODEN Principal Administrator Ms Morag DONALDSON Administrative Assistant Political group advisors Interpreters 07/02/2007.
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