The Conference of the Speakers of the European Union Parliaments Bratislava, 24 – 27 May 2007
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Austria - Nationalrat H.E. Mrs. Barbara PRAMMER Speaker Mr. Georg POSCH Secretary General Mr. Gerhard KOLLER Head of the European Relations Division Mr. Helfried CARL Diplomatic Counsellor of the Speaker
Austria - Bundesrat H.E. Mrs. Anna - Elisabeth HASELBACH Deputy Speaker Mrs. Susanne BACHMANN Secretary General
Embassy of Austria in Bratislava H.E. Mr. Helmut WESSELY Ambassador Mr. Marian WRBA Counsellor
Belgium - Chambre des Représentants Mr. Robert MYTTENAERE Secretary General Mr. Hugo D'HOLLANDER Principal Advisor
Belgium - Sénat Mr. Luc BLONDEEL Secretary General
Embassy of Belgium in Bratislava H.E. Mr. Alain COOLS Ambassador
Bulgaria - Narodno Sobranie H.E. Mr. Georgi PIRINSKI Speaker Mr. Ognyan AVRAMOV Secretary General Mr. Dencho GEORGIEV Director of the European Union Department Mrs. Veronica ANTOVA Director of the Protocol Directorate Mr. Georgi VALCEV Personal Doctor of the Speaker Mr. Ivan GEORGIEV Security Officer Mr. Kazimir KUZOV Security Officer
Embassy of Bulgaria in Bratislava H.E. Mr. Ognyan GARKOV Ambassador
Croatia - Hrvatski Sabor Mr. Vladimir ŠEKS Speaker Mr. Josip SESAR Secretary General Mr. Boris ABRAMOVIC Head of the Speakers Office Mr. Vanja GOLDBERGER Adviser to the Speaker Mr. Stjepan VUKAS Adviser Foreign Policy Mr. Dunja HERGULA Adviser Public Relations Mrs. Marina OCTENJAK Advisor - Interpreter Mrs. Barbara TARTAGLIA Advisor - Interpreter
Embassy of Croatia in Bratislava H.E. Mr. Tomislav CAR Ambassador Mr. Danijel Medan Political & EU Affairs Attaché
Cyprus - Vouli Antiprosopon H.E. Mr. Demetris CHRISTOFIAS Speaker Mr. Costakis CHRISTOFOROU Secretary General Mr. Socrates SOCRATOUS Director of the International Relations Service
Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Vienna H.E. Mr. Kornelios S. KORNELIOU Ambassador
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Czech Republic - Poslanecká snemovna H.E. Mr. Miloslav VLCEK Speaker Mr. Petr KYNŠTETR Secretary General Mr. Ivan PRIKRYL Head of the Cabinet of the Speaker Mr. Martin OPATRNÝ Spokesman Mrs. Veronika SYKOVÁ Adviser to the Committee for European Affairs Mrs. Božena CERNÁ Protocol Mr. Zdenek HOFMAN Interpreter Mr. René BAIGER Security Officer
Czech Republic - Senát H.E. Mr. Premysl SOBOTKA Speaker Mr. František JAKUB Secretary General Mrs. Hana SEDLÁCKOVÁ Acting Deputy of Czech Senate in Brussels Mr. Edvard KOŽUŠNÍK Director of the Secretariat of the Speaker Mrs. Eva HELLOVÁ Deputy Director of the Protocol Department Mr. Petr KOSTKA Press Secretary of the Senate Mr. Tomáš OPOCENSKÝ Interpreter Mr. Miloš SVOBODA Security Officer
Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bratislava H.E. Mr. Vladimír GALUŠKA Ambassador Mrs. Jana BRÁZDOVÁ Secretary
Denmark - Folketinget H.E. Mr. Christian MEJDAHL Speaker Mr. Henrik TVARNØ Secretary General Mr. Peter JUUL LARSEN Head of the EU Department Mr. Morten KNUDSEN Principal EU Adviser Mrs. Pernille DELEURAN Head of Communication Mr. Søren KRUSE Interpreter Mr. Lars LARSEN Interpreter
Embassy of Denmark in Bratislava H.E. Mr. Jørgen Munk RASMUSSEN Ambassador
Estonia - Riigikogu H.E. Mrs. Ene ERGMA Speaker Mr. Heiki SIBUL Secretary General Mr. Toivo TASA Head of the Foreign Relations Department Mr. Allar KARU Security Officer
Embassy of Estonia in Vienna H.E. Mrs. Katrin SAARSALU Ambassador
Finland - Eduskunta H.E. Mr. Sauli NIINISTÖ Speaker Mr. Seppo TIITINEN Secretary General Mr. Peter SARAMO Director of the EU-secretariat, Counsel to the Grand Committee
Embassy of Finland in Bratislava H.E. Mr. Rauno Tapio VIEMERÖ Ambassador
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France - Assemblée nationale Mr. Jean-Pierre BLOCH Director of the Service of European Affairs
France - Sénat H.E. Mr. Christian PONCELET Speaker Mr. Alain DELCAMP Secretary General Mr. Jean CABANNES Head of the Speakers Office Mr. Jean LAPORTE Director of the Service of European Affairs Mr. Jérôme CAUCHARD Counsellor Mr. Frédéric LABERTHONNIÉRE Security Officer
Embassy of France in Bratislava H.E. Mr. Henry CUNY Ambassador Mr. Xavier ROUARD Counsellor Mr. Oto MASÁR Personal Doctor
Germany - Bundestag H.E. Mr. Norbert LAMMERT Speaker Mr. Ulrich SCHÖLER Head of the Directorate General Mrs. Sybille KOCH Counsellor
Germany - Bundesrat Mr. Willi STÄCHELE Minister Mr. Gerd SCHMITT Deputy Secretary General Ms. Sonja KUSICKE Consultant at the Parliamentary Relations Division
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bratislava Mr. Klaus Jochen GUEHLCKE Deputy Head of Mission
Greece - Vouli Ton Ellinon H.E. Mrs. Anna BENAKI Speaker Mr. Kyriakos LOUKAKIS Acting Secretary General Mrs. Anastasia FRANGOU Head of European Affairs Division Mr. Panayiotis KAMPRAS Special Advisor Mr. Antonios GALANOPOULOS Staff member Mr. Dimitros TZATHAS Staff member Mrs. Georgia TSILIKI Interpreter Mrs. Marina DIAFA Interpreter Mrs. Sotiria PAPADAMAKI Security Officer
Embassy of Greece in Bratislava H.E. Mr. Constantin KARABETSIS Ambassador
Hungary - Országgyulés H.E. Mrs. Katalin SZILI Speaker Mr. Péter SÁRDI Head of the Office for International Relations Mr. Bálint ÓDOR Head of the EU Department of the Office for Foreign Relations Mr. Zoltán HORVÁTH EU Department of the Office for Foreign Relations Mrs. Marianna GYÖRKÖS EU Department of the Office for Foreign Relations Mr. Jószef SIMON Deputy Head of the Speaker's Cabinet Mrs. Éva SÖREGI Advisor of the Speaker's Cabinet Mrs. Katalin VÍGH-VARGA Protocol Department Mrs. Magda JÓZAN Rapporteur, Press Service of the Hungarian Parliament Mr. Gábor KARAKAI Interpreter Mr. Ottó KORENCSY Interpreter Mr. Tamás JÜTTNER Security Officer
Embassy of Hungary in Bratislava H.E. Mr. Antal HEIZER Ambassador
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Ireland - Dáil Éireann H.E. Mr. Rory O'HANLON Speaker Mr. Brendan CONROY Private Secretary of the Speaker
Ireland - Seanad Éireann H.E. Mr. Rory KIELY President Clerk to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Mrs. Anne Marie FAHY Affairs Mrs. Aisling HART Private Secretary of the Speaker
Embassy of Ireland in Bratislava H.E. Mr. Declan CONNOLLY Ambassador
Italy - Camera dei Deputati H.E. Mr. Carlo LEONI Deputy Speaker Mr. Antonio ESPOSITO Member of the European Affairs Department Mrs. Rita PALANZA Head of the European Affairs Department Mrs. Mirella CASSARINO Head of the International Affairs Department Mr. Alessandro BELLINI Protocol Office Mr. Sebastiano FIUMI GARELLI European Affairs Department Mr. Stefano MARRONE Interpreter
Italy - Senato della Repubblica Mrs. Maria Valeria AGOSTINI Head of the International Affairs Department
Embassy of Italy in Bratislava H.E. Mr. Antonino PROVENZANO Ambassador
Latvia - Saeima H.E. Mr. Indulis EMSIS Speaker Mr. Ugis BAMBE Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Speaker Mrs. Zane RUKMANE Deputy Head of the Protocol Division
Embassy of Latvia in Vienna H.E. Mr. Aivars GROZA Ambassador
Lithuania - Seimas H.E. Mr. Viktoras MUNTIANAS Speaker Mr. Gintautas VILKELIS Secretary General Mrs. Audra CIAPIENE Adviser to the Speaker Mrs. Ruta BUNEVICIUTE Senior Adviser of the Committee on European Affairs
Mrs. Kristina KACKUVIENE Interpreter Mrs. Aušra LAZAUSKIENÉ Interpreter Mr. Rolandas JAKIMAVICIUS Security Officer
Embassy of Lithuania in Vienna H.E. Mr. Giedrius PUODŽIUNAS Ambassador Mrs. Laima JUREVICIENE Counsellor
Luxembourg - Chambre des Députés H.E. Mr. Joseph SCHEUER Deputy Speaker Mrs. Isabelle BARRA Head of the International Relations Department
Embassy of Luxembourg in Vienna H.E. Mr. Marc THILL Ambassador
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Malta - Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati H.E. Mr. Anton TABONE Speaker Mrs. Eleanor SCERRI Research Analyst, Foreign and European Affairs Mr. Joseph MANGION Diplomatic Officer
Netherlands - Tweede Kamer H.E. Mrs. Gerdi VERBEET Speaker Mrs. Jacqueline E. BIESHEUVEL - VERMEIJDEN Secretary General Mrs. Gonie DE BOER Deputy Secretary
Netherlands - Eerste Kamer H.E. Mrs. Yvonne TIMMERMAN - BUCK Speaker Mr. Geert Jan A. HAMILTON Secretary General
Embassy of Netherlands in Bratislava H.E. Mr. Rob SWARTBOL Ambassador
Poland - Sejm H.E. Mr. Ludwik DORN Speaker Mrs. Wanda FIDELUS - NINKIEWICZ Secretary General Mr. Witold LISICKI Speaker’s Spokesmen Mr. Rafal KARPINSKI Director of the International Relations Bureau Mrs. Kaja KRAWCZYK Head of the European Union Affairs Division Mr. Tomasz GLANZ Deputy Director of the Sejm Publishing Office Mrs. Dagmara WRÓBEL Interpreter Mr. Marcin STRAWCZYNSKI Security Officer
Poland - Senat H.E. Mr. Maciej PLAZYNSKI Deputy Speaker Mr. Leszek KIENIEWICZ Director of the Office for International and EU Affairs
Mr. Leszek BIERA Official of the Office for International and EU Affairs
Mrs. Malgorzata MARCINKOWSKA Interpreter
Embassy of Poland in Bratislava H.E. Mr. Zenon KOSINIAK-KAMYSZ Ambassador
Portugal - Assembleia da República H.E. Mr. Jaime GAMA Speaker Mrs. Adelina SÁ-CARVALHO Secretary General Mrs. Madalena FISCHER Diplomatic Advisor Mr. João NEVES Security Officer
Embassy of Portugal in Bratislava H.E. Mr. José Vieira BRANCO Ambassador
Romania - Camera Deputatilor H.E. Mr. Bogdan OLTEANU Speaker Mrs. Georgeta IONESCU Secretary General Mr. Calin- Mihai RACOTI Director of the European Affairs Department Mrs. Bogdana BALMUS Adviser to the Speaker Mrs. Daniela FILIPESCU Permanent Representative to the EP
Romania - Senatul Mr. Constantin Dan VASILIU Secretary General Mr. Marian POPA Counsellor, EU Division Mrs. Ruxandra NASTASE Expert, Bilateral Relations
Embassy of Romania in Bratislava H.E. Mrs. Valerica EPURE Ambassador
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Slovak Republic - Národná rada H.E. Mr. Pavol PAŠKA Speaker Mr. Viktor STROMCEK Secretary General Mr. Bruno HROMÝ Director of the Foreign Relations and Protocol Department Mrs. Miriam LEXMANN Permanent Representative to the EP Mrs. Gabriela MADROVÁ European Affairs Department Mrs. Zuzana ŠIŠKOVÁ European Affairs Department Mrs. Lenka ŠARMÍROVÁ Interparliamentary Cooperation Unit
Slovenia - Državni Zbor H.E. Mr. France CUKJATI Speaker Mr. Lovro LONCAR Secretary General Mrs. Barbara MEDVED ŠPILETIC Head of the Office of the President Mrs. Tamara GRUDEN - PECAN Adviser Mrs. Klementina SLUGA Public Relations Officer Mrs. Ana Matilda JESENKO Adviser Mrs. Tatjana MOLK Protocol of the Republic of Slovenia Mrs. Branka BOŽIC Interpreter Mr. Marko POJE Security Officer
Slovenia - Državni Svet H.E. Mr. Janez SUŠNIK Speaker Mr. Primož HAINZ Secretary General Mrs. Lilijana ŽURMAN Deputy Secretary General Mrs. Zala SONJAK ŠARF Adviser Mrs. Barbara SEDMAK Protocol Mrs. Damijana ZELNIK PR Mrs. Alenka MILOVANOVIC Interpreter
Embassy of Slovenia in Bratislava H.E. Mrs. Maja LOVRENCIC SVETEK Ambassador Mr. Edvin SKRT First Secretary
Spain - Congresso de los Diputados H.E. Mr. Ignacio GIL LAZARO Deputy Speaker Mr. José Antonio MORENO Deputy Secretary General Mrs. Maria J. ALGUERO Secretary
Embassy of Spain in Bratislava H.E. Mr. Miguel AGUIRRE DE CARCER Ambassador
Sweden - Riksdagen H.E. Mr. Per WESTERBERG Speaker Mr. Anders FORSBERG Secretary General Mrs. Charlotte RYDELL Deputy Clerk of the Chamber Mrs. Åsa EKWALL Head of the International Affairs Department
Embassy of Sweeden in Bratislava H.E. Mr. Mikael WESTERLIND Ambassador
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia H.E. Mr. Ljubisha GEORGIEVSKI Speaker Mr. Zarko DENKOVSKI Secretary General Mr. Nikola TODOROVSKI State Adviser for Multilateral Cooperation Mr. Todor PENDAROV Spokesman Mr. Goran GJOSEVSKI Security Officer Mr. Toni BOSKOV Security Officer Mr. Vladimir HRISTOVSKI Security Officer Mr. Oliver STAMENOV Security Officer
Embassy of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in Vienna Mrs. Vukica KRTOLICA POPOVSKA Minister Counsellor
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Turkey - Turkiye Buyuk Millet Meclisi H.E. Mr. Bulent ARINC Speaker Mr. Alí KÖPRÜLÜ Senior Advisor of Foreign Relations to the Speaker, Ambassador Mr. Aydin DURUSOY Director of International Relations and Protocol Department Mr. Ece AKINCI ILERI Officer of International Relations and Protocol Department Mr. Ertugrul CINGIL Communication Officer Mr. Mücahit ARSLAN Interpreter Mr. Hamza ALTINTAS Security Officer
Embassy of Turkey in Bratislava H.E. Mr. Tunç ÜGDÜL Ambassador Mr. Can ÖNDER First Counselllor Mrs. Genç BASAK First Secretary
Ukraine - Verkhovna Rada H.E. Mr. Oleksandr MOROZ Speaker Mr. Valentyn ZAYCHUK Secretary General Mr. Vitaliy SHYBKO Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Mr. Kyrylo TRETYAK First Deputy Head of Interparliamentary Relations Department Mrs. Victoria SHVEDOVA Head of Press-Service Mr. Oleksandr TSUPRENKO Head of Division, Interparliamentary Relations Department, Secretariat Mr. Oleksandr LIASHENKO Chief Specialist, Administrative Division, Secretariat Mr. Vasyl HAMIANIN Chief Consultant, Secretariat Mr. Oleg SAVON Security Officer Mr. Victor SLAVNYI Security Officer Mr. Serhiy DRIMLIUGA Security Officer Mr. Yaroslav PETRASHENKO Security Officer Mr. Oleksiy SEVRIUK Security Officer Mrs. Svitlana GLUSHENOK Parliament TV-Radio Department (journalist) Mr. Volodymyr PELESHKO Parliament TV-Radio Department (cameraman) Mr. Pavlo TYRSKY National TV (journalist) Mr. Volodymyr SYTIUK National TV (cameraman) Mr. Zahar BUTYRSKYI 1+1 TV Channel (journalist) Mr. Yuri MESHCHERIAKOV 1+1 TV Channel (cameraman) Mrs. Valentyna LEVYTSKA Inter TV Chanel (journalist) Mr. Mykyta ISAYKO Inter TV Chanel (cameraman) Mrs. Anastasiya SYROTKINA Voice of Ukraine newspaper press-photographer
Embassy of Ukraine in Bratislava H.E. Mrs. Inna OHNIVEC Ambassador
United Kingdom - House of Commons Sir Alan HASELHURST Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Mr. David NATZLER Clerk of the Table Office Mr. Liam LAURENCE SMYTH Clerk of the Overseas Office
United Kingdom - House of Lords Baroness Helene HAYMAN Lord Speaker Mr. Paul HAYTER Clerk of the Parliaments Mr. Nicolas BESLY Private Secretary to the Lord Speaker
Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Bratislava Mr. Thomas Henry CARTER Chargé d’Affaires a. i. Mrs. Wendy ROEBUCK Second Secretary
European Parliament H.E. Mr. Manuel Antonio DOS SANTOS Vice-President Mr. Krzysztof BERNACKI Head of Unit Mr. Maximilian SCHRÖDER Administrator Mr. Robert HAJŠEL Head of the EP Information Office
European Commission H.E. Mr. László KOVÁCS EU Commissionaire for Taxation and Customs Union
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Mr. Peter ZSAPKA Communication Secretary of the EC Representation in Slovakia
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