Promoting better regional cooperation towards smart and humane migration across the Mediterranean
Conference for parliaments from the European Union and from the Mediterranean region organized jointly by the Inter- Parliamentary Union, the Parliament of Malta and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
16-17 November 2017, Grand Hotel Excelsior - Grand Ballroom, Valletta (Malta)
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
GUEST/SPEAKERS
ABELA, Carmelo (Mr.) Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion of Malta
FARRUGIA, Angelo (Mr.) Speaker of the Parliament of Malta
COSTA LACÃO, Jorge (Mr.) Vice-President of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal Member of the Bureau of the IPU Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Vice-President of the Portuguese Delegation to the IPU
ROQUE OLIVEIRA, Pedro (Mr.) Member of Parliament, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) (Portugal)
KLEIN-SOLOMON, Michele (Ms.) Director, Global Compact for Migration, Office of the Director General
PANELLISTS/SPEAKERS
TARAN, Patrick (Mr.) President of Global Migration Policy Associates
ALLIZARD, Pascal (Mr.) Senator (France) OSCE-PA Special Representative on Mediterranean Affairs
LMARBOUH, Lhou (Mr.) Member of Parliament (Morocco) PAM Vice-President
EL-KHOURY, Golda (Ms.) - 2 -
Chief, Section for Inclusion and Rights, Sector for Social and Human Sciences (UNESCO)
PFOHMAN, Shannon (Ms.) Policy & Advocacy Director, Caritas Europa
TAYLOR, Cate (Ms.) Non-Executive Director, “Stop Funding Hate”
KRUM-HANSEN, Anne-Birgitte (Ms.) Head of UNHCR Liaison Office to EASO (Malta)
MALETIC, Aleksandra (Ms.) Member of the Parliament (Serbia) PAM Vice-President
IOANNOU, Sophia (Ms) Head of Communications, SolidarityNow
VRAVAS, Ioakeim (Mr.) Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Learning (MEAL), SolidarityNow
NUNES NICOLAU, Miguel Angelo (Mr.) Frontex Coordinator Officer
MICALLEF, Mark (Mr.) Expert on trans-Mediterranean migration, Global Initiative
GOGE, Maimouna Gazibo (Ms.) Director General of the Nigerian Agency for the Fight against Human Trafficking
NKODO DANG, Roger (Mr.) President of the Pan African Parliament (Cameroon)
ENGEL, Frank (Mr.) Member of the European Parliament, Member of the Parliament (Luxemburg)
NADIR, El Habib (Mr.) Secretary General of the Ministry Delegate in charge of Moroccans living abroad (under the MFA) and Moroccan Co-Chair of the Global Forum on Migration and Development
PARTICIPANTS
Algeria
KELLIL, Tahar (Mr.) Member of Parliament Vice-President – Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
LAZAAR, Mohamed (Mr.) Member of Parliament
ZAKARIA, Mohamed (Mr.) Member of Parliament
MOUSSI, Ammar (Mr.) Member of Parliament
DENNOUNI Abdelmadjid (Mr.) Member of Parliament - 3 -
Austria
LOPATKA Reinhold (Mr.) Member of Parliament, Head of the delegation
LUEGER, Angela (Ms.) Member of Parliament
JENEWEIN, Hans-Jörg (Mr.) Member of Parliament
RUND, Petra (Ms.) Head of International Relations Division
Cyprus
KOUTRA KOUKOUMA, Skevi (Ms.) Member of the House of Representatives Member of Parliament (IPU)
ORHANIDES, Christos (Mr.) Member of the House of Representatives Member of Parliament (PAM)
NEOPHYTOU, Georgia (Ms.) International Relations Officer
France
DEROMEDI, Jacky (Ms.) Member of the Senate
VALETTA ARDISSON, Alexandra (Ms.) Member of the National Assembly
JOURDA, Gisèle (Ms.) Member of the Senate
MÖRCH, Sandrine (Ms.) Member of the National Assembly
SUTOUR, Simon (Mr.) Member of the Senate
VANCE, Loïc (Mr.) Adviser, International relations department, Senate
Germany
AGGELIDIS, Grigorios (Mr.) Member of the Bundestag
FRIESEN, Anton (Mr.) Member of the Bundestag
RIECK, Olaf (Mr.) Head of Economic Affairs, German Embassy (Malta) - 4 -
ROSENHAGEN, Niklas (Mr.) Legal Advisor, German Embassy (Malta)
RIECK, Olafs (Mr.) Head Economic Affairs, German Embassy (Malta)
Greece
TRIANTAFYLLOU, Maria (Ms.) Member of the Hellenic Parliament
AVLONITOU, Maria (Ms.) Member of the Hellenic Parliament
BALKAMOU, Christiana (Ms.) Adviser
Israel
PERETZ, Amir (Mr.) Member of the Knesset Vice-President – Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
BEN SHABBAT Yakir (Mr.) Security Officer
BI ERMANN, Zvi (Mr.)
Italy
AMORUSO, Francesco Maria (Mr.) Member of the Senate
RADONI, Susanna (Ms.) Protocol Officer, Chamber of Deputies
PEDIO, Lidia (Ms.) Interpreter (Chamber of Deputies)
SPINOLA, Orsetta (Mr.) Interpreter (Chamber of Deputies)
ARIOLA, Giuseppe (Mr.) Staff, Italian Senate
Jordan
BOURAN, Alia (Ms.) Member of the Senate Vice-President - Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
ALFAYEZ Habes (Mr.) Member of House of Representatives
MUSIMI, Hayat (Ms.) Member of House of Representatives - 5 -
QARAQISH, Omar (Mr.) Member of House of Representatives
ALRWABDAH, Ali (Mr.) Adviser
ALHISAH, Nabil (Mr.) Adviser
ALMUBAEDEN Hudaefa (Mr.) Secretary
Latvia
DAUDZE, Gundars (Mr.) Deputy Speaker of the Saeima
PAURA, Sandra (Ms.) Head of the Inter-Parliamentary Relations Bureau
Luxembourg
DALL’AGNOL, Claudia (Ms.) Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Malta (Organiser)
CARUANA, Justyne (Ms.) Minister for Gozo Head of the delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
ZAMMIT LEWIS, Edward (Mr.) Member of the House of Representatives Chair, Standing Committee on Foreign and European Affairs
GRECH, Etienne (Mr.) Member of the House of Representatives
BEDINGFIELD, Glenn (Mr.) Member of the House of Representatives
STELLINI, Dave (Mr.) Member of the House of Representatives
SCERRI, Eleanor (Ms.) Director, International Relations
ABELA, Pauline (Ms.) Clerk Assistant
VELLA, Andre (Mr.) Research Analyst
MAMO, Karen (Ms.) Research Analyst
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TERRIBILE, Emma (Ms.) Research Analyst
VASSALLO, Jeannine (Ms.) Research Analyst
INGUANEZ, Carine (Ms.) Clerk
Sovereign Order of Malta
H.E. Ambassador Di LUCA, Alberto (Mr.) Permanent Representative of the Order to the PAM Member of the Sovereign Order of Malta
Morocco
LMARBOUH, Lhou (Mr.) Member of the House of Councillors Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
ALAMI, Mohammed (Mr.) Member of the House of Councillors Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
KOUSKOUS, Hamid (Mr.) Member of the House of Councillors
ELALLALI, Yasser (Mr.) Adviser to the delegation
CHABAT, Naoufal (Mr.) Member of the House of Representatives
EL ARRAK, Azzouha (Ms.) Member of the House of Representatives
EL-HEJIRA, Mohamed (Mr.) Member of the House of Representatives
EL-HARFI, Abderrahman (Mr.) Member of the House of Representatives
AMAM, Chokrane (Mr.) Member of the House of Representatives
Niger
MANO, Aghali (Mr.) Member of the National Assembly
HIMA, Ramatou (Ms.) Member of the National Assembly
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Palestine
QASEM, Belal (Mr.) Member of the Palestinian National Council Vice-President – Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
HAMAYEL, Omar (Mr.) Member of the Palestinian National Council
Poland
KLOC, Izabela (Ms.) Member of the Sejm
DOWHAN, Robert (Mr.) Member of the Senator
GRUBA, Wojciech (Mr.) Secretary of the delegation
Portugal
ROQUE OLIVEIRA, Pedro (Mr.) Member of the Assembly of the Republic President - Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
LACÃO, Jorge (Mr.) Vice-President of the Assembly of the Republic Member of the Bureau of the IPU Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Vice-President of the Portuguese Delegation to the IPU
MACEDO, Virgílio (Mr.) Member of the Assembly of the Republic
BORGES, Maria Das Mercês (Ms.) Member of the Assembly of the Republic
ISIDORO, Ana Margarida (Ms.) Adviser, International Relations, Assembly of the Republic
Romania
SOPORAN, Aurel-Horea (Mr.) Member of the Senate
MARIN, Gheorghe (Mr.) Member of the Senate
TEODOREL, Luminita (Ms.) Adviser of the delegation
Serbia
MALETIC, Aleksandra (Ms.) Member of the Parliament Vice-President - Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean - 8 -
SUDIMAC, Jelena (Ms.) Adviser
Slovenia
BON KLANJŠČEK, Mirjam (Ms.) Member of National Assembly
Spain
GOMEZ-BERNARDO, Maria Teresa (Ms.) Member of the Congress of Deputies
GARCÍA DIEZ, Joaquín María (Mr.) Member of the Congress of Deputies
ECHANIZ, José Ignacio (Mr.) Member of the Congress of Deputies
ÁBALOS, José Luis (Mr.) Member of the Congress of Deputies
VILA, Sara (Ms.) Member of the Congress of Deputies
BOYRA, Helena (Ms.) Adviser of the delegation
Sweden
GREEN, Monica (Ms.) Member of the Riksdag
ORNFJADER, Krister (Mr.) Member of the Riksdag
Tunisia
ATTIA, Wafa (Ms.) Member of the Assembly of People's Representatives
JEMLI, Taoufik (Mr.) Member of the Assembly of People's Representatives
HAJJI, Morched (Mr.) Member of the Assembly of People's Representatives
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Turkey
ÇAKIR Coşkun (Mr.) Member of the Grand National Assembly President of the Turkish Inter-Parliamentary Group
AYATA, S. Sencer (Mr.) Member of the Grand National Assembly
TEZCAN, Yilmaz (Mr.) Member of the Grand National Assembly
TAN, Altan (Mr.) Member of the Grand National Assembly
TEMEL, Açelya (Ms.) Adviser of the delegation - PAM
AKSELİ, SAREN (Ms.) Adviser of the delegation
United Kingdom
DUBS, Alfred (Lord) Member of the House of Lords
TAIT, Lauren (Ms.) International Project Manager British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union
FIORINI, Victor (Mr.) Political Officer, British High Commission (Malta)
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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
DIOP, Abdel (Mr.) Associate Migration Officer, GCM Team
EL-KHOURY, Golda (Ms.) Chief, Section for Inclusion and Rights, Sector for Social and Human Sciences (UNESCO)
GUICCIARDINI MEULLER, Marta (Ms.) Senior International Affairs Officer - World Bank
KLEIN-SOLOMON, Michele (Ms.) Director, Global Compact for Migration, Office of the Director General
KRUM-HANSEN, Anne-Birgitte (Ms.) Head of UNHCR - Liaison Office to EASO – Malta - 10 -
MACIULSKAITE, Laura (Ms.) Officer in Charge of IOM (Malta)
PASINI, Christiano (Mr.) UNIDO Representative in Lebanon
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PARLIAMENTARY ORGANIZATIONS
Inter-Parliamentary Union Secretariat (Organiser)
HUIZENGA, Rogier (Mr.) Human Rights Programme Manager
AFOUDA, Akiyo (Mr.) Human Rights Programme Officer
LAMHARZI, Boutayna (Ms.) Human Rights Consultant
Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (Organiser)
PIAZZI Sergio (Ambassador) Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
NURCHI, Andrea (Mr.) Deputy Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
PUTMAN-CRAMER, Gerhard (Mr.) PAM, Permanent Observer to the United Nations
LABORDE, Jean-Paul (Mr.) Advisor on Counter-Terrorism, Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
MICALLEF, Martin (Mr.) Communications Officer, Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
KHACHI, Fatima (Ms.) Program Officer, Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
KIRUSHEV, Vladimir (Mr.) Program Officer, Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean
European Parliament
ENGEL, Frank (Mr.) Member of the European Parliament, Member of Parliament (Luxemburg)
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Pan African Parliament
NKODO DANG, Roger (Mr.) President of the Pan African Parliament Member of Parliament (South Africa)
CONDE, Mamadou Aliou (Mr.) Member of the Pan African Parliament Member of Parliament (Guinea)
TATCHOUOP BELOBE, Francisca (Ms.) Member of the Pan African Parliament Member of Parliament (Equatorial Guinea)
SOARES RENSAMO B., Maria Ivone (Ms.) Member of the Pan African Parliament Member of Parliament (Mozambique)
ELOMO NTONGA, Lisette (Ms.) Director Cabinet of the President
Maghreb Consultative Council
MOKADEM Said (Dr.) Secretary General, Maghreb Consultative Council
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
ALLIZARD, Pascal (Mr.) Member of the Senate (France) OSCE PA Special Representative on Mediterranean Affairs
HUGOT, Fabrice (Mr.) Adviser, Senate Committee on European Affairs (France)
DAFTARY Farimah (Ms.) Programme Officer, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
DI DOMENICO Anna (Ms.) Executive Assistant, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
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GUESTS
VAUZELLE, Michel (Mr.) Former Minister of Justice (France)
PAYET, Dominique Jocelyne (Ms.) Director, Project Europe 2018 (Switzerland)
LINARES, Steven MP (Mr.) Minister for Culture, the Media, Youth & Sport (Gibraltar)
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NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
SolidarityNow
IOANNOU, Sophia (Ms.) Head of Communications
VRAVAS, Ioakeim (Mr.) Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Learning (MEAL)
Global Migration Policy Associates
TARAN, Patrick Mr.) President
KADYSHEVA, Olga (Ms.) Associate
Caritas Europa
PFOHMAN, Shannon (Ms.) Policy & Advocacy Director
“Stop Funding Hate”
TAYLOR, Cate (Ms.) Non-Executive Director
EUROPEAN AGENCIES
Frontex
NUNES NICOLAU, Miguel Angelo (Mr.) Frontex Coordinator Officer
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES
Nigerian Agency for the Fight against Human Trafficking
GAZIBO, Gogé Maimouna (Ms.) Director General of the Nigerien Agency for the Fight against Human Trafficking
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