Meeting of the Chairpersons of the Committees on Social Affairs 19th October 2015 Luxembourg FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Réunion des Présidents des Commissions des Affaires sociales 19 octobre 2015 Luxembourg LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS FINALE AUSTRIA – AUTRICHE – ÖSTERREICH Federal Council / Conseil fédéral / Bundesrat Ms / Mme Inge POSCH-GRUSKA, Head of delegation, MP, Chair of the Committee for Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection BELGIUM – BELGIQUE – BELGIË House of Representatives / Chambre des représentants / Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers Mr/ M. Vincent VAN QUICKENBORNE, Head of delegation, MP, Chair of the Committee on Social Affairs Mr / M. Joris VAN DEN BOSSCHE, Official, Secretary of the Committee on Social Affairs BULGARIA – BULGARIE – БЪЛГАРИЯ National Assembly / Assemblée nationale / Narodno sabranie Ms / Mme Svetlana ANGELOVA, Head of delegation, Deputy Chairperson of the Labour, Social and Demographic Policy Committee CROATIA – CROATIE – HRVATSKA Parliament / Parlement / Hrvatski sabor Ms / Mme Snjezana RAMLJAK,Adviser in the Office for International and European Affairs CYPRUS – CHYPRE – ΚΥΠΡΟ΢ House of Representatives / Chambre des représentants / Vouli ton Antiprosopon Mr / M. Andreas FAKONTIS, Head of delegation, MP, Chairman of the House Standing Committee on Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance Ms / Mme Eleni GEORGIOU, Official, International Relations Officer CZECH REPUBLIC – RÉPUBLIQUE TCHÈQUE – ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA Chamber of Deputies / Chambre des députés / Poslanecká Sněmovna Mr / M. Jaroslav ZAVADIL, Head of delegation, MP, Chairman of the Committe on Social Policy Mr / M. Antonin PAPOUSEK, Official, Secretary of the Committee on Social Policy ESTONIA – ESTONIE – EESTI Parliament / Parlement / Riigikogu Mr / M. Aivar KOKK, Head of delegation, MP, Chairman of Social Affairs Committee Ms / Mme Heidi BAROT, Official, Adviser of Social Affairs Committee FINLAND – FINLANDE – SUOMI Parliament / Parlement / Eduskunta Ms / Mme Tuula HAATAINEN, Head of delegation, MP ; Chair of the Social Affairs and Health Committee Ms / Mme Mäkipää EILA, Official, Committee Counsel HUNGARY – HONGRIE – MAGYARORSZÁG National Assembly / Assemblée nationale / Országgyűlés Mr / M. Gergely TAPOLCZAI, Head of delegation, MP, Member of the Committee on Social Welfare Ms / Mme Nóra KEPE, Official, Advisor Mr / M. Oliver POULIOT, Interpreter ITALY – ITALIE – ITALIA Chamber of Deputies / Chambre des députés / Camera dei Deputati Mr / M. Davide BARUFFI, Head of delegation, MP, Member of the standing Committee on public and private sector employment Senate / Sénat / Senato Mr / M. Giuseppe PAGANO, Head of delegation, Senator, Social Affairs Committee Member Ms / Mme Gloria ABAGNALE, Official, Social Affair Committee Mr / M. Umberto CINI, Interpreter Ms / Mme Antonella PETRACCHI, Interpreter LATVIA – LETTONIE – LATVIJA Parliament / Parlement / Saeima Ms / Mme Aija BARCA, Head of delegation, MP, Chairperson of the Social and Employment Matters Committee Mr / M. Romualds RAZUKS, MP, Member of the Social and Employment Matters Committee Ms / Mme Silvija SIMFA, MP, Secretary of the Social and Employment Matters Committee Ms / Mme Anzelika BRUZE, Official, Senior advisor of the Social and Employment Matters Committee Ms / Mme Ieva DEZE, Official, Advisor of the European Affairs Committee Mr / M. Ivo PUZO, Interpreter LUXEMBOURG – LUXEMBOURG – LËTZEBUERG Chamber of Deputies / Chambre des Députés Mr / M. Georges ENGEL, Head of delegation, President of the Work, Employment and Social Security Committee Mr / M. Marc ANGEL, Chair of the Committee on Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Foreign Aid and Immigration Mr / M. Gérard ANZIA, Member of the Work, Employment and Social Security Committee ; and of the Economy Committee Mr / M. Mars DI BARTOLOMEO, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Mr / M. Franz FAYOT, Chair of the Committee on Economy Mr / M. Marc SPAUTZ, Deputy Chair of the Family and Integration Committee; Member of the Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Foreign Aid and Immigration Committee; of the Control of Budget Execution Committee; and of the Work, Employment and Social Security Committee Ms / Mme Rita BRORS, Official Ms / Mme Tania TENNINA, Official MALTA – MALTE – MALTA House of Representatives / Chambre des représentants / Kamra tad-Deputati Ms / Mme Deborah SCHEMBRI, Head of delegation, MP, Chairperson of the Social Affairs Committee Ms / Mme Elaine BUTTIGIEG BURMINGHAM, Official, Research Analyst POLAND – POLOGNE – POLSKA Parliament / Parlement / Sejm Mr / M. Andrzej GALAZEWSKI, Head of delegation, Vice-président de la Commission de l’UE Ms / Mme Eliza KALITA, Official, Secrétaire de la Commission de l'UE ROMANIA – ROUMANIE – ROMÂNIA Chamber of Deputies / Chambre des Députés / Camera Deputaților Mr / M. Adrian SOLOMON, Head of delegation, Chairperson of the Committee for Labour and Social Protection of the Chamber of Deputies Senate / Sénat / Senatul Ms / Mme Steliana MIRON, Head of delegation, Senator, Vice-president of Committee of Labour and Social Affairs Ms / Mme Petronela DOBRIN, Official, Head of European Affairs Division SLOVAKIA – SLOVAQUIE – SLOVENSKO National Council / Conseil national / Narodnarada Ms / Mme Anna KOVACIKOVA, Official, Advisor, Parliamentary Institute Ms / Mme Marta LUPTAKOVA, Official, Advisor, Department for European Affairs SLOVENIA – SLOVÉNIE – SLOVENIJA National Assembly / Assemblée nationale / Državni zbor Mr / M. Uroš PRIKL, Head of delegation, Chair of the Committee on Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Disability Ms/ Mme Maja BRIŠKI, Official, Secretary of delegation SPAIN – ESPAGNE – ESPAÑA Senate / Sénat / Senado Ms / Mme Alicia SÁNCHEZ-CAMACHO, Head of delegation, Senator, Chairwoman of the Social Affairs Committee Mr / M. Fernando MARÍN, Official at Social Affairs Committee Mr / M. Rodrigo GINÉS, Interpreter Ms / Mme Ana Isabel LEAL, Interpreter SWEDEN – SUÈDE – SVERIGE Parliament / Parlement / Riksdag Ms / Mme Cecilia WIDEGREN, Head of delegation, Member of the Committee on Health and Welfare UNITED KINGDOM – ROYAUME-UNI House of Commons / Chambre des Communes Mr / M. Craig MACKINLAY, Head of delegation, Member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee Mr / M. Fraser MCINTOSH, Official, Deputy UK National Parliament Representative EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT – PARLEMENT EUROPÉEN Dr Robert SEIBOLD, Official, Administrator, Secretariat of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs CANDIDATE COUNTRIES – PAYS CANDIDATS ALBANIA - ALBANIE- SHQIPËRIA Parliament / Parlement / Kuvendi Ms / Mme Albana VOKSHI, Head of delegation, Chairwomen of the Committee of Social Affairs MONTENEGRO – MONTÉNÉGRO – ЦРНАГОРА Parliament / Parlement / Skupština Mr / M. Zoran JELIC, Head of delegation, Chairperson of the Committee on Health, Labor and Social Welfare Dr Radosav NISAVIC, MP, Member of the Committee on Health, Labour and Social Welfare Ms / Mme Snezana KALUDJEROVIC, Secretary of the Committee on Health, Labour and Social Welfare Ms / Mme Milena KRUSCIC, Interpreter SERBIA – SERBIE – СРБИЈА National Assembly / Assemblée nationale / Norodnaskupština Ms / Mme Vesna RAKONJAC, Head of delegation, Chair of Committee on Labour, Social Issues, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Ms / Mme Ţuţana SIČ LEVI, Official, Secretary of Committee on Labour, Social Issues, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction OTHER PARTICIPANTS – AUTRES PARTICIPANTS EUROPEAN COMMISSION – COMMISSION EUROPEENNE Ms / Mme Marianne THYSSEN, Head of delegation, European Commissioner Mr / M. Baudouin BAUDRU, Official. Expert-Member of Cabinet EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE - COMITE ECONOMIQUE ET SOCIAL EUROPEEN Dr Bernd SCHLÜTER, Member of EESC, Professor of Social Law EUROPEAN SOCIAL OBSERVATORY – OBSERVATOIRE SOCIAL EUROPEEN Mr / M. Bart VANHERCKE, Director, European Social Observatory (OSE) Ms / Mme Astrid ZWINKELS, Official, Research Intern OSE GOVERNMENT OF THE GRAND-DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG – GOUVERNEMENT DU GRAND-DUCHE DE LUXEMBOURG Mr / M. Nicolas SCHMIT, Minister of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy Mr / M. Romain SCHNEIDER, Minister of Social Security Mr / M. Thomas DOMINIQUE, Director, General Inspectorate of the Social security Ms / Mme Carine PIGEON, Chargée de mission Présidence 2015, Ministry for Social security OBSERVERS – OBSERVATEURS Mr / M. Claude HEISER, Vice-President of the Chambre des Fonctionnaires Mr / M. Philippe POIRIER, Research Chair in parliamentary studies Mr / M. Marc WAGENER, Director of the Economic Affairs at the Chamber of Commerce SPEAKERS – ORATEURS Ms / Mme Fran BENNETT, Expert Mr / M. Mars DI BARTOLOMEO, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Mr / M. Georges ENGEL, Head of delegation, Chair of the Work, Employment and Social security Committee Mr / M. Sandy RUXTON, Expert Dr Bernd SCHLÜTER, Member of EESC, Professor of Social Law Mr / M. Nicolas SCHMIT, Minister of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy Mr / M. Romain SCHNEIDER, Minister of Social Security Ms / Mme Marianne THYSSEN, Head of delegation, European Commissioner Mr / M. Frank VANDENBROUCKE, Professor (University of Leuven) Mr / M. Bart VANHERCKE, Director, European Social Observatory (OSE) Dr Jonathan ZEITLIN, Professor (University of Amsterdam) .