11 January 2013 CONGRESS MONITORING VISIT TO SPAIN Madrid, 14 January 2012 PROGRAMME Congress delegation Rapporteurs Mr Marc COOLS Co-rapporteur on local democracy Chamber of Local Authorities, ILDG1 Member of the Monitoring Committee of the Congress Alderman of Uccle (Belgium) Mr Leen VERBEEK Co-rapporteur on regional democracy Chamber of Regions, SOC1 Member of the Monitoring Committee of the Congress Queen's Commissioner of the Province of Flevoland (Netherlands) Expert Mr Francesco MERLONI Consultant (Italy) President of the Group of Independent Experts on the European Charter of Local Self-Government of the Congress Congress Secretariat: Ms Stéphanie POIREL Secretary of the Monitoring Committee of the Congress Cell:+ 33 6 50 39 29 10 / + 33 6 63 55 07 10 E-mail: [email protected] Consecutive interpretation: Spanish and English 1 ILDG: Independent Liberal and Democratic Group of the Congress SOC: Socialist Group of the Congress 2 Monday, 14 January 2013 Meeting with Mr Antonio Germán BETETA BARREDA, Secretary of State for Public Administration Meeting with the Members of the Spanish National Delegation to the Congress - Ms Ana Isabel ALOS LOPEZ, Mayor of Huesca, Head of the Spanish delegation to the Congress - Mr Josep Felix BALLESTEROS CASANOVA, Mayor of Tarragona - Mr Manuel CARDENAS MORENO, Mayor of Trebujena - Mr Inigo DE LA SERNA HERNAIZ, Mayor of Santander - Mrs Irene GARCIA MACIAS, Mayor of Sanlucar de Barrameda - Mr Manuel REYES LOPEZ, Mayor of Castelldefels - Mr Juan AVILA FRANCES, Mayor of Cuenca - Mrs Carmen BAYOD GUINALIO, Mayor of Albacete - Mrs Ibone BENGOETXEA OTAOLEA, Deputy Mayor of Bilbao - Mrs Elvira GARCIA CAMPOS, Mayor of Alaquas - Mr Enrique MAYA MIRANDA, Mayor of Pamplona - Mrs Elena NEVADO DEL CAMPO, Mayor of Caceres - Mr Ramon ESPADALER PARCERISAS, Member of the Parliament of Catalonia - Mr Antonio GONZALEZ TEROL, Member of the Madrid Assembly - Mrs Carolina HERNANDEZ TORRES, Member of the Parliament of Castilla-La Mancha - Mrs Cristina MAZAS PEREZ-OLEAGA, Member of the Parliament of Cantabria, Minister for Economy, Finance and Employment of the Government of Cantabria - Mr Juan Carlos RUIZ LOPEZ, Member of the Parliament of Murcia - Mrs Rosa TORRES RUIZ, Member of Parliament of Andalucía - Mr Antonio CLEMENTE OLIVERT, Member of the Parliament of Valencia - Mrs Carmen Maria GONZALEZ GARCIA, Member of the Parliament of Navarra - Mr Pedro PUY FRAGA, Spokesman of the Parliament of Galicia - Mr Oscar RODRIGUEZ VAZ, Member of the Basque Parliament - Mr Juan José SANZ VITORIO, Member of the Parliament of Castilla I Leon - Mrs Pilar VARGAS MAESTRE, Member of the Parliament of Extremadura Meeting with Mr Iñigo DE LA SERNA HERNÁIZ, President of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) .