29th SESSION Strasbourg, 20-22 October 2015 CG/2015(29)2FINAL 20 October 2015 Verification of new members’ credentials and new appointment procedures Bureau of the Congress Rapporteurs:1 Gaye DOGANOGLU, Turkey (L, EPP/CEE) and Leen VERBEEK, Netherlands (R, SOC) Resolution 383 (2015) ................................................................................................................................................ 2 This resolution presents, in appendix, the credentials of representatives and substitutes to the Congress, newly- designated in accordance with the criteria of the Charter and the Rules of Procedure of the Congress. 1. L: Chamber of Local Authorities / R: Chamber of Regions EPP/CCE: European People’s Party Group in the Congress SOC: Socialist Group ILDG: Independent Liberal and Democratic Group ECR: European Conservatives and Reformists Group NR: Members not belonging to a political group of the Congress 1 / 25 The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe / Le Congrès des pouvoirs locaux et régionaux du Conseil de l’Europe F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex – Tél : +33 (0)3 88 41 21 10 – Fax : +33 (0)3 88 41 37 47 – [email protected] – www.coe.int/congress RESOLUTION 383 (2015) 2 The Congress, 1. takes note of the increase in the number of members of the Turkish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly (from 12 to 18 representatives and substitutes) following the decision of the Committee of Ministers of 16 June 2015, in accordance with Article 2.3 of the Congress Charter which stipulates that Turkey has the right to the same number of seats as the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; 2. in accordance with its revised Charter adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 8 July 2015: a. congratulates the national delegations of all member States on their genuine readiness to concretely implement the principle of gender balance as the number of female elected representatives in many delegations now exceeds the 30% threshold set by the Congress Charter; b. asks national delegations to remind their authorities that the next renewal session of all national delegations will take place in October 2016. Governments will be invited to send their proposal for a new delegation before July 2016. 3. proposes that the credentials of the members of the national delegations, as contained in the appendix, be approved. 2. Debated and adopted by the Congress on 20 October 2015, 1st sitting (see Document CG/2015(29)2FINAL, rapporteurs: Gaye DOGANOGLU, Turkey (L, EPP/CEE) and Leen VERBEEK, Netherlands (R, SOC). 2 / 25 The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe / Le Congrès des pouvoirs locaux et régionaux du Conseil de l’Europe F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex – Tél : +33 (0)3 88 41 21 10 – Fax : +33 (0)3 88 41 37 47 – [email protected] – www.coe.int/congress CURRENT AND PROPOSED DELEGATION MEMBERS / MEMBRES ACTUELS ET PROPOSÉS ALBANIA / ALBANIE - Seats / Sièges : 4 CHAMBER OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES / CHAMBRE DES POUVOIRS LOCAUX Representative / Représentant Mrs / Mme Majlinda BUFI NI-NR SP - Socialist Party Mayor of Roskovec Municipality Mr / M. Erion VELIAJ NI-NR SP - Socialist Party Mayor of Tirana Substitute / Suppléant Mrs / Mme Voltana ADEMI NI-NR DP - Democratic Party Mayor of Shkoder Municipality Mrs / Mme Miranda RIRA NI-NR LSI - Socialist Movement for Integration Mayor of Prrenjas Municipality CHAMBER OF REGIONS / CHAMBRE DES RÉGIONS Representative / Représentant Mrs / Mme Greta BARDELI NI-NR DP - Democratic Party Head of the regional council of Shkodër Mr / M. Sotiraq FILO NI-NR SP - Socialist Party Member of the Regional Council of Korçë Substitute / Suppléant Mr / M. Aldrin DALIPI NI-NR SP - Socialist Party Head of the regional council of Tirana Mr / M. Saimir PLAKU NI-NR SP - Socialist Party Member of the Regional Council of Berat 3 / 25 The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe / Le Congrès des pouvoirs locaux et régionaux du Conseil de l’Europe F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex – Tél : +33 (0)3 88 41 21 10 – Fax : +33 (0)3 88 41 37 47 – [email protected] – www.coe.int/congress BELGIUM / BELGIQUE - Seats / Sièges : 7 CHAMBER OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES / CHAMBRE DES POUVOIRS LOCAUX Representative / Représentant Mr / M. Marc COOLS GILD-ILDG MR - Mouvement Réformateur First Deputy Mayor, Uccle Président, Association de la Ville et des Communes de la Région Bruxelles-Capitale Mr / M. Luc MARTENS PPE/CCE-EPP/CCE CD&V - Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams Bourgmestre de Roeselaere President of the Union of Belgian Cities and Municipalities Président de l'Association flamande des Villes et Communes Mrs / Mme Linda MUSIN SOC PS - Parti Socialiste Conseillère municipale de Fléron Substitute / Suppléant Mr / M. Jean-Paul BASTIN PPE/CCE-EPP/CCE CDH - Centre Démocrate Humaniste Bourgmestre de Malmedy Mrs / Mme Frida BREPOELS NI-NR N-VA - Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie Bourgmestre de Bilzen Mr / M. Jean-Luc CRUCKE GILD-ILDG MR - Mouvement Réformateur Bourgmestre de Frasnes-Lez-Anvaing Ms / Mlle Sabine VAN DOOREN GILD-ILDG VLD - Flemish Liberal Democrats Deputy Mayor of Kapellen CHAMBER OF REGIONS / CHAMBRE DES RÉGIONS Representative / Représentant Mrs / Mme Carla DEJONGHE GILD-ILDG Open Vld - Open Vld Membre du Parlement de la région de Bruxelles-Capitale Mr / M. Karl-Heinz LAMBERTZ SOC PS - Parti socialiste Président, Parlement de la Communauté germanophone de Belgique Ms / Mlle Sophie PECRIAUX SOC PS - Parti socialiste Députée, Parlement wallon Mr / M. Karim VAN OVERMEIRE NI-NR N-VA - Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie Membre du Parlement flamand Substitute / Suppléant Mr / M. Hendrik DAEMS GILD-ILDG Open Vld - Open Vld Député, Parlement flamand Ms / Mlle Mathilde VAN DORPE NI-NR CDH - Centre Démocrate Humaniste Députée au Parlement Wallon Mr / M. Johan VERSTREKEN NI-NR CD&V - Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams Député, Parlement flamand 4 / 25 The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe / Le Congrès des pouvoirs locaux et régionaux du Conseil de l’Europe F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex – Tél : +33 (0)3 88 41 21 10 – Fax : +33 (0)3 88 41 37 47 – [email protected] – www.coe.int/congress DENMARK / DANEMARK - Seats / Sièges : 5 CHAMBER OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES / CHAMBRE DES POUVOIRS LOCAUX Representative / Représentant Mr / M. Per Bodker ANDERSEN SOC S - Social Democrats City Councillor, Municipality of Kolding Mr / M. Erik FLYVHOLM GILD-ILDG V - Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti Mayor of Lemvig Mr / M. Henrik Brade JOHANSEN GILD-ILDG RV - Radikale Venstre City councillor of Lyngby-Taarbaek Substitute / Suppléant Mr / M. Steen ANDERSEN NI-NR Social Democrats Councillor, Municipality of Copenhaguen Mr / M. Per NORHAVE CRE-ECR DF - Danske Folkeparti City councillor of Ringsted CHAMBER OF REGIONS / CHAMBRE DES RÉGIONS Representative / Représentant Mrs / Mme Bodil KORNBEK SOC S - Social Democrats Regional Council member the Capital Region Mrs / Mme Randi MONDORF GILD-ILDG V - Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti Regional Council member of the Capital Region Substitute / Suppléant Mr / M. Freddy BLAK SOC S - Social Democrats Member of the Regional Council of the Region Zealand Ms / Mlle Anne EHRENREICH GILD-ILDG V - Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti Regional Council member of the Capital region Mrs / Mme Pia TORVING SOC S - Social Democrats Regional Council Member of South Denmark Region 5 / 25 The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe / Le Congrès des pouvoirs locaux et régionaux du Conseil de l’Europe F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex – Tél : +33 (0)3 88 41 21 10 – Fax : +33 (0)3 88 41 37 47 – [email protected] – www.coe.int/congress GERMANY / ALLEMAGNE - Seats / Sièges : 18 CHAMBER OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES / CHAMBRE DES POUVOIRS LOCAUX Representative / Représentant Mr / M. Andreas BRAND NI-NR Freie Wähler Landesverband Baden-Württemberg Mayor of Friedrichshafen Mrs / Mme Cornelia HOFFMANN- SOC SPD - Social Democratic Party BETHSCHEIDER Landrätin, Landkreis Neunkirchen Mr / M. Thomas KARMASIN PPE/CCE-EPP/CCE CSU - Christian Social Union Landrat, Landkreis Fürstenfeldbruck Mrs / Mme Angelika KORDFELDER SOC SPD - Social Democratic Party Bürgermeisterin der Stadt Rheine Mr / M. Peter KURZ SOC SPD - Social Democratic Party Oberbürgermeister, Stadt Mannheim Mr / M. Roland SCHÄFER SOC SPD - Social Democratic Party Mayor of Bergkamen Mrs / Mme Ruth THURNER GILD-ILDG Independent 1. Bürgermeisterin, Gemeinde Schwaig bei Nürnberg Mr / M. Bernd VÖHRINGER PPE/CCE-EPP/CCE CDU - Christian Democratic Union Oberbürgermeister, Stadt Sindelfingen Mr / M. Klaus WISWE NI-NR CDU - Christian Democratic Union Landrat, Landkreis Celle Substitute / Suppléant Mr / M. Horst BRANDT SOC SPD - Social Democratic Party Bürgermeister der Stadt Langewiesen Mr / M. Andreas GALSTER PPE/CCE-EPP/CCE CSU - Christian Social Union Bürgermeister, Stadt Baiersdorf Mr / M. Winfried HIRSCHBERGER SOC SPD - Social Democratic Party Landrat, Landkreis Kusel Mrs / Mme Barbara LUDWIG SOC SPD - Social Democratic Party Oberbürgermeisterin, Stadt Chemnitz Mr / M. Manfred MULLER NI-NR CDU - Christian Democratic Union Member of the Paderbron Kreis (district) Mrs / Mme Gabriele NEFF GILD-ILDG FDP - Free Democratic Party Stadträtin, München Mrs / Mme Maria PFORDT NI-NR CDU - Christian Democratic Union Mayor, Kreisstadt Bergheim Mr / M. Christian SCHRAMM PPE/CCE-EPP/CCE CDU - Christian Democratic Union Oberbürgermeister, Stadt Bautzen Mrs / Mme Christine ZITZMANN PPE/CCE-EPP/CCE CDU - Christian Democratic Union Landrätin, Landkreis Sonneberg 6 / 25 The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council