37th SESSION Report CG37(2019)02final 29 October 2019 Verification of new members’ credentials Bureau of the Congress Rapporteur 1 : Michail ANGELOPOULOS, Greece (L, EPP/CCE) Resolution 445 (2019) ...................................................................................................................................2 Summary The rapporteurs review the credentials of the new members in the light of the current criteria of the Congress Charter and Rules and Procedures. 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 and Liberal Democrat Group ECR: European Conservatives and Reformists Group NR: Members not belonging to a political group of the Congress Tel ► +33 (0)3 8841 2110 Fax ► +33 (0)3 9021 5580 [email protected] CG37(2019)02final RESOLUTION 445 (2019)2 1. In compliance with the Congress’ Charter and Rules and Procedures, the countries listed hereafter have changed the composition of their delegation due to either the loss of mandate or the resignation of some members of the delegations of: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Malta, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom. 2. At present there are 12 representative seats and 23 substitute seats vacant out of a total of 648 seats. The countries concerned – Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malta, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom – are invited to complete their delegation. 3. The rapporteurs on the verification of credentials propose that the Congress approve the credentials of the members of the national delegations appended to this resolution. 2 Debated and adopted by the Congress on 29 October 2019, 1st sitting. 2/2 Date d’export / export date : 24/10/2019 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 SOC SP - Socialist Party Mayor, Roskovec Municipality Mr / M. Erion VELIAJ SOC SP - Socialist Party Mayor, Tirana municipality Substitute / Suppléant Mr / M. Dritan LELI SOC PS - Socialist Party Mayor, Vlore municipality Mrs / Mme Juliana MEMAJ SOC PS - Socialist Party Mayor, Ura Vajgurore municipality CHAMBER OF REGIONS / CHAMBRE DES RÉGIONS Representative / Représentant Mr / M. Sotiraq FILO SOC SP - Socialist Party Member, Regional Council of Korçë Mrs / Mme Valbona SAKO SOC PS - Socialist Party Member, Regional Council of Durres Substitute / Suppléant Mr / M. Aldrin DALIPI SOC SP - Socialist Party President, Regional council of Tirana Mrs / Mme Valentina HALITI SOC PS - Socialist Party Chairwoman, Regional Council of Diber Delegation Chair / Président de délégation Mr / M. Erion VELIAJ (Working Language : English / Anglais) Mayor, Tirana municipality Tel : +355672055982 Fax : E-mail : [email protected] Deputy Head of Delegation / Vice-Président de délégation Mrs / Mme Valbona SAKO (Working Language : English / Anglais) Member, Regional Council of Durres Tel : +35552222310 Fax : E-mail : [email protected] Delegation Secretary / Secrétaire de délégation Mrs / Mme Adelina FARRICI (Working Language : English / Anglais) Tel : +355682099889 Fax : E-mail : [email protected] 1 / 1 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 ARMENIA / ARMÉNIE - Seats / Sièges : 4 CHAMBER OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES / CHAMBRE DES POUVOIRS LOCAUX Representative / Représentant Mrs / Mme Diana GASPARYAN PPE/CCE-EPP/CCE Civil Contract Party Mayor of Vagharshapat (Ejmiatsin) Mr / M. Emin YERITSYAN PPE/CCE-EPP/CCE Non Party Councillor, Community of Parakar Substitute / Suppléant Mrs / Mme Jemma HARUTYUNYAN PPE/CCE-EPP/CCE Non Party Mayor, Amasia Community Mr / M. Vardan HOVHANNISYAN PPE/CCE-EPP/CCE RPA - Republican Party of Armenia Mayor of the City of Jermuk CHAMBER OF REGIONS / CHAMBRE DES RÉGIONS Representative / Représentant Mrs / Mme Alina HARUTYUNYAN* PPE/CCE-EPP/CCE RPA - Republican Party of Armenia Head, Community of Nor-Yerznka Mr / M. Davit KHAZHAKYAN* GILD-ILDG Bright Armenia Party Member of the City Council of Yerevan Substitute / Suppléant Mr / M. Kamo KAKOYAN* CRE-ECR PAP - Prosperous Armenia Party Mayor of Nor Kharbert Community Mrs / Mme Arevik LOKYAN* NI-NR ARF - Armenian Revolutionary Federation Councillor, City of Vanadzor Delegation Chair / Président de délégation Mr / M. Emin YERITSYAN (Working Language : English / Anglais) Councillor, Community of Parakar Tel : +37410574501 Fax : +37410575219 E-mail : [email protected] Deputy Head of Delegation / Vice-Président de délégation Mr / M. Vardan HOVHANNISYAN (Working Language : English / Anglais) Mayor of the City of Jermuk Tel : +37410574501 Fax : +37410575219 E-mail : [email protected] Delegation Secretary / Secrétaire de délégation Mrs / Mme Natalya LAPAURI (Working Language : English / Anglais) Tel : +37410574501 Fax : E-mail : [email protected] 2 / 37 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 AUSTRIA / AUTRICHE - Seats / Sièges : 6 CHAMBER OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES / CHAMBRE DES POUVOIRS LOCAUX Representative / Représentant Mr / M. Franz Xaver GRUBER PPE/CCE-EPP/CCE ÖVP - Austrian People's Party Member of the City Government of Innsbruck Mrs / Mme Gudrun MOSLER-TOERNSTROEM SOC SPÖ - Social Democratic Party Municipal councillor of Puch bei Hallein Mrs / Mme Pauline STERRER PPE/CCE-EPP/CCE ÖVP - Austrian People's Party Mayor of Rüstorf Substitute / Suppléant Mr / M. Andreas RABL GILD-ILDG FPÖ - Freedom Party of Austria Mayor of Wels Mrs / Mme Waltraud SCHWAMMER PPE/CCE-EPP/CCE ÖVP - Austrian People's Party Mayor of Dechantskirchen Mr / M. Hannes WENINGER SOC SPÖ - Social Democratic Party Councillor, Giesshübl CHAMBER OF REGIONS / CHAMBRE DES RÉGIONS Representative / Représentant Mrs / Mme Sonja LEDL-ROSSMANN PPE/CCE-EPP/CCE ÖVP - Austrian People's Party President of the Regional Parliament of Tirol Mr / M. Reinhart ROHR SOC SPÖ - Social Democratic Party President of the Carinthia Parliament Mr / M. Harald SONDEREGGER PPE/CCE-EPP/CCE ÖVP - Austrian People´s Party President of the Vorarlberg Parliament Substitute / Suppléant Mr / M. Peter FLORIANSCHUETZ SOC SPÖ - Social Democratic Party Member of the State Parliament of Vienna Mrs / Mme Doris KAMPUS SOC SPÖ - Social Democratic Party Member, Regional Parliament of Styria Mr / M. Gerhard KARNER PPE/CCE-EPP/CCE ÖVP - Austrian People's Party 2nd Vice-President of the Lower-Austria Regional Parliament Delegation Chair / Président de délégation Mr / M. Harald SONDEREGGER (Working Language : English / Anglais) President of the Vorarlberg Parliament Tel : +43557451130000 Fax : +43557451130095 E-mail : [email protected] Deputy Head of Delegation / Vice-Président de délégation Mrs / Mme Gudrun MOSLER-TOERNSTROEM (Working Language : English / Anglais) Municipal councillor of Puch bei Hallein Tel : +436641834636 Fax : E-mail : [email protected] 3 / 37 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 Delegation Secretary / Secrétaire de délégation Mrs / Mme Daniela FRAISS (Working Language : English / Anglais) Tel : +3222820680 Fax : E-mail : [email protected] Mr / M. Andreas GREITER (Working Language : English / Anglais) Tel : +435125082341 Fax : +435125082345 E-mail : [email protected] 4 / 37 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 Conseiller communal d'Uccle Président, Association de la Ville et des Communes de la Région Bruxelles-Capitale Mrs / Mme Francoise DASPREMONT NI-NR PS - Parti socialiste Conseillère communale et échevine de Charleroi Mr / M. - ZZ REP CPL (BELGIUM) ZZ-ZZ 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. - ZZ SUP CPL (BELGIUM) ZZ-ZZ Mr / M. - ZZ SUP CPL (BELGIUM) ZZ-ZZ CHAMBER OF REGIONS / CHAMBRE DES RÉGIONS Representative / Représentant Mrs / Mme Carla DEJONGHE GILD-ILDG Open VLD - Open Flemish Liberal Democrats Députée de la région de Bruxelles-Capitale Mr / M. Karl-Heinz LAMBERTZ SOC PS - Parti socialiste President of the Parliament of the German Speaking Community Mrs / Mme Sophie PECRIAUX SOC PS - Parti socialiste Députée, Parlement wallon Mr / M. Karim VAN OVERMEIRE NI-NR