List of participants

Conference of Speakers of EU Parliaments
Conférence des Présidents des Parlements de l’UE
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS
21 – 23 April 2013
21 – 23 avril 2013
Nicosia – Cyprus
Nicosie – Chypre
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MEMBER STATES – ETATS MEMBRES
AUSTRIA – AUTRICHE
Nationalrat/ National Council/ Conseil national
Ms Barbara PRAMMER
President of the Austrian National Council
Mr Helfried CARL
Chief of Cabinet of the President of the National
Council
Bundesrat/ Federal Council/ Conseil fédéral
Mr Edgar MAYER
President of the Austrian Federal Council
Ms Susanne BACHMANN
Director of the Federal Council
Mr Harald DOSSI
Secretary-General
Ms Brigitte BRENNER
Ambassador, Head of the EU and International
Services
Mr Gerhard KOLLER
Head of the European Affairs division
BELGIUM – BELGIQUE
House of Representatives/ Chambre des Représentants
M. André FLAHAUT
Président de la Chambre des Représentants
M. Roeland JANSOONE
Conseiller Affaires européennes
Senate/ Sénat
Mr Danny PIETERS
Vice-Chairman
Mr Hugo HONDEQUIN
Secretary General
Mr Tim DE BONDT
Adviser
BULGARIA – BULGARIE
Narodno Sabranie/ National Assembly/ Assemblée nationale
Mr Ivan SLAVCHOV
Secretary General
Ms Sonya KOUKLEVA
Interpreter
CYPRUS – CHYPRE
Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων/ House of Representatives/ Chambre des Représentants
Mr Yiannakis L. OMIROU
President of the House of Representatives
Mr Socrates SOCRATOUS
Acting Secretary General
Ms Evie HADJIYIANNI
Director, International Relations Service
Ms Hara PARLA
Senior International Relations Officer
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CZECH REPUBLIC – RÉPUBLIQUE TCHÉQUE
Poslanecka Snemovna/ Chamber of Deputies/ Chambre des Députés
Ms Miroslava NĚMCOVÁ
Speaker
Mr Petr KYNŠTETR
Secretary General
Ms Kateřina KULHÁNKOVÁ
Head of Protocol
Mr Štěpán PECHÁČEK
Adviser
Ms Eva ŠMERDOVÁ
Press Secretary
Ms Silvie GINTEROVÁ
Interpreter
Senát/ Senate/ Sénat
Mr Milan ŠTĚCH
President
Mr Jiří UKLEIN
Secretary General
Mr Jiří KRBEC
Head of International Relations Department
Ms Valérie CIPROVÁ
Head of Protocol
Mr Jan KOHOUT
Presidential Advisor
Mr Zdeněk HOFMAN
Interpreter
Mr Ladislav SKERIK
Ambassador
DENMARK – DANEMARK
Folketinget/ Danish Parliament/ Parlement danois
Mr Mogens LYKKETOFT
Speaker of Parliament
Mr Carsten U. LARSEN
Secretary General
Ms Pernille DELEURAN
Head of International Division
Mr Morten KNUDSEN
Principal EU Advisor
Ms Kirsten GEELAN
Ambassador
ESTONIA – ESTONIE
Riigikogu/ The Estonian Parliament/ Parlement estonien
Ms Ene ERGMA
Speaker
Mr Rein OIDEKIVI
Head of the Foreign Relations Department
FINLAND – FINLANDE
Eduskunta/ Parliament/ Parlement
Mr Eero HEINÄLUOMA
Speaker
Mr Seppo TIITINEN
Secretary General
Mr Peter SARAMO
Head of the EU Secretariat
Ms Anu SAARELA
Ambassador of Finland
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FRANCE – FRANCE
National Assembly/ Assemblée nationale
M. Claude BARTOLONE
Président de l'Assemblée Nationale de la République
Française
Mme Danielle AUROI
Députée, Président de la commission des affaires
européennes
Mme Corinne LUQUIENS
Secrétaire Générale de l'Assemblée Nationale et de
la Présidence
M. Jean-Pierre BLOCH
Directeur du service des affaires européennes
M. Mathias OTT
Chef du cabinet de M. le Président de l'Assemblée
Nationale
M. Emmanuel TUCHSCHEREER
Conseiller diplomatique de M. le Président de
l'Assemblée Nationale
M. Frank BARON
Chef du protocole
Senate/ Sénat
M. Simon SUTOUR
M. Jean-Louis HERIN
Président de la commission des affaires européennes
Secrétaire générale de la Présidence
M. Jonathan PAPILLON
Administrateur au service de la commission des
affaires européennes
Mr Jean-Luc FLORENT
Ambassador of France
GERMANY – ALLEMAGNE
Deutscher Bundestag/ German Bundestag/ Bundestag allemand
Mr Norbert LAMMERT
President of the German Bundestag
Mr Ulrich SCHÖLER
Deputy Secretary General
Mr Lorenz MÜLLER
Head of the office of the President
Ms Andrea KREBS
Head of the Division International Parliamentary
Assemblies
Mr Guido LARGE
Advisor Protocol Division
Ms Geslomina BEATRICE
International Parliamentary Assemblies Division
Mr Alexander WOOD
Interpreter
Ms Maria STAVRAKA-WEIGAND
Interpreter
Mr Marcus J. GRAUER
Interpreter
Bundesrat/ Federal Council/ Conseil fédéral
Dr Ute RETTLER
Deputy Secretary General of the Bundesrat
Mr Claus Dieter KOGGEL
Head of the Parliamentary Relations' Service
Dr Gabriela GUELLIL
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
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GREECE – GRÉCE
Βουλή των Ελλήνων/ Hellenic Parliament/ Parlement hellénique
Mr Evangelos-Vasileios MEIMARAKIS
Speaker
Mr Athanassios PAPAIOANNOU
Secretary General
Mr Athanassios DENDOULIS
Advisor to the Speaker, (Ambassador)
Ms Anastasia FRANGOU
Head of Directorate for European Affairs
Mr Vasileios PAPAIOANNOU
Ambassador of Greece in Nicosia
Mr Evangelos TSOLKAS
Secretary of Embassy
HUNGARY – HONGRIE
Országgyülés/ National Assembly/ Assemblée nationale
Mr László KÖVÉR
Speaker
Mr László VERESS
Head of Secretariat of the Speaker, Office of the
Hungarian National Assembly
Mr András KELEMEN
Chief Advisor for Foreign Policy
Mr Péter SÁRDI
Director for Foreign Relations, Designated Official
Representing the Office of the Hungarian National
Assembly at the Secretary General's Meeting
Mr Krisztián KOVÁCS
Head of EU Department, Directorate for Foreign
Relations, Office of the Hungarian National Assembly
Mr Zoltán SZILÁGYI
Head of Press Department, Office of the Hungarian
National Assembly
Ms Éva SZEKRÉNYES
Permanent Representative, Office of the Hungarian
National Assembly to the European Union
Ms Andrea ROHÁLY
Interpreter
Mr Attila KAPOSNYÁK
Interpreter
Mr Balázs BOTOS
Ambassador of Hungary in Nicosia
IRELAND – IRLANDE
Dáil Éireann/ House of Representatives/ Chambre des Représentants
Mr Sean BARRETT
Speaker, Head of delegation
Mr Kieran COUGHLAN
Clerk
Mr John HAMILTON
Committee Clerk
Mr Brendan CONROY
Assistant
Seanad Éireann/ Senate/ Sénat
Mr Denis O'DONOVAN
Leas Cathaoirleach
Ms Jody BLAKE
Assistant Clerk
Mr Derek DIGNAM
EU Liaison
Mr Patrick Gerard SCULLION
Ambassador
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ITALY – ITALIE
Camera dei Deputati/ Chamber of Deputies/ Chambre des Députés
Ms Laura BOLDRINI
Speaker
Ms Giulia LAGANÁ
Speaker's counsellor for international affairs
Mr Paolo VISCA
Head of the EU Affairs Department
Ms Mirella CASSARINO
Head of the International Affairs
Mr Roberto SORBELLO
Head of the Protocol
Mr Guido CERBONI
Ambassador
LATVIA – LETTONIE
Saeima/ Parliament/ Parlement
Ms Solvita ABOLTINA
Speaker
Ms Lelde RAFELDE
Head of Public Relations Department
Mr Uģis BAMBE
Foreign Affairs Adviser
LITHUANIA – LITUANIE
Seimas/ Parliament / Parlement
Mr Vydas GEDVILAS
Speaker of the Seimas
Mr Jonas MILERIUS
Secretary General
Mr Egidijus RUMBUTIS
Head of the Speaker's Secretariat
Ms Elona KAZAKEVIČIENĖ
Head of Protocol Unit
Ms Renata LYGIENĖ
Head of the Office of the Committee on European
Affairs
Ms Loreta RAULINAITYTĖ
Director of Communications Department, EUPresidency Coordinator
Ms Živilė PAVILONYTĖ
Permanent Representative of the Seimas of the
Republic of Lithuania to the European Union
Ms Kristina KAČKUVIENĖ
Interpreter, Head of Interpretation and Translation
Unit
LUXEMBOURG – LUXEMBOURG
Chambre des Députés/ Chamber of Deputies
M. Laurent MOSAR
Président de la Chambre des Députés
Mme Isabelle BARRA
Secrétaire générale adjointe
MALTA – MALTE
Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati/ House of Representatives/ Chambre des Représentants
Hon Dr Angelo FARRUGIA
Speaker
Mr Gaetan NAUDI
Diplomatic Counsellor to the Speaker
Mr Ancel FARRUGIA MIGNECO
Head of Speaker's Secretariat
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NETHERLANDS – PAYS-BAS
Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal/ House of Representatives/ Chambre des Représentants
Ms Anouchka VAN MILTENBURG
Speaker
Ms Jacqueline BIESHEUVEL
Secretary-General
Ms Mendeltje VAN KEULEN
Clerk of the EU Affairs Committee
Ms Janneke TIMMER
EU Advisor
Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal/ Senate/ Sénat
Mr David RIJKS
European Affairs Adviser
Ms Brechje SCHWACHÖFER
Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in
Cyprus
POLAND – POLOGNE
Sejm/ Sejm
Ms Ewa KOPACZ
Marshal of the Sejm
Mr Lech CZAPLA
Secretary General
Mr Krysztof RÓMMEL
Director of the International Affairs Bureau of the
Chancellery of the Sejm
Mr Adam DUDZIC
Deputy Director of the International Affairs Bureau
of the Chancellery of the Sejm
Ms Kaja KRAWCZYK
Head of the European Union Division, Chancellery of
the Sejm
Ms Karolina GŁOWACKA
Head of the Bilateral Cooperation Division,
Chancellery of the Sejm
Ms Magdalena SKRZYŃSKA
Chancellery of the Sejm Representative to the EU
Ms Iwona SULIK
Marshal's Advisor
Mr Jakub GOŁĄB
Marshal's Advisor
Mr Tomasz WOŹNICKI
Expert in the EU Division, Chancellery of the Sejm
Ms Anna MOŻDŻONEK
Interpreter
Mr Krzysztof BIAŁOSKÓRSKI
Photographer
Senat/ Senate/ Sénat
Mr Bogdan BORUSEWICZ
President of the Senate
Ms Ewa POLKOWSKA
Secretary General
Mr Leszek KIENIEWICZ
Director, Office for International and EU Affairs,
Chancellery of the Senate
Mr Leszek BIERA
Chief Expert, Office for International and EU Affairs,
Chancellery of the Senate
Ms Magdalena SKULIMOWSKA
Polish Senate Chancellery Representative to the EU
Ms Agata WÓJCIK
Chief Expert, Office for International and EU Affairs,
Chancellery of the Senate
Mr Zdzislaw IWANICKI
Deputy Director, Office of the Senate President
Mr Marek ALBIN
Interpreter
Ms Edyta BELKOT
Journalist, Polish Radio
Ms Monika ANTKIEWICZ
Journalist, TVP S.A. (Polish Public TV)
Mr Michal KOZICZYNSKI
Journalist, Photographer
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PORTUGAL – PORTUGAL
Assembleia da Republica/ Assembly of the Republic/ Assemblée de la République
Mme Maria ASSUNÇÃO ESTEVES
Présidente
M. Paulo MOTA PINTO
Président de la commission des affaires européennes
Mme Ana CATARINA MENDES
Vice Président de la commission des affaires
européennes
M. Pedro FILIPE SOARES
Membre de la commission des affaires européennes
M. José LINO RAMOS
Membre de la commission des affaires européennes
M. Pedro NEVES COURELA
Conseiller diplomatique de la Présidente du
Parlament Portugais
Mme Noémia PIZARRO
Chef de cabinet de la Présidente du Parlament
Portugais
M. Bruno DIAS PINHEIRO
Représentant Permanent du Parlement Portugais
auprès de l'UE
ROMANIA – ROUMANIE
Camera Deputatilor/ Chamber of Deputies/ Chambre des Députés
Mr Valeriu Ştefan ZGONEA
Speaker
Mr Cristian Adrian PANCIU
Secretary General
Senatul/ Senate/ Sénat
Mr Nicolae MOGA
Vice President of the Senate
Ms Petronela DOBRIN
Head of EU Division
Ms Anca FLOSTOIU
Interpreter
Mr Ion PASCU
Ambassador of Romania
SLOVAKIA – SLOVAQUIE
Národná Rada Slovenskej Republiky/ National Council/ Conseil national
Mr Pavol PAŠKA
Speaker
Mr Viktor STROMČEK
Secretary General
Ms Katarína STRÝČKOVÁ
Director of Foreign Affairs and Protocol Department
Ms Oksana TOMOVA
Ambassador
SLOVENIA – SLOVÉNIE
Državni Zbor/ National Assembly/ Assemblée nationale
Ms Polonca KOMAR
Vice-President of the National Assembly
Ms Ana Matilda JESENKO
Adviser in the Officer of the President
Državni Svet/ National Council/ Conseil national
Mr Mitja BERVAR
Speaker
Ms Lilijana ŽURMAN
Secretary - Adviser
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Ms Neža DULAR
Adviser
Ms Mojca ŽUPAN MACEDONI
Adviser of Protocol
Ms Lucija PAPIČ-MLAKAR
Interpreter
Mr Robert BASEJ
Ambassador
SPAIN - ESPAGNE
Congreso de los Diputados/ Congress of Deputies/ Congrès des Députés
Mr Jesús POSADA
Speaker
Mr Manuel ALBA
Secretary General
Ms Teresa ORJALES
Director of Speaker's Cabinet
Mr Jorge VILLARINO
Director for International Relations
Mr José Luis RAMOS
Communications Director of the Speaker's Cabinet
Ms Almudena LÓPEZ
Secretary
SWEDEN – SUÉDE
Riksdagen/ Parliament/ Parlement
Mr Per WESTERBERG
Speaker
Ms Kathrin FLOSSING
Secretary General
Ms Anja JAHN GÜNTHER
Press Secretary
Ms Tuula ZETTERMAN
Permanent Representative of the Swedish
Parliament to the EU Institutions
Mr Klas GIEROW
Ambassador
UNITED KINGDOM – ROYAUME-UNI
House of Commons/ Chambre des Communes
Rt Hon Lindsay HOYLE
Deputy Speaker
Mr Crispin POYSER
Clerk of the Overseas Office
Mr Edward BEALE
UK National Parliament Representative to the EU,
House of Commons
House of Lords/ Chambre des Lords
Lord Timothy BOSWELL OF AYNHO
Chairman of the House of Lords European Union
Select Committee
Mr Rhodri WALTERS
Reading Clerk and Clerk of the Overseas Office
Mr Duncan SAGAR
National Parliament Representative
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT/ PARLEMENT EUROPÉEN
Mr Martin SCHULZ
President
Mr Miguel Ángel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Vice-president
Mr Klaus WELLE
Mr Armin MACHMER
Secretary General
Spokesman to the President of EP
Ms Christine VERGER
Director for Relations with National Parliaments
Mr Tasos GEORGIOU
Head of the European Parliament Office in Cyprus
Ms Maria José MARTINEZ IGLESIAS
Advisor to the President
ACCEEDING COUNTRY – PAYS EN VOIE D’ACCESSION
CROATIA – CROATIE
Hrvatski Sabor/ Croatian Parliament/ Parlement de Croatie
Mr Josip LEKO
Speaker of the Croatian Parliament
Mr Daniel MONDEKAR
Chairman of the Committee of the European
Integrations
Mr Slaven HOJSKI
General Secretary of the Croatian Parliament
Ms Đurđica PRALAS
Head of the Office of the Speaker of the Croatian
Parliament
Mr Stjepan VUKAS
Deputy Head of the Office of the Speaker of the
Croatian Parliament
Mr Zdeslav PERKOVIĆ
Head of the Office of the Protocol of the Croatian
Parliament
Ms Marina OCTENJAK
Adviser to the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament,
Interpreter
Ms Danka PETRIČEVIĆ
Chief of the Office of the International and European
Affairs
CANDIDATE COUNTRIES – PAYS CANDIDATS
FYROM – ARYM
Sobranie/ Assembly of the Republic/ Assemblée de la République
Mr Trajko VELJANOSKI
President
Mr Marjan MADZOVSKI
Head of President's Office
Ms Katerina BAJDEVSKA KRALJEVSKA
Adviser in the Cabinet of the President
Ms Vjollca BAJRAMI
Associate in the Cabinet of the President
Ms Svetlana ANGELOVSKA
Interpreter
ICELAND – ISLANDE
Althingi/ Parliament/ Parlement
Ms Asta R. JOHANNESDOTTIR
Speaker
Mr Helgi BERNODUSSON
Secretary General
Mr Jörundur KRISTJÁNSSON
International Secretary to the Speaker
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MONTENEGRO – MONTENEGRO
Skupstina/ Parliament/ Parlement
Mr Ranko KRIVOKAPIC
President of Parliament
Mr Damir DAVIDOVIC
Secretary General
Mr Ivan VUJOVIC
Chief of cabinet to the President
Ms Jelena DAVIDOVIC
Foreign Policy advisor to the President
SERBIA – SERBIE
Narodna Skupstina/ National Assembly/ Assemblée nationale
Mr Nebojša STEFANOVIĆ
Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of
Serbia
Mr Veljko RACKOVIĆ
Secretary of the Delegation
Ms Tanja SANTRAČ
Advisor
Ms Tanja POPOVIĆ
Advisor
Mr Savo DJURICA
Ambassador
Ms Ivana GOLUBOVIC-DUBOKA
Counsellor