Committee on Constitutional Affairs

INTERPARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE MEETING

The European Parliament’s Right of InquiryThe Revision of the EU Electoral Law

The Future Institutional Evolutionof the European Union

List of ParticipantsNational Parliaments

Closed on 22 November 2016

Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 10.00 – 17.30

ALTIERO SPINELLI BUILDING

Room ASP A5G-3

Directorate-General for the Presidency

Relations with National Parliaments

Legislative Dialogue Unit

European Parliament - Brussels

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/relnatparl/en/meetings.html

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BELGIQUE/BELGIË / BELGIUM

Sénat/Senaat

Member:

Mr Philippe MAHOUX

Chair, EU Affairs CommitteePS - S&D

Official:Mr Tim DE BONDTNational Parliament Representative

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA / CZECH REPUBLIC

Poslanecká sněmovna / Chamber of Deputies

Member:

Ms Helena LANGŠÁDLOVÁ

Vice-Chair, Committee on European AffairsTOP 09 - EPP

Officials:Mr Filip FICNERSecretary, Committee on European Affairs

Ms Eva TETOUROVÁNational Parliament Representative

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Senát / Senate

Member:

Mr Tomáš GRULICH

Committee on EU AffairsCivic Democratic Party - ECR

Officials:Ms Raimonda LIŠKOVÁOfficial, EU Unit

Ms Terezie PÍSAŘOVÁNational Parliament Representative

DANMARK / DENMARK

Folketinget

Member:

Mr Rasmus NORDQVIST

European Affairs CommitteeThe Alternative - No group affiliation in the EP

Officials:Mr Klaus ANDERSENNational Parliament Reprsesentative

Mr Lauge Lukas BISTED PEDERSENNational Parliament Representative Assistant

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ΕΛΛΑΔΑ / GREECE

Βουλή των Ελλήνων / Hellenic Parliament

Member:

Ms Maria TRIANTAFYLLOU

European Affairs CommitteeSYRIZA - GUE/NGL

Officials:

Ms Despina FOLAOfficial, European Affairs Committee

Ms Eleni SIANNANational Parliament Representative

ESPAÑA / SPAIN

Congreso de los Diputados

Members:

Mr Antonio GÓMEZ-REINO VARELACommittee for EU Affairs

G.P. Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea - GUE/NGL

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Ms Ana María SURRA SPADEACommittee for EU Affairs

G.P. Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya-Junts pel Sí - Greens/EFA

Officials:Mr Pablo Javier PENDÁSLegal Adviser

Ms Carmen SÁNCHEZ-ABARCA GORNALSNational Parliament Representative

Senado / Senate

Members:

Mr Francesc ANTICH

Constitutional Affairs CommitteePartido Socialista - S&D

Ms Edelmira BARREIRA

Constitutional Affairs CommitteePartido Popular - EPP

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HRVATSKA / CROATIA

Hrvatski sabor

Member:

Mr Domagoj Ivan MILOŠEVIĆ

Chair, European Affairs CommitteeCroatian Democratic Union - EPP

Officials:Ms Jelena ŠPILJAKSecretary, European Affairs Committee

Ms Tanja BABIĆNational Parliament Representative

ITALIA / ITALY

Camera dei Deputati

Member:

Ms Eleonora CIMBRO

Committee on Foreign AffairsDemocratic Party -S&D

Official:Ms Maria SCHININA’National Parliament Representative

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Senato della Repubblica

Member:

Mr Francesco Maria AMORUSO

Foreign Affairs CommitteeGruppo Alleanza Liberalpopolare-Autonomie (AL-A) -EPP

Officials:Mr Gianluca POLVERARIOfficial, Foreign Affairs Committee

Ms Beatrice GIANANINational Parliament Representative

LIETUVA / LITHUANIA

Seimas

Members:

Mr Gediminas KIRKILAS

Chair, Committee on European AffairsSocial Democratic Party - S&D

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Mr Rimas ANDRIKIS

Vice-Chair, Committee on European AffairsLaw and Order - EFDD

Mr Mindaugas PUIDOKAS

Vice-Chair, Committee on European AffairsPeasant Party - Greens/EFA

Mr Audronius AŽUBALIS

Committee on Foreign AffairsTS-LKD - EPP

Mr Stasys ŠEDBARAS

Committee on Legal AffairsTS-LKD - EPP

Officials:Ms Rūta BUNEVIČIŪTĖHead of the Office, Committee on European Affairs

Ms Vilma TRUKSNIENEAdviser, Office of the Committee on European Affairs

Ms Rita VARANAUSKIENĖAdviser, Committee on Legal Affairs

Mr Matas MALDEIKISNational Parliament Representative

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LUXEMBOURG

Chambre des députés / Chamber of Deputies

Member:

Mr Marc ANGEL

Chair, Foreign Affaires CommitteeLSAP - S&D

Official:Mr Frédéric BOHLERNational Parliament Representative

MAGYARORSZÁG / HUNGARY

Országgyűlés / National Assembly

Members:

Mr István HOLLIK

Committee on European AffairsKDNP - EPP

Mr Gábor STAUDT

Committee on LegislationJOBBIK - Non-attached (NI)

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Officials:Ms Zsuzsanna ROSTÁSI-SZABÓHead of Section of the EU Department, Directorate for ForeignRelations

Ms Éva SZEKRÉNYESNational Parliament Representative

NEDERLAND / THE NETHERLANDS

Tweede Kamer / House of Representatives

Member:

Mr Anne MULDER

European Affairs CommitteeVVD - ALDE

Officials:Mr Sandor LOEFFENEU policy adviser, European Affairs Committee

Mr Jos VAN DE WIELDeputy National Parliament Representative

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ÖSTERREICH / AUSTRIA

Nationalrat

Member:

Mr Karlheinz KOPF

Chair, Standing Subcommittee on European AffairsÖVP - EPP

Officials:

Ms Gerda ZWENGAdviser to the Chair, Standing Subcommittee on EuropeanAffairs

Mr Christian HÜTTERERNational Parliament Representative

POLSKA / POLAND

Sejm

Member:

Mr Szymon SZYNKOWSKI VEL SĘK

European Union CommitteePrawo i Sprawiedliwosc - ECR

Officials:

Ms Kaja KRAWCZYKOfficial, European Union Committee

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Ms Magdalena SKRZYNSKANational Parliament Representative

Senat

Members:

Mr Jarosław OBREMSKI

Vice-Chair, Foreign and EU Affairs CommitteeLaw and Justice - ECR

Mr Piotr WACH

Foreign and EU Affairs CommitteeCivic Platform - EPP

Officials:Mr Melchior SZCZEPANIKClerk, Foreign and EU Affairs Committee

Ms Magdalena SKULIMOWSKANational Parliament Representative

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ROMÂNIA / ROMANIA

Camera Deputatilor / Chamber of Deputies

Member:

Mr Alexandru NAZARE

European Affairs CommitteeNational Liberal Party - EPP

Official:Mr Tudor DOBRINESCUNational Parliament Representative

Senat

Member:

Mr Ovidiu-Liviu DONŢU

Chair, Committee on constitutional Civil Liberties and Monitoringthe Execution of Judgments of the European Court of HumanRightsSocial Democratic Party - S&D

Official:Ms Izabella MOLDOVANNational Parliament Representative

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SLOVENSKO / SLOVAKIA

Národná rada / National Council

Member:

Mr Róbert MADEJ

Chair, Committee for Constitutional and Legal AffairsSmer-SD - S&D

Officials:Ms Martina OKRUHLICOVAHead of Secretariat, Committee for Constitutional and LegalAffairs

Ms Maria SZETEIHead of Secretariat, European Affairs Committee

Ms Vanda SIPOSOVANational Parliament Representative

SVERIGE / SWEDEN

Riksdagen

Members:

Mr Fredrik ERIKSSON

Committee on the ConstitutionThe Sweden Democrats - EFDD

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Mr Jonas GUNNARSSON

Committe on the ConstitutionThe Social Democratic Party - S&D

Mr Patrick RESLOWCommittee on the ConstitutionThe Moderate Party - EPP

Official:Ms Livia SPADANational Parliament Representative

UNITED KINGDOM

House of Commons

Members:

Sir William CASH

Chair, European Scrutiny CommitteeConservative Party - ECR

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Ms Joanna CHERRY

Committee on Exiting the European UnionScottish National Party - Greens/EFA

Ms Seema MALHOTRA

Committee on Exiting the European UnionLabour Party - S&D

Officials:Mr Duma LANGTONOfficial

Ms Eve SAMSONClerk, European Scrutiny

Mr Fraser MCINTOSHNational Parliament Representative

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OFFICIALS OF PARLIAMENTS OR CHAMBERS NOT HAVING A POLITICALDELEGATION AT THE PRESENT MEETING

BELGIQUE/BELGIË / BELGIUM

Chambre des Représentants/Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers

Mr Carlos DEMEYERE, National Parliament Representative

Mr Daniel LUCION, National Parliament Representative

БЪЛГАРИЯ / BULGARIA

Народно събрание / National Assembly

Mr Hristo KRAEVSKI, National Parliament Representative

DEUTSCHLAND / GERMANY

Bundestag

Mr Harald BERWANGER, Head of the Liaison Office, SPD - S&D

Ms Vesna POPOVIC, National Parliament Representative

Ms Gabriela SIERCK, Deputy National Parliament Representative

EESTI / ESTONIA

Riigikogu

Ms Kristi SÕBER,, National Parliament Representative

EIRE / iRELAND

Dáil Éireann / House of Representatives

Ms Cáit HAYES, National Parliament Representative

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FRANCE

Assemblée nationale

Mr Vincent VIVES, National parliament representative

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ / CYPRUS

Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων / House of Representatives

Ms Mary SAVVA, National Parliament Representative

Ms Maria SOTIRIOU GEORGIOU, National Parliament Representative

MALTA

Kamra tad-Deputati / House of Representatives

Mr Kenneth CURMI, National Parliament Representative

SLOVENIJA / SLOVENIA

Državni zbor / National Assembly

Ms Romana NOVAK, National Parliament Representative

SUOMI / FINLAND

Eduskunta

Ms Satu TUOMIKORPI, Liaison Officer

UNITED KINGDOM

House of Lords

Mr Paul DOWLING, National Parliament Representative