Directorate-General for the Presidency

Relations with National Parliaments

Legislative Dialogue Unit

4 March 2016

Committee on

Women's Rights and Gender Equality

INTERPARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE MEETING

WOMEN REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS

IN THE EU

FINAL List of Participants

NNaattiioonnaall PPaarrlliiaammeennttss

Thursday, 3 March 2016, 9.00 - 12.30

József Antall building, meeting room JAN 2Q2

European Parliament

Brussels

http://www.epgenpre.europarl.europa.eu/static/relnatparl/en/meetings/2016.html

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BELGIQUE/BELGIE (Belgium)

CHAMBRE DES REPRESENTANTS/ KAMER VAN

VOLKSVERTEGENWOORDIGERS Members:

Ms Els VAN HOOF Vice-Chair, Advisory Committee for Social Emancipation

CD&V - EPP

DEUTSCHLAND (Germany)

BUNDESTAG Members:

Ms Urszula GRODEN-KRANICH

Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women & Youth / Affairs of the

European Union

CDU/CSU - EPP

Officials:

Mr Jürgen KRETZ Political group official

Ms Judith BENDA Political group official

Ms Geraldine CARRARA Political group official

Ms Alexandra WISCHNEWSKI Research Assistant to Ms Möhring, MP

Ms Anna HIERLWIMMER Research Assistant to Ms Groden-Kranich, MP

Mr Fabian LANG National Parliament representative

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BUNDESRAT

Members:

Ms Ulrike HILLER

Vice-Chair, Committee on European Union Questions

SPD - S&D

Officials:

Mr Marcel KREYKENBOHM Bundesrat Official

Mr Johann David MALL Bundesrat Official

ΕΛΛΑΔΑ (Greece)

ΒΟΥΛΗ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ (VOULI TON ELLINON) Members:

Ms Fotini VAKI

Special permanent Committee on Equality, Youth and Human

Rights

Syriza - GUE/NGL

Officials: Ms Despina FOLA National Parliament representative

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FRANCE

ASSEMBLEE NATIONALE

Members:

Ms Pascale CROZON

Délégation aux droits des femmes et à l'égalité des chances entre

les hommes et les femmes

Socialiste, républicain et citoyen - S&D

Officials: Ms Claire GUILLOT Advisor, Délégation aux droits des femmes et à l'égalité des

chances entre les hommes et les femmes

Ms Faroudja OURIACHI National Parliament representative

HRVATSKA (Croatia)

HRVATSKI SABOR

Members:

Ms Gordana SOBOL

Chair, Committee on Gender Equality

Social Democratic Party of Croatia- S&D

Ms Sanja PUTICA

Vice-Chair, Committee on Gender Equality

Croatian Democratic Union- EPP

Ms Ljubica AMBRUŠEC

Committee on Gender Equality

Bridge of the Independent Lists- Non-attached

Officials: Ms Tanja BABIĆ National Parliament representative

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ITALIA (Italy)

CAMERA DEI DEPUTATI

Members:

Ms Federica DIENI

Constitutional, Presidency of the Council of Ministers and

Interior Affairs Committee

M5S – EFDD

Officials: Ms Maria SCHININÀ National Parliament representative

SENATO DELLA REPUBBLICA

Members:

Ms Patrizia BISINELLA

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Misto – Non-Attached

Officials: Ms Beatrice GIANANI National Parliament representative

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ΚΥΠΡΟΣ (Cyprus)

ΒΟΥΛΗ ΤΩΝ ΑΝΤΙΠΡΟΣΩΠΩΝ (House of Representatives)

Members:

Mr Sofoclis FYTTIS

Chair, House Standing Committee on Human Rights and on

Equal Opportunities for Men and Women

Democratic Party (DIKO) - S&D

Ms Irene KOKKINIDOU MAVRONIKOLA

House Standing Committee on Human Rights and on Equal

Opportunities for Men and Women

Movement of Social Democrats (EDEK) - S&D

Officials: Ms Mary SAVVA National Parliament representative

Ms Maria SOTIRIOU GEORGIOU

National Parliament representative

LIETUVA (Lithuania)

SEIMAS Members:

Ms Marija Aušrinė PAVILIONIENĖ

Committee on European Affairs

Social Democrats - S&D

Officials: Mr Matas MALDEIKIS

National Parliament representative

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LUXEMBOURG

CHAMBRE DES DEPUTES Members:

Ms Cécile HEMMEN

Chair, Health, Equality of Opportunity and Sport Committee

CSV - S&D

Officials:

Mr Frédéric BOHLER Représentant de la Chambre des Députés auprès des

Institutitons européennes

MAGYARORSZÁG (Hungary)

ORSZÁGGYŰLÉS (National Assembly)

Members:

Ms Márta MÁTRAI

Deputy of the Speaker of the National Assembly,

Committee on Legislation

Fidesz – EPP

Officials: Mr Adrienn ZSIGMOND-VARGA Advisor, Directorate for Foreign Relations - EU Department

Ms Éva SZEKRÉNYES National Parliament representative

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MALTA

KAMRA TAD-DEPUTATI (House of Representatives)

Members:

Ms Claudette BUTTIGIEG

Social Affairs Committee

Partit Nazzjonalista - EPP

Officials:

Mr Kenneth CURMI National Parliament representative

NEDERLAND (The Netherlands)

EERSTE KAMER (Senate) Members:

Ms Petra STIENEN

Standing committee on Asylum and Migration/ JHA Council

D66 - ALDE

Officials: Ms Susan NOLLEN National Parliament representative

TWEEDE KAMER (House of Representatives) Members:

Ms Anouchka van MILTENBURG

Education, Culture and Science Committee

VVD - ALDE

Officials: Mr Sandor LOEFFEN Education, Culture and Science Committee

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ÖSTERREICH (Austria)

NATIONALRAT Members:

Ms Gisela WURM

Chair, Committee on Gender Equality

Austrian Social Democratic Party - S&D

Ms Aygül Berivan ASLAN

Vice-Chair, Committee on Gender Equality

Greens - Greens/EFA

Officials: Mr Christian HUETTERER National Parliament representative

PORTUGAL

ASSEMBLEIA DA REPÚBLICA

Members:

Ms Sandra PEREIRA

Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and

Guarantees

PSD – EPP

Ms Susana AMADOR

Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Rights, Freedoms and

Guarantees

PS - S&D

Officials:

Ms Maria João COSTA National Parliament representative

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ROMÂNIA (Romania)

CAMERA DEPUTATILOR (Chamber of Deputies) Members:

Ms Gabriela-Maria PODAŞCĂ

Committee on European Affairs

The Parliamentary Group of the Social Democratic Party - S&D

Officials:

Mr Tudor DOBRINESCU National Parliament representative

SENAT Members:

Mr Marian VASILJEV

Chair, Committee for Gender Equality

National Union for Romania's Progress - No Group Affiliation in

the EP

Officials:

Ms Izabella MOLDOVAN National Parliament representative

SLOVENIJA (Slovenia)

DRŽAVNI ZBOR (National Assembly) Members:

Ms Lilijana KOZLOVIČ

Chair, Committee on the Interior, Public Administration and Local

Self-Government

Party of Modern Centre Deputy Group - ALDE

Officials: Ms Romana NOVAK National Parliament representative

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SUOMI (Finland)

EDUSKUNTA Members:

Ms Tarja FILATOV

Chair, The Employment and Equality Committee

The Social Democratic Parliamentary Group - S&D

Officials: Ms Satu TUOMIKORPI National Parliament representative

Ms Ilkka SIPPEL

National Parliament representative

SVERIGE (Sweden)

RIKSDAGEN

Members:

Ms Annelie KARLSSON

Committee on the Labour Market

The Social Democratic Party - S&D

Ms Anna VIKSTRÖM

Committee on Social Insurance

The Social Democratic Party - S&D

Ms Carina OHLSSON

Committee on Social Insurance

The Social Democratic Party - S&D

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Mr Christian HOLM

Committee on the Labour Market

The Moderate Party - EPP

Officials: Ms Karin BROMS National Parliament representative

UNITED KINGDOM

HOUSE OF LORDS

Members:

Baroness Usha PRASHAR

Chair, EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee

Crossbench – No group affiliation in the EP

Baroness Doreen MASSEY OF DARWEN

EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee

Labour – No group affiliation in the EP

Officials: Ms Lena DONNER Policy Analyst, EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee

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EEA COUNTRY

NORWAY

STORTINGET

Members:

Mr Stein Erik LAUVÅS

Standing Committee on Local Government and Public

Administration

Labour Party - S&D

Officials: Mr Per S. NESTANDE National Parliament representative

CANDIDATE COUNTRIES

ALBANIA

KUVENDI I SHQIPÊRISÊ Members:

Ms Edlira ÇEKREZI

Foreign Affairs Committee

LSI - No Group Affiliation in the EP

Ms Albina DEDA

Subcommittee on Juvenile Affairs, Gender Equality, Domestic

Violence

Democratic Party - No Group Affiliation in the EP

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MONTENEGRO

SKUPSTINA Members:

Ms Nada DROBNJAK

Chair, Committee on Gender Equality

Democratic Party of Socialist - No Group Affiliation in the EP

Ms Branka TANASIJEVIĆ

Committee on Gender Equality

Democratic Party of Socialist - No Group Affiliation in the EP

Mr Nicola GEGAJ

Chair, Committee on Gender Equality

Democratic Party of Socialist - No Group Affiliation in the EP

Officials: Ms Ljubica SIMANIĆ Advisor in the Department for Public Relations and Protocol

SERBIA

NARODNA SKUPSTINA Members:

Ms Aida ĆOROVIĆ

Committee on Human Rights and Gender Equality

Democratic Party Parliamentary Group - No Group Affiliation in the

EP

Officials: Ms Rajka VUKOMANOVIĆ Secretary of the Committee

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TURKEY

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Members:

Ms Ayşe DOĞAN

Committee on Equal Opportunity for Women and Men

Justice and Development Party - No Group Affiliation in the EP

Ms Sibel ÖZDEMİR

Committee on Equal Opportunity for Women and Men

Republican People's Party- No Group Affiliation in the EP

Officials: Ms Nural AYDIN

Department of Foreign Affairs and Protocol

Officials (of Parliaments or Chambers not having a political delegation at the present meeting)

THE CZECH REPUBLIC

POSLANECKA SNEMOVNA (Chamber of Deputies)

Ms Eva TETOUROVA, National Parliament representative

ESTONIA

RIIGIKOGU

Ms Kristi SOBER, National Parliament representative

IRELAND

DÁIL ÉIREANN (House of Representatives) Ms Cait HAYES, National Parliament representative

POLAND

SEJM Ms Anna TREBACZKIEWICZ, National Parliament representative

SENATE Ms Magda SKULIMOWSKA, National Parliament representative

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