Council Decision

of 16 February 2007

appointing members of the European Social Fund Committee

(2007/C 52/06)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 147 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 [1], and in particular Article 104(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Under Council Decision 2005/C 252/01 of 24 September 2004 renewing the membership of the European Social Fund Committee [2](hereinafter the Committee), the term of office of the members expires on 30 April 2007.

(2) Article 104(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 sets out different requirements for the nomination of representatives and their alternates from those laid down in Article 49(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down provisions on the Structural Funds [3], therefore, the composition of the Committee should be respectively adjusted.

(3) It is however appropriate that the Committee continues to carry out its tasks under its present set up till the end of the 2000-2006 programming period and the new set-up becomes operational only as from 1 January 2007.

(4) Pending nomination of a representative and/or an alternate member for one of the categories referred to in Article 104(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 by Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece and the United Kingdom, already nominated representatives and alternate members for the Committee should nevertheless be appointed in view of the start of the 2007-2013 programming period.

(5) The members and alternate members of the Committee should therefore be appointed for a period of three years,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The persons listed in the Annex are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2009.

Article 2

The Council Decision of 24 September 2004 is repealed from 31 December 2006.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published, for information, in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 16 February 2007

For the Council

The President

A. Schavan

[1] OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25.

[2] OJ C 252, 12.10.2005, p. 1.

[3] OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 173/2005 (OJ L 29, 2.2.2005, p. 3).

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ANNEX

Member State | Representing | Member | Name |

Belgium | Government | Member | Mr Guy DESMEDT |

Government | Alternate | Mr Louis VERVLOET |

Employers | Member | Ms Sonja KOHNENMERGEN |

Employers | Alternate | Mr Werner ABELSHAUSEN |

Trade Union | Member | Mr Hervé DECUYPER |

Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Vera DOS SANTOS COSTA |

Bulgaria | Government | Member | Mr Krassimir POPOV |

Government | Alternate | Ms Bilyana RAEVA |

Employers | Member | Mr Boyko NEDYALKOV |

Employers | Alternate | Mr Evgenii EVGENIEV |

Trade Union | Member | Mr Dimitar MANOLOV |

Trade Union | Alternate | Mr Plamen DIMITROV |

Czech Republic | Government | Member | Ms Iva ?OLCOV? |

Government | Alternate | Ms Markéta P?CHOU?KOV? |

Employers | Member | Mr Ji?í SVOBODA |

Employers | Alternate | Mr Miloslav ?OLC |

Trade Union | Member | Mr Pavel JAN??KO |

Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Hana M?LKOV? |

Denmark | Government | Member | Mr Preben GREGERSEN |

Government | Alternate | Ms Pernille VON LILLIENSKJOLD |

Employers | Member | Mr Henning GADE |

Employers | Alternate | Mr Per HERSBY |

Trade Union | Member | Mr Klaus FARNOV |

Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Lisbeth WILSTER |

Germany | Government | Member | Mr Günter WINKLER |

Government | Alternate | Ms Inken KLASSEN |

Employers | Member | Ms Alexandra-Friederike Prinzessin zu SCHOENAICH-CAROLATH |

Employers | Alternate | Ms Ilka HOUBEN |

Trade Union | Member | Ms Inge KAUFMANN |

Trade Union | Alternate | Mr Hans-Detlev K?LLER |

Estonia | Government | Member | Mr Margus HAIDAK |

Government | Alternate | Ms Kristi SUUR |

Employers | Member | Ms Aire MILL |

Employers | Alternate | Ms Eve P??RENDSON |

Trade Union | Member | Ms Liina CARR |

Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Mare VIIES |

Ireland | Government | Member | Mr Vincent LANDERS |

Government | Alternate | Mr Tom WHELAN |

Employers | Member | Ms Heidi LOUGHEED |

Employers | Alternate | Mr Arthur FORBES |

Trade Union | Member | Mr Dan MURPHY |

Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Noirin GREENE |

Greece | Government | Member | Mr George ZERVOS |

Government | Alternate | Ms Chrisoula ΒRAVOU |

Employers | Member | Mr Labros PAPAIOANNOU |

Employers | Alternate | Ms Ekatarerini DASKALAKI |

Trade Union | Member | Ms Efthimia IONNIDOU |

Trade Union | Alternate | Mr Michail BAXEVANIS |

Spain | Government | Member | Mr Carlos TORTUERO MART?N |

Government | Alternate | Mr David GARC?A L?PEZ |

Employers | Member | Mr Roberto SU?REZ SANTOS |

Employers | Alternate | Ms Patricia CIREZ |

Trade Union | Member | Mr Luis GALIANO R?BAGO |

Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Ana HERMOSO CANOURA |

France | Government | Member | Mr Bertrand GAUDIN |

Government | Alternate | Mr Henri NGUYEN |

Employers | Member | Mr Christophe CORIOU |

Employers | Alternate | Mr Ga?tan BEZIER |

Trade Union | Member | Ms Huguette BRUNEL |

Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Marie-France BOUTROUE |

Italy | Government | Member | Ms Vera MARINCIONI |

Government | Alternate | Ms Alessandra TOMAI |

Employers | Member | Mr Bruno SCAZZOCCHIO |

Employers | Alternate | Ms Silvia CIUFFINI |

Trade Union | Member | Mr Roberto PETTENELLO |

Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Milena MICHELETTI |

Cyprus | Government | Member | Mr Alexandros ALEXANDROU |

Government | Alternate | Ms Antzela DROUSSIOTOU |

Employers | Member | Mr Giorgos PANTELIDES |

Employers | Alternate | Mr Emilios MICHAEL |

Trade Union | Member | Mr Andreas MATSAS |

Trade Union | Alternate | Mr Nicos GREGORIOU |

Latvia | Government | Member | Ms Inta GEIBA |

Government | Alternate | Ms Kristīne DORT?NE |

Employers | Member | Ms Kristīne DOLGIHA |

Employers | Alternate | Mr Mārcis DZELME |

Trade Union | Member | Ms Linda ROMELE |

Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Liene LIEKNA |

Lithuania | Government | Member | Ms Ana STANKAITIEN? |

Government | Alternate | Ms Nijol? MACKEVI?IEN? |

Employers | Member | Mr Edmundas JANKEVI?IUS |

Employers | Alternate | Mr Vaidotas LEVICKIS |

Trade Union | Member | Ms Irena PETRAITIEN? |

Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Janina ?VEDIEN? |

Luxembourg | Government | Member | Mr Jeannot BERG |

Government | Alternate | Ms Maryse FISCH |

Employers | Member | Mr Romain LANNERS |

Employers | Alternate | Mr Fran?ois ENGELS |

Trade Union | Member | Mr Nico CLEMENT |

Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Viviane GOERGEN |

Hungary | Government | Member | Ms Renáta T?TH |

Government | Alternate | Ms ?gnes GERZS?NYI |

Employers | Member | Mr ?kos N?METH |

Employers | Alternate | Mr László KRIZS?N |

Trade Union | Member | Ms Erzsébet HANTI |

Trade Union | Alternate | Mr László KOZ?K |

Malta | Government | Member | Ms Alison MIZZI |

Government | Alternate | Ms Helga DEPASQUALE |

Employers | Member | Mr Joe FARRUGIA |

Employers | Alternate | Mr Vincent FARRUGIA |

Trade Union | Member | Mr Willam PORTELLI |

Trade Union | Alternate | Mr Geitu MERCIECA |

Netherlands | Government | Member | Mr Robert WESTER |

Government | Alternate | Ms Korrie LOUWES |

Employers | Member | Mr Hans KOOLE |

Employers | Alternate | |

Trade Union | Member | Mr A. PLOEGMAKERS |

Trade Union | Alternate | Mr T. VAN DIJK |

Austria | Government | Member | Mr Michael F?RSCHNER |

Government | Alternate | Ms Ulrike REBHANDL |

Employers | Member | Ms Margit KREUZHUBER |

Employers | Alternate | Mr Wolfgang TRITREMMEL |

Trade Union | Member | Mr Franz FRIEHS |

Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Silvia HOFBAUER |

Poland | Government | Member | Mr Pawel CHORAZY |

Government | Alternate | Mr Piotr STRONKOWSKI |

Employers | Member | Mr Leszek KARWOWSKI |

Employers | Alternate | Mr Norbert PRUSZANOWSKI |

Trade Union | Member | Ms Agata BARANOWSKA GRYCUK |

Trade Union | Alternate | Mr Andrzej NIDERLA |

Portugal | Government | Member | Mr António VALADAS DA SILVA |

Government | Alternate | Mr Luís COSTA |

Employers | Member | Ms Clara GUERREIRO |

Employers | Alternate | Mr António ABRANTES |

Trade Union | Member | Ms Catarina MACHADO MORAIS de OLIVEIRA |

Trade Union | Alternate | Mr António Luís FERREIRA CORREIA |

Romania | Government | Member | Ms Cristina IOVA |

Government | Alternate | Ms Cristina ZORLIN |

Employers | Member | Mr Ovidiu NICOLESCU |

Employers | Alternate | Mr Doru Claudian FRUNZULIC? |

Trade Union | Member | |

Trade Union | Alternate | |

Slovenia | Government | Member | Mr Gorazd JENKO |

Government | Alternate | Ms Ur?ka KOVA? ZLOBKO |

Employers | Member | Ms Janja MEGLI? |

Employers | Alternate | Ms Grit ACKERMANN |

Trade Union | Member | Mr Jure SNOJ |

Trade Union | Alternate | Mr Stane KO?IR |

Slovakia | Government | Member | Ms Mária KOMPI?OV? |

Government | Alternate | Ms Miriam KOV??IKOV? |

Employers | Member | Mr Peter REINER |

Employers | Alternate | Mr Juraj BORGULA |

Trade Union | Member | Ms Naile PROKE?OV? |

Trade Union | Alternate | Mr Milan BU?O |

Finland | Government | Member | Ms Eeva-Liisa KOIVUNEVA |

Government | Alternate | Ms Merja NIEMI |

Employers | Member | Mr Heikki SUOMALAINEN |

Employers | Alternate | Ms Riitta W?RN |

Trade Union | Member | Mr Auli KORHONEN |

Trade Union | Alternate | Mr Tom HOLMROOS |

Sweden | Government | Member | Ms Mari MILD |

Government | Alternate | Mr Johannes WIKMAN |

Employers | Member | Mr Kent BRORSSON |

Employers | Alternate | Mr Gunnar ANDERZON |

Trade Union | Member | Ms Charlotta KRAFFT |

Trade Union | Alternate | Ms Sofia ARKELID |

United Kingdom | Government | Member | Mr Gordon PURSGLOVE |

Government | Alternate | Mr Ken LAMBERT |

Employers | Member | Mr Martin MORTON |

Employers | Alternate | Mr Thomas MORAN |

Trade Union | Member | Mr Alan MANNING |

Trade Union | Alternate | Mr Joe FEARNEHOUGH |

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