Council Decision

of 1 January 2007

appointing the Bulgarian and Romanian members of the European Economic and Social Committee

(2007/3/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Articles 12 and 48 thereof,

Having regard to the proposals made by the governments of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The members of the European Economic and Social Committee have been appointed, for the period from 21 September 2006 to 20 September 2010, by Council Decisions 2006/524/EC, Euratom [1], 2006/651/EC, Euratom [2] and 2006/703/EC, Euratom [3].

(2) Following the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and of Romania to the European Union, the European Economic and Social Committee should be enlarged by the appointment of 27 members representing the various economic and social components of organised civil society,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The persons whose names and titles are listed in the Annex are hereby appointed members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period up to 20 September 2010.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

It shall apply from 1 January 2007.

Done at Brussels, 1 January 2007.

For the Council

The President

F.-W. Steinmeier

[1] OJ L 207, 28.7.2006, p. 30.

[2] OJ L 269, 28.9.2006, p. 13.

[3] OJ L 291, 21.10.2006, p. 33.

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ANNEX

REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

Ms Milena ANGELOVA

Executive Director of the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association

Prof. Nansen BEHAR, PhD

Member of the Managing Board of the Union for Private Economic Enterprise

Mr Bojidar DANEV

Chairman of the Bulgarian Industrial Association

Mr Plamen DIMITROV

Vice-President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria

Mr Liubomir HADJIYSKI

Deputy Chairman of the Economic Commission at the Bulgarian Union of Private Entrepreneurs "Vuzrazdane"

Dr Jeliazko HRISTOV

President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria

Mr Dimitar MANOLOV

Vice-President of the Confederation of Labour "Podkrepa"

Mr Veselin MITOV

Head of the International Policy Department of the Confederation of Labour "Podkrepa"

Ms Donka SOKOLOVA

Representative of the Democratic Union of Women

Ms Ludmilla TODOROVA

Representative of the Bulgarian Farmers Association

Ms Andriana TOSHEVA

Executive Director of the Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria

Mr Plamen ZAHARIEV

Representative of the National Council of and for People with Disabilities

ROMANIA

Mme Lavinia ANDREI

Président

Fondation Terra Mileniul IU

Mme Ana BONTEA

Directrice du Département Juridique et Dialogue Social

Conseil National des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises Privées de Roumanie

M. Petru Sarin DANDEA

Vice-président

Confédération Nationale Syndicale "CartelALFA"

M. Dumitru FORNEA

Chef du Département Relations Internationales

Confédération Syndicale Nationale MERIDIAN

M. Minel IVA?CU

Vice-président

Bloc National Syndical

M. Eugen LUCAN

Président

Association Angel

M. Mihai MANOLIU

Secrétaire Général

Alliance des Confédérations Patronales de Roumanie

M. Radu NICOSEVICI

Président

Association Academia de Advocacy

M. Marius Eugen OPRAN

Président Exécutif

Union Générale des Industriels de Roumanie — 1903 (UGIR — 1903)

M. Cristian PARVULESCU

Président

Association Pro Democratia

M. Marius PETCU

Président

Confédération Nationale des Syndicats Libres de Roumanie — FR??IA

M. Aurel Lauren?iu PLO?CEANU

Vice-président

Association Roumaine des Entrepreneurs de B?timents

M. Sabin RUSU

Secrétaire Général

Confédération des Syndicats Démocratiques de Roumanie

M. Ionut SIBIAN

Directeur Exécutif

Fondation pour le Développement de la Société Civile

M. ?tefan VARFALVI

Président

Association Permanente UGIR

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