Proposal for a Council Decision appointing members of the European Social Fund Committee
Date: 2006-12-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, European Social Fund, appointment of staff, committee (EU)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 7.12.2006 
COM(2006) 792 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

appointing members of the European Social Fund Committee  

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

Renewal of the membership of the European Social Fund Committee 

1 Article 104 of Regulation 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 provides that the Commission shall be assisted by a 
Committee set up under Article 147 of the Treaty. 

2. The provisions relating to the organisation and tasks of this Committee are also laid down 
in the same Article of this Council Regulation.  

3.  This  Article  provides  that  the  Committee  shall  be  composed  of  one  government 
representative, one representative of the workers' organisations and one representative of the 
employers' organisations from each Member State. For each Member State, an alternate shall 
be appointed for each category of representative. The members and alternates are appointed 
by the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission for a period of three years. 

4.  The  Council  decided,  on  24  September  2004,  to  appoint  the  members  and  alternate 
members of the European Social Fund Committee, on a proposal from the Commission for the 
period  from  1  May  2004  to  30  April  2007.  Under  the  previous  Regulations,  the  Committee 
was composed of two members and one alternate for each category of representative. 

During this period, additional decisions have been taken by the Council, acting on a proposal 
from the Commission, to replace members and alternate members of the Committee. The term 
of office of these replacements also expires on 30 April 2007. 

5.  Given  the  change  in  the  composition  of  the  Committee,  and  the  revised  mandate  of  the 
Committee for the period 2007-13, and having consulted the Member States, the Commission 
submits to the Council the present proposal for a Council Decision appointing members and 
alternate  members  of  the  European  Social  Fund  Committee  for  the  period  from  1  January 
2007 to 31 December 2009. 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

appointing members of the European Social Fund Committee  

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

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

Having  regard  to  Regulation  (EC)  No.  1083/2006  laying  down  general  provisions  on  the 
European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and 
repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/19991, and in particular Article 104(3) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

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

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  Funds2,  therefore,  the  composition  of  the  Committee 
should be respectively adjusted.  

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.  

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,  

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OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25. 
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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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.  

Decision 2005/C 252/01 is repealed from 31 December 2006. 

Article 2 

Article 3 

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

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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Member State  Representing 

Member 

ANNEX  

Austria 

Government 

Member 

Mr Michael FÖRSCHNER 

Government 

Alternate 

Mrs Ulrike REBHANDL 

Employers 

Member 

Ms Margit KREUZHUBER 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Wolfgang TRITREMMEL 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Franz FRIEHS  

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mrs Silvia HOFBAUER 

Belgium 

Government 

Member 

Mr Louis VERVLOET 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Guy DESMEDT 

Employers 

Member 

Mrs Sonja KOHNENMERGEN 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Werner ABELSHAUSEN 

Trade Union 

Member 

Vacant 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mrs Vera DOS SANTOS COSTA 

Cyprus 

Government 

Member 

Mr Alexandros ALEXANDROU 

Government 

Alternate 

Mrs Antzela DROUSSIOTOU 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Giorgos PANTELIDES 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Emilios MICHAEL 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Andreas MATSAS 

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Trade Union 

Alternate  Mr Nicos GREGORIOU 

Czech 
Republic 

Government 

Member 

Ms. Iva ŠOLCOVÁ 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms. Markéta PĚCHOUČKOVÁ 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Jiří SVOBODA 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Miloslav ŠOLC 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Pavel JANÍČKO  

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Ms. Hana MÁLKOVÁ  

Denmark 

Government 

Member 

Mr. Preben GREGERSEN 

Government 

Alternate 

Mrs. Pernille VON LILLIENSKJOLD 

Employers 

Member 

Mr. Henning GADE 

Employers 

Alternate 

Vacant 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr. Klaus FARNOV 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mrs. Lisbeth WILSTER 

Estonia 

Government 

Member 

Mrs Merlin ORGLA 

Government 

Alternate 

Mrs Mari VÄLI 

Employers 

Member 

Mrs Aire MILL 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mrs Eve PÄÄRENDSON 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mrs Liina CARR 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mrs Mare VIIES 

France 

Government 

Member 

Mr Bertrand GAUDIN 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Henri NGUYEN 

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Employers 

Member 

Vacant 

Employers 

Alternate 

Vacant 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mrs Huguette BRUNEL 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mrs Marie-France BOUTROUE 

Germany 

Government 

Member 

Mr Günter WINKLER 

Government 

Alternate 

Mrs Inken KLASSEN 

Employers 

Member 

Mrs  Alexandra-Friederike 
SCHOENAICH-CAROLATH 

Prinzessin 

zu 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mrs Ilka HOUBEN 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mrs Inge KAUFMANN 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Hans-Detlev KÜLLER 

Greece 

Government 

Member 

Mr George ZERVOS 

Government 

Alternate 

Mrs Chrisoula ΒRAVOU 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Labros PAPAIOANNOU 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Petros GIANNOULOPOULOS 

Trade Union 

Member 

Vacant 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Vacant 

Hungary 

Government 

Member 

Mrs Renáta TÓTH 

Government 

Alternate 

Mrs Ágnes GERZSÉNYI 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Ákos NÉMETH 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr. László KRIZSÁN 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Erzsébet HANTI 

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Trade Union  Alternate 

Mr László KOZÁK 

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 

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 

Latvia 

Government 

Member 

Ms Inta GEIBA 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Kristine DORTANE 

Employers 

Member 

Mrs. Daiga ERMSONE 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr. Marcis DZELME 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mrs Linda ROMELE 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mrs Liene LIEKNA 

Lithuania 

Government 

Member 

Mrs Ana STANKAITIENĖ 

Government 

Alternate 

Mrs Nijolė MACKEVIČIENĖ 

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Employers 

Member 

Mr Edmundas JANKEVIČIUS 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Vaidotas LEVICKIS 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mrs Irena PETRAITIENĖ 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mrs Janina ŠVEDIENĖ 

Luxembourg  Government 

Member 

Mr Jeannot BERG 

Government 

Alternate 

Mrs Maryse FISCH 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Romain LANNERS 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr François ENGELS 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Nico CLEMENT 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mrs Viviane GOERGEN 

Malta 

Government 

Member 

Mrs Alison MIZZI  

Government 

Alternate 

Mrs 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 

Mr C. HOOGENDIJK 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr A. PLOEGMAKERS 

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Trade Union  Alternate 

Mr. T. VAN DIJK 

Poland 

Government 

Member 

Mr Pawel CHORAZY 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Piotr STRONKOWSKI 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Leszek KARWOWSKI 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Wiesław SINKIEWICZ 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mrs Agata BARANOWSKA GRYCUK 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Andrzej NIDERLA 

Portugal 

Government 

Member 

Mr António VALADAS DA SILVA 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Luís COSTA 

Employers 

Member 

Mrs Clara GUERREÍRO 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr António ABRANTES 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mrs Catarina MACHADO MORAIS de OLIVEIRA 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr António Luís FERRERA CORREIA 

Slovakia 

Government 

Member 

Mr Miloslav HETTEŠ 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Miriam KOVÁČIKOVÁ 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Peter REINER 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Juraj BORGULA 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Naile PROKEŠOVÁ 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Milan BUŠO 

Slovenia 

Government  Member 

Mr Gorazd JENKO 

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Government 

Alternate 

Ms Urška KOVAČ ZLOBKO 

Employers 

Member 

Ms Janja MEGLIČ 

Employers 

Alternate 

Ms Grit ACKERMANN 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Jure SNOJ 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Stane KOŠIR 

Spain 

Government 

Member 

Mr Carlos TORTUERO MARTÍN  

Government 

Alternate 

Mr David GARCIA LÓPEZ 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Roberto SUÁREZ SANTOS 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mrs Patricia CIREZ 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Luis GALIANO RÁBAGO 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mrs Ana HERMOSO CANOURA 

Finland 

Government 

Member 

Ms Eeva-Liisa KOIVUNEVA, 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Merja NIEMI 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Heikki SUOMALAINEN 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mrs Riitta WÄRN 

Trade Union 

Member 

M. Auli KORHONEN 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Tom HOLMROOS 

Sweden 

Government 

Member 

Mrs Mari MILD 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Johannes WIKMAN 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Kent BRORSSON 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Gunnar ANDERZON 

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Trade Union 

Member 

Mrs Charlotta KRAFFT 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mrs Sofia ARKELID 

United 
Kingdom 

Government 

Member 

Mr Gordon PURSGLOVE 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Ken LAMBERT 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Martin MORTON 

Employers 

Alternate 

Vacant 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Alan MANNING 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Joe FEARNEHOUGH 

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