Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION appointing members of the European Social Fund Committee
Date: 2009-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, European Social Fund, appointment of staff, committee (EU)

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 21.12.2009 
COM(2009)712 final 

2009/0193 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

appointing members of the European Social Fund Committee  

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

This  proposal  concerns  the  renewal  of  the  membership  of  the  European  Social  Fund 
Committee (hereinafter “Committee”). 

This Committee has been set up under Article 163 TFEU in order to assist the Commission in 
the administration of the European Social Fund (ESF).  

Article 104 of 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 1260/19991 lays down the provisions relating to the 
organisation and the tasks of this Committee.  

According  to  this  provision,  the  Committee  should  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 
should be appointed for each category of representative. The representatives and alternates are 
appointed  by  the  Council,  acting  on  a  proposal  from  the  Commission  for  a  period  of  three 
years. 

By Decision 2007/C 52/06 of 16 February 2007, the Council decided to appoint the members 
and alternate members of the Committee for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 
2009.  

In view of the nominations submitted by the Member States in accordance with Article 104(2) 
of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1083/2006,  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 2010 to 31 December 2012. 

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OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25. 

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2009/0193 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

appointing members of the European Social Fund Committee  

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 163 thereof, 

Having  regard  to  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  1260/19992,  and  in  particular  Article 
104(3) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

Under  Council  Decision  2007/C  52/06  of  16  February  2007  appointing  the 
membership of the European Social Fund Committee3 (hereinafter "Committee"), the 
term of office of the members and alternate members of this Committee expires on 31 
December 2009. 

In  accordance  with  Article  104(2)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1083/2006,  the  Member 
States, with the exception of Ireland, Greece, France, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and the 
United  Kingdom,  have  submitted 
their  nominations  for  each  category  of 
representatives referred to in Article 104(1) of this Regulation and their alternates.  

Pending the missing nominations by Ireland, Greece, France, Malta, Poland, Slovenia 
and  the  United  Kingdom,  the  representatives  and  the  alternates  already  nominated 
should be appointed for a period of three years,  

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

The persons listed in the Annex are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the 
European Social Fund Committee for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012.  

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OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25. 
OJ C 52, 7.3.2007, p. 5. 

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Article 2 

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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ANNEX  

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Member State  Representing 

Member 

Name 

Belgium 

Government 

Member 

Mr Louis VERVLOET 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Viviane DE BEULE 

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 

Ms Zornitza RUSINOVA 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Maria DIMITROVA  

Employers 

Member 

Mr Boyko NEDYALKOV 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Dimitar BRANKOV 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Plamen DIMITROV 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Dimitar MANOLOV 

Czech 
Republic 

Government 

Member 

Ms Iva ŠOLCOVÁ 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Táňa PERGLOVÁ 

Employers 

Member 

Ms Soňa VAN DEELENOVÁ 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Miloslav ŠOLC  

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Pavel JANÍČKO  

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Ms Hana MÁLKOVÁ  

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Denmark 

Government 

Member 

Ms Pernille VON LILLIENSKJOLD 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Steen FREDERIKSEN 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Henning GADE 

Employers 

Alternate 

............................. 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Klaus FARNOV 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Jens KROGSTRUP 

Germany 

Government 

Member 

Mr Günter WINKLER 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Inken KLASSEN 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Anton BAUCH 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Jürgen WUTTKE 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Inge KAUFMANN 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Hermann NEHLS 

Estonia 

Government 

Member 

Mr Margus HAIDAK 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Merlin TATRIK 

Employers 

Member 

Ms Kristina TÄHT 

Employers 

Alternate 

Ms Eve PÄÄRENDSON 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Kaja TOOMSALU 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Ms Mare VIIES 

Ireland 

Government 

Member 

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Government 

Alternate 

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Employers 

Member 

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Employers 

Alternate 

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Trade Union 

Member 

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Trade Union 

Alternate 

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Greece 

Government 

Member 

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Government 

Alternate 

………………… 

Employers 

Member 

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Employers 

Alternate 

………………… 

Trade Union 

Member 

………………… 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

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Spain 

Government 

Member 

Mr Carlos TORTUERO MARTÍN  

Government 

Alternate 

Mr David GARCIA LÓPEZ 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Juan MENÉNDEZ-VALDÉS ÁLVAREZ 

Employers 

Alternate 

Ms Cristina REGALADO MARTÍN 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Ana MICÓ MAESTRE 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Ms Ana HERMOSO CANOURA 

France 

Government 

Member 

………………… 

Government 

Alternate 

………………… 

Employers 

Member 

………………… 

Employers 

Alternate 

………………… 

Trade Union 

Member 

………………… 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

………………… 

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Italy 

Government 

Member 

Ms Matilde MANCINI 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Alessandra TOMAI 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Claudio GENTILI 

Employers 

Alternate 

Ms Silvia CIUFFINI 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Luigi VELTRO 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Ms Giulia TAVERNESE 

Cyprus 

Government 

Member 

Mr Alexandros ALEXANDROU 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Antzela DROUSSIOTOU 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Emilios MICHAEL 

Employers 

Alternate 

Ms Maria STYLIANOU 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Nicos GREGORIOU 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Andreas MATSAS 

Latvia 

Government 

Member 

Ms Kristīne DORTĀNE 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Elīna DRĀZNIECE 

Employers 

Member 

Ms Inese SPEPIŅA 

Employers 

Alternate 

Ms Ilona KIUKUCĀNE 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Linda ROMELE 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Ms Liene LIEKNA 

Lithuania 

Government 

Member 

Mr Ramūnas DILBA 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Nijolė MACKEVIČIENĖ 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Vaidotas LEVICKIS 

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Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Mykolas ALELIŪNAS 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Irena PETRAITIENĖ 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Ms Janina ŠVEDIENĖ 

Luxembourg  Government 

Member 

Ms Patrice FURLANI 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Daniel CODELLO 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Romain LANNERS 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr François ENGELS 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Carole BIVER 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Nico CLEMENT 

Hungary 

Government 

Member 

Ms Renáta TÓTH 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Katalin SZATMÁRI 

Employers 

Member 

Ms Terézia BOROSNÉ BARTHA 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr László KRIZSÁN 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Erzsébet HANTI 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr László KOZÁK 

Malta 

Government 

Member 

………………… 

Government 

Alternate 

………………… 

Employers 

Member 

………………… 

Employers 

Alternate 

………………… 

Trade Union 

Member 

………………… 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

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Netherlands  Government 

Member 

Ms Alieke KOOPMAN 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Paula LOEKEMEIJER 

Employers 

Member 

Mr André VAN DER LEEST 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr C. SCHOENMAKERS 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr I.D.C.M. COENEN 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr W.J.F. MUIS 

Austria 

Government 

Member 

Ms Petra DRAXL 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Ulrike REBHANDL 

Employers 

Member 

Ms Anna Katharina HUBER 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Wolfgang TRITREMMEL 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Franz FRIEHS  

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Ms Silvia HOFBAUER 

Poland 

Government 

Member 

………………… 

Government 

Alternate 

………………… 

Employers 

Member 

………………… 

Employers 

Alternate 

………………… 

Trade Union 

Member 

………………… 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

………………… 

Portugal 

Government 

Member 

Ms Rosa Maria SIMÕES DA SILVA 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Maria DO CARMO ABREU 

Employers 

Member 

Ms Clara GUERREÍRO 

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Employers 

Alternate 

Ms Adília LISBOA 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr António Luís FERRERA CORREIA 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Tiago MP. SIMÕES DA CUNHA 

Romania 

Government 

Member 

Ms Cristina IOVA 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Daniela NEDELCU 

Employers 

Member 

Ms Mariana KNIESNER 

Employers 

Alternate 

Ms Carmen IONESCU 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Ovidiu NICOLESCU 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Dragoş MIHALACHE 

Slovenia 

Government 

Member 

Ms Blanka MARKOJA 

Government 

Alternate 

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Employers 

Member 

………………… 

Employers 

Alternate 

………………… 

Trade Union 

Member 

………………… 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

………………… 

Slovakia 

Government 

Member 

Mr Juraj ŤAPÁK 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Miriam KOVÁČIKOVÁ 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Daniel HRDINA 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Martin HOŠTÁK 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Naile PROKEŠOVÁ 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Milan BUŠO 

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Finland 

Government 

Member 

Ms Eeva-Liisa KOIVUNEVA 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Sirpa LILJESTRÖM 

Employers 

Member 

Ms Riitta WÄRN 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Mikko RÄSÄNEN 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Auli KORHONEN 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Lauri KORKEAOJA 

Sweden 

Government 

Member 

Ms Ann-Christine GULLESJÖ 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Håkan FORSBERG 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Gunnar ANDERZON 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Farbod REZANIA 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Filis SIGALA 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Ms Charlotta KRAFFT 

United 
Kingdom 

Government 

Member 

………………… 

Government 

Alternate 

………………… 

Employers 

Member 

………………… 

Employers 

Alternate 

………………… 

Trade Union 

Member 

………………… 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

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