Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on appointing members of the European Social Fund Committee
Date: 2011-04-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, European Social Fund, appointment of staff, committee (EU)

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 18.4.2011 
COM(2011) 233 final 

2011/0100 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on appointing members of the European Social Fund Committee  

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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 163 of the Treaty. 

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

representative  of 

This  Article  provides  that  the  Committee  shall  be  composed  of  one  government 
representative,  one 
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. 

The  Council  decided,  on  22  February  2010,  to  appoint  the  members  and  alternate 
members  of  the  European  Social  Fund  Committee,  on  a  proposal  from  the 
Commission for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012.  

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 remaining term of office, i.e. until 31 
December 2012. 

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2011/0100 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on 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  1260/19991,  and  in  particular  Article 
104(3) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas: 

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The Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, by Decision 2010/C 53/02 of 
22  February  2010,  has  appointed  the  membership  of  the  European  Social  Fund 
Committee2 (hereinafter – "the Committee") for the period up to 31 December 2012, 

In  the  meantime,  the  seats  of  various  members  have  become  vacant  as  a  result  of 
resignations, 

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 Ireland 
and  Spain,  already  nominated  representatives  and  alternate  members  for  the 
Committee should nevertheless be appointed for the remaining term of office, i.e. until 
31 December 2012, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:  

Article 1 

The persons listed in the Annex are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the 
European  Social  Fund  Committee  for  the  remaining  term  of  office,  i.e.  until  31  December 
2012.  

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OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25. 
OJ C 53, 3.3.2010, p. 2. 

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Article 2 

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official 
Journal of the European Union. 

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX 

List of members and alternate members 

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 RUSSINOVA 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Monika 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 

Ms Berit TOFT FIHL 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Preben FOLDBERG 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Jens KROGSTRUP 

Germany 

Government 

Member 

Mr Arnold HEMMANN 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Inken KLASSEN 

Employers 

Member 

Ms Julia KAUTE 

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 

Mr Vincent LANDERS 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr. Tom WHELAN 

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Employers 

Member 

Ms Kara McGANN 

Employers 

Alternate 

Ms Heidi LOUGHEED 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Sheila NUNAN 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Greece 

Government 

Member 

Mr Christos DIKOS 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Konstantina MICHOPOYLOY 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Lambros PAPAIOANNOU 

Employers 

Alternate 

Ms Ekaterini DASKALAKI 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Dimitros TSOUKALAS 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Vasilios PAPADOGAMVROS 

Spain 

Government 

Member 

Mr Carlos TORTUERO MARTÍN  

Government 

Alternate 

Mr David GARCIA LÓPEZ 

Employers 

Member 

Employers 

Alternate 

Ms Cristina REGALADO MARTÍN 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Ana MICÓ MAESTRE 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Ms Ana HERMOSO CANOURA 

France 

Government 

Member 

Ms Corinne VAILLANT 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Laurent SENN 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Christophe CORIOU 

Employers 

Alternate 

Ms Natacha MARQUET 

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Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Cécile COTTEREAU 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Alain ALPHON-LAYRE 

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 ANCANE  

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 

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Lithuania 

Government 

Member 

Mr Ramūnas DILBA 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Nijolė MACKEVIČIENĖ 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Vaidotas LEVICKIS 

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 

Ms Jeanette BUSUTTIL 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Loredana D'ARRIGO 

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Employers 

Member 

Mr Paul ABELA 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Pierre FAVA 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Robert BORG 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr William PORTELLI 

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 

Ms 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 

Mr Paweł CHORĄŻY 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Dorota BORTNOWSKA 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Norbert PRUSZANOWSKI  

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Marek RADECKI 

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Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Agata BARANOWSKA-GRYCUK 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Ms Grażyna RÓŻANEK 

Portugal 

Government 

Member 

Ms Rosa Maria SIMÕES DA SILVA 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Maria DO CARMO ABREU 

Employers 

Member 

Ms Clara GUERREÍRO 

Employers 

Alternate 

Ms Adília LISBOA 

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr António Luís FERRERA CORREIA 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Tiago M.P. SIMÕES DA CUNHA 

Romania 

Government 

Member 

Ms Anca-Cristina ZEVEDEI  

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Elena Carmen DOBROTA 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Ovidiu NICOLESCU 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Dragoş MIHALACHE 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Mariana KNIESNER  

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Ms Carmen IONESCU 

Slovenia 

Government 

Member 

Ms Jasminka DEDIĆ 

Government 

Alternate 

Ms Darja ZORKO 

Employers 

Member 

Ms Grit ACKERMANN 

Employers 

Alternate 

Ms Janja MEGLI Č 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Staša PERNAT LESJAK 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Ms Andreja POJE 

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Slovakia 

Government 

Member 

Ms Zuzana  POLÁČKOVÁ 

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Roderik KLINDA 

Employers 

Member 

Mr Daniel HRDINA 

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Martin HOŠTÁK 

Trade Union 

Member 

Ms Naile PROKEŠOVÁ 

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Milan BUŠO 

Finland 

Government 

Member 

Ms Lippe 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 

Ms Wendy VIOLENTANO  

Government 

Alternate 

Mr Ken LAMBERT 

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Employers 

Member 

Mr Martin MORTON  

Employers 

Alternate 

Mr Guy BAILEY  

Trade Union 

Member 

Mr Alan MANNING  

Trade Union 

Alternate 

Mr Joe FEARNEHOUGH  

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