Participants to the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE) of the Council of EU

You can find here ministers who have reached a political agreement on Telecoms Package on November 27 2008 (source: http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=PRES/08/345&format=HTML&aged=0&lg=en&guiLanguage=en). Also in italics ministers who have discussed Telecoms Package on June 12-13 2008 (source: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/trans/101093.pdf).

PARTICIPANTS The governments of the Member States and the European Commission were represented as follows:

Belgium:

• Mr Didier SEEUWS Deputy Permanent Representative

• Mr Vincent VAN QUICKENBORNE Minister for Enterprise and Simplification
• Mr Etienne SCHOUPPE Secretary of State for Mobility

Bulgaria:

• Mr Plamen VATCHKOV Chairman of the National Agency for information technologies and communications

• Ms Galina TOSHEVA Deputy Minister for the Economy and Energy
• Ms Vessela Borissova GOSPODINOVA Deputy Minister for Transport

Czech Republic:

• Mr Martin ŘÍMAN Minister for Industry and Trade

• Ms Daniela KOVALČÍKOVÁ Deputy Minister for Transport, Legislation Section
• Mr Martin TLAPA Deputy Minister for Industry and Trade, European Union Section

Denmark:

• Mr Helge SANDER Minister for Science, Technology and Development

• Mr Helge SANDER Minister for Science, Technology and Development

Germany:

• Mr Bernd PFAFFENBACH State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Technology

• Mr Wolfgang TIEFENSEE Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Urban Development
• Mr Bernd PFAFFENBACH State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Technology

Estonia:

• Mr Juhan PARTS Minister for Economic Affairs and Communications

• Mr Juhan PARTS Minister for Economic Affairs and Communications

Ireland:

• Mr Eamon RYAN Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

• Mr Noel DEMPSEY Minister for Transport and the Marine

Greece:

• Mr Konstantinos HADJIDAKIS Minister for Transport and Communications

• Mr Konstantinos HADJIDAKIS Minister for Transport and Communications

Spain:

• Mr Francisco ROS PERÁN State Secretary for Telecommunications and the Information Society

• Mr Francisco ROS PERÁN State Secretary for Telecommunications and the Information Society

France:

• Mr Luc CHATEL Minister of State with responsibility for Industry and Consumer Affairs, Government Spokesperson
• Mr Eric BESSON Minister of State with responsibility for Forward Planning, Assessment of Public Policies and the Development of the Digital Economy

• Mr Dominique BUSSEREAU Minister of State with responsibility for Transport
• Mr Luc CHATEL Minister of State with responsibility for Industry and Consumer Affairs, Government Spokesperson
• Mr Eric BESSON Minister of State with responsibility for Forward Planning, Assessment of Public Policies and the Development of the Digital Economy

Italy:

• Mr Paolo ROMANI State Secretary for Economic Development

• Mr Altero MATTEOLI Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
• Mr Paolo ROMANI State Secretary for Economic Development

Cyprus:

• Mr Nicos NICOLAIDES Minister for Communications and Works

• Mr Nicos NICOLAIDES Minister for Communications and Works

Latvia:

• Mr Ainārs ŠLESERS Minister for Transport

• Mr Ainārs ŠLESERS Minister for Transport

Lithuania:

• Mr Alminas MAČIULIS State Secretary, Ministry for Transport and Communications

• Mr Algirdas BUTKEVIČIUS Minister for Transport and Communications

Luxembourg:

• Mr Jean-Louis SCHILTZ Minister for Cooperation and Humanitarian Action, Minister for Communications, Minister for Defence

• Mr Jean-Louis SCHILTZ Minister for Cooperation and Humanitarian Action, Minister for Communications, Minister for Defence
• Mr Lucien LUX Minister for the Environment, Minister for Transport

Hungary:

• Mr Lajos CSEPI State Secretary for Transport

• Mr Ákos BÓNA State Secretary for Telecommunication
• Mr. Lajos CSEPI State Secretary for Transport

Malta:

• Mr Austin GATT Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Communications

• Mr Austin GATT Minister for Communications and National Projects

Netherlands:

• Mr Frank HEEMSKERK Minister for Foreign Trade

• Mr Frank HEEMSKERK Minister for Foreign Trade
• Mr Camiel EURLINGS Minister for Transport, Public Works and Water Management

Austria:

• Mr Walter GRAHAMMER Permanent Representative

• Mr Werner FAYMANN Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology

Poland:

• Mr Andrzej PANASIUK Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure

• Mr Cezary GRABARCZYK Minister for Infrastructure

Portugal:

• Mr Hugo SOBRAL Member of Mertens Group

• Mr Pedro Nuno BARTOLO Deputy Permanent Representative

Romania:

• Mr Marius HIRTE Deputy Permanent Representative

• Mr Barna TÁNCZOS State Secretary, Ministry of Transport

Slovenia:

• Ms Mary Veronica TOVSAK PLETERSKI Deputy Permanent Representative

• Mr Radovan ŽERJAV Minister for Transport
• Mr Andrej VIZJAK Minister for the Economy
• Ms Mojca KUCLER DOLINAR Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology
• Mr Peter VERLIČ State Secretary at the Ministry of Transport

Slovakia:

• Mr Ľubomír VÁŽNY Minister for Transport, Post and Telecommunications

• Mr Ľubomír VÁŽNY Minister for Transport, Post and Telecommunications

Finland:

• Ms Suvi LINDÉN Minister for Communications

• Ms Suvi LINDÉN Minister for Communications

Sweden:

• Mr Leif ZETTERBERG State Secretary, Ministry for Infrastructure

• Ms Åsa TORSTENSSON Minister for Infrastructure

United Kingdom:

• Mr Stephen CARTER Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting

• Ms Rosie WINTERTON Minister of State for Transport
• Baroness VADERA Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Competitiveness

Commission:

• Ms Viviane REDING Member

• Ms Viviane REDING Member