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

Taken from http://www.consilium.europa.eu/cms3_applications/Applications/newsRoom/LoadDocument.asp?directory=en/trans/&filename=103282.pdf and in italics from http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/trans/101093.pdf which includes more likely ministers in charge of Telecoms Package which was discussed in this meeting held on June 12-13 2008 (but they may have changed since this date).

9.X.2008 / 12-13.VI.2008

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

Belgium:

Mr Didier SEEUWS Deputy Permanent Representative

Mr Paul MAGNETTE Minister for Climate and Energy

Mr Vincent VAN QUICKENBORNE Minister for Enterprise and Simplification

Mr Etienne SCHOUPPE Secretary of State for Mobility

Bulgaria:

Mr Petar Vassilev MUTAFCHIEV Minister for Transport

Ms Galina TOSHEVA Deputy Minister for the Economy and Energy

Ms Vessela Borissova GOSPODINOVA Deputy Minister for Transport

Czech Republic:

Mr Aleš ŘEBÍČEK Minister for Transport

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 Lars BARFOED Minister for Transport

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD Minister for Climate and Energy

Mr Helge SANDER Minister for Science, Technology and Development

Germany:

Mr Matthias VON RANDOW State Secretary, Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Urban Development

Mr Peter HINTZE Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for 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 AHERN Minister of State at the Department of Transport (with special responsibility for Road Safety)

Mr Noel DEMPSEY Minister for Transport and the Marine

Greece:

Mr Christos FOLIAS Minister for Development

Mr John TZOANOS Secretary-General, Ministry for Mercantile Marine, the Aegean and Island Policy

Mr Konstantinos HADJIDAKIS Minister for Transport and Communications

Spain:

Ms Magdalena ÁLVAREZ ARZA Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

Mr Pedro Luis MARÍN URIBE Secretary-General, Ministry for Industry, Tourism and Trade

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

France:

Mr Jean-Louis BORLOO Ministre d'État, Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Town and Country Planning

Mr Dominique BUSSEREAU Minister of State with responsibility for Transport

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 Altero MATTEOLI Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

Mr Claudio SCAJOLA Minister 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 Antonis PASCHALIDES Minister for Commerce, Industry and Tourism

Mr Nicos NICOLAIDES Minister for Communications and Works

Latvia:

Mr Nïls FREIVALDS State Secretary, Ministry for Transport and Communications

Mr Artūrs BERGHOLCS Parliamentary State Secretary, Ministry for Economic Affairs

Mr Ainārs ŠLESERS Minister for Transport

Lithuania:

Mr Vytas NAVICKAS Minister for the Economy

Mr Alminas MAČIULIS State Secretary, Ministry for Transport and Communications

Mr Algirdas BUTKEVIČIUS Minister for Transport and Communications

Luxembourg:

Mr Lucien LUX Minister for the Environment, Minister for Transport

Mr Jeannot KRECKÉ Minister for Economic Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Sport

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

Ms Ágnes VARGHA Deputy Permanent Representative

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 George PULLICINO Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs

Mr Austin GATT Minister for Communications and National Projects

Netherlands:

Mr Camiel EURLINGS Minister for Transport, Public Works and Water Management

Ms Maria VAN DER HOEVEN Minister for Economic Affairs

Mr Frank HEEMSKERK Minister for Foreign Trade

Mr Camiel EURLINGS Minister for Transport, Public Works and Water Management

Austria:

Mr Martin BARTENSTEIN Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour

Ms Christa KRANZL State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology

Mr Werner FAYMANN Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology

Poland:

Mr Waldemar PAWLAK Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Economic Affairs

Mr Cezary GRABARCZYK Minister for Infrastructure

Mr Cezary GRABARCZYK Minister for Infrastructure

Portugal:

Mr Manuel PINHO Minister for Economic Affairs and Innovation

Mr Pedro Nuno BARTOLO Deputy Permanent Representative

Romania:

Mr Barna TANCZOS State Secretary, Ministry of Transport

Mr Tudor CONSTANTINESCU Chairman, Romanian Agency for Energy Conservation

Mr Laszlo BORBELY Minister for Development, Public Works and Housing

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 Milan MOJŠ State Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Post and Telecommunications

Mr Peter ŽIGA State Secretary at the Ministry of the Economy

Mr Ľubomír VÁŽNY Minister for Transport, Post and Telecommunications

Finland:

Ms Anu VEHVILÄINEN Minister for Transport

Mr Mauri PEKKARINEN Minister for Economic Affairs

Ms Suvi LINDÉN Minister for Communications

Sweden:

Mr Leif ZETTERBERG State Secretary, Ministry for Infrastructure

Mr Ola ALTERÅ State Secretary, Ministry for Enterprise and Energy

Ms Åsa TORSTENSSON Minister for Infrastructure

United Kingdom:

Mr Geoff HOON Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip

Mr Ed MILIBAND Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Ms Rosie WINTERTON Minister of State for Transport

Baroness VADERA Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business and Competitiveness

Commission:

Mr Antonio TAJANI Vice-President

Mr Andris PIEBALGS Member

Ms Viviane REDING Member