THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Articles 12 and 48 thereof,
Having regard to the proposals made by the governments of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The members of the European Economic and Social Committee have been appointed, for the period from 21 September 2006 to 20 September 2010, by Council Decisions 2006/524/EC, Euratom(1), 2006/651/EC, Euratom(2) and 2006/703/EC, Euratom(3).
(2) Following the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and of Romania to the European Union, the European Economic and Social Committee should be enlarged by the appointment of 27 members representing the various economic and social components of organised civil society,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
The persons whose names and titles are listed in the Annex are hereby appointed members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period up to 20 September 2010.
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply from 1 January 2007.
Done at Brussels, 1 January 2007.
For the Council
The President
F.-W. Steinmeier
Ms Milena ANGELOVA
Executive Director of the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association
Prof. Nansen BEHAR, PhD
Member of the Managing Board of the Union for Private Economic Enterprise
Mr Bojidar DANEV
Chairman of the Bulgarian Industrial Association
Mr Plamen DIMITROV
Vice-President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria
Mr Liubomir HADJIYSKI
Deputy Chairman of the Economic Commission at the Bulgarian Union of Private Entrepreneurs ‘Vuzrazdane’
Dr Jeliazko HRISTOV
President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria
Mr Dimitar MANOLOV
Vice-President of the Confederation of Labour ‘Podkrepa’
Mr Veselin MITOV
Head of the International Policy Department of the Confederation of Labour ‘Podkrepa’
Ms Donka SOKOLOVA
Representative of the Democratic Union of Women
Ms Ludmilla TODOROVA
Representative of the Bulgarian Farmers Association
Ms Andriana TOSHEVA
Executive Director of the Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria
Mr Plamen ZAHARIEV
Representative of the National Council of and for People with Disabilities
Mme Lavinia ANDREI
Président
Fondation Terra Mileniul IU
Mme Ana BONTEA
Directrice du Département Juridique et Dialogue Social
Conseil National des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises Privées de Roumanie
M. Petru Sarin DANDEA
Vice-président
Confédération Nationale Syndicale ‘CartelALFA’
M. Dumitru FORNEA
Chef du Département Relations Internationales
Confédération Syndicale Nationale MERIDIAN
M. Minel IVAȘCU
Vice-président
Bloc National Syndical
M. Eugen LUCAN
Président
Association Angel
M. Mihai MANOLIU
Secrétaire Général
Alliance des Confédérations Patronales de Roumanie
M. Radu NICOSEVICI
Président
Association Academia de Advocacy
M. Marius Eugen OPRAN
Président Exécutif
Union Générale des Industriels de Roumanie — 1903 (UGIR — 1903)
M. Cristian PARVULESCU
Président
Association Pro Democratia
M. Marius PETCU
Président
Confédération Nationale des Syndicats Libres de Roumanie — FRĂȚIA
M. Aurel Laurențiu PLOȘCEANU
Vice-président
Association Roumaine des Entrepreneurs de Bâtiments
M. Sabin RUSU
Secrétaire Général
Confédération des Syndicats Démocratiques de Roumanie
M. Ionut SIBIAN
Directeur Exécutif
Fondation pour le Développement de la Société Civile
M. Ștefan VARFALVI
Président
Association Permanente UGIR