2014 - 2019
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
FEMM_PV(2014)1105_1
MINUTES
Meeting of 5 November 2014, 9.00 - 12.30 and 15.00 - 18.30
and 6 November 2014, 9.00 - 12.30
BRUSSELS
The meeting opened at 9.40 on Wednesday, 5 November 2014, with Iratxe García Pérez
presiding.
1.
Adoption of agenda
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The agenda was adopted.
2.
Approval of minutes of the meeting of:
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3.
24 September 2014
13 October 2014
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Spring Forward for Women Conference
FEMM/8/00841
Official Opening
Speakers:
Mr Martin Schulz, President of the EP
Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director, UN Women
Mr Stavros Lambrinidis, EU Special Representative for Human Rights
Dr. Michael A. Köhler, European Commission
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United in diversity
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Session I: Challenges and opportunities to women's political
participation
Co-Chairs: Jana Žitňanská and Dr Sameera Altuwaijri, Regional
Director, UN Women Regional Office for Arab States
Speakers:
Ms Linda McAvan, Chair of DEVE Committee, EP
Ms Sanaa Gamaleldin, Former Member of Parliament, Egypt
Ms Heidi Hautala, DEVE Committee, EP
Ms Rachida Tahri, Member of Parliament, Morocco
Discussion
Speakers:
Ms Muna Juma Essa Jassim Al Bahar Al Sulaiti, United Arab Emirates
Ms Michaela Šojdrová, MEP
Dr Rula Ahmad Mohammad Al-Farra, Jordan
Ms Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, MEP
Ms Huda Sajad Mahmood Al-Khayyat, Iraq
Ms Delphine Borione, Union for the Mediterranean (UPM)
Ms Raja Abdullah Ahmed Al-Masaabi, Yemen
Ms Rahila Aamir Al Riyami, Oman
Ms Amal M. A. Bayou, Libya
Ms Fatima Gouaima, Morocco
Ms Myasar Salem Aied Al Froukhi, Jordan
5 November 2014, 15.00 – 18.30
4.
Spring Forward for Women
FEMM/8/00841
Session II: Mainstreaming gender in legislation
Co-Chairs: Iratxe García Pérez and Hafida Benchehida, Member of
Parliament, Algeria
Speakers:
Ms Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Vice-Chair FEMM Committee, EP
Ms Amatalrazzak Al-Hawri, Minister of Social Affairs and Labour, Yemen
Ms Malin Björk, FEMM Committee, EP
Ms Rabeeha Hamdan, Member of Parliament, Former Minister of Women's
Affairs, Palestine
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Discussion
Speakers:
Ms Najat A. A. Al-Asttal, Palestine
Iratxe García Pérez
Session III: Networks and networking: Fostering alliances with women
lawmakers, with the media and with civil society organisations
Co-Chairs: Barbara Matera and Ebtisam Hijris, Member of Parliament,
Bahrain
Speakers:
Ms Ulrike Lunacek, Vice-President, EP
Dr. Rula Al-Farra, Member of Parliament, Jordan
Ms Fatma Gharbi EP Mamoghli, Tunisia
Discussion
Speakers:
Ms Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, FEMM Committee
Ms Sana Ahmed Mohamed Gamaleldin, Egypt
Ms Magda Hassan Youssef Elnewishy, Egypt
Ms Bouayad
Ms Rabiha Hamdan, Palestine
Ms Delphine Borione, Union for the Mediterranean (UPM)
Ms Barbara Matera, FEMM Committee
6 November 2014, 9.00 – 10.00
In camera
5.
Coordinators’ meeting
Iratxe García Pérez (Chair) opened the meeting at 9.09.
6 November 2014, 10.00 – 11.00
With the Council and Commission
6.
Chair’s announcements
Coordinators were informed that the Workshop "Smart tools for the achievement of
gender equality" will take place on November 19th, 2014 (from 9.00 to 17.00) and the
enrolment is made through the Professional Training Unit of DG Personnel.
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7.
Chair’s announcements concerning coordinators’ recommendations
Appointment for Rapporteurs and Draftspersons - Decisions on Procedures
Coordinators recommend:
 to draft an implementation report on Directive 2010/18/EU on Parental Leave,
 subject to authorisation by the Conference of Presidents, to draft GMA's on the
ITRE-Report on Green growth opportunities for SMEs,
 subject to authorisation by the Conference of Presidents, to draft an Opinion on the
ITRE-Report on Family Businesses in Europe,
 subject to authorisation by the Conference of Presidents, to draft an Opinion on the
AFET Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2013 and the
European Union’s policy on the matter,
 subject to authorisation by the Conference of Presidents, to draft an Opinion on the
DEVE-Report on The Ebola Crisis: the long-term lessons and how to strengthen
health systems in developing countries to prevent future crises.
Furthermore, Coordinators recommend:
 the re-appointment of Erika Schulze (Policy Department C) as an observer to the
EIGE Experts' Forum,
 the list of experts to be invited to IWD 2015,
 the list of high-level personalities to be invited in 2015.
Finally, Coordinators recommend to request the following research and workshops to
be carried out in the framework of its Work Programme for 2015:
Studies, In-depth Analysis, Briefing Notes:
Female entrepreneurship, including social entrepreneurship
Empowering women and girls through education
Empowering women in the internet
Maternity Leave
Mail order brides
Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
Forced marriages from a gender perspective
Sexual and reproductive health and rights
Demography and family policies from a gender perspective
Mapping of NGOs working for women’s rights in selected EU Member States
Victims Package
Assessment of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund from a gender
perspective
EU funding allocated to gender equality in the overall budget of the EU
Policies on Gender Equality in Luxembourg and the Netherlands
Background study for the FEMM delegation to New York for the 59th session
of the UN CSW on Beijing+20.
Workshops:
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8.
Main causes of female poverty (4 experts)
International Day of Rural Women 15 October 2015
Increasing female participation in the labour market
Eradicating gender stereotypes: Feminist perspectives on masculinity
The EU and the global development framework after 2015
FEMM/8/01531
2014/2143(INI)
Rapporteur Malin Björk (GUE/NGL)
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for the
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opinion:
Responsible: DEVE –
Davor Ivo Stier (PPE)
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Opinions:
ENVI – Decision: no opinion
FEMM –
 Consideration of amendments
 Deadline for tabling amendments: 17 October 2014, 10.00
Speakers: Malin Björk, Maria Arena, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Ernest Urtasun, Teresa
Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Charlotte Bue, European Commission DG DEVCO
9.
Istanbul Convention: state of play as regards its entry into force and
implementation
FEMM/8/01814
 Exchange of views with Humbert de Biollay, Council of Europe
Speakers: Barbara Matera (Chair), Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Beatriz Becerra
Basterrechea, Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Ernest Urtasun, Malin Björk, Anna
Hedh, Dubravka Šuica, Jadwiga Wiśniewska
6 November 2014, 11.00 – 12.30
*** Electronic vote ***
10.
The EU and the global development framework after 2015
FEMM/8/01531
2014/2143(INI)
Rapporteur Malin Björk (GUE/NGL)
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for the
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opinion:
Responsible: DEVE –
Davor Ivo Stier (PPE)
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Opinions:
ENVI – Decision: no opinion
FEMM –
 Adoption of draft opinion
 Deadline for tabling amendments: 17 October 2014, 10.00
The report was adopted with 28 votes in favour, 4 votes against and 0 abstentions.
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11.
Follow up of the European Parliament Legislative Initiative Report on
Combating Violence Against Women (VAW)
FEMM/8/01798
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 Adoption of the oral question
The oral question was adopted with 29 votes in favour, 0 votes against and 3 abstentions.
*** End of electronic vote ***
12.
Spring Forward for Women
FEMM/8/00841
 Exchange of views with members of the Arab States region on the next steps to
enhance cooperation between the FEMM Committee and women lawmakers in the
region
Speakers:
Dr Sahar F. D. Al Qawasmi, Palestine
Dr Najat A. A. Al-Asttal, Palestine
Dr Nawal Mahmoud Elayan Al-Faouri, Jordan
Dr Rula Ahmad Mohammad Al-Farra, Jordan
Ms Fadia Salem Ebidallah Salem, Egypt
Ms Rabiha D. H. Hamdan, Palestine
Ms Rachida Tahri, Morocco
Ms Constance Le Grip, FEMM Committee
Ms Ismahane Benguesmia, Algeria
Dr Gawhara hamood Thabet Al-Hubaishi, Yemen
Ms Malin Björk, FEMM Committee
***
13.
Any other business
None.
14.
Next meetings
 1 December 2014, 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels)
 2 December 2014, 9.00 – 12.30 (Brussels)
The meeting closed at 12.35.
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ПРИСЪСТВЕН ЛИСТ/LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/PREZENČNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/
ANWESENHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΩΝ/RECORD OF ATTENDANCE/
LISTE DE PRÉSENCE/POPIS NAZOČNIH/ELENCO DI PRESENZA/APMEKLĒJUMU REĢISTRS/DALYVIŲ SĄRAŠAS/
JELENLÉTI ÍV/REĠISTRU TA' ATTENDENZA/PRESENTIELIJST/LISTA OBECNOŚCI/LISTA DE PRESENÇAS/
LISTĂ DE PREZENŢĂ/PREZENČNÁ LISTINA/SEZNAM NAVZOČIH/LÄSNÄOLOLISTA/DELTAGARLISTA
Бюро/Mesa/Předsednictvo/Formandskabet/Vorstand/Juhatus/Προεδρείο/Bureau/Predsjedništvo/Ufficio di presidenza/Prezidijs/
Biuras/Elnökség/Prezydium/Birou/Predsedníctvo/Predsedstvo/Puheenjohtajisto/Presidiet (*)
Iratxe García Pérez
Членове/Diputados/Poslanci/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Parlamendiliikmed/Μέλη/Members/Députés/Zastupnici/Deputati/Deputāti/Nariai/
Képviselõk/Membri/Leden/Posłowie/Deputados/Deputaţi/Jäsenet/Ledamöter
Daniela Aiuto, Maria Arena, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Malin Björk, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Anna Hedh,
Mary Honeyball, Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Elisabeth Köstinger, Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Ulrike Lunacek, Barbara
Matera, Angelika Mlinar, Maria Noichl, Marijana Petir, Terry Reintke, Liliana Rodrigues, Jordi Sebastià, Michaela Šojdrová, Ernest
Urtasun, Ángela Vallina, Beatrix von Storch, Elissavet Vozemberg, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Anna Záborská, Jana Žitňanská
Заместници/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Stedfortrædere/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Substitutes/Suppléants/Zamjenici/
Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pavaduojantysnariai/Póttagok/Sostituti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy/Membros suplentes/Supleanţi/Náhradníci/
Namestniki/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter
Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Linnéa Engström, Mariya Gabriel, Arne Gericke, Sophia in 't Veld, Kostadinka Kuneva, Constance Le Grip,
Elly Schlein, Dubravka Šuica, Monika Vana, Julie Ward
200 (2)
Hugues Bayet, Rosa D'Amato, Michela Giuffrida, Edourd Martin
206 (3)
Elena Gentile, Afzal Khan, Linda McAvan, Heidi Hautala
53 (6) (Точка от дневния ред/Punto del orden del día/Bod pořadu jednání (OJ)/Punkt på dagsordenen/Tagesordnungspunkt/
Päevakorra punkt/Ημερήσια Διάταξη Σημείο/Agenda item/Point OJ/Točka dnevnog reda/Punto all'ordine del giorno/Darba kārtības
punkts/Darbotvarkės punktas/Napirendi pont/Punt Aġenda/Agendapunt/Punkt porządku dziennego/Ponto OD/Punct de pe ordinea
de zi/Bod programu schôdze/Točka UL/Esityslistan kohta/Föredragningslista punkt)
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Наблюдатели/Observadores/Pozorovatelé/Observatører/Beobachter/Vaatlejad/Παρατηρητές/Observers/Observateurs/Promatrači/
Osservatori/Novērotāji/Stebėtojai/Megfigyelők/Osservaturi/Waarnemers/Obserwatorzy/Observadores/Observatori/Pozorovatelia/
Opazovalci/Tarkkailijat/Observatörer
По покана на председателя/Por invitación del presidente/Na pozvání předsedy/Efter indbydelse fra formanden/Auf Einladung des
Vorsitzenden/Esimehe kutsel/Με πρόσκληση του Προέδρου/At the invitation of the Chair(wo)man/Sur l'invitation du président/
Na poziv predsjednika/Su invito del presidente/Pēc priekšsēdētāja uzaicinājuma/Pirmininkui pakvietus/Az elnök meghívására/
Fuq stedina taċ-'Chairman'/Op uitnodiging van de voorzitter/Na zaproszenie Przewodniczącego/A convite do Presidente/La invitaţia
preşedintelui/Na pozvanie predsedu/Na povabilo predsednika/Puheenjohtajan kutsusta/På ordförandens inbjudan
Съвет/Consejo/Rada/Rådet/Rat/Nõukogu/Συμβούλιο/Council/Conseil/Vijeće/Consiglio/Padome/Taryba/Tanács/Kunsill/Raad/
Conselho/Consiliu/Svet/Neuvosto/Rådet (*)
Комисия/Comisión/Komise/Kommissionen/Kommission/Euroopa Komisjon/Επιτροπή/Commission/Komisija/Commissione/Bizottság/
Kummissjoni/Commissie/Komisja/Comissão/Comisie/Komisia/Komissio/Kommissionen (*)
J. Mugica, R. Petkova, Charlotte Bue
Други институции/Otras instituciones/Ostatní orgány a instituce/Andre institutioner/Andere Organe/Muud institutsioonid/
Άλλα θεσμικά όργανα/Other institutions/Autres institutions/Druge institucije/Altre istituzioni/Citas iestādes/Kitos institucijos/
Más intézmények/Istituzzjonijiet oħra/Andere instellingen/Inne instytucje/Outras Instituições/Alte instituţii/Iné inštitúcie/Muut
toimielimet/Andra institutioner/organ
Други участници/Otros participantes/Ostatní účastníci/Endvidere deltog/Andere Teilnehmer/Muud osalejad/Επίσης Παρόντες/Other
participants/Autres participants/Drugi sudionici/Altri partecipanti/Citi klātesošie/Kiti dalyviai/Más résztvevők/Parteċipanti ohra/Andere
aanwezigen/Inni uczestnicy/Outros participantes/Alţi participanţi/Iní účastníci/Drugi udeleženci/Muut osallistujat/Övriga deltagare
Ms Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women, Dr. Sameera Altuwaijri, UN Women Regional Director for Arab
States, Ms Raja Al-Masaabi, Dr Rula Al-Farra, Ms Naima Ben Yahia, Ms Rahila Al-Riyami, Ms Rabiha Hamdan, Ms Huda Al-Kkayyat,
Dr. Suzan Saad Zaghloul, Ms Sanaa Gamaleldin, Ms Magda Elnewishi, Ms Fadia Salem, Ms Enas Sayed Mohamed Aly Mekkawy, Ms
Gawhara Hamood Thabet, Ms Ebtisam Hejres, Ms Amal Bayou, Ms Fatima Gouaima, Ms Rachida Tahri, Dr. Nawal Al-Faouri, Dr.
Sahar Al Qawasmi, Ms Jameela Alnasha ba, Dr. Amatalrazzak Hummed Al-Hawri, Ms Fatma Gharbi Mamoghli, Ms Bahia El Hariri,
Ms Robina Abou Zeinab, Ms Dima El Hassan, Mr Mohamad Ghanem, Ms Ismahane Benguesmia, Ms Hafida Benchehida, Ms Nadia
Ihdadene, Ms Najat Alasttal, Ms Myasar Al Froukhi, Ms Wafa Bani Mustafa, Dr. Muna Al Bahar, Ambassador Delphine Borione
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Секретариат на политическите групи/Secretaría de los Grupos políticos/Sekretariát politických skupin/Gruppernes sekretariat/
Sekretariat der Fraktionen/Fraktsioonide sekretariaat/Γραμματεία των Πολιτικών Ομάδων/Secretariats of political groups/Secrétariat des
groupes politiques/Tajništva klubova zastupnika/Segreteria gruppi politici/Politisko grupu sekretariāts/Frakcijų sekretoriai/
Képviselőcsoportok titkársága/Segretarjat gruppi politiċi/Fractiesecretariaten/Sekretariat Grup Politycznych/Secr. dos grupos
políticos/Secretariate grupuri politice/Sekretariát politických skupín/Sekretariat političnih skupin/Poliittisten ryhmien sihteeristöt/
Gruppernas sekretariat
PPE
D. Senk, Remacle, C. Laszlo
S&D
E. Le Texier, O. Pozzobon, L. Groves
ALDE
T. Feeley, L. Afafe
ECR
C. Healv, M. Brachowicz, R. King, Di Battista
Verts/ALE
E. Horstkoetter
GUE/NGL
A. Jafari
EFDD
F. Facioni, J. Illingworth
NI
M. Massei, B. Mazzotti
Кабинет на председателя/Gabinete del Presidente/Kancelář předsedy/Formandens Kabinet/Kabinett des Präsidenten/Presidendi
kantselei/Γραφείο Προέδρου/President's Office/Cabinet du Président/Ured predsjednika/Gabinetto del Presidente/Priekšsēdētāja
kabinets/Pirmininko kabinetas/Elnöki hivatal/Kabinett tal-President/Kabinet van de Voorzitter/Gabinet Przewodniczącego/Gabinete do
Presidente/Cabinet Preşedinte/Kancelária predsedu/Urad predsednika/Puhemiehen kabinetti/Talmannens kansli
Кабинет на генералния секретар/Gabinete del Secretario General/Kancelář generálního tajemníka/Generalsekretærens Kabinet/
Kabinett des Generalsekretärs/Peasekretäri büroo/Γραφείο Γενικού Γραμματέα/Secretary-General's Office/Cabinet du Secrétaire
général/Ured glavnog tajnika/Gabinetto del Segretario generale/Ģenerālsekretāra kabinets/Generalinio sekretoriaus kabinetas/
Főtitkári hivatal/Kabinett tas-Segretarju Ġenerali/Kabinet van de secretaris-generaal/Gabinet Sekretarza Generalnego/Gabinete do
Secretário-Geral/Cabinet Secretar General/Kancelária generálneho tajomníka/Urad generalnega sekretarja/Pääsihteerin kabinetti/
Generalsekreterarens kansli
Генерална дирекция/Dirección General/Generální ředitelství/Generaldirektorat/Generaldirektion/Peadirektoraat/Γενική Διεύθυνση/
Directorate-General/Direction générale/Glavna uprava/Direzione generale/Ģenerāldirektorāts/Generalinis direktoratas/Főigazgatóság/
Direttorat Ġenerali/Directoraten-generaal/Dyrekcja Generalna/Direcção-Geral/Direcţii Generale/Generálne riaditeľstvo/Generalni
direktorat/Pääosasto/Generaldirektorat
DG PRES
DG IPOL
M. Tell, E. Schulze, O. Marzocchi
DG EXPO
DG EPRS
DG COMM
DG PERS
DG INLO
DG TRAD
L. Hansson
DG INTE
DG FINS
DG ITEC
DG SAFE
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Правна служба/Servicio Jurídico/Právní služba/Juridisk Tjeneste/Juristischer Dienst/Õigusteenistus/Νομική Υπηρεσία/Legal Service/
Service juridique/Pravna služba/Servizio giuridico/Juridiskais dienests/Teisės tarnyba/Jogi szolgálat/Servizz legali/Juridische Dienst/
Wydział prawny/Serviço Jurídico/Serviciu Juridic/Právny servis/Oikeudellinen yksikkö/Rättstjänsten
T. Lukacsi, A. Caiola, K. Zeidova
Секретариат на комисията/Secretaría de la comisión/Sekretariát výboru/Udvalgssekretariatet/Ausschusssekretariat/Komisjoni
sekretariaat/Γραμματεία επιτροπής/Committee secretariat/Secrétariat de la commission/Tajništvo odbora/Segreteria della commissione/
Komitejas sekretariāts/Komiteto sekretoriatas/A bizottság titkársága/Segretarjat tal-kumitat/Commissiesecretariaat/Sekretariat komisji/
Secretariado da comissão/Secretariat comisie/Sekretariat odbora/Valiokunnan sihteeristö/Utskottssekretariatet
M. Warasin, A. Balan, N. Strauch, W. De Jong, P. Prossliner, I. Sokolska, C. Tamburini, P. Nawroth, C. Camilleri, M. Conde Pereira, D.
Tsougrani, K. Wilhelmsson, G. Duma
Сътрудник/Asistente/Asistent/Assistent/Assistenz/Βοηθός/Assistant/Assistente/Palīgs/Padėjėjas/Asszisztens/Asystent/Pomočnik/
Avustaja/Assistenter
F. Van der Elst
* (P) = Председател/Presidente/Předseda/Formand/Vorsitzender/Esimees/Πρόεδρος/Chair(wo)man/Président/Predsjednik/Priekšsēdētājs/
Pirmininkas/Elnök/'Chairman'/Voorzitter/Przewodniczący/Preşedinte/Predseda/Predsednik/Puheenjohtaja/Ordförande
(VP) = Заместник-председател/Vicepresidente/Místopředseda/Næstformand/Stellvertretender Vorsitzender/Aseesimees/Αντιπρόεδρος/
Vice-Chair(wo)man/Potpredsjednik/Vice-Président/Potpredsjednik/Priekšsēdētāja vietnieks/Pirmininko pavaduotojas/Alelnök/
Viċi 'Chairman'/Ondervoorzitter/Wiceprzewodniczący/Vice-Presidente/Vicepreşedinte/Podpredseda/Podpredsednik/
Varapuheenjohtaja/Vice ordförande
(M) = Член/Miembro/Člen/Medlem./Mitglied/Parlamendiliige/Μέλος/Member/Membre/Član/Membro/Deputāts/Narys/Képviselő/
Membru/Lid/Członek/Membro/Membru/Člen/Poslanec/Jäsen/Ledamot
(F) = Длъжностно лице/Funcionario/Úředník/Tjenestemand/Beamter/Ametnik/Υπάλληλος/Official/Fonctionnaire/Dužnosnik/
Funzionario/Ierēdnis/Pareigūnas/Tisztviselő/Uffiċjal/Ambtenaar/Urzędnik/Funcionário/Funcţionar/Úradník/Uradnik/Virkamies/
Tjänsteman
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