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Madrid
07-08 February 2004

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MADRID COUNCIL - How do we build upon the social democratic vision for a more secure world?

07-08 February 2004

COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL AND THEIR ELECTED CHAIRS

• Committee on the Economy, Social Cohesion and the Environment

Chair: Christoph Zöpel (SPD, Germany)

• Committee on Local Authorities

Chair: Elio Di Rupo (PS, Belgium)

• Committee on Migrations

Chair: Amalia García (PRD, Mexico)

• Committee on Peace, Democracy and Human Rights

Chair: Piero Fassino (DS, Italy)

• Africa Committee

Chair: Ousmane Tanor Dieng (PS, Senegal)

•Asia-Pacific Committee

Co-Chairs: Takako Doi (SDP, Japan) and Helen Clark (NZLP, New Zealand)

• Committee for the CIS and the Caucasus

Chair: László Kovács (MSzP, Hungary)

Vice-Chair: Tadeusz Iwinski (SLD, Poland)

• Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean

Chair: to be elected by the members of the Committee

• Mediterranean Committee

Chair: Manuel Marín (PSOE, Spain)

• Middle East Committee

Chair: Thorbjørn Jagland (DNA, Norway)

• Committee for South Eastern Europe

Co-Chairs: Adrian Nastase (PSD, Romania) and George Papandreou (PASOK, Greece)

Council decided that two Vice-Chairs should be appointed by each Committee, broadening and securing proper geographical and gender representation. The Committees with Co-Chairs should appoint one Vice-Chair, reflecting the same principle.

Working Groups

• Working Group on the Bretton Woods System

Chair: Kemal Dervis (CHP, Turkey)

• Working Group on the Kurdish Question

Chair: Conny Fredriksson (SAP, Sweden)

• Working Group on MERCOSUR

Co-Chairs: Argentina PS and Brazil PT

• Working Group on the South Pacific Democracies

Chair: Peter Cook (ALP, Australia)