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Councils

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)


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