First bilateral Steering Committee Meeting of the EU/CoE joint Programme

“Towards Strengthened Democratic Governance in the Southern Mediterranean”

(South Programme II) in Jordan

6 December 2016, Jordan Institute of Diplomacy, Amman, Jordan

List of participants

1.       HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates

H.E Ambassador Wasfi Ayyad, Head of the Human Rights Department

First Secretary Ms.  Ruba Barghouthi –European Affairs Department

Second Secretary Mr. Ala’ Al Odwan - Human Rights Department

Mr. Mohammad Khreisat- Human Rights Department

Prime Ministry

H.E Mr. Basel Tarawneh, Governmental Coordinator for Human Rights

Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation

Mr. Marwan Al Rifai, Head of the International Cooperation Department

Ministry of Social Development

Mr. Abdullah Smeirat, Assistant Secretary General

Ministry of Interior Affairs

Mr. Nasser Al Nsour, Head of the Legal Department

Ministry of Justice

Dr. Mohammad Al Nsour, Head of the Human Rights Department

Ministry of Political and Parliamentary Affairs

Ms. Kholoud Shkakow, Human Rights Department

Ministry of Culture

Mr. Ghassan Tansh, Head of Cultural Commissions

Ministry of Municipals Affairs

Mr. Rakan Khalaileh

Constitutional Court

Mr. Nizar Kharabsheh, Head of public Relations and international Cooperation Department

Integrity and Anti Corruption Commission

Ms. Hala Shoraiqy, International Cooperation Department

Anti Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Unit

Ms. Maysa Sha’ban

The Jordanian National Commission for Women

Ms. Nuha Zaydeh, Assistant Secretary General for Policies and Programs

Public Security Directorate

Colonel Hussam Al Majali, Head of the Transparency and Human Rights Office

2.       EUROPEAN UNION

Delegation of the European Union to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Mr. Ibrahim Laafia, Head of Cooperation

Ms Olfa Alouini, Deputy Head of Cooperation

Mr. Giorgio Giorgi, Programme Manager, Security, Migration & Mobility

Ms Barbara Engelstoft, Programme Manager, Justice and Human Rights focal point

3.       COUNCIL OF EUROPE

Ms Verena Taylor, Director, Office of the Directorate General of Programmes (ODGP), Council of Europe (CoE)

Mr. Serguei Kouznetsov, Head of the Neighbourhood Co-operation Division, Secretariat of the Enlarged Agreement on Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI), CoE

Ms Muriel Iseli, Administrator, Secretariat of the European Commission for Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), DGI, CoE

Mr. Igor Nebyvaev, Administrator, Economic crime, DGI, CoE

Ms Francesca Lionetti, Project Officer, Intercultural Cities Network, Directorate General of Democracy (DGII), CoE

Ms Fabienne Pochart, Administrative Assistant, ODGP, CoE

Mr. Ala K. Asali, Consultant for the South Programme II in Jordan