Christer Backman var mødeformand under det svenske EU- formandskab i første halvdel af 2001, mens Ferdy Sprangers og Françoise Falize var formænd under det belgiske EU- formandskab i årets sidste halvdel.
Christer Backman chaired the meetings during the Swedish Presidency in the first half of 2001 and Ferdy Sprangers and Françoise Falize during the Belgian Presidency in the second half.