who are the authorities of the member states of the european union?
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Who are the authorities of the member states of the European Union?TRANSCRIPT
Heads of State, Government and Ministers of Foreign Affairs
European Union
Germany
Head of State: President Joachim Gauck
Head of Government: Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs: Guido Westerwelle
Austria
Head of State: President Heinz Fischer
Head of Government: Federal Chancellor Werner Faymann
Federal Minister for European and International Affairs: Michael Spindelegger
Belgium
Head of State: King Albert II
Head of Government: Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affair: Didier Reynders
Bulgaria
Head of State: President Rosen Plevneliev
Head of Government: Prime Minister Boyko Borissov
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Nickolay Mladenov
Cyprus
Head of State: President Demetris Christofias
Head of Government: *The Head of State is also Head of Government.
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Erato Kozakou−Marcoullis
Denmark
Head of State: Queen Margrethe II
Head of Government: Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Villy Søvndal
Slovakia
Head of State: President Ivan Gašparovič
Head of Government: Prime Minister Robert Fico
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Miroslav Lajčák
Slovenia
Head of State: President Borut Pahor
Head of Government: Prime Minister Janez Janša
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Karl Erjavec
Spain
Head of State: King Juan Carlos I
Head of Government: President Mariano Rajoy Brey
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation: José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil
Estonia
Head of State: President Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Head of Government: Prime Minister Andrus Ansip
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Urmas Paet
Finland
Head of State: President Sauli Niinistö
Head of Government: Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Erkki Tuomioja
France
Head of State: President François Hollande
Head of Government: Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Laurent Fabius
Greece
Head of State: President Károlos Papoúlias
Head of Government: Prime Minister Antonis Samaras
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Dimitris Avramopoulos
Hungary
Head of State: President János Áder
Head of Government: Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
Minister of Foreign Affairs: János Martonyi
Irleland
Head of State: President Michael D. Higgins
Head of Government: Taoiseach Enda Kenny
Tánaiste & Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Eamon Gilmore TD
Italy
Head of State: President Giorgio Napolitano
Head of Government: Chairman of the Council of Ministers Mario Monti
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata
Latvia
Head of State: President Andris Bērziņš
Head of Government: Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Edgars Rinkēvičs
Lithuania
Head of State: President Dalia Grybauskaitė
Head of Government: Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Linas Linkevičius
Luxembourg
Head of State: Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg
Head of Government: Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs: Jean Asselborn
Malta
Head of State: President Dr. George Abela
Head of Government: Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs:
Francis Zammit Dimech
Netherlands
Head of State: Queen Beatrix I
Head of Government: Prime Minister Mark Rutte
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Frans Timmermans
Poland
Head of State: President Bronisław Komorowski
Head of Government: Prime Minister Donald Tusk
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Radosław Sikorski
Portugal
Head of State: President Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Head of Government: Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Paulo Portas
United Kingdom
Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II
Head of Government: Prime Minister David Cameron
State Secretary of Foreign Affairs: T.R.H. William Jefferson Hague
Czech Republic
Head of State: President Vaclav Klaus
Head of Government: Prime Minister Petr Nečas
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs: Karel Schwarzenberg
Romania
Head of State: President Traian Basescu
Head of Government: Prime Minister Victor-Viorel Ponta
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Titus Corlatean
Sweden
Head of State: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Head of Government: Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Carl Bildt