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8th
Information & Training Seminar for Diplomats

14th - 17th April 2000
Programme

Day
One - Friday 14th April 2000 |
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16.00 |
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Welcome
Address
Prof. Felix Meier, Director,
Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies |
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16.10 |
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Opening
address
Ms Anne-Charlotte Bournoville,
European Commission, External Relations Directorate General |
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| 16.30 |
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MEDA
Report 1999
Mr
Michael Koehler, European
Commission, External Relations Directorate General |
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| 17.30 |
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MEDA
II: stakes and prospects
Mr
Michael Koehler,
European Commission, DG RELEX |
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| 18.30 |
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Group
Photo in
the Ballroom of the hotel, followed by
Reception in the Bridge Bar,
hosted by MEDAC |
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Day
Two - Saturday 15th April 2000 |
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08.30 |
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Regional
cooperation: directions for use
Mr Martin Dawson,
European Commission, External Relations Directorate General
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10.00 |
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Visit
to H.E. Professor Guido
de Marco, President of Malta |
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11.45 |
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Working
Groups (phase 1): Introductive presentation on the impact
of the Euro on Mediterranean Partners' economies
Mr Bachir Hamdouch, FEMISE,
INSEA (Morocco) |
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| 12.30 |
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Working
Groups (phase 2): 3 restricted working groups to go into
the subject and to draw conclusions |
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| 14.30 |
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Working
Groups (phase 3): panel on the results of the 3 working
groups Conducted by Mr
Bachir Hamdouch, FEMISE,
INSEA (Morocco) |
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| 15.15 |
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Information
Technology workshop Mr
Jovan Kurbalija,
Head of Unit for IT and Diplomacy |
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The
role of MEDA vis-à-vis investment flows in the Mediterranean
Partners Mr
Martin Dawson,
External Relations Directorate General |
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| 1730 |
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Synthesis
of work and discussion time between Participants 1
rapporteur from the EU,
1 rapporteur from a Mediterranean Partner |
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Day
Three - Sunday 16th April 2000 |
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09.00 |
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Status
of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and priorities of the
Portuguese Presidency
Mr Paulo Barbosa, Portuguese Presidency, Chairman of
the Euro-Mediterranean Committee |
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10.00 |
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Information
and Technology workshop: practical exercises (1/2 group) |
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11.45 |
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Panel:The
role of the EU in the Peace Process –
Barcelona Process and Peace Process
Mr Miguel Moratinos, EU
Special Envoy for the Middle East Peace Process
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Panel:
The status of the Euro-Mediterranean Charter For Peace and Stability
Dr Stephen Calleya,
EuroMeSCo Ms Wafaa Bassim,
Counsellor, Head of the European Union Affairs, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (Egypt) |
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| 16.45 |
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Information
Technology workshop: practical exercises (1/2 group) |
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| 17.30 |
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Synthesis
of work and discussion time between participants
1 rapporteur from the EU, 1 rapporteur
from a Mediterranean Partner
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Day
Four - Monday 17th April 2000 |
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09.00 |
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Euromed
Heritage programme and cultural tourism:
The example of the Museum Without Frontiers' Project.
Ms Anne-Charlotte Bournoville,
Euromed Information And Culture Desk Officer, European Commission,
External Relations Directorate
General Ms Eva Schubert,
Secretary General of Museum Without Frontiers |
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10.00 |
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Audiovisual
landscape in the Mediterranean Partners Ms
Anne-Charlotte Bournoville, Euromed Information and Culture
Desk Officer, European Commission, External Relations Directorate
General Mr Ahmed Baha
Eddine Attia, Manager of CinéTéléfilms,
President of APIMED (Tunisia) |
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11.30 |
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MEDA
Democracy Programme - a concrete Illustration: Training programme
for Arab lawyers
Mr Jonathan Goldsmith,
Director of the “Law Society of England”
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Debriefing-evaluation
session Dr Stephen
Calleya, MEDAC Ms
Anne-Charlotte Bournoville, External Relations Directorate
General |
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Closing
address Mr Salv J Stellini,
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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| 13.30 |
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Reception
in the Bridge Bar, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Malta. |
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| 15.00 |
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Cultural
visit |
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