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11th
Information & Training Seminar for Diplomats
16th-19th November, 2001
Programme
Day
One - Friday 16 November 2001
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10.00
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Orientation
The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership - past, present and, future?
Mr. Patxi Acosta, Information and Culture
Desk Officer, DG External Relations |
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11.15
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Coffee
Break |
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12.30
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Lunch
at The Terrace Restaurant |
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16.00
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Welcome
Address
Prof. Felix Meier, Director, Mediterranean Academy
of Diplomatic Studies
Opening Address
Amb.
Roland Gallimore, Head of Delegation of the Commission
of the European Communities in Malta
Mr. Michael Webb, Principal Administrator, European
Commission
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The
Barcelona Process and the Belgian Presidency
Amb. Jean Louis Mignot,
Coordinator for the Barcelona Process, Belgian Presidency
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The
forthcoming Spanish Presidency - Priorities
Amb. Eudaldo Mirapeix, Coordinator for the Barcelona
Process, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Spain |
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17.30
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Key
note address
H.E. Professor Guido de Marco, President of Malta
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Group
Photo |
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Reception
hosted by The Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies at
the Peninsular Bar |
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Day
Two - Saturday 17 November 2001
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09.00
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The
Euromed Partnership: An Evaluation
Mr.Michael Webb, Principal Administrator European
Commission |
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Working
Session 1: Political & Security Partnership |
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10.00
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CFSP
and Mediterranean Partnership
Mr. Michael Koehler, Deputy EU Correspondent
for CFSP, European Commission External Relations Directorate
General
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11.10
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Coffee
Break |
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11.30
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Euro-Mediterranean
Study Commission Report
Dr. Álvaro Vasconcelos, Director International
Institute of Strategic Studies, Portugal |
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12.15
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Enlargement
and Partnership - the case of Turkey
Prof. Hüseyin Bagci, Middle East Technical
University, Ankara
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13.00
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Lunch
at The Terrace Restaurant |
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Working
Session 1: Political & Security Partnership |
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14.30
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Working
Group 1
– Political Partnership
Moderator: Amb. Jean Louis Mignot
Working
Group 2:
Economic Partnership
Moderator: TBA |
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16.00
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Coffee
Break |
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17.30
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End
of Session |
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Day
Three - Sunday 18 November 2001
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Working
Session 2: The Economic Partnership |
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09.00
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Association
Agreements - an overview
Ms. Laura Baeza, Deputy Head of Unit - Maghgreb,
European Commission External Relations Directorate General
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09.45
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Association
agreements within the framework of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation:
the case of Tunisia
Mr. Mohamed Mezghani, Director of Relations
with the European Union, European Institutions and the Mediterranean
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tunisia |
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09.45
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Association
agreements: Case of Morocco
Mr. Abdeljalil Saubry, Director of Relations
with the European Union, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Morocco |
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11.15
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Coffee
Break |
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11.30
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Trade
and the Euro-Mediterranean region
Dr. Ali Bayar, ERF Research Fellow, Professor
at the University of Brussels |
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12.30
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Lunch
at The Terrace Restaurant |
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Working
Session 2: Political & Security Partnership |
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14.30
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Working
Group 1
– Political Partnership (cont)
Moderator: Amb. Jean Louis Mignot
Working
Group 2:
Economic Partnership (cont)
Moderator: Ms. Laura Baeza |
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16.00
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Coffee
Break |
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17.30
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End
of Session |
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Day
Four - Monday 19 November 2001
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Working
Session 3: Social and Cultural Partnership |
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09.00
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Euro-med
Heritage II: state of play
Mr Paxti Acosta, European Commission, External Relations
Directorate General
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10.00
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Justice
and Home Affairs
Mr. Paxti Acosta, European Commission External
Relations Directorate General |
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10.45
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Coffee
Break |
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11.00
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Socio
Economic Relations and Initiatives Across the Mediterranean
Area
Dr John C. Grech, Chairman, Malta Tourist
Authority |
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12.00
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Debriefing
session
Debriefing by rapporteurs - Evaluation
and Improvements
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12.30
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Lunch
at The Terrace Restaurant |
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14.30-17.30
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Cultural
Tour |
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