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13th Information
& Training Seminar for Diplomats
15th - 18th November 2002
Programme
Day
One - Friday 15 November 2002 |
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09.00 |
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Orientation
Session – The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
Mr. Rafael Dochao Moreno,
Administrator, European
Commission, External Relations DG
Dr. Stephen Calleya,
Deputy Director, Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies,
Malta |
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Coffee
Break |
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| 11.15 |
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Transport
leaves hotel |
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| 12.00 |
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Visit
to H.E. Professor Guido de Marco, President of Malta |
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16.00 |
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Welcome
Address & Introductory remark
Prof
Felix Meier, Director, Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic
Studies, Malta |
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16.15 |
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Opening
Address
Amb. Ronald Gallimore,
Head of EC Delegation in Malta |
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16.30 |
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The
Barcelona Process and the Danish Presidency
Amb.
Herluf Hansen, Ambassador in charge of the Barcelona
Process, Copenhagen |
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17.30 |
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Dialogue
between Cultures and Civilisation
Amb. Lars Bjarme,
Minister, Middle East and North Africa, Stockholm |
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Reception
Hosted by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Malta |
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Day
Two - Saturday 16 November 2002 |
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09.00 |
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Implementation
of the Valencia Action Plan: State of play
Mr. Patrick Laurent,
Head of Unit, European Commission
External Relations Directorate General |
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Working Session 1: Political
& Security Partnership |
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10.00 |
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Conflict
prevention and Mediterranean Partnership
Mr. Patrick Simonnet,
Responsible for Conflict Prevention Policy in External Relations
Directorate General, European Commission |
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11.00 |
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Coffee
Break |
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Creating
a more viable Mediterranean: Regional efforts, difficulties
in cooperation and future prospects
Mr
Selim Yenil Deputy Director
GeneralEuropean Union Affairs Department, MFA Ankara.
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12.30 |
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Empowering
Euro-Med Parliaments: towards a EuroMed Parliamentary Assembly
The Hon. Ms Helen D’Amato
M.P. |
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13.30 |
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Lunch |
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1330 |
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Confidence
Building in the Euro-Mediterranean Area –The Role of EuroMeSCo
Dr. Àlvaro Vasconcelos,
Director, International Instituteof Strategic Studies, Portugal
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Working Groups Session
1: The Economic Partnership |
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15.15 |
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Working
group 1 – Political Partnership
Moderator:
: Mr Selim Yenel Working
group 2 – Economic Partnership
Moderator: Mr Fath’Allah
Sijilmassi
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Day
Three - Sunday 17 November 2002 |
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Working session 2 –
The Economic & Financial Partnership |
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9:00 |
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Establishing
a Euro Med Development Bank
Dr.
John Grech, Chairman, Economic and Management Consultancy
Services Ltd, Malta |
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10:00 |
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South-South
Co-operation: the Agadir Process
Fath'Allah Sijilmassi, Director
for European AffairsMinistry of Foreign Affairs and CooperationRabat,
Morocco
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10:45 |
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Coffee
Break |
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Association
Agreements – State of Play
Armand Imbert, Acting
Head of Unit in the Maghreb service, DG External Relations |
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12:00 |
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A
sustainable Impact Assessment for the Mediterranean: Economic
Growth vs Environment Protection TBA
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13:00 |
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Lunch |
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Working groups session
2 |
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Working group 1 – Political Partnership (cont)
Working group 2 – Economic Partnership (cont)
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Day
Four - Monday 18 November 2002 |
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Working session 3: Social
and Cultural Partnership |
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9:00 |
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Social
Integration and Movement of People
Rafael Dochao , European
Commission, External Relations Directorate General
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10:00 |
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Euro-Med
Information Society (EUMEDIS) Programme
Mr. Michel Bosco, Head,
International Cooperation, European Commission, External Relations
Directorate General
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11:00 |
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Coffee
break
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11:15 |
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The
European Convention: What Prospects for Network Europe?
Rev. Professor Peter Serracino
Inglott, , Nominee of
the Government of Malta at the European Convention, Malta
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12:30 |
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Debriefing
session
Debriefing by rapporteurs
Evaluation & improvements:
Dr. Stephen Calleya and Mr. Rafael Dochao Moreno
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13:00 |
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Lunch |
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Half
day tour |
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