Day One - Friday 25 April 2003
   
 14.30
  

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
 
    
16.30   Coffee Break
     
 17.05
   Welcome Address
Ambassador Alfred A. Zarb, Euro Med Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
     
 17.15
   Opening Address
Dr. Derek Fee, First Counsellor, Chargé d’Affaires, Delegation of the European Commission
 
    
17.30   Barcelona & The Wider Europe
Mr. Christian Leffler, Director, Middle East and South Mediterranean, European Commission, External Relations, Directorate General
     
18.30   Reception - Hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malta
Peninsular Bar, Westin Dragonara Hotel
     
 
   
 Day Two - Saturday 26 April 2003
   
  Working Session 1: Political & Security Partnership
     
10.00
   The EU’s Neighbourhood Policy
Mr. Lars Bjarme, Minister, Euro-Med Co-ordinator for Foreign Affairs, Sweden
     
11.00
  

Coffee Break
     
11.15
   The Impact of EU Enlargement on the EMP
Ms. Sabina Kajnc, Centre of International Relations, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mr. Muhammad Shaaban, Ambassador, Assistant Foreign Minister for European Affairs, Egypt
     
12.30   Lunch
     
  Working Groups Session 1: The Economic Partnership
   
15.15
   Working group 1 – Political Partnership

Working group 2 – Economic Partnership
     
15.30   Cultural Lunch
     

 Day Three - Sunday 27 April 2003
   
  Working session 2 – Economic & Financial Partnership
     
9:30
   Fostering Stronger Euro-Med Economic Relations
Mr. David Pullicino, Deputy Governor, Central Bank, Malta
     
10:30
  

The Convention on the Future of Europe and the EMP
Mr. Rene Leray, European Commission, External Relations, Directorate General

     
11.15
  

Coffee Break
     
11.30   Perspectives on Regional Economic Integration
Mr. Andrés Bassols, European Commission, External Relations Directorate General
     
12.30
  

Lunch
     
  Working groups session 2
14:00  


Working group 1 – Political Partnership (cont)

Working group 2 – Economic Partnership (cont)
     
 
   
 Day Four - Monday 28 April 2003
   
  Working session 3: Social and Cultural Partnership
     
9:00
  

MEDA Information and Communications Programme
Ms. Concha Fernández de la Puente, European Commission, External Relations Directorate General
     
10:00
  

Economic and Social Relations in the Euro-Med Area
Prof. Edward Scicluna, Chairman, Council for Economic and Social Development
     
11:00
  

Coffee break
     
11:15
  

A Euro-Med Foundation: Prospects and Challenges?
Mr. Rafael Dochao Moreno, European Commission, External Relations Directorate General
     
12:30
  

Debriefing session
Debriefing by rapporteurs
Evaluation: Dr. Stephen Calleya and Mr. Rafael Dochao Moreno
     
13:00
  

Lunch