24th Information & Training Seminar for Diplomats

11^th-14^th April 2008

A List of Presented Papers, and Documents

		“Malta’s Role in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership” Keynote Opening Addresss by Hon Dr. Tonio Borg, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malta
		"The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and the European Neighbourhood Policy: Results and Prospects" Bechir Chourou, Ph.D., Tunisia
		"The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and the European Neighbourhood Policy: Results and Prospects" Accompanying PP presentation as Flash Paper (89 KB) Bechir Chourou, Ph.D., Tunisia
		"Security Challenges in the Euro-Med Area" PP presentation as Flash Paper (802 KB) Dr. Jean-François Daguzan, Ins.of Strategic Studies, France
		"Macroeconomic aspects of the Euro-Med Partnership" Béatrice Dumont, Univ. Rennes I CREM-CNRS & College of Europe
		"The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and the Euro-Med Partnership" PP presentation as Flash Paper (153 KB) Anna Carin Krokstäde ENP General Coordination, External Relations Directorate-General, European Commission
		"EMP and its parliamentary dimension: The Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (EMPA)" Michael Reinprecht, Head of EuroMed Unit, European Parliament, Brussels
		"The Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (EMPA)" PP presentation as Flash Paper (104 KB) Michael Reinprecht, Head of EuroMed Unit, European Parliament, Brussels
		"Prospects of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership" PP presentation as Flash Paper (107 KB) Presented by Ambassador Soad Shalaby Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt Head of the Institute of Diplomatic studies, Cairo
		"Address by EuroMed Chair" Ambassador Veronika Stabej Slovenian Presidency of the EU 2008

Supplemental Documents and Information

		The European Union and its place in the world – the current agenda By Benita Ferrero-Waldner European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy College of Europe, Bruges, 7th April 2008
		While addressing students and professors on the academic forum - the College of Europe in Belgian city of Bruges, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, specified the current state of play as regards her portfolio - the External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy. Especially on ENP and the Mediterranean from the optimistic views to cooperation with 4 “avant-garde” countries in ENP: Ukraine, Moldova, Morocco and Israel, to cautious but firm belief that as a member of Middle East Quartet and co-chair of the Paris Donors’ Conference, EU is in a position to bring solution to the Middle East impasse, to clarification of views and EU position vis-à-vis topic in-focus: Union for the Mediterranean and Barcelona Process. The latest issue features also in Malta Seminars newsletter from the quill of Prof. Bichara Khader. (See also: EuroMed Info Centre; The speech is available on this website or on the Rapid database.)
		Slovenian Presidency EuroMed Programme of Activities, January-June 2008