Workshop

The Union for the Mediterranean: Challenges and Prospects

3 November 2008
Brussels

In the context of the Arab Week, celebrated at the European Parliament from 3-7 November 2008, the Euro-Med Delegation organised an afternoon seminar in cooperation with EuroMeSCo, which was held in Brussels on Monday, 3 November. Participants explored the future of the Union for the Mediterranean initiative from both a European and a Southern Mediterranean perspective, considering its potentials and added-value.

 

 

Agenda

Welcome & Introduction

H.E. Amb. Gonçalo Santa Clara Gomes Senior Project Manager, EuroMeSCo Secretariat, Lisbon
Raimon Obiols i Germa Member of the European Parliament

session one

European Perspectives: What to Expect from the BP-UfM?
Raimon Obiols i Germa Member of the European Parliament
Prof. Dr. Annette Jünemann Helmut Schmidt University of the Armed Forces, Hamburg
Prof. Dr. Erwan Lannon College of Europe, Natolin & University of Ghent

session two

Southern Mediterranean Perspectives: What is the Added Value?
Prof. Ahmed Driss University of Tunis
Dr. Mohamed Ghassan Al-Habbash Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade, Damascus
Prof. Dr. Driss Maghraoui Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane
Tarik Mira Member of Algeria's National People's Assembly, Rassemblement pour la Culture et la Démocratie, Algiers
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