Annotated
Agenda
Fourth Meeting of the Regional Table
Venue: Makedonia Palace Hotel
Thessaloniki,
16 December 2002
8:30 - 17:30
(Participation upon invitation only)
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8:30
- 9:00 | Registration
of Participants |
| 9:00
- 10:15 | Opening
Session
The Special Coordinator (SC) will formally open the meeting and
hand the floor to H.E. George Papandreou, who will address the Table on the priorities
of the Greek EU Presidency. H.E. Goran Svilanovic will then share some of the
FRY's experiences during their SEECP presidency.
Subsequently, the EU Presidency,
the European Parliament and the European Commission will address the Table. Finally,
a representative from the private sector will present the strategy of the new
Business Advisory Council (BAC) for South Eastern Europe.
The SC does not
anticipate general statements.
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| 10:15
- 10:45 | Coffee
break/press conference |
| 10:45
- 11:00 | The
Stability Pact: 2002 Achievements and the Strategy for the Future
The SC
will briefly review the Pact's accomplishments in 2002. He will then present the
core objectives and achievables for 2003 and beyond, focusing on the overall strategy
and developments in the region.
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| 11:00
- 13:30 | Core
Objectives - Some Highlights
The SC will then pass the floor on the chairmen
of Working Table I and Working Table II who will focus on the Pact's strategy
in the areas of local democracy and cross border cooperation and the regional
electricity market respectively.
After these two presentations, the SC will
open the floor for comments and discussion.
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| 13:30
- 15:00 | Lunch |
| 15:00
- 16:45 | The
Stability Pact and Regional Security Mechanisms
Following the lunch break,
the Chairman of Working Table III will speak about regional security perspectives
after NATO enlargement. The Chair of the Sub table on Justice and Home Affairs
will introduce the Stability Pact Initiative to Manage and Stabilise Population
Movements (MARRI) together with the Initiative's Chairman.
A discussion will
follow.
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| 16:45
- 17:00 | Coffee
break |
| 17:00
- 17:30 | Conclusion
Before
concluding, SC Busek will address the Regional Table on the general perspectives
of the region and the imperative of building peaceful, democratic and prosperous
communities. The
Regional Table will then adopt the Chairman's Conclusions.
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