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The objective of the conference is to provide a comprehensive
overview of the enlargement process. In particular, it will:
- describe the negotiations and challenges in the area of
agriculture and rural development,
- cover the perspectives of agricultural markets in
an enlarged EU,
- describe financial assistance (in
particular IPARD) addressed to Turkey and the Western
Balkans,
- refer to the experiences gained from the past
enlargement round.
The conference will:
- provide updated information and guidance to stakeholders,
- raise the awareness about agriculture
and enlargement and
- provide a platform for dialogue between the Commission and
future counterparts.
The conference will bring
together leading representatives from the following sectors:
- agricultural NGO's,
- co-operatives,
- industries,
- consumer groups,
- environmental groups,
- universities and media,
- government representatives.
The conference will build upon positive experiences from
past events organised by the Commission's Directorate-General
for Agriculture and Rural Development (2002 Riga and Prague;
2004 Sofia).
Targeted countries will be
candidate countries, potential
candidate countries and Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244).
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
Mariann Fischer Boel will open this event jointly with the
Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader.
The languages of the conference will be English and Croatian.
Participation to the conference is on invitation only.
PROGRAMME OF THE CONFERENCE
[pdf]
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE
Friday,
12 June
| Welcome by Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia
[photo]
"Getting on board the EU train", opening speech by Mariann Fischer Boel,
Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development [photo] |
| "The Enlargement Process", Henrik
Bendixen, Deputy Head of Unit "Croatia", Directorate
General for Enlargement, European Commission |
| "The Common Agricultural Policy - moving with
the times", Flavio Coturni, Head of Unit
"Agricultural trade policy analysis", Directorate
General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European
Commission [pdf] [photo] |
| "Diversity of the CAP – A policy serving many
countries", Neil Parish, Member of the European
Parliament [photo] |
| "Financial management and control of CAP spending",
Susanne Nikolajsen, Head of Unit "Financial management
of the EAGF" [pdf]
[photo], and
Michael Niejahr, Head of Unit "Coordination of
horizontal questions concerning the clearance of
accounts" [pdf] [photo],
Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural
Development, European Commission |
| "Perspectives for agricultural markets in the
enlarged EU", Pierre Bascou, Head of Unit "Economic
analysis of EU agriculture", Directorate General for
Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission [pdf]
[photo] |
| "Pre-accession support to the agricultural sector - IPARD",
Werner Schiessl, Directorate General for Agriculture and
Rural Development, European Commission [pdf]
[photo] |
| "Community measures for the development of its
rural areas", Michael Pielke, Deputy Head of
Unit "Consistency of rural development", Directorate
General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European
Commission [pdf] [photo] |
Saturday, 13 June
| "Key issues in the agricultural enlargement
negotiations", Dušan Chrenek, Head of Unit
"Enlargement", Directorate General for Agriculture and
Rural Development, European Commission [pdf]
[photo] |
| "CAP Direct payments", József Ivan,
Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural
Development, European Commission [pdf] |
| "Experiences from a new Member State - negotiations",
Iskra Valcheva, Minister Plenipotentiary, Head of Unit
"Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Safety", Permanent
Representation of Bulgaria to the EU [pdf]
[photo] |
| "Experiences from a new Member State - policy
changes", László Vajda, Director General of EU
Coordination and International Affairs, Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development, Hungary [pdf]
[photo] |
| Closing statements by: Josip Kraljickowić,
State Secretary [photo],
on behalf of Božidar Pankretić, Minister
of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development, Croatia
Jerzy Plewa, Deputy Director-General, DG Agriculture
and Rural Development, European Commission [photo] |
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