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Euro Mediterranean Energy Forum

On 21^st September the European Commission, DG TREN, is hosting in Brussels the meeting of the EU and MEDA Directors' General of energy: the EURO-MEDITERRANEAN ENERGY FORUM.

The Euro-Mediterranean energy co-operation is developed in the framework of the Barcelona Process established in 1995, which set out as a mid term objective the creation of a Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area by 2010. Energy cooperation was developed in this framework aiming to promote regional integration of energy markets, enhance energy security, including diversification of energy sources and supply routes and ensure environmental sustainability of energy sector in the Mediterranean region.

The main instrument of energy cooperation is the Euro-Med Energy Ministerial Conferences and the Euro-Med Energy Forum which meets at the level of general directors. Sub-regional energy dialogues and co-operation initiatives have also been promoted with the objective of progressive creation of an integrated Euro-Mediterranean energy market. Over Euro 55 million has been allocated to projects in the region under the EC MEDA programme over the past 8 years to support the gradual integration of the Euro-Med energy markets. In addition, loans for nearly Euro 2 million have been given by the European Investment Bank to support energy infrastructure priority projects, notably to complete the electricity and gas links in the region.

At this meeting of the Euro-Med Energy Forum, participating countries and organisations will review the progress achieved in the various energy cooperation areas set for the period 2003-2006. They will also address future orientations for regional energy cooperation in the Mediterranean and agree on the priority areas for the upcoming 2007-2010 period. These will be endorsed by the Euro-Mediterranean Ministers at a Ministerial Conference that should take place in 2007.

4^th Euro-Med Energy Ministerial Conferences

Rome, le 1 & 2 December 2003 

“Vers un nouveau Partenariat euro-méditerranéen dans les domaines de la promotion des investissements, du financement des infrastructures et de la sécurité des approvisionnements en énergie”

• Communication du Forum Euro méditerranéen de l’énergie et déclaration ministérielle de Rome, Bruxelles 20 novembre 2003
  
   
• Protocoles d'accord et déclarations d'intention signés en marge de la conférence de Rome, 2 décembre 2003
  
   
• Technical annexes
  

3^rd Euro-Med Energy Ministerial Conferences

Athènes, le 21 May 2003 

• MINISTERIAL DECLARATION OF THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN ENERGY FORUM adopted together with its annexes by participants at the conference in Athens on 21 May 2003. Ministers adopted the Ministerial declarations in annex.
  Annex 1    - Annex 2   
  In this context, Ministers take note of the intention of Israel and the Palestinian Authority to cooperate in the framework of a Technical Working Group including Israel, the Palestinian Authority and the European Commission with a view to identifying and promoting interconnections projects of common interest to be integrated into the framework of the Euro Mediterranean cooperation process. Other Mediterranean partners are invited to join this Technical Working Group
   

• Declaration of intent on the maghreb electricity market and its integration into the European Union Internal Electricity Market
    
   

• Press releases:

• Projects of Pan-European Interests - Maps of proposed priority axes for:
  natural gas pipelines (448 Kb)
  crude oil pipelines (2.706 Kb)
  electricity interconnections (32.711 KB)
  electricity interconnections (528 Kb)

• COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY POLICY FOR THE ENLARGED EUROPEAN UNION, ITS NEIGHBOURS AND PARTNER COUNTRIES, COM(2003)0262
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• Press release "Developing energy co-operation with neighbouring Countries"  
   

• Memo "Developing Energy Cooperation with the Neighbouring Countries"
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