ENP conference 2007

EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY CONFERENCE

3 SEPTEMBER 2007, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

• List of Participants [571 KB]
• Letter from representatives of several non-governmental organisations from the EU and neighbouring countries who participated in the conference [69 KB]
• Speeches
  • European Neighbourhood Policy Conference
    Opening Speech - Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner 03 September 2007
  • "Shared challenges, shared futures: Taking the neighbourhood policy forward"
    Speech - President José Manuel Durão Barroso 03 September 2007
  • Statement of Mr. Philippe de Fontaine Vive, EIB Vice President [40 KB]
  • Intervention by Mr. Andrej Šter, State Secretary in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Slovenia [13 KB]
  • Intervention by Mr. Fathallah Oualalou, Ministre des finances et de la privatisation du Royaume du Maroc [85 KB]
  • Statement by H.E. Ambassador Nehad Abdel Latif, President of the National Steering Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt [61 KB]
  • Statement by Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Spain [17 KB]
  • Statement by H.E. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan [16 KB]
  • Intervention by Mr. Laszlo Borbely, Minister of Development, Public Works and Housing, Romania [16 KB]
  • Speech of the Vice-Prime Minister, State Minister of Georgia on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration [18 KB]
  • Talking Points of Mr. Ján Kubiš, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic [39 KB]
  • Statement by H.E. Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Armenia [13 KB]
• Presentations:
  • TAIEX: Technical Assistance and Information Exchange [161 KB]
  • Supporting Reforms: EU-World Bank Cooperation within the ENP framework [75 KB]
  • World Bank’s Commitment on the Energy Community and its Extension to Ukraine and Moldova, Theodore Ahlers, Director, Strategy and Operations, Europe and Central Asia Region, The World Bank [122 KB]
  • Good Governance and the ENP: Growing Possibilities for Collaboration, Nadir Mohammed, Director of Strategy and Operations, Middle East and North Africa Region [118 KB]
  • The MENA-OECD Investment Programme, Rainer Geiger, Head, MENA-OECD Investment Programme, Deputy Director, OECD [42 KB]
• Soundfiles
  
  - English original or English interpretation
  
  
  • Plenary session in the morning - Workshop Connecting the Neighbourhood - Concluding Remarks
    
  • Workshop Connecting Neighbours
    
  • Workshop Governance and Stability
    
    
• Audiovisual
  • News photos
  • You Tube
  • Webstreaming
  • Stockshots on Europe by Satellite:
    - Stockshots and infoclips online
  • Videos:
    - European Neighbourhood Policy 2007: Human Rights, Justice, Democratisation, Political Issues DE , FR , ES ( high resolution)
    - European Neighbourhood Policy 2007: Energy, Transport, Environment DE , FR , ES ( high resolution)
    - European Neighbourhood Policy 2007: Migration and Border Security DE , FR , ES ( high resolution)
    - European Neighbourhood Policy 2007: Culture and People to People DE , FR , ES ( high resolution)
    
  • Monday 03/09/2007 11:30  NEWS - EbS 1
    European Neighbourhood Conference: extracts from the opening speeches
• Agenda [4 MB]
• Press Release
• • EUROBAROMETER: Europeans support greater cooperation with neighbouring countries
  • First meeting of Ministers from the EU and the European Neighbourhood
  • MEMO: Strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy
• Publications & Fact Sheets per country [123 KB] , per sector [102 KB]
• Opinion Poll

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The European Neighbourhood Policy is a partnership between the EU and its neighbours in support of our partners’ reform processes. This Conference provides a first opportunity for governmental and non-governmental actors, from both partner countries and EU Member States, to exchange views and ideas on how the policy can be further strengthened or how it could better respond to their needs. Discussion in the morning Ministerial-level session will focus on issues where cooperation can be accelerated.  In the afternoon, debates will also be opened to non-governmental stakeholders from civil society, business groupings and academics.  

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Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner said: “This is a partnership of equals and it is essential that we listen carefully to the interests of our neighbours… We would like to hear our neighbours’ views onwhere they would like to see the greatest emphasis in our relations, where they see their interests reflected, and where, perhaps, they still feel that there are gaps to be filled… This conference will underline the EU's determination to develop individual and differentiated partnership that reflects the interest of each neighbour.”

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